Draft Legislation Looms On War Effort Service
Washington July 13 A proposed new draft system would require all adult men and women to register for war service. The House Military Committee plans hearings after recess to study data on inducting fathers and potential boosts to dependents' payments. The Austin Wadsworth service bill would register people for roles in armed forces industry or agriculture.
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Washington
House Military Committee
May
D-Ky
Senate
Congress
Rep
Wadsworth
R-Ny
White House
Roosevelt
Community Notices and Local Announcements Gather
A compilation of church notices and social events including Red Cross surgical dressing room opening at 7 p.m. in Daniel Books Homes, Master Singers anniversary program at William Penn High School with fifteen quartets, funeral for Lizzie Dickson at Calvary Baptist, meetings of Household of Ruth and Y.G.S. club, ongoing revival at St Paul Holiness, and a July day camp registration at William Penn High School with activities for girls aged 13-18.
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Red Cross
Daniel rBooks
F. P. Wilson
Master Singers
DMFFR
Wm. Penn High School
Lizzie Dickson
Loflin Street
Calvary Baptist Church
J. F. Melton
Dickson
Leonard Street
Mary FE Gray
William Penn High School
Blackburn
Louise Surratt
Crews And Stamey Elected Officers At Junaluska
William Crews of High Point was elected vice president of the Western North Carolina senior young people assembly of the Methodist church at Lake Junaluska. Robert Stamey was named a district director. Delegates listed include Archdale Dorothy Coltrane and Mary Louise White, Asheboro Peggy Almond, Lexington James Hiedrick, and many others from Denton Newsom High Point Randleman Julian. The piece also contains scattered reflections on beaver teeth coffee consumption and Miss Davis and family notes.
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William Crews
High Point
North Carolina
Convoy Delivers Sicily Invasion Force With No Losses
Canadian expeditionary force transporting to Sicily arrived safely in the Mediterranean with no losses to ships or men. Ross Munro, Canadian Press war correspondent aboard the convoy, reported the voyage and the later briefing as Allied forces prepared for the Sicily operation. He noted the troops initially grasped the scale of the mission, then grew confident and rallied.
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London
Sicily
Britain
Mediterranean
Ross Munro
Munroe
Munro
First Coin and Iron Mold by Joseph Jenks in New England
Joseph Jenks designed the Pine Three Shilling, New England's first coin. In 1644 he molded the first iron made in America, marking early colonial metalwork achievements.
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Joseph Jenks
New England
Jenks
America
Paying Father Time TEN YEARS AGO July 3 1933
About 150 members of the statewide Junior Order attended a banquet at the Sheraton Hotel for Merry makers Court No 3 Thirteenth District. Also notes include R T Amos named a director of the North Carolina Railroad and labor code debates impacting unemployment and cotton acreage cuts.
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Merrymakers Court
No. 3
Thirteenth District
Sheraton
R. T. Amos
North Carolina Railroad
High Point
Governor Broughton Considers Italian POW Labor Aid in N C
Raleigh July 13 Governor Broughton planned a conference with army officials to discuss using Italian prisoners of war for farm labor, railroad work, and pulp and lumber mill tasks in North Carolina. He noted over 1,000 prisoners would be needed to meet requests. Also noted: Allied forces awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross to several airmen in the Southwest Pacific.
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Fred Ingram
Furniiture
Fred
South Carolina
Raleigh
Broughton
North Carolina
Australia
George C. Kenney
Southwest Pacific
Robert H. Butler
St. Pauls
N.C
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Reseete
Y.g.s
Mary Green
Hulda Street
St. Paul Holiness Church
O. C. Crone
W. A. Emins
United States
Paul
Goodacres
O.K
Mabel Davis
Asheboro
Y.W.C.A
Community Chest
Crews
Stamey
Junaluska
Miss Davis
J. E. Pritchard
Newcastle
Ilife
Red Army
Priscilla Weathers
Fuquay Springs
Lucille Roland
Pinetreet
Fred Andrews
New York
Grace Sowers
Winston-Salem
W. C. Idol
Bill Gulledge
Roy Gulledge
World Economic Conference
Page Trust Company
Guaranty Bank
Rotary
Sheraton Hotel
Efird’s
Harris Hall
Washington and
Wrenn Street
Alice Barbee
East Green Street
H. C. Massey
Charlotte
Elizabeth Gerald
Tampa
Fla
Pauline Simmons
Memphis
Larkinsville
Ala
L. H. Carr
Durham
Spencer
Army
N. C
Canada
P.S
I Norte
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