Weather outlook across Carolinas and Georgia
Scattered thundershowers this afternoon and tonight with temperature changes. Official weather bureau records show 24 hour temperature and rainfall ending 7:30 am across principal cotton growing areas and cities including Birmingham 83 35, Charlotte 82 64, Chicago 0, Columbia ST, Fort Worth 82 69, Jacksonville 86 72, New Orleans 69 697, New York 82 86, Richmond CO, Savannah 3100S, Tampa 85 3. Eighty thousand carrier pigeons were used by Great Britain during World War I.
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Weather Bureau
Max, Min
Ian Adhevine
Birmingham
Chicago
Columbia ST
Fort Worth
Jacksonville
Litute Rock
Memphis
Miammi
Mobile
New Orleans
New York
Suffolk
Richmond
Savannah
Tampa
Washington
Wilmington
Great Britain
Aleutian Value Up for Listening Base and Losses Ate into Fleet
The report notes Attu and Kiska harbor activity as the Aleutians see renewed interest as a listening base. It details three major Japanese strategic defeats at Coral Sea Midway and possible northern invasion aims. Allied losses from Coral Sea and Midway total 318 ships sunk or damaged, with several carriers and cruisers gone or crippled.
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Ali
Dutch Harbor
Attu
Atlu
Kiska
Neve
Coral Sea
Australia
Midway Island
Pearl Harbor
American
Coral
Midway
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Chief
Aleutians
Glenn L. Martin
Baltimore
S. Army
Two Army Captains Reunite After 23 Years in Los Angeles
Arthur W. Anderson of South Pasadena and William M. A. Brandt of North Hollywood first met on a 1917 troop train. They rose together from corporals to sergeants and lieutenants, then sailed on the same transport. Yesterday they met again and reported to Col. William Aird for duty as captains.
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Los Angeles
Arthur W. Anderson
South Pasadena
William M. A. Brandt
North Hollywood
Frapeec
Col
William A. Aird
Libyan desert battle nears its finale as Tobruk remains focal
British and Axis forces clash in blistering Libyan fighting near Tobruk. Rommel redeploys armor for a decisive thrust while the Eighth Army counters to prevent a split around Ain El Gazala and Tobruk. Both sides report heavy losses and fatigue after weeks of combat.
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Acroma
E Adem
Tobruk
NEA
Britain
Eighth Army
Erwin Rommel
Egypt
Nile Valley
Ain el Gazala
Ain Ei Gazala
Nazi Drives Hit In Kharkov And Sevastopol Fronts
Soviet communique reports heavy fighting across multiple sectors. In Kharkov 180 tanks were destroyed or damaged, 22 tanks, 18 field guns and 10 trucks were claimed in one area with 900 attackers killed. Sevastopol sees Red Army and marines repelling German and Romanian assaults, while British radio cites Axis broadcasts of new land and sea drives on Leningrad.
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Bock
Kharkov
Sevastopol
Red Army
Red Navy
Information Bureau
ISO
Mmen
Second front in the Middle East reshapes war outlook
DeWitt Mackenzie argues that American bombing squadrons in the southern Russo German theater reveal a Middle East base near Syria, Iraq, and Iran. He warns that control of this zone combines military and oil power with strategic value, potentially opening a new front if Sevastopol falls and Turkish positions are pressured.
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Middle East
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Persia
Mother Hubbard Hitler
Germany
London
United States
Mediterranean
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Hitler
Caucasus
Caspian
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Big Brothers
von Papen
Feuhrer
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Red Sea
Crimea
Black Sea
Russia
Ankara
Dardanelles
Japanese Suffer Heavy Losses in Third Darwin Raid
Allied headquarters reported that in Darwin the Japanese lost nearly 15 percent of raiding planes in their third attack in as many days. The June 16 bulletin said 27 heavy bombers, escorted by 15 Zero fighters, attacked Darwin and six fighters were shot down. Two Allied warships and the harbor area sustained damage but casualties were light.
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Australia
Darwin
Douglas MacArm Quur
Davis Heard At Kiwanis Meet In Cleveland
Special to The Enterprise reports at the Kiwanis International convention in Cleveland on June 16 that P O Davis of Auburn Alabama urged farmers to produce more home grown foods to ease transportation demands and support export needs. He highlighted protein production, livestock, and youth group collaboration with 4 H and Canadian Junior Farmers.
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Cleveland
P. O. Davis
Aubun
Ala
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis Agricultural Committee
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Davis
Spokane
Wash
Huntington Park
Calif
Hamilton
Ill
Hazard
Charles 5. Donley
Pittsburgh
No Answer Filed in Perry Versus Simmons Suit
Frank Simmons failed to file an answer by the extension deadline in Municipal Court to Dr. G. G. Perry’s suit seeking $500 on a note filed April 24. An earlier Enterprise report misidentified the plaintiff and defendant, prompting this correction.
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Perry
Simmons
Frank Simmons
G. G. Perry
Dr. Perry
Dr Nat Walker Returns From Optometry Clinic Training
Dr Nat Walker returned to the city after attending the Spring Garden Street Clinic of the Pennsylvania State College of Optometry in Philadelphia.
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Nat Walker
Philadelphia
Spring Garden Street
Pennsylvania State College of Optometry
Bruce H. Carraway Returns From Extended Louisiana Visit
Bruce H. Carraway has returned to the city after an extended trip to New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana. He came back last night from a journey that included a stop at Maugham, La., where he delivered the annual school commencement address.
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Bruce H. Carraway
New Orleans
Lousiana
Carraway
Maugham
Sergeant Everett Stout Safe on Foreign Duty
Sergeant Everett L. Stout of High Point is reported safe on a foreign front with the United States armed forces. Corroborating word from Corporal Warren Amick quotes Stout urging more men from High Point to join the effort and repay the Japs, reflecting local resolve.
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Everett Stout
Everett L. Stout
High Point
Warren Amick
Amick
Stout
Funeral Rites for Edgar H Tufts Held at Banner Elk
The funeral for Edgar H Tufts 42 head of the Lees McRae Found ation and operator of Grace Hospital Grandfather Home for Children was held today in Banner Elk Presbyterian Church. The service was led by Rev Roswell C Long of Greenwood and Rev T B Southall. He died yesterday after a month long illness in hospital.
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Edgar H. Tufts
Foundition
Lees-McRae Junior College
Grandfather Home For Children
Grace Hospital
Roswell C. Long
Greenwood
S. C
T. B. Southall
Presbyterian Church
Italian Navy Reports Heavy Losses in Mediterranean Battle
Italian communique recounts a major air naval battle in the Mediterranean. It notes a Trento class cruiser sunk by aircraft and torpedoes, a six inch cruiser and destroyer hit, and four ships set on fire or sunk. Further clashes near Pantelleria and convoy engagements claim multiple enemy ships damaged.
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British Fleet Air Arm
RAF
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Sicily
Seventh
Malta
Eugenio di Savoia
Raimondo Montecuccoli
Alexandria
Africa
Aegean
Black Sea
Hospital Officials Testify In Morbanton Morganton Inquiry
Charlotte June 16 Three well known authorities testified before a governor appointed committee investigating conditions at the state hospital at Morganton Dr J K Hall superintendent of the Westbrook sanatorium in Richmond Va and former president of the American psychiatric association Dr C Fred Williams longtime head of the South Carolina Hospital for the Insane at Columbia and Dr W S Rankin director of the Duke Endowment hospital and orphanage section were the witnesses The probe follows criticism from former patient Tom P Jimison and aims to conclude the hearings.
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Broughton
State Hospital
Mor‘Banton
Charles A. Hines
Greensboro
Witneses
J. K. Hall
Westbrook
Richmond
American Psychiatric Association
C. Fred Williams
South Carolina Hospital For the Insane
Columbia
W. S. Rankin
Duke Endowment
Morganton Hospital
Tom P. Jimison
England resigns post as revenue supervisor
Raleigh June 6 Charles H. England will resign June 30 as supervisor of field deputies for the state department of revenue. He submitted the resignation to Revenue Commissioner A J Maxwell, who with Assistant Commissioner W J Spain already has resigned, effective June 30. England cited belief that his successor should freely choose assisting personnel.
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Raleigh
Charles H. England
State Department of Revenue
A. J. Maxwell
W. J. Spain
Maxwell
England
School Commission Tries New Tire Plan For Buses
Raleigh June 16 The State School Commission seeks to treat 4900 buses as a single fleet and form an emergency tire reserve of 7000 as it struggles to obtain tires and replacements. Executive secretary Nathan Yelton notes chances are slim while districts survey routes to cut mileage and potentially reduce trips and speeds to save rubber.
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Bob Thompson
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Waller
Raleigh
State School Commission
Office of Price Administration
Commission
Nathan Yelton
Yelton
Workers Called To Take Places Of Strikers In Plants
FALL RIVER MASS June 16 The federal government moves to replace 125 Arkwright Corporation workers on strike over a 3.03 weekly wage demand. Six room fixers and two changers are secured as 21 changers and 98 loom fixers participate in the stoppage affecting about 1,280 workers. Strikers say they defend their rights while supporting war production.
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Fall River
Mass
United States
National War Labor Board
Arkwright Corporation
William F. Clark
U. S.employment Service
WLB
Aili
Sane Independent Union
George H. Bradbury
Bradbury
Leverett Saltonstall
Rubber collection drive stumbles in North Carolina towns
Campaign to gather scrap rubber via filling stations began poorly as operators lacked instructions and did not know where to get the one cent per pound payment. Jim Vogler, in charge of the state salvage effort, expects rough spots to be fixed and aims to collect about 3,000,000 pounds in North Carolina.
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North Carolina
Jim Vogler
Charlotte
Vogler
High Point Firms Awarded Extra Defense Bond Certificates
Six more High Point firms receive certificates for meeting Defense Bond purchase goals with over 90 percent employee participation. Companies named include Diamond Full-Fashion Hosiery Myrtle Desk Micro-Products Carolina Veneer Burton Upholstery and Johnson Frame Works as announced by War Defense Savings committee chair J W Poole.
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J. W.W. Poole
War Defense Savings Committee
Diamond Full
Myrtle Desk Company
Micro-Products Company
Carolina Veneer Company
Burton
Johnson Frame Works
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