Burma Battle Report Mixes English and Japanese Citations
A World War II era weather and battle notice describes shifting fronts near Chuki and the Salween, with Chinese and Japanese forces clashing in Burma. It notes a largely intact Chinese expeditionary force in Burma, possible retreats to prevent further advances, air attacks on Manipur and Indian airfields, and casualties among British troops in northern Burma.
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Chuki
Burma
Ley
Jeyo
Japan
Swere
Kalesa
Am Province
India
United States
Andal An
Manhe
North Carolina towns boost Navy Relief quotas
Several North Carolina cities report progress for the Navy Relief Society fund. Hickory increased its quota to 2,506.45 dollars after meeting a 2,000 goal, High Point shows 1,607.25 dollars, and Lenoir totals reach 1,681.10. Local donations continue through Security Bank with contributions from residents and couples, underscoring that all proceeds support direct relief.
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North Carolina
Navy Relief Society
High Point
Hickory
Navy
Lenoir
National Committee
Navy Society Relief
James WW. Poole
Security Bank
J. A. Eshelman
James B. Lovglace
Josephus Daniels and the Family’s War Effort
A feature recalls Josephus Daniels’s long public service under Democratic presidents and his family’s varied wartime roles. His sons—Josephus, Worth, Jonathan, and Frank—each held important posts in military and civilian defense, while Daniels reflects on editors’ roles and the newsroom workload.
Radio Programs Digest of War Time Schedule
Radio list details hourly programs across networks with changes due to war. Includes music, drama, news, serials, sports, and special segments featuring CBS NBC and regional stations, noting time shifts and notable performers.
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Three Suns
Blue
Cbs Captain Midnight
Mbs
Denver
Don Messers
Landers
Blue Lone Ranger
Blue East
Edwin cC. Hill
Cbs
Ted Hysing
Easc
Jedda Hopper
Carol March Cone
Plano
cbs-Dixie Hosehalls
Danni
Southern Baptist
Nbe Lum
Aimer
Pine Ridge
Bitenk Parker
Jack Armstrong
Mbs-West
Bill Stern
Abe
Lowell ‘Chamas
Captain Midngsht
Fred Waring
Nbe
Jimmie Fidler
Hollywood
Blue Anes
Andy
Che
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Orch
Che She Johnson
Orch. & Sons
CBS Concert Orchestra
Cbs-West
Basic Gould
Elmer Davis
Voorhées
National Radio Forum
Blue Radio Theatre
Gabriel Heatter
Mbs-Bdasiv
Imbs
Doc. I. G
America
Freddy Martin
Dbs
Raymond G
Dancing Music Orchestra
Anbs
Dhs
Dbs-West
Blue Broadcasting
Cbs-East
Cbs Dance Music Orchestra
London
Italy Is Poor Ally For Nazis Massock Says
Richard G. Massock, former AP Rome chief, argues Italy remains a reluctant Axis partner. He notes wartime resentment, food shortages, and widespread disillusion, with about 200000 German troops occupying much of the peninsula. He suggests Italy’s value as an ally is uncertain and fragile.
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Italy
Massock
Richard G. Massock
Associated Press
Rome
Massack
Germany
Lisbon
United States
Benito Mussolini
ARS
The Brothers and Raleigh’s Editorial Skirmish
The piece notes Mr. Daniels back in the editorial saddle stirring local politics. Raleigh, not as large as Mexico City or Washington, wields influence in dull times and battles Army policy on nurses dating enlisted men. He has about 2,000 letters and telegrams and recalls the Navy bone dry in the last war.
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Mr. Daniels
Raleigh
Mexico City
Washington
German ships damaged in Norwegian coast clash and air reply
May 3 reports say the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau suffered heavy damage and will be out of action for months with the Prinz Eugen needing major repairs likely at a German yard. British air forces claim a heavy night duel near Trondheimfjord where Prinz Eugen was hit and several destroyers damaged. RAF losses include 29 planes.
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Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Admiralty
Aval
Trondheim
Germany
Norway
Trondheimfjord
M. F. D. Williams
Berlin
High Lommand
North Sea
High Command
RAF
High Point Man Wins Jaycees Golf Tournament
High Point golfer Buster Moffitt captured the North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce Golf tournament in Southern Pines with rounds of 76 and 79 totaling 155. Raleigh’s Johnnie Owens placed second with 153, while handicap division honors went to Brill McCall of Charlotte and Walter Hedrick of High Point.
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Southern Pines
Buster_ Moffitt
High Point
North Carolina
Allegiance debate warns of war on Australian soil
In a continuing discussion, Curtin warns Australia may face war on its soil while urging against optimism. Sir Keith Murdoch criticizes U S and British leaders for underestimating needs in the Southwest Pacific, calling for more ships and planes and greater wartime production. The Sydney Morning Herald lauds Allied delays in the Coral Sea. The National Jersey Cattle Club show will be in Asheville June 3–4. Green seeds for poultry are recommended for ranges. Jack Siggs and Frank Beaver lead a team contest. Mrs Essie Tarlton and Mrs Willie Johnson win the women’s putting contest.
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United States
Curtin
Australia
Keith Murdoch
Melbourne Herald
Southwest Pacific
Washington
Roosevelt
Western Pacific
Murdoch
Churchill
The
Sydney Morning Herald
Coral Sea
National Jersey Cattle Club
Asheville
John A. Atey
N. C. State College
Jack Siggs
Frank Beaver
Ownes
Essie Tarlton
Willie Johnson
Southern Pines
Thomasville Girl Sets High College Record at Appalachi an Teachers College
Miss Vernelle Gilliam daughter of Mr and Mrs Willie Gilliam of Thomasville completes a four year course at Appalachian Teachers Training College Boone this year with 242 quality points the top in a class of 160. She is an honor student and active in French Club Dynamic Literary Society YWCA choir Playcrafters Future Teachers club Baptist Student Union and held student leadership roles including president of the Baptist Student Council. She holds an A certificate and an SB degree in English and French and will pursue a library science certificate in summer school.
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Vernelle Gilliam
Enterprise
Thomasville
Willie ‘Gilliam
Appalachian ‘Teachers Training College
Boone
Gilliam
Miss Gilliam
Dyncian Literary Society
Ywca Choir
Playcrafters
Future Teachers Club
Baptist Student Union
Baptist
Baptist Student Council
Lessons in English by W L Gordon
A compact reading notes common usage errors mispronunciations and word studies from W L Gordon. It covers proper phrasing for commendation misused rights and a daily vocabulary goal. It highlights devious meaning winding and urges mastering one new word daily.
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W. L. Gordon
Billroy's Chorines at High Point Tonight
Billroy's Comedians with eighty in the troupe, including chorus girls and fifteen vaudeville acts, arrive in High Point and set up a waterproof tent theatre for a single engagement tonight at Pine and Church Streets. Gates open 7:15 pm with overture at 7:30 by the Top Hats, Ambassadors of Swing, performance at 8:00.
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Billroy
High Point
Ming Toy
Helen Frankin
Pine
Church Streets
Top Hats
Ambassadors of Swing
Russians claim major gains in Kharkov and Kerch battles
Soviet and German reports clash over Kerch capture and Kharkov advances. Red Army says recaptured 300 settlements and seized German materiel as Russian tanks and cavalry push through breaches, while Berlin claims Kerch fall and large Russian captures.
Kerch Front Faces Annihilation Says German Command
May 18 report notes Red Army remnants on the Kerch peninsula resist but are described as doomed. On Kharkov front German communique claims Nazi counterattacks sparked tank battles resulting in 56 Soviet tanks destroyed and 54 more put out of action.
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Berlin
Red Army
Kerch Peninsula
Kharkov
Wartime Home Front Restrictions Timeline from Germany
The entry chronicles a sequence of wartime rationing and policy orders in Germany from February to May, detailing reduced butter portions, banned hat sales, use of ersatz cigar wrappers, ration cards for alcohol, and measures affecting transport, farming, shipping, and labor leadership as the war continued. It notes Goebbels’ threats to punish profiteers, leather shoe curtailments, and a shift toward increased munitions production and labor sacrifices.
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Berlin
Breslau
Hesse
Food Ministry
Germany
Goebbels
Robert Ley
Funeral Rites For John R Dix Held At First Pilgrim
Funeral service for John R Dix was held from the First Pilgrim Church with Rev. officiating. One of the largest crowds attended. Pallbearers included George Sledge George Towery Hershel Towery Hubert Newton Clyde Hedgecock and Allen Sink. Church women arranged the floral tributes. Choir sang In the Hour of Trial He Is the One and What a Friend We Have in Jesus. Miss Marie Strothers played the piano. Interment followed at Floral Garden Cemetery.
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Dixon
John R. Dixon
Pil
George Sledge
George Towery
Hershel Towery
Hubert Newton
Clyde Hedgecock
Allen Sink
Jesus
Marie Strothers
Floral Garden Cemetery
Odd River and Chalk Lake Among Andros Curiosities
A milk white river in Andros and a lake that soaps from its alkaline limestone bed are noted curiosities of the Bahamas. Roy S. Dearstyne of North Carolina State College Poultry Department warns Brandy hens must be well fed and cared for to return to production soon.
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Island
Andros
Bahamas
Roy S. Dearstyne
N. C. State College
Children In Germany Drafted For Farm Labor
The AP dispatch from Lisbon reports Germany drafts children for farm labor as war strains grow. Angus Thuermer notes press freedom during wartime and details shortages prompting forced youth labor. The story ties Hitler’s regime to rural mobilization and broader wartime policies observed while journalists travel via Lisbon after detention.
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Germany
Angus Thuermer
Associated Press
Berlin
Hitler
Lisbon
Bad Nauheim
Defense Questions by Bob Thompson column reforged
The Enterprise answers readers on wartime civilian matters. Q A reader asks about form B 315 and sugar rationing. A local board may grant or deny extra sugar. if unavailable, submit a written statement. Q Handling sugar on hand before rationing begins. A use current stock and treat as on rationing diet. no more until consumption exhausted. Q County laundry trucking exemptions and OD T guidance before June 1. A tradeoffs. write as distress case to Atlanta. Q How to list prices for OPA items. A lump listing allowed unless color or design changes class, brands must be listed separately. Q Bicycle availability and GPA rationing soon. A bicycles will be rationed shortly. Q Polite reason for Mississippi waterway restrictions. A lack of suitable bottoms.
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Focal Rationing Board
Clinton
Lodt
Office of Defense Transportation
Atlanta
ODT
OPA
Senate Appropriations Committee Budgets 164 New Airports
The Senate Appropriations Committee backed a 199,240 airport program to develop 164 new airports and improve 266 existing fields. Funds would finish Alaska landing fields and add Army ferrying command landing fields in the United States. Also reports a treaty with Panama on defense area use by armed forces.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Alaska
Army Ferrying Command
United States
Panama
Republic of Panama
Republic
Germans draft youth for farm labor in wartime program
Thousands of German children from major cities will be rounded up into Hitler Youth units and sent to camps in rural areas to labor on farms. Fritz Sauckey and Arthur Axmann will mobilize about 1,000,000 ununiformed youths to plant potatoes, plow, weed and harvest for Germany’s fourth winter of war. The plan, called war honor service, runs from April 15 to November 18, with only a guaranteed minimum vacation of three weeks.
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Hitler
Germany
Fritz Sauckey
Arthur Axmann
Willy Nilly
The
Reich
Look and Learn by A C Gordon trivia answers
The series asks five questions about river origins, latin terms, tree ages, poultry loss in dressing, and a poet. Answers include Colorado for the river origin, ad vaterem meaning to the father, tree ages between two and three centuries, 15 to 20 percent weight loss, and Paul Laurence Dunbar as the noted poet. A related note describes Paganini hoping for a string to break to showcase remaining strings.
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Colorado
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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