Observers See Zero Hour Near As Russian War Expands
Moscow reports German raids on Gorki near the Volga as observers note the conflict shifting toward direct action. The week’s air battles saw 752 German planes destroyed with 212 Soviet aircraft lost, while German advances near Belgorod and Kharkov were repelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McGaffin
Moscow
Gorki
Oscow
Volga River
Ford Eers
Karkov
London
Sevsk
Kharkov
Belgorod
Nip Game Contract With Pre-empt Bid
Commentary on opening behavior in a bridge hand with South opening one club and West overcalling. The author discusses pre emptive bids in minor suit contexts and how an overcall with four diamonds might impede NS communication, noting standard practice for four card majors. The piece includes a brief puzzle snippet and a small illustration caption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Word Fill Puzzle and Bridge Hand Analysis
The block lists crossword style clues for many entries and then provides a bridge hand commentary. It describes a sequence where South leads to dummy, East refuses to cover, a finesse is used, and timing controls the club trick to establish a ruff in dummy while exposing East to further plays.
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North
South
East
Declarer
Desperate Nazi Surrender Leaves Northern Tunisia Open
A torrent of sky warnings and handbills urged German troops to surrender as Axis lines collapsed in Northern Tunisia. Thousands of combatants, disarmed and treated humanely, walked into Allied positions amid questions about evacuation and morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Tucker
Rommel
Tunisia
Berlin
Britain
Dunkirk
London
Sam the
John Bull
United States
Factoids on science history and defenses raise questions
The text lists varied Q and A snippets on a sodium fluoride mineral used in aluminum, London to New York phone links in 1927, U S religious bodies totaling 256 with named groups, the Great Wall length about 2250 miles, its century BC origin, a 17 feet wall thickness note, and a makeshift gas mask with baking soda and bedsheets.
Dr Fosters L K Relief Widely Praised In Homes
Mrs J E Beard of 210 Forrest St Reidsville NC reports Dr Fosters L K relieved years of gas indigestion and weakness. She says she now eats well sleeps sound and feels strong again praising its laxative effect and overall remedy. Genuine Dr Fosters L K costs 97 cents at drug stores after a dollar twenty five size ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Board
Forrest St
Reidsville
N. C
Foster
Navy Outlines 3.9 Billion Ship Construction Plan
Rear Admiral E L Cochrane testified before the Senate appropriations committee that the Navy intends a new 3.92 billion shipbuilding program covering about 480000 tons of vessels from small craft to aircraft carriers and heavy cruisers. The plan accompanies 600 ships scheduled for completion in the new fiscal year starting July 1 and uses tonnage previously authorized by Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Congress
E. L. Cochrane
Bureau of Ships
Senate Appropriations Committee
Cochrane
James E Jones Jr Commissioned as Second Lieutenant
James Elwood Jones Jr. was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army at Fort Benning Georgia after completing the infantry school officer candidate course. Previously a sergeant, he is the son of Mrs Gaynelle B Jones of 1001 Lindsay Street. He attended High Point High School and Duke University.
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James Elwood Jones, Jr
U.S. Army
Fort Benning
Gaynelle B. Jones
Lindsay Street
High Point High School
Duke University
New State Butter Price Ceilings Set for June 10
Raleigh reports ceilings of 51 cents per pound for high grade butter in class one and two stores and 50 cents for larger stores effective June 10. Super-grade butter may fetch one cent more. Wilmington and New Bern freight-rate increases push ceilings up one cent there. The note ends with an unrelated fact about four men holding Georgia governor posts in one year.
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Green-Murray
White House
John L. Lewis
OPA
Department of Labor
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Charlotte
Seattle
F.D.R
Opa-Er Brown
St. Ignance
Mich
Washington
Veterans
Armed Services
Welr
Raleigh
Theodore S. Johnson
Wilmington-New Bern
Farm Labor Shortage Can Be Alleviated
North Carolina farms face labor shortfalls on about 30 percent of holdings, but overall supply can meet needs with better distribution. Eastern counties show greater strain than western, with shortages ranging from 11 to 90 percent by region. Swap-work programs urged to maximize available labor and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Agricultural Economics Department
N. C
AAA
Seltz C. Mayo
R. F. L. Green
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
Tidewater
Homecoming and Silver Anniversary Celebrated at M P Children’s Home
Ten years ago June and the silver wedding anniversary of Dr and Mrs A G Dixon were jointly celebrated at the M P Children’s Home with speeches by Dr J C Bromfield and Dr R L Shipley and Mrs W C Hammer. The event drew a large crowd and featured remarks on community service and church work.
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A. G. Dixon
M. P. Children’s Home
J. C. Bromfield
Pittsburgh
General Conference
R. L. Shipley
Baltimore
Methodist Protestant Recorder
W. C. Hammer
Children’s Home
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McKenney
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O.R
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West Indies
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Louisiana
Albert Leman
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Egypt
Sherman
Russia
Soviet Union
Stalin
New York City
Buddhist Mission of North
Great Wall
China
B. C
BY William Ferguson
Pearl Harbor
U.S
Around
Lous Morton Franklin
Aspraga 4A
J. BE
Georgia
Virginia McEwen
Anna Gertrude Douglas
Woman's Club
Geddie Strickland
Blair Farm
Great Britain
France
Italy
Roosevelt
W. A. J. Idol
Presbyterian Hut
F. H. Cook
Salisbury
D. B. Eldridge
Hamilton Street
A. W. Morehouse
Savannah
LaMar McCallum
Amos Kearns
Welch Harriss
Staunton Military Academy
Hayes
Shriners
People’s National Bank
National Bank Examiner
Elizabeth City
Greece
Philip "Morris
Paitie Morris
Philip Morris
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