Lawmakers Provide 114 Billion For Army Navy In Six Months
Washington July 9 Advances by the 78th congress in six months totaled 114 billion dollars in new money for the armed forces. Direct army outlays reached 59.0 billion with 12.5 billion reappropriated funds. Navy outlay was 31.5 billion. Other services brought total war outlay to about 97.0 billion. Since July 1940 congress has appropriated 322 billion for war and defense.
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WM. F. Arbogast
Washington
Congress
Army
Navy
United States
War Department
War
Navy Department
Cannon
D-Mo
Institute plants mark peak in synthetic rubber era
West Virginia's Kanawha valley hosts America's largest integrated synthetic rubber complex in Institute, with Carbide & Carbon and United States Rubber Co. running twin plants. The operation, begun in 1940 42, aims for 80 000 tons of butadiene and 90 000 tons of rubber annually, using 1250 workers and a lean high tech system.
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James Thrasher
NEA
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Kanawha River
Institute
America
The
Rubber Reserve Co
Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Corp
United States Rubber Co
Carbide Company
They Quit on Attu at Close Range Battle
Massacre Bay Attu battle dispatch describes Japanese troops withdrawing under harassing naval and air fire. Allied troops pressed a steep hill as Japs abandoned dual purpose anti-aircraft guns, rifles, and ammo, scattering gear and surrendering on open ground. The piece mocks the Japanese fighting resolve, noting their retreats and ineffective charges despite tactical advantages.
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Sherman Montrose
ACME
NEA
Massacre Bay
Attu
Bering Sea
Holtz Bay
Pearl Harbor
Two deaths in North Carolina domestic dispute
In Halifax county Mrs. Ellen Ivey 24 and her father Rufus F. Clary 53 were shot dead as Elmore Ivey 29, the estranged husband, later killed himself. Bloodhounds found Ivey's body after the killings. no inquest. The note adds a line about Latin America's first night air service between Los Angeles and Mexico City inaugurated March 6, 1943.
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Halifax
Ellen Ivey
Rufus F. Clary
Roanoke Rapids
Elmore Ivey
H. A. House
Latin America
Los Angeles
Mexico City
Scottish Comedian and Various Crossword Clues
A puzzle snippet listing numerous clues and partial answers including Scottish singer Dougald Sone and IPANIS APE phrases, with items across numbers such as 1 Birds 2 Reach a destination 3 Symbol for rubidium 4 Still 5 Layman 6 Permits to enter.
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Geraint
Prison Camp Escapee Caught In Thomasville
Special to The Enterprise reports bias Greer an escapee from the Siler City state prison camp was captured in Thomasville while visiting his wife. He drew four months for beating a board bill and recently another four months in Lexington for drunken driving. Arrest occurred at 11 o clock.
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Thomasville
The
Enterprise
Tobias Greer
Siler City
Greer
Lexington
Thomasville Tax Office Receives Over 845000 on '43 Taxes
Thomasville reports more than 845000 paid on 1943 taxes as July discounts attract firms and individuals. The city tax rate for the year remains to be set and will be decided at the August council meeting.
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Thomasville
Vivid coastal clock sighting across the Channel
A brief note from Dover England describes young girls amuse themselves by telling time from a central clock. On clear days they can view the French coast and a clock tower in the town across the Channel. The scene captures a simple seaside moment observed by locals.
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