Byrnes Outlines War Mobilization Plan At South Carolina Rally
James F. Byrnes spoke to about 20 000 at a Spartanburg celebration pledging unified civilian and military efforts. He announced his role as director of the Office of War Mobilization and cited strong production gains including 100 000th plane and 100 fighting ships in five months. He gave no details on how agencies would cooperate and said full remarks would come after a committee meeting.
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Bartanburg
S. C
James F. Byrnes
America
Aburg
Rament
Byrnes
Bsevelt
Office of War Mobilization
United States
Washington
Walter Jackson
Zero Mostel
Armed Forces
Clifford L. Corbin
Army Quartermaster Corps
William B. Young
Navy
Cotton
Olin Johnston
South Carolina
Nellie Maude Sanford
Spartanburg
Thomasville Stocked Up With Bloodhounds Chief Gets New Litter
In Thomasville on June 1 the police chief announced 12 bloodhound pups arriving at his kennel. He notes the same dog bore 12 pups a year ago and 14 earlier, totaling 38 hounds, as criminals are warned to stay out of the area.
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Thomasville
E. R. Richardson
Twining Delights Thomasville Lions With Humorous Impersonations
High Point resident H. C. Twining was guest speaker at the Thomasville Lions Club meeting held Monday at the Womens Club building. Lank Harris directed the program and introduced Twining. Guests included Gerald Smith, Paul Keyes, and Joe Johnson, with Keyes and Johnson listed as members at large.
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Thomasville
H. C. Twining
High Point
Thomasville Lions Club
Womans Club
Lank Harris
Twining
Gerald Smith
Paul Keyes
Joe Johnson
Two New Officers Joined Thomasville Police Force
Thomasville officials announced the addition of two new officers today. Clifford R. Smith and Seabron W. Embry, both employed at the Thomasville Chair Company, began their duties this morning. Embry recently separated from the U S Army due to age limits.
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Thomasville
Clifford R. Smith
Thomasville Chair Company
Seabron W. Embry
Embry
U. S. Army
Attempt To Wreck Crack Train Probed
Fort William Ontario June 1 14 Royal Canadian Mounted Police probed a reported attempt to wreck the Montreal Vancouver flyer after a sectionman Andrew Kosliuk 50 was shot twice in the shoulder while replacing removed rail spikes. He said ambush firing occurred 50 feet from track near Pawtek 19 miles west of Fort William. Train flagged down continued after a half hour delay.
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Fort William
Ontario
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canadian Pacific Railway
Andrew Kosliuk
Kosliuk
Seven Tar Heels Among Wounded In North Africa
War Department lists 287 U S soldiers wounded in action in North Africa. Seven from North Carolina, listed with next of kin details for Bass Berkuta Charles Daniels Morris Pepper Watson. North Carolina counties Kannapolis Wilmington Kernersville Greenville Lenoir noted.
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North Africa
Washington
War Department
U. S
Carolinas
Dallas S. Bass
Charles Bass
Pine Street
Kannapolis
George Berkuta
Arta Berkuta
Fifth Street
Wilmington
James M. Charles
Corbelle Charles
Kernersville
Cecil E. Daniels
James Daniels
South Broad Street
Greenville
James B. Morris
Helen Morris
Vanceboro
Charles F. Pepper
W. F. Pepper
Pfe
Zack W. Watson
Dillard Watson
Lenoir
Degrees For 62 Awarded At Davidson
Davidson College awarded 62 academic degrees and four honorary degrees during graduation. President L. Cunningham presented the diplomas and honorary honors, with a brief farewell. Honoraries went to Henry R. Dwire, Joseph T. Wearn, C. Grier Davis, and John Hardin Marion Jr. Wearn and Davis are Davidson alumni. Valedictory by Myron G. Sandifer. salutatory by Ross L. Parks. Sullivan medallions went to Henry E. Fuller Jr. and Brig. Gen. George H. Weems.
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Davidson
Davidson College
Joh L. Cunningham
Henry R. Dwire
Duke University
Joseph T. Wearn
Lakeside Hospital
Cleveland
Ohio
C. Grier Davis
First Presbyterian Church
Asheville
John Hardin Marion
Richmond, Va
Wearn
Davis
Myron G. Sandifer
Lowery,s. C
Ross L. Parks
Black
Mountain
Algernon Sydney Sullivan
Henry BE. Fuller, Jr
George H. Weems
Fort Benning
No Transport Worries For Man Sees Trip On Mule
Isaac Luther travels 16 miles to visit his sister at Tabersville and returns the same day on a 35 year old mule. In Warsaw flood scene Sam Bishop moves items from a cabin dresser as flood waters rise. He lights a cigarette briefly before the dresser floats away.
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Schell City
Isaac Luther
Tabersville
Warsaw
Sam_ Bishop
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