Urges Caution In Traveling In Polio Sectors
The North Carolina State Board of Health urged caution traveling to and from polio affected areas as cases rose to 179 since June 1. Western and eastern regions remain epidemic free. avoid public gatherings in infected areas and isolate children. Counties listed include Catawba 50, Buncombe 1, Forsyth not shown, Wilkes 13, Mecklenburg 5, Guilford 1.
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Raleigh
State Board of Health
Piedmont
North Carolina
Board of Health
Alamance
Alexander
Ashe
Buncombe
Burke
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Catawba
Cleveland
Cumberland
Gaston
Guilford
Iredell
Lee
Lincoln
Mecklenburg
Person
Rockingham
Rowan
Stanly
Surry
Union
Watduga
Wilkes
and Wilson
Allies Close On Livorno As Germans Rally In Go thic Line
Allied forces claim to have destroyed two Nazi field guns and 150 vehicles as they advance toward Livorno, with the city defended by concrete pillboxes minefields and anti-landing traps. German 170 mm guns revive fire along prepared defenses in the Gothic line extending toward Pisa and Livorno.
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Livorno
Fifth Army
Rimini
Pisa-Livorno
Amorphous, Defeasible, Patricide Query Card
Amorphous means lacking definite form or shape. Defeasible describes something capable of being overturned or revoked. Patricide is the act of killing one’s father. Goethe’s line urges sharing beliefs while keeping doubts private. Etiquette note advises filling water glasses before guests sit down.
Natal day reading hints at talent and steady progress
The message notes seriousness in all pursuits and refined taste. It forecasts moderate success next year with an unexpected, pleasant monetary surprise and gains in intellectual activity. It warns of health and fortune vicissitudes requiring courage and steadfastness.
Munitions Ship In Denmark Blown Up
Stockholm report states a German munitions ship exploded at Aarhus harbor causing extensive damage. Initial underground reports cite at least 80 dead and 300 wounded, with up to 1,000 buildings damaged and several vessels set ablaze.
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Stockholm
Free Danish Press Service
Aarhus
Denmark
De Gaulle Set to Arrive in U S for Talks With Roosevelt
General Charles de Gaulle arrives in Washington for a series of talks with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. An elaborate welcome is planned as diplomats hint at possible shifts in French policy. He praised America's idealism in Algiers, a signal that could influence discussions.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
National Committee
Roosevelt
Algiers
de Gaulle
America
de Daulle
Hull
Japanese Use of Mustard Gas in Hengyang Battle
Chinese defenders in Hengyang repelled Japanese assaults in the northern and western suburbs after a barrage of mustard gas and artillery. The Chinese high command said enemy forces were driven farther south along the Hankow Canton railway while counting at least 1,000 Japanese dead, including a high command officer.
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Chungking
Hengyang
Enem
Hankow-Canton
U S Subs Close In On Japan With Marianas Advance
U S submarines tighten the ring around Japan as air and surface attacks on Japanese shipping grow steadier. The drive is expected to gain momentum with the U S advance into the Marianas.
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Japan
Marianas
Democratic Convention Deemed Regular by State Party
The article notes that Democrats should study the state Democratic convention actions with care. It states no claim that the convention lacked a majority of delegates and no suggestion that its delegates were irregular.
Thomasville Doctor Reports Polio Case
Dr. W. G. Smith of Thomasville reports a mild infantile paralysis case in an 8 year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Sechrest of route 2 near the Thomasville Denton highway. This is the only case in the area.
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W. G. Smith
Thomasville
John Sechrest
Denton
Stimson Sees Pope in Rome After Arrival
Secretary of War Stimson met Pope Pius II in Rome in a formal audience today. He arrived aboard the first Allied train into the capital since its fall, receiving a ceremonial greeting.
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Stimson
Rome
Pope Pius II
Dewey Links NY Campaigns to City Headquarters
Governor Thomas E. Dewey was updated by telephone conferences with party leaders on plans to concentrate senatorial and congressional campaigns in New York City headquarters. A stray cooking instruction fragment follows, noting fruit rind preparation steps.
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Dewey
Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
New York City
Quintuplet Boys Born Near Turkish Border
Quintuplet boys, all healthy, were born at Mardin near the Turkey Iraq Syria border. Premier Saracoglu plans to bring them to Ankara for government supervision to bolster Turkey's 4 bear more children campaign.
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Ankara
Mardin
Turkey
Iraq
Syria
Saracoglu
Weather forecast for North Carolina remains fair and partly cloudy
The forecast notes fair to partly cloudy skies across North Carolina with continued pleasant conditions today tonight and into Thursday. Brush with mild temperatures and no significant precipitation expected.
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North Carolina
Baltic Front Pressure Near Wilno Daugavpils Rail Link
Soviet forces press along the Wilno Daugavpils corridor as Red Army advances threaten the Wilno Kaunas junctions and the Minsk Wilno railway. German lines face heavy fire with Molodeczno and surrounding sectors described as violently contested.
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Lithuania
Berlin
Warsaw
Leningrad
Poland
Bialstok
Grodno
Wil‘no
Daugavpils
Riga
Europe
Baltics
Pola
Red
Wilno Daugavpils
Yester
London
East Prussia
Wilno-Kaunas
Filing
Old Poland
Kaunas
Wilne
Wilno
Molodeczno
Minsk
Auto Accidents Lead in Holiday Death Toll of 439
The Fourth of July holiday weekend saw 439 deaths nationwide from accidents and related causes, with traffic fatalities at 170 across 38 states and DC. Drownings caused 140 deaths and 128 died from miscellaneous causes. no fireworks fatalities were reported.
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America
National Council To Safety
The
Safety Council
States
District of Columbia
De Gaulle Plans Washington Visit Before Bastille Day
Gen Charles De Gaulle plans a three to four day stay in Washington with a White House luncheon and a press conference. He will attend a French rally in New York before heading to Canada for two to three days and then return to Algiers for Bastille day on July 14.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Washington
White House
de Gaulle
New York
Canada
Merchant Drowns at Nags Head in Undertow
Elizabeth City July 5 An undertow at Nags Head claimed the life of Raymond B Sheely 46 a merchant and civic leader of Elizabeth City yesterday He was swimming with his son Raymond Martin when the drowning occurred
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Elizabeth City
Nags Head
Raymond B. Sheely
Sheely
Raymond Martin
Boyles Over Overseas Seaman in French Invasion Force
John L. Boyles brother of Mrs S M Vans of 1502 South Main Street High Point notes his son was a seaman with a U S Naval crew in the American Assault Force that invaded France. He had worked for Adams Miles Corporation before enlisting.
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John L. Boyles
S. M.vans
S. Mainstreet
High Point
U. S
France
Navy
Adams-Millis Corporation
Unrest Spreads in Honduras and Nicaragua Amid Resignations
The Costa Rican press reports Honduran President Tiburcio Carias Andino has quit and ceded power to Vice President Abraham Williams. In Nicaragua a passive resistance movement forms against President Anastasio Somoza, with his resignation anticipated. The situation follows turmoil in Guatemala where interim leader Federico Ponce takes power for six months to set an election date.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Honduras
Nicaragua
el Salvador
Prensa Libre
Tiburcio Carias Andino
Abraham Williams
Anastasio Somoza
Tegucigalpa
Associated Press
New York
Front-Line Battles Erupt Near Carentan Caen Front
Allied forces press along the Carentan-Periers road with a half-mile advance under artillery support as German counterattacks near Gavrus are repulsed by Montgomery's batteries. British and Canadian forces engage near Carpiquet Caen while German E-boats attack Le Havre but are beaten back.
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St. Jores
la Haye
Carentan
Carentan-Periers
Doughboys
Carentan-Tilly-Sur-Seulles
Gavrus
Odon River
Bernard L. Montgomery
Verson
Carpiquet
Caen
Cane
Erwin Rommel
Russia
Cassino
Italy
le Havre
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