War Production Board authorizes 750 plants for civilian goods
The War Production Board reports more than 750 plants have spot authorization to produce peacetime goods. By October 1, 2,562 firms had filed applications with 441 percent approved, and in early October about 1,000 more filings with over 300 approvals were recorded.
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Washington
War Production Board Olall
Hitler
Est Wall
WPB
Maytag Company
Newton
Iowa
Rites Held for Hugh G. Woodard in Northampton
Hugh G. Woodard age 75 died last Monday at home near Margarettsville. Rites at 2:30 p.m. today were held graveside at Sharon church Northampton county. Survivors include widow Pattie Ann Woodard five sons J C Woodard High Point Aubrey Branchville Va Harry Branchville Va Murray Wilma Woodard in U S Army four daughters Mabel DeBerry Pendleton Hazel Garris Margarettaville J P Wheeler Norfolk Bennie Barnes Conway fourteen grandchildren two great grandchildren two sisters Mrs no Green Cedar Town Ga and Lillie Lancaster Holland Ga. Also noted a son Pfc Howell M Wagner killed in action September 14 in France. Survivors include mother Evelyn Martin wife two brothers Pfc Ralph F Wagner Aleutians and Dillard, grandmother Minnie Whitehead and grandparents L D Wagner Willowbrook Street.
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Hugh G. Woodard
J. C. Woodard
Margarettsville
Sharon Church
Northampton County
Woodard
Pattie Ann Woodard
J. C
High Point
Aubrey
Branchville
Harry
Murray
Wilma Woodard
U.S. Army
Mabel DeBerry
Pendleton
Hazel Garris
Margarettaville
J. P. Wheeler
Norfolk
Bennie Barnes
Conway
No Green
Cedar Town
Lillie Lancaster
Holland
Ethel M. Wagner
Lindsay Street
Howell M. Wagner
France
Anzio
Rome
Evelyn Martin
Pfc
Ralph F. Wagner
Aleutians
Dillard
Minnie Whitehead
L. D. Wagner
Willowbrook Street
Foul Play Sought in Major Clark Mystery Near Raleigh
State police and civilian officers hunted clues for the fate of Major Robert H. Clark whose cream colored coupe was found camouflaged in a Hoke county wood seven months after his Raleigh to Fort Bragg trip. Authorities said the scene suggested foul play and the vehicle was hidden with army blankets and small pines.
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Raeford
Robert H. Clark
Here
Raleigh
Fort Bragg
Highway Patrol
W. F. Bailey
Hoke County
Dave Hodgin
The Un-Safety Play and a Night of Legal Trouble
The article discusses a bridge misstep by a South dealer failing to establish clubs, leading to down to one. It also notes Riley, a nurse, held on suspicion of being an accessory to murder. Warrants were issued charging Dr. Pearson with two other illegal operations.
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Goldsboro
Heck
Jack Hooks
Fourth Judicial District
State Bureau of Investigation
Carry
West
East
Declarer
South
Sou
Riley
Pearson
L. W. Tap
SBI
Thomas Creekmore
Beulah Brown
Williamston
Tappan
Person
DAV chapter leader warns on future veterans records
Edwin Harris, commander of the Scranton Disabled American Veterans chapter, says records of the present war will resemble World War I ones and often fail to show hospitalization or treatment for wounds, sickness, and disability.
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Scranton
TNS
Edwin Harris
Disabled American Veterans
Palmetto State Nickname Highlighted in South Carolina
A brief note explains that South Carolina is popularly called The Palmetto State, reflecting its well known regional nickname and emblematic imagery.
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South Carolina
Palmetto State
Three Illinois taxicab firms suspended by order
Springfield Oct 18. By order of Earl T. Amrine district manager for the office of defense transportation taxicab service in Illinois capital city will be suspended at 6 am tomorrow. The order freezes all but three of about 60 cabs run by three companies after continuous violations of DDT regulations and reckless driving. Each company may run one cab for emergencies to hospitals railroad stations and the ordnance plant until repaired.
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Springfield. Inl
Earl T. Amrine
Office of Defense Transportation
Illinois
Amrine
Robers presents 1000th four leaf clover token
Mrs. Mary T. Roberts of Portland Oregon presented her 1000th four leaf clover token to J Charles W Wilson of Los Angeles at the Red Cross canteen. Her good luck token hobby began in 1942 when she first gave one to her son Robert who joined the Coast Guard.
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Portland
Ore
Mary T. Roberts
J. Charles W. Wilson
Los Angeles
Red Cross
Robert
Coast Guard
Guilford County Realty Transfers in High Point Township
Stanford Smith and wife transfer to Helen Hunsticker Hood a lot on Flynt Street. Samuel B. Battier and wife sell to Jordan B. Spencer and wife a lot on Hines Street. Martha Wyatt and others transfer to Wayne Wyatt and wife Lot 2 of High Point Real Estate and Trust lands. Martha Davia to D A Oakley and wife Iota 81 86 of Spencer Heights. Effie Able to John H Dixon a lot on Past High Street.
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High Point Township
Stanford Smith
Helen Hunsticker Hood
Flynt Street
Samuel B. Battier
Jordan B. Spencer
Hines Street
Martha Wyatt
Wayne Wyatt
High Point Real Estate and Trust Company
Martha Davia
D. A. Oakley
Iota
Spencer Heights
Effie Able
John H. Dixon
High Street
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Germany
Compa
H.G. Woodard
Northampton
4. M. Broughton
State Department of Agriculture
United States
Winston-Salem
Sind
Woman's Auxiliary
Presbyterian Synod of
Veterans Chapel
Salisbury
North Carolina
Baseball
Wilson
I. M. Meekins
Sam Kushner
Roscoe Grice
Fayetteville
Viola Sandros
Peggy O'Neil
Josephine Culbertson
South Dealer
North-South Vulnerable
Thomas W. Foister
Alice W. Foister
Richardson Street
Marine Corps Reserve
Palau Islands
Armed Forces
Parris Island
S. C
Vicks Vapor
Roet
Coop Gee
India
Myra Todd
Sacramento
Cal
Rosalie Paige
Burma-India
Guilford County Realty
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
Washington Street
Coca-Cola
Ali
Phespha
Doubhe
euTh
Blue
Rose
Ivory
Everglaze Chintz
Jersey
Infants Dept
Schranks
Schrank
Harllee
Chelton Berets
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