Baer Fight Delayed After Auto Crash Injures Two
Court records reveal heavyweight Baer crippled by an auto accident that stretched into his January 9 bout with Joe. The incident near Eatontown left Ellington Wilkins Jr and Irma Wilkins pursuing damages. Lawsuits cite torn shoulder muscles and multiple injuries amid a multifirm collision.
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Red Bank
Baer
Navy Relief Fund
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Ellington H. Wilkins, Jr
Irma H. Wilkins
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Tomobile
Jerry Casale
Eanport
Ihich Baer
Critics Press For Four Year Men In Politics
Washington January 24. Democratic support grows in the Senate behind a push to force the government to dismiss four year men who engage in political activity or resign federal jobs. Leader Truman of the Senate Defense Investigating Committee cites Cyrus McCormick and alleges others hold both jobs and political posts. The issue ties to pending legislation expanding wartime government powers, postponed yesterday.
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Sene Defense
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New Mexico
Screwy News in the Carolinas Local Oddities
The Carolinas Screwy News Gate reports strange scenes from Charlotte to Hickory with mules in a yard, a six ounce egg, a bomber joke, and a hunting license gag. A High Point hen leads a town defense effort while a Confederate era bath house note hints at Bath historic towns. A Rocky Mount marines sign and a courthouse jury notice round out a night of oddities.
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National Defense Prom
Tambay Gold Tale Opens on a Truck Stop Wagon
Mom Baumer runs a lunch wagon at Tambay with a wary crowd of locals and a mysterious Indian digger. Angel Todd, a gold-hunting visitor, flirts with Jane Ann Judson while Mom contemplates the uneasy future of her ramshackle setup and a Busy Corner.
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Ritz
Colony Hills
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Todd
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Devil
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Toots
Chi Rho Gamma
Inflation, wage controls, and wartime prices rise noted
The report shows business up 0.6 points from last week and 22.3 percent above Normal, with a year ago at 16.1 percent. War production booms but price controls lag. defense wages push milk prices up one to one and a half cents per quart. Skilled defense wages reach 860 to 1000 weekly, unskilled 30 to 45 weekly. calls for wage and rent ceilings amid political strain.
Driving Is a Privilege Abuse It and You Lose It
A fragment urging courage and decisive action to protect rights, warning that abusing driving privileges harms public trust and leads to consequences. The note stresses a need for bold leadership and clear standards to prevent future losses.
REA to continue surveys despite possible war delay
Winston-Salem Jan 24 The North Carolina Rural Electrification Authority will carry on surveying areas without electricity even if war halts construction. At a meeting of 28 REA superintendents they voted to donate their salaries for one day Feb. 2 to the Red Cross. The next conference is set for Charlotte April 22-23. The Commerce Department notes normal quinine needs in the United States range from 3 to 4 million ounces.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina
War Profits Tax Considered By Congress In 1940s Debate
Washington lawmakers weigh a special war profits levy to drain excess profits from industry. Senator George backs a super tax beyond existing rates, while Senator Taft favors taxing earnings from government contracts. Treasury cautions on administerability, as Senate sets 11 a.m. session amid price control talks.
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Taft
Ohio
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Treasury
Cow buried under hay stack surprises farmer
Farmer Roy Guild found a live cow named Bessy buried under a hay stack after a month missing. He believes the cow wandered into a tunnel-like opening in the stack, fell into a slide, and was trapped. The interior was warm and food was abundant.
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Joe Montrose
Cole
Roy Guild
Bessy
Cabinet Meeting at 10 Downing Street Room
The British cabinet gathers in a grand room at 10 Downing Street with a mahogany conference table and full bookcases. Each new member traditionally presents a new Doak, marking entrance to the cabinet.
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Downing Street
Berea Bible class to make quilt as fund raiser
Deep River news notes a busy church calendar with the Berea Bible class planning a quilt sale under Annie Smiths supervision while illness disrupts the Philathea meeting. Visitors filled last Sundays services including Kate Burgess of Raleigh who spoke at Deep River Church.
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Berea Bible Class
Rufus Smith
Annie Smith
Oath
Kate Burgess
Raleigh
North Carolina
Deep River Church
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