Unlawful Baby Placements Rise in North Carolina
A Raleigh dispatch reports that illegal placing of babies into foster care has increased since the war. Hospitals and doctors are major sources, with many cases involving mothers, foster parents, and state law restricting removal of a child under six months without written consent from local officials. Public welfare agencies and private societies help match children with suitable homes to safeguard the child and family.
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A. Laura
Aydlett
Raleigh
State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
North Carolina
WELF
Children's Home Society
Uureensboro
Charlotte Childrens Service Bureau
Childrens Division
Winston Family and Childrens Service Bureau
Child Welfare Division
State Department of Public Welfare
Tme
Superior Court
Turkish Ambassador Dies In Washington
Mehmet Munir Ertegun 61 longtime Turkey ambassador in Washington died of a heart attack suffered 12 days earlier. President Roosevelt sent condolences praising his record and integrity. Advisor status shifts to Robert Van Der Straten Panthez, Belgium chief of mission, as senior diplomat in Washington.
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Washington
Navy
Mehmet Munir Ertegun
Turkey
Inonu
Roosevelt
Ertegun
Robert van der Straten Panthez
How Long Can Japan Last
Washington reports Japan could endure with a population of about 150 million and a layered stockpile of materials. Experts estimate steel, oil, rubber and food imports will constrain but not stop Japan’s war potential for years even after losing East Indies and other territories.
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Japan
Pacific
East Indies
Malaya
Philippines
Washington
Dutch East Indies
Indo-China
Burma
Pearl Harbor
Korea
Manchuria
Formosa
Islands
United States
Federal Economic Administration
China
Formocra
Joseph C Grew
Abov
Nazi Home Guard indoctrinated With Hatred
London reports the Volkssturm German Home Guard Army issued six commandments urging unwavering faith in victory and fighting to the death, resisting enemy information, and showing chivalry to civilians while fueling hatred for the foe. A separate note warns cannibalism could cause poultry losses up to 25 percent if an outbreak spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Volksstrom
Fuehrer
Navy aci air combat intelligence claims blind target pinpointing
New York report from November 7 states that Navy ACI Air Combat Intelligence officers can identify key Japanese targets such as Nadzab Thousand Ships Bay Nukefetau and Amechika from blindfolded observations and provide pilots with essential information before missions.
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New York
INS
Pacific
Navy
ACI
Thousand Ships Bay
Reforming men's clothing in a wartime era
A reader argues for practical dress changes in the military and civilian life, criticizing stiff collars, heavy coats, and hats. He calls for single ply soft collars, lighter winter wear, and critiques on belt and cuff button purpose, while noting improvements in the 1944 army. A letter about health and a column note on body temperature closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Board of Health
Duke Plans Four Volume Folk Lore Series
Duke University announces a four volume set titled The Brown Collection compiling seven to eight thousand manuscript pages with over a thousand tunes and sixteen folklore types. Edited by Newman Ivey White with Clare Leighton illustrating, the work aims for a 1946 first volume at Duke University Press and will focus on North Carolina folklore with significant Duke alumni contributions. The note also mentions 160 edible fish species available fresh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Duke University
Frank C. Brown
Duke
North Carolina Folk-lore Society
Newman Ivey White
Duke Department of English
Clare Leighton
White
Duke University Press
North Carolina
Anti Closed Shop Law Rapped By Googe
George L. Googe of the AFL denounced anti closed shop amendments in Arkansas and Florida as unconstitutional. He urged skilled workers to stay in their states for the war effort, warning that courts will likely void the amendments and noting delays before Supreme Court rulings. The piece also notes linguistic diversity in the Philippine Islands.
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Googe
Atlanta
George L. Googe
American Federation of Labor
Arkansas
Florida
Supreme Court
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State Board
Nippon
Joseph A. Bors
Central Press
The
Soviet Union
Peking
Vladivostok
Sea of
Priteve
HEART
Empire
Volksstrum
Germany
Reich
Harllee
By Logan Clendening, M.D
Division of Transportation
Clendening
Trouser
Mackinaws
ROVS
Philippine Islands
Chum
U. S. Treasury
Treasury Department and War
Lsing Council
the Chesterfield
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