Allies Eye Cherbourg In Normandy Invasion Push
The piece reports Allied forces press toward Cherbourg as decisive port captures loom in Normandy. It notes German defenses inland, multiple invasion fleets, and heavy fighting from Caen to Carentan with Bayeux in the interior as roads vital to Cherbourg fail to be held.
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Hitler
Atlantic Wall
Cherbourg
Iso
Rommel
British Isles
Caen
Carentan
Chérbourg
Transocean
a_ Berlin
Bayeux
Normandy
Rbourg Peninsula
Berlin
Allies Sweep Toward Caen As Battle for France Intensifies
Nazi broadcasts claim progress as Allied troops press toward Caen and Cherbourg. U S forces report capture of prisoners including Russians, with Caen described as a key German defense pivot. Front dispatches note a race for supplies, ongoing street fighting in Caen, and U S parachute troops advancing inland from beachheads.
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U. S
Valognes
France
John Leslie Hall, Jr
Berlin
Caen
Carentan
Cherbourg
English Channel
Ste. Mere Eglise
Fallen Bayeux
Orne
Ameri- Frans
Weather Notice for North Carolina Sees Warmer Temperatures
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Saturday with scattered thundershowers, mostly in the western region. The forecast highlights rising temperatures and unsettled conditions across the state.
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North Carolina
Funeral Rites for Lomax and McGhee Held in City
Funeral services for L Cicero Lomax 84 of 1684 English Tree t ended at First Baptist Church with burial in Floral Garden. E A McGhee 65 former police chief died in local hospital and was buried at Oakwood cemetery. Emma Kennedy died after extended illness with services at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church and burial in Fair Grove Methodist cemetery.
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L.C. Lomax
L. Cicero Lomax
First Baptist Church
Wilbur Hutchins
Floral Garden
Ray Gallimore
Gurney Davis
Herbert Farmer
George Beck
High Point
Board of
Farriss-Andrews
Fr. A. McGhee
E. A. McGhee
Chapel of Koonce
C. Excelle Rozzelle
Wesley Memorial Church
J. F. Hayden
Genevieve Moore
P. W. Kirkman
Wesley
Emma Kennedy Thomasville
Dal
Emma Gennettie Kennedy
Pleasant Hill Methodist
C. O. Plyler
Ira Kennedy
Roy Kennedy
Lee Kennedy
Lewis Kennedy
Lindsay Head
Ambrose Hepler
Ceph Hepler
Everett Kearns
Cicero Hunt
Ruth Culler
Fair Grove Methodist Church
Kiwanis Club Entertained by Dr. G R Brown
Dr George R Brown spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel sharing experiences as a Methodist Protestant minister in the United States. He recalled West Virginia mountain work and a wedding journey in a two horse wagon with a jovial host offering corn liquor. The crowd laughed as Marvin Nash won the attendance prize and Hunter Dalton joined as a new member presented by Paul Ingle.
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George R. Brown
Kiwanis Club
Sheraton Hotel
J. R. Morris
Brown
United States
West Virginia
Hat
Dr. Brown
Joe A. Johnson
W. J. Fraley
Marvin Nash
Paul Ingle
Hunter Dalton
Japanese Advance At Myitkyina Slowed In Yunnan Descent
The Chinese high command reports Teng lungchiao taken six miles northwest, cutting enemy communications as Myitkyina to Lungling and Tengchung remain key bases. American Liberator bombers hit a Japanese heavy cruiser near Waigeo island, while fleet units face selective risks in the southwest Pacific.
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Lungling
Tengchung
Yunnan
Tenglungchiao
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Waigeo Island
New Guinea
Biak Island
Schoutens
Mokmer
Tojo Confident In Victory Over British American Invaders
A Berlin radio report says Prime Minister Tojo sent a message to Adolf Hitler expressing complete confidence in victory of German arms over the British American invaders.
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Tojo
London
Berlin
Japan
Adolf Hitler
Milk Fund Drive Increases by 217.50
Officials report a 217.50 rise in the annual Milk Fund drive bringing the total to 1 178 50 with less than seven hundred dollars left to raise in six days. The drive aims to provide milk to under nourished city children improving health and endurance with support from Ada Blair School High Point Deaf Service League and dozens of local donors.
Nazis Count On Czechs For Munitions
Lisbon dispatch reports Nazi propaganda stressing Czech and Slovak arms output to sustain Western Front. Articles claim Skoda factories in Bohemia Moravia operate undisturbed amid bombing, with no Czech military service and a peaceful wartime life depicted.
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Lisbon
Western Front
Portugal
Europe
Germany
Protectorate
Bohemia and Moravia
Skoda
Emil Hacha
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Mary Wray Mitchell
Kbs
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Frank Wineskie
W. H. Slane
H. G. Iderton
J. S. Groome
F. H. Gray
Byron Hayworth
J. D. Brame Jones and Peacock
A. M. Ran- Jane
Amos Kearns
Lou Jackson Veee
J. Welch Harriss
Civitan Cee Ins Wes
Rosa Sutherland
Helen Marie Sheloff
Kerman H. Smith
George E. Hutchens
B. Davi
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Howard Jobe, Jr
We Ene
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Kenneth Ca
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Betsey Chernault
Martha Clyde Chernault
Yep Shes Store, Inc
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C.ose
Joa Bryant
Mickey Finn
MR Philip Finn
Joe Palooka
Mike
Blondie
Daddy
Etta Kett
Barney Baxter
Lone Ranger
Pony Rider
Purdy
Mandrake
Buzz Sawyer
Sweeney
Amy
Buz
Tim Tyler
Field, Tim
Snuffy
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