S. B. I. Aids Local Officers in Alderman Disappearance
State Bureau of Investigation teams assisted High Point police detectives in solving the February disappearance of Lillie Everhart Alderman. A Burlington postcard sent to her husband asked that her name be kept from newspapers. Husband William Alderman, a textile worker, reported she left with no money or glasses, leaving two children ages three and five. Guy Scott, ex-Forsyth County sheriff, led the SBI efforts.
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Lillie Everhart
Burlington
Mr. Alderman
Lemon and citrus shipments to UK top 100000 pounds
More than one hundred thousand pounds of lemons limes and other fresh citrus fruits were shipped from Mediterranean countries to the United Kingdom during the previous year.
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Mediterranean Countries
United Kingdom
Germans Raid Eyed as Night Bombardment Sparks Berlin Outcry
Berlin papers denounced British night raids as aimless killings of civilians. Claims say 371 bombs hit western German towns killing 16 and wounding 41. Dutch base Helder reported 200 bombs with 36 dead and 22 wounded. Russian delegation arrives in Berlin to discuss Poland border settlements after recent partition.
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Russia
Britain's Strength Is World Empire
Thomas M. Johnson outlines Britain's wartime burden across the empire, detailing fleet deployment from the Mediterranean to the British Isles, with Iceland, Ulster, Gibraltar, Suez, Malta, Cyprus, and Egypt among key nodes. He cites massive troop counts across colonies, dominions, and allied posts, noting the strain on India and East Asia as global balance shifts under Nazi victory.
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Cross Word Puzzle Horizontal Clues Summary
Pictured Englishman Winston Churchill is minister of Great Britain. Clues include 13 Musical tragedies 14 Consecrated 16 Dines 17 Fissure plural 19 To allot 21 To employ 22 Dwelled 23 Hastened 24 Cactus plant 26 Sanskrit dialect 27 Eccentric wheel 28 Preposition 29 Small shields 31 Yellow bird 33 To counter sink 35 Glossy fabrics 37 Bones 38 Spain abbr 39 To harass.
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War Leader Puzzle Answers List
Answers correspond to numbered clues across vertical headings. Entries include street abbreviations 40 41 and WWII era figures such as Lord of the Admiralty. Each line provides a synonym or unit fit for the puzzle, including verbs and nouns across various parts of speech.
Action Deferred On Housing Project Application
High Point Housing Authority reports Washington officials deferred action on a local housing funds application until July 25. Chairman Capus M Waynick notes earlier notice had set June 25. Grant approval requires the President's signature.
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High Point Housing Authority
Washington
Capus M. Waynick
Gemmet Survives Gas Oven Incident In Providence
Ralph A. Gemmet 50 years old dozed beside a glazing oven after a late shift in his enameling shop. Fire crews and police arrived as the oven vents released gas but Gemmet awoke unharmed and was felt to be fine.
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Kansas City
Ralph A. Gemmet
James Day
Gemmet
Imperial War Efforts Shift to Atlantic Support Fields
The report notes large Allied troop movements and bases as Canada sends about fifty thousand troops to Britain, trains another hundred thousand, and considers conscription. Australia and New Zealand deploy substantial forces to Britain while keeping much of their manpower at home. Britain maintains a small cruiser presence as the Atlantic posture tightens.
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Sophia Man Dies in Hospital Here
Sophia farmer and lumberman William A. Johnson died at a local hospital this morning at 11 50 following a long illness. He was son in law of the late T Oliver Spencer of Sophia and survived by a daughter Mrs Jack Hartley, a brother Erastus Johnson and two grandchildren. Funeral services set for Saturday at 4 30 from Mrs Hartley’s home with interment Marlboro Friends Church Cemetery.
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T. Oliver Spencer
Sophia
Flora Spencer Johnson
Jack Hartley
Erastus Johnson
Jackie
Charles Brice Hartley
Department of Revenue Contributes Time to National Defense
Raleigh June 27 Officials of the license tax division are compiling a taxpayer list for the Internal Revenue Bureau. Tobacco dealers theatres and other amusements are named targets to begin collecting higher defense taxes starting July 1. Employees volunteered overtime work as their contribution to national defense.
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Raleigh
National Defense
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Uncle Sam
L. O. Gregory
Internal Revenue Bureau
Greensboro
Uncle Sam Gratis
Gregory
Sandy Ridge prisoner captured here today
James Carroll, a Sandy Ridge prisoner who escaped on Monday, was arrested by a police officer at 5 this morning and jailed. The camp superintendent was notified. Earlier, Frank Taylor, High Point trusty, was recaptured last night at about 8 after fleeing the prison. The escape occurred yesterday at 3. Taylor is the seventh to escape since last Friday, sentenced to four months for driving drunk.
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James Carroll
Sandy Ridge
Frank Taylor
High Point Trusty
Taylor
Moonshine Case Leads to Surprising Arrest in Hazard
Deputy Marshal Andrew Combs tracks and arrests a man once reported drowned during a flash flood a year after his moonshining indictment. Combs locates the suspect alive, reversing a prior death report tied to the case.
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Hazard
Andrew Combs
Selecting Shrink Resistant Summer Tailored Wear
Guidance on choosing fabrics and garments labeled shrink resistant to prevent loss of fit in summer wear. Emphasizes avoiding fabrics that shrink more than a small, specified amount to maintain precise tailoring and appearance.
Chivalry Highlighted in Santa Fe Nominating Signatures
Miss Concha Ortiz y Pino and Andy Nilson announced as candidates for the Republican nomination to the State House of Representatives in Santa Fe New Mexico. Each was the first to sign the other's petition.
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Santa FE
N. M
Old Southwest
Concha Ortiz Y Pino
Andy Nilson
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