Chinese Drive Japs Back Along Yangtze Front
Chinese troops aided by American air power pushed Japanese forces back along the central Yangtze sector. Reports say air support by the Sky Dragons and Western Allied bombers struck supply lines and gun positions, with Chinese forces claiming towns retaken northwest of Hankow. On the Salween-Yunnan front, six towns were taken and about a hundred invaders killed, amid continued Allied air operations in the region. In other news, local servicemen receive promotions, leaves, and assignments at various bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tungting Lake
Yangtze
Sky Dragons
Dunarican
Angtze
Hankow
Japa
Service Members Return From Furlough Across Military Posts
A collage of service members and relatives from High Point and surrounding towns return to duty after furloughs or leave. The group spans the Army Air Forces, Navy, and Marines with postings in Salt Lake City Fort Myers Bainbridge Bainbridge Md Hawaii Sicily Camp Sutton Camp Rucker Hammer Field Fresno Brooklyn and Fairfield. Promoted and trained personnel include Sgt J B Shaw Ensign Charles Hedrick Pvt John W Swaim Pvt Heber Hutton and Cpl William White among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Shaw
Salt Lake City
Utah
Frank L. Shaw
McBee
S. C
Shaw
Gunner’s School
United States Army Air Forces
Sgt. Shaw
Ingram’s Pharmacy
Elvie J. Perdue
Center
Pfc
Grady Cecil Swaim
8. V. Swaim
High Point
United States Army
Hawaii
Pvt. Swaim
Ensign Charles Hedrick
George Hedrick
Montheuw Ave
Ensign Hedrick
Northwestern University
Chicago
N. C. State College
Navy
James Ray Robbins
W. P. Robbins
Bainbridge
Pvt
Heber V. Hutton
Heber Hutton
Willowbrook Street
Pvt. Hutton
Sheppard Field
Texas
William D. Fields
John W. Fields
London
England
Nina Fields
Fields
Myrtle Desk Company
Cpl
Albert Lafayette Ellison
Ed Ellison
Walnut Street
Sicily
Ellison
Camp Sutton
N. C
Fort Lewis
Wash
Mary Lou Williams Ellison
Howell Street
Paul C. Duggins
Hammer Field
Fresno
Calif
C. W. Duggins
Kernersville
Pvt. Duggins
Kearns Field
H. Lindsay Cumby
Frances Hodge
Thomasville
Newport News
Sgt. Cumby
Camp Sibert
Ala
James B. Hillard
I. W. Hillard
Ennis Street
Camp Rucker
Hillard
Army
Camp Picket
J. Charles York
John G. York
Hawthorne Street
Boston College
York
Camp Edwards
Mass
William Enoise White
Georgia White
Georgia Kersey
Cpl. White
Buckingham Field
Fort Myers
Fla
Kanoy Returns to Chanute Field After Leave
PFC Winfred G. Kanoy returns to his station at Chanute Field Illinois after visiting his wife Mrs Bertha Kanoy on Tate Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanoy
Chanute
Winfred G. Kanoy
Chanute Field
Ill
Bertha Kanoy
Tate Street
GI Joe Need Worry No More Sweetheart At Home Is Waiting
A St Louis wartime feature surveys how girlfriends back home cope with lovers overseas. Nine young women share experiences of letters, trust, and temptations while awaiting soldiers. They urge fidelity but acknowledge occasional heartbreak and the pull of local romances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GI Joe
Sweetheart
Ned Nordness
ST. Louis
Johnny
Dorothy
Joe
Lad
Australia
Sarah Jane
Sally) Brown
America
Sally
Cora May Parrott
Pert
Cora
Pvt Bundy Arrives Safely Overseas in Ireland
Mrs. Maxine Bundy of High Point reports her husband Pvt. Bundy has arrived safely overseas in Ireland. He is with the army and has been in service over a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt. Bundy
Ireland
Maxine Bundy
High Point Route Two
Army
Navy Lieutenant Salsbury Returns Home for Week
Lieutenant Richard B. Salsbury of the United States Naval Reserve, Miami, arrives this morning to spend a week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Salsbury, at their home on 100 Bentley Circle. It is his first trip home in about a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Ernest M. Lee
Plant Park
Tampa
Fla
Mabel Wlotson
East Green Street
J. E. Lee
West Green Street
Seaman
Elmer Hall Powers
Center
D. Powers
West Willis Street
Seaman Powers
United States
Egypt
Navy
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ernest W. Powers
Camp Hulen
Texas
West
Willis Street
Pvt
Powers
Richard B. Salsbury
United States Naval Reserve
Miami
J. M. S&salsbury
Brentley Circle
Lieutenant Salsbury
Andres Returns to Bainbridge Base in Maryland
Clyde Andres has returned to his base at Bainbridge Maryland after visiting relatives in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andres
Bainbridge
Bainbridge, Md
Reece on furlough from Maxwell Field
Pvt. Dyal G. Reece stationed at Maxwell Field Alabama is spending a furlough at his parents home 314 Reed Street with Mr. and Mrs. D R Reece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reece
Dyal G. Reece
Maxwell Field
Ala
D. R. Reece
Reed Street
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer
A crossword puzzle page with clues across and down from Eugene Sheffer. Entries include across items such as huge postpone accommo dater rankle nearby newspapers and more, plus vertical clues like secreting organ sell in small quantities and kiln related terms.
Lie Detector Declares Marigny Truthful in Denial of Slaying
A private criminologist testified a lie detector showed Alfred De Marigny telling the truth when he denied killing Sir Harry Oakes. Leonardo Keeler disclosed the test was conducted privately, with defense lawyers and family present during the 22 day Nassau trial that ended in De Marigny’s acquittal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. W. Jones
Nassau
Bahamas
Alfred de Marigny
Harry Oakes
Leonardo Keeler
de Marigny
Bahamas Supreme Court
Keeler
Westbourne
Oakes
Harry
Western North Carolina A M E Conference Closes
Durham report notes the Western North Carolina conference ends tomorrow with a sermon by Bishop M Davis of Baltimore and the bishop will read the appointments. Next year the conference will be in Asheville. Ordination ceremonies were held today and worship tomorrow. officials call it one of the most successful in its 51 year history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Western North Carolina
M. Davis
Baltimore
Davis
Asheville
CPL. HORNEY VISITS HERE
Cpl. Clarence V. Horney of Camp Sibert Alabama visits his mother Mrs Margaret Horney at 211% Montheu avenue with his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Horney
Clarence V. Horney
Camp Sibert
Ala
Margaret Horney
Montheu Avenue
PFC Beck Returns to Smyrna Base
PFC Robert L. Beck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Olin Beck, Smyrna, has returned to Smyrna air base Tennessee after being recalled home due to the death of his grandfather C. A. Beck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Beck
Smyrna
Pfe
Robert L. Beck
Olin Beck
Smyrna Air Base
Tenn
C. A. Beck
Pvt Pichard Graduates From Aircraft Mechanics School
Pvt Billy M. Pichard son of I J Pichard of Jamestown graduates from the artic training school for aircraft mechanics at Buckley Field Denver Colo
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pichard
Billy M. Pichard
I. J. Pichard
Jamestown
Buckley Field
Denver
Colo
Greene in Italy announces overseas service
Pvt. Clarence R. Greene informs his wife Myrtle Greene of 1611 Longstreet that he is now in Italy. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Greene of Winston-Salem route five and has been overseas for eleven months.
Jones promotes Adron B. Jones to sergeant at Spence Field
Adron B. Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Jones, has been promoted to sergeant at Spence Field in Moultrie Georgia. The promotion reflects his service at the military airfield with the local unit.
DeLappe Family Notices Return From Home Leave
S Sergeant Herman Lee DeLappe returned to Pine Camp New York and Private David DeLappe returned to Fort George Fort Meade Maryland after a weekend at home. They are sons of Mr and Mrs F B DeLappe of 409 Worth Avenue. In the period after 1868 dealers paid 2 500 000 for buffalo bones salvaged from the Kansas plains, relics of about 30 000 000 buffaloes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Plains
United States Faces Major Share of Postwar Relief Costs
Atlantic City dispatch says UNRAA committees weigh two funding plans. One taxes nations based on national income at about 1 percent, potentially $2 billion for the United States. the other taxes foreign trade income, shifting more burden to other countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
United States
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRAA
Dean Acheson
State Department
Rose Returns to Texas with Air Transport Officer
Second Lieutenant Arthur E. Rose of the Air Transport Command spent a few days here with his wife and son while en route from LaGuardia Field New York to Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose
Arthur E. Rose
Air Transport Command
la Guardia Field
New York
Texas
Barker in USMC training at Parris Island
David Barker Jr. entered training in the United States Marine Corps on Thursday November 11 at Parris Island South Carolina. He is the son of Mr and Mrs D T Barker formerly of High Point and now of Richmond Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas L. Pendry
Robert E. Pendry
High Point
Pendry
New River Marine Base
United States Marine Corps Reserve
Pvt
Felix Henderson, Jr
United States Army
North Africa
Henderson
Mable Bragg
Royal Oak
Mich
Ray Henderson
Camp Sutton
San Anselmo
Calif
Frances Barrington Henderson
Vernon M. Cecil
W. M. Cecil
Cecil
United States Army Air Forces
Fairfield
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Yantze
Merican Sky Dragons
Chungking
Ameri
Turner
Howard T. B. Turner
Leesburg, Fla
M. H. Turner
Trinity
Freeman
Sgt
O. H. Freeman, Jr
Blythe
Mrs
O. H. Freeman
Fourth Street
Cornatzen
Dillards
Freeman Air Field
Seymour
Ind
Bertha Cornatzen
Main Street
Horne
Camp Hoop
Donald A. Horne
Bernice Horne, Jr
Tank Destroyer Center
Camp Hood
Ensign Gibso
A. Lee Gibson, Jr
USNR
A. L. Gibson
Oakwood Court
Charleston
Greenville
Lan Oky
Imary
Rial
Anne Shirley
Dixie
Dorothy Lamour
Bing Crosby
Hoppy
Salem Street
Virginia Weidler
Edward Arnold
John Carroll
Sahara
Humphrey Bogart
Bruce Bennett
Carol Naish
Salsbury
Eugene Sheffer
Rankle
King Features Syndicate. Inc
Styles
Mineral
Fabulous Bird
Pace
Hire
High Point Enterprise
Marigny
U.S
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