Meanings Of Common Term Now Used In Army Navy
A glossary of military and naval terms defines battleship battalion battery belt armor bivouac boatswain brigade caisson corps corvette coxswain cruiser destroyer division echelon flag officer fleet train forecastle G I gig gunboat howitzer machine gun knot mortar OD petty officer platoon port starboard quartermaster redeck scuppers command sick bay SP talker torpedo bulge warrant officer and related roles with notes on ship types measures and operations across army and navy. The list includes quantities speeds and classifications used for ships and ground forces and explains the difference between heavy and light cruisers and the meaning of common abbreviations for personnel and equipment.
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Washington
Army
Navy
G.I
Army Quartermaster Corps
Ordnance Department
S. P
Governor to Give Official Summary of 1943 Assembly on Air
Lynn Nisbet reports that Governor Broughton plans a statewide radio summary of the 1943 general assembly. The piece notes bill-pass ratios, staffing changes, and time zone issues, plus updates on licenses, swap of officials, and law enforcement meetings.
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Lynn Nisbet
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
General Assembly
Broughton
Assembly
Four More Braces Run In Pinehurst Trials
Pinehurst March 12 Four more braces competed in the national amateur quail championship on the Pinehurst field trial courses. The meet ends tomorrow. Inclement weather caused several casualties as dogs were worn by the two hour grind. Notable losses include Sioux Bacon Shall Jake Commando Dentwood Bill Village Doctor's Plowden and Symhart owned by Washington’s F E Symanoski.
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Pinehurst
Seek Thirteen Billion In April Bond Drive
The treasury sets a world record goal of 13 billion for the second war loan drive to launch in April. It plans 8 billion from non banking sources and urges Americans to invest to the limit of their ability. The December campaign had a 9 billion goal and raised about 12.906 billion.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Morgenthau
North Carolina Bank Resources Top One Billion Dollars
North Carolina bank resources exceed 1 billion dollars for the first time, reaching 1 037 618 078 07 as of December 31 1942, up from 776 371 492 03 at the end of 1941 per state bank commissioner Gurney P Hood.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Gurney P. Hood
Lenten services at St Pauls chapel march 12 14
Special Service Thomasville reports weekly Lenten services at St Pauls Episcopal chapel on Commerce Street every Friday at 7 30 with Rev M Allen delivering a Life of Our Lord series. March 14 11 o'clock sermon and Holy Communion to be led by Rev William P Price. Extra air needed for overloaded tires.
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Thomasville
St. Paul's Episcopal Chapel
Commerce Street
M. Allen
Our Lord
William P. Price
Thomasville Forms Victory Garden Committee
Thomasville organizes a Victory Garden Committee led by Mrs Nat Walker to promote garden spaces in the city. The group will match volunteers with garden sites and later provide canning guidance and instruction to residents.
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Thomasville
Nat Walker
Tom A. Sykes
L. H. Orman
Charles R. Patterson
J. A Neilson
R. L. Pope
Ll. G. Greer
Mesdames C. L. White
Earl Connor
A. H. Ragan
S. Peer
P. A. Neilson
Victory Garden Committee
Capitol Talk Turns To Next State Race
Raleigh March 12. Capitol talk centers on the next state campaign with focus on gubernatorial prospects. Rumors swirl around Wilson Warlick Cherry and McDonald while others may enter. Warlick’s position remains uncertain and Harris steps back from a senate bid.
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Capitol
Enterprise Bureau
Raleigh
Capitol Square
King
Wilson
Gregg Cherry
General Assembly
Cherry
McDonald
Warlick
Harris
Ramsay Resigns as Mitchell College President
Mrs. W. B. Ramsay resigns as president of Mitchell College in Statesville effective at the end of the current session. Dr. C. M. Richards, board president, cites health strain from the demanding office after a 14 year tenure. Highway grade crossing accidents kill nearly two thousand yearly with thousands more injured.
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Statesville
W. B. Ramsay
Mitchell College
C. M. Richards
Board of Trustees
Ramsay
Boarding House Help Under Social Security
Raleigh report notes most boarding house operators overlook their cooks maids and other workers for Social Security old age and survivors coverage. E Clyde Thomas Raleigh office manager urges owners to obtain and record employee Social Security numbers for quarterly wage tax reporting.
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Raleigh
E. Clyde Thomas
The
Social Security Boardr
Creomulsion Promises Quick Relief for Coughs and Bronchitis
Relief at last for your cough as Creomulsion targets the seat of trouble. It loosens and expels mucus and soothes inflamed bronchial membranes. Buy a bottle from your druggist with the guarantee you will like the way it eases the cough or your money back.
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Weathers
Santford Martin
Winston-Salem
Board of Conservation and Development
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Lee B. Weathers
Martin
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State Senate
Lwork
Martin and
Lee Weathers
Congress
Oliver Crawley
Raleigh Office of War Information
Wilmington
Jim Wade
New Hanover
Hugh Mitchell
Iredell
Stagée
Ed Scheidt
D. S. Hostetter
Charlotte
N. C. Bank
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Ralph McDonald
Willie Lee Lumpkin
Hoey
Lumpkin
Horton
Graham
Castoria
Noxzema
Luckies
Chesterfield
Camel Old Gold
Piedmont
Kools
Carton
Gillette
105 South M
ALMON
Scott's
Adlerika
Peruna
Bengay
VICK
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Prete
Cardus
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Williams
Doctor Foster
Arrid
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Shad, Tb
Fish, Ib
Fryers
Seward's Market
East Commerce
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