LeGrand Bound Over In Death Of Smith
Willie Lee LeGrand, 26, appeared in municipal court charged with the murder of Thurlis Henry Smith on March 23. He was bound over to superior court without counsel after a brief prelim. An arresting officer testified LeGrand admitted shooting Smith while claiming to protect Florence Tyson from Smith's advances. Seven witnesses were heard. LeGrand did not testify. Also, Chris Bambalis of Presto Lunch cafe was ordered to close 30 days for selling beer to a minor.
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Willie Lee LeGrand
Thurlis Henry Smith
LeGrand
Smith
Heuce
Florence Tyson
Charles
Tyson
Chris Bambalis
Presto
English Street
Napoleon's Waterloo Stomach Pains Claim
Panicky ad claims stomach ulcer pains plagued the famed conqueror and urges readers to try Unes remedies. It promises a double money back offer via Mann's and Drum Stores, with a quick order for a new treatment and relief from heartburn gas and bloating.
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Napoleon
Nations
Mann's
Man Given Suspended Sentence Over Food Business and Cruelty Case
Willis Phifer, 37, Negro, received a four month suspended term with condition to close his public business. He may sell rishable foods beer or wine to other dealers. Phifer also faced a four month suspended sentence and $25 fine for cruelty to animals after alleged attempts to kill a dog that attacked his child. the court found the method excessive but allowed his defense.
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Willis Phifer
Phifer
Citizens Ordered To Leave Nuernberg
Stockholm report says Heinrich Himmler ordered the evacuation of Nuernberg and seizure of vehicles to move party archives from Nazi halls to Berchtesgaden The dispatch also notes demonstrations in Vienna and Styria against Nazi centers and functionaries with Russian agents aiding in plunder of supplies and ammunition.
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Stockholm
Free German Press Agency
Heinrich Himmler
Nuernberg
Berchtesgaden
Coal miners vote on war production strike amid wage talks
The 400,000 miners face a strike vote under the Smith Connally act after protracted talks with operators. Labor Secretary Perkins pressed for settlement by Saturday night as Ickes, overseeing solid fuels, took charge and proposals circulated, including a flat $1 daily hike to miners. The vote could pause war production if ballots favor disruption.
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Lewis
National Labor Relations Boards
Perkins
Ickes
Soviet thrust threatens Komarom and Danube valley route
Soviet forces outflank the Da nube bastion of Komarom, seize Janoshaz and Acs, and advance along the Marcel river while pressing along the Balaton shore. Rokossovsky’s Second White Russian army drives on Danzig and Gdynia as part of the Baltic theater, with terrain and canal routes shaping the campaign.
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Danube
Komarom
Komarno
Budapest
Gyor
Acs
Danube Valley
Bratislava
Vienna
Janoshaz
Marcel River
Lake Balaton
Tapoleza
Danzig
Gdynia
Mashal Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Baltic
Doctor's Home Trial For Blackheads and Pimples
Dr Fred Palmer promotes Whitener Ointment for blackheads and skin blemishes. Claims include easy removal and drying up pimples with externally caused conditions. Money back guarantee offered by Galenol Co Atlanta Georgia.
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Fred Palmer
Galenol Co Ox
Atlanta
Philippines Island Cebu AID landings push toward Cebu City
American assault troops hit Cebu island beaches and pushed toward Cebu city as demolitions spread fire through key facilities. MacArthur’s forces advanced under heavy air and naval bombardment, targeting the city’s air drome, wharves, electric plant, and a major coconut refinery on Mactan Island.
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Manila
Cebu
Cebu City
Philippines
William H. Arnold
Municipal Electric
Mactan Island
Talisay
Negros
Leyte
Douglas Macur
Richard Bergholz
Cebucee
House debate on labor penalties and draft measures
In a tense session Rep Short denounced the plan as tyranny while Rep Thomason defended freezing workers as a wartime measure. Absentees from both parties raised concerns about a tight vote as the military committee advanced two bills on nurses draft and extending the selective service to May 15 1946. Chairman Thomas postponed immediate action to avoid derailing discussion of the Mexican water treaty.
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House
Rep
Short
R-Mo
Thomason
D-Tex
Senate
Thomas
Utah
Detective Wan dling Purchases Home Then Dies
New York police detective William J. Wandling, 52, filed for his pension and shortly after bought a bungalow on Long Island’s Lake Ronkonkoma to settle in. The sequence followed his pension filing as officers investigated the sudden steps.
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New York
William J. Wandling
Lake’ Ronkonkoma
Long Island
Weldon Addresses Farriss Andrews Bible Class Members
Rev. Wilson Weldon of First Methodist spoke at the Farriss Andrews Bible class meeting on Don’t Fence Me In urging united church efforts. Arthur Kirkman will guest teach next Sunday. class attendance and offerings rose over last year. The class restarted its softball club under Paul Godfrey with captains to be chosen soon. Joe Wood presided. light refreshments followed.
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Wilson Weldon
First Methodist Church
Farriss-Andrews
First Baptist Church
Weldon
Baptist
Gage
Arthur Kirkman
Peacock Bible
Wesley Memorial Church
Lloyd
J. W
Paul Godfrey
P. L. Freeman
Joe F. Wood
Fred Whitescarver
Nazi Bomb Runs Target Berlin and Hannover
Allied bombing raids struck Berlin and Hannover with armament plants hit as German broadcasts claimed evacuation plans for unneeded residents. The raids involved 350 Mustang escorts and two waves from flying fortresses, occurring between 10:00 and 11:15 a.m. British time, closing a year with major air assaults on Berlin.
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Berlin
Hannover
Reich
DNB
Tokyo
U. S. Army Air Force
Ber
England
Allied forces push to cut Germany in two on journey to Berlin
The war plan assigns Canadians British and U S Ninth Army to trap the Ruhr while the U S First Army drives from Remagen toward Berlin to split Germany. Patton's Third Army and the Seventh provide support as forces threaten a southeastern strike possibly linking with the Russians to disrupt Hitler's Alpine defense.
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U. S
Patton
Hitler
Alps
Quintuplet Girls Die After Birth in Washington
In Washington on March 28 a 36 year old African American mother Ada H Turner gave birth to quintuplets but all five girls had died by 6 a m today. Her husband Harold Turner works as a $1320 a year receiving clerk at the government bureau of standards. She already has eight other children, oldest 10 months.
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Washington
Ada H. Turner
Harold
Government Bureau of Standards
Yanks Liberated by 7th Army at Heppeneim
March 27 report states U S Seventh Army infantrymen liberated Heppenheim after capturing the town. Two hundred ninety wounded American prisoners of war were found in a hospital with 800 other allied inmates. Prisoners had suffered underfeeding with average weight loss around 35 pounds for those there weeks.
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7Th Army
Heppenheim
Seventh Army
Local man dies after brief illness at home
A man died in his Queens residence last night after a brief illness that lasted a few minutes. He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tle
Queens
Allied Forces Break German Defense in West Germany Advance
American First, Third and Seventh armies press toward Muenster and the Main line, with Frankfurt under threat. British armor spearheads toward the Ruhr, while Ninth Army bypasses Duisburg and moves toward Essen. Germans retreat east and northeast as Patton’s forces cut routes to Mannheim and Heidelberg.
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Muenster
Mannheim
Bonn
Rhine
Aschaffenburg
Frankurt
Frankfurt
Third Army
Germany
Hitler
Rman
William Frye
Berlin
Borken
Bocholt
Hamm
Ruhr
Montgomery
Dorsten
Westpalia
Ems
Ninth Army
Duisburg
Essen
Krupp
Emmerich
First Army
Giessen
Main
Hanau
Boppard
Sixth Armored Division
George S. Patton
Seventh Army
Third
Frankfurt - Heidelburg
Virenheim
Heidelberg
University Cily
Allied push batter Kyaukse area in Burma campaign
Allied forces damaged Japanese positions near Kyaukse about 25 miles south as British and Indian troops advance from the west and south toward the town. British Indians cleared the Irrawaddy east bank from Pakokku to Myotha and moved on. Meiktila flankers seized Myittha. Mandalay area mop up continues with Chinese forces probing from Hsipaw toward eastern escape routes.
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Kyaukse
Burma
Irrawaddy River
Pakokku
Myotha
Meiktila
Byrnes Pushes War Mobilizer Powers Ahead in Labor Rules
The proposed measure would fix employment ceilings in designated plants, regulate new job creation, and freeze workers in current or new roles under penalty of fines up to ten thousand dollars and jail. It would bar wage deductions for illegal hires and require a manpower survey to curb hoarding. Voluntary moving costs could be offered but no forced relocations.
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Byrnes
Cogee
War talk and resistance remarks from Guixulescu
Guixulescu says many Japanese do not believe they will quit the war. He stresses that anyone thinking the Japanese will abandon the fight is gravely mistaken. The piece notes media campaigns to claim victory while presenting these skeptical views. A light aside mentions a sandwich made with baked beans onions relish and salad dress as a tasty meal.
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Guixulescu
North Carolina Weather Ahead
Fair and slightly warmer in the west today and tonight with Thursday partly cloudy and continued warmth.
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North Carolina
Sawdust Blaze Threatens High Point Plant Windowed Fire
A 3 11 am blaze at the South Hamilton and East Commerce plant of Tom Linson in High Point started in a sawdust pile on the second floor. Firemen quenched the fire with no loss of life or major damage. cause not yet determined though spontaneous combustion is suspected.
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Hamilton
East Commerce
Tomlinson
High Point
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