War Dept. Films Explain Why We Fight for civilians
War Department releases a seven film series showing the causes and nature of the war. "Prelude to War" has been shown to about 6 million service members and will reach families. "The Nazis Strike" and "Divide and Conquer" depict Nazi aggression from Munich through Poland and the blitz. The films blend maps and newsreel sequences to illustrate the Axis threat and the Allied response.
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Robert N. Sturdevant
New York
War Department
Axis
Guadalcanal
Gabes
Sam
Arthur Szyk
Don Freeman
War Activities Committee
Motion
Szyk
Hitler
Mussolini
Hirohito
Freeman
Special Services Division
Army Service Forces
United States
Frank L. Capra
Hollywood
United Nations
Manchuria
Munich
Austraia
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Scandinavia
Chamberlain
Berchtesgaden
Denmark
Norway
Thomasville Scouts honor largest Court of Honor
Thomasville May 25 The Enterprise reports the largest Court of Honor for the Boy Scouts with sixty six scouts receiving advancement awards. Mayor Pope presented Dispatch Bearer certificates issued by the federal government signed by President Roosevelt for future service. Training Course certificates were awarded to several members across Troops 5 21 22 26 and 60 with many earning first and second class ranks and 30 hours civic service. Plans for district trek and summer camp were discussed by Scout Executive and Troops 60 26 21.
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Thomasville
Boy Scouts
R. L. Pope
Franklin D. Velt
Pope
Neil Dalton
N. C. English
L. Glenn Beck
R. B. Carpenter
J. C. Jones
J. C. Pennington
H. G. Early
Chas. Kearns
Scout
Harold Modlin
Harry Myers
Jack Leonard
Ramon Leggons
Darrel Short
Bernard Stadium
Hampton Vestal
Joe Hiatt
Ted Chandler
George Tate
Leon Rook
Harry Creep
Troop
Robert Beech
Tommy McGuire
Tommie Wilson
John Benfield
Bobby Routh
Ralph Clodfelter
James Olive
Wallace Hilliard
Donald Myers
Troop 21
Jack Sink
Clairborne Black
Jimmy Grimes
David Elliott
Ralph Jennings
James Rodgers
Boyd Elliott
Jimmy Hix
Albert Harrington
van Hedrick
Aldeen Robbins
Jimmie McSwaim
Harry Lee Lambeth
Clyde Hinkle
Duane Gilliam
Sonny Stone
Clarence Maxwell
Former T'ville Student Killed in North Africa Action
Pvt Alfred Buren Haire 26 a Mills Home alumnus killed in North Africa. War Depart informant Leonard Haire Lexington says he died April 25 after entering service March 1941. Younger brother David to graduate Mills Home high school tomorrow. parents are deceased and sister Mrs L E Brantley of Augusta is among relatives.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Pvt
Alfred Buren Haire
Mills
North Africa
War Department
Leonard Haire
Lexington
Haire
David Haire
Mills Home
Mills Home High School
L. E. Brantley
Augusta
Memorial for Mrs Mary Jane Kennedy of Thomasville
Mrs Mary Jane Stone Kennedy died at her home on Thomasville Route One after an extended illness. Born February 28 1858 in Davidson County she was a daughter of Bloom and Franney Stone and lived in Zion community. She married J A Kennedy February 28 1874. he died 1930. Surviving are 11 children 26 grandchildren and 38 great grandchildren. Funeral at Zion Reformed Church Wednesday at 11 AM with interment in the church cemetery.
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Thomasville
Mary Jane Stone Kennedy
Davidson County
Bloom Stone
Franney Leonard Stone
Zion
J. A. Kennedy
Stella Kennedy
Lillie Kennedy
Lizzie Kennedy
Charles Kennedy
Bob Kennedy
Ron L. Kennedy
Edward Kennedy
High Point
J. R. Stone
R. L. Stone
Zion Reformed Church
Mrs. Martha Everhart 85 Dies After Short Illness in Thomasville
Mrs. Martha Esther Everhart 85, Davidson County resident, died after a brief illness at her daughter’s home in Thomasville. Born May 27, 1857, she had lived in the Bethany area all her life. Survived by two daughters, two sons, a sister, 45 grandchildren, 63 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren. Funeral at Second Wesleyan Methodist Church in Thomasville Wednesday at 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM at Midway Methodist Church. interment in Midway Church Cemetery.
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Thomasville
Martha Esther Everhart
Davidson County
C. A. Hill
Bethany
Peter Livengood
Christine Hayworth Livengood
James Everhart
Midway Methodist Church
Midway Church
FUEL THEORIES AND WAR-FOCUS PROFILES
A sweeping wartime feature follows Jeffers and Patterson as they tour major centers from Louisiana to California to compare rubber and high octane gasoline supply needs for tire and aircraft programs. James Forrestal and Ralph Davies accompany. outcomes could shape civilian fuel use and military transport during the war.
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Jeffers-Patterson
Jeff
Pat
Baton Rouge
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Beaumont
Houston
Texas
California
James Forrestal
Ralph K. Davies
Washington
White House
Winning the War by Albert Leman
Distinct features of the aerial blitz target railroads and inland waterways to cripple Hitler’s transport. Allied air power aims to level factories and disrupt distribution while experts warn repairs rise slowly. Berlin relies on conquered lands and canal shipments, but needs new steel production as sources dwindle. Train bottlenecks, icebound rivers, and port congestion hinder cargo, with Dutch ships often running aground. Farmers face canning shortages in North Carolina due to rationing delays and bureaucratic gaps. A dehydra tion idea using tobacco dryers is proposed but unacted. Political commentary evaluates Bricker and Taft dynamics with Willkie and Warren shaping the 1940s contest.
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Axis Lands
Hitler
New York
Berlin
France
Belgium
Manhattan
Russia
Teutons
Europe
North Carolina
Department of Agriculture
Commonwealth
Tar Heel
Maryland
Georgia
Wickard
Washington
Hoover
Farley
Bricker
Ohio
Harding
George B. Harvey
America
Radio Program Schedule Adjustments and Lineup
Wartime radio programming changes adjust start times by one hour for Eastern War Time, listing serials, news, music, comedy, and specials through late evening. Notable items include Captain Midnight repeats, Fred Waring programs, Burns and Allen, Red Skelton, and Mary Small, with various networks NBC CBS and NBC East reporting segments and commentaries.
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Farrell
Captain Midnight
Shrednik
Abs News
Henry Taylor
Frazer Hunt
Cbs
Cbs-West
Lulu
Edwin C. Hill
Charlotte Deeble
Three Suns
Jack Armstrong
Bilu
John B. Kennedy
Mbs
Bill Stern
Nbe
Lowell Thomas
Biu-Basic
Biu-West World News
Fred Waring
Nbc Basic
Victor Borge
Blu
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Harry James & His
The
Johnson Family
Joe Rines
Arthur Hale
Kaltenborn
Nbec-West
Ginny Simms
Hollywood
Cisco Kid
Abner
Leo Cherne
Horace Heidt
Orchestra
Ed Gardner
Duffy's Place
al Jolson
Monty Woolley
Basic
Blu Burns and Allen
Gabriel Heatter
See
Patterson
Nick Carter
Dlv
Bob Hope
Raymond G. Swing
Blu Jazz Laboratory
John B. Hughes
Gracie Fields
Blu Dance Tune Orchestra
Red Skelton and Company
Blu Congress
Paul Schubert
Mary Small
Cbe
Nbc-East
Nbc-Weat
Biua
Dhe
Nbc
Odds Against Congressmen in Poll Tax Bill Fight
Southern congressmen faced overwhelming odds as they try to block a House vote on a bill outlawing poll taxes. The House approved proceeding 268 to 110, with seven southern states under review for a federal election voting qualification. Senators may mount a filibuster, though poll tax champions are few this year.
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Washington
House
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Rep. Cox
D-Ga
Senate
Nazis Bush Fortification of Norway
Reports from reliable Norwegian sources say Germany is strengthening coastal defenses in Norway to deter a possible Allied invasion. Up to a hundred thousand troops and marine units guard key sites with anti tank ditches torpedo nets and mines. General travel is suspended for six weeks to curb refugee flows and underground activity. Desertions rise and four prison camps are set up for offenders.
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Stockholm
Germany
Norway
Europe
Oslo
Moesvatn
Skarsfoss
Sweden
Westerner Lawyer and Railroad Call Boy
A western man known as a capable lawyer served as a railroad call boy. His father, a transportation worker, was killed by bandits while defending a pay satchel.
Radio Schedule Highlights May 25 1943
Listings show a full day of programs from 12:00 lunch hour to 11:95 p.m. with music news dramas and variety shows. Notable entries include Fred Waring Orchestra Uncle Sam Bob Hope Fibber McGee and Molly Red Skelton and Company and Ginny Simms.
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Reso
Dick Todd
Esso
Piedmont Farm
TMS Reveille
Happy Jack Turner
Robert
T. John
the O'Neils
Alice Bla
Vie and Sade
Teaber Shaffer
Orgenia
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Eben Emael
Dunkerque
Ardennes Forest
Maginot
Marshal Foch
Battle of
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John Stone Jr
Billy Fraylick
Jerry Bryant
David Gilliam
Thomas Dorsett
Stanton Davis
Bryce Carrick
Charles Rodes
Jr. Nance
Homer Louya
Jack Klass
Wade Hilliard
Joel
Jean Arthur McCrea
E Toy
George Sanders
Anna
Edward Norris
Joan Woodbury
Rial
Allan Jones
Jane Prazer
Havana
U. S. Navy
NEA
Navy
Pacific
T’ville
State Theatre
Salem Street
Tennessee Johnson
van Hefflin
Ruth Hussey
M. Kennedy
M. E. Everhart
By Ray Ducker
West Point
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Air Force
Henry H. Arnold
Winston Churchill
United States Congress
Republic
F.D.R
Alfred Gruenther
Gruenther
Dwight Eisenhower
Grace
Albert Leman
Greater Reich
Danube
Rhine
Netherlands
Holland
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Taft
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