Army Training For Offensive At Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg, described as vast with 60,000 to 85,000 troops, houses numerous theaters, clubs, chapels, and three golf courses. The article emphasizes offensive training across infantry, artillery, and airborne units, including paratrooper prep, rapid artillery redeployments, and rugged field exercises in Carolina terrain under Maj. Gen. William C. Lee.
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Fort Bragg
Quartermaster Corps
Uncle Sam
Field Artillery Replacement Center
Empire State Building
Adolf Hitler
Fifth Avenue
Carolina
Inday
William C. Lee
Sporting Blood Chapter S ER DENT and Ballard wager
Strickland Ballard asserts ownership of Ballard's Prolific corn and horse after a wager on the work time and improvements, while Hunter Dent buries anger at the boss. A redheaded Bella Ballard flirts and bets Hunter on a future claim as Junior Ballard lies drunk, with Hunter finding £17,000 in cash in a leather satchel.
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Ser Dent
Strickland Ballard
Ballard
Pardner
Strickland Bailard
Bella Ballard
Firefly
Hunter Dent
Bella
Hunter
Chile
GR Hunter
Ballard’s
Junior Ballard
Junior
Train wreck derails Panama Limited near Memphis
Observation car and sleeper derail on the Panama Limited near Memphis. Fourteen spikes and an angle bar missing from tracks. Two occupants of the overturned observation car injured. Miss Lave Bates of Chicago with head and possible internal injuries. James F Bates of Dixon, HL, with minor facial injuries.
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Memphis
Tenn
Trinvis Central
Panama Limited
Lave Bates
Chicago
James F. Bates
Dixon
Merit awards for FSA borrowers in Food for Freedom program
In Raleigh on July 14, Farm Security Administration borrowers who reach their 1942 production goals will receive a Merit Award certificate. The red white and blue certificate, signed by national FSA administrator C. B. Baldwin and regional director Howard H. Gordon, honors exceptional service under difficulty and echoes Roosevelt's wartime aims.
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Raleigh
Farm Security Administration
Vance E. Swift
FSA
Secretary of Agriculture
C. B. Baldwin
Howard H. Gordon
Roosevelt
Swift
Department of Agriculture
No Proxies Rule for Town Board Votes Stated
Raleigh July 14 The attorney general Harry McMullan ruled that a town board member must be present to vote and cannot participate by proxy, clarifying official meeting requirements and voting integrity.
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Raleigh
Harry McMullan
Board of Commissioners
Gas masks and car seating in wartime and road design
The British government supplied about 235 gas masks per soldier in World War I as gas threats evolved with new mask styles. Future car rear seats were planned to be six feet wide to accommodate a full length couch or bed.
Married Men To Be Called Last Under Newest Orders
Draft headquarters directs local boards to call up married men last, ranking single men by dependents and war involvement. Criteria assign priority from single no dependents to married with wife and children, with deferment tied to occupation, employment on war contracts, or government service.
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Washington
Bodies Recovered of Army Air Corps Officers in Bomber Crash
In New Bern on July 14, the bodies of Second Lieutenant Eugene P. Aulak of Newark New Jersey and Staff Sergeant Emmett C. Jackson of Corinth Mississippi were recovered from the wreckage of a heavily armored two motor army bomber. They died in the crash that occurred Saturday. England launches a "be fair to your milkman" campaign.
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New Bern
Eugene P. Aulak
Newark
N. J
Sergi
Emmett C. Jackson
Corinth
Miss
Gas Rationing Head Sees No Relief for Salesmen
Charlotte July 1. Gas Rationing Administrator G Fulenwider said he received appeals from traveling men fearing they would not obtain enough gasoline to conduct their business. He noted his office cannot grant concessions from regulations, which harmed many traveling salesmen and others eligible for adequate exemptions.
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Charlotte
G. Fulenwider
Ch Lolte
Colinas
Fulenwider
Orchid Tea Becomes Popular Beverage Among Venezuelans
Orchid tea gains traction among lower classes in Venezuela where orchids are brewed into tea. It is regarded by some as a remedy for colds though beliefs vary.
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Venezuela
Dr Foster's L K Relief Praised By Greensboro Resident
In gratitude to LyK a Greensboro woman Mrs J W Creed shares how Dr Foster's L K relieved years of sour indigestion sour liquid after meals kidney pains and fatigue She reports improved appetite sleep and strength and urges others to obtain the genuine product from a druggist for relief of digestive distress and related symptoms.
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Lyk
Carolina
Foster
Greensboro
J. W. Creed
Textile St
Greensboroa
DR. Foster
Enterprise Offers Six Color War Poster for Families
The High Point Enterprise announces a six color color poster for families of men in U S service. It features a soldier sailor and marine beneath waving American flag with the words WE SERVE and a blue star. Artist Bradshaw Crandell created the image. Families may obtain the poster free by bringing the coupon to the newspaper office.
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The
Enterprise
U. S
High Point
Bradshaw Crandell
Crandell
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