North Carolina Hospitals seek large biennial increase
Raleigh budget details show four state institutions for the mentally defective seeking $878,673 more yearly in the coming biennium. Major rises target direct professional and custodial patient care with Raleigh Morganton Goldsboro and Caswell Training School proposing double digit gains.
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Raleigh
Budget Commission
Morganton
Goldsboro Hospital
Goldsboro
Kinston
Morganton Hospital
Special Investigating Committee
Superior Court
Marshall T. Spears
Broughton
General Assembly
Raleigh Hospital
Caswell School
Hinston
Britain Reclaims Derelict Lands for Food and Shipping Efficiency
Wartime Britain has reclaimed thousands of acres of marshland and derelict ground, converting 3000 acres in Norfolk into productive farmland. Twenty one workers farm the land with minimal wages and long hours, harvesting oats wheat barley sugar beet cabbage and mustard. A 400 acre Sussex wheat field, once derelict for two decades, exemplifies the program.
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London
Benito Mussolini
Massy
Britain
Italy
Mussolini
Pontine
Norfolk
British Isles
Sussex Downs
England
Women’s Land Army
State's Largest Big Game Hunt To Begin Nov 16
North Carolina's Pisgah deer and bear hunt opens November 16 and runs to December 28 in six 3 day sections across six areas of Pisgah National Forest. Maximum 1240 participants. Fees vary: 85 daily check in with 3.50 guide, 7.50 wilderness camp, bear kill adds 10. Hunting license required. Applications to N C Division of Game and Inland Fisheries Asheville office.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Pisgah
Hinton James
Forest Service
Game Division
Pisgah National Forest
N. C
Clara Cox Apartments Troop Committee Named
A meeting tonight at 7 20 in the Clara Cox Community Room aims to appoint a boy scout troops committee and select troop leaders. Adults only, residents listed include Roy Fast, Charles Jenkins, W H Rogers, W A Rider, J L Ward, Dewey Meadows, John F Byerly, Harold Carter, Bethel Callicutt, John Dickens, Julian Kaiser, Paul Rouse, Ray Smith, Clarence Staton, John P D Ussery, Ray D Wagner.
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Clara Cox Apartments
Cox Apartments
Roy Fast
Charles Jenkins
W. H. Rogers
W. A. Rider
J. L. Ward
Dewey Meadows
John F. Byerly
Harold E. Carter
Bethel Callicutt
John E. Dickens
Julian L. Kaiser
Paul V. Rouse
Ray Smith
Clarence Staton
John PD. Ussery
Ray D. Wagner
Leigen Assists In Recruiting For Navy Day
Asheboro reports that American Legion Department Commander Henry L. Ingram urged North Carolina post commanders to aid intensified Navy recruiting between now and Navy Day on October 27. Each post received assigned enlistment quotas, part of a limited cooperation not a permanent program. The Legion emphasized support for all armed forces and noted it helped recruit 33,400 for the CLA.A. in a recent drive to build pilot and aeronautical reserves.
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Asheboro
Navy Recruiting Service
North Carolina
American Legion Department
Henry L. Ingram
Dept
Ingram
Navy
Legion
Cla.a
Thomasville ministers honor Rev Dubose departing for Navy chaplaincy
Thomasville ministers pass a resolution praising Rev Clyde H Dubose pastor of First Presbyterian Church for leaving soon to serve as a United States Navy chaplain. They express regret at his departure and wish him success, praying for a short war duration and his early return to Thomasville.
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Thomasville
Thomasville Ministerial Association
Clyde H. Dubose
U. S. Navy
First Presbyterian Church of
United States Navy
E. E. Snow
Simms Backed for Wake County Supreme Court Seat
Wake County bar recommends Robert N. Simms, noted local attorney, to President Roosevelt for the Supreme Court vacancy following James F. Byrnes resignation to become economic director. Simms endorsed as suitable by local legal community.
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Simms
Raleigh
Wake County
Robert N. Simms
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
James F. Byrnes
Folding chairs bought for troops under war bonds drive
Uncle Sam pays 44.81 annually for barrack equipment per enlisted man and issues one folding chair for every three men at 1.65 each. Officers also have chairs, so chair purchases total millions. Buy War Bonds and War Stamps to fund these comforts and support the war effort.
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Uncle Sam
U.S. Treasury Department
Eat by Appointment At South Salem NC Restaurant
A South Salem North Carolina restaurant operates by appointment only. Diners must be recommended by a sponsor and call at least two hours in advance to secure a dining slot.
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South Salem
N. C
Sea Skimmer chases subs at 50 miles an hour in test run
The Sea Skimmer, a new 50 mph anti submarine craft designed by Antoine Gazcia, rides a catamaran base with a four person crew. It mounts a machine gun and a 20 mm cannon and carries four depth charges or torpedoes, with air driven propulsion to reduce detection. Trials in Providence Rhode Island showcased its lightweight plywood plastic build and easy hoisting aboard ships.
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Antoine Gazcia
Providence
R. I
Ter
Gazda
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