Weather drift and college staff notes in the Carolinas and Georgia
North Carolina sees little temperature change with slightly warmer west and cooler east tonight while drizzle or light rain may affect the east in the afternoon. South Carolina and Georgia report a temperature shift tonight. The Department of Commerce notes colleges of business and economics hire more staff from operating management to support growth.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Department of Commerce
Sing Collegiate Schools
Businss
Departments of Economics
Negroes From Board 5 Leave Oct 24 for Fort Bragg
Local Selective Service Board No. 5 lists registrants bound for induction at Fort Bragg on Saturday October 24. Names include Asa Abraham Croons Samuel Jordan Lloyd Lomas James Edward French Eugene Armstrong James L Hairston Sherman Lenn Paynes Lawson Mitchem Donald Lee Lindsay Jesse Abraham Turner Livingstone Mack Leroy David Hayes Bill Butler Wilbert Welch John Austin Charles James McPherson Walter Solomon Johnson Anderson Long Jr J W Staples Luther Walter Matthews Leander Carson Turner Robert Franklin Williamson Jr James Carter Albert Watkins Clyde Adams.
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Selective Service Board No. 5
High Point
Fort Bragg
Asa Abraham Croons
Samuel Jordan
Lloyd Lomas
James Edward French
Eugene Armstrong
James L. Hairston
Sherman Lenn Paynes
Lawson Mitchem
Donald Lee Lindsay
Jesse Abraham Turner
Livingstone Mack
Leroy David Hayes
Bill Butler
Wilbert Welch
John Austin Charles
James McPherson
Walter Solomon Johnson
Anderson Long, Jr
J. W. Staples
Luther Walter Matthews
Leander Carson Turner
Robert Franklin Williamson, Jr
James Carter
Albert Watkins
Clyde Adams
Defense Work Openings In North Carolina Jobs
The High Point Office of the United States Employment Service announces openings for building construction laborers in Eastern North Carolina with pay 1.45 per day plus board and barracks. Urgent openings exist for draftsmen, mechanics, typists, teachers, and other roles with varied weekly and monthly pay, including overtime.
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High Point
United States Employment Service
North Carolina
Browder accuses State Dept of hindering China unity
Browder charged that 1,000,000 Chinese soldiers were withheld to keep them from fighting Japan and free Japanese troops for action in the Pacific. He said Chinese armies were used to block the Communist forces as Washington warned Chungking against unity between Kuomintang and Communists. Browder claimed a 45 minute talk with Welles.
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Asia
South Pacific
State Department
Washington
Chungking
China
Kuomintang
Browder
Welles
Registration books open Saturday for general election
Registrations for the November 8 general election will be accepted Saturday October 24 from 8 p m until sunset at 6 32 p m L J Fisher Jr of the Guilford County Board of Elections urged all registered residents who wish to vote to register either tomorrow or next Saturday at polling places city wide Registrations may also be made during the week at the registrars residences
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L. J. Fisher, Jr
Gulford County
J E Lyon Tells Kiwanis Club of Salvage Campaign
Attorney James E. Lyon spoke to the Kiwanis Club about the scrap drive. He noted a 33 1 3 percent loss in scrap tonnage and warned about bottlenecks if all old cars were shipped together. He highlighted 700,000 pounds from children and 2,000,000 pounds on hand with a goal beyond 7,000,000 pounds.
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James E. Lyon
Kiwanis Club
New York
Lyon
Arthur Morris
John C. Sheloff
Fred W. Troy
A. B. Conrad
High Point
James W. Kramer
Denver
Colo
E. R. McCracken
Winston-Salem
H. N. Williard
Pacific War Policy Emphasizes Fighting to Win
The article notes fuel shortages on Allied islands and Japan’s advantage in nearby bases. Commanders warn of losses in the hide and seek warfare as forces must strike hard. Admiral Nimitz stresses victory through fighting and total national production to prevail.
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Japan
Solomons
Pacific Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
War Outlook in Southern Axis Lines
The report notes Hitler faces a daunting task to secure the mountain line between two seas as Soviet resistance in the southern zone strengthens. It suggests a potential remote danger of breaking into the Southern Caucasus, with analysis of current Russian defenses and strategic positions.
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Hitler
Seas
Caucasus
Lyon Defies City's Right To Ownership of Dump Carts
High Point scrap campaign director James EF Lyon challenged city ownership of two dump carts left after school ground leveling on Jones Street. City engineers denied ownership, Lyon reclaimed the carts, citing protests and a salvage drive that collected over two million pounds of scrap metal with more than 300,000 pounds shipped. Randolph County residents donated two large sawmill units to the collection. A Junior Rangers show was planned at the Paramount Theatre tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
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High Point
James EF. Lyon
Jones Street
Lyon
Lyons
Bers
Randolph County
Paramount Theatre
Desperate Nazi Push at Stalingrad Warns of Last Effort
The article portrays the Nazi leadership as badly worried and desperate as it mounts a final all-out offensive at Stalingrad and the Caucasus. It notes Germany’s manpower and material strain and asserts Hitler’s chances of success are as unlikely as finding a pot of gold at the rainbow’s end.
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Stalingrad
Caucasus
Hitler
Stalingrad siege drives continue as Red Army resists
Soviet forces report stubborn defense around Stalingrad amid night battles. Red Star notes German counterattacks repelled, heavy tank and air activity, and ongoing effort to breach Volga defenses. Other fronts report hill recapture near Novorossiisk and Karelia casualties.
Japanese Navy Hit Off Bougainville As Guadalcanal Battles Rage
U S forces press on Guadalcanal with Marines and regular Army units backed by air power. A Japanese light cruiser was damaged near Bougainville as Admiral Nimitz cautioned the enemy’s odds in the dense, jungleed theater. The battle spans a large island arena with Japanese positions under pressure and heavy casualties reported in two days of fighting.
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Solomons
Bougainville Island
Hirohito
Tokyo
Guadalcanal
U. S
United States
Chester W. Nimitz
New York
Long Island
Navy
Jule Fagg Escapade Leads to 90 Day Sentence
In Greensboro on October 16 Jule Fagg of High Point who was serving a nine month term at the County Farm escaped yesterday and was recaptured in High Point by police. He had been working as a cook and apparently walked away. Fagg had already served two months and 26 days when Judge Earl Rives sentenced him to an additional 90 days, starting the term from the point he left off.
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Greensboro
Jule Fagg
High Point
Fagg
Earl Rives
Hill promoted to major in Adjutant General's Department
Captain Samuel T. Hill, a native of this city, is promoted to major in the Adjutant General's Department. He serves as postal officer of the Third Army stationed at San Antonio Texas. Hill is a High Point High School and George Washington University graduate and works as a post office inspector in civil life.
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Samuel T. Hil
Adjutant General's Department
Major Hill
Third Army
San Antonio
Texas
High Point High School
George Washington University
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt says Willkie talk was successful and interesting
President Roosevelt described a Wednesday talk with Wendell L. Willkie as exceedingly successful and interesting. He refused to disclose details, citing military secrets, saying he could not comment on any expected changes in military strategy based on Willkie's report.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
No Tires Can Be Purchased Nash Declares
M. W. Nash, secretary of the rationing board, denounced a High Point store ad claiming tires could be purchased without a certificate. He said no tires of any kind are legally purchasable without rationing board approval, and warned the public that the ad’s “Freeze is off” statement was misleading. Only emergency personnel such as doctors may buy tires with approval.
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High Point
M. W. Nash
Rationing Board
Nash
Hundreds RAF Bombers Blast Cologne Again
London reports a large force of four motor bombers hit Cologne last night in a major raid on the Rhineland with hundreds of aircraft. Britain says 18 planes were lost, while Germany claims 22. The attack targeted multiple centers in Germany's “bomb alley” as the seventh nightly operation this month. A separate German raid on a southeast coast town caused minor damage but no casualties.
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London
Britain
Cologne
RAF
Rhineland
Germany
Alogne
Great Britain
Homecoming Scheduled For Guilford Grads
Guilford College announces homecoming events for alumni on a Saturday agenda. Dr. William A. Wolff, biochemistry professor and Bowman Gray School of Medicine lab director, will speak at 1 30 p m on Blood Plasma in Wartime. Activities include hockey match, alumni luncheon, football game vs Carolina Pre-Flight, barbecue, and games.
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Guilford College
William A. Wolff
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Winston-Salem
Guilford Scholarship Society
Wolff
Haverford College
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia
Guilford
Founders and Mary Hobbs Hall
Founders Hall
Black” Smith
Guilford Quakers
Carolina
Clapp Jr Promoted to Sergeant at Bainbridge Field
Samuel B. Clapp Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Clapp Sr., 1017 Monthieu Ave., High Point, promoted from corporal to sergeant by Colonel R. E. L. Chaote at the Army Air Forces Basic Flying School Bainbridge. He enlisted in May 1942 and now heads identification and investigations at Bainbridge, part of the Southeast Army Air Forces Training Center.
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Bainbridge. Ga
Samuel B. Clapp, Jr
Samuel B. Clapp
Monthieu Ave
High Point
R. EF. L. Chaote
Army Air Forces
Bainbridge
Set
Clap
Air Forces
Bainbridge Field
Southeast Army Air Forces Training Center
Trophies Given By Judge Hayes To Scrap Drive
Greensboro police and Alcoholic Tax Unit agents report Judge Johnson J. Hayes donated to the scrap metal drive his collection of distilling equipment used in whisky cases. Items include a two gallon copper still condenser and a large still cap. Hayes called the pieces trophies and hoped to acquire more souvenirs after the war.
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Greensboro
Johnson J. Hayes
Alcoholic Tax Unit
U S government makes first payment on Camp Butner property
The United States today issued the first payment on land for Camp Butner near Durham. Judge Johnson J. Hayes signed the order authorizing $2,470.50 to be paid to Durham and Person counties for 874 acres used by the camp, located in those counties.
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Greensboro
United States
Enlisted Man Receives Persistent Pen Pal Letter
Fort Bragg dispatch notes an artillery replacement center soldier who got a letter from a steadfast pen pal. The envelope showcases a bold message: If not delivered in four days, try harder on the fifth.
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Fort Bragg
Field Artillery Replacement Center
Reporter Dowtin Found Dead in Charlotte YMC A Room
Charlotte observer reporter Mark Dowtin 30 was found dead in his YMCA room by roommate Dan Willetts about 5 45 this morning. Chief detective Frank N Littlejohn said the death appeared natural. Dowtin came to Charlotte from Wilmington where he had worked for the Wilmington Star and previously at the Columbia Record. He was a native of McCormick South Carolina and a University of South Carolina graduate.
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Charlotte
Mark Dowtin
Charlotte Observer
Charlotte Y. M. C. A
Dan Willetts
Dowtin
Frank N. Littlejohn
Wilmington
Wilmington Star
Columbia
S.C
McCormick, D. C
The
University of South Carolina
Atlantic Sub Toll Now 493 Vesels
Official AP report counts 493 neutral and Allied cargo ship losses by submarine in the western Atlantic since December 7 1941. Two sinkings caused 13 seamen deaths and 53 survivors reached an east coast port. A July or August sinking of an American merchantman with one loss and a Metis Beach cargo carrier sinking with 12 dead are noted as the tenth such in the St Lawrence area.
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Associated Press
United Nations
Atlantic
Metis Beach
S.uec
St. Lawrence River
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