Coburg Fire Chief Praises German Fire Service Under Occupation
Capt. Frank Norton of Coburg, Boston born fire marshal overseeing fire and police protection in Coburg, notes German departments function like the army. He leads 213 German border police, mostly ex Wehrmacht, armed with American carbines. Morale remains high despite occasional Russian incursions and limited transport. Norton says he would not trade the post for any army job.
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United States
Frank Norton
Ware Street
Boston
Mass
Coburg
Landkriefs
Norton
No Man’s Land
Wehrmacht
Morton
Army
Radio Program Listings and Daylight Saving Note
Corrections by networks arrive late for inclusion. Daylight Saving guidance explains time changes for eastern and central zones and adjustments for mountain zone. The long schedule lists programs from 4:00 p.m. to 1:15 a.m. with show titles, hosts, and repeats across CBS ABC and related networks.
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Farrell
Ate Sparrow
Tennessee Jed
Ale Tom Mix
Nbe
Incy Howe
Cbe
Alter Kiernan
Abe-Erast
Howe
Mbs- West
Clayton
Nackae
Cis
Cbs
Daly
Abc-Basic
Abc
Basic
Ross
Cbs-Basic News
Ston Lewis, Jr
Jack Smith
Abe Neing
Warde Donavan
Maupin
Abe Arthur Ale
Kaltenborn
Abe
Rama—Cbe
Lum
Abner
Abe N Carter
Dramma
Don Hollenbeck
Judy
Aber
Romance
Cbs Dark Venture
Abe Ventures
Falcon
Amos and Andy
Kerle
Eugenie Baird
Abe Gabriel Heatter
Molly
Abe Jis
Che Ore
George Hicks
Mbs
Hope
Pton
Red Skelton
Mrs
Quis
Abe ‘Ewe
Weekend Wobble by W A Bivins On Hometown Promenade
A casual column from W A Bivins recalls a Saturday mood and mischievous teen memory at a prom in Hometown. He reflects on missteps, a sheepish escort tale with Sallie Berne, and a humorous horse harnessing mishap while recounting lessons from his father and a livery stable misadventure.
Aged Richmond Business Man Dies Violently
Travis H. Epes 70, president of the Epes FitzGerald Paper Co., died after being slugged and robbed at a filling station yard in Richmond. Two bus drivers found him. a brick was near the scene. An autopsy will determine exact cause of death. Epes, a Virginia Tech graduate 1895, earlier in tobacco before entering paper.
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Richmond
Travis H. Epes
Epes-Fitzgerald Paper Company
Epes
B. R. Caldwell
J. J. Bahan
Martin Mark‘owity
Nottaway County
Virginia Teach
Comwon
New Officers Elected By Legion Post
The Andrew Jackson post of the American Legion elected a slate of 10 World War II veterans to key offices including Phil A. Warner as commander succeeding Robert R. Fountain. Other officers named include M. T. Hicks first vice commander Carl Gibson second vice commander and Keith Harrison third vice commander. A board of trustees includes R. R. Fountain D. M. Lewis and Keith Harrison. Installations set for June 3 at the next meeting.
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Andrew Jackson
American Legion
Phil A. Warner
Robert R. Fountain
Warner
M. T. Hicks
Carl Gibson
Keith Harrison
Ed Lewis
Taylor M. Simpson
P. L. Smith
Charles W. McAnally
Don C. MacRae
David Levine
E. C. Sewell
R. L. Freeman
W. E. King
R. R. Fountain
D. M. Lewis
Farmers Invited To Test Farm Field Day
Farmers in the section are invited to a small grain field day at Piedmont station near Statesville on Thursday May 12. J W Hendricks assistant director in charge issued the invitation. Dr G K Middleton who heads the division of test farms small grain breeding will attend to provide information on the work.
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Piedmont Station
Statesville
J. W. Hendricks
G. K. Middleton
Mrs Martha Wicker Farrell Dies In Graham Home
Mrs Martha Wicker Farrell aged 70 wife of J Ben Farrell and mother of Mrs Y E Kluttz of High Point died at her Graham home yesterday Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 PM at Providence Christian Church Graham with burial in the church cemetery Surviving husband and two daughters are listed in the notice
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Martha Wicker Farrell
J. Ben Farrell
Y. E. Kluttz
High Point
Graham
Providence Christian Church
Kivttz
Brevard College Sets June Commencement Week Schedule
Brevard College announces commencement events from June 1 to June 7. Alumni day on June 1 features alumni association officer elections and a spring festival by students. Commencement sermon is June 2 by Dr. W A Stansbury and the literary address by Dr. Gilbert T Rowe. Final graduation is Friday June 7 at 11 am in the college auditorium.
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Brevard
E. J. Coltrane
Brevard College Alumni Association
W. A. Stansbury
Gastonia
Bre— Methodist
Gilbert T. Rowe
Duke Divinity School
Obituary Note About Mrs J W Trigg Of Columbus
A brief obituary mentions Mrs J W Trigg of Columbus as the surviving relative of a deceased native of Fractene county.
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J. W. Trigg
Columbus
Ractene County
Cab Driver Held Up West of Boone in Taxi Robbery
Sheriff reports a taxi driver was robbed of 104 dollars five miles west of Boone around 8 p m last night by two men and two women armed with a machine gun and rifles in a New York license car. The driver, en route from Bristol Tennessee to Hickory North Carolina, said the other car passed his cab several times before stopping.
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Boone
C. M. Watson
New York
Bristol
Free Vaccinations Offered After Smallpox Outbreak in Changchun
After a smallpox outbreak that killed 28 residents, Changchun in China begins free vaccination for all inhabitants to curb further spread and protect the population.
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Changchun
China
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Hal Boyle
Germany
Border Police Force
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
United States Department of Agriculture
Pia
Hunan
Chiyang
Acme-Nea
Harlow Church
NEA
W. A. Bivins
Enterprise
PI Iema
Aes
Wednesey
Sallie Berne
Old Academy
Hometown
Sallie
Willie
Academy
Selim
Main Street
Paul Revere
Concord
Lexington
Edgar Hartley
Jackson
West Point
William Shakespeare
Selima
Piedmont
Sales & Service Co
W. Cemetery St
Salisbury
N. C
Legion
By Jimmy Hatlo
Russia
Atom Bomb Free Enterprise
Norman Dall
Tampa, Fla
Brevard Maps
Mires
Suse
Cvitaa
Walerera’s
Mann's
Virginia
PCA
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Esso
Evto Ina
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