Chinese Cabinet Reshuffle Signals Reorganization Amid War Strains
The Chinese government revamps key posts with Chien Li-Fu overseeing Kuomintang boards, Chang Li-Sheng directing Interior and police, Gen Chen Cheng leading Army and people, and Wang Shih-Chieh new Information minister. Chu Chia-Hua takes Education as Chiang Kai-Shek faces mounting military pressure.
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Chien Li-Fu
Kuomintang Board
China
Chang Li-Sheng
Chen Cheng
Hupeh
O. K. Yui
Wang Shih-Chieh
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chu Chia-Hua
Berlin
Thomasville Child Dies In Winston-Salem
Paula Evelyn Atkinson nine months old daughter of Pvt and Mrs A L Atkinson of 700 Lexington Avenue died at Baptist hospital Winston-Salem after a three day illness. Survived by parents one sister Judy La Rue and grandparents J F Harrison of Thomasville and W W Atkinson of Maxton. Funeral services in Russell Funeral Home chapel with time to be announced on the father's return from service. Interment in city cemetery.
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Thomasville
Paula Evelyn Atkinson
A. L. Atkinson
Lexington Avenue
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Judy la Rue
J. F. Harrison
W. W. Atkinson
Maxton
Russell Funeral
Murray Defends War Labor Board Wage Policy
Murray says the War Labor Board has only frozen wages this past year and commends its operations. He urges labor to maintain the no strike pledge during the war and notes the board must handle all arising disputes in the national interest.
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War Labor Board
Murray
Jamestown Glider Trooper Wounded In Holland Action
Sergeant Gordon A. Hatchel 26 of Jamestown North Carolina was wounded by mortar fragments while engaging German forces from a hill in Holland. He is recovering at the 192nd General Hospital in England and is reported making satisfactory progress and due to return home. His wife Nellie and son Wayne Lee reside at his Jamestown address, with his mother Mrs. Cora Hatchell in High Point North Carolina.
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192Nd General Hospital
England
Holland
Gordon A. Hatchel
Route 1
Jamestown
North Carolina
United States Army General Hospital
Hatchell
Rang
Geon
Joseph C. Matcher
Baltimore
Nellie
Wayne Lee
Cora Hatchell
High Point
French Push To Rhine Front In Fast Alsace Drive
Front line dispatches report the First French Army reaching the Rhine after a swift advance from Belfort Gap through Alsace. The Third Army’s rapid offensive sent German forces into retreat toward the Rhine and Saar, with Dannemarie and Mulhouse nearby as Belfort is tightly pressed. The Franco operations mark a 35 mile gain in a week, the fastest advance since the St. Lo breakout.
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Alsace
Third
Rhine
Saar
Reich
Belfort
Mulhouse
Supreme Headquarters
Seppois
Dannemarie
Metz
St. Lo
British Women To Man Batteries In Europe
London dispatch says anti aircraft batteries in Britain will be staffed by women who will be sent to the continent. Mary Churchill, daughter of the prime minister, will command one battery as Gen. Sir Frederick A. Pile orders action abroad.
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Europe
London
Frederick A. Pile
Britain
Mary Churchill
Nation Begins Sixth War Loan Drive
The sixth war loan drive opens with a target of 61 million dollars for individuals in North Carolina and a state quota of 121 million for all securities. Clarence Leinbach urges strong turnout as citizens back the national effort amid Roosevelt warning the war costs trillions.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Clarence T. Leinbach
Himmler Names Kaltenbrunner As New No 2 Nazi
London reports Himmler backs Ernst Kaltenbrunner as new second in command in Germany. Kaltenbrunner, who succeeded Reinhard Heydrich as head of the super Gestapo, is said to have been given a selected battalion of bodyguards, an honor previously reserved for Hitler and Himmler.
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London
Germany
Heinrich Himmler
Hitler
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
ASF Totals Are All In Millions
The Army Service Forces reported for the year ended last June that 40 million tons of cargo were shipped to wartime fronts and 2.5 million passengers, mostly troops, were sent overseas. Lt. Gen. Brehon Somervell presented the figures.
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Washington
Army Service Forces
America
Brehon Somervell
ASF
North Carolina Weather Cloudy with Light Rain Likely
Clouds hang over North Carolina with cool conditions and light rain or drizzle today. Expect east regions to see drizzle tonight, then clearing and warmer conditions Tuesday.
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North Carolina
Allies Press Rhine Crossing as War Hinges on Vistula Push
In a wartime briefing the Allied position is pitched on a Rhine crossing to break Nazi defenses west of the river. Military experts expect German resistance to crumble after a bridgehead forms, with potential quick advances toward Berlin and capture of Ruhr and Saar regions. A Russian offensive on the Vistula is hoped to boost western momentum.
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von Rundstedt
Rhine
Berlin
Germany
Hitler
Ruhr
Saar
Vistula
War News Recaps Leyte and Pacific Ops Through Late November
Gen Douglas MacArthur details central Philippines casualties 1 133 killed 126 missing 4 432 wounded. Americans claim decisive actions at Ormoc Bay Leyte including sinking transports and destroying enemy forces. Farther north American landings in the Asia islands near New Guinea and Mapia Islands aim to neutralize Japanese lookout stations. battleships and cruisers attacked at Borneo while PT boats and air power sink several enemy craft amid heavy rains.
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Leyte
Asia Islands
New Guinea
Mapia Islands
Borneo
Tokyo
Saipan
Douglas MacArthur
Central Philippines
Ormoc Bay
Philippine
Tokayuki Yamashita
Ormoc Road
Limon
U.S
Leyte Valley
Sorong
Mapia
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