Twelve Democrats Favor Wallace. 12 Vote Broughton in Senate Poll
In a poll of 58 Democratic senators conducted by the Associated Press 41 named their presidential preference for 1944. Henry Wallace led with 12 votes for vice president, 10 other candidates split the rest. five could not be reached and 12 had not decided.
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Washington
Ted Press
Henry Wallace
Senate
Sam Rayburn
Tex
House
Barkley
Kentucky
Truman Mo
Comitee
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Gillette
D-Iown
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Army Unveils 120 mm Stratosphere Gun at Camp Davis
Camp Davis May 19 report details a 120 millimeter antiaircraft gun with four miles greater vertical range than existing guns. Brigadier General Schuyler and Col. Lewis say it fires a 50 pound projectile at high rate, blankets stratosphere areas and augments the 90 mm gun now in use.
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Camp Davis
Ing
War Department
C. V. R. ‘Schuyler
Perry W. Lewis
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Board
Chauffeur Licenses Due by June 30 in North Carolina
The Highway Safety Division urges renewal applications for chauffeurs' licenses for 1944 45, starting May 22. North Carolina licenses run one year and expire June 30 at midnight, with a tightened act allowing drivers eighteen or older to qualify for chauffeur status. Delay could disrupt truck and bus operations amid the emergency.
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Ronald Hocutt
Highway Safety Division
North Carolina
John Spoolman Dies In His 78th Year
John Wilson Spoolman, 77, a former merchant and building contractor, died at his home in Thomasville after months of illness. Born Sept. 1, 1866, he was a lifelong resident, member of the First Baptist Church, and survived by his two wives and several children and grandchildren. The funeral arrangements are pending at J. C. Green and Sons Funeral Home.
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Thomasville
John Wilson Spoolman
Mobbs Avenue
Spoolman
Charles Spoolman
Louthian Pope Spoolman
First Baptist Church
Emma Loretta Kennedy
K. M. Smith
Daisy Owens
L. Hinkle
Joner Pell
Jimmy Walker
Henry
Robert Spoolman
Norfolk
Bret
Ration Roundup for May 15 Ration News
Weekly AP roundup details points values for processed foods Meats and Fats sugar and canning sugar stamps Book 4 and Airplane stamps Book 3 Gasoline A-10 coupons expire Aug 8 In Georgia Florida Carolinas and Virginia car owners must pre write license numbers on all gasoline coupons
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OPA
Georgia
Florida
Carolinas
Virginia
Dr Morgan to Begin Talks Here Sunday
Serbian visitor Dr. Morgan will lecture at First Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Sunday on The Central Call of Christ and again at 8 p.m. in First Methodist Church. He comes under local council of churches auspices, continuing a series of Biblical themes with daily topics through the week.
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Cayee
Son
Concord
First ‘Baptist Church
All Pirat Baptist Church
First Methodist Church
Dr. Dorgan
Council of Churches
G. Campbell Morgan
Morgan
America
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Rist
Habakkuk
Nicodemus
Simon
Pharisee
Christ
Physician Will Head Legion Post
Thomasville city meeting elects Dr. O. R. Hodgin commander of the Hartieseerers post. First vice commander FE Mee, second vice Workman, adjutant R O Little, chaplain Mitt Veach, sergeant at arms Howard Steed, service officer. Delegates include Hodgin Early Brinkley. alternates Tomlin Lambeth May.
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Thomasville
E Hartieseerers
FE. M.ee
Rt Workman
Henry G. Early
R. O. Little
Mitt W. Veach
Howard Steed
O. R. Hodgin
H. G. Early
John Brinkley
C. M. Tomlin
J. Walter Lambeth
W. B. May
Four NC Farmers Named to Cherry Advisory Committee
Four North Carolina farmers prominent in Southern agriculture joined the Gregg Cherry for governor advisory committee. A. B. Blalock of Wadesboro, Charles F. Cates of Mebane, Thomas J. Pearsall of Rocky Mount, and B. B. Everett of Halifax County endorsed Cherry as committee members. Campaign Manager William B. Umstead announced the additions at Cherry headquarters in Raleigh.
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Rale Pigh
North Carolina
South
William B. Umstead
A. B. Blalock
Wadesboro
Charles F. Cates
Mebane
Thomas J. Pearsall
Rocky Mount
B. B. Everett
Halifax
Newspaper Man Heads Lexington Jaycees
Thomasville May 19 John Carter newspaperman was elected president of the local Junior chamber of commerce for a term starting July 1. Other officers named include Paul Harris as first vice president Gerald Sullivan as second vice president A J Hudson Jr secretary Virgil Ward treasurer Raymond Fowler two year director and new one year directors Harold Harison Bill Mack and Fred Ferguson. A scrap paper drive was scheduled for Sunday May 28.
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Thomasville
John Carter
Paul Harris
Gerald Sullivan
A. J. Hudson, Jr
Virgil Ward
Raymond Fowler
Harold Harison
Bill Mack
Fred Ferguson
German Radio Denies Hitler Line In Italy
The Rome broadcast echoed by Nazi control denies any Adolf Hitler line in Italy. The war office notes that Allied forces have not prevented German units from extending lines to the rear, which were prepared earlier.
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New York
Adolf Hitler
Italy
Rome
Office of War Information
Berlin
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