North Carolina Sits on Vast Magnesium Ore Riches
North Carolina plans a 60 day survey by Herman Brassert to assess olivine belts and magnesium oxide deposits spanning about 175 miles along the western edge of the state. The ore potential is estimated near 1.18 billion tons with oxide content around 40 to 48 percent, promising future magnesium production.
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New York
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Georgia
Atlanta
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Morale Booster of State Negotiations on Mineral Wealth
A report notes Robert W. Redwine served as morale booster during state efforts to negotiate and manage mineral wealth. The piece highlights excitement and the strategic importance of the talks for state interests.
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Questions and answers from a wartime flyer quiz feature
A collage of Q and A items covers topics from military promotions and food forecasts to steel ice skates and a joke about Mussolini’s cabinet. The piece includes details on generals rising from the ranks and a Bureau of Agricultural Economics forecast predicting ten percent less food available this year.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Unity stressed for post war world government
Governor Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota told the United Nations forum that unity among nations is essential for a postwar world government capable of enforcing peace. He said national governments alone are insufficient and a world structure would not erode domestic sovereignty.
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United Nations
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
United Nations Forum
Axis ties strained as Japan delays large scale Far East attack
Diplomatic reports and OWI listening posts reveal the Axis alliance looks fragile. Hitler urges Tojo for a major strike against Soviet forces in the Far East, but Tokyo resists, debating risks of diverting attention from Europe and Macedonia lines, while Japan concentrates on the Pacific warfront and MacArthur alongside Allied forces.
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Winning the War
A wartime column by Albert Leman argues about a potential naval clash off Norway as Nazi forces assemble Tirpitz and Graf Zeppelin near Trondheim. It warns of Allied need to block Axis moves to cut supply routes to Russia and hints at Arctic port and railway disruptions involving Murmansk Archangel and the Lend Lease flow.
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New Bridge Rules Said To Be Easy Start April
Bridge players will see only modest changes when the new rubber bridge code takes effect April first. The main change adds a 3 point bonus for doubled contracts, with penalties eased for irregularities and a rewritten calls out of rotation. A revoked card remains playable with protective rules, and the code was drafted by a joint Whist Club and National Laws Commission committee.
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Fontana Dam boom town nears power start in North Carolina
Five thousand workers live in isolated Fontana Camp atop a mountain, building the Fontana Dam for the Tennessee Valley Authority. The 470 foot high structure will generate electricity within a year. The transient community lives in trailers and tents with few nearby amenities as TVA crews push toward powering the region. Mrs. Anna Mae Cline, from Los Angeles, joined the dining hall crew and fell for the mountains.
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Fontana
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Little War City
Little Tennessee River
North Carolina
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Rocky Mountains
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Robbinsville
Anna Mae Cline
Los Angeles
Tennessee
Income Tax Delinquency Rules and Information Returns
The notice outlines penalties for failure to file income tax returns within prescribed time and explains 5 percent late filing penalties with increments up to 25 percent. It requires affidavits showing reasonable cause and details Form 1100 information returns for brokers and others with $25 000 or more in transactions during the year.
Phils Weighing New Player Deal With Giants
The Philadelphia Phillies, led by manager Bucky Harris, hint at a forthcoming player deal with the New York Giants while confirming a prior trade sending Alban Glossop and Lloyd Waner to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Baby Dahlgren. A note mentions the first transatlantic yacht race in 1866.
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Lloyd Waner
Brooklyn Dodgers
Baby Dahlgren
Meat rationing will shift to housewives April 1
Washington dispatch outlines OPA plans to curb the black market in meat after April 1. It urges housewives to verify Department of Agriculture permit stamps, demand receipts for suspected overcharges, and report price gouging. It warns that some shoppers fear confrontation but notes treble damages actions are available against violators.
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NEA
Washington
Mar
OPA
Department of Agriculture
Radio Programs Listing Reflects Late Corrections
Radio schedule updates note corrections too late to include. Programs include Jack Armstrong serials, Captain Midnight, War News, Fred Waring, Kay Kyser, Gracie Fields, Eddie Cantor, and sports segments with late-night variety and news.
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Red Barber
Cal Tinney
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Abner
Manhattan Story
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Blu Jean Hersholt
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Eddie Cantor
Dinah
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Abriel Heatter
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Carnival
Dale Carnegie
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Blu
Kay Kyser
Raymond G. Swing
John B. Hughes
Gracie Fields
Blu Dance Orchestra
Alec Templeton
Radio Forum
Bly Paul Schubert
Chicago Orches
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Blu & Close
Lenten Services at St Mary's Church On Ash Wednesday
Lenten services will be held at St Mary's Church today with a Holy Communion at 10:00 a m. A night service and family supper follow at 7:30 p m. On Thursday March 11 a Holy Communion and address begin at 10:00 a m.
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Thomasville Freshman Named To High Post
C O Long a UNC freshman and son of Mr and Mrs M L Long of Thomasville has been elected temporary president of the Dialectic Senate, the first freshman chosen for the post. The Dialectic Senate, founded in 1795 with the university, is one of the nation’s oldest literary organizations. Don Jenkins left his tavern with his German shepherd Tuffy guarding inside until a window was cracked, then found a five foot gap and Tuffy outdoors with other dogs.
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University of North Carolina
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