Little David 36-inch mortar slated for Japan assault
War Department reveals details of the 36 inch mobile mortar known as Little David. It weighs about 80 000 pounds for the tube assembly and 93 000 pounds for the base. The weapon can be emplaced in 12 hours and fires a 3650 pound projectile with a 1550 pound bursting charge.
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Washington
Japan
War Department
Little David
Ordnance Department
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Henry B. Sayler
Ordnance
Ordnance Deriment
Army
House Republicans Propose Their Own Housing Bill
Washington March 5 House Republicans in control of housing legislation unveiled a substitute for the administration bill. They seek 1 billion in federal subsidies to boost building material output without raising prices and would deny price ceilings on new homes. The measure also expands mortgage insurance and keeps some controls on housing materials while opposing ceilings on existing homes.
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Washington
House
G.O.P
Deep South Coalition
Truman
Senate
Robert E. Hannegan
OPA
Wilson W. Wyatt
Wyatt
Congress
Coalition
Radio School Planned Raleigh
A frequency modulation course for North Carolina radio engineers will be held March 20 at North Carolina State College in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Radio Engineers
N. C. State College
Glandular Ill in Older Men Prostate Conditions Overview
A 1946 King Features Syndicate overview explains prostate issues in men over fifty, including infections, benign enlargement, fibrosis, and cancer. It covers causes, symptoms like frequent urination, and treatments such as gland massage, cystoscope procedures, antibiotics, and in cancer cases estrogenic therapy or castration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis H. Ba
Marshal Holds Girl Accused of Kidnapping
Loretta Frances Brozek a 19 year old nursemaid was placed in U S marshal custody amid extradition disputes over the Feb 26 disappearance of a 4 1 2 year old Charlotte North Carolina girl. Habeas corpus halted extradition for 30 days while Annapolis Md officers had taken the child into custody without a written extradition waiver.
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Washington
Loretta Frances Brozek
Charlotte
N. C
U. S
Alexander Holtzoff
Holtzoff
North Carolina
Annapolis
Maryland
Terry Taylor
Andrew Taylor
Thomas G. Basil
Frank N. Littlejohn
Greek immigrant unveils six slice cheese slicer in Gary
Lambros K Scteropoulos a 57 year old Greece native who has run a Gary area restaurant and worked in steel mills plans to begin production of a six slice cheese slicer. He says hotels restaurants large families and boarding houses will find it valuable. Shakespeare was the father of twins.
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Gary, Ind
Lambros K. Scteropoulos
Greece
Gary Steel Mills
Forty Armed Spaniards Are Liquidated
In Santander province southern Spain civil guards killed or captured forty armed guerillas who crossed from France after hearing a monarchy was established. Gov. Joaquin Reguera Sevilla said the group, found Feb 26 and trapped in a snow pass, carried grenades rifles sub machine guns field radio and goods. Prisoners said they worked as woodcutters in France and were sent to aid a move to convert the monarchy to a republic.
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Madrid
France
Spain
Santander
Joaquin Reguera Sevilla
Better Legion Facilities Are Likely For State
Raleigh March 5 The reorganization of North Carolina department headquarters of the American Legion to meet rising administrative needs is in the hands of a fireman committee formed at a two day meeting of state post officials. Members include E H Bain William M York R D Mc Coy Godfrey Ches hire and Francis W Smith. National Commander John H Steele spoke at the closing session. The leatherback sea turtle weighs about 1000 pounds.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
B Department
American Legion
E. H. Bain
William M. York
Goldsboro
R. D. McCoy
Fayetteville
Godfrey Cheshire
Francis W. Smith
Asheville
John H. Steele
Denazification Measure For Germany Given Teeth
Berlin reports Lt. Gen. Lucius Clay announced a sweeping denazification law placing more German duties in German hands and signaling a U. S. stay in Germany of at least ten years. The law targets major offenders among Germans linked to Nazi rule, including industrialists and bankers, with trials by German courts and penalties up to ten years in labor camps.
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James F. King
Berlin
Lucius Clay
U. S
Germany
Clay
Hitler
United States
Engineer Airlifted After Emergency Shipboard Surgery
Elizabeth City March 5 Norfolk Marine hospital authorities said Chief Engineer August Firemuth 46 is recovering satisfactorily from an emergency appendectomy performed yesterday after being flown from his disabled tanker 285 miles east of Manteo by a Coast Guard patrol plane. Ensign Earl C. Childers piloted the Martin Mariner with a Navy blimp overhead aiding the delicate transfer.
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Elizabeth City
Norfolk Marine Hospital
August Firemuth
Coast Guard
Manteo
Earl C. Childers
Big Martin Mariner
Norfolk
Condr
John C. Grier
Standard Oil
Esso Baltimore
Big Mariner
Radio Schedule Summary of 1946 Uneven Primetime Lineup
Radio program listings detail Eastern Standard Time to Pacific programs with corrections noted. Items include drama serials, news reports, comedies, musical features, comedy sketches, and talent showcases with specific hosts and show titles across CBS and network times from 6:15 to 11:15 PM. This compilation highlights recurring figures such as Terry Serial Abe West Tom Mix and Lowell Thomas, plus appearances by Evelyn Posen and Jack Armstrong, with repeats and interludes in the late evening period.
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Farrell Seriminto
Jed
Abe East
Hipp Harrigan
Abe Tom Mix
Quincy Howe
Ciw
Walter Kiernan
Ave-East
Terry
Abe-Wes
Howe
Clayton
Cbs
Vick Tracy
Evelyn Posen
Jack Armstrong
Nepeat
Lowell Thomas
Nbe World News
Cps
Cal Tinney
Tennessee Jed
Cbs News
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Abe
Jack Smith
Dhs
Raymond
Mbs
Dbs
The
Green Hornet
Abe Arthur Hale
Mbs-East
Harkness
Abe-West
Inside of Sports
Bill Brandt
Lum
Abner
Nick Carter
Mos
Eimer Davis
Judy
Molly
Doctors
American Forum
Mbe
Bob Hope
Ebd
Josef Stopak
Mba
Red Skelton
Nbe Congress
Cbha
Butter trail links Centralia theft suspect to dairy
Francis J. Williams, 21, was arrested on a car theft charge after Seattle police found a pound of butter bearing the Centralia Dairy company mark in his possession. He allegedly stole a 1%%-ton truck from Centralia Dairy, drove to Tacoma, then to Seattle, where the butter tie led to his linkage to the truck theft.
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Centralia
Wash
Francis J. Williams
Williams
Seattle
Centralia Dairy Company
Tacoma
Centralia Dairy
Inner-Aid Medicine Promises Clearer Health After Cleanse
An individual reports drastic relief after using INNER-AID for three days, claiming his body shed filth, headaches ended, skin pimples dried, and rheumatic knee pains vanished. The product, comprising 12 herbs, supposedly cleanses bowels and improves digestion, liver, and kidneys. Sold by local drug stores in High Point.
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High Point
City schools get potato aid amid budget worry
A government agency sent two carloads of potatoes to Los Angeles school cafeterias. Business manager A. S. Nibecker says the gift helps, but unloading peeling and serving costs could exceed the cafeterias budget, negating the benefit.
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Los Angeles
Aernment
City l
A. S. Nibecker
Nibecker
William Penn High School Fashion Show Planned
The room representatives of William Penn high school sponsor a fashion show on April 1 at the school. Participants should contact Mrs. Ola Peebles, 20 Daniel Brooks Homes, Mrs. E. V. Baldwin, Kivett Drive, or Mrs. H. T. Starr, Vall street. A meeting is set for Sunday, March 10. Shaw University Choir Returns to Raleigh for a First Baptist Church program on March 18 under Miss Mildred A. Thornhill. Open House at St. Mark Methodist Parsonage on Thursday at 9:30 honoring Rev. and Mrs. Robert McRae and Bishop A. P. Shaw with Superintendent and Mrs. W. S. McLeod. Circle No. 3, W. S and S. C. & C. of St. Mark meets tonight with Mrs. Fleeta Woodruff. Master Singers to perform at Emmanuel Baptist Church Wednesday night and the Silvertone Quartet from Greensboro to sing at Seventh Day Adventist Church Sunday afternoon. public invited.
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William Penn High School
Ola . Peebles
Daniel Brooks Homes
E. V. Baldwin
Kivett Drive
H. T. Starr
Vall Street
SHAW
Shaw University
Raleigh
First Baptist Church
Mildred A. Thornhill
St. Mark Methodist Church
Robert McRae
A. P. Shaw
W. S. McLeod
W. S
Gospel Singers
Master Singers
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Silvertone Caartette
Greensboro
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Nailess Houses Razed in Chester Civil War Hospital Lumber Origin
Four weatherbeaten frame houses built without nails were razed in Chester Pennsylvania. The lumber came from a Civil War hospital that treated both Confederate and Union soldiers.
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Chester
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Legion
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Amm
Jean -Marie Strohl
Montrose
Papa Francis Strohl
Strohls
International
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Ater
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