First Guns At Holly Ridge Reach Camp Davis
HOLLY RIDGE May 24 The first train load of 155 mm French coast defense guns drawn by tractors arrived at Camp Davis from Camp Wallace Tex The 54th coast artillery regiment composed of Negro troops unloaded the weapons The shipment marks the first large batch of artillery at Camp Davis Troop housing is 99 percent complete and the camp overall 96 percent complete Captain Karl M Pattee reported the Grannis Higgins Thompson and McDevitt Company of Charlotte will terminate the builders contract May 29 Buildings delivered total 812 of 9835 with 7950 enlisted men and several thousand officers already occupying areas Official turnover reaches about a third of the troop count Utilities stand at 96 percent complete
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Holly Ridge
Camp Davis
Coast Artillery
Camp Wallace
Tex
54Th Coast Artillery
Karl M. Pattee
Quartermaster General
Grannis, Higgins, Thompson and McDevitt Company
Charlotte
Axis Air Network In Latin America Is Time Bomb
In a revealing analysis Pan-American Airways chair Cornelius Whitney warns that Axis subsidized airlines operate across Latin America, totaling 21 762 miles of routes with 3.7 million flying miles last year, aided by government subsidies and posing a dangerous economic and strategic threat to the United States through LATI Condor and other lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axis Air Network
Latin America
U. S
Roosevelt
Hull
Latin-America
NEA
Cornelius ¥. Whitney
Pan-American Airways
Army
Whitney
New York
Americas
United States
Bolivia
Axis
Condor Syndicate
South Atlantic
Pernambuco
Brazil
Europe
Italy
LATI
Rome
Berlin
South America
Dakar
Africa
South American
America
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Condor
Germany
Columbia
Scadta
Columbian National
Pan-American
Key West
Havana
Suth America
Grace Steamship Company
Pan-American-Grace Airways
Transportes Aeros Centra - Americanos
TACA
Rio de Janeiro
Santiago
Lufthansa
Panagra
Bomber Chief Praises B19 and Air Corps Plans
Major General George H. Brett says the giant Douglas B19 bomber points to larger aircraft, with a goal of a bomber between the B1 and B19 and speeds to 350 miles per hour, 6,000 mile range. He applauds the A204 light bomber and notes Lockheed P38 and Bell Aircobra as fast. German Crete glider attack is discussed amid troop transport experiments.
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George H. Brett
Army Air Corps
Brett
Germany
Crete
Air Corps
Los Angeles
Miss Stella Spencer Weds Norman Blaylock
Mrs L Spencer of Gibsonville announces the marriage of her daughter Stella Lucille to Norman White Blaylock of Guilford and High Point at eight oclock Saturday night with Rev Joseph Peele officiating. The bride wore navy blue with white accessories and gardenia corsage. The groom, youngest son of Mr and Mrs W H Blaylock, works at Coca Cola Bottling Co in High Point. They will live at 200 Thurston Street after a coast visit. Indianapolis erected a bronze marker at Benjamin Harrison's former home.
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L. Spencer
Gibsonville
Stella Lucille
Norman White Blaylock
Guilford
High Point
Joseph Peele
Spencer
W. H. Blaytock
Cocoa Cola Bottling Company
Thurston Street
Annual Industrial Arts Display At Local High School
High Point High School will host an annual industrial arts display Monday from noon to 9 p m in the school gym. Admission is free. The metal work division debuts this year alongside wood, art, and the national defense class. Exhibits include metal art, machine shop work, sheet metal items, wood bedroom suites, tables, desks, cedar chests, and student drawings. The school touts a strong vocational program with anticipated building expansion and new director Frank Judish. The program helps graduates find immediate employment, aided by a government sponsored defense workers training class this fall.
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High Point High School
Industrial Arts
National Defense
High Point
Frank Judish
United States
Global tally notes 2976 languages spoken worldwide
A scholarly count places the total number of languages spoken around the world at 2976, reflecting a wide range of linguistic diversity. The figure highlights the richness of expression across regions and communities, including lesser known dialects and regional variants.
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Negro Regiment
By Cornelius V. Whitney
Ocean Forest
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Carolinas
Bath
Addras Mile M. Chapman
Facinfocmatics
le Nti
Austin Furniture Store
East Washington Street
Douglas
Miss Spencer
Norman W. Blaylock
Indianapolis
Benjamin Harrison
European Authority
FORD
Gilmore-Grand Canyon
Ford Good Drivers League
Dearborn
Mich
English Motor Company
Washington Street
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