Air Medal Earned by Sgt Durham In Italy Theater
Sgt Edwin V. Durham of Adams-Millis was awarded the Air Medal while serving as a tail turret gunner in a B-24 Liberator heavy bombardment group. The unit flew missions over German held targets in Southern and Central Europe, including France missions dubbed Brogger's Grocery Run. S/Sgt Jack R. Cecil of 1638 English Street is listed in the Eighth Air Force Liberator station dispatch as a group member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin V. Durham
Adams-Millis Tion
Italy
E. V. Durham
Asville
Erator
Europe
Jacob J. Brogger
Brogger
France
Eighth Air Force
England
Jack R. Cecil
English Street
Women doctors lead way in OWL overseas service prep
Dr. Miriam Sachs, examining physician for the OWL Overseas Division, says women handle preparations for overseas service with less fuss than men. She oversees medical exams and vaccinations for a wide range of jobs from radio producers to teletype operators, and she personally conducts all shots to judge emotional reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Miriam Sachs
OWL Overseas Division
OWL
Sachs
New York
London
Bombay
Istanbul
A Who
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
Bellevue Hospital
United States Public Health Service
Lester I. Eisner
Army Medical Corps
War Blamed For Tobacco Shortages
Raleigh report from a conference of tobacco interests and farm organizations cites war conditions as the cause of manufactured tobacco shortages while raw tobacco is ample. Growers oppose extra quotas but would accept increased acreage in 1945 if a promised fair price and need are confirmed by the U S Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Cnfereence
J. Renz Edwards
National Association of Tobacco Distributors
United States
Detective Finds Car Stolen Vehicle With Three Pistols
Brooklyn man Dominick Carlucci asked police to locate his stolen car. Detectives recovered the vehicle and found three loaded pistols and 19 cartridges inside, leading to a concealed weapon charge. The text also mentions a window cleaning lintless cloth that absorbs moisture and leaves no ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Dominick Carlucci
Brooklyn
Formula for Egg Boom in New York
A government agency report says if every American adds one egg weekly, producers would surpass wartime output to meet postwar domestic demand. Poultry experts note the shift could transform consumption and farming after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Democracy then and now a call to honest living
Elsie Robinson laments Americans talk of democracy without practice, denouncing laziness and selfishness that undermine liberty. She argues the world war resulted from this failure, yet remains hopeful that the nation can still redeem its ideals if action matches rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
U.S.A
Pardner
Foreclosure Sale Listed For Willow Bar Terrace Lot
Guilford County North Carolina High Point Municipal Court sets a commissioner's sale of Lot No.5 Block Willow bar Terrace on Fifth Street. The property fronts Fifth Street and is subject to city county taxes and local improvement assessments not included in the judgment. Sale by Wv. Wilson Jr. Commissioner on November 13, 1944 at 11:00 AM at City Hall front door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mina A. Long
Helen A. Casey
Paul Casey
Mary Elizabeth L. Pett
C. Arthur Kirkman
Katherine Kirkman
City of
High Point
Helen A. Casty
Mary Elizabeth L. Pell
Arthur Kirkman
N. C
Fifth St
Willow Bar Terrace
Office of
the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Wv. Wilson, Jr
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Dias Rt
Sdiamond
Peeenee
Eacaakaae Physician
Childs
Octagon
F & B Grocery
N. Main St
Yourtown
Penney's
Elsie Robinson
Pillsbury
Pillsbury’s Home Service Department
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Pillsburys
Penney
STERS
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