Chocolate Cream Made Gura Heaven For Airmen
In 1943 the Eritrean base Gura near Asmara served US Army and Douglas Aircraft for repairing planes. Soldiers famed chocolate ice cream sodas at the Hotel Douglas, while Italian hosts and POW taxi drivers added local charm. As the war shifted Rommel retreated and Gura faded, but memories of the treat lingered.
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Chicago
Gura
Eritrea
Asmara
Mussolini
Duce
Italy
Douglas Gura
Douglas Aircraft Company
U. S. Army
Douglas
Douglas Company
Tunisia
Rommel
Leaders to Get First Call on Truman Ducats
Democratic party leaders will have first call choice seats in Memorial auditorium for President Truman's Raleigh visit on November 2. About 1 000 seats are set aside for leaders, with 2 700 for general admission on a first come basis. A military parade is planned before his speech. he will fly from Statesville to address the state senate and then dine with Governor Cherry.
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Raleigh
Democratic Party
Memorial Auditorium
Truman
Committee
A. H. Graham
J. van B. Metts
Statesville
State Senate
Gov. Cherry
Executive Mansion
Bats Invade Salt Lake City Office
In Salt Lake City a business office was overrun by 30 bats that entered through a window left open overnight. Vernon H. Anderson, chief sanitary inspector for the city, used chloroform to remove the animals as workers watched, the bats having become trapped inside by a night draft.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
INS
Vernon H. Anderson
Board of Health
Anepe
Washington guardsmen receive first pay in four years
Shades of Washington Aberdeen reports that the Company of the Washington state guard, which had drilled voluntarily since before Pearl Harbor, finally received its first pay checks in four years.
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Shades OF Washington
Aberdeen, Wash
INS
Uns Heroes of the War Company
Washington State Guard
Pearl Harbor
Mexico nears end of generals rule with civilian race
Mexico faces a July election to choose a new chief executive amid a contest among civilians Miguel Aleman and Ezequiel Padilla, with Gen. Henriquez Guzman seen as a potential spoiler. Padilla boasts foreign policy experience while Aleman led Vera Cruz politics and government service under Avila Camacho.
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William A. Baker
Central Press
Mexico
D. F
National Revolutionary Party
Miguel Aleman
Ezequiel Padilla
Miguel Henriquez Guzman
Aleman
Vera Cruz
Lazaro Cardenas
Avila Camacho
Riquez Guzman
Henriquez Guzman
Padilla
mAleman
Congress
Cardenas
PRM
Padilal
Uez Guzman
United States
Dr. Conant To Speak Friday At University
Chapel Hill observers prepare for the 152nd anniversary convocation at Memorial Hall 10 45 AM featuring Harvard President James B. Conant speaking on The Future of the American University. The 46th annual Association of American Universities conference brings 14 college presidents and deans to Duke University with events at Duke and UNC.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Old East
First State University
Memorial Hall
James B. Conant
Harvard University
R. L. Flowers
Duke
Frank P. Graham
Carolina
York Chapel
W. D. Funkhouser
University of
Local college leaders gather for Southern graduate schools conference
Duke hosts a dinner for presidents and deans as part of the Southern Graduate Schools conference. Dr L A Du Bridge of MIT and President George F Zook of ACE attend alongside Duke and Carolina figures. North Carolina hosts a luncheon and sessions focus on Southern research across sciences social sciences and humanities.
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Kentucky
Conference of Deans
Southern Graduate Schools
L. A. DuBridge
Massachusetts Institue of Technology
George F. Zook
American Council On Education
Duke
Alan Valentine
University of Rochester
Calvin B. Hoover
University of North Carolina
University
Paul M. Gross
H. W. Odum
Carolina
James Southall Wilson
University of Virginia
Southern Research
Guilford College's New Quakers Host Newberry Indians
Guilford College in Greensboro prepares for a home debut against Newberry Indians of South Carolina at Memorial Stadium. The Quakers, underdogs after losing to Maryland, rely on Fred Bray Clinton Ingram and a insert backfield including Joe Matthews and Eddie Hirabayashi.
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Guilford College
Newton
Newberry Indians
South Carolina
Wily Billy Laval
Greensboro Memorial Stadium
Guilford
Maryland Terrapins
Newberry
Georgia
Mars Hill College
Quakers
Fred Bray
Amon
Clinton Ingram
Thomasville
Maryland
Ossipee
Jack Chatham
Bob Kinch
Children’s Home
Winston-Salem
Tommy O'Briant
High Point
John Holden
Greensboro
Shelley York, Jr
Jim Branson
Binford Farlow
Sophia
James Nantz
Mt. Holly
Bray
Ingram
Joe Matthews
Eddie Hirabayashi
Brick” Baston
Newell Baker, Jr
Burlington
Virginia Tech faces William and Mary with key injuries
Virginia Tech coach Macauley McEver announced that fullback Harry Bushkar and starting tackle Bob Hess are out with injuries for the Southern Conference game against William and Mary in Richmond. Bushkar rib injury and Hess left ankle sprain leave substitutes Charlie Forbes, Al Klele, or Orr to fill the gaps.
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Richmond
Luck
Virginia Tech
Gobblers
William and Mary
Macauley McEver
Torday
Harry Bushkar
Bob Hess
Swans
Bushkar
Logan
W. Va
Tech
Hess
McEver
Charlie Forbes
al Klele
Orr
Raleigh
N. C
Poole Hubert
Beattie Feathers
Clemson
Jim Miller
Tigers
Pensacola Naval
Carl Snavely
Pennsylvania
Disha
Jim Camp
Bob Arren
Andy Kerr
Maryland
Merchant Marine
Terps
William Fehr
Charlie Ryan
Ghost Town Camp Ellis Demobilization Shrinks Army Center
De mobilization has dwindled Camp Ellis Illinois from a peak of 40,000 soldiers in June 1944 to about 4,000 today, including 1,000 civilian workers.
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Camp Ellis
Ill
INS
Wnapeer
Duplicate bridge mishap in match-point game case
A bridge deal shows East dealer North South vulnerable with a AK10 and J 10 KO. The text warns of a serious matter in duplicate play and notes the vulnerability and scoring format.
Bridge misplay costs East despite four heart contracts
In a club game East West battled for top and bottom scores under four heart contracts. West opened with king of hearts and misread East eight as singleton, triggering a collapse in defense. Declarer drew trumps, discarded a diamond on the heart jack, and led to the spade king for a bottom for East.
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West
Declarer
South
Penn State Plans For Ends To Stop Navy
STATE COLLEGE Pa Oct 11 Veteran Penn State coach Bob Higgins outlined end play as the Nittany Lions prepared for Saturday’s game against Navy, focusing on stopping the midshipmen’s end rush.
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Penn State
Navy
State College
Bob Higgins
Nittany Lions
Guilford County Realty Transfers in High Point area
Real estate transfers listed for High Point area include numerous lot sales from Guilford County Realty to individuals and churches. Transactions cover multiple subdivisions and streets such as Sheraton Hills English Street Oakwood Park and Forrest Avenue with buyers including Mr and Mrs Barnes Mrs Carerick Mr and Mrs Tedder and others.
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High Point Township
Ernest
High Point
Marian Kayter
Sheraton Hills
Trustees
Brooks Memorial Methodist Church
Fairview
James F. Young
Gurley
Mary B. Carerick
Carrick
Pletcher Waden
J. K. Cole
McKinley Davie
Oakwood Park
Glenn Craughan
Clark
Lambeth
Archie Hedrick
Hedgecock Ianas
R. ©. Boyce
Lexington Avenue
J. L. Tedder
Wood
F. L. McCulloch
Brentwood
City of
R. B. Gantt
English Street
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Lonnie F. Pegram
C. C. Yow
F. B. Hunter
Montheu Avenue
L. C. Chiles
R. B. Allen
Spencer Heights
N. L. Garner
D. 8. Staley
N. L
Gurney Snider
Thomas
Liles
Arlington Avenue
James H. Byrum
David L. Byrum
Byrum Street
Co. W. (Coy) Hicks
Walter T. Herndon
Hicks and Witcher
Ora J. Swing
Earl Jinnett
North Park
High Point Savings and Trust Comepany
North Park Addition
D. HM. Parsons
Joe M. Medlin
Kearns Street
G. Prank Murr
Virgil Eccles
Pearson Street
W. W. Church
H.dewey
Jake Welbors
Navy vount running attack stuns Penn State hopes
The Penn State coach warned his team that only top effort can slow the Navy offense as the Naval Academy showcased a powerful running attack in a tense matchup.
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Latin America
Guerrero
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Lombardo Toledano
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Toledano
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Confederacion de Trabajadores Mexicanos
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National Palace
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Folo
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Price
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Bison
Marshal Newell
Indians
High Point Lexington
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Walser
Armstong
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Clark Reerga
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Tnomas
Essences
Olive Ru von Drehie
Johnson Fb—Loyd
Thompson
Newton’s New Quakers
Elwood Hotel
Scotty Minshull
Associated Press
Ephi Culbertson
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