Local Weather and July 4th Plans From Thomasville
Partly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms across the Carolinas and Virginia forecast through Saturday. Moderate southerly winds along the coast with fog in parts. Thomasville plans an all day July 4 outing at Wheatmore Park with softball games and a barbecue. full program to be announced.
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Three New Special Judges Appointed in North Carolina
Dixon managed Gideon Dixon ton's gubernatorial bid in District One while Blackstock 52 attended Mars Hill Wake Forest and UNC. He served in the 1935 Senate and as Asheville corporation counsel. All three new appointees are World War Veterans and NC Bar members with two year terms.
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British Corvette Craft Slows German Bombers At Sea
Reading the report, British corvettes are praised for their speed and seaworthiness in Atlantic defense. The vessels, nicknamed whalers for their look, carry strong armament and depth charges to combat submarines and German surface ships. It notes they’ve been produced steadily since 1940 and can handle air and sea threats well. The piece stresses faster production and calls for more merchant ships in the 7,000 to 10,000 ton range to protect vital supplies.
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Woodmen Hold Meeting In Sanford This Week
Modern Woodmen of America district ten in North Carolina will hold an all day meeting and get together in Sanford tomorrow. The report notes an odd fact about silk worm cocoons stating their average length is 1526 feet, more than a quarter mile.
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Nazi Bombers Hit Leningrad and Baltic Front Advances
Berlin reports Nazi air raids on Leningrad for two days as German and Romanian fliers strike Russian bases along the Black Sea. Military dispatches say operations progress favorably, with no detailed battlefield news, while Moscow notes heavy fighting near Minsk as the central sector drives forward from East Prussia.
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Axis War Drums Across Europe and Middle East
The report notes Denmark severed ties with the USSR while Nazi spokesmen signaled anti Red sentiment across Netherlands Belgium and Portugal. Ankara cited Turkey granting transit to armed Vichy forces from Syria, as Germany battles on two fronts with Britain and the Soviet Union. The Luftwaffe claimed sinking 18000 tons of British shipping and bombing southern England as Soviet air opposition was reportedly kept out. Destruction of five British merchantmen totaling 31500 tons also claimed.
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Many Angles To McMillan Vote
Raleigh dispatch notes that Roy McMillan’s election as department commander of the American Legion appears not to be driven by Governor Broughton politics. McMillan drew broad support from diverse figures, with several Legionnaires also holding major state offices. The piece argues veterans influence in politics is real yet not monolithic.
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RAF strikes and German claims in mid Atlantic and Europe
German reports credit a submarine in mid Atlantic operations while RAF planes raid Wiel and Cologne and attack the German occupied French coast in daylight. Optimism from German high command clashes with lack of official Soviet war progress details as Russians withdraw to reorganize near Vilna Baranowicze and other positions in occupied Poland.
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Chicago heart specialist Dr. Walter Hamburger dies at 59
Dr Walter M Hamburger 59 retired heart specialist formerly of Chicago died here today of a heart attack. Survivors include his widow Mrs Herman E cis Jr of Chicago and a son Peter Hamburger an interne in a Boston hospital.
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Denmark Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Moscow
The Danish government re affirms non belligerency but condemns Soviet actions by severing diplomatic relations with Moscow. Monthly milk sales in May rise 8.91 percent from last year across 152 markets. Dairy payrolls up 6.21 percent while employment falls. Dare County exceeds its quota by 20 dollars in the state campaign.
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Babson on steady business and inflation fears
Roger W. Babson states his composite index shows a 0.7 point gain to 24.1 percent above normal. He notes record outputs in aircraft, shipbuilding, machinery, textiles, rubber, paper, electric power, lumber, and cement with rising payrolls and strong retail sales. He warns inflation risks and discusses deferral via defense bonds and higher taxes, predicting higher tax burdens for workers and small earners.
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Three Ships Torpedoed by a U S Navy Memo
Three British ships were torpedoed in the North Atlantic. The Ensis, 6,207 tons, sank about 600 miles north of the Azores after the crew sent three days of SOS messages. The Adda, 7,816 tons, was sunk southwest of Ireland while seeking England from Africa. The Tregarthen, 5,201 tons, was torpedoed about 800 miles east of St John’s Newfoundland carrying American grain from Albany to England.
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LOOK and LEARN: quick science Q and A from old text
Answers cover Mother Careys Chickens as sea gulls and myopic means nearsighted. Eclipses range from two to five per year. North America hosts about 3 300 fish species. The "great winter" dividing ages of man into seven refers to Shakespeare.
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Modern Etiquette Q and A on dining duties and attire
A Q and A style note explains tea pouring when a man and woman dine together, suggesting the woman pours if the waiter does not. It also lists host duties such as greeting guests and introducing strangers to ensure comfort and enjoyment, and indicates the business suit may be worn not only at business but also while traveling and for less formal day or evening events.
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