Service Members Receive Updates From Frontline and Home Front
Center S 2/c Winfred G Callahan son of Olen and Mrs Callahan Rt 1 Thomasville spent eight days with his parents after boat training at Bainbridge Md Lt(jg) Brodie Honeycutt of the U S navy medical corps finished 20 months in the south Pacific and took a fifteen day furlough with his wife Ruth Huneycutt their son Charles and mother Mrs G W Huneycutt all High Point residents Center pl Ronald A Craven Jr son of Mr and Mrs R A Craven 701 West Lexington on Guam with the 3rd marine division Craven fought at Iwo Jima Craven attended local schools until enlistment July 1 1943 basic training at Parris Island and combat training at Camp Lejeune N C Pfc Luther Presnell son of Mr and Mrs A D Presnell serving with the 27th evacuation hospital in Germany overseas 16 months since Sept 1942 and trained at Camp Breckenridge Ky Pfc Joseph F Wall son of Mr and Mrs C H Wall Randleman driving a truck for a 27th air transport group on the largest air service command base in France hauling cargo and medical supplies He earned two battle stars for cargo and medical evacuations in campaigns in northern France and Germany He was formerly employed by Adams Millis Co in High Point
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfred G. Callahan
Olen Callahan
Rt. 1
Thomasville
Bainbridge, Md
Brodie Honeycutt
U. S. Navy Medical Corps
South Pacific
Ruth Huneycutt
Charles
G. W. Huneycutt
High Point
Cent
Ronald A. Craven, Jr
R. A. Craven
Lexington Avenue
Guam
3Rd Marine Division
Cpl
Craven
Iwo Dima
Parris Island
Camp Lejeune
New River
North Carolina
Pfc
Luther Presnell
A. D. Presnell
Germany
Presnell
Camp Breckenridge
Kentucky
27Th Air Transport Group
Air Service Command
France
Joseph F. Wall
C. H. Wall
Randleman
Adamsmillis Company
Numa C. Johnson, Jr
Hoson
Okinawa
N. C. Johnson
Barbee Street
Fukien
Chungking
Yunsiao
Highway Town
Amoy Port
Amoy
Kwangtung Province
Yeungkong
Canton
Burma
Pegu
America
14Th Air Force
China
Claire L. Chennault
U. S
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Chennault
Kunming
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Navy Department
John H. Towers
Pacific Fleet
Pacific
Naval Operations
Frederick C. Sherman
Comoe
Allied Big Three to Shape Postwar Europe Policy
Washington officials say Truman Stalin and Churchill will craft a new framework to handle day to day political problems in Europe. Discussions may cover Germany as a military base to police Europe, occupation plans, future security structures, and base locations amid moves toward a united nations security organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Truman
Stalin
Washington
Europe
Moscow
London
Germany
Churchill
Yalta
Berlin
United Nations Security Organization
France
Holland
Ex Marine Convicted in Raleigh Murder Case
A 19 year old ex Marine Harrison was convicted of second degree murder and committed to central prison after a case that included arson and larceny indictments. The Wake County grand jury indicted him on murder arson and larceny with the state alleging he struck Mrs Higham and then set the home ablaze to hide the killing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Prison
Raleigh
Harrison
Hi ‘Scha
Scotland Neck
Johnson To Cast Vote Against Charter
Washington July 14 Aides said Senator Hiram Johnson plans to vote against the United Nations Charter as foreign relations panel approved the document 20 to 0. Johnson and two absent senators may be allowed to record their votes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hiram Johnson
Ralif
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
D-Tex
Johnson
League of Nations
San Francisco
Order of battle for 2d and 5th Infantry Divisions listed
The document enumerates units sections and attachments within the 2d Infantry Division and 5th Infantry Division, detailing regiments, battalions, troops, squadrons, artillery, engineering, medical, signals, ordnance, MP and postal units, along with attached headquarters and support companies. It notes specific designations like 38th Infantry Regiment, 71st battle team, 188th photo unit, multiple field artillery battalions, air operations units, and various QM, depot, and maintenance detachments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
5Th Infantry Division
2D Infantry
Counter Intel Corps
44Th Infantry
44Th
Counter Intelligence Corps
Engineer Corps
93D
95Th
46Th Air Dept
Signal Depot
Chemical Companies
327Th Signal Company
Chemical Depot Company
Ord Ammunition Company
Sosnita
324Th Ordnance Bn
Engineer Utilities
110Th Army
11Th Infantry Regiment
Ordnance Light
Connally forecasts swift ratification of new world charter
Connally told reporters he expects senate ratification of the charter after a brief debate, with no more than six votes against. He said Hiram Johnson would vote against and Murray would abstain, while Shipstead would not be recorded, as Congress weighs the United States role in the anticipated league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushfield
R-Sd
Connally
Congress
Security Council
International Organization
Senate
Hiram Johnson
Calif
Murray
D-Mont
Shipstead
R-Minn
Johnson
League of Nations
Deferment schemes seen as costly international loans
The piece argues that the proposed fund amounts to international loans of 2.75 billion dollars with no return to the United States. It describes deposits of paper currency as loans secured by each nation’s own currency and warns the fund could exhaust dollars if many nations withdraw. It labels the bank plan a large scheme under the appearance of cooperation to lend Americans money abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Censorship Echoed in Islawy Trial War Rhetoric
A spokesman for the British ministry of information said there is nothing they can do about censorship in the Islawy trial. He added that after the war is over if Egypt is persuaded to join the fight, what difference would it make.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yalta
Ministry of Information
Islawy
Egypt
New Kickless Cannon Demonstrated at Aberdeen Proving Ground
Aberdeen Maryland July 14. The army showcased its Pacific fighting weapons including the kickless cannon or recoilless rifle before General Courtney Hodges and officers. The weapon is described as accurate as a juniper’s rifle, with wallop of a 14 pound shell, yet minimal kick. A shoulder fired version exists with artillery power. General Hodges Lt General Levin Campbell and others observed field testing at the proving ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Pacific
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Courtney H. Hodges
First Army
Hodges
Levin H. Campbell
Ordnance
Proving Ground
Army
Allied and Japanese raids color the World War II front
News summary reports heavy explosions as battleships target northern Honshu and Hokkaido while U S and Allied forces strike Kamaishi Toho areas and air bases in Formosa China and the Philippines. Major leadership changes include Chennault's resignation and Fleet command reshuffles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Kamaishi
Honshu
Hokkaido Island
Japan
Domei Agency
U. S. Navy
Tohoku
Hokkaido
Kofu
Borneo
Balikpapan
Philippines
Kiangan
Mankayan
Bontoc
Formosa
Amoy
China
Reorganization in China Air Forces Reveals Tensions and Possible Resignation
The article outlines a contested plan to reorganize the China air effort under Stratemeyer, linking supply limits to a power struggle between Chennault and Stilwell. It notes Lt. Gen. Stratemeyer’s possible assumption of overall command, questions about Chennault’s future, and implications for the Fourteenth Air Force and CACW amid fuel and logistics constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chennault
Fourteenth
Paoching
Ledo Stilwell
Upper
Burma
China
Joseph Stilwell
George E. Stretemyen
West Pointer
Stilwell
China Theater
Stratemeyer
Chiang
Generalissimo
Air
Fourteenth Airforce
Baby Beef Sale Set for Greensboro on July 18
A Greensboro chamber sale will auction 16 calves raised by Guilford County 4-H members near Greensboro on Burlington road by the county home. Judging at 11 a.m. and sale at noon with blue red and white ribbon prizes awarded by L I Case. Auctioneer Geo T Penney. Prizes pay $10 $7.50 and $5. Belk's has funded refunds on sales since 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
Greensro
Burlington Road
Yestertien Taint
L. I. Case
State College
Raleigh
Geo. T. Penney
Belk’s Department Store
Greensboro
Garriss
House Takes Longest Recess Of The War
Washington July 14 Work weary congressmen scattered from Washington for the longest house recess of the war. The house will adjourn until Oct 1 with few legislative items left, and a quorum unlikely for floor business. Technical sessions will run next week to finish the Bretton Woods pact and GI bill revisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Congress
Capitol
Chamber
Senate
Counterfeit Ration Tokens Seized in Philadelphia Case
Philadelphia agents seized counterfeit red ration coupons totaling 2 420 000 t s and 242 000 fake red stamps in a stamp operation. Suspects included John Conn a bartender held on 35 000 bail and others released on varying bails for selling fake stamps to war workers and extract firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John Conn
Atlanta
CPA
Conn
U. S
Lewis Wool
Joseph di Cenzo
Philadelia County
Republican Ward
Samuel Rothberg
County Recorder of Deeds Office
Grand Coulee Residents Vote on Massive Irrigation Plan
Six thousand ranch owners in the upper Columbia valley vote Saturday on underwriting 280 million dollars for Grand Coulee dam phase two. The plan would fund reservoirs and 4000 miles of canals, shrinking 800 to 1000 acre ranches to 160 acres over 40 years, with some owners already withdrawing property. Deadline is July 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Coulee
Wash
Columbia River
Delaware
Great Basin
Columbia
Snake Rivers
Lake Roosevelt
Unclear Reorganization Plan Moves and Canceled HQ Shift
The text notes ongoing tension between chill and sweat within a reorganization scheme since spring. Movement of the headquarters to a new base began then halted, with at least two distant locations eyed as possible sites. The future of China is not addressed in the reorganization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Local Men Fined By OPA On Overcharge
Two grocers were cited for overcharge violations at the OPA price panel. One grocer fined 25 dollars for beer overcharge. two other grocers had charges dismissed. An automobile seller was fined 1410 dollars for overcharging on a passenger car after explaining he sold under ceiling price. Forty nine transfer certificates of used vehicles were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Oop and Durable Goods
Ration Board Adjusts Hours and Saturday Closure
The war price and rationing board reduces weekly hours from 48 to 44 and will close every Saturday at noon. Opening on Saturdays will be 9 a.m. through 10 p.m. weekdays, with leave and sick time counted from Monday to Friday. A meeting is planned Monday at 7 30 to discuss supplementary gas ration access at works sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Jones
Nonfraternization policy sparks mixed feelings among soldiers
American troops on the Rhine react to the relaxations in the non fraternization order. Some see more freedom for meeting Frauleins and dating, while others argue the ban should stay for security and patriotism. Doughboys mingle with German girls at riverside spots as confusion over the policy persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Detjen
McPherson Ave
St. Louis
Roy H. Wells
Washington, D. C
States
Rhine
Joe Todd
Second Ave
South
Grant Falls
Mont
the Rhine
Todd
16 Year Old Boy Owns Two Farms
Richard Shilladay 16, sacrificed summer fun to help farmer John Emerick near Hayesville. In a probate filing Emerick named the youth principal legatee, and the farms totaling 270 acres with livestock, equipment and crops passed to him after Emerick’s death ten days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tashland
Richard Shilladay
John Emerick
Hayesville
Emerick
Publishers Warn Strikers Amid NY Newspaper Walkout
New York publishers warned striking news and mail deliverers to report by Monday or face dismissal as the 14 day strike disrupted 14 dailies and three racing papers. Reports show surging over the counter sales and calls for arbitration while Mayor La Guardia and others rejected an offered wage fund compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Publishers Association of
New York City
Daily News
The
Times
News
Louis Waldman
Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union
Independent
War Labor Board
F. H. la Guardia
Publishers Association
Edwin S&s
Friendly
New York Sun
Waldman
WLB
Morgenthau And Truman In Exchange
The White House released correspondence between President Truman and Treasury Secretary Morgenthau. Morgenthau urged immediate nomination of Judge Vinson as secretary and resignation timing to allow Vinson to take over promptly before any Senate recess risks confirmation delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Truman
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Morgenthau
Henry
Senate
Judge Vinson
the Treasury
Europe
Harry S. Truman
Mongenthau
Vinson
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
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