Local Rod and Gun Club Receives Bass Stock From Lake Hickory
Catawba County Rod and Gun club was gifted several hundred bass including 150 adults from Lake Hickory near Newton. Donor J. Luther Snyder, Charlotte soft drink bottler, drained his W. Chetelah estate lake at Blowing Rock to stock trout waters, providing the fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Catawba County
Rod and Gun Club
Hickory
J. Luther Snyder
Charlotte Soft Drink
W.chetelah
Blowing Rock
War News Sparks British optimism on early end to war
British public hopeful of peace by the New Year despite leaders warnings. Churchill and Attlee caution against fixed dates while a Moscow conference inspires buoyant, unofficial bets. A Lloyd's broker quotes four to one against an armistice by Christmas and three to one by February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Allied Council
Britain
Churchill
Germany
Clement Attlee
Moscow
Lloyd's
Crossword Clue Fragments Surface in Ledger
A mix of partial crossword style clues appears including arch die luxuriant definite article rejoinder and repeated noisily with entries like fire basket rescued right of holding of it qualified pays out twice sev and miscellaneous vertical hints for barrier for water simian and cattle and loyal and other brief puzzle fragments buried in the page text.
War Headlines and Rumors From Across the Atlantic
The text notes the spread of confidential stories and rumors about the war. It mentions British intelligence chatter, a high ranking officer boasting about turning on lights in 30 days, a government worker processing German front reports, and an American bets on ending the war by Christmas, illustrating wartime anxieties and loose talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
New York
United States
Nazi Propaganda Claims Vatican Bombing Circulated
London reports note German propaganda claims Vatican City was bombed by Allied forces while an Allied HQ statement in Algiers denied responsibility. Paris radio read Rome newspaper accounts alleging bombs found near Vatican territory were British made. Swiss dispatches add German envoy offered Pope Pius XII asylum in Liechtenstein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vatican City
Algiers
Paris
Associated Press
Rome
Cat rescue delays Florence Heizer at teachers convention
Miss Florence Heizer was late for her talk at the State Teachers convention after she called a hospital, fire department, humane society and street department while a cat in a city sewer was rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kas
Florence Heizer
Fire Department
Humane Society and
Stret Department
California Firemen Battle To Check Woodland Blazes
Fire fighters from four Southern California counties battled brush and woodland fires thought possibly incendiary in origin. In Santa Monica Mountains flames blackened 40,000 to 42,000 acres and 100 dwellings, with 2,000 soldiers and 500 foresters building firebreaks. No lives were lost though residents fled as a gas pipeline explosion sparked another fire in Newhall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
California
FBI
San Diego
Riverside
Orange
County Forestry
Girard
Malibu Beach
Richard Dix
Newhall
San 0
Santa Fe
Wartime Air Power Outlook Shapes World War II Strategy
Wartime Washington discusses a coming wave of Allied air campaigns against Axis targets in Western Russia and Germany. It notes Spaatz’s leadership of a new all American air force, rising Allied bombing strength from the Mediterranean to Britain, and hopeful Pacific air gains. The piece foresees a separate air force forming by war’s end without harming morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
Germany
Carl A. Spaatz
Mediterranean
Spaatz
15Th Air Force
Weinerneustadt
Messerschmitt
Army High
United Nations
England
British Isles
Britain
Pacific
Japan
Congress
Chinese American composite wing arrives at China bases for duty
The first units of a mixed Chinese American bomber fighter wing arrive in China primed for combat against Japan. They will fly American Mitchell bombers and P 40 fighters, using American tactics, with some crews entirely Chinese and Americans in mixed roles. The wing operates with the 14th air force in independent, cooperative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Penetro Nose Drops Promoted for Open Nasal Breathing
An advertisement urges use of Penetro Nose Drops to relieve nasal congestion. It claims to open both nostrils for freer breathing and cautions readers to follow directions.
Radio Program Schedule Update for Monday Night
A late alteration to network schedules lists programs from 9:45 PM to 11:45 PM Eastern War Time. It includes Front Page Farrell, Captain Midnight, News, musical sketches, serials, dramas, and variety acts with hosts such as Farrell, Shrednik, Quincy Howe, Sir-Lyo Murray, Fred Waring, Ed Sullivan, and Cavalcade of America. The guide mentions multiple time blocks and program changes to accommodate war-time programming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farrell
Captain Midnight
Bie
Kiddles
Mbst
Shrednik
Quincy Howe
Dbdiv
World News
Fred Waring
Johnny Morgan
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Ed Sullivan
Johnson
Ebsen
Army Air Forces
Kaitenborn
the Cavalcade of America
Dally
Parks and Warren
Sam Baker
Leon Cherne
Cnt
Howard Low
Arlene Francis
Wandainers
Watson
Voorhees
Seamen
Gabriel Heatter
L. Q
Harry Wismer
Mmen Screen Guild Players
Dagwood Rondie
Paul Schubert
Rte
Carolina Cavaliers
Ese
NBC Salton Orchestra
Carey Longmire
Guiding Light
Betty Brown
Ma Perkins
Watts
Esso
Shrednick
Textile Workers’ Union
News of the World
Cavalcade of America
Voice of Firestone
Piedmont Farm
Johnny Miller
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High Point Enterprise
FISH
Buzzin
Ann Miller
Rochester
Preddy Martin and
Orch
Broadhurst
Paramount
Cab Calloway and His Band
Rialto
Weaver Bros. and
Elviry
Alan Ladd
Old Missouri
Tre
James F. King
Tues
Thor
State Theatre
Salem Streelt Thomasville
Don Ameche
Gene Tierney
Solu Dist
King Featar
Jean
Eugene Sheffer
8 Syndicaty, Inc
Revolution
Oliver M. Abbott
Westminster
S. C
Butler B. Hare
Veterans Administration
America
Flying Fortress
South Pacific
Richard Arlen Vanier
Army Air Corps Harlingen
Popular Science and Cartoon
Johnson's Red Cross
Harold Nathan
Wil
Jack Stinnett Iililiil
Park Avenue
Don “Red” Barry
Henry Hulls
Dale Evans
Jayne
Byind Date — Oo
With Immy
HINDS
Moskins Clothing Company
North Main St
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