Large Vessel Forced To Quit anding Place Under Pressure
General MacArthur's Headquarters reported allied re bombing has halted the landing of Japanese sap ies in the newly occupied Gona area of New Guinea, with 45,000 pounds of explosives dropped on troops and barges. Fire flares, anti aircraft battery silenced, while several enemy vessels withdrew under naval cover. Japanese air attacks were directed at Port Moresby, yet casualties were few and damage minor.
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Austra
Ma Gona
New Linea
Naval Cort
Douglas MacArthur
Penina
RES
Ing
St Moresby
New Guinea
Buna
Kumusi
E River
Comerges
Papuan
Salamaua
Weather update for Carolinas and Georgia
Little temperature change tonight with scattered thundershowers this afternoon and tonight across North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
War outlook focuses on Stalingrad and Rostov gateway
The article argues a two front clash may erupt soon centered on Rostov and Stalingrad with a possible Voronezh action. It warns the Nazi advance risks stalling before winter and stresses the strategic aim to cripple Soviet industry and rail across the Volga while awaiting Allied landings in Western Europe.
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Stalingrad
Volga
Fuehrer
Russia
Europe
the Caucasus
Rostov
Don
Voronezh
Lower
Hitler
Intangibe Tax Revenue Tops Previous Mark
Raleigh July 25 Intangibles tax revenue for the year ending June 30 rose to a record high while the state share fell to the lowest percentage yet. Mecklen burg led counties with 231 554.00, Forsyth 191 412.99, Guilford 166 364.21, Pamlico 1 57.02, Tyrrell 847.36, with distributions based on population and source of collection.
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Lynn Nisbet
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hote
Raleigh
State Board of Assessment
A. J. Maxwell
League of Municipalities
Association of County Commissioners
Mecklenburg
Forsyth
Guilford
Pamlico County
Pamlico
Tyrrell
Medenburg
Rome claims troop laden transport sunk by submarine
Italian broadcasts report a troop laden transport and a 5000 ton merchant ship sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean. The daily communique notes Axis desert troops repulsed British tank attacks in the Egyptian front, with armor losses, air battles with twelve British planes shot down, and damage to a merchant ship in an Axis convoy amid a Tobruk air raid with civilian casualties.
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Rome
Mediterranean
High Command
Desert
Tobruk
Publisher Arrested in Conspiracy to Undermine Morale
William Griffin editor publisher of the New York Enquirer is placed under technical arrest at St. Claire's Hospital on a warrant charging conspiring to undermine the morale of America’s armed forces.
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New York
America
William Griffin
The
New York Enquirer
St. Claire’s Hospital
O Daniel Tests Dallas in Texas Primary Race
W Lee O Daniel launched his bid in a Texas primary aiming to further his meteor marked political career. The outcome hinges on this pivotal election as supporters weigh his prospects and positions.
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Odaniel
Dallas
Tex
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
Brevard Woman Purchases War Bond With Odd Bills
Miss Helen Owen of Brevard bought a 17.75 war bond using nine two dollar bills. For six years she saved the bills despite damaged corners believed unlucky. The notes carried tears from prior handling as superstition.
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Breyvard
Helen “Owen
Brevard
Ice Cream Supper At Church Lawn Tonight
The Ladies Aid Society of the Church of Christ will sponsor an ice cream supper on the lawn at J. C. Willis home on Dayton Street this evening from 7 to 9 o clock. Homemade cake will accompany the ice cream.
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The
Ladies Aid Society of
Church of Christ &Il
J. C. Willis
Dayton Street
Rev Roma Fortune to Speak at St Marys Parish House
The diocesan missionary priest to the deaf, Rev Roma Fortune, will preach at St Marys parish house on Sunday morning at 1 oclock.
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Roma Fortune
ST. Mary's
St. Mary’s
Draft Board 5 Registrants Hear Clear Explanations
A list of eight registrants who had not reported for physical examinations was published yesterday. This morning at Draft Board 5 all eight men had made satisfactory arrangements, either to take the examination or to show cause why they had not appeared.
Senatorial Contest Faces Allred and Moody in 2nd Term Bid
The race centers on a second term against two formidable opponents James V. Allred and Dan Moody, both former governors, shaping a high stakes campaign landscape.
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James V. Allred
Dan Moody
Spies Fail to Prevent Commandos Norville Raid
In the Norville raid, British commandos stun German defenses but leaks prompt early warning. Aimed at destroying a submarine base, the mission's success hinges on surprise, yet German intelligence uses a stripper’s outfit radio relay and public box mail to learn troop movement. Heavy losses follow as sappers complete the harbor strike before perishing.
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NEA
Norville
Watercombe
Westport
95Th Brigade
Watercombé
Rotterdam
95Th
Arabia
Jerry
Rate Cuts Approved for Tidewater Power in NC
Raleigh July 25 claim that the Electric Rate Adjustment Commission has accepted proposed residential electric rate reductions by Tidewater Power Company. The measure affects 35 eastern North Carolina towns as part of a regional adjustment.
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Raleigh
Tidewater Power Company
Electric Rate Adjustment Commission
North Carolina
Destroyer Champlain Launched at Bethlehem Fort River Yard
In Quincy Massachusetts on July 23 the U S S Champlain a destroyer built this year at the Bethlehem Steel Fort River Shipyard was launched today as part of a four destroyer program.
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Quincy
Mass
U. S. S. Champlain
Fort River
Bethlehem Steel Company
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