Civilians in Belgium Question Yank Ruthlessness Amid War
HAL BOYLE reports civilians near the German border puzzled about American soldiers not harsh to Germans. A Belgian family, Lardinois, recounts Nazi air strafing, a wounded husband, and a tragic mother with a dead baby, warning that Americans may regret kindness.
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Hal Boyle
AKF
Belgium
Hitler
Lardinois
Ubel
Joseph Idinois
Jean
Marthe
Marie Jose
Alwas
Ghealoph
Brussels
Liege
Fise Ieee
Hales
Psoriasis overview by Dr. Logan Clendening
A detailed reader column on psoriasis noting it is noncontagious, hereditary tendencies, common skin eruptions, nail involvement, and mistaken ringworm. Discusses cures or management focusing on sunlight, bathing, diet, vitamins, and gentle skin care, with brief Q and A snippets on related medical worries.
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Tim
Foister Wounded In Action In Pacific Theatre
Pfc. Thomas W. Foister, U S Marine Corps Reserve, wounded in action during the occupation of the Palau Islands, report sent to his mother Mrs Alice W Foister of 309 Richardson Street. He enlisted about 18 months ago, trained at Parris Island and went overseas December 2 1943.
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Thomas W. Foister
U. S. Marine Corps Reserve
Palau Islands
War Department
Alice W. Foister
Richardson Street
Forster
Marines
Parris Island
S. C
Milk Mixture For Stomach Ulcers
A new medical discovery used by doctors treats stomach ulcers caused by excess acid with a harmless preparation. It relieves pain quickly and also aids gas pains indigestion and heartburn. Sufferers can obtain Lurin from druggists and mix two teaspoonfuls in a half glass of milk. If unsatisfied, money back.
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Mann's
Soldier Wehry Promoted To Technical Sergeant In France
Donald F. Wehry, son of Mrs. Esther H. Wehry of 910 Montlieu Avenue, promoted from Staff Sergeant to Technical Sergeant. He serves in France with the Harborcraft company.
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Sgt. Wehry
Donald FE. Wehry
Esther H. Wehry
Montlieu Avenue
France
The
Harborcraft Company
Sergeant Hinkle Receives AAF Recognition for Holland Invasion
Sgt. John P. Hinkle 20 of Lexington is a ball turret gunner on a B 17 in the Eighth Air Force. He helped bomb Germany’s Regenburg plant in August 1943 and flew in the first waves preparing for Allied paratrooper landings in Holland.
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Hinkle
Eighth Aaf
John P. Hinkle
Lex
Eighth Air Force
Sky Army
Holland
John M. Hinkle
Rt. 4
Lexington
Third Bombardment Division
England-Africa
Messerschmitt
Regenburg
Germany
Pilot Raymond C French Honored for Quick Air Group Readiness
CPL. FRENCH AIRCRAFT MECHANIC Cpl. Raymond C. French son of Arthur C. French Rt. 2 is in a unit commended by Brigadier General Jesse C. Auton Wing Commander for aiding an Eighth Air Force fighter group to become operational in eleven days after arrival at their station. He works as an aircraft mechanic at his Eighth AAF Fighter Command Station.
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Cpl
Raymond C. French
Arthur C. French
Rt. 2
Jesse C. Auton
Eighth Air Force
AAF
Purchase War Bonds Boost for Eighth Air Force Drive
Pfc. Charles T. Walton 21, son of Mr and Mrs Charles H Walton Rt 1 Trinity, is among war bond purchasers helping his P-51 Mustang station reach a record $111 000 in the Eighth Air Force Victory Squadron bond drive.
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WAR Bonds
Charles T. Walton
Charles H. Walton
Rt. 1
Trinity
Eighth Air Force
Bond Drive
Sur
Overseas Air Unit Complements Eighth Fighter Command
A member of a station complement squadron, part of the Eighth Fighter Command, has been overseas for 13 months as part of ongoing station duties.
Lieutenant Louis E Marion Receives Promotion
Lt. Louis E Marion 21 year old navigator in the Eighth Air Force B 17 gains a promotion from lieutenant to first lieutenant. He is the son of Charles C Marion of 205 Centennial Avenue and formerly worked as a Burlington Mills machine shop employee in this city.
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Louis E. Marion
Eighth Air Force
Charles C. Marion
Centennial Avenue
Army Air Force
Burlington Mills
Sgt Nelson Receives Distinguished Flying Cross for 30 Missions
Staff Sgt. Carl W. Nelson 30, B 24 Liberator waist gunner, earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for thirty successful aerial combat missions over Germany and occupied Europe including two trips each to Hamburg and Berlin. His plane Old Glory sustained heavy battle damage but returned safely each time.
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Germany
Europe
Hemburg
Berlin
Carl W. Nelson
2Nd Bombardment Division
William E. Kepner
Hamburg
Pet. Nelson
A. B. Nelson
Danbury
Allen Jay High School
High Point
Swift and Company
Shepfae Field
Texas
Tyndallld
Florida
Nelson
Mary Wrenn
Allied Chiefs Wait Crackup Of Nazi Rule
Allied leaders monitor signs of Hitler quitting or a non Nazi German surrender. With defeats in France and Russia and Wehrmacht dissension, a final collapse could come via armistice or a split Reich.
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William Wade
International News Service
London
INS
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Reich
Wehrmacht
Hitler
United Nations
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joseph Stalin
Ferdinand Foch
Compiegne
Stockholm
Lisbon
Berne
Marshal Badoglio
Italy
Navy Recruit Joins Undersea Fleet at New London
A graduate of High Point Senior High School joined the naval service and trained at Bainbridge Maryland before reporting for duty with the growing fleet of undersea fighters at Marine Base New London Conn. He completed recruit training and is now assigned to active duty.
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New London
Soldier Pvt. Taccaee of 36th Division Captures 80 Germans
Pvt. Taccaee husband of Mrs. Mary Ella Johnson of 408 Barker Street serves with the 36th Division Seventh Army 141st Infantry Regiment. The unit recently captured 80 Germans in France and Pvt. Johnson helped recapture five escapees with two fellow soldiers. He enlisted January 7 1944 and joined the 36th Division in September 1944.
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Mary Ella Johnson
Barker Street
36Th Division
Seventh Army
141St Infantry
France
Pvt
Johnson
Air Medal Hero Returns From Kassel Mission
Technical Sergeant David Neave 20 of the Eighth Air Force serves as radio operator and gunner on a B 17. He reports German flak is common yet seemingly poorly aimed after a Kassel bombing raid. He is the son of Mr and Mrs A J Neave of 408 East Washington Street and has earned the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster for excellence in bombing attacks over Germany.
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David G. Neave
Eighth Air Force
Kassel
David Neave
A. J. Neave
East Washington Street
Germany
Farrington Receives Air Medal for Pearl Harbor Action
Belvoin Farrington, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. A C Farrington of 1601 Long Street, enlisted February 1940 and served at Hickam Field Hawaii until 1943. His unit earned a citation for actions against Japan on December 7 1941.
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Farrington
Belvoin
A. C. Farrington
Longstreet
Hickman Field
Hawaii
Poland J Draughn Helps Boost Victory Bond Drive
Poland J Draughn son of Mrs Minnie Draughn 115 West Russell Street has been overseas at an Eighth Air Force Fighter Station in England for 13 months He is among the war bond purchasers who helped his P 51 Mustang Station surpass all other groups in the Eighth Fighter Command in their Victory Squadron bond drive.
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Eighth Fighter Command
Poland
J. Draughn
Minnie Draughn
West Russell Street
Eighth Air Force
England
Ellis H Roach Promoted At Cherry Point
Marine Corporal Ellis H Roach son of Mr and Mrs T M Roach of 309 Howell Street has been promoted from Private First Class to Corporal at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point He serves in an engineering squadron and enlisted December 22 1943 in Columbia S C. prior to service he worked for Wolf and Crane Company High Point.
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Ellis H. Roach
T. M. Roach
Howell Street
Marine Corps Air Station
Cherry Point
Columbia
S. C
Wolf and Crane Company
High Point
Thompson promoted to corporal in Fourth Air Force unit
Charles S. Thompson has been promoted to Corporal by Colonel John A. Feagin at the Fourth Air Force Processing-In Center in Lemoore California. He hails from High Point and is married to Ruth Thompson.
Army Lt Col Delgrego Admitted For Examination
Lt Col Arthur L Delgrego of 709 Howell Street has been admitted to Moore General Hospital Swananoa for examination and re classification.
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Arthur L. Delgrego
Howell Street
Moore General Hospital
Swannanoa
PFC Douglas L. Johnson Returns From Furlough
Pfc Douglas L Johnson has reported back to Camp Claiborne Louisiana after a 15 day furlough spent with his parents Mr and Mrs W B Johnson at 309 Richardson Street Local details note the officers.
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Douglas L. Johnson
Camp Claiborne
W. B. Johnson
Richardson Street
Navy opens rehabilitation training school at Sampson
A new rehabilitation physical training school for the navy has opened at Sampson’s U.S. Naval Training Center. The program will graduate 150 officers and 1,000 specialist athletes, with 100 officers and men arriving each Monday.
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Naval School
Sampson, N. Y
INS
Sampson
U.S. Naval Training Center
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