Italian Front Sees Sleet Tactics and Small Skirmishes
U S and Italian troops report wintry conditions across the front as patrols along the Fifth and Eighth Armies engage in small actions. An American raiding party booby trap near Monte Cerere is noted, while the Eighth Army advances along the Iman river bank near Cotignale and repels a German night attack.
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Rome
Fifth
Eighth Army
Monte Cerere
Bologna
Iman
Adriatic
Cotignale Atrol
First Army Reports Diminished Contact East of Fosso Vecchio
Southwest of Fosso Vecchio area German artillery kept pounding a height overlooking highway 64 near Monte Belvedere. Bad weather grounded most Mediterranean air force missions, though about 60 sorties attacked Po estuary road traffic and bridges and naval targets near Lussin Piccolo Island in the northern Adriatic amid midget submarine activity.
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Fosso Vecchio
Highway 64
Monte Belvedere
Mediterranean Air Force
Lussin Piccolo Island
Adriatic
Guilford County Real Estate Transfers
A. L. Harvell and wife transfer to Charlie L. Jones and wife a lot near Bradley street. R. J. Hunt and wife transfer to A. L. Marvell and wife a second lot near Bradley street. Ruby N. Bartlett transfers to James W. Hines and wife a portion of High Point Development Company subdivision. Mayfield Leach to Roy L. Chavis a Moon lands lot. T. M. Spry to P. W. Cooper a Springdale Developing Company lot. W. C. Myers to P. W. Cooper two Springdale lots. R. H. Wheeler to Sallie B. Wrenn a Louise avenue lot. Mildred K. M. Fogg to Dr. C. B. Reltgel and others a Johnson street lot. Guilford County to Henry Amaker a Fairview street lot. E. C. Cridlebaugh to James Jackson a Hansell street lot. Carl Wood to C. M. Scott a Mallory street lot.
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A. L. Harvell
Charlie L. Jones
Bradley Street
R. J. Hunt
A. L. Marvell
Ruby N. Bartlett
James W. Hines
High Point
Mayfield Leach
Roy L. Chavis
T. M. Spry
P. W. Cooper
Springdale
Hansell Street
Carl Wood
C. M. Scott
Mallory Street
Fragmented AP Newswire Teases Prototograph
An OCR fragment from AP Newswire teases a proto-photograph story with unclear wording. The readable bits hint at a news photo caption or wire dispatch but lack concrete names, dates, or events for full summary.
North Carolina Among States With High Draft Rejections
A selective service survey shows domestic help among top draft rejectors after physical exams. North and South Carolina and Arkansas led states in disqualification percentages, with a two period report covering early 1942 to January 1944 and a 20 percent sampling from over 9 million examined.
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Washington
Selective Service
Pacific Northwest
Kansas
North
South Carolina
Arkansas
Russell on Furlough Visits Friends in City
Sgt. and Mrs. Robert L. Russell are visiting relatives here and in Thomasville during a furlough from the Army Air Base in Kearney Nebraska. He is the son of Mrs. G. G. Russell of 204 Boulevard.
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Russell
Robert L. Russell
Thomasville
Sgt
Army Air Base
Kearney
Nebraska
G. G. Russell
Special lighting devices aid inspection of gun bores
Special lighting devices have been developed for the inspection of gun bores and shell cases, enabling clearer visibility of small details and potential defects in ordnance components.
France to keep military force along the Rhine
Gen. De Gaulle stated at a Paris press conference that France plans to maintain military forces along the Rhine after the war. He emphasized the security of France and the world and said no formal invitation was requested for the upcoming Big Three Conference.
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Paris
France
Rhine
de Gaulle
BC Headache and Neuralgia Formula Ad
Agonizing headaches and neuralgic pains yield to quick acting BC formula. Also relieves muscular aches and functional periodic pains. Acts as a sedative in nervousness. Available in 10c and 25c sizes. Use only as directed. Consult a physician if pains persist.
Cattle shipments rise at Ogden Union yards amid labor shortages
Ogden Utah receipts at the Ogden Union yards have risen as shipments increase due to labor shortages on Wyoming Montana and Idaho ranches. Both large and small cattle raisers reduce stock because of insufficient help through the winter months. The poinsettia, native to Mexico, was named after J Poinsett of Charleston South Carolina.
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Ogden, Utrh
Ogden Union
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Poinsettia
Mexico
J Poinsett
Charleston
8. C
Deep River News Notes Local gatherings and visits eyeing church matters
The Deep River meeting on Ministry and Oversight met at the Crumpler home to read the new discipline from the five years' meeting. Local visits include Mrs. J L Skeen to Mrs. J L Welborn in Thomasville, Mrs. Welborn recovering from surgery. Numerous neighbors attended services and visits at Deep River Church with Guilford College residents and region residents fronting dinner and supper guests. Edgar Clary wounded in England, Mrs. W B Jones learns of his injury abroad. several children recover from mumps.
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Deep River
Irvin Crumpler
Joseph H. Peele
Millie Wilson
J. L. Skeen
J. L. Welborn
Thomasville
Greensboro
W. B. Jones
Edgar Clary
England
Sue
Tommy
Dawn Yates
Two American Fliers Die In British Bomber Crash
At a northern England base two American airmen were killed when a Flying Fortress crashed into a mountain peak. Seven were rescued after a blizzard with Flight Officer Fred Holcomb of Swannanoa North Carolina and Sgt Frank R Turner Jr of Columbia South Carolina among the dead, Lt George Kyle Jr of Staunton Virginia seriously injured. A 60 year old shepherd led a three hour rescue climb through the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. U. 8S
England
Fred Holcomb
Swannanoa
N.C
Frank R. Turner, Jr
Picken St
Columbia
S. C
George Kyle, Jr
Staunton
Newcastle
Shepherd
Transfer of North Carolina army airfields to First Air Force
The War Department announced that jurisdiction over all army airfields in North Carolina will move from the Third Air Force in Tampa to the First Air Force at Mitchel Field. The official announcement is expected within a day. The note also recalls Robert Fulton developing the first workable submarine in Paris in 1791.
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Washington
North Carolina
Third Air Force
Tampa
Fla
First Air Force
Mitchel Field
N. C
War Department
Robert Fulton
Paris
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