Netherlands Army Officer Trains Men at Camp Lejeune
Gerard Schovers a Netherlands army officer in hiding details how Germans built the Issel Wall to halt Allied raids. He says 150,000 Hollanders were drafted for the line and that Todt operations keep pointless projects going while the Netherlands awaits a German withdrawal.
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Netherlands
Lejeune
New York
Holland
Gerard Schovers
Schovers
Ijsel
Delf Zijl
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Far East Service
Netherlands Information Bureau
Issel “Wall
Lower Rhine
Alli
Utrecht
Muiden
Zuider Zee
Zwolle
Altogther
Issel
Todt
Germany
Mosquito Trivia and Words of Wisdom
A quick Q and A asks how many legs the common house mosquito has and which sex bites hardest. It also asks if mosquitoes breed only in swamps and marshes, followed by a dated quotation about virtue and artistic power from Emerson.
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Emerson
Hidden V-bomb Launch Platforms Reported Near The Hague
Schovers' underground briefing claims ten V-bomb launching devices lie buried in wooded ground on the dunes between the Hague and Haarlem, positioned to be hidden from surface detection and ready fordeployment.
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The
Hague
Haarlem
Schovers
Epes Inquest Set For This Wednesday
In Columbia South Carolina on March 26 an inquest into the death of Mrs. Mary Lee Epes is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. Her husband Lt S C Epes held on a murder warrant since February 15 faced questions after a chemical stomach analysis was reported from Ft McPherson Georgia. Authorities quoted Lt Epes saying his wife died from an overdose and he buried her body in a fox hole dug by soldiers during maneuvers. He was in the state penitentiary for razor wounds but moved to county jail.
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Columbia
S. C
Mary Lee Epes
S. C. Epes
Epes
State Penitentiary
Read an Adventure Tale and Noted Answers
The text presents fragmented phrases about business and domestic matters and an adventure tale. It lists three test answers: the number six, a description of an insect’s mouth parts, and a remark that mosquitoes breed anywhere with stagnant water including rain water in discarded containers or undrained gutters.
Blondie Predicts War Victory on All Fronts
The article quotes Blondie stating it is safe to predict the appearance will persist until the war is won on all fronts.
Guest writers to shape Hi Points column
Edgar Snider invites service members abroad to send letters home as Hi Points will feature guest writers weekly. Read about a cross section of thinking from dads friends doctors lawyers preachers and civic leaders.
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Edgar Snider
Casualties and POW List From War Front
Casualties and statuses from the war report include Killed in Action Seaman Dwight Lee Hall of Centennial Ave extension and Sgt. William Gatewood Shipman of Howell St previously listed as missing in Belgium on January 3. Wounded in Action Private Charles E. Martin of Mangum Ave in Germany and hospitalized Private James R. Hudson of Ennis St among battlefield patients at Camp Butner and Private W Wilson James at Lawson General Hospital Atlanta. Prisoners of War listed as missing in action: Private Johnnie R. Beaver in Germany since December 21, Lieutenant C. B. Farrington of Long St in Germany since December 21, Private Jack Haley of Meredith St in Germany since January 18, Sergeant Paul W Warren of Fifth St in Germany since December 19.
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Dwight Lee Hall
Centennial Ave
Pacific
William Gatewood Shipman
Howell St
Belgium
Pte
Charles 8. Martin
Mangum Ave
Germany
Pfc
James 4. Hudson
Ennis St
General Hospital
Camp Butner
W. Wilson James
Lawson General Hospital
Atlanta
Johnnie R. Beaver
C. B. Farrington
Long St
Navy
Jack Haley
Meredith St
Paul
Local Obituaries and Elks Ruler Election In High Point Area
Deaths in High Point and nearby last week include Mrs. A. L. Gordon 61 of Rt. 1 W. C. Harmon 77 of 206 Kennedy St Mrs. Lindsay Hedrick and John H. Yokeley 66 of Thomasville A Coke Cecil was elected Exalted Ruler of the local Elks Lodge.
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High Point
A. L. Gordon
Rt. 1
W. C. Harmon
Kennedy St
Lindsay G. Hedrick
John .H. Yokeley
Thomasville
A. Coke Cecil
Elks Lodge
Unsettled Race As City Primary Nears Deadline
Amid a looming filing deadline for the city primary the public shows little interest in candidates. Mayor Arnold J. Koonce, a Republican who may seek reelection, must decide before a dinner next Friday. Possible Democratic contenders include Earl Phillips and Amos R. Kearns, former council members. Eight city council seats lack serious discussion. Ralph Slate will replace W. L. York on the High Point board of elections after D. B. Cecil declined to serve, following objections by Louis Fisher to York's reappointment.
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Arnold J. Koonce
Earl Phillips
Amos R. Kearns
Ralph Slate
W. L. York
High Point
D. 8. Cecil
Leslie Abbott
County Board of Elections
Cecil
Abbott
Louis Fisher
York
Municipal Board of Elections
Production Drive Aids War Service In High Point
May or Arnold J. Koonce launches a production drive in High Point with HI POINTS to boost war outputs. Greensboro representatives and Lt. W L Jones of the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot push for increased supply of Army socks, a critical item, amid local manufacturing. Burton Upholstery Co. sued for 10000 dollars for injuries from a bicycle collision with a Burton truck. local election policy disputes cited in letters from Cecil regarding board appointments.
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War Service and
Arnold J. Koonce
High Point
Hi-Points
Greensboro
W. L. Jones
Philadelphia
High Point Passes Local Control and Salary Bills
Legislation affecting High Point passed with acts to empower city and county to regulate wine sales by ordinance. Guilford county to spend 15000 for rural fire protection trials next three years. Absentee ballots approved for High Point elections. Mayor salary set at 620 and councilors at 420. municipal court clerk raised to 300 monthly. Airport authority bonds may be issued pending vote. Traffic officer Hedrick injured his back. Prof Whitted marks 20 years as Scoutmaster.
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High Point
Guilford County
Guilford Board of Elections
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