Nimitz Sees U S Readiness For New Pacific Attacks
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commander in chief of the Pacific fleet, declares the time has come to attack Japan and give no rest to the enemy. He cites secured Aleutians, intensified southern Pacific pressure, and plans for early invasions of well defended Pacific bases.
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Charles H. McMurtry
L_ HARBOR
T. H
Sam
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Aleutians
Central Pacific
Japan Jr
Pacific Command
Japan
Nimitz
Japaas
United States
Marcus
Nauru
Tarawa
Wake Islands
Solomons
Santa Cruz
Guadalcanal
Navy
Gunnery Instructors Break Two World Skeet Records
At Brooks Field San Antonio Army gunnery instructors set two world skeet records during preparations for an Army Navy contest. Lieut. Vic Reinders and Lieut. Tom Sharp first posted 394 out of 400, then Capt. Braun and Sgt. Dick Shaughnessy raised the record to 395.
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San Antonio
Tex
Army
Brooks Field
Vic Reinders
Tom Sharp
Brooks
Braun
Dick Shaughnessy
Laredo
Helen Smith Wilfong Catches Big Sailfish
Helen Smith Wilfong of High Point North Carolina was awarded a certificate by the West Palm Beach Fishing Club for catching a 7 foot 1 inch sailfish weighing 53 pounds at West Palm Beach Florida on November 12.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Helen Smith Wilfong
High Point
N. C
West
The Brighter Side of Barroom Women
Damon Runyon writes that many non drinking readers seek bars for social contact or mission work. He defends bartenders and public sensibilities while joking about women who drink, suggesting non drinkers pick companions with hollow legs or abstain, though noting such partners can be pricey.
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John L. Sullivan
Armed Force
Fair
Colorado liquor ban on armed services sales voided by amendment
Goddard Shackleford, state veterans service officer, found a 1861 liquor law still in 1936 statutes forbidding liquor sales to anyone in the armed services. The liquor director called the situation interesting, but Attorney General Gail Ireland announced the ban had been voided years ago by a constitutional amendment.
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Denver
Colorado
Armed Services
Goddard Shackleford
Veterans Service
Gail Ireland
Final High Title Games Plans To Be Completed Monday
CHAPEL HILL November 12 Final details for the 1943 State high school football championships will be worked out at a meeting of the State High School Athletic association executive committee at the King Cotton hotel in Greensboro at 7 o clock Monday night. Secretary C E McIntosh said Reynolds high Winston Salem president Claude R Joyner Reynolds high is chair and will host the session. All finalists have been invited to send reps including Reynolds high and Charlotte in Western Class A Raleigh and Rocky Mount in the East Laurinburg Whiteville and Washington in Eastern Class B and Reids of Mount Airy in Western B which were to meet Friday night.
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Chapel Hill
State High School Athletic Association
King Cotton Hotel
Greensboro
C. E. McIntosh
Claude R. Joyner
Reynolds High School
Winston-Salem
McIntosh
Reynolds High
Charlotte
Raleigh
Rocky Mount
Laurinburg
Whiteville
Washington
Reids
Mount Airy
Zale Shelves World Title Fight Until After War
Chief Petty Officer Tony Zale of the navy said he would not defend his middleweight championship until after the war. On furlough at his Gary Indiana area home he meets his six months old daughter Mary Alena for the first time. He has spent a year at San Juan Puerto Rico directing the naval athletic program and weighs 168 pounds, slightly heavier than before a non title loss to Billy Conn in New York last February.
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Chicago
Tony Zale
Navy
Zale
Gary
Ind
Mary Alena
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Naval
Billy Conn
New York
Platak Uses Furloughs For Handball Practice
Chicago news reports Joe Platak, a navy cook who won his eighth national senior handball title last May, is using a furlough to catch up on practice. He has played only after completing a cruise and reporting to Norfolk naval station, aiming to sharpen his game during the break.
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Chicago
Joe Platak
Navy
Joe
Norfolk Naval Stallion
Prac
Government Seeks Action Against AP By Law Exclusivity
Government asks U.S. District Court to enjoin Associated Press from enforcing exclusivity by laws and to restrain it from denying service to non-AP papers. A prior October ruling required by laws to be altered to avoid anti trust violations. AP given 30 days to appeal.
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New York
United States District Court Today
Tiansfor
al News
Supreme Court
Furlough Notice Highlights Battle Between Joe and Baier
A political notice outlines a race where Joe battles Bill Baier for the furlough seat. The brief notes Baier as a strong opponent and mentions Joe previously winning a national junior title in his mid twenties.
Monmouth Knox Coeds Playout Wartime Rivalry Hockey Game
Monmouth and Knox colleges will play a hockey match as a wartime substitute for the football rivalry. Freshmen may discard their Scotch caps if Monmouth wins. hats stay on until Thanksgiving if Monmouth loses or ties.
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Monmouth
Monmouth and Knox College Coeds
Midwest
Westward Housing Quietly Sheds Vacant Dwellings
In Los Angeles the regional housing study notes that only 16 of 10 000 single family homes are vacant. Of those vacant homes 14 are for sale and 2 for rent under the authority of the Los Eles tera Authority led by Executive Director Howard L Holtzendorff.
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Greeley-Grief
Los Angeles
Howard L. Holtzendorff
The
Los Elestera Authority
Goose drive ends with Grimsley knocked over at farm
In Garden City Kansas Ben Grimsley hunted geese near George Andersons farm when a low flying goose struck him, knocking him down and breaking his glasses.
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Garden City
Kas
Ben Grimsley
George Anderson
Pag ing Father Time and World News Burst
Local notes mark a Red Cross roll call kickoff and M P state conference in Thomasville with Dr. R M Andrews as president. Plus personal notes on a Cloverdale School talk and a High Point wedding. World events include La Guardia's pledge, Cuban unrest, and Wallacen urging farming recovery, with a Wilson pilgrimage and quotes on providence.
Local Telephone Rates to Rise December 1
North Carolina Corporation Commission has granted permission for a rate increase effective December 1. Wesley Memorial Methodist Church begins a week of prayer by missionary circles this week. Mrs W G Bradshaw plans a Florida winter with her daughter Mrs P J Sigmans. Miss Elizabeth Grady of Tryon visiting Miss Ruth Bowne on Guilford Avenue. Miss Elsie Gray Cottrell of Richmond VA visiting Miss Dorothy ONeal. Genevieve Moore breaks arm from a horse on Green Street. President Coolidge on his message to Congress about the soldier bonus tax impact.
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North Carolina Corporation Commission
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
W. G. Bradshaw
Tampa
Fla
P. J. Sigmans
Elizabeth Grady
of Tryon
Ruth Bowne
Guilford Avenue
Elsie Gray Cottrell
Richmond, A
Dorothy O'Neil
Genevieve Moore
Green Street
Final Rites Held For E. J. Hodges
Funeral service for E. J. Hodges a resident of Thomasville route two was held at Emmanuel Reformed church on Thursday at 3 pm. Rev. W. V. Lyerly led the service with pallbearers Ben White Baron Crawford Clifton Myers Charles Parrish Glenn Connor and Henry Adams. Music by D. B. Lucas Hepler Clifton Myers and Opal Lucas. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
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Thomasville
E. J. Hodges
Emmanuel Reformed Church
W. V. Lyerly
Ben White
Baron Crawford
Clifton Myers
Charles Parrish
Glenn Connor
Henry Adams
D. B. Lucas
Hepler
Opal Lucas
Real medicine for cough claims from Broncho line Emulsion
An advertisement touts Broncho line Emulsion as a powerful cough remedy. It promises instant relief and a strong feel as it goes down with a money back guarantee if not satisfying, urging readers to buy at Mann Drug Store or other druggists.
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Canada
U.S.A
Buckley
Mann Drug Store
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