TVA Discrimination Charges Roil Senate Hearing
Senate hearings denounce TVA practices as rate discrimination favored by Alcoa and Reynolds Metals. McKellar cites a seven million dollar Reynolds loss and vaunts TVA cash returns show no treasury funds. Lilienthal denies politically motivated charges and defends policy amid technical rate explanations and modest TVA expenditures.
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Don Hyndman Ashington
McKellar
Senate
Valley Authority
Govern-Owner
Congress
Ated
Ellar
Congres
TVA
David E. Lili
Lilient
Newspa
Tor
Lilienthal
Executive Committee
Legisla
Aluminum Com of
America
Reynolds Metals Com
Richmond
Reynolds
Tely
Sen
M. M. Cas
Roosevelt
Marvin H. McIntyre
Alcoa
Opiiations
Treasury
Lilien 1
Notice of Commissioner Sale in High Point and Guilford County
Two notices from the High Point Municipal Court announce commissioner sales of parcels tied to city and county assessments. One describes a sale at 9:00 AM on April 1944 for a Ken Green area lot with street frontages. the other sets a sale at the city hall front door on April 10, 1944 for a Wise Mt area property, both to satisfy liens and assessments.
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Carolina County
High Point
Guilford County
Maggie
Bigh Galife
Cam
High Pol
N.C
Ken Green
Wake
Kat Mirest
Pershing Street
Gorthere
Eoake
Logan
Maron
Wilron
Carolina
Milford County
Kesie M. Farlow
Ord County
High End
Masse M
Gil
High Walot
Wise Mt
McKinley Davis SB
Wise
Bell
Maren
Wilson, Jr
Truck replaces old pony express along Arizona trail
Sombrero Butte Arizona reports the last pony express link between the town and Copper Creek is replaced by a motor vehicle after a four mile mountain traverse. A burro previously served as the pony express due to the winding rough route through mining camps. The article also notes a 1944 US milk production goal of 56 billion quarts.
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Sombrero Butte
Ariz
Arizona
Here
Copper Creek
United States
If You Can't Lick 'Em Then Always Join 'Em
Everett Leggett, former Marine sergeant, survived Guadalcanal, went to Australia on furlough, and while riding a Brisbane taxi was struck by a jeep. He remained in hospital nearly a year before discharge and now works at Willys-Overland in Toledo aiding Red Cross drives for 1944.
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Toledo
Everett Leggett
Guadalcanal
Australia
Brisbane
Asan
Henry Ending
Ett
Willys-Overland Co
Hoey to Keynote South Carolina Bar Association Meeting
Clyde R. Hoey former North Carolina governor will be principal speaker at the South Carolina Bar Association annual meeting in Columbia on March 16-17. W Perrin of Spartanburg announced the program and Hoey will speak twice, with associate justices Claude A. Taylor of Spartanburg and G. Dewey Oxner of Greenville also listed among speakers.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Clyde R. Hoey
Shelby
N. C
North Carolina
South Carolina Bar Association
Columbia
W. Perrin
Claude A. Taylor
G. Dewey Oxner
Greenville
State Supreme Court
Second Army Repairs All Maneuver Damage
Engineer troops under Lieut. Col. Ballard report ongoing maintenance of roads bridges and fences within the maneuver area. With 5 037 engineers and added trucks graders shovels rock crushers and cranes the second army says it can better keep roads open for mail school and healthcare while detailing the damage from tanks and crossings observed during maneuvers.
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Second Army
Eelne
INS
R. J. Ballard
Second Army Maneuver Headquarters
Nashville
Ballard
Lronds
Oe Ooyre
Coolesee Army
Opera County
Michigan Doughboys Adopt Jeep Bought With Pennies
Hutchins Intermediate School Detroit students funded a jeep for the army with pennies and stamps and presented it as the Spirit of Hutchins. Private Robert H. Presley of Michigan custody, adopted by his infantry unit as a mascot. The plaque bears the school’s inscription dated June 1943. Presley spearheaded the adoption and requested a Michigan plaque and dashboard names, with Colonel Ayers approving the idea.
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Army
Michigan
Robert H. Presley
Packard St
van Dyke
Mich
R. G. Ayers
JEEP
Jack A. Gertz
Marine Corps
Presley
Hutchins
Hutchins Intermediate School
Detroit
Ots
Michigan Boys Seret
Stanley R. 24
Planetts Ave
Golfers Warmup For Charlotte Open
Charlotte March 9 Clayton Heafner Leonard Dodson and Dave Clark were in town for warmups on the Myers Park country club course where the inaugural $10 000 Charlotte Open will be played March 17 19 Other leading professionals are expected within a few days Tournament director Bill Parker received a telegram from Ed Dudley president of the Professional Golf Association asking hotel reservations Monday for Harold Jag MacSpaden Byron Nelson Tony Penna Willie Goggin Johnny Revolta Craig Wood Jimmy Hines Bob Hamilton Harry Cooper and Les Kennedy
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Charlotte
Clayton Heafner
Leonard Dodson
Dave Clark
Myers Park Country Club
Bill Parker
Ed Dudley
The
Professional Golf Association
Harold
Jag) MacSpaden
Byron Nelson
Tony Penna
Willie Goggin
Johnny Revolta
Craig Wood
Jimmy Hines
Bob Hamilton
Harry Cooper
Les Kennedy
St. John’s, NYU claim city and metro titles in post season
In Chicago reports the basketball season sees St John’s of Brooklyn clinch the metropolitan title with a 52 42 victory over Brooklyn College while New York University defeats City College 56 46 to win the Manhattan title. Beau Sieg arrives for temporary duty as athletic officer joining the fourth ferrying group after previous World Series fame. Penn State boxing coach Leon Houck notes Army and Coast Guard Academy as top teams for the 21st eastern boxing meet with Navy trainee transfers cited.
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St. John's
B Vn
Brooklyn College
New York University
Manhattan
City College
Dag Beau
Sieg
St. Louis Cardinal
Yankees
Nashville
Tenn
State College
Leon Houck
Penn State
Army and Coast Guard Academy
Navy
Hoey Attacks Pacifism in Church Branches
Former Governor Clyde R. Hoey criticizes pacifism as alarmingly prevalent in certain church branches. He argues for aggressive defense and cites the ongoing war as justification while noting the view is held by only a few church members. Hoey spoke to the Presbyterian men's club in Goldsboro on March 9.
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Goldsboro
N. C
Clyde R. Hoey
America
Hoey
U. S. Senate
Presbyterian Men’s Club
Eight Hour Talk Buddies Reunite at Sea in South Pacific
In the South Pacific, Chief Petty Officer Ralph W. Esick, U.S.N., and his brother Richard J. Essick of Potts Town reunite after eight years and celebrate by talking for eight hours.
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Pottstown
INS
Ralph W. Essick
U.S.N
Seaman
Richard J. Essick
South Pacific
RAF Raid On Mohne And Eder Dams Planned In Advance
The May 1943 attack against Germany's Mohne and Eder dams was meticulously planned a year ahead by the Royal Air Force, using engineering precision to execute the operation.
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Germany
Mohne
Eder
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Clinton Green
Central Pacific
Chicago
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Inland Steel Co
Greenwood Furnace
Ishpeming, Mich
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