Allies Occupy Beirut as Syria and Lebanon Are Secured
BEIRUT July 15 Allied British and Free French forces moved into Beirut completing a rapid occupation across Syria and Lebanon under armistice terms. Australians led the advance, seizing key positions and entering the city as French quarters were abandoned or occupied by local troops and remaining Vichy forces pondered their options. US Consul General Engert described French initiate moves toward armistice before Damascus fell and noted continued French staff presence as British forces solidified control.
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Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Middle East
Syria
Lebanon
Beirut
Edward Kennedy Beyrut
Damour
France
Chasgeurs Libanaises
Cornelius van Tl. Engert
United States
Henri Dentz
Damascus
Odd News From The Carolinas Aged Military Mixups
Whimsical items from the Carolinas include a Gra ham magistrate joking over payment for a marriage to a Negro couple with a quarter and 15 cents change. A Fort Jackson draftee misses the bus and walks 17 miles into town. An Asheville man mistaxes a funeral home number for a hospital, prompting an ambulance. At Fort Bragg a couple quarrels over selective service status. Spartan County jail becomes a coop for five chicken dinners found on foot, as police let the birds roam until residents arrive.
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Carolinas
News Gazette
Orangeburg
Selective Service Board
Fort Jackson
Fort Bragg-Guit
Columbia
FBI
Fort Bragg
Spartanburg
Change in naval warfare and Iceland landings shift strategy
NEA Service analysis argues that American grand strategy now accepts a two ocean approach aided by air power. It notes Iceland occupation as a second step after Greenland, with Pacific forces shifted to the Atlantic to threaten Nazi targets. The piece compares air and sea power, Japan’s capabilities, and potential Allied bounds in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
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Washington
Iceland
Atlantic
Pacific
North Atlantic
Greenland
Ian
Adolf Hitler
Knox
Panama
Indies
Philippines
Japan
East Asia
Mer Vimac
Monitor
Norway
Taranto
Bismarck
Crete
Ava
United States
U. S
Vladivostok
Yokohama
U.S. Navy
Panama Canal
War Today: German Invasion Faces Logistical Strain in Russia
Analysis notes that despite Nazi advances toward Moscow and Leningrad, German gains face supply and communication bottlenecks. Vast distances, rail gauge differences, and scarce rolling stock hinder logistics, while Soviet resistance remains strong. The piece questions whether Hitler’s claim of overcoming "mass and space" holds under real-world strains as operations unfold.
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Hitler
Russia
Berlin
Moscow
Europe
Germany
Hit‘Jers
Ukraine
Caucasus
Center Reaching for the Sun Feature
A film lineup lists Center Reaching for the Sun as a feature with showtimes and durations. Broadhurst Road Show and Moon Over Miami appear in the program with multiple daily slots. Love Thy Neighbor is another feature, followed by listed times and durations.
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Paramount
Miami
Alasto
Draft Board Five Men Not To Be Examined Thursday
Local draft board officials announced today that a confusion from yesterday's Enterprise article led readers to believe that draft board five men would be examined Thursday night. The article misreported that five board men to go to the army July 22 had not yet been examined.
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Draft Board
Army
Draft Board Four
Draft Board Five
Criminal Assault Case Heard In Municipal Court
Frank Ferguson an 18 year old Negro faced a preliminary hearing in municipal court on a rape charge from Caroline Ledbetter. Defense sought dismissal, claiming lack of probable cause, while the prosecutor urged binding over to superior court to avoid injustice. Judge MacRae planned a decision after further review. Other morning matters included traffic violations, illegal lottery, reckless driving, prostitution related cases, and assorted continued or suspended sentences across Winston-Salem and local addresses.
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Frank Ferguson
Caroline Ledbetter
Defense Council
Harriss Jarrell
D. C. MacRae
T. R. Styres
Winston-Salem
Robert A. Lohn
City
A. W. Beck
Raleigh
W. A. Morton
Sophia
W. C. Malpass
Louise Avenue
Rowland Miller
Rowland
Sylvester Flakes
Wade Street
Fred Crawford
Hoover Street
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Max Zager
Greensboro
Charles W. Ruth
North Hamilton
William Long
Kivett Drive
Marsella Steed
Downing Street
Henry Hotel
Pearl Coleman
North Street
Odis Withers
Fairview Street
C. O. Hodge
A. R. Davis
Louise Holbrook
Walker
W. L. Vail
Doctor Morrison Dead at 39 in Payetteville Hospital
Dr. J. S. Morrison, 39, chief of medical service at the Veterans' Facility Hospital, died late yesterday from heart trouble in Payetteville. Survived by his widow, two sons, and a daughter.
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Payetteville
J. S. Morrison
Veterans” Facility Hospital
Boy Scout Drive Extended for One Week
The Boy Scout Drive has been extended for one week as reports from churches clubs and individuals pour in. Churches that have not reported are urged to submit by Sunday night July 19. The finance committee appeals to all citizens to contribute to meet the goal in the coming days with donors including J C Crawford 5 dollars Dr J J Wilson 433 Pilgrim Congregational Church 4 dollars and Rev W F Elliott 2 dollars.
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J.C. Crawford
J. J. Wilson
Pilgrim Congregational Church
W. F. Elliott
Fish Fry Benefit For Zion Usher Board At Elks Home
A fish fry at the Elks Home at 616 East High Street benefits the A M E Zion Church Usher Board. The Greensboro District Sunday School Convention opens today at St Pauls A M E Church in Monne Airy and continues through Sunday with Dr H B Barkley presiding. Local attendees include Mrs Sarah Reese and Rev A M Jones with Lemon Smith, Margaret Smith, and others.
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Elks
East High Street
A. M. E., Zion Church Usher Board
Greensboro
Western North Carolina
St. Paul's A. M. E
Monne Airy
H. B. Barkley
Women’s Memorial A. M. E
Sarah Reese
Margaret Smith
Lemon Smith
Dele Bales
A. M. Jones
Pittsburg woman visits parents for two weeks
Mrs Alberta Bass of Pittsburg Pa visits her parents Mr and Mrs John Torrence, staying in the city for two weeks.
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Alberta Bass
Pittsburg, Pa
John Torrence
Bass
City
Guilford County Realty Transfers in High Point and Morehead Townships
Real estate transfers listed by township. Guilford County names include Felix L Webb, B D Owens, Thomas Kimser Jr, Asheboro Street, Brookside Drive, Maude Bowden Miles, Paul Ingle, Randolph Istey, BE Armfield, J H Kirkman, M Monroe Hendricks, D J Hendricks Jr, H M Hendricks, Lonzie L Brown, Coiller Drive. Transfers cover properties on Bundy, Asheboro, Brookside, and adjoining Hendricks areas.
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High Point
Felix L. Webb
B.D. Owens
Bundy
Thomas Kimser
Thomas Edgar Kimser
Asheboro Street
R. P. Royer
Maude Bowden Miles
Brookside Drive
Thomas Edgar Kimsey, Jr
Thomas Kimsey
Ashebore Street
Rock Creek
J. Worth York
Randolph Istey
Paul Ingle
Sumner
Joseph H. McCulloch
M. Monroe Hendricks
BE. L. Armfield
J. H. Kirkman
A. Monroe Hendricks
Hendricks
William Orville Hendricks
D. J. Hendricks, Jr
H. OM. Hendricks
H. M. Hendricks
Methodist Youth Body Sets Session Tomorrow
The High Point Methodist Youth Fellowship will hold its monthly meeting Thursday at 145 o'clock at Rankin Memorial Methodist Church. New officers slated for installation include John Brown as president Josephine Pope as vice president Gladys Steeds as secretary Arthur Williams as treasurer Jesse Lowe as publicity superintendent and Louise Griffith Clifford Walker Joyce Suggs as commission chairmen. A fellowship period follows the installation service.
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High Paint Methodist Youth Fellowship
Union
Rankin Memorial Methodist Church
John Brown
Josephine Pope
Gladys Steeds
Arthur Williams
Jesse Lowe
Louise Griffith
Clifford Walker
Joyce Suggs
Reno divorce scare ends with judge busy at ceremony
Within 24 hours after finalizing his divorce, Antone Marcie of Hayward knocked at a Reno judge’s door with Marie L Ferguson, 22, seeking marriage. The judge was busy marrying another couple. It was Marcie’s former wife Rose, 28, and Ray T. Pisher of Hayward involved.
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Reno
Antone Marcie
Hayward
Marie L. Ferguson
Marcie
Rose
Ray T. Pisher
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