Surplus Goods Problem Calls for New Congressional Action
Washington reports a Senate War Investigating Committee hearing on surplus war goods. Senator Mitchell suggests surplus property chief Symington may need stronger powers to curb agency holds. William Bradley, former surplus property director, calls preferred sales to veterans hopeless without a national chain store approach.
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William S. Bradley
Office of Surplus Property
Masonic Grand Lodge Session Continues in Raleigh
Proceedings in Raleigh enter a second day as the 158th annual communication of the North Carolina Grand Lodge of Masons continues. Grand Master Julius C. Hobbs of Wilmington says sessions run through tomorrow if needed with officer elections on the agenda this afternoon.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Grand Lodge of Masons
Julius C. Hobbs
Wilmington
Gunder crew clocks 4 58 in Ricksha trial amid football notes
From Tientsin, S/Sgt Norris Anderson reports marines racing a heavy Ricksha mule with Coolie Lee Wong pulling the cart for a 4:58 mile time. Notre Dame backs Rug gerio Panelli McGurk from New Jersey towns near New York area. Oklahoma A&M tale follows.
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China
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Haegg
Anderson
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Boykins coach recounts 46 game skid before 21 11 win
Morning Mail notes Boykins High School coach S W Purviance reports a 46 game losing streak ending as the team opens the 1945 campaign with a 21 to 11 victory. Also mentions Orange Bowl selections and Miami scouts weighing Holy Cross after Columbia exits.
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S. W. Purviance
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Miami
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Koslowski and Co
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Sawmill in Berlin’s Gruenwald forest uses mine detectors on logs
In the American sector Gruenwald forest a roadside mill processes over 200 logs daily. German workers trim branches while POWs cut lumber for U S Army barracks. Before logs pass the mill a POW coats the surface with a mine detector to search for shell splinters from the battle of Berlin.
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Gruenwald
Zehlendorf
Thompson 102 Today in Raleigh
Robert L. Thompson Wake County's only surviving Confederate veteran and one of about a dozen left in the state celebrated his 102nd birthday yesterday. He told well wishers he is not as spry as a decade ago but keeps up with world events.
Air transport for pack animals in Burma Hump era
During the Burma front, U S GIs flew nearly 3,000 pack animals including horses and mules to move supplies over jungle and mountain terrain. Planes sometimes climbed to 20,000 feet, with passengers remaining calm once aloft.
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China
Himalayas
Ros
Local Accountants Prepare for State Symposium
H O Williams CPA of Adams Millis chairs the sixth annual accounting and taxation symposium committee. The event runs November 29 to December 1 at Chapel Hill and Durham, sponsored by the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants, with government officials and American Institute of Accountants representatives. Other High Point attendees include E J Gaither Elmo Beasley Worth Bowman F E Moses and Cecil Wilcox.
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Adams Millis Corporation
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Durham
North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
American Institute of Accountants
High Point
E. J. Gaither
Adams-Millis Corporation
Elmo Beasley
Melrose Hosiery Mills
Worth B. Bowman
F. E. Moses
Cecil Wilcox
Servicemen Return From Overseas Duty Slated
Local servicemen listed to arrive in the United States from overseas duty include personnel aboard the SS Sheepshead Bay due in New York November 6 with Captain Willard P. Gray of Asheboro and Sat oy W. Hoover of High Point, Corporal William F. Hamilton of Asheboro. The SS O Neida Victory is due in Newport News November 6 with T/5 Clarence Cecil of Trinity. The SS Gen A W Brewster is due in San Francisco November 3 with Sgt Orville A. Bledsoe and 1st Lt Helen B. Eshelman of High Point, along with other High Point and Asheboro men. The SS Hermitage is due in New York November 6 with 1st Lt Wannie Fields, Pfc Herman H. Griffin, T/5 Hansel R. Anderson of High Point, T/4 Clarence L. Williams of Lexington, and T/Sgt Ralph S. Andrews of Asheboro.
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New York
Willard P. Gray
Asheboro
Satoy W. Hoover
High Point
William F. Hamilton
Newport News
Clarence Cecil
Trinity
A. W. Brewster
San Francisco
Orville A. Bledsoe
Helen B. Eshelman
Wannie Fields
Herman H. Griffin
Hansel R. Anderson
Clarence L. Williams
Lexington
Ralph S. Andrews
Little Progress Seen in Ending Tobacco Strikes
In Philadelphia and at three U S tobacco plant sites in Charleston South Carolina and Trenton New Jersey, 2500 workers idle as conciliation officials report limited progress. H R Coldwell cites an unlikely hopeful outlook after meetings with company leaders and CIO representatives led by Lewis A Bentzley outlining wage demands of 65 cents minimum 25 cent raise and six holidays.
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U. S. Conciliation Service
American Tobacco Company
Charleston
S. C
Trenton
N. J
H. R. Coldwell
Food, Tobacco, Agricultural and Allied Workers of America
CIO
Lewi- A. Bentzley
Union
First Europeans Visit New World Observe Indians Collecting Petroleum
Early explorers witness indigenous peoples gathering and using petroleum in the unfamiliar lands. The scene documents initial contact and the practical use of natural bitumen by native communities.
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New World
Congressmen Call End to Draft If Services Fail
Senator Revercomb of West Virginia urged stopping selective service if the army and navy do not halt drafts within the week. He cited figures claiming the draft could end without hurting occupation forces and warned of possible legislation. The note mentions oil shipment history from Philadelphia to London in 1861 for context.
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Revercomb
R-W. Va
Army
Navy
Congress
Senate Military Committee
Senate
Philadelphia
London
Bomber Crashes Near Chico Air Field. Crew Survival Uncertain
A B 29 army bomber crashed and burned six miles southeast of the Chico army air field last night. Officials doubt the four crewmen aboard survived, though later reports indicate they may have survived the crash.
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Calif
Chico Army Air Fie
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