Gandhi and Jinnah May Meet Next Month
Gandhi and Jinnah, leaders of the Congress and Moslem League, are expected to meet early next month to discuss settling Hindu Muslim differences. The anticipated talks follow a year of limited correspondence arranged by the British on Gandhi’s suggestion to bridge divisions and seek Indian unity.
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Bombay
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Mahomed Ali Jinnah
All-India
Moslem League
British India
Gandhi
Jinnah
Congress Party
349 Enemy Planes Shot Down At Anzio
Washington May 18 Anti aircraft artillerymen claimed 349 enemy planes down near Anzio beachhead in Italy. The war secretary reported five destroyed and 11 probably shot down in a raid against harbor shipping ammunition dumps and ground personnel.
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Washington
Oman
Py Gees Kenezio
Italy
Stimson
Martin Fine Taken In Florida City
Thomasville officials report J Martin Fine, sought on abandonment and non support charges and drunken driving, was brought back from Tampa Florida by Deputy Bob nedy. He will have a hearing at the next term of superior court in Davidson county.
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Thomasville
J. Martin Fine
Davidson County
Bob
Nedy
Fine
Tampa
Fila
Superior Court
Oldest Robeson County Resident Dies at 111
George Slate, Confederate veteran, died at his home Tuesday in Lumberton and was buried nearby. A native of Danville Virginia, he was 111 years old and believed to be the county’s oldest resident.
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Lumberton
George Slate
Robeson County
Danville
Red Star Threatens Bucharest After Sevastopol Fall
The article reports Red Star warning Romanians that Bucharest could be attacked after Sevastopol fell. It notes heavy US bombing of Bucharest area towns Bucharest and Ploesti and outlines a two front push aiming at Bucharest from the Black Sea front and inland as invasion plans emerge.
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Sevastopol
Red Star
Ploesti
U. S
Black Sea
War Today Highlights Anzio Offensive and Myitkyina Capture
The piece notes anticipation of an Allied push from Anzio and reports American Chinese forces capturing Myitkyina airfield in northern Burma. It praises Gen Merrill and Gen Stilwell, laments a Detroit foreman strike, and quotes Lt. Gen. Kurt Dittmar amid cautious German war talk.
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Myitkyina
Burma
Ledo
China
India
Frank Merrill
Joe
Stilwell
Detroit
H. H. Arnold
Air Force
Kurt Dittmar
Russia
Europe
Prisoner of War Reports Smooth German Rail Hubs and Bombing Variances
A returning prisoner of war describes German communications as smooth and efficient, noting extensive train travel through Poznan Gorlitz Dresden Munich and Stuttgart with many daily passenger trains despite heavy Allied bombing elsewhere. He cites limited railway damage from Poznan to Marseille and observes lighter bombings across southern and eastern Germany.
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Poznan
Gorlitz
Dresden
Munich
Stuttgart
Karlsruhe
Allen
France
Rhineland
Photography Units Probe West Wall From Nearby Skies
Elements on page one describe reconnaissance planes as high priority targets, with three to six cameras each able to shoot 180 pictures apiece. The photographic units operate without guns, despite pilots wishing to engage, focusing on uncovering enemy secrets along the west wall.
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West Wall
Funeral rites for Mrs Martha Allred Randleman
Funeral services for Mrs. Maria Frazier Allred 52 who died this morning near Randleman will be held Friday at 4 pm from St Pauls Church. Survived by husband Earl S Allred daughter Mrs John Kirkman Jr and a granddaughter. Burial at St Pauls Cemetery. Divorces filed include Lawrence Free Sink vs Ruth Meadows Sink and C J Tippett vs Elizabeth Tippett on two years separation grounds.
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Maria Frazier Allred
Randleman
St. Paul's Church
Allred
Earl S. Allred
John Kirkman, Jr
Alice Hinshaw
A. C. Frazier
A. H. Walker
Sophia
C. A. Frazier
Mooresville
Kirkman
Lawrence Free Sink
Ruth Meadows Sink
C. J. Tippett
Elizabeth Tippett
Marriage License Issued to Lambert and Almond
Leonard D. Lambert and Leena Almond of Stanly County received a marriage license yesterday from Gene Horney deputy register of deeds.
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Leonard D. Lambert
Leena
Almond
Stanly County
Gene Horney
Deputy Register of Deeds
Cassino fall by Allied forces seals defeat of German defense
Allied forces completed a major breakthrough at Cassino with the Eighth Army crossing highway 6 two miles west of the town. Berlin claimed Cassino defenders evacuated overnight while the Allies closed in around the monastery as German movements shifted south.
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Rapido River
Cassino
Eighth
Berlin
Ers
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