North Carolina Plans Historic AT-21 Flight Event
Burlington hosts the first NC built AT-21 trainer flight on May 20 at Fairchild Airport. Chief Test Pilot Dick Henson will pilot the aircraft, powered by two 520 HP Ranger engines, with Governor Broughton and Fairchild officials in attendance. The program includes paratroopers, a luncheon, and a 3:30 p.m. takeoff to showcase aviation industry growth since Kitty Hawk.
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Burlington
North Carolina
Fairchild
Dick Henson
Hagerstown
Kitty Hawk
Broughton
J. Carlton Ward, Jr
Sherman Fairchild
A. W. Drinkwater
Wright
Army
Ranger
Army Air Forces
Wright Brothers
Kill Devil Hill
Manteo
Early inks from lampblack and glue gum
The article notes that earliest writing inks combined lampblack with glue or gum. It also states that by 1943 farm goals, enough peanuts to fill over 14,000 railroad tank cars with peanut oil are requested.
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U. S
Vacu-matic Gas Saver Promises Fuel Savings Test Program
North Carolina motorists urged to join a patriotic test of the Vacu-matic Gas Saver invented to boost gas mileage by up to 30 percent and improve power. The device fits all cars and trucks. Vacu-matic Carburetor Co. of Wauwatosa Wisconsin offers a free unit to testers who submit results and promote it locally.
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North Carolina
Vacu-matic Carburetor Co
No Outlook For Increased Gas Rations
Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown says eastern gas rationing has cut driving by about 60 percent but offers no prospect of higher rations. Eastern states now use 200000 fewer barrels daily than a year ago while civilian petroleum supply sits at 25.5 percent of normal, prompting calls to curb nonessential driving. Brown notes no promise of increased war needs boosting fuel allotments as rationing nears its first anniversary.
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Washington
Prentiss M. Brown
East
Brown
District of Columbia
Ickes
Army Establishes Largest Sanitary Area At Ft. Bragg
The U S Army opened the nations largest sanitation demonstration area at Ft Bragg under Brig Gen Henry C Coburn Jr post surgeon. Officers from American and British forces work on sanitation measures for field bivouacs camps and permanent facilities to prevent disease in combat zones.
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Army
Ft. Bragg
Serbia
Henry C. Coburn
U. S. Army
Pretoria
South Africa
Editor Elected Head of State Association
Bill Arp Lowrance, editor of the Mecklenburg times in Charlotte, was elected unanimously president of the North Carolina division of the Travelers Protective Association at its annual convention in Winston-Salem. Other officers and directors were named, with A A Ruffin of Wilson as predecessor and J G Houston, Ed Mann, J E Holbrook, J R Petree, W B Martin, and R P Rawley as officers and directors. A steel rake, hoe, spading fork and garden hose are noted as useful tools for Victory gardeners.
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Winston-Salem
Bill Arp Lowrance
Mecklenburg Lmes
Charlotte
North Carolina
Travelers Protective Association
A. A. Ruffin
Wilson
J. G. Houston
Ed Mann
Washington
J. E. Holbrook
Durham
J. R. Petree
W. B. Martin
Winston, Salem
R. P. Rawley
A. H. Holland
Land Mines Named New Combat Arm By Allies
Lt. General Lesley J. McNair described land mines as almost a new arm of combat after observing Tunisian campaign use by Axis forces. He noted mine effectiveness grew as American troops gained experience and cited the Kasserine Pass retreat and subsequent drive as examples of mine impact. He also discussed tank destroyers, saying they should avoid tank-like chasing and instead use speed to reach concealed positions and disable tanks.
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Washington
Lesley J. McNair
McNair
Kasserine Pass
Governor Broughton Among 84 Tar Heels Tapped by Sigma Chi
May 15 Raleigh. Four dozen North Carolinians including Governor Broughton join Sigma Chi at U S State College as the chapter installation concludes. Alumni initiates include Clyde A. Erwin D A Lockmiller Carlyle Campbell and Julian Price among others. Jack F. Moore is named consul. Woody Jones pro consul Charles S W King annotator and Paul N Howard quaestor. Canned cheese for India’s fighting men is made from buffalo milk.
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Raleigh
Governor Broughton
Sigma Chi
U. S. State College
Clyde A. Erwin
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
D. A. Lockmiller
University of Chattanooga
State College
Carlyle Campbell
Meredith College
R. L. McMillan
OCD
L. Y. Ballentine
Wake County
L. L. Vaughn
State College School of Engineering
Julian Price
Greensboro
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company
Jack F. Moore
Kannapolis
Woody Jones
Roxboro
Charles S. W. King
Charlotte
Paul N. Howard
Rewards Offered to Young Brides in Early Canada Marriages
In Canada’s first days, women who married at age 16 or younger received monetary rewards. The policy tied allowances to early nuptials, reflecting social norms and economic incentives of the era.
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Canada
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Ae An
Mately
Cannon Kitchen
Harilee
Benmont
Bates
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Manhattan
Glenrock
Caine
China
Odd Lot
Clearance &c
Tavern
India
Bugaboo
U. S. Department of Commerce
Pharllee
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