American Air Forces Out To Crack Invasion Point
General MacArthur announces American air forces will attack Shanghai to strike at Japan s invasion point in East Asia The city s role as China s commercial and governmental center before the war and as a target for bombing is highlighted Alongside strategic aims the piece notes the presence of American civilian and service prisoner camps near Shanghai and nearby towns, with raids aimed at freeing them and pressuring Japan toward defeat
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
MacArthur
Shanghai
Japan
East Asia
Tokyo
China
Asia
Shangai
Nanking
China City
Woosung
Taohang
Tinghai
Kiangwan
Lunghwa
Okinawa
Amateurs Begin Golf Struggle for All-American Berths
Chicago July 23. The $60 000 all-American golf championship opens with 70 Simon Pure golfers firing 18 holes at Tom O Shamter course to win 12 tourney berths. The three play event runs Thursday through Sunday with Byron Nelson defending the pros title and a $13 600 winner’s purse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Simon Pures
Tom O'Shanter
Byron Nelson
Administrator's Notice and City Land Sale Announced
Administrator Esther P. Preston calls all creditors to file claims against John H. Pritchard estate by June 30, 1946 in High Point NC. Debtors urged to pay promptly. Separate notices announce city land auctions in High Point Guilford County with terms of 10 percent down and sixty months balance, led by Mayor E N Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Pritchard
Guilford County
North Carolina
High Point
Esther P. Preston
John H. Pritchard Roberson
Haworth & Reese
City of
N. C
Ling
High Point Township
Mrs. Fannie English
Office of Register of Deeds
N.C
KE. N. Phillips
Jame
Newton
BW. C
E. N
Phillips
City of Point
D. W. Cassady
N. Phillips
State OF North Carolina
Department of State
Tairle
Tate Furniture Company
Guilford
B. C. Page
Raleigh
A.D
Thad Bure
E. N. Phillips
N. Y
Morris- Holton
FE. N. Phillips
Tar Heel swimmer wins 300m medley at Tarboro meet
At Tarboro July 23 Dick Twining of the University of North Carolina won the men’s 300 meter national individual medley in 4:13.1 narrowly missing Adolph Neifer’s record by 1.3 seconds. Bob Merrick of Charlotte finished second and Jack Zimmerman of Carolina third. The Ambassador club led team scoring with 43 points while Goldsboro girls topped the girls with 38 points and Camp Lejeune led service teams with 38. Prince Nafer set a pair of free style marks but Leola Thomas of the Ambassadors won the women’s 200 meter backstroke in 2:55.5, a pool and district record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarboro
Carolinas’ Association
Dick Twining
University of North Carolina
Adolph Neifer
Bob Merrick
Charlotte
Jack Zimmerman
Carolina
Cpl
Timmie Cook
Cherry Point
Ambassador Club
Washington
D. C
Goldsboro
Camp ‘Lejeune
Shirley Pate
Stanley Tinkham
Washington, D. C
Prince Nafer
Leola Thomas
Ambassadors
Sue
Twining
Twilight games draw Detroit crowds in 1942
Detroit fans favored twilight games with five held in 1942 drawing an average crowd surpassing 11 000 per game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twilight Games
Detroit
Germans’ Tech Edge Seen Surviving World Conflicts
The Kilgore report questions Germany’s lingering war-making potential. Scientists note Nazi breakthroughs in radar, V-2 rockets, synthetic fuels and more. Critics say delays and missteps limited victory, but the core weapons program rivals future Allied capabilities if unchecked. The piece warns Germany’s tech could reemerge as a transoceanic threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
West Virginia
Reich
Hitler
Radio Schedule Notes and Program Lineup Details
A dense listing of radio programs across time slots with multiple serials, news segments, music, and entertainment features. The entry names shows such as Sparrow and the Hawk, Tom Mix Serial, Dick Tracy, Superman repeats, Jack Armstrong, Lowell Thomas, and others, including sports and news broadcasts, with approximate times and network notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrell
Sparrow
Abe-East
Gop Harrigan
Repest
Quincy Howe
Ces
Walter Kiernan
Erry
Aee -West
Mbs-Weat
Atlenica Sergeance
Wee Jeamy Carroll
Oronestya
Dbs
Dick Tracy
Abe
Abe-Weat Seri! Superman's Repeat—mbs- West 6:40—Hilee» Barrell
Cbds
Jack Armstrong
Esteus Com
Pacyin
Musepee
Conese Oreveen Guild
Gokyo
Mike
Coloudy
Bob Hawk
Mrs. Wi
Varley
National research foundation urged for peacetime scientific
Dr Vannevar Bush heads a plan to create a national research foundation promoting a peacetime policy for experimentation and education. Roosevelt asked Bush to craft a program applying science to unemployment and security. Bush seeks $35 million initial funding. Senator Magnuson offers a bill to implement the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Research Foundation
Vannevar Bush
Office of Scientific Research and Development
United States
Roosevelt
Bush
Carnegie Institution
Isory
Germany
Warren 4. Magnuson
Washington
Truman
Yanks Bay 15 Japs In Matter Of Hours
Sgt. Marshall T. Stepp of Cleburne Texas led as lead scout with the 11th Airborne Division on Luzon. In hours of intense action he killed two Japanese with grenades and thirteen with his carbine, earning the Silver Star for gallantry after eighty days in combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
11Th Airborne Division
Luzon
INS
Marshall T. Stepp
Cleburne
Tex
Philippines
Stepp
Cornell Dining Cashier Reverses Five Dollar Shortage
In Ithaca New York a Cornell University dining room cashier offered change for a ten dollar bill and later found a five dollar excess in the till. The customer who paid with five dollars asserted the amount, and the register confirmed the five dollar overage. The cashier now hopes the man returns to receive his due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diogenes
Ithaca
N. Yi
INS
Cornell University
Scientists Approve Grandma's Remedies
Philadelphia based report notes scientists confirm onion vapors have antibacterial properties and can aid in healing infected wounds. Edward F Kohman, a Philadelphia chemist, cites Russian research supporting grandma's onion fumigation for coughs fevers and general illness.
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Philadelphia
Ins
Edward F. Kohman
Veteran Seatie Rainiers Pitching Staff Stays Strong
Four veteran pitchers on the Seatie Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League show solid results as Byron 46 is 2 1 with 1 and Sylvester Johnson 44 is 0 0 4 decisions. Neval Turpin 42 has 1 0 and Carl Father 40, the baby, leads with six wins and three losses.
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Seattle, Wash
Seatie Raniers
Byron
Sylvester Johnson
Neval Turpin
Carl
Father
State Farms To Receive Inspection
The North Carolina state board of agriculture and top department officials tour department test farms in cooperation with the Central Experiment Station at State College. They inspect beef and dairy operations at Ashe and Haywood counties and tobacco experiments, with visits planned to Oxford Statesville Laurel Springs Waynesville and Plymouth and later Rocky Mount Willard and Plymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Board of Agriculture
Department
Central Experiment Station
State College
Swannanoa
Moore General Hospital
Ashe County
Waynesville
Haywood County
Ashe
Haywood
Wenona
Washington County
Plymouth
Oxford
Statesville
Laurel Springs
Rocky Mount
Willerd
McCullers
Man Bites Donkey in Surrey Street Incident
A hefty American soldier in Woking Surrey grabbed a grocer’s donkey by its forelegs and bit one ear after offering gum to the animal. The incident occurred along High Street as the GI walked away.
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London
High Street
Woking Surrey
Eng
Various Causes of Backache in Adults
A 1945 article explains backache causes from posture and injuries to intervertebral disc rupture. It notes sciatic signs, sacro iliac joint issues, and that diagnosis guides treatment such as braces, exercise, heat, radiothermy, and caution with certain drugs. Bed rest only with a hard mattress if needed.
Local Boys Tie for Rifle Range Honors at Fort Bragg
The 2nd company of the state guard at Fort Bragg held a rifle range where four tied for first with 99 points: Sgt. James M. Carrick Cpt. Vernon O. Johnson Pfc. Ernest H. Powell and Pfc. Samuel H. Brookbank. Second place went to Sgt. David L. Byerly and Cpt. Clarence Medlin with 94. The unit later received signal recognition for the best formal guard mount during the summer encampment and returned to High Point last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Guard
Fort Bragg
James M. Carrick
Vernon O. Johnson
Ernest, H. Powell
Samuel H. Brookbank
David L. Byerly
Clarence Medlin
Arch McMullan
James J. Ellington
Clarence M. Culler
High Point
Body Identified in Charlotte Fatality Case
The body of Bradus McGraw of Marion was identified by his sister Mrs J W Grant in Charlotte. He was visiting at Ms Grant's home when fatally injured at the Sea Board Air Line railway intersection with a city street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Bradus McGraw
Marion
J. W. Grant
Charelotte
Services to be held for Mrs Goldie Henderson Russell
Concord reports the death of Mrs Goldie Henderson Russell who died from injuries after an incident with a moving automobile while en route to Sunday school. Funeral services are scheduled locally.
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Concord
Goldie
Henderson Russell
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U. S. Army
Pacific
Joseph Stilwell
10Th Army
Robert C. Richardson, Jr
Middle Pacific
Robert 5. Geiger
Stilwell
5. G. Wallace
Thee
United Nations
Normandy
Kilgore
Cbs Ie
Yanks Bay
DODGE
de Soto
Chrysler
Chrysler Service
MOPAR
Chrysler Corporation
Morton Gould
Rich Point
Enterprise
Hermann Bundesen
Ihse
King Peatures Syndicate
Mrs. Goldies Russell
West Bread Street
Pole
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