Thousands of Londoners Eat Horse Meat Unrationed Stores Sell It Cheap
London crowds flock to restaurants serving horse steaks at about 20 cents a pound as rationing ends. AP reporters and two Czech refugees witness diners enjoying the dish, with mixed memories of horses linked to famous racehorses and wagons.
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Hal Boyles
London
Soho
Don Whitehead
Kentucky
Associated Press
GEES
F Guides
Anita Kahlerova
Elizabeth
Marice Carron
Anita
Whitehead
Black Beauty
Dan Patch
Traveler
Tom Mix
Tony
Frances
Kansas City
Lissen
Don
His Furlough Denied Even Though He Tried
Moody Field Georgia May 99 Captain W B Darden answers Charles R Koskot bomber navigation student with a firm denial of a requested three day furlough extension He writes optimistic lines about a good time but the school commander repeats the order to return to camp immediately and proceed.
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Moody Field
Charles R. Koskot
The
Army Bombardier Navigation School
W. B. Darden
Fishing Season in West Opens June 10
In far western North Carolina the fishing season starts officially June 10, announced by Hinton James, state game and fish commissioner. The trout season began April. a ban was lifted May 20 east of Alleghany and in Burke Caldwell counties. Mt Mitchell area streams yielded 1,755 fish to 412 anglers, averaging 4.3 per fisherman, over the past weekend.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Hinton James
Alleghany
Wilkes
Rutherford
Highway 18
Burke
Caldwell
James
C. N. Mease
Mt. Mitchell Cooperative Wildlife Management Area
Torpedoman Finally Gets in the Cafe
In Pasadena California on May 30 a torpedoman named Dorian K Malone returns home after 15 months in the South Pacific aboard a navy PT boat. He surprises his mother Sue Malone at the cafe where she works while opening hours have not yet begun.
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Pasadena
Calif
Sue Malone
Dorian K. Malone
South Pacific
Violent Turkey Quake Ravages Bolu Near Istanbul
A powerful earthquake struck Bolu in central Turkey about 50 miles from Istanbul, damaging the region where several quakes have occurred in recent months, according to a German broadcast.
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London
Bolu
Turkey
Istanbul
Bewildered Italians Hope For Best
Naples resident Mario Gallo a 46 year old hotel manager describes postwar turmoil and improvement with Americans in Naples. He notes rising living costs from black market sales while praising Allied authorities for cracking down on gouging and advocates democracy and peaceful re building for Italy.
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Gallo
Naples
Hotel Universal
The
Royal Hotel
the Universal
States
Mussolini
France
Aan
Egypt
Spain
Switzer
Tragic Kramers Endure Twin Losses Near Hempstead
Dr. Arthur Kramer and his wife endure a double tragedy as their infant Louise Ann dies after slipping down stairs with the baby in her arms, following the prior death of their three year old Georgene in a crash-related fire nearby. The plane accident that killed Georgene also wounded two other children, and Mrs. Kramer had written to Eleanor Roosevelt about the losses. Louise Ann died three hours after the fall.
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Hempstead
L. J
Arthur Kramer
Kramer
Louise Ann Kramer
Georgene
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eugene Stanchi
Freeport
L. L
Balkans relief work praised as Americans act as unofficial ambassadors
Foundation leader Laird Archer cites American aid in Greece Albania Yugoslavia and Bulgaria and collaboration with the Rockefeller Foundation ENVOYS OF GOOD WILL as groundwork for Balkan nations to resist Axis domination. The article notes U N relief and rehabilitation efforts and predicts postwar support will aid rising Balkan opposition.
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New York
INS
Balkan States
Laird Archer
The
Near East Foundation
Archer
Near East
Foundation
Greece
Albania
Yugoslavia
Balka
Syria
Lebanon
Cyprus
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
U.S
Uncle Sam
Texas
Chicago
Rumania
Bulgaria
Albanian-American Institute
OWI
Balkans
Work or Fight Bill Heads for Senate Shelf
The Baily-Brewster work or fight bill appears headed for a Senate shelf as the Austin-Wadsworth labor measure sits idle. Chairman Reynolds of North Carolina cites lack of interest and suspended military committee hearings as testimony would be a waste of time and money.
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Washington
Senate
Reynolds
D-Nc
State Beaches See Unprecedented Vacation Demand
Raleigh May 30 North Carolina beaches and resort areas report heavy travel demand as service members and families fill cottages. Cottages in Nags Head central coast booked for weeks while Wrightsville and Carolina beaches have none. War workers occupy year round rentals, tightening supply near Cherry Point and Morehead City.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Nags Head
Wrightsville
Carolina
Bureau
Morehead City
Cherry Point
Southerners Fight FEPC Amid Civil Rights Debate
Washington May 30 Southerners oppose the Presidents Fair Employment Practices Committee arguing it stirs racial strife and aim to kill it in the Senate after House passage. FEPC reports show 78 percent of complaints from Negroes with other groups including Jews and Mexicans also affected. Malcolm Rose of FEPC explains discrimination arises in ads and job practices and FEPC acts only on complaints within war industries.
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James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
President's Fair Employment Practices Committee
FEPC
House
Senate
Mn Malcolm Rose
Emreer
Ross
War Production Board
War Manpower Commission
Roosevelt
Stroupe Backs Jones in Ninth District Nomination Fight
Hickory lawyer John C. Stroupe said he would support Hamilton C. Jones in the Democratic nomination race for the tenth district congressman if Jones asks. Returns show Joe W. Erwin leading with Jones second and Stroupe third. Jones may seek a runoff after official canvass.
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Charlotte
John C. Stroupe
Hickory
The
Observer Today
Hamilton C. Jones
Jones
Joe W. Erwin
Stroupe
Germans uncover anti-Hitler ring with officers and police
Mos cow radio said the Ges tapo uncovered an underground anti-Hitler group in a mark including German army officers and police officials. In a raid some men resisted and one German officer was killed, the broadcast added.
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London
Moscow
Gestapo
Better Treatment Of Appendicitis
Logan Clendening M D explains improved outcomes in acute appendicitis. He cites early safe operation, rest, ice treatment, and no oral intake in dangerous stages, noting death rates fell with doctor and public education and sulfa drugs. He warns against laxatives and defines early appendix symptoms. appendicitis mainly affects the young.
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Ochsner
Washington
Broughton Seeks Unity in Memorial Day Address at Gettysburg
Governor J M Broughton of North Carolina declared North and South united on Memorial Day at Gettysburg. Massachusetts Governor Leverett Saltonstall spoke for the North while Dr Frank P Graham noted the deep convictions shaping the Civil War era. Clark and Sutton received doctorates in textile science and engineering amid 115 graduates and seniors.
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Gettysburg
J. M. Broughton
North Carolina
North
America
Jefferson
Lincoln
King
South
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Frank P. Graham
University of North Carolina
Clark
Sutton
Degree awards at N. C. State 55th commencement
David Clark a Charlotte publisher and textile executive and Louis V. Sutton a Raleigh industrialist and power company executive received honorary degrees at North Carolina State College during its 55th commencement. The conferral occurred in Raleigh on May 30.
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Raleigh
David Clark
Charlotte
Louis V. Sutton
Power Company
N. C. State College
You’re Not Too Old To Feel Young
A vintage medical ad touts Tromone as a vitamin and hormone blend that supposedly restores youthfulness for middle aged men. It promises renewed vim, zest, and enjoyable attitudes by following label directions available from Mann Drug and druggists nationwide.
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Mann Drug and Druggists
Atlanta Man Named Next Home Missions Secretary
Dr. C. H. Pritchard of Atlanta will succeed Dr. Homer McMillan as executive secretary of home missions for the Presbyterian Church in the U S when McMillan retires September 1. McMillan received a rising vote of appreciation and may advise the committee. Headquarters are in Atlanta. A report recommended A N Sharpe of Atlanta for treasurer and Dr. B K Tenny of Atlanta as his successor. Election renewals kept several officers in place, including Dr. C D Fulton of Nashville as executive secretary of foreign missions and Dr H Kerr Taylor as educational secretary. Chaplain Frederick Volbeda spoke on navy religion.
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Atlanta
A. N. Sharpe
Home Missions
B. K. Tenny
Sharpe
W. V. Gardner
J. F. Fowle
Chattanooga
Tenn
D. L. Stitt
St Louis
G. F. Montgomery
Marietta
R. A. Huie
C. D. Fulton
Nashville
Foreign Missions
H. Kerr Taylor
E. W. Smith
Field
Frederick Volbeda
Washington, D. C
Southern Presbyterian Church
Hickory Man Reelected Head of Alumni Association
Everett J. Sox of Hickory was reelected president of the Lenoir Rhyne College alumni association at the annual meeting. Officers were reelected as part of the 53rd commencement program with Rev. Perry Crouch of Ville delivering the session's address.
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Hickory
Everett J. Sox
Lenoir Rhyne Co Alumni Association
Perry Crouch
Ville
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Tubby
Vincent Salvaggio
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Dutch East Indies
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Erwin
Logan Clendening
M.D
A. J. Ochsner
Dr. Clendening
Metrolitan Life Insurance Company
Uring
Broughton
1COK Delivery Company
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Enterprise
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Gospel Tabernacle
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Willowbrook Street
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Anisern
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