Britain and U S plan 1000 four motor bombers a month
British air power surged over the Normandy coast and northwest Germany with RAF four engine bombers and Spitfires attacking Vegesack Le Havre Le Treport Fe camp and Mazingarde power targets as Britain prepares to bolster bomber output to 1,000 four motor aircraft monthly with U S collaborations. Sir Charles Bruce-Gardner notes Liberators and Flying Fortresses may join the RAF fleet while Jane's All The World's Aircraft chronicles Axis losses and RAF recoveries.
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London
Germany
Vegesack
English Channel
le Havre
Eagle
le Treport
Fecamp
Continent
France
Mazingarde
Britain
Charles Bruce - Gardner
Society of British Aircraft Constructors
United States
RAF
Boeing
Charles
Lessons In English by W. L. Gordon
A compact English lesson notes misused words pronunciation spelling and usage. It highlights words like principal principle and dauntless with guidance on pronunciation meaning and pedagogy and urges daily vocabulary growth.
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W. L. Gordon
Look and Learn Quiz Answers From A. C. Gordon
A quiz page shares: one penny doubled fifteen times equals 65536 dollars in answer. Gounod's Faust is the most sung opera. About one in twenty men reach six feet or more. U S coastline totals 11,936 miles. George Washington was the first president to refuse pay then accept expenses. Roadside signs warn of dangerous intersections with flashing speeds, causing drivers to slow to safe speed.
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United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
U. S
Gounod
Gounod’s “Faust
George Washington
Classifications Announced By Draft Board Five
The draft board released its weekly classifications listing 1-A for induction and 3-A 4-F 2-B and other designations. It notes classifications can be reconsidered and invites information from citizens to ensure accurate outcomes and avoid hardship or unnecessary indirection. Names including Neblette Ferguson Crowson James Witcher Malkan James and many others are listed with their 1-A 3-A 4-F or 2-B statuses.
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Draft Board Five
Draft Board No. 5
Draft Board
Neblette Ferguson Crowson
James Thomas Witcher
Malkan Milburn James
Joel Bradford Thomas
Donald Elwood Wehry
Daniel Cagle
Finley Ashburn Joyce
Hal Stephen Sechrest
Willie Cyrus Morgan
James Lee Eller
Fred Garfield Spaugh
Grady Lee Freeman
Murry Augustine Miller
Edward McDonald Spencer
Walter Bruce Thorburn
Robert Sharpe Bolton
Stancil Elbert Stevenson
Herman R. Robinson
Lyman Faust Lance
Walter B. Beck
Carl Julius Tews
Jodie Leroy Bull
Early Erastus Younts
Regis Joseph Glaesner
Henry Williams
Robert Leroy Conrad
Irvin William Daniel
Joe Clifford Dillard
Dewey Bennett
Sylvester Parson
John Thomas Banks
Roy Bunyan Culler
Paul Dunn Bailey
Stanley Leigh Rodenbough
Pervie Baxter Smith
Vander Bethea Cecil
Ron Clifton Sutton
Alton Lenny Chapman
Holand
Brandis Leonard
Roger Clyde McGeedhr
Albert Sidney Patterson
Thomas Albert Pegram
Albert Cyprius Smith
Wilbur Williams
James Paul Hulin
Raymond Hall Hayworth
Floyd Lee Farr
Larry Frederick Hintze
Javan Dorn Rike
Herbert Lee Speas, Sr
Hal Avon Davis
Jacob Henry Froelich
James Croft Denton
Hecto Benjamin Blizzard
James Edward Beeson
Glenn Kinner Tomlinson
Joseph Ray Davis
Clyde Niven McCain
Fred Douglas Aen
Robert Cletus Fioyd
Jasper Milon Sheffield
James Willian Bottoms
Alten Burton Welhorn
Wilmington Air Alert Controversy Sparks Civ Defense clash
Wilmington mayor and local officials defend city defense workers after state director Douglas criticizes Sunday air alert as bungled. Eastern command notes no enemy activity. alarms and blackout timing criticized though officials pledge fixes. Mayor Bellamy rejects Douglas verdict, praising staff and calling for confidence in civilian defense efforts.
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Raleigh
Wilmington
Ben E. Douglas
Hargrove Bellamy
Louis Poisson
New Hanover County Defense Council
David Jones
Douglas
Eastern Defense Command
First Army
Eastern Sea Frontier
New York
State Office
Army
Notable 3-A Names Listed in Draft Class
The document lists several 3-A registrants including Eldege Rufus Mitchell Robert Lee Ingram Clarence Alfred David Pleasant Teague Robert Earl Johnson Willie Lee Palmer Robert Edwin Liter Kenneth Key Clegg Shirley Hurt Thomas Rush Rayle William Ashe Hancock and Joseph Franklin Freeman.
Aviation statistics from 1929 show small aviation footprint
In 1929 there were under 7,000 registered aircraft and 10,000 pilots. That year airline passenger totals amounted to fewer than 160,000 across the industry.
Vision standards for aviators and pilot rejections
Almost perfect vision is required of aviators who must pass a dozen eye tests. Eye defects account for 62 percent of rejections for pilot training.
Old Belt Marts Open Sept. 28
Richmond Va July 21 The 19 markets in the Old Belt including 13 in Virginia and six in North Carolina will open Sept 28 instead of Oct 1. The Tobacco Association sales committee granted the earlier opening after growers and warehousemen complained the later date would handicap them. Other belt openings set for Georgia July 28 South Carolina and Border Belt August 6 Eastern Carolina August 25 and Middle Belt September 15.
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Richmond
Old Belt
Virginia
North Carolina
The
Tobacco Association of the United States
Georgia
South Carolina
Border Belt
Eastern Carolina
Middle
Baseball Star of Old and Crossword Clues From A Vintage Page
A fragmented 1911 era crossword blending baseball lore with clues. It mentions a Tigers player who batted .1420 in 1911, plus a collage of vertical and horizontal word hints, Greek letters of phrases, and archaic terms. The page mixes sports history with puzzle clues, including references to baseball stars and miscellaneous definitions.
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Tigers
Lee
Fraud Charges Against Vick Are Removed
In Greensboro on July, Federal Judge Johnson G. Hayes dismissed fraud charges tied to transfers of Vick Chemical stock from the Richardson estate. He ruled 225 shares sold to Mrs. Mary Lynn Richardson should revert to the church, while another 225 shares were properly transferred to the estate executors. The defense hailed a major win, with an appeal planned to the circuit court of appeals. The judge exonerated the Richardsons, stating the plaintiffs failed to prove fraud and that the defendants acted legally and in good faith.
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Greensboro
Vick Chemical Company
Lunsford Richardson, Sr
Johnson G. Hayes
Hayes
Mary Lynn Richardson
Alard
First Presbyterian Church
Richardson
Circuit Court of Appeals
Wick
Ney
Funeral Rites for Mrs Millie C Eldridge
Funeral services were held for Mrs Millie C Eldridge 39 wife of F C Eldridge at her Route One home. Rev R F Ward and Rev Oscar L Easter led the ceremony with neighbors choir singing Nearer My God to Thee Safe in the Arms of Jesus and Shall We Gather at the River. Pallbearers included Virgil Hemrick Lucien Williams Francis Sloan Hassell Mahe Bill Setliff and Fred Todd. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Millie C. Eldridge
F.C. Eldridge
R. F E. Ward
Oakview Methodist Church
Oscar L. Easter
Lebanon Methodist Church
Jesus
Virgil Hemrick
Lucien Williams
Francis Sloan
Hassell Mahe
Bill Setliff
Fred Todd
Oakwood Cemetery
No Hope Held For Salesmen
Raleigh July 21 North Carolina traveling salesmen face competition from Tennessee sellers with unlimited gasoline supplies and cannot receive aid. Washington has decided gasoline rationing is not advisable nationwide at this time. Therefore North Carolina cannot prevent Tennessee salesmen from driving in to solicit business. South Carolina salesmen are restricted to one hundred miles a month under the ration program effective tomorrow.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Tennessee
Washington
T. S. Johnson
State Office of Price Administration
Sourth Carolina
Utley Named Fund Chairman in North Carolina drive
Arthur A Utley of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company is named by N S Calhoun Greens bore new chairman of Region No 4 Victory Fund Committee to promote War Bonds in eleven North Carolina counties. The committee lists numerous county reps and local officials led by M r Calhoun in Greensboro Winston Salem and other towns. A funeral today for Dr Howard Rufus Oniwake 64 president emeritus of Catawba College notes his Rowan County death with interment planned in Greencastle Pa. The report adds a fact about the standard army parachute size at 28 feet in diameter.
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Arthur al Utley
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
N.S. Calhoun
Greenshore
Victory Fund
Calhoun
North Carolina
Mr. Utley
Alamance County
Saxapahan
J. H. McEwen
J. E. Baker
Burlingston
Caswell
Robert T. Wilson
Yanceyville
Davidson
George W. Mountcastle
Lexington
R. L. Pope
Thomasille
Davie Knox Johnstone
Mocksville
Forsyth
T. Leinbach
Charles M. Norfleet
James R. Fain
James A. Gray
S. Clay Williams
Winston-Salem
Guilford
W. L. Burns
Oscar Burnett
McDaniel Lewis
J. T. Warmouth
Greensboro
R. B. Walters
Randolph
C. C. Crawford
Asheboro
Rockingham
T. J. Penn
Reidsville
J. T. Smith
Leaksville
Stokes
John Taylor
Danbury
Surry
J. M. Gordon
Pilot Mountain
J. F. Yakley
Mr. Airy
W. A. Neaves
Elkin
Yadkin
David Kelly
Yadkinville
H. R. Onwake
Salisbury
Howard Rufus Oniwake
Catawba College
Rowan County
Greencastle
Radio Programs and Evening Schedule Overview
A garbled radio schedule lists programs across the day including Secret City, The Bow Beruie Musical, Weavers and Pets, News Spots, baseball entries, dance bands, and war era talks. Notable items include The Battle of Sexora, Willson and Jon Nestir, This Nation at War, murder clues, and a London news roundup.
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Prowettme
Wayne Ated
Fred Wares
Dore Dalca
Colu
Ene
Mbs
Bene
Misnie
bin Tonney Riggs
Selly Lou
Gabriel Meatter
London
MO Willson
Jon Nestir
Namesa
Muirder
Dotie BR
Newet
Peeruh
Abe
Japs Ready To Hurl Half Million Men Into Siberian Offensive
London reports a British source says Japan is near ready to launch a massive overland assault into Siberia against Russian strongholds. The warning notes 30 divisions massed in Manchuria and strategic gains from Aleutian island occupation, with weather hindering actions until late in the year.
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Siberia
London
Russia
Siberian
Vladivostok
Aleutians
Japan
East Asia
Bogart Declines Romance In Casablanca Kiss Scene
Hollywood story notes Humphrey Bogart resisting romantic onscreen moments while director Mike Curtiz pushes a kiss. Bergman is praised as lovely as Bogart explains his tough guy persona. The piece also mentions Karloff Lorre comedy with Jeff Donnell and Larry Parks and onlookers, including Donnell’s Oklahoma talk and a giggle during filming.
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Hollywood
Humphrey Bogart
Bogart
Phooey
Ingrid Bergman
Mike Curtiz
Bogie
Miss Bergman
Mike
Curtiz
Columbia
Larry Parks
Jeff Donnell
Michael Phineas
Mickey Finn
Miss Donnell
Lew Landers
Parks
Aviation Cadet Applicants To Be Examined Tonight
Thirty four aviation cadet hopefuls will take a preliminary intelligence test tonight at City Hall at 7 30 under the direction of W McMahon, chairman of the V F W Aviation Cadet Committee. Applicants who pass will be sent to the Winston Salem recruiting center for the final test under U S Army Air Forces supervision.
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City Hall
W. McMahon
V. F. W. Aviation Cadet Committee
U. S. Army Air Corps
Winston-Salem
McMahon
V. Flw
U. S. Army Air Force
Pelley Called To Start Term In State Prison
Asheville dispatch reports William Dudley Pelley former leader of the Silver Shirts of America is ordered to appear in Superior Court to begin a two to three year sentence in state prison. A capias issued after the state supreme court upheld a suspended sentence violation from 1935 on securities laws. The solicitor noted a federal request possible as Pelley faces a sedition indictment in Indiana.
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Asheville
William Dudley Pelley
Silver Shirts of America
Capias
Pelley
State Supreme Court
Thomas L. Johnson
Petley
Indiana
Tire Rationing Violators Face Suspension Policy
The Office of Price Administration will suspend dealers for alleged rationing violations in Raleigh. Norman Shepard, state attorney for OPA, announced the 60 day suspension of the Durham Tire Exchange and warned that prosecutions would follow if needed.
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Raleigh
Office of Price Administration
Norman Shepard
OPA
Durham Tire Exchange
Broughton In Action Wadesboro Visit
Governor J M Broughton of North Carolina and his staff were due to arrive at 6 p m to live with the maneuvering soldiers for two days. Wholesale value of all passenger cars and trucks produced in 1941 stood at 3 63 0 000 000.
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Broughton
Wadesboro
J. M. Broughton
North Carolina
Mystery Martial Misadventure Dazzles In Scribbled Exchange
In a quirky scene Miss Donnell seizes Mr. Parks and the pair exchange baffling phrases as the crowd reacts with gasps and laughter. A dramatic moment ends with her sly grin and a final quirky oath to close the odd encounter.
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U.S.A
A. C. Gordon
Franklin D. Rooverell
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Hungary
Romania
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Sistanbul
Kotinisa
Gaeki
Betumd
Moletwys
Boku
Bellamy
Old Belt Marts
Arabian Gulf
North Dak
British Columbia
Vick
Presbyterian Church
Battle of Midway
Marine Corps
Lofton N. Henderson
Gary
Ind
Utley
Wachovia
Tokyo
Manchukuo
Burma
South Pacific
Solomon Islands
Australia
India
Philadelphia
Walter C. Pew, Jr
Sun Oil Company
Sophia Boychuck
Pew
Miss Boychuck
Harrison
Paul Harrison
NEA
Mr. Parks
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