Disabled Emergency Officers of The World War
Washington column outlines the formation and work of the DEOWW, started in 1919 to secure retirement for disabled World War I officers. It traces legislative battles through 1920s and 1939 1940, and notes eligibility excludes regular service officers. urges eligible officers to contact Lt. George Tilghman.
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Washington
Red Cross
Veterans’ Organizations
Army
Walter Reed General Hospital
DEOWW
Chandler Building
Congress
War Department
Committee of Congress
War
Military Affairs Committee of
House
United States
Senate
Navy
George Tilghmanny
Major postwar shake-up in Army Navy leadership announced
President Truman announced a major defense department reshuffle with four top changes. Marshall retires as Army Chief of Staff. Eisenhower becomes General of the Army. King retires as Chief of Naval Operations. Nimitz takes command of the Pacific Fleet. McNarney succeeds Eisenhower in Europe and Spruance becomes Pacific Fleet commander. Also notes reluctance of Arnold and Blrehon to retire and Truman’s stance on the merger issue.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Truman
Defense Departments
George C. Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ernest J. King
Chester W. Nimitz
Joseph T. McNarney
Mediterranean
Eisenhower
U.S
Germany
U. S
Allied Control Council of
Raymond A. Spruance
5Th Fleet
Pacific Fleet
Nimitz
Brehon Rvell
Army Service Forces
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Marshall
King
Japan
Congress
Mrs Weldon Fulfills Two Main Wishes With Flight Visit
Mrs Lelia Weldon of Columbia South Carolina mother of Rev Wilson Weldon of First Methodist Church fulfilled two wishes by taking an airplane trip and visiting her son. She boarded the North bound Eastern Air Lines flight last Friday morning arriving here in little time.
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Lelia Weldon
Columbia
S. C
Wilson C. Weldon
First Methodist
Eastern Air Lines
Detroit-Miami
GreerQoro
N. C
Faulty bidding threads doom bad grand slam contract
North and South reached a precarious grand slam in the notrump era, with 11-20 South as dealer. The deal exposes unwise bids from North and South, including a jump to four hearts and a late leap to seven hearts, while the spade king was onside and fin steps could have yielded a successful line.
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North
South
West
Orth
Han
Tree crashes through roof during river rescue scene
In Grants Pass Oregon on November 21 85 year old H D Tatman was startled by a crackling sound and leaped from his chair just as a tree 18 inches in diameter smashed through his roof.
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Grants Pass
Ore
H. D. Tatman
Left Over Atomic Bombs Could Aid Peace Efforts
President Truman says leftover atomic bombs could be converted from war to peacetime power and help build vast future plants, but only after international security institutions assure against destruction. He notes confidence among nations and domestic issues delay foreign policy actions. The Iranian crisis tops the foreign agenda as Azerbaijan rebels challenge Soviet occupied regions.
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Washington
America
Truman
State Department
White House
Azerbaijan
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
Russia
Iran
United Nations Commission
United Nations
Don
Assembly
Security Council
Denton Elder G B Sexton Dies At Home
G B Sexton age 73 died at his Denton home after a long illness. Survivors include wife Vloria Warner Sexton three daughters Mavie Lofton Walter Hedrick and Glenn Johnson a son Henry H Sexton and seven grandchildren Funeral services scheduled at Central Methodist Church with interment in the town cemetery.
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Denton
G. B. Sexton
Vloria Warner Sexton
Mavie Lofton
City School
Thomasville
Walter Hedrick
Glenn Johnson
Henry H. Sexton
Central Methodist Church
96th birthday prompts playful insurance joke
The Baytown scene notes R. H. Kenagy Sr turning 96 this week and joking about his three insurance broker sons whose mortality tables cap at 95. The policy he bought in 1896 could pay out at his age, as statistics claim none survive beyond 96, prompting light humor. Puerto Rico is described as the easternmost island in the Greater Antilles.
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Baytown
R. H. Kenagy
Kenagy
Advice On Wool For Australia Stresses Caution Over Production
Melbourne November 21. Dr F T Pearce director of textile research at North Carolina State College warns against cutting wool production in Australia due to threats from artificial fibre. He arrived to advise the Commonwealth government and plans to return to academic life after the assignment.
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Tom Thomoneron
Guilford County
North Carolina
Anna Thompson
Tom Thompson
McAnally & Gold
Attys
L. J. Ingram
High Point
Ingram's
North Main Street
L. M. Ingram
Roberson, Haworth & Reese
Melbourne
F. T. Pearce
N. C. State College
Australia
Pearce
Commonwealth
Tharenen
Fifteen Year-Olds and Ten In Family Help Army Pay
Norfolk man Theo dore R Lineback quits a $45 weekly mechanic job to join the army as a private seeking higher pay. His base is $50 monthly plus allowances for dependants totaling 278 monthly with ten dependants Edith and nine children aged 19 months to 15 years. Longevity pay adds $10 monthly after twelve years service post World War I.
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Norfolk
Theodore R. Lineback
Pvt. Lineback
Edith
Ralph
William
Buffalo Engineer John Barker to retire after 56 years
Buffalo n Y John A Barker 70 a New York central engineer who will retire December 1 after 56 years of railroading estimates he has traveled more than 1 000 000 miles without leaving the city Barker recalls From 1895 to 1897 and again in 1901 he fired all between here and Syracuse In 1902 he became an engineer and has stayed in Buffalo on a yard puller never cared to get on the main line
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Buffalo
N. Y
John A. Barker
New York Central
Dee
Here
Syracuse
Barker
Army discharge advice causes mix up at Louisville office
In Louisville a lieutenant colonel sat across from the Maxwell Field separation base chief counsellor as Lt. Col. Howard E. Nelson offered discharge advice. The man honored by the discharge was Lt. Col. Howard M. Nelson of Louisville.
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Louisville
Maxwell Field
Ala
Advic
Howard M. Nelson
Army
Howard E. Nelson
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