Detroit Lawyers Join War Effort in Steel Plants
Detroit attorney Harry Merrick works 9 to 5 as a lawyer and 3:30 to midnight as a welder at Detroit Steel Producers Co. He is one of 500 lawyers volunteering after wartime plant needs. The bar association recruited 260 applicants. Merrick praises unions and court cooperation for flexible hours.
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James Thrasher
NEA
Detroit
Harry Merrick
Fidelity
Grosse Pointe
Merrick
Detroit Steel Producers Co
Bar Association
Bartion
Association
Bataan
Excello
Vickers
Detroit Steel Products
Congress Takes Up U S Post War Plans in Capitol Debate
In Washington Anthony Eden's visit and a GOP led push on tariffs shape the postwar agenda. The House Ways and Means Committee is set to revive the reciprocal trade agreements act within two weeks as Republicans press to reclaim tariff control. Representatives Robertson and Gearhart lead opposing views amid administration concerns on extending the act. Also a note on culling demonstrations shows hens failing to lay due to high feed costs.
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Francis M. LE
Washington
Anthony Eden
Capitol Hill
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
iEden
House of Representatives
Reblicans
Robertson
Dva
Gearhart
D-Calif
Ways and Means
Crow meat revival urged to aid peanut farmers
Oklahoma official urges reviving crow meat as a patriotic aid to surplus peanut crops. Jess Pullen, assistant state attorney general, claims ten million crows waste the wartime crop, touts crow meat as cleaner than pork or horse, and calls for drastic action to curb crow damage.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Jess Pullen
Pullen
Lucheon
Goering Reported Seeking Pressure On Mussolini
The Tass dispatches reported by OWI say Hermann Goering aims to pressure Mussolini during tense Italo German ties. He reportedly carries a personal mission from Hitler and may stay in Rome long, while Italy delays on German demands for 300,000 Italian workers and 15 new divisions.
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New York
Tass
Geneva
OWI
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Rome
Mussolini
Goering
Hitler
Lausanne
Defense Questions Defense Questions
The Enterprise Raleigh bureau invites readers to send questions about civilian wartime efforts. Officially verified answers will be published weekly. Submit inquiries to The Enterprise Raleigh bureau P. O. Box 1309 Raleigh NC.
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Enterprise
Raleigh Bureau
Raleigh
P. O
Raleigh, N. C
Public guidance on milk prices and war-time benefits
Citizens learn about milk price ceilings and reporting violations to the Office of Price Administration. Manual answers cover WW II material such as housing cost limits, WPB authorization processes, dependents allowances for soldiers, reexamination after 4-F status, allotments for widowed mothers, and replacement checks for lost allotment payments.
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L. J. Arrington
Office of Price Administration
Raleigh
WPB
War Production Board
Charlotte
Building Y
20Th
B Streets
N. E
Washington, D. C
Tankbusters Strike Rommel’s Tank Army In Desert Air War
Allied air forces with the British Eighth Army used "tankbuster" Hurricane fighters against Rommel's tank army in the western desert. Since Oct 1942 they count direct hits on 74 tanks and numerous vehicles and troop carriers. Wing Commander Roger Porteous leads the unit famed for attacking from multiple angles with heavy cannon.
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Edward Kennedy
Cairo
Eighth Army
Erwin Rommel
Tank Army
RAF
Western Desert
el Alamein
Rommel
Egypt
Libya
Roger Porteous
Desert
Death Toll For Weekend Rises To 6
CHARLOTTE, March 15. At least six persons died by violence in North Carolina during the weekend. Andres Claude Munday, 52, a Person County farmer, was found shot to death at his home. Dr. A F Nichols said it was death by own action. Lester Otho Langdon, 13, and Pete Baker, 14, were killed at Smithfield when the bicycle they rode was struck by a truck. Elmon Radford of Greene County died in an automobile crash near Goldsboro injuring three others. Marvin James Radford, Edna Grantham, and her daughter Sadie Joyner were injured. A Charlotte report said George Caldwell, a Black man, died in a hospital of pistol wounds from another Black man. Luther Arlen Cleaver, 10, of Raleigh, died after falling from an awning at a newsstand.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Andres Claude Munday
A. F. Nichols
Lester Otho Langdon
Pete Baker
Smithfield
Elmon
Radford
Greene County
Goldsboro
Marvin James Radford
Edna Grantham
Sadie Joyner
Charlotte E8
George Caldwell
Luther Arlen Cleaver
M. F. Cleaver
Raleigh
De Gaulle Sees Progress in Giraud Unity Talks
London report notes General Charles De Gaulle expressing satisfaction with General Henri Giraud's speech and urging rapid actions toward unity with the Algiers Administration. He reiterates readiness to study on the spot conditions for uniting the empire for France at war, citing progress since 1940.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
Algiers
de Gaulle
France
National Committee
National
Giraud
Casablanca
Dakar
Japanese Threat To Kunming Cut After Defeat
Reports from Chungking say fear of a Japanese drive on Kunming in Yunnan subsided after a Chinese communique noted Japanese troops along the Salween River had retreated to Tengyueh, with about 1 500 killed and 1 000 bodies sent to the base. Berlin broadcasts cited Japanese press claiming air strength and bases along a China Russia route.
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Chungking
Kunming
Yunnan
Burma
Yangtze River
Changsha
Berlin
China
Japan
Asahi
Russia
American Planes Pound Jap Bases In Solomons Aleutians
US planes pounded Japanese bases in the Solomons and Aleutians over the weekend. Fighters twice bombed Kiska while five raids hit Solomons positions. Additional strikes hit Kahili and Ballale in the Shortland Islands. No American losses reported.
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Solomons
Aleutians
Washington
Mar
North
South Pacific
Kiska
United States
Navy
Kahili
Ballale
Shortland Islands
Holiday electric cutoffs end tomorrow in city
Local history notes that the city's holiday on electric service interruptions will conclude the next day. Wachovia Bank reopened today and for five hours received a steady stream of deposits. J Ward Packer drove from Martinsville Va to High Point and saw two distinct rainbows. One ended before him in mist. he concluded rainbows are not gold standards. J H Rockwell Jr and family returned to Chase City Va after visiting relatives here. Mrs James B Lovelace returned to 625 Colonials Drive from Guilford General Hospital with her son James B Jr.
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Wachovia Bank
J. Ward Packer
Martinsville
High Point
Ward
J. H. Rockwell, Jr
Chase City
James B. Lovelace
Colonials Drive
Guilford General Hospital
James B., Jr
FDR Addresses Farm Problems And Unemployment Aid
The nation’s banking system began functioning today on an almost normal scale. A tornado killed 36 people across Tennessee and Kentucky last night. The North Carolina Senate granted the governor veto power, but the bill must pass the House to become law.
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FDR
Tennessee
Kentucky
Senate
North Carolina
House
Lifter in Portland Shoplifting Case Is Anvil
Police spotted a man leaving a Portland hardware store with an overcoat bulging. He was charged with shoplifting after officers discovered the bulge concealed an anvil.
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Portland
Ore
Pastor Arrowood Named President of Mitchell College
The Rev. Robert G. Arrowood, pastor of McKinnon Presbyterian Church in Concord, is appointed president of Mitchell College in Statesville, succeeding Mrs. W. B. Ramsay who resigned after 14 years. The change takes effect at the end of the current term.
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Statesville
Robert 8. Arrowood
McKinnon Presbyterian Church of Concord
Mitchell College
W. B. Ramsay
Endurance in Faith and History Across Echoes of War
The column reflects on influenza and resilience, recounting personal illness and recovery, then shifts to postwar reflections on taxes, life, and hope. It recounts a Nazarene tale, Gibraltar’s strategic role, England’s fortitude, and a note on Johann Strauss born 139 years ago with a nod to his famed waltzes.
Burma War Sees Peak Land and Air Actions
New Delhi reports Burma battles with British forces repelling Japanese assaults in Rathedaung on the Mayu Peninsula. American medium bombers and RAF targets the Goteik viaduct near Mandaly Lashio, with hits on the rail line and dock areas at Moulmein Pazundaung bridge. Two US heavy bombers missing. first losses since November.
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New Delhi
Burma
Rathedaung
Mayu Peninsula
RAF
Goteik
Mandaly
Lashio
Moulmein
Pazundaung
Rangoon
Rango
New Anti Tank Device Coming In Numbers
The Hurricane tankbusters disclosed by Cairo dispatches harass Axis armor in Tunisia and are being built in numbers for an invasion of Europe. Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair revealed squadrons are organized to aid continental assault. Details on the heavier gun mounting and recoil countermeasures remain undisclosed. A recent raid claimed 20 or more armored vehicles near Ksar Ahilane in Tunisia.
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London
Cairo
Tunisia
Europe
Archibald Sinclair
Commons
RAF
Army Cooperation Command
Ksar Ahilane
U S Squadron Downed 72 Japanese Planes in New Guinea
A United States Army Air Force fighter squadron claimed 72 Japanese planes destroyed in aerial combat in New Guinea from June 1942 to January 8, 1943. Captain Curran L. Jones of Columbia, S C. Second Lieutenants Carl G Planck of Charles, S C and James D Walters of Jamesville, N C are listed with confirmed victories.
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Washington
United States Army Air Force
New Guinea
Buna
Car Department
Curran L. Jones
Enoree Avenue
Columbia
S. C
Carl G. Planck
Sutherland Avenue
Charles
James D. Walters
Jamesville
N, C
Yancey Minister to Face Preliminary Hearing
Worth McKinney says Jeter Hensley a Yancey County minister will have a preliminary hearing March 27 before U S Commissioner Eugene Taylor on a charge of counseling evasion of the Selective Service law. Hensley jailed on a 3000 dollar bond. The related charge of failing to register will go to the grand jury in May. His son already serves a year and a day for similar charges.
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Asheville
Worth McKinney
U. S
Jeter Hensley
Yancey County
U S
Eugene Taylor
McKinney
Hensley
Music as universal language defies wars and tyranny
The article asserts that music flows beyond borders and political divides, praising Strauss and the power of melody to unite people amid conflict. It argues that music plays a significant role in a world federation envisioned by supporters of cultural harmony.
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Tank Training Center
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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R. K. Jarrell
L. B. Hoffman
Guilford College
FE. L. Briggs
A. W. Furrell, Jr
Nashville
Engineers Council
Philadelphia Belting Company
Patricia Parmalee
Camp Croft
B Sharp
Mae Kirkman
Thelma Wineskie
Margaret Gold
Greensboro
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