Radio Men in Burma Keep Minds Awake in Texas Kansas Debate
In North Burma near Stilwell's forces, radio signal teams tune BBC updates at 7:30 and 9:30, keeping troops connected to Russia, Italy, and the China Burma India theater. The two cars are crewed by Ed Shotwell Fred Garlicks Milton Ader and Willard Patterson Charlies Widner with Pat and Shorty leading a running Texas versus Kansas debate to pass the long hours.
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Hal Boyle
Stilwell
Burma
BBC News
Russia
Italy
Germany
Mouse Patrol
Ed F. Shotwell
Richmond Hill
N. Y
Fred “Monks” Garlicks
Milton Ader
Mt. Vernon
Ader
Air Forces
Texas
Kansas
Willards. Patterson
New London
Charlies W. Widner
Burns
Shorty
Pat
Ces
Pvt
Carl Zittlow
West Degree
Wis
Ed Stes
Birmingham
Ala
Red Camphor Wood Trunk From Ilwaco Settler Found
A small red trunk crafted by Ilwaco settler John Edmunds Pickernell in 1942 for his daughter Julia has been acquired for a historical collection. Made of camphor wood, cowhide covered, brass studs, and a white stencil, it arrives via Pickerell descendants around the Pacific coast town.
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Ilwaco, Wash
Ilwaco
John Edmunds Pickernell
Julia
Pickernell
Pacific Coast
California and New Jersey Back FDR For Fourth Term
California and New Jersey Democrats backed Roosevelt for a fourth term as Dewey and Warren split GOP loyalties. New Jersey delegates were pledged to Dewey while California pledged to Warren, shaping a convention battle with 1886 delegates chosen so far. Roosevelt could reach a first ballot nomination with more pledges, supporters say.
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California
New Jersey
Roose‘velt
Thomas E
Dewey
New York
Earl Warren
Warren
Montana
Spon
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Simeon S. Willis
Kentucky
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Douglas MacArthur
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Delaware
Oklahoma
Memorial Service for Veterans to Be May 28
City wide service honors World War I dead at Junior school auditorium on Sunday May with Dr. C. E. Rozzelle delivering the address. A march by local organizations precedes the service with space set aside for families of deceased veterans. committee chair is Mrs. Edith M. Sherrod. Dynamite blast on Arctic island of Nova Zembia in 1933 heard in Berlin 2,000 miles away.
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C. E. Rozzelle
Wesley .Memorial Church
Edith M. Sherrod
Actic Island
Nova Zembia
Berlin
Germany
SPARs Civilian Recruiter Appointed in High Point
Mrs. Matt Wall named civilian recruiter for SPARs in High Point to inform and process applications. She will be at 1101 Greenway and reachable by phone 4050. SPAR recruiter Jean Guild will stay in the High Point Post Office lobby through Friday to distribute information to interested girls.
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Matt Wall
High Point
Spars
Women's Reserve
United States Coast Guard
Odd Fellows to Meet In Goldsboro in 1945
The North Carolina Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Rebekah assembly will hold the 1945 convention in Goldsboro. Al M. Lane of Greensboro was reelected grand master for a fourth term, heading a slate of officers, with Mrs. Ethel Clapp of Burlington named Rebekah president. The convention concluded with a business session.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Grand Lodge of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Rebekah Assemly
Goldsboro
al M. Lane
Greensboro
Ethel Clapp
Burlington
Rebekah Assembly
Ration Roundup and Camp Meeting Notices
Weekly OPA price and ration news for the week of OE 15 lists valid red foods meats and sugars with points and expiration dates. Pine Camp Meeting details: Church of the Living God North Carolina conference at Cloverdale Ogden Pitt streets led by Rev S H Peters and Paul R Alspaugh with Sunday dinner and song service for the public. Also notes there are about 80 000 mollusk species including oysters and clams.
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OPA
Georgia
Florida
Carolinas
Virginia
North Carolina
Church of the Living God
Cloverdale
Ogden and
Pitt Streets
S. H. Peters
Paul R. Alspaugh
Peatross Promoted at Eighth Air Force Bomber Station
Clarence F. Peatross of High Point promoted from sergeant to staff sergeant at an Eighth AAF Flying Fortress station in England. He serves as a waist gunner on a bomber commanded by Colonel William B. David of Calhoun Georgia and is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert B Peatross of Rt 1.
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Peatross
England
Clarence F. Peatross
High Point
Sgt
William B. David
Calhoun
Robert B. Peatross
Rt. 1
Local service men moved among posts and plans filed
Pvt Luther M Bentley now in the Second Service Command stationed at Camp DuPont Delaware. Ian College of Aeronautics Tulsa Okla graduate student Calvin Ferree reports his son in law Mr L M Bentley is now with the Military Police Battalian transferred to the Second Service Command. Ferree last August submitted to the War Department plans for a twin place tail first pursuit plane.
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Pvt
Luther M. Bentley
L. M. Bentley
1800
King Street
Military Police Battallion
Second Service Command
Camp DuPond
Delaware
Calvin Alex Ferree
L. F. Ferree
High Point
Ian College of Aeronautics
Tulsa
Okla
War Department
Ferree
St. Louis
Blic
Washington, D. C
Washington
McDonald-Cherry to Ask for Booze Vote
McDonald and Cherry, Democratic governor candidates, say they will seek a statewide liquor referendum if elected. They responded separately to L A Martin of the Allied Church League of North Carolina. Frank Patton already endorses a referendum. Local option laws exist with 25 counties permitting liquor sales.
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Lexington
Ralph McDonald
Gregg Cherry
L. A. Martin
Allied Church League of North Carolina
Frank Patton
Morganton
North Carolina
Ellington Disclaims Link to 20th Century Club
Boys' Commissioner J. J. Ellington stated his department has no connection with the 20th Century club on North Main street. He corrected rumors that the department was operating the private business run by Clifton Yow. Members pay a fee and extra charges apply for games after joining.
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J. J. Ellington
North Main Street
Ellington
Clifton Yow
Women in steel mills face wartime limits in India
A report by the U.S. Department of Labor's Woman's Bureau finds that while women may enter many occupations, steel-making remains predominantly inaccessible. Surveys show wartime experiments with women in steel plants failed in a large majority of cases, suggesting barriers persist.
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Pittsburgh
Woman's Bureau
Department of Labor
Prolific female cod hatches 3 million eggs
A female cod measuring about 39 or 40 inches long is noted as highly prolific, producing an estimated 3,000,000 eggs.
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Southern Pacific Daylight Limited
San Francisco
San Luis Obispo
Cal
Army Board of Inquiry
International Soundphoto
Ake
Dr.Fosters
G A. Foster
B. F. Goodrich
O.P.A
B.F Goodrich
Silvertown Stores
North Main
F. Goodrich Tir
Jack Bell
Dukes
Wright
Durham
Little
Duke Blue Devils
Gilliam
Carolina
Falk
Page of State
Abi Pet Sudeck
Car Atenad Ees
White
Duke
Duke Eeeke
Pre-F . Sere
Brow
Seeee
Smith
Hoey
Car
Hone
Bishop
Duke Tree
Thompson
Wiggs
Hewlett
Humbert
State
Odd Fellows
Pvt. Bentley
Newton
Jasper Smith
Newton-Conover High School
Catawba River
Flarilee
Southern Railway
South
Southland
Southern Railway System
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