Major Mortimer’s coast artillery plan realized at Windy Hill
Windy Hill New Jersey May 27. Maj J E Mortimer envisioned a rugged coastal training site for the 67th coast artillery. The barren dunes became a fortified base with 37 mm guns, tents, water and power. Mortimer died in his sleep during construction, and the regiment has moved in as the base nears completion.
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Windy Hill
8. C
J. E. Mortimer
Atlantic
Coast Artillery
Mortimer
Wilmington
Del
Fort Monroe
67Th Coast Artillery Regiment
67Th
716Th
34Th Coast Artillery Brigade
Father shoots daughter then shoots self in apparent suicide attempt
Kinston, May 27. Police Chief Isaac Brown said William L. Jarman, about 50, shot his daughter Mrs. Edward Philyaw, 27, at nearby Comfort yesterday and then wounded part of his own chin in an apparent suicide attempt. Both were taken to a hospital. Mrs. Philyaw is described as serious. Cause of the shooting is unknown.
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Kinston
Isaac Brown
William L. Jarman
Edward Philyaw
Comfort
Cashes Losers In Bold Play
Sherman Stearns of the Van derbilt Cup winner earns Life Master status after a bold final round win over the Four Aces. The 1935 1937 1938 champion, famed for rubber bridge, secures No 26 in the Life Master ranks and showcases a decisive play sequence against a trump heavy hand.
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Sherman Stearns
Four Aces
Stearns
Dummy
East
South
Falkland Islands Location in the South Atlantic
The Falkland Islands lie in the South Atlantic Ocean. They are described as a British Overseas Territory with geopolitical significance and remote island geography.
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Falkland Islands
South Atlantic
Delinquents Named in Draft Reporting Case
Local Selective Service Board Four reports three delinquents who failed to report and faces immediate action. Names include Edgar Herman Harris, Eddie Coleman, and Lorenzo Johnson with their respective order numbers. Additional men who did not return questionnaires are listed by order numbers and surnames, including Walker, King, Ayscue, Horne, Brown, Myers, Leonard, Sexton, Summers, Johnson, Rush, Byers, Smith, Hedrick, Clifton Willie.
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Selective Service Board
United States District Attorney
John D. Ross
Edgar Herman Harris
Eddie Coleman
Lorenzo Johnson
Ross
Hubert Hassell Walker
Fred Charles King
Percy Henderson Ayscue
Arthur Marion Horne
Thomas Brown
William Henry Myers
Charlie Edgar Leonard
Bynum Wade Sexton
Joe Garland Summers
James Herman Johnson
Henry Rush
Layton Byers
Jerry Junior Smith
Charles Wayne Hedrick
Baxter Clifton Willie
Guilford County Realty Transfers Summary
Guilford County transfers list several property moves across high point and other townships. Norman Saunders to T F Saunders on College Heights lot. H S Ragan to Paul J Mills on Ragin Street. E A Wright to Dr D Hedgecock on Fisher Street. W R Kelly to H R Zimmerman on Morris and Holton subdivision. W C Johnson to Roy Iseley on Mount Tabor Heights. Methodist superannuate fund to Western North Carolina conference fund on Guilford Avenue. Central Oil Company to M A Routh on East Market Street. City of Greensboro to J A Doggett on Dudley Park. A J Jamison to R A Barry on Rolling Road.
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High Point
Norman Saunders
T. F. Saunders
College Heights
H. S. Ragan
Paul J. Mills
Ragin Street
E. A. Wright
Dr. D. Hedgecock
Fisher Street
W. R. Kelly
H. R. Zimmerman
Morris and
Holton
Morehead Township
W. C. Johnson
Roy Iseley
Mount Tabor Heights
Methodist Protestant Church
Western North Carolina
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Guilford Avenue
Gilmer Township
Central Oil Company
M. A. Routh
East Market Street
City of
Greensboro
J. A. Doggett
Dudley Park
Jamestown
A. J. Jamison
R. A. Barry
Army Camp Planned for Charlotte-Monroe Area
Ray Shute of Monroe, chief of Union County commissioners, calls meeting of Charlotte Monroe officials to study a proposed army camp covering about 60 000 acres and housing around 30 000 soldiers. Eels store water in their heads enabling them to breathe through their gills while on land.
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Charlotte
Ray Shute
Monroe
Union County Commissioners
Charlotte-Monroe
National Whinkas and Drafts Shape Civil Defense
National Whinkas explains local agencies as recruiting hubs for a Civilian Defense System with draft officials pledging a million potential recruits. The piece notes postwar film propaganda angering Americans and discusses whisky exports to fund war materiel, tax moves, and relief spending debates amid wartime manpower shortages.
Famous wives and their husbands from history
A historical puzzle asks to name and identify the husbands of famous wives. Items include Jane Seymour with Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn with Henry VIII, Marie Antoinette with Louis XVI, Josephine with Napoleon, Queen Victoria with Prince Albert, Queen Mary of England with William IV, Deanna Durbin with an unspecified husband, Barbara Stanwyck with an unspecified husband, Dorothy Thompson with Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Jane Seymour
Anne Boleyn
Marie Antoinette
Josephine
Queen Victoria
Queen Mary of England
Deanna Durbin
Barbara Stanwyck
Dorothy Thompson
Eleanor Roosevelt
New England Vehicle Ownership by Small Communities
A study finds 35 percent of all motor vehicles in New England are owned by residents living in communities with populations between 2 500 and 25 000.
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New England
Services Held for Miss Kate Feeny in Lexington Kentucky
A requiem mass was said at St Edward's Catholic Church in Lexington for Miss Kate Feeny sister of Mrs John Moran of the city Her death occurred Sunday morning in Lexington Mrs Moran who lives with Mr and Mrs Royster Thurman received notification of the death Also referenced are Red Cross and troop movement related notes with unclear context
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St. Edward's Catholic Church
Lexington
Kate Feeny
John Moran
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North East Pass
Guilford County Realty
Robt. Ripley
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N.Y
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ACORN
Maurice . Wilkinson
East Lynn
Mass
Tombstone
James Robinson
Quincy Til
Oakland
Cali
Jim Sherman
Butler, MO
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Holland
Belgium
France
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Army-navy
New York
S. Burton Heath
Great Britain
United States
Distillers Corporation, Limited
Britain
California
New York City
Treasury
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Congress
Lexington, KY
RED Cross
Sandé
Goodyear Tire Sale
NEW
All-American Tire
Goodyear
Hiatt Tire CO
West High Street
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