Prosecutor To Oppose Bail For Lt. Epes
Solicitor T. Pau Taylor said he will contest bail for Lt. Epes of Ft. Jackson held in connection with the death of his wife Mary Lee Williams Epes. The coroner's jury ruled the death an overdose of sodium secobarbital. Epes denies the charge and has stated he will consult military authorities on his status before any bond hearing.
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Columbia
S. C
Aftor
T. Pau Taylor
8. C
Epes
Richmond
Try
Mary Lee Williams
Jacksonville
Fla
Stenog
S. C. Epes
Edgar A. Brown
Fort Jackson
Army
Atlanta
British Pacific Task Force Sends Afloat To American Base
Manila dispatch reports a British self servicing task force using Australian and New Zealand supplies sails toward an American base in the western Pacific. The armada includes battleships carriers cruisers and destroyers with a sendoff by Commodore Carter.
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Japan
New Zealand
Pacific
U. S
Worrall R. Carter
Service Squadron Ten
Spruance
Manila
Philippine Islands
Mactan
Cauit Islands
Cebu City
Sae
Doughlis ‘Macattd
William H. Arnold
Opon
Philippines
Cebu
Cauit
Cebu Bay
MacArthur
Soviet Victory Hinted By Stalin As War Wanes
Soviets warn final victory may be saluted by Marshal Stalin soon. German remnants retreat to suburbs along the Vistula delta near Danzig, a city with 50 bridges. The Third White Russian army under Marshal Vasilevsky claims near 100,000 Germans mopped up in East Prussia south west of Koenigsberg. Pressure grows on Junkers with hundreds of field guns and trucks carrying rocket guns. Chinese tin mines feature tunnels so small that only children can crawl through.
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Vistula
Danzig
Alexander Vasilevsky
Moscow
East Prussia
Koenigsberg
Junkers
Weather outlook for North Carolina with warm spell
Partly cloudy and unseasonably warm with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the extreme west today. Tonight the weather stays warm with more clouds and showers, while Saturday brings more cloudiness showers and cooler air in the north and west, with continued warmth in the southeast.
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North Carolina
Mrs Noble Tyson Dies At Daughter s Home In Asheboro
Mrs Nordie E Tyson 70 wife of the late T A Tyson died Thursday afternoon at the home of her daughter Mrs Hugh Brown Jr in Asheboro after a lingering illness. She leaves three daughters Mrs Ernest Welch Mrs G C Smith and Mrs Hugh Brown Jr and four sons Leon Birch Herman and Graham. Funeral services set for Tyson s Creek Baptist church in Chatham county Saturday at 3 pm with interment in the church cemetery. The body to be moved from Pugh s Funeral home to Mrs Brown s home at 1 pm today.
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Nordie E. N
Hugh Brown, Jr
Ernest Welch
Eman
G. C. Smith
Winston-Salem
Hugh Brown
Herman
Randleman
Graham
Jacksonville
Tyson's Creek Baptist Church
Chatham County
Pugh
Allied assault pushes through German roads and rail lines
First man ports toward which the British were aimed. Pilots said roads east of the Westphalian capital were jammed with troops and refugees streaming in from Berlin. They reported trains carrying tanks toward the Muenster area, speed and changing directions risking tanks being cut off after unloading.
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Man
Berlin
Muenster
Allied Tanks Push Through Germany Still Fuel Secure
Allied commanders in Germany report no fuel shortage risk as thousands of gallons and large stocks of food and ammunition remain near the front. An officer declared that even without American gasoline, Europe has enough to reach Berlin. Lt. Gen. Hodges’ fast tanks require aerial map drops, Brussels radio notes.
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Germany
America
Berlin
London
Courtney H. Hodges
Brussels
Allied Armies Crush German Resistance Across Front
The Ninth Army battles the wrecked bridge and German defenses as Allied forces overrun fronts from airfields to hospitals. First and Seventh Armies seize 25 to 30 planes, with 37,000 Germans captured in a single day. Prisoners say organized resistance is collapsing, and no Siegfried Line or Rhine stand remains.
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West
Europe
France
Siegfried Line
Rhine
Allied raids tighten pressure as Berlin and Nagoya face assaults
Allied air forces press Western Front operations with RAF Mosquito strikes on Berlin in a near month long campaign and a heavy attack on a Brunswick Benzo plant. US B-29s strike Nagoya, hitting Mitsubishi plants, while Singapore oil facilities endure a seventh attack in five months.
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Germany
Berlin
Brunswick
Air Ministry
Washington
Nagoya
Japan
Marianas
Singapore
Mitsubishi
Former Resident Of H. P. Dies In Germany
Pfc. Arthur J. Shepard son of Mr and Mrs H V Shepard of Pink Hill NC and former High Point residents died of wounds in Germany March 6 He served in the 101st Infantry entering service September 1943 and going overseas January He is survived by his parents a sister Mrs J A Burger and a brother oe Shepard both of High Point.
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H. V. Shepard
Pink Hill
N. C
High Point
Germany
101St Infantry
J. A. Burger
Oe Shepard
Allies Free Brigadiers and War Reporters Near Montgomery
The Allies overran an officers prison camp yesterday and freed eleven British brigadiers and three war correspondents. Among the reporters freed were Godfrey Anderson of the Associated Press Patrick Cross of Reuters and Edward Ward of the BBC.
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Montgomery
Godfrey Anderson
Associated Press
Africa
Patrick Cross
Reuters
Edward Ward
BBC
Lake Erie Ice Shanties Thrill Fans Amid Rugged Sport
Sandusky reports a booming ice fishing season on Lake Erie with hundreds of shanties from Port Clinton to Put-In-Bay. Fishermen and families endure cold for heavy perch and pike while some buy deluxe shacks and rent spaces, highlighting a rugged but beloved winter pastime.
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Lake Erie
Ohio
Sandusky Bay
Portage
Huron
Vermillion
Port Clinton
Vermilion
Danbury
Bay Bridge
Put-In-Bay
Kelley's Island
Put-In- Bay
Funeral Rites for Linda Morgan Infant Held at Oakwood
Funeral services for Linda Morgan infant daughter of George and Virginia Morgan were conducted at Oakwood cemetery. Rev. William C. Livingston of First Church of God officiated. Surviving are parents, brother George Morgan Jr., sisters Ramona and Patricia Ann, and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Anderson of High Point and Mr. and Mrs. William Morgan of Chattanooga Tennessee.
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George
Virginia Anderson Morgan
Oakwood Cemetery
William C. Livingston
First Church of God
George Morgan, Jr
Ramona
Patricia Ann Morgan
Ralph Anderson
High Point
William Morgan
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ancient Mariner Enters Snug Harbor
Ship's carpenter William Samuel Clark, a 100 year old mariner born in Boston, has joined Sailors' Snug Harbor on Staten Island after retiring from 48 years at sea in sail and steam in 1921. He credits longevity to heredity, noting his mother and grandmother lived to 105.
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New York
William Samuel Clark
Bill
Camp Carson Dietitians Manage Daily Hospital Menus
At Camp Carson the army dietitians oversee meals for the station hospital. The hospital uses 900 quarts of milk daily along with 60 pounds of butter 60 peck potatoes and 90 dozen eggs requiring careful planning.
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Camp Carson
Colo
Camp Carson Hospital
Japan Casualties Heavy as Burma Campaign Advances
British forces report heavy Japanese casualties as they tighten the Irrawaddy river pocket in central Burma. The enemy is said to have been forced from a strongpoint north of Meiktila, a British-held road junction south of Mandalay.
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Irrawaddy River
Burma
Southeast Asia Command
Enmy
Meiktila
Mandalay
Nazi prisoner recalls 79th Division in France
A German feldwebel captured by the 315th Infantry recalls fighting the U S 79th Division from Normandy through Avranches Laval and beyond. He describes encounters near Lessay Neufchateau Chatenois Luneville and in the Seine Loop and Vosges facing American artillery and crossing the Seine first.
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France
INS
U. S.S
Gis
79Th
315Th
Normandy
Lessay
St. Lo
Avranches
Laval
Germany
Neufchateau
Chatenois
Luneville
Seine
Vosges
Alsace
Boy Proves Mother Was Young At 101
A Bogota report claims Felipa Grijalba Aldana died at 120 with a son aged 19. It states she married at 100 and that the child was born when she was 101, citing Tunja vital statistics. The item also notes Canada rising to second in world gold production.
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Fruto Aldana
Tunja
Soldier recollection of Lorraine Cross memory
A field officer recalls touching the Cross of Lorraine and asks for a souvenir. The GIs deny him the request, saying he cannot have one. The moment highlights wartime camaraderie and the significance of the emblem.
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Cross of Lorraine
Dr Conrad Speaks at Kiwanis Meeting in High Point
The High Point Kiwanis Club hosted Dr F L Conrad as speaker at the Sheraton hotel. His daughter Rebecca performed songs including God Sees the World and The Old Rugged Cross before he discussed Good Friday, the crucifixion, and the resurrection, urging faith in Jesus as the path to life.
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Sheraton Hotel
F. L. Conrad
Jesus
Satan
God
Cross
Conrad
Woman given suspended sentence in child abandonment case
Augusta Templeton, 29, pleaded nolo contendere to abandoning her five month old child Allen Templeton. Guilford superior court imposed six months in state prison with five years suspended on conditions that she remain employed, support the child through Forsyth County welfare, submit the child to examinations, and pay costs plus a $35 hospital bill for care at the local hospital.
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Augusta Ton
Guilford Superior Court
Raleigh
W. H. S. Burgwyn
Allen Templeton
Welfare Department
Forsyth County
Swicegood Heads Clothing Collection
Thomasville report announces Joe Swicegood named general chairman of the United Nations Clothing Collection for overseas relief. April campaign asks local churches and schools to participate with students donating clothes while Belk and Jones department stores host collection boxes. Dry cleaning plants offer pickup of garments for delivery.
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Thomasville
Joe Swicegood
United Nats Clothing
Swicegood
Anita
Belk
Jones Department Store
War Today Calls for Dedicative VE Day Observance
The column urges a double memorable V E day in American history with ceremonies of re dedication to honor the fallen on Pacific front and defiance as American boys continue dying in the Orient until Japan is dealt with.
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Pacific Isles
Japan
Orient
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