Discharged Sgt Cox Back Home After 45 Months Service
Sgt Ralph W. Cox, son of Mr and Mrs C N Cox, was discharged at Fort Bragg after nearly 45 months in the army, 18 of which were in India and China. He resides with his parents at 318 South Hamilton Street. 1st Lt Thurman B Sykes, Brookley Field Mobile, has been assigned to the MOA air field headquarters. He entered service in March 1944 after attending Greensboro High School, served overseas including Iwo Jima, and wears the air medal with one oak leaf cluster. He previously served in Hawaii and at Minden Field California before his Brookley assignment.
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Ralph W. Cox
C. N. Cox
Fort Bragg
India
China
Uth Hamilton Street
I. Thurman Sykes
Brookley Field
Mobile
Thurman B. Sykes
Cable Street
High Point
Brookfield
Moa
Air Technical Service
Comind
C. E. Thom
Sykes
Greensboro High Int
Iwo Jima
Ynin Island
Hawaii
Mini Field
Calif
Brown Beauty 27-Pound Trout Declared World’s Largest
Bellfonte Pa March 30 reports the 27 pound 35 inch Brown Beauty trout at Pleasant Gap fish farm is believed by State Fish Commissioner Charles A French to be the world’s largest. French doubts any other trout could rival its size after a 15 year life at the farm.
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Bellfonte
Charles A. French
French
Pleasant Gap
Not Enough Men To Go Around In U S
Henry C. Nicholas reports a severe male shortage in the United States as World War II casualties and foreign brides leave women to face a future with few eligible husbands. He notes widows and overseas soldiers compound the imbalance and weighs polygamy as a possible but unlikely solution.
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U. S
Henry C. Nicholas
Central Press
Washington
Germany
France
Italy
Japan
United States
The Mercer expedition and marriageable women myth
In Alaska there are far more men than women and women could wed quickly. The piece recounts Asa Mercer’s Northwest expedition that shipped New England girls to Seattle to wed settlers, claiming the brides became Puget Sound aristocracy. It notes scientists propose sex hormone work to alter birth sex, predicting decades before results, while urging women to adjust to remaining unmarried.
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Alaska
Asa Mercer
Northwest Territory
the Territorial University
Mercer
Seattle
Washington
Abe Lincoln
Ulysses Grant
Asa
Abraham Lincoe
General Grant
New England
Edward Everett Hale
Andrew
Massachusetts
Continental
New York
James
South America
Puget Sound
New World
Arthur Weil
Northwestern University
Battle For U. S. Films Reaches Fever Pitch in France
Paris reports a diplomatic clash over American film imports. The State Department accuses France of breaking a yearly quota, while Hollywood producers lament the ban since 1939 except for OWI. French exhibitors seek a policy allowing Hollywood titles like Gone With The Wind without onerous multiple releases.
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Leon Pearson
Paris
INS
France
Washington
State Department
Fra
Hollywood
George Huisman
Czechoslovakia
Russia
England
Sweden
Wilmington Man Elected To Post At Wake Forest
Dr Sankey L Blanton pastor of First Baptist Church Wilmington was elected head of the school of religion at Wake Forest College. Joining him are Dr Owen F Herring of Durham and Rev Mare Hoyle Lovelace of Forest City with Dr John Allen Easley remaining on staff. Blanton succeeds dean Olin T Binkley who joined Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville Kentucky.
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Wake Forest
Sankey L. Blanton
First Baptist Church of
Blanton
Olin T. Binkley
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Kentucky
Wake Forum Jee
Five Time Deserter Captured By FBI In New York
George C. Wimmer aged 31, has become a record holder by deserting five times in five years. He first enlisted in October 1941 and went AWOL after a month and a half, then joined the Marines and the Coast Guard in succession before deserting again.
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NEW York
INS
George C. Wimmer
Army
A.W.O.L
Marines
Coast Guard
Girl Five Reads Not, Yet Sits Jury Attache
Five year old Ann McEachern of Columbia works as a jurors attache in Richland County circuit courts. She draws names for juries two years, earning 2 dollars a day when court is in session. When idle, she watches proceedings with curiosity. State law requires the job go to a person who cannot read.
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AP Newsfeatures
Columbia
Ann McEachern
Slim Gal's Beauty Secret- A Regular Exercise Program
A cheerful exhortation promotes daily calisthenics for women to improve health and spirit. It argues regular exercise tightens the midsection, steadies nerves, and makes work easier while preventing waistline bulge and unintended weight gain. It suggests gym classes as an accessible option in cities.
Paris Prepares for Peace Conference Show of Parisian charm
Paris readies for the May peace conference with a restrained prewar look. Forecasters plan a light paint refresh and formal events while diplomats weigh the US loan impact. The foreign office aims for intimate Paris life with studio visits, boutique parties, and graceful public displays.
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Candy Vanderlip
Paris
INS
United States
France
Foreign Office
Hiter
Picasso
Franklin Roosevelt
England
Man Appeals Two Year Naval Prison Sentence
He was imprisoned after being arrested on a naval base and handed to the army by an FBI agent. In May he married a Brooklyn girl he later left on their honeymoon. He had joined the merchant marine in January and was set to sail when captured.
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Serted
Brooklyn
Merchant Marine
F.B.I
Army
Travel agency opened by former Army Captain Tom King
Former Captain Tom King, a U S army infantryman who travelled widely, has opened King Travel Service with his wife as vice president, offering travel services after his discharge.
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Peka
Kans
INS
Tom King
U. S. Army
Eer
King Travel Service
Rochester picks Burnett to lead fall eleven
Gor man Hamp Burnett of Lynchburg Virginia will captain the University of Rochester football team next fall. A two season veteran at right halfback he is a pre medical student and enrollment plans are noted as training for a medical career.
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Rochester
N. Y
Burnett
Lynchburg
University of Rochester
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