Navy men aid evacuation after Nagasaki bombing
Two High Point sailors Dewitt Vernon Murphy and Ro bah Hassell Smith helped evacuate 219 Allied personnel aboard their Biloxi cruiser. The rescued were mostly Dutch and Japanese with few English or Americans. Hospital ships treated stretcher cases at the dock rail station as Biloxi records eight invasions and heavy bombardment prior to the mission. Nearby, discharges and local visits noted CPL Collins and Mrs Collins with overseas service details and awards.
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Biloxi
High Point Navy
Dewitt Vernon Murphy
USNR
Cable Street
Robah Hassell Smith
Rt. 4
Nagasaki
Army air veteran discharged after 34 months service
PFC John E. Johnson of Kearns Utah has been honorably discharged from the Army Air Forces Overseas Replacement Depot after 34 months of service. He is the husband of Mrs. Mary Gross Johnson of High Point and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis C. Johnson.
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J. E. Johnson Kearns
Utah
John E. Johnson
Willis C. Johnson
Route 2
Lillington
AAF
Army Air Forces
Mary Gross Johnson
Johnson Street
High Point
Ellington Discharged After 31 Aerial Missions
T/Sgt. Er nest F. Ellington, released from the Army Air Forces under the point system, served ten months overseas as a gunner with the 91st Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters for combat in Europe. The second item notes J Talmadge McKenzie, ship's cook 3/c, in the occupation forces of Japan aboard the USS Saint Paul in Tokyo Bay, participating in the Kamaishi bombardment and final surrender ceremonies. He served 30 months with prior sea duty aboard the USS McDermut and took part in Saipan, Guam, Tinian, and Palau invasions. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. McKenzie of Archdale. his wife Ruth Royals McKenzie resides with her parents in Trinity. The first elected representative body in Philippine history was inaugurated in 1902.
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Col. Boyce E. Collins
Army
J. R. Jones
Tipton Street
Cpl. Collins
Thomasville
15Th Air Force
Italy
Hickory
Ellington
Germany
Europe
Ernest F. Ellington
Army Air Forces
Lowry Field
Denver
Colorado
Laredo
Texas
91St Heavy Bombardment Group
8Th Air Force
Tokyo Bay
J. Talmadge McKenzie
Cook
Japan
U.ss. Saint Paul
Kamaishi
Saint Paul
McKenzie
U.S.S. Mc
Soldier earns three battle stars on campaign ribbon
Prior to his service he attended High Point High School in High Point. He was last assigned to Grenada Army Air Field in Grenada, Mississippi.
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Lof
High Point High School
High Point
Grenada Army Air Field
Grenada
Miss
Radio Schedule Listings and Corrections Noted
A scrambled radio program listing shows Eastern Standard Time afternoon slots with varied programs and network corrections too late to implement. It includes broadcasts from Leopold Spitaing, Johan Kennedy, Orson Welles, Ed Murrow, Paul Lavalle, and Dale to Tomy Dorsey Nelson, among others, with a mix of music, sermons, commentary, and news briefs.
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H. Leopold Spitaing
Bachan Friendship Ranch
Church of the Air
Sermot Johan B. Kennedy
Commet Wim. Hilluan
America United
Peter Orson Welles
Chaselua
Gilde
Cedr
Comedy Show Promises Laughs at Local Theater
A frail fragment notes a comedic variety show titled Lady Show Thin Ma with performers Ei Lo and Qui Eve. Details on venue and date are unreadable, but the listing suggests a light entertainment event at a community theater.
Witness testifies on Kramer's orders at Belsen trials
Lueneburg Germany October 13 A woman staff member testified that Josef Kramer said during spring that he could not fix the prisoners plight at Belsen and should let them die His hands are tied she said The witness Herta E hlert an SS women s supervisor testified she was punished for kindness to prisoners and sought extra food For the defense Srika Schoepf said Franz Hoeszler saved many from the gas chamber but cross examination suggested most saved were bricklayers building huts The court will view a Russian Oswiecim film amid defense claims it is propaganda
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Lueneburg
Germany
Josef Kramer
Belsen
Herta’ Ehlert
Kramer
Oswiecim
Ehlert
Srika Scoepf
SSÖ
Franz Hoeszler
Hoeszer
Schoepf
Oswhecim
Credit Bureaus Begin Annual Convention in Charlotte
About 75 people will attend the Associated Credit Bureaus convention in Charlotte, starting tomorrow and running through Tuesday. Local officials anticipate discussions on credit reporting practices and industry standards.
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Charlotte
Associated Credit Bureaus
Japanese School Building Burned by Vandals
Ten Japanese arrested in Tsingtao after a Japanese high school used as Sixth Marines billet was set on fire early today. Police hold the principal and others amid tension as troops operate nearby and central government clashes with indicating Communist forces in Shantung.
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Tsingtao
Sixth Marines
Shantung Province
Republic of China
Atchefoo
Oriskany Launch Highlights Essex Carrier Fame
The U S Oriskany, a 27000 ton Essex class aircraft carrier, slid from the New York Navy Yard as 40000 workers and spectators cheered. Rear Admiral J H Cassady urged the crowd that the carrier would remain vital until new weapons render it obsolete, while Mrs Clarence Cannon christened the ship. Officials and Mohawk Valley students watched from the launching platform.
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New York
U. S. Oriskany
New York Navy Yard
J. H. Cassady
Naval Air Operations
Saratoga
Mohawk Valley
Rome
Utica
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
25 Cent Nylons Predicted By Jones
Dr Hilton I Jones president of the Chicago section of the American Institute of Chemists addressed an education association meeting in Kalamazoo predicting nylon hose would cost 25 cents a pair or less. He said future nylons would be washable shaken out and worn without drying.
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Kala.aazoo
Mich
Hilton I. Jones
Chicago
American Institute of Chemists
Jones
Michigan Education Association
Oriskany named flight deck at Rome naval site
A flight deck area covering nearly 1000 square feet accommodates 80 planes. It was named after the battle Oriskany fought on the site of Rome Nic during the Revolutionary War.
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Oriskany
Rome
Nic
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