City and State License Sale Announced for December
Thelma Ryan announces 1946 city and state vehicle licenses go on sale December 1 at the Motor Club, 116 College Street, 9 a m to 4 p m weekdays and 9 a m to noon Saturday. Cards mailed from Raleigh and urged to present them to buyers. buyers urged to purchase early to avoid rush. Army artillery rounds total 383000 with minimal casualties from D-Day to Day.
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Motor Club
Thelma Ryan
College Street
Thanksgiving musings from W A Bivins in The Day
The writer reflects on gratitude for the United States and the Piedmont region of North Carolina. He notes democracy's quirks, praises High Point civic spirit, and honors Robert Benchley and Ellen Glasgow as notable American artists.
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United States of America
Henry van Dyke
America
Europe
Australia
High Point
Piedmont
Robert
Youngest General In 10 Campaigns Returns Home
Salt Lake City native Richard C. Sanders, 30, the army’s youngest general, recalls ten major campaigns from America to the ETO before a night time homecoming. He plans to remain in the army as a regular officer after years as chief of staff of the Ninth Air Force and commander of the 99th bomb wing in Belgium. Sanders, six feet tall, led B 24s and B 26s, while his mother remembers his Boy Scout hike and urges him to stay safe as he contemplates a return to duty over paperwork in Washington.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
INS
Army
Richard C. Sanders
America
Sanders
Ninth Air Force
99Th
Belgium
Custer
Washington
Ellison Arrives in Newport News for Discharge
Albert L. Ellison son of Mr and Mrs Ed Ellison 401 Walnut street arrived in Newport News November 22 from Italy and is en route to Camp Gordon Ga for discharge He entered the army in 1942 with an ordinance unit of Guilford county volunteers and served overseas in southern Africa and Europe for over two years His wife Mary Lou Williams of High Point now lives in Atlanta Ga
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Ellison
States
Albert L. Ellison
Ed Ellison
Walnut Street
Newport News
Italy
Camp Gordon
Army
Guilford County
Africa
Europe
Mary Lou Williams
High Point
Atlanta
Panama Canal to Expand for Big Ships and Wartime Strain
The canal, a decisive wartime factor, needs wider locks to handle larger ships and carriers. Officials say current clearance is inadequate for Essex-class carriers, and expansion plans stalled by war but being reexamined for peacetime and defense needs.
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Panama Canal
Leslie Highley
Washington
Pacific
Joseph C. Mehaffey
Canal Zone
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Coral Sea
Nicaragua
Congress
Pres
Infantry Essential As Ever Patterson Says Infantry Backbone
Secretary of War Patterson predicted the infantry will remain essential in war future as in past conflicts. He noted in a letter to The Infantry Journal that even with atomic bombs and advanced weapons the infantry soldier will still be the backbone, taking and holding ground.
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Washington
Patterson
Pattison
Infantry Journal
West Africa youths seek Navy training for vacancies
A letter from three West African youths to a San Diego naval training center requests admission to the training school for navy boys. The applicants named E. Akpolo 19 C K Sodatoni 20 and E K Odoro 18 seek posts as gunner wireless operator and deckhand. The report also notes about 45000 U S schools use buses for student transport.
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San Diego
Calif
West Accra
West Africa
Naval Training Center
Navy
U. S. Navy
E. Akpolo
C. K. Sodatoni
E. K. Odoro
Washington couple visits Blair home on Main Street
Mr and Mrs David H Jr of Washington DC visit Blair home at 1818 Main Street for a few days. The text notes a comment about European country food supplies and a misprint about corn for pigs.
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David H.—— Jr
Washington, D. C
Blair
Main Street
First Man Made Fiber Enters Mainstream Garment Use
The text notes rayon has joined natural fibers in service, surpassing wool and flax in use for clothing, marking a shift in textile adoption since early civilization.
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Vey
Itto Congress
Isthmus
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Piedmont Eae
France
Plastics
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History of Textiles
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Croknas
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