Locksmith Called To Release Negro From Jail Cell
Clarence Jordan, a black resident at 619 East Washington, was jailed for drunk and disorderly conduct Friday night. By Saturday at 1 a m officers attempted to bond him out but the locksmith failed to open the cell. After hours of effort including a blow torch the jail finally released Jordan at breakfast time amid a general disorder in the jail.
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Love
Clarence Jordan
East Washington
Clarence
Jordan
Savage Pacific battles push Japanese back on multiple fronts
In major World War II dispatches Allied advances report gains from Baas to Iwo Jima. B-29s claim fires in Tokyo after raids with losses on both sides. Indian troops push into Mandalay as Burma airfields and supply lines suffer under heavy bombers. A memorial mass honors 14th Air Force fliers as Chennault notes 30,000 enemy planes and 600 tons of shipping sunk this year.
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Antipolo
Manila
Baas
Guam
Iwo Jima
Nippon
Kuniaki
America
Indo-China
Domei
Jean De‘ux
Mandalay
Rangoon
Prome
Burma
Radio Tokyo
Andaman Islands
Bay of Bengal
Iia
Ting
Swatow
Poaty
Kunming
China
14Th Airforce
Claire L. Chennault
Thunderbolts defend Berlin bridge as Ruhr blitz continues
American air units fight off German dive bombers over Berlin and protect a key bridge. Eighth Air Force and Ninth Air Force bombers, joined by RAF fighters, raid the Ruhr region to disrupt transport and oil targets. Night and day operations target rail lines and a Dortmund synthetic plant.
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Thunderbolts
Eighth Airforce
Ninth Airforce
Eighth
Ruhr
Germany
Berlin
Snburg
Ac Ies
Dortmund
Three Under Arrest In Auto Crash Near High Point College
Three people were jailed after a Montlieu avenue wreck near High Point College. Ernest M. Hudspeth 32 faced driving while intoxicated charges, his wife Stella Hudspeth was injured and jailed for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, and Mrs. Herman Gaddis was charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct. An empty liquor bottle and a damaged car were noted as evidence.
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Montlieu Avenue
High Point College
Ernest M. Hudspeth
South Main Street
M. D. Mathews
Circle Drive
Mathews
Hudspeth
Stella Hudspeth
Herman Gaddis
Heat of Chicago crew endures long bomber missions
The flight crew led by pilot one has completed 12 Superfort missions. Co pilot 2nd Lt Melvin Barnes of Foot Idaho and others including Moss, Metcalfe, Szemianski, Frank A Gish, Elmo G Hodges, Joseph F Kelly and Emerson B Burke sleep on cots in Quonset huts at their base. They endure limited meals and long delays between promotions while flying tough tasks.
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Chicago
Melvin Barnes
Foot
Ida
Moss
Metcalfe
Szemianski
Frank A. Gish
Chicago, IL
Elmo G. Hodges
Smithville
Tex
Joseph F. Kelly
Emerson B. Burke
Sapulpa
Oklo
Romanian administration to take Transylvania role
A Soviet and Romanian accord seeks to establish Romanian administration in Transylvania after liberation. The petition asserts Transylvania was liberated by the Red Army and Romanian forces and calls for rights, equality, and local institutions to serve the front’s needs under a democratic framework.
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Red
Transylvania
Romania
Groza
Byrnes Gains Quiet Praise After Yalta Report
Byrnes’ Yalta briefing drew praise from senators including Wheeler and Chandler. Wheeler signaled the report left his views intact while others valued the cordial talks. Chandler warned the loss of the war mobilizer would harm relations with Congress and the push for a world organization treaty. Maybank voiced cautious optimism Byrnes will stay in play.
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Byrnes
United States
Yalta
Congress
Roosevelt
Sen. Wheeler
D-Mont
Wheeler
Sen. Chandler
D. Ky
Chandler
World Organization Treaty Co. Nu
Maybank
D-Sc
Russians tighten grip as Stettin drive reaches Altdamm reach
Soviet forces push toward Stettin from Altdamm and Klebow as battles rage along the Oder. Advancing units break into Altdamm streets and push toward the Baltic coast near Danzig and Gdynia, while Lauenburg falls and a string of towns along the Stettin–Gdynia line are seized.
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Altdamm
Stettin
K. K. Rokossovsky
Baltic
Merania
Gdynia-Danzig
Danzig City
Landichow
Lauen
Schmolsin
Lauenburg
Stettin -Gdynia- Danzig
Sierakowitz
Kratuzy
Danzig
Gdynia
Kartuzy Karthus
Moscow
Rheinfeld
G Kau
Tezew
Vistula
Dolwin
Baldau
Marienburg
Elbing
Junger
Frisches Haff
Tiegenpof
Ladekopp
Gross-Montau
Tczew
Russian Heavy Bombers On Friday Oe
Danz
Koenigsberg
Hungary
Lake Balaton
Oder
Ed Kolberg
Kolberg
Swinemuende
Wollin Island
Americans push toward Rhine as German lines buckle
Allied forces driving across the Rhine bridgehead near Remagen face stiff German resistance while advancing toward Coblenz and Wesel. American and Canadian units trap the Wesel pocket, with Patton’s Third Army pushing east toward Koblenz and Moselle targets expanding the Rhine offensive.
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Rhine
Associated Press
T Hal Boyle
Ardennes
Karl von Rundstedt
Reich
Lundendorff
Remagen
U. S. Eighth Ai
U. S. First Army
U. S. Third Army
Coblenz
Eifel
First Army
Ahr
Ahrweiler
Brue
Wesel
Ruhr
Supreme Headquarters
Palatinate
Ninth Army
Essen
BEA
Ludendorff Bridge
Germany
U. S. Ninth Air Force
Anzio
Normandy
Rhine Line
Hal Yle
George S. Patton
Third Army
Mosellen
Fourth Armored
Ruebenach
Moselle
75Th Infantry
10Th Armored
Trier
Navy chiefs weigh future air and sub base reach
Nimitz and Halsey assess the battered Japanese fleet and consider advances into seas near China. The article notes the potential for extended carrier and submarine base operations as a likely near term possibility amid ongoing Pacific war.
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Nimitz
Admiral Halsey
Soy beans seed pigs feed plan eyed by farmer
An acre of early planted soy beans will furnish grazing for a litter of pigs from late June until fall. It's cheap feed too.
Army Hospital At Butner to Get Additional Beds
War Department authorizes 1.78 million dollars for Camp Butner general hospital upgrades making it the nation’s largest convalescent center. Planned work adds thousands of beds, recreation facilities, shops, classrooms, and extensive barracks renovations under Army Corps of Engineers supervision. Maj. R. Preston Watts oversees the project in Durham area.
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Butner
Durham
War Department
Camp Butner
General Hospital
Savannah
Army Corps of Engineers
R. Preston Watts
Watts
Addine
Eisenhower Receives Congressional Congratulations
House Speaker Sam Rayburn sends congratulations to General Dwight D. Eisenhower and all services for recent Allied victories. Rayburn notes Eisenhower’s Texas roots in Denison and praises the coordinated effort of air and ground units that contributed to strategic success against the enemy.
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Congress
Washington
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Denison
Texas
WPB Delays Civilian Production Amid Spot Allocation Cutbacks
The War Production Board plans to curb civilian production by tying spot authorizations to available idle and surplus supplies. It estimates canceling authorizations for large copper and steel purchases and continues limited spot approvals in labor-rich areas while freezing new ones for 80 days. Existing authorizations in tight labor zones remain in effect.
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WPB
Economic currents hint at German disintegration hopes
The article notes European nationals in economic posts and a trip by Robert Murphy to meet President Roosevelt. A German physician who escaped Gestapo says uprisings from within Germany are unlikely under Himmler's tight grip, while Nazi enthusiasm has waned. London sources expect a final Allied communique declaring organized resistance ended, though isolated pockets remain.
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United States
Robert Murphy
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Germany
Gestapo
United Nations
Heinrich Himmler
London
Funeral Rites for Mrs. Wilma Prevo Held at Baptist Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Wilma Joyce Prevo 36 wife of Pfc J Prevo will be Sunday at 2 PM from the First Baptist Church where she was a member. Rev Wilbur Hutchins will lead the service. The body lies in church at 1 PM for viewing. Interment follows at Guilford Memorial Park Mausoleum.
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Wilma Joyce Prevo
Pfc. J. Te Hospital Resinan Aeapita
First Baptist Church
Wilbur Hutchins
Guilford Memorial Park
Musoleum
Manhunt Pursues Kendall Through Liberty Area
A manhunt involving federal, state and local officers and bloodhounds chased 27 year old Davie Kendall near Liberty. Kendall was moved from Greensboro toward Wadesboro amid a long chase spanning Asheboro and Climax before an officer in a State Patrol car pursued him.
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Federal
Liberty
Davie Kendall
Fed Bureau of Investigation
Wadesboro
Greens
Climax
Asheboro
Kendall
Catawba Heads to Kansas City Tourney
Salisbury report says Coach Gordon Kirkland and a 10 man Catawba College squad left for the Kansas City National Intercollegiate basketball tournament. They are due to arrive Monday and will open Wednesday against Central Normal College of Danville. Also note mention of Rayon as a chemical used in rubber tire foundations.
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Butch
Pvt
Rez Hester
N. C
Fifth Marine Division
U. S. Marine Corps
Franzhausen
Klebow
Holland
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Hague
Utrecht
Adolf Hitler
Cologne
Duisberg
Duesseldorf
21St Army Group
Mrs
Wilma Prevo
Liberty Area
Catawba
Kansas City
Coats
Flarilee
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