Seamen Still Suffer From Jitters After War
HAL BOYLE reports on merchant sailors haunted by torpedo jitters after U boat threats. Veterans like Boson Al Bybus and Red Dodge recount close calls near Murmansk and off Trinidad. Seasickness and war stories marked the voyage, while some crewmen faced long recoveries and tough jokes at poker.
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Hal Boyle
London
Army
Navy
United States
Boson al Bybus
Murmansk
Madison Square Garden
al Rother
Baby Arizmendi
Red
Dodge
New Orleans
Trinidad
A. S. Aitken
Houston Woods
Wilmington
N. C
Water Treatment Effective Remedy From Dr. Clendening Column
An advice feature discusses home remedies using hot and cold water for common pains and ailments, tracing Vincenz Priessnitz’s water treatment origins. It explains simple applications such as the Priessnitz bandage, cold compresses, insomni a baths, and hip baths, citing War Medicine 1943 guidance and noting practical uses for asthma, gallstones, and fatigue.
Try Kruschen Salts for Quick Stomach Relief
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a fast act on relief for sour stomach indigestion and irregular bowel movement. It claims relief within an hour after drinking a teaspoon in hot water and a follow-up breakfast beverage, urging a five day trial and noting 245 million bottles sold in a century. A separate anecdote quotes Alphonso aan 24, of Stone Gap Virginia, describing a shipbuilding career and longing to return home with dirt from the sea in his pocket, plus a desire to meet a Bayonne New Jersey girl and her father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafenberg
Vincenz Priessnitz
Roe
Vincent
Bohemia
Moravia
Mann
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
Echo
Alphonso
Youthful Couple Is Wedded in Hospital
In Indianapolis a young couple married in a City Hospital ward. Corp. Horace John Ferguson Jr and Miss Juanita Margaret Huffman tied the knot after a May 18 plan shifted due to her injuries from a May 7 accident that killed her parents and six others. The ceremony was officiated by Rev. George Arthur Frantz. A 20 year furlough telegram gift accompanied the wedding gifts.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Corp
Horace John Ferguson, Jr
Juanita Margaret Huffman
Far Jackson
S. C
Ferguson
George Arthur Frantz
First Presbyterian Church
Properly cooking vegetables to preserve vitamins
Cooking vegetables in covered utensils without stirring preserves vitamins by limiting air exposure. This method also retains natural flavor and color and avoids overcooking.
Notice of High Point Randolph Asheboro and Southern RR meeting
Notice is given that the annual meeting of stockholders of High Point Randolph Asheboro and Southern Railroad Company will be held in High Point North Carolina at 9:00 AM on June second to elect directors and conduct other business. The stock transfer books will be closed May 23 1944 through June 3 1944. Guy E Mauldin secretary.
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Washington, D. C
High Point, Randleman, Asheboro and Southern Railroad Company
High Point
North Carolina
Guy E. Mauldin
Declares Down Four Tricks In Bridge Contract
East West vulnerability and a 700 point penalty mark a double dummy error in a bridge deal. The declarer could have made six diamonds with precise ruffs and trump management but erred by leading heart sequences, allowing West to secure the trick and the only trump.
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West
Declarer
East
Dummy
Asheboro Couples Announce Vows
Several local couples are announced for marriage in Asheboro and nearby. Catherine Royal and William Benton Davis wed April 29 at First Methodist Church with Rev. Herman F. Duncan officiating. they will live in Washington D C. Esther Hinshaw and Ray C. Allen wed May 6 at the minister’s home. she is from Ramseur and works in Asheboro. Mary Leigh Hancock and Sergeant Frank Cagle married March 14 in Florence South Carolina. she will join him at Camp Roberts California. The brief notes also touch on Native American migration origins and Army housing estimates for pigeons.
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Asheboro
Catherine Rebecca Royal
William Benton Davis
First Methodist Church
Herman F. Duncan
Davis
W. A. Wright
Co. M. Davis
Washington, D. C
Washington
Esther Hinshaw
Ray C. Allen
Allie R. Kemp
Allen
Lewis J. Hinshaw
Ramseur
Mr. Allen
R. C. Allen
Oscar Hancock
Steeds
Route One
Mary Leigh
Frank Cagle
U. S. Army
Florence
S. C
Sgtee
John Cagle
Aleutians
Acrostic Crossword Clue List From The Era
A dense puzzle, listing horizontal and vertical clues with references to convulsive cries, algonkian terms, tools, and many crosswise hints. The grid includes terms for harvesters, writing fluid, nourishment, silkworm, and others, ending with a note on a wrong prefix.
Arnold Warns Germany as Bombing War Grows
General H H Arnold outlined a 2 300 000 strong air force and its record while warning that Allied bombing in Europe has not yet peaked. He cited 746 353 sorties and 468 391 tons of bombs dropped through May 15, with enemy losses and Japanese shipping sunk. He cautioned Germany’s factories can be rebuilt and stressed RAF aims to destroy the Luftwaffe remains unfinished.
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Washington
Europe
H. H. Arnold
Arnold
Germany
Army
RAF
Luftwaffe
What color dominates our world and starfish growth limits
Questions explore color prevalence in the world and whether a starfish can regrow a cut point. A diamond burn question asks what product forms. The piece also includes a cryptic Wisdom: pleasure fades. remembrance endures. A May horoscope notes a birthday child seeks strong love and moderation.
Hints on Etiquette for a Joyful Host
The note counsels social hosts to assess whether guests genuinely enjoy lively antics or are merely enduring them. If the mood shows fatigue or discomfort, the host should pause and invite others to contribute to the entertainment.
Birthday Outlook For The Year Ahead
If you are celebrating a birth day today you have a great deal of confidence in your ability and what you can accomplish. You are original and compelling, you love nature and sports. You love your home and are devoted to your family. An important busy successful year awaits you with prosperity in martial engineering aeronautical or literary matters as well as love and domestic affairs.
The Blue Sky and Answers
The blue of the sky. Yes. Carbon dioxide, as diamonds are crystallized coal.
USS Robert H. Smith To Be Launched May 25
The USS Robert H. Smith, the first destroyer named for him, will be launched at Bath Iron Works in Bath Maine on Thursday afternoon May 25. Mrs. Robert Holmes Smith of Annapolis Maryland will sponsor the vessel. Captain Smith, a native of Harrellsville North Carolina, was killed in a naval air incident January 21 1943 near Vallejo California en route from Pearl Harbor to San Francisco.
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Boston
Robert H. Smith
Bath Iron Works
Bath
First Naval District Headquarters
Robert Holmes Smith
King Geo Street
Annapolis
Navy
Forhom
Smith
Harrellaville
N. C
Nville
Calif
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
Emeralds and Rubies Share Color Source in Chromium Oxide
Emeralds and rubies derive their red and green hues from chromium oxide. The coloring agent in both gems is chromium's oxide presence, yielding distinct colors through varying crystal chemistry.
First Atlantic crossing ship Savannah sails in 1819
The Savannah became the first steamship to cross the Atlantic, departing from a Georgia port on May 22 1819.
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Atlantic Ocean
Savannah
Georgia
Beetsfoot Emerald Oil Promises Quick Foot Relief
An advertisement touts Moones Emerald Oil as a fast foot comfort solution for tender inflamed feet. It urges readers to buy at Mann Drug Stores or any druggist, promising powerful penetrating oil that stains neither but offers guaranteed satisfaction or refund.
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M. L
Mann Drug Stores
Moone
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Priessnitz
J. Franklinville
Oak Ridge
Board OF County
Democratic Party
Guilford County
South Dealer
East-West Vulnerable
WAC
Elaine Bessemer-Clarke
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Sir Norman Brookes
Sergt
Norman L. Maxon
Fulton, N
Bering Straits
Asia
U. S
Thinll
Eugene Sheffer
King Features Syndicate Tre
Boufflers
Seward’s Market
East Commerce St
Russia
Stalin
Stanislaus Orlemanski
Springfield
Mass
International Soundphoto
Luzia
Wm. B. Reily & Co., Inc
Luzianne
Coffe
U.S
Reddy
Duke Power Company
Piedmont-Carolinas
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