Col Younts New ORD Commander in Greensboro
Col Paul R. Younts has taken command of ORD, succeeding Col John R. Nissley who returns to Lake Field Arizona. Younts, formerly Charlotte postmaster and deputy chief of staff in the 13th Air Force, says he looks forward to serving in Greensboro and notes his prior service under Lt Gen Harmon and Maj Gen Hu Harmon during World War II.
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Greensboro
Paul R. Younts
ORD
John R. Nissley
Lake Field
Phoenix
Arizona
Ray
Charlotte
13Th Air Force
Southwest
Col
Younts
Thally
30Th Infantry Division
Air Corps
USAAF
South Pacific
Millard Harmon
Hu Harmon
National Guard of
North Carolina
Air Force
Mil
Postmaster Leader Remembers Service in War and Duty
An enlisted WWI veteran who served overseas with the South Anti-Aircraft battery of the North Carolina National Guard later became Charlotte postmaster in 1933. He led state and national postmasters groups and organized National Air Mail Week before leaving command to return to Luke Field near Phoenix. An elephant weighs 160 to 200 pounds at birth.
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Lard Harmon
North Carolina National Guard
Charlotte
N.C
North Caroool Postmasters Association
BC relief medicine promises quick, clear morning after
The product BC is advertised to relieve a bad night’s fogginess and jitters with fast assimilating ingredients. It also claims to ease neuralgia and muscular aches. Available in 10c and 25c sizes. Use as directed and consult a physician if pain persists.
Notice of Sale of Land in High Point Township
The City of High Point announces a public auction on October 16, 1944 at 11 00 A M for Lot 13 in Willenbar Terrace Guilford County North Carolina. Terms require cash or 10 down and balance thereafter. sale details recorded in Guilford County deeds book 4 page 212. Arnold J Koonce Mayor signs the notice September 30 1944.
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City of
High Point
N.C
High Point Township
Guilford County
North Carolina
Sherrod Park
Office of Register of Desk
N. C
Arnold J. Koonce
Chestnut St
English St
Binks Line
Willenbar Terrace
Office of Register of Deeds
Arnold J, Koonce
Four Rivers Rising Prompt Flood Watches Across North Carolina
State brief reports warning of elevated flood risks as North Carolina’s major rivers surge. Roanoke near Weldon could reach 48 feet, Cape Fear near Fayetteville to 46, Neuse at Smithfield five feet above 14 foot stage, and Elizabeth to 38. Tar rises with no immediate danger noted. Weather officials caution conditions may change with new reports.
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Raleigh
Caroton
Weather Bureau
H. FE. Richline
Roanoke
Vi Idon
Cape Fear
Payetteville
Elizabeth
Neuse
Smithfield
Kichline
Children Certified for Work in August Total 5136 Raleigh
Labor Commissioner Forrest A. Shuford announced that 5136 children under 18 were certified for work by local welfare superintendents during August in Raleigh and surrounding areas.
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Raleigh
Forrest A. Shuford
Tornado Damages Homes in Wilson County
A small tornado swept through a locality in southeastern Wilson County on Friday causing about 350000 in damage. Six dwellings were razed and no one was seriously injured. Red Cross aided families left homeless by the storm.
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Wilson
Wilson County
Red Cross
Vivian Blaine Describes Cherry Blonde Image and Men
Hollywood gossip notes Vivian Blaine from Newark explains cherry blonde hair style and how to get along with men. She says hair texture matters and that dye formulas varied during early projects. Blaine, 22, suggests joining a band as a vocalist to attract men.
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Hollywood
Vivian Blaine
Newark
N. J
Greenwich Village
Vivian
Dewey Bricker Volunteers Organize New York Chorus Girls
Miss Jeffie Jefferson appointed chairman of the volunteers theatrical committee to recruit chorus girls for the Republican nominees after aiding the aquacade at the World’s Fair.
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New York
Dewey-Bricker
Jeffie Jefferson
Byrnes says no coffee rationing will resume
War Mobilizer James F Byrnes announced no coffee rationing will restart. He stated a three year supply is on hand or en route and Brazil has pledged one million bags per month. The article also notes a mixed Hindu pagan religious practice in Bali.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Brazil
Wedding Anniversary and War-Era Reflections
The Enter prise society notes the 65th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Mack D. Gordy of 440 South Main Street celebrated on Friday. It reflects on enduring love, quotes Mark Twain, and honors missing in action families while urging courage and hope for those serving at home and abroad.
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Enterprise
Mack D. Gordy
South Main Street
Webster
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh
Tom Moore
No Priority Given Automobile Industry Report
Washington October 2. War Production Board Chairman J A Krug said WPB will drop 350 orders once Germany falls but will not grant priority for machine tools to the automobile sector now. He cited manpower limits and auto makers urging priority to accelerate postwar passenger car production.
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Washington
J. A. Krug
War Production Board
Germany
Krug
Donald M. Nelson
WPB
Europe
Motor
Blood donations refused for sailor after hospital stay
In Philadelphia on Doc. 2 a Red Cross center thanked Seaman 1/C Roy Jackson but refused two blood donations in the first two weeks out of a hospital. His first step after leaving the Brooklyn Navy Yard hospital was a pint of blood in Newark.
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Philadelphia
The
Red Cross Blood Center
Roy Jackson
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Newark
Epitaph and October Echoes In A Poet’s Journal
The author recalls the epitaph he saw in an Indian cemetery engraved on his daughter’s tomb while in England with Mrs. Clemens. It quotes warm sun and soft winds and ends with good night. October, the 10th month, traces its Roman 8th origin and inspires reflections on its beauty and Helen Hunt Jackson’s lines about October’s weather.
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India
Clemens
England
Helen Hunt Jackson
Bridge column critiques overcalling and doubling tendencies
Contract bridge advice notes that players cautious about opening bids often overreact to takeout doubles and overcalling. The column cites examples and emphasizes balance and judgment in bidding strategy.
Bidding slips trap South in self-imposed contract peril
Bridge notation shows South’s pass sequence leading to a four trumps okay hand with club ace. His later diamond bid reluctance and pass left him in a self created trap, as commentators note the psychological missteps and risk of overreliance on instinct.
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South
Filling Station Reopens as Bethlehem Church in Chicago
A South Side filling station reopened yesterday after two years as Bethlehem Lutheran Church. No gasoline fixtures remained as the abandoned site was remodeled by church members. The Rev. E T Peters dedicated the structure.
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Chicago
South Side
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
E. T. Peters
Butterflies in Pacific Grove Protected by City Ordinance
Migrating butterflies that winter in Pacific Grove, California, gain protection under a local city ordinance. The note contrasts this with mention of the abolished Suttee custom once practiced in India where a widow burned herself on her husband’s funeral pier.
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Pacific Grove
California
Feneral
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Paul Younts
Charlotte Man
Nissley
Col, Paty KR
J. Tracey Moore
Greensboromaster
Col. Younts
Postmasters Association
National Postmasters Association
National Air Mail Week
Legion of Merit
Pacific
Southwest Pacific
Cactus
Luke Field
Guy bine _ wall
Lio
Cherry Blonde
Bali
W. A. Bivins
Mrs. Gordy
Eme
Anid
Naggen Yaceghewe
Samuel Bengeemhe ‘Coteens
Mark Twain
Will Rogers
Mississippi
Ol Man River
Sailor’s Blood
Josephine Culbertson
South West
Edward Jenner
Leyrgesician
Achovia Bank and Trust Company
Adlerika
Demeter
Man
Sinclair H-C Gasoline
Sinclair
Sinclair Pennsylvania
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