Brazil Moves A Mountain Of Iron Ore
The article describes Brazil and the United States coordinating to export high grade iron ore from the Rio Doce region to Great Britain for wartime steel needs. It highlights ore quality, reserves estimated at 300 million tons, a 330 mile rail link, and cooperation among Brazilian, American, and British officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brazil
Great Britain
Office of inter-American Arts
Rio Doce
U. S
Lake Superior
Addito Ion
T Model United States
TVA
Itabra
Vitoria
Rio de Janeiro
Odessa Rebuilds as Sea Port Returns to Prewar Volume
Odessa on the Black Sea again handles cargo levels near prewar figures. Since liberation on April 10, 1944, harbor reconstruction has progressed with ships from British and American ports sailing in. The port, its yards, and facilities are expanded to allow ocean liners like the Normandie to dock in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Odessa
Black Sea
Peter Shari
Shari
Uch
Unblock Digestive Tract With Carter's Pills
An old advertisement touts Carter's Pills as a remedy for indigestion by "unblocking" the intestinal tract. It claims 80 percent of digestion happens there and promises relief by alkalizing and cleansing the gut, enabling Nature to aid digestion. The ad promotes a 25 cent bottle available at drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Carter
Postwar Navy Aims And Policy Stir Congressional Panels
Navy planners and lawmakers led by Representative Carl Vinson chart a big postwar fleet while debating international commitments base locations and trade. The Vinson bill reserves Congress power over future ship sizes and bases as Truman leans toward a strong navy. Controversies include oil and rubber sourcing, police roles under the UN charter, and regional bases, with officials touting a 35 000 to 45 000 ton battleship class and 30 to 40 aircraft carriers plus hundreds of destroyers and submarines.
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NAVY
Navy General Board
Carl Vinson
Georgia
House Naval Affairs Committee
United States
Great Britain
Vinson
Congress
Truman
Middle
Far West
King
Nimitz
Mitscher
Annapolis
Far East
Aidup
Slovak Hospitals Struggle Amid War Aftermath
In Bratislava and across the Danube valley Slovak medical units face severe shortages of equipment drugs and supplies. British and American medical missions arrive with doctors and nurses but UNRRA aid is slow government shipments are stolen en route and hospitals like St Elizabeths struggle to treat cancer TB and other diseases without basic tools or plasma.
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Bratislava
Slovakia
Danube Valley
St.Elizabeth's Hospital
England
Arpad Lovacs
Enya
UNRRA
Constanza
Real estate transfers in Guilford County High Point area
Guilford County real estate transfers list numerous deeds in High Point including R B Ransom to W B Smith on East Commerce J Paul Sanders to J E Prettyman on Jones Street and other lot transfers. Widespread conveyances involve Blair Edwards Forest Park East Broad College Street and Blairwood subdivisions plus multiple parcels between individuals and banks.
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High Point Township
R. B. Ransom
W. 8. Smith
Commerce Street
J. Paul Sanders
J. E. Prettyman
Jones ¢State
J. B. Prettyman
L. A. Chioupek
Howell Street
Mollie Isabel Phillips
E. E. Weaver
Beulah Weaver
Moffitt Farm
Eulah Dunlap Hoover
E E. Weaver
Blair-Edwards
Cc. C
Fred P. Ingram
Charles L. Amos
College Street
West Washington Street
City of
High Point
Paul W. Clapp
Blairwood Subdivision
DeCourcy M. Pollock, Jr
Mary Perry Pollock Heath
North Main Street
Perry Subdivision
J. N. Wright
Elm Street
Administratrix Notice for Estate of Earlie James Gabriel
Lillian Gabriel administratrix of the estate of Barrie James Gabriel deceased in Guilford County North Carolina notifies creditors to present claims by June 13 1946 and debtors to settle promptly. The notice is dated June 13 1945 and lists 718 Pairview Street.
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Barrie James Gabriel
Guilford County
North Carolina
Lillian Gabriel
Pairview Street
Earlie James Gabriel
Woman Signs Confession In Kidnapping Case
In Marion Ohio, 29 year old Phyllis Lanman confessed to kidnapping infant Jean Eileen Crevista. She admitted taking the child to her room and tried to claim the baby as hers. She was charged with carrying away a child under 12, facing one to twenty years if convicted.
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Marion, O
Jean Eileen Creviston
Marion
City Hospital
Jean Eileen
Phyllis Laaman
Wiliam E. Marks
Chief Marks
Jean Wileen
Tech
Set
John L. Chevicton
Joe D. Mezger
Lanman
Every Miss Was A Hit For Charity
London reports an anonymous donor offered five pounds weekly to war charities for 41 weeks during V bomb attacks. A V2 damaged his home but he kept paying, sending a 5 pound weekly cheque to the Soldiers Sailors or Airmen Families Association to aid a service child’s education and a war widow. Potassium stimulates the adrenal glands.
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London
S.S.A.F.A
Resignation of Rev. E. L. Kirby at First Baptist Thomasville
Rev. E. L. Kirby resigns from First Baptist Church in Thomasville after 3.5 years. He is praised for clearing a $3,000 church debt and leaving the congregation debt free.
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Thomasville
E. L. Kirby
First Baptist
Mr. Kirby
Mariachis Bring Homefront Spirit From Nogales Tour
The Mariachi ensemble led by Carl Curlee from Nogales Arizona performs for GIs at Davis Monthan and along the coast, blending Mexican musical tradition with wartime morale. The group includes a singer, seven strings, three violinists a trumpet and aims to lift spirits as Mexican and US forces unite.
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Nogales
Ariz
Pacific
Jalisco
Curlee
Mexico
Pines
U. Forces
Mex
Mar
Jap rifle for sale in New Orleans ad
Classified notice from the Times-Picayune offering a Japanese rifle for sale in Guam with a price of 50 dollars and stating funds support service efforts. The brief ad reflects wartime procurement language and a direct sale listing.
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New Orleans
Guam
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AP News
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Henry S. Stimson
Army High Command
Elmer
Creeling
Committee of Public Information
OWI
Stimson
Paraig
OWT
Secretary of War
Henry L
BY A. Ll. Goldberg
Asonnally
Dy la
Red Allen
United Artists
Hollywood
Dracula
Fred Allen
Manila
Britain
Cain
Iain Dengue
Galea
Bristol Aviation Company
Une Perm
Paris
Coca-Cola
Yank
Eiffel Tower
Voice of
America
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
Washington Street
Cok
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