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Driver Injured As Huge Truck Overturns Here
Dudley C. Cobb Jr a 28 year old Greensboro truck driver was injured slightly yesterday afternoon when a heavy tractor trailer he was driving overturned at the intersection of West Lexington Avenue and Highway 10A Officers said Cobb attempting the sharp un banked curve entering the highway at 25 miles an hour toppled the heavily laden Barniwell Brothers truck which carried what he said was a government order He was treated at Burrus Memorial Hospital No charges were filed in his case In a second accident three cars were involved with Mrs Elizabeth E Kalte 210 Shirley Avenue driver of one car held on a charge of reckless driving Mrs Kalte drove from a parking place on North Wrenn Street and was struck by a car driven by Mrs W L Albertson 210 Montlieu Avenue The impact pushed Kalte s car into a parked vehicle owned by Bob Ragan None of the cars was badly damaged.
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Greensboro
Lexington Avenue
Cobb
Barniwell Brothers
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth E. Kalte
Shirley Avenue
U.S. Planes Sustain China Supply Effort Amid Burma War
American air forces continue to ferry war materials to China and Burma with heavy freight planes from India. Lashio fall complicates defenses as Japan may seize a base there, potentially threatening supply lines while monsoon rains could slow progress toward India’s northeast frontier. U.S. crews dominate operations, though exact totals remain secret as planners adjust to advancing Japanese forces.
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Lashio
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War Quiz and Riddles From a Historical Paper
Three brain teasers discuss a collar insignia with a globe and eagle, a monarch named Peter who bought a bomb and spoke of hitting an enemy capital, and the Army accepting 200 dogs for messages and guard duties.
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Stalin denounces myths and praises Allied aid in wartime
Stalin rejects claims that fascist aggressors justify the war as defending German nationalism or socialism. He lauds the United States and Britain for military support and warns Red Army troops to spare no bullets against invaders. He notes workers turning holidays into labor to boost munitions and food output, uniting front and rear fronts.
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Nippon Seaborne War Effort Seen From India to Burma
An Allied strategy outlined in early 1942 centers on severing the Australia to Japan sea route. British and American forces push from India into Burma with Flying Tigers aid while US task forces strike Gilbert Islands, Marianas, and surrounding areas. The plan factors a large scale offensive against Japan, with Germany likely ahead for attention.
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Aid Program Opens Two Evening Offices for Men
The U S Employment Service will keep white and Black offices open 7 to 9 30 p m on Mondays and Wednesdays to help men fill out selective service occupational questionnaires. Draft boards will mail long complex forms to Third Registration men and soon to Fourth Registration. The service confirms no obligation to use the office and no charge for help and stresses the program supports war production needs and training plans.
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Adams-Millis Units Give China Donation
Adams-Millis Corporation workers donate to United China Relief, aiding the drive toward a $4,000 High Point quota. cash gifts total $370.50 with $175 in pledges plus departmental contributions from Piedmont Knitting and Consolidated Knitting, Dyeing, Inspecting, and other departments. Officials reported on hand funds and urged further gifts.
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Toll Not To Be Put On Parkway Any Time Soon
Raleigh reports the Blue Ridge Parkway will not impose a 25 cent toll for motorists at present. Ben Prince, chair of the state highway and public works commission, said the US Park Service delayed the toll slated to take effect today. Prince remains hopeful the levy may be avoided entirely.
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CIO AFL to Hold Joint Meeting to Aid Workers
Rival labor groups will meet Sunday at the Sheraton Hotel to coordinate help for workers receiving occupational questionnaires from the Selective Service System. Hosiery furniture and textile workers will join, with Edith Shiplett and Frank Judish as speakers. An open forum follows.
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Explosion at Belgian fertilizer factory kills many
Berlin reports a May 1 explosion at a Tessenderloo Belgium chemical factory, killing about 550 and wounding around 1000. A technical school and nearby houses were damaged. The plant produced artificial fertilizers and washing preparations for Belgium. German relief teams and Belgian authorities rushed to investigate and aid victims.
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State Revenue Department to undergo thorough reorganization
RALEIGH May 1 Governor Broughton announced the revenue department would be thoroughly reorganized to prevent embezzlements revealed during trials of former department members. He did not specify personnel changes but stressed a full review and improvements in method and system to avoid recurrence.
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Funeral Rites For Mrs Sarah Clapp English Held
Mrs Sarah Clapp English of Trinity route 2 died at her Mt Vernon Church community home. Funeral services were held Thursday at Mt Vernon Methodist Church with Rev Paul Taylor Rev Clifton Pearson and Rev Vergil White officiating. A quart t of Claude Stone Jr Grayson Mickey Franklin Morgan and Charles Allman sang three songs. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
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Asheboro
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Mt. Vernon Church
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Paul Taylor
Oak Ridge
Clifton Pearson
Vergil White
Archdale
English
Ivey Kearns
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Film Showings At Local Theaters
Broadhurst Riders Of Future Sage features several times including 3:12 and 4:30 with additional listings 6:28 8:06 and 9:47. Paramount screens Same Things Over Honolulu. Rialto Lone Rider In Cheyenne features 12:43 2:38 4:23 and 6:13. Ute area listings.
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Nazis Reported To Be Seeking Bombing Truce
London reports a Geneva dispatch via Daily Mail says Germany may pause English town bombing if RAF changes its German city bombing methods. British source rejects any appeasement talks. Home Secretary Morrison labels Hitler’s strikes on monuments as mad and futile, asserting Allied resolve.
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Kiwanians Hear H W Williard on War Financing
The Kiwanis Club of High Point heard H. W. Williard president of High Point Savings and Trust speak on Financing World War II. He noted past costs, inflation risks, and that war bonds will be non transferrable and redeemable, urged support for bond sales and thrift, and cited over a million dollars in bonds sold locally. The group also announced $2,376 raised by the Kiwanis play What a Life for underprivileged children. Visitors included Walter Fleischman Dr N M Harrison C B Mickle R Lindsay and Mr Willard.
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Volunteers Needed For Ordinance Unit Forming In Guilford
About sixty volunteers are sought to join a United States Army ordinance battalion being formed in Guilford County. Frank Sizemore, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, said 145 to 150 men already lined up for service, but there is still a need for first class privates. The unit will handle supplies and equipment for a larger unit and will include foreign service, though it will not be a combat force.
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Guilford County
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Chamber of Commerce
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Ley Appeals For Last Supreme Effort On May Day
May Day message from Robert Ley, Nazi labor chief, urges German workers to make a last supreme effort for victory. He cites past warship actions and the defense against a second wave of vandals, praising German soldiers and allies for saving the continent. The Chicago market brief notes steady butter receipts and egg prices with modest changes.
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New York Stocks May Day Trading Update
New York stocks at 2 p.m. May 1 show trading activity across sectors. Market movements and notable swings reflect ongoing investor caution and day’s headlines shaping price action.
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William Penn High hosts Social Standards Conference
William Penn High School wrapped its third annual Social Standards Conference with a timely address on boy girl relations and marriage by Rev. W S McLeod of St Mark Methodist Church. The event featured morning vocation discussions and afternoon personal interest topics with leaders from A and T College, N C State College, and local schools assisting.
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German front losses rise in April near Leningrad front
Moscow radio reported that during April German forces on the Leningrad front lost about 58,000. The Soviet radio also said Soviet troops destroyed 109 guns 1 trench mortar 43 tanks 11 armored cars 225 trucks and other arms.
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Rattlesnake Murderer Hanged at San Quentin
The wife slayer Robert S. James, 48, executed at San Quentin for killing his sixth wife by feeding snakes and drowning her in a fishpond, avenging the crime in a case dubbed The Rattlesnake Murder Case.
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