Wartime alliance signals and Tarboro judge pick
The article notes hopes for a Truman Churchill Stalin meeting, the shift from personal to national negotiations, and congratulates Don Gilliam on his unanimous Senate confirmation as federal judge for the eastern district of North Carolina. It recounts the contest among candidates, including Lindsey Warren, Bayard Clark, and Josiah Bailey’s influence, ending with Gilliam securing the post.
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Stalin
Truman
Churchill
Marshal Stalin
Mr. Truman
Mr. Churchill
Germany
Messers Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Yalta
Don Gilliam
Tarboro
North Carolina
Senate
Gilliam
Lindsey Warren
Bayard Clark
Harris
Stevens
American Legion
Bailey
Senator Bailey
Stanley Winborne
State Utilities Commission
Roosevelt
Washington
Mr. Winborne
Winborne
Raleigh
R. T. Fountain
Josiah William Bailey
North Carolina Senators Plan Hendersonville Summer Session
The state senate will hold an informal session in Hendersonville June 25 to 30 to discuss affairs of state while enjoying social events. President Truman is expected to address the gathering on the final day, with a follow up session in Statesville later to include additional attendees.
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State Senate
Truman
North Carolina
Senate
Hendersonville
Harry"Buchanan
Moving Picture Lobby
Committee of
Statesville
Greensboro Lawyer Named to War Crime Commission
Sidney Sherrill Alderman former Greensboro attorney and general solicitor for the Southern Railway is appointed to the War Crime commission under Mr Justice Jackson. Born November 28 1892 in Greensboro he served as operations officer of the 321st Infantry in France and studied at Trinity College.
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Sidney Sherrill Alderman
Greensboro
War Crime Commission
Justice Jackson
United States Supreme Court
Alderman
The
Southern Railway
Washington
Sidney Love
Bessie Sherrill Alderman
Trinity College
321St
France
Marguerite
Col
Fernard L. Steck
Paris
W.A.B
First Full Day in Office for Mayor Phillips
Mayor Earl N. Phillips marks his first full day in office noting the workload of the mayor's post. Frances Wiles of the rationing board explains her concern with applying OPA slaughtering regulations to a cow request. The article also thanks the local fire department for their willing service.
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Frances Wiles
OPA
Earl N. Phillips
Voices on censorship and service echo in postwar remarks
George Steffan Jr praises fire station tours for his group and fire classes who benefited from the reports. Josephus Daniels argues censorship ends after war, while Sergeant Isobel Hayne calls for more women in marine service as the war ends and recruitment challenges arise.
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Ishly
George Steffan, Jr
Eli Ingram
Germany
Isobel Hayne
Marines
Russia Lend Lease Ambiguity Amid Ending European War
Washington faces uncertainty over when lend-lease to the USSR ends as Europe’s war closes. Officials note Congress extended the program to June 30, 1946, but debate remains on termination. Cash payments and ongoing aid to France Belgium and Holland influence decisions as postwar roles against Japan are weighed.
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France
Belgium
Holland
Europe
Pacific
Japan
Lend-Lease and Belgium’s War Trade Surplus
The article notes Belgium has received less than it has sent and the United States has routed substantial reverse lend-lease benefits. Officials say only a fraction of Belgian lend-lease reaches the country, while U.S. aid and supplies move toward the Pacific as the war ends. It argues lend-lease in the Soviet theater may soon become a bookkeeping matter unless Russia enters the war against Japan.
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Washington
Russia
Japan
U.S.S.R
Europe
Germany
United States
Belgium
Pacific
Soviets
Surplus War Assets Reach Hundred Billion Dollar Jackpot
The United States may own a colossal surplus of wartime property after the war worth about 100 billion dollars. Russia Britain and India seek bargains and priorities on equipment and supplies. Wallace now leads the sales effort shifting from Morgenthau while CIO's Sidney Hillman backs selling to foreign buyers to curb domestic production demands. Army and Allied plans hint at an intensified Pacific campaign with three major aims: oil plants transport lines and munitions, using vast bomber and carrier power to cripple Japan before a potential Tokyo surrender.
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Ray Tucker
United States
Henry L. Morgenthau
Henry A. Wallace
Russia
Britain
India
U. S
Treasury
White House
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Chicago
Japan
Far East
Washington
Orient
Okinawa
Barney Giles
Nimitz
Germany
Manchuria
Tokyo
Borneo
Philippines
Harbor
Pacific
Alaska
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Celes
Trickery or Truth in Nippon Peace Feelers
Diplomatic chatter centers on a Tokyo backed bid to withdraw from China and Southeast Asia in exchange for Allies halting invasion of the Japanese mainland. Analysts warn such terms could enable Japan’s survival while risking rearmament and renewed conflict in Asia.
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Tokyo
Germany
Suzuki
China
Manchuria
Malaya
East Indies
Asia
Nippon
New York
Foreign Affairs
Pacific
Far East
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MR. Stalin
MR. Alderman
Josephus Daniels
America
Jack Stinnett
Korea
Formosa
Pentagon
George C. Marshall
Henry H
Happy) Arnold
Brehon B. Somervell
Winchell
Chungking
Hirohito
Churna
Primeister Churchill
York
Hn Teathing
Mny
Private
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