Malaria May Become National Health Problem
Maj. Charles H. Manlove of Baxteree hospital reports malaria could become a national health problem due to importation by service members. He told Spokane Medical Society that a malaria band already runs from New York through the South to California.
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Spokane
Wash
Charles H. Manlove
Laboratory Service
Baxteree Hospital
Spokane Medical Society
United States
New York
California
Allied Troops Press On Down Burma Coast
Allied forces push along the western Burma coast toward Akyab advancing four miles below Maungdaw. Mountbatten HQ announced capture of Maungdaw on Tuesday and today said elements have occupied two villages one and four miles southeast of Maungdaw.
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New Delhi
Burma
Akyab
Unghaw
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Maungdaw
Southeast Asia
Train wreck in Texas leaves dozen dead and many hurt
December 14 report details two Santa Fe passenger trains colliding during a heavy snow storm in Texas. E. E. Baker cites snowfall faulty communications and high traffic as causes. A hospitalized 11 year old, Marvin Riersen of Hattiesburg Mississippi, is among the injured and missing status unclear.
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Texas
Santa Fe
E. E. Baker
Brownwood
Marvin Riersen
Hattiesburg
Women cabbies to join Blue Bird taxi service
Winston Salem paper reports Blue Bird taxi company will train and hire about 25 women cab drivers for daytime routes due to an acute manpower shortage.
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Women Cabbies
Winston-Salem
Blue Bird
Two Weeks Left to Buy Tags for 1944 Licenses
Mrs Thelma Ryan AAA office manager says about two thirds of local automobile owners have not bought their 1944 license plates. Only 6 300 purchases recorded against roughly 15 000 to go. She warns late buyers face long lines and urges immediate city office visits.
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Thelma Ryan
AAA
Taber Says Budget Is Padded in War Spending Clash
Rep Taber of New York, ranking Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, charges President Roosevelt's wartime budget of 100 billion is padded. He says both parties seek tighter controls, while administration forces defend spending for the war effort.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taber
R-Ny
House Appropriations Committee
Train Crashes Into Army Truck At Monroe
A Seaboard Air Line train struck an army truck at an intersection in Norfolk. One negro soldier was killed and another seriously injured. The incident was announced today by J C Wroton, general manager, from railway headquarters.
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Norfolk
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Aeemia
Oeast
J.C. Wroton
Convicts Captured Near Filling Station After Anamosa Break
The last two of four convicts who escaped from the state reform atory farm at Anamosa Wednesday night were captured at a filling station in Grinnell IA early Thursday as they scoped cars to steal one and flee.
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Grinnell
Anamosa
War Department Seeks 7 Million From Cleveland Firm
The War Department under the price adjustment law orders Jack & Meintz of Cleveland to cut 1942 government sales by 7 million dollars for excess profits. Undersecretary Patterson says recovery will come from taxes and withholding, saving about 1.75 million for the treasury.
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Washington
War Department
Cleveland
Jack & Meintz
Robert P. Patterson
Treasury Department
Duggan Predicts Cotton Slump After War
Auburn January 14. J W Damen head of the agriculture adjustment administration southern division told a cross sectional group of warehousemen and textile manufacturers that high domestic consumption and cotton loans support current prices. He warned that after the war the cotton market could drop to around 10 to 12 cents a pound once those props vanish.
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Auburn
Ala
J. W. Damen
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Duggan
Execution Of Nazis Planned Now By Dutch
Dutch news agency reports hand bills urging locals to pick their Dutch Nazi before liberation day. The note reflects growing Dutch resolve to deal with war criminals themselves when the time comes.
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London
Holland
Srone
Aneta
New Ordinance May End Raleigh Taxi Strike
Raleigh taxi drivers in about 75 cars presented the city with a draft ordinance to set clarified rates for one two or more passengers. The strike began Wednesday over arrests and fines alleged to exceed the existing 50 cent fare for four passengers.
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Raleigh Taxi
Raleigh
Details of Saluda River Lumber operation in conspiracy trial
Asheville January 14. Witnesses in the conspiracy case against former Saluda River Lumber Co officials and Bank of Black Mountain gave details of the firm's operations. Principal witness W T Latham, former general manager, testifies that the company was overdrawn by twenty five thousand dollars at the bank and orders were given to halt further checks until cleared.
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Asheville
Saluda River Lumber Company
Lumber Company
Bank of Black Mountain
W.T. Latham
Bank of
Black Mountain
Red Cross Fund Drive To Be Discussed In N C
The American Red Cross outlines a national war fund goal of 200 million dollars for 1944 and a March campaign. Regional conferences will be held in North Carolina with meetings in Asheville Winston-Salem Durham Fayetteville and Rocky Mount on January 17 through 21.
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Atlanta
Americation Red Cross
North Carolina
Nat C. Wilson
Southeastern
Asheville
Winston-Salem
Durham
Fayetteville
Rocky Mount
Japanese and Bulgarian Ministers Killed
London dispatch reports the Ankara radio stating that the Japanese and Hungarian ministers to Bulgaria were killed in Monday’s Allied bombing raid on Sofia.
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London
Ankara
Turkey
Bulgaria
Sofia
Weather Outlook for Carolinas Turns Cold and Wet
North Carolina remains cloudy and cold tonight into Saturday with rain mixed with sleet in the west and north areas and rain in the southeast this afternoon and tonight. South Carolina follows with continued cold and light to moderate rain through Saturday, with sleet mixing in the mountains.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Gypsies Recall War In the Mediterranean Airlift
Veteran pilot describes nonstop effort ferrying personnel mail and food for P38 groups in Sicily and the Med. He recounts long days from dawn to after dark, hauling 8,500 pounds including two motorcycles and 25 passengers. Lt. W. C. Pauls of Pasadena set a theatre hours record.
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Casablanca
Algiers
Italy
America
la Prade
Iad
Battle of
Sicily
W. C. Pauls
Pasadena
Calif
Mediterranean
Pauls
Thomasville War Loan Drive Opens Jan. 18
Thomasville begins its Fourth War Loan drive on January 18 to raise a portion of Davidson county’s 1 998 000 quota. John R. Perry is chairman for the city with L C Bridges directing the business district and R B Carpenter and George Crawford aiding. Charles Cline heads the industrial division and Mrs Sim Pollock leads the city block campaign.
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Thomasville
Davidson County
John R. Perry
Perry
L. C. Bridges
R. B. Carpenter
George Crawford
Charles Cl
Taft Urges Tax Reform and Loan Extensions
Senator Robert A. Taft, addressing the Boston City Club, called for revising taxation laws and extending loans to small business as a postwar plan to boost small manufacturing and distribution. He warned high taxes on capital gains and profits have dried up capital sources and deterred investment.
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Boston
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Ton City Club
Taft
North Carolina Eyes Stricter Attendance Enforcement
A state committee warns of plummeting school attendance in North Carolina and urges strict enforcement of compulsory attendance laws. The plan targets teachers and principals with principals assigned primary responsibility, as discussed before the state board yesterday in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Board
Department of Charities and Public Wefare
L. H. Jobe
Department of Public Instruction
Woman acquitted in whisky possession case fined for lateness
In Raleigh city court a woman was acquitted of illegal possession of non tax paid whisky but fined ten dollars for arriving 45 minutes late. Judge Paul C. West noted he walked to court after more than 200 cab drivers went on strike.
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Raleigh, Jan
Paul C. West
West
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