Craft Schools In State Highlight Penland and Crosnore Work
Jamestown residents report on Western North Carolina craft schools. Miss Lu cille Bumgarner describes programs at Penland and Crosnore with display vats. Social events include birthdays, scavenger hunts, dancing, and refreshments as community notices unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Fannie C. Reynolds
Modern Book Club
H. N. Williard
Lucille Bumgarner
Olene Coley
Janet Fowler
High Point
Greensboro
Millicents
Ange Ge Ve
Sara Jamison
Point Road
Jon Ammen
Millicent Young
Emily Bundy
Earnesoe Crouch
Tansy Dillon
George Howell
Gene Thomas
James Mathews
Eugene Ingold
Kenneth Bowles
Wayne Johnson
Charles Shackelford
Joe Johnson
Leftwich
Katharine Mannis
Itsboro
C. E. Armfield
O. M. Bundy
Washington
Jack Stewart
J. E. Armstrong
Spisutia Island
Jack
Roy Sullivan
Fort Bragg
Ambassador Winnant's Son Chooses Marine Corps in Induction
Rivington Russell Winant, 18, son of Ambassador to England John G. Winant, chose the Marine Corps after induction at Grenier Field. A Princeton freshman, he was sworn in by Captain John Harvie. His brother, First Lieutenant John G. Jr., was captured by the Nazis last October. Red Cross notified the family the flier is safe.
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Manchester
N. H
Rivington Russell Winant
John G. Winant
U. 3S
England
Marine Corps
Grenier
Princeton
Winant
John Harvie
John G. — Jr
Germany
Red Cross
Yugoslav Partisans Strike Along Rail Lines
Yugoslav partisans press an offensive along the Budapest Split rail corridor through Croatia. They claim 120 miles of railway disrupted, with battles in the Croatia mountains and in Western Bosnian areas. Tito's force strength is given as 300,000 with daily volunteer inflows.
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London
Budapest
Zagreb
Split
Adriatic
Croatia
Yugoslav Liberation Army
Algiers
Yugoslavia
Broa
Tito
Russia
Budapest Split
Karlovac
Gracac
Perusic
Gospic
Ogulin
Fiume
Tuzla
Answering readers with a wallop column urges bold life
A provocative column addresses reader dissatisfaction and urges stepping out of routine. It argues life demands risk, questioning conformity, urging the audience to think, rebel, and pursue adventurous living despite discomfort or offense.
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Cain
Air Medal two oak leaf clusters awarded to Summers
Seventeenth Air Force Hawaii reports T. Sgt. Corliss R. Summers of Greensboro North Carolina has been awarded two oak leaf clusters to the Air Medal for participation in bomber attacks on the Marshal Islands Nauru Island and prior to the invasion the Gilbert Islands.
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Seventh Air Force
Hawaii
T. Sgt. Corliss R. Summers
Greensboro
N. C
Marshal Islands
Nauru Island
Gilbert Islands
Psychology draws large student turnout at Barnard College
Psychology classes at Barnard College see unusually high enrollment this year with several courses tailored to wartime and postwar needs reflecting the era’s demand.
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New York
Barnard College
Biddle resigns as envoy to join Eisenhower staff as officer
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr. resigns as American ambassador to Allied governments in London to accept a lieutenant colonel’s army commission and serve on General Eisenhower’s staff as liaison with exiled governments. President Roosevelt calls the move wise for restoration efforts.
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Washington
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr
London
Dwight D. Eisenhowser
Roosevelt
Biddle
Poland
Norway
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Luxe
Mr. Roosevelt
Gene Ag
Veteran tanker W. S. Rheem dodges torpedoes and sails on
The tanker W. S. Rheem survived two torpedo hits from a Japanese sub. A third blast holed her bow but water flooding and emergency repairs kept her afloat. She completed cargo discharge then sailed 5500 miles to a repair base and resumed service. Dr. John C. Moreley named president of the University of Nevada to succeed the late Dr. Hartman. will assume office July 1.
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Washington
W. S. Rheem
Navy
War Shipping Administration
Rheem
G. A. Johnson
Alameda
Calif
Reno
Nev
John C. Moreley
University of Tennessee
University of Nevada
Leon W Hartman
Not a Matter of Luck in a Tough Bridge Hand
In a North South game with vulnerability, West singles clubs and outsmartly defeats a doubled contract. The critic notes a missed defense by declarer at trick four, where a heart queen discard would have prevented West from sharing the lead, securing the contract.
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North
South
West
Declarer
East
3 678 Become American Citizens At War Fronts
Dr Henry B Harvard head of the Justice Department immigration service says he naturalized 3 678 persons during an 11 month trip to war fronts and army posts. He lists 1002 Canadians 437 Germans 433 Italians 369 Mexicans 227 Poles and 125 Russians among the new citizens with 18 service women.
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New York
Henry B. Harvard
Justice Department Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States
Aard
National Institute of Immigrant Welfare
Italy
Sicily
North Africa
Britain
Mr East
Iceland
Warrants Issued for 20 Michigan Legislators and Officials
Circuit Judge Leland W. Carr orders arrest of 20 current and former Michigan lawmakers and six finance officials on charges of common law conspiracy to influence votes in the 1939 session. Bribes allegedly paid on three bills including small loan rates, foreclosure procedures, and motor vehicle contract regulation. The report notes political graft and legal actions stemming from these events.
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Lansing
Mich
Leland W. Carr
Michigangislature
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Women's Chamber of Commerce
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