War Effort Advertising Peaks in US Newspapers
Advertising for the war effort in U S daily and Sunday papers totaled 57 969 in the year ending July 31 1944 the A N P A Bureau of Advertising reports The June to July figures show bonds and Red Cross drives among top sponsors with government and local advertisers contributing to recruiting efforts The year’s total excludes editorial content and weekly papers.
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U. S
Sunbf
Bureau of Advertising
A.N.P.A
Ns Checking Bureau
Don't
Red Cross
Treasury
WAC
News
Indictments Lodged in Slaying of John F. McCann
Guilford County grand jury indicted three men in the slaying of 59 year old White Oak mill worker John F. McCann whose body was found two weeks after the killing. Willie Wade McCann nephew of the slain man was charged with murder and held without bond. Lawrence Stughm an accessory before and after the fact and Ranner Wingfield charged as an accessory before the fact, both held on ten thousand dollar bonds. Nestor Norman A. Boren said cases would be tried next week.
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Green
Boro
John F. McCann
White Oak
Guilford County
So- Nestor Norman A. Boren
Willie Wade McCann
Lawrence (Mush) St Ughman
Mease Wharton School
Ranner C. Wingfield
Reidsville
North Carolina Association Adopts Tax Structure Study Resolution
Burlington news brief reports the North Carolina Association of Commercial Secretaries meeting in Burlington where members urged boards to study the state tax structure. J. C. Belcherville elected president, Brice Dickson succeeds. Other officers include George Meads as vice president and James W. Butler as secretary treasurer. Thurston Cates and James Gaither named to eastern and western boards.
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Burlington
North Carolina Association of Commercial Secretaries
J. C. Belcherville
Lenoir Chamber of Commerce
Brice Dickson
Gastonia
George ©. Meads
Elizabeth City
James W. Butler
Goldshore
Thurston Cates
James FE. Gaither
Hickory
Inquest Planned in Concord Over Child Death
An inquest will be held Wednesday by Coroner N J Mitchell into the death of eight year old Charles Foster son of Mr and Mrs Robert Foster of Concord who was crushed Monday afternoon by an oil truck. R Lee Thomas of Mt Pleasant driver of the truck was freed under bonding the inquest Coroner Mitchell said.
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Concord
N. J. Mitchell
Charles Foster
Robert Foster
R. Lee Thomas
Mt. Pleasant
Itchell
Hoey Praises F D R As Senate Candidate
Clyde R. Hoey the Democratic nominee spoke in Glen Alpine urging voters to choose the man best qualified to lead the nation through perilous days. He named Franklin D Roosevelt as that man.
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Hoebky
F.D.R
Glen Alpine
United States Senate
Clyde R. Hoey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Red Cross Leader Urges Youth Peace Effort
Livingston L. Blair national director of the Junior Red Cross told a Chapel Hill audience that American youth with wartime courage and skill should be used to build and maintain peace, not only during war. He stressed youths must have chances to contribute to peace efforts alongside national duty.
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RED Cross
Chapel Hill
P —Livingston L. Blsir
America
Blair
Full hunting season to begin with full turnout in Moyock
Oct 31 Moyock reports Rupert West district game protector says all blinds and guides in Currituck and Mattamuskeet areas are engaged for the opening of the waterfowl season on Thursday.
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Moyock
Rupert West
Currituck
Mattamuskeet
Cherry in Speech in Albemarle
Democratic nominee for Governor R Gregg Cherry defended the party record in Albemarle yesterday stressing a 12 year record of accomplishments for the average man. He criticized the Republican party and argued the need to continue the Democratic regime.
Price Officials Seek Early Sweet Potato Price Rise
Raleigh reports the markets division of North Carolina Department of Agriculture has asked the Office of Price Administration to move the ceiling price rise on sweet potatoes from November 30 to November 15. Officials warn current rules will soon cause a sharp shortage of the crop.
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Raleigh
Markets Division
State Department of Agriculture
Office of Price Administration
Commodity Credit Corp to Handle Entire Peanut Crop
Raleigh October 31. The Commodity Credit Corporation will handle the entire peanut crop this season. In most cases farmers stock peanuts will be shelled by cleaners with No. grade diverted into oil channels. Harry Westcott, State Agriculture Department specialist, announced.
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Raleigh
Commodity Credit Corporation
Harry Westcott
Agriculture Department
Wherry to Speak at Charlotte Campaign Meeting Tonight
Senator Kenneth Wherry of Nebraska will address a campaign meeting in Charlotte this evening, hosted by the Republican State Executive Committee to boost the party's effort.
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Charlotte
Kenneth Wherry
Rneh
Republican State Executive Committee
Graham Sets Forth Views On Amendment To State Constitution
Dr. Frank P. Graham, vice chairman of the group backing a constitutional amendment, outlines five reasons for supporting changes to North Carolina’s school system. He cites nonpartisan appointment, the legislature and board of education oversight, minority representation, broader group inclusion, and broad support from leaders and educational groups.
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Chapel Hill
Frank P. Graham
Graham
Board of Education
Broughton
Cherry
Patton
Umstead
Clarence Poe
The
Progressive Farmer
Asheboro Hosts Law Enforcement Officers Conference
Asheboro welcomes law enforcement officers from Guilford and surrounding counties for a 4:30 conference at the Randolph county courthouse. Chief P. F. Miller and Sheriff W. M. Bingham lead arrangements for the FBI series. Special Agent Roy L. Morgan will discuss arrests searches and seizures, while Special Agent W. Kimbrough from Miami will present judo and other defensive techniques.
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Asheboro
Guilford
Randolph County
P. F. Miller
W. M. Bingham
FBI
Roy L. Morgan
Charlotte
Kimbrough
Miami
Postwar Building Boom Eyed By Carolina Contractors
Contractors from the Carolinas gathering for the AGC of America sessions predict a large postwar construction surge. Hal H. Hale urged rapid action on highway aid with Senate approval of 450 million yearly and House plans at 500 million for three years with 60 percent state funding. The group discussed power rules wage stabilization and postwar construction, signaling up to ten million workers may be needed to clear postponed projects after the war.
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Pinehurst
Carolinas
Associated General Contractors of America
Hal H. Hale
Washington
American Association of State Highway Officials
Congress
Senate
House
War Prisoners To Get Mail Sooner
Newly captured prisoners of war in Germany will receive their first mail from home two or three months earlier under a new forwarding plan by the provost marshal general. The post office will accept mail immediately after official confirmation of capture, with the International Red Cross handling and forwarding to each man’s camp address in care of The International Red Cross Directory Service Geneva Switzerland.
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Washington
Germany
American Red Cross
International Red Cross Committee
U.S
International Red Cross
Geneva
Switzerland
Senate Eyes Tightening Corrupt Practices Law
Senate campaign expenditures committee considers expanding the federal corrupt practices law to cover primaries and conventions and to clarify corporate and labor contributions to federal campaigns. The move follows a CIO union distribution in Ohio urging Taft's defeat and Pickrell's election, prompting Taft to allege illegal contributions.
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Washington
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Ball
R-Minn
Senate Committee
CIO
Ohio
Taft
William G. Pickrel
Pickrell
Piedmont Camp to Hear Delegate Reports at Hall
Piedmont Camp No. 62 Woodmen of the World holds its regular meeting tonight at 7 30 in Woodman Hall. Delegates will report on their recent activities and council discussions.
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Piedmont
Woodmen of the World
Woodman Hall
Evangelism Topic Highlighted by Dr. G. Ray Jordan
Dr. G. Ray Jordan of Charlotte delivers the second sermon in a six day First Methodist Church series. He urges modern believers not to outgrow evangelism and emphasizes sin, heart, mind, and the redemptive power of Christ as the core of evangelical zeal.
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G. Ray Jordan
Charlotte
First Methodist Church
Jesus
Dr. Jordan
Saint Paul
Paul
Dwight L. Moody
London
Pfc. Hocutt Receives Purple Heart for Pacific Wounds
Pfc. Robert J. Hocutt, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hocutt of 712 Fourth Street, earned the Purple Heart for wounds suffered September 4 in the Southwest Pacific. He sent the award to his mother as she recently received it. Hocutt, in the Marine Corps for three years, has two years overseas and is now in a mobile hospital recuperating.
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Pfc
Robert J. Hocutt
J. E. Hocutt
Fourth Street
Southwest Pacific
Hocutt
U. S. Marine Corps
District meeting urged full attendance in Greensboro
Secretary Edgar O. Johnson urged full attendance of the local camp members at the district meeting held in Greensboro last Saturday due to reports expected to influence plans for the coming year.
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Greensboro
Edgar O. Johnson
Alpha Art Club Meeting Thursday At 8 P M
The Alpha Art club will meet Thursday at 8 p m with Mrs. L E McDonnell at 1300 Leonard Street All members urged to attend.
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Alpha Art Club
L. E. McDonnell
Leonard Street
Fowler Family Visits Relatives Across Northeast
Mrs Fate Fowler and Mr Fate Fowler travel from 18 B Daniel Frooks Homes to Newark New Jersey to visit daughter Miss Hattie Caldwell who is ill. They will also see daughter in law Mrs Mary Fowler and their grandchildren in New York City.
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Fate Fowler
Daniel Frooks
Hattie Caldwell
Newark
N. J
Mary Fowler
New York City
Mrs Hattie Boulware Attends 73rd C M E Conference
Mrs Hattie Boulware and her grandson Harold Gregory spent the past weekend in Winston Salem for the 73rd Annual C M E church conference. They were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs William Plagger, Harold's aunt’s family.
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Hattie Boulware
Harold Gregory
Winston- Salem
C. M. E. Church
William Plagger
Plagger
Harold
Rev Williams Transferred. S. T. Burton to Lead
Rev W N Williams, longtime pastor of St Mathews C M E church, is transferred to Statesville North Carolina for a larger charge. Rev S T Burton will lead the congregation, arriving from Columbia Washington DC for the 11 o clock worship Sunday. Burton formerly taught in public schools there.
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W. N. Williams
St. Mathew's C. M. E
Statesville
N. C
S. T. Burton
Columbia
D. C
Graduating Ensign Robert Gayle From U S Naval Reserve
Robert Sherrill Gayle son of Mrs. Sidney A Gayle of 1012 Club drive and James Current son of Mr and Mrs Sam Current Rt 2 were graduated as Ensigns from the U S Naval Reserve Midshipmen's school on October 26 in the Navy Drill Hall at the University of Notre Dame.
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USNR
Robert Sherrill Gayle
Sidney A. Gayle
Club Drive
James Current
Sam Current
U. S. Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School
Navy Drill Hall
University of Notre Dame
Morgan Receives Wings at Selma Field in October Ceremony
Moses G. Morgan, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Morgan of 304 Springfield Avenue, was awarded his aerial navigator wings at Selma Field on Saturday October 28 after training with the AAF Training Command. Orders will send him to multiple theaters of war.
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Moses G. Morgan
J. T. Morgan
Springfield Avenue
Selma Field
AAF Training Command
Private Harmon returns from furlough to Camp Claiborne
Pvt. James D. Harmon has returned to Camp Claiborne Louisiana after an 18 day furlough with his wife Elise Noelle and daughters Elizabeth and Mary Alice of the Clara Cox Apartments. He is the son of Mrs. L. B. Harmon of Rt. 5.
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Pvt
James D. Harmon
Camp Claiborne
Elise Noelle
Elizabeth
Mary Alice
Clara Cox
L. B. Harmon
Rt. 5
Furlough with Parents Highlights Sgt Hundley’s Home Visit
T/Sgt Jack Hundley Jr recently spent a three day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs dD Hundley at 204 National Highway Thomasville. He has just returned from his fifth overseas trip and is now stationed at Charleston South Carolina.
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Jack Hundley Jr
Dd. Hundley
National Highway
Thomasville
Sgt
Hundley
Charleston
South Carolina
Corporal Gurney W. Davis Jr Returns to Camp Crowder
Corporal Gurney W. Davis Jr. returned to Camp Crowder Missouri after a fifteen day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs G W Davis of Wright Street. He has served over two years in the military.
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Gurney W. Davis Jr
Camp Crowder
Misouri
G. W. Davis
Wright Street
Cpl. Davis
Army Air Corps Captain Hargett Visits Mother En Route
Captain Walter L. Hargett Jr. navigator with the Army Air Corps drops in to see his mother Mrs. W. L. Hargett at 1107 Johnson Street before heading to a new assignment.
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Hargett
Walter L. Hargett, Jr
Army Air Corps
W. L. Hargett
Johnson Street
Sugar Men To Hold Meeting Thursday
About 75 eastern Carolina industrial users of sugar are expected to attend a Thursday meeting in Greenville to plan relief for the sugar shortage. J. B. Kittell calls the meeting with prominent attendees including Congressmen A. Barden Bonner Kerr Cooley and Bailey and Sen. Durham. He warns the sugar supply is critical and may be inadequate for 1945.
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Greenville
Eastern Carolina
J. B. Kittell
Pitt County War Price and Rationing Board
Kittell
Graham A. Barden
Herbert C. Bonner
J. Bayard Clark
John H. Kerr
Harold Cooley
Car T. Durham
Josiah W. Bailey
Clayton Held On Assault Charge
Ellis Clayton, 30, of 1002 Stanton Street, is under 500 bond for municipal court on an assault with a deadly weapon charge. He was arrested last night after a complaint by L. J. Franklin following an argument. Watson J. Mabe, 29, of 207 Best Street, posted 500 bond for an operating while intoxicated charge.
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Ellis Clayton
Stanton Street
Clayton
L. J. Franklin
Watson J. Mabe
Best Street
War finance leaders to map drive in Raleigh meeting
War finance regional leaders converge in Raleigh on October 31 to plan the forthcoming loan drive. Regional Chairman R. C. Kirchofer will preside and State Chairman St. T Leinbach of Winston Salem will deliver the principal address.
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Raleigh
War Finance
R. C. Kirchofer
St. T Leinbach
Winston-Salemi
Secrets of vanished mound builders near Cahokia awake postwar archeology
East St Louis report outlines Cahokia Mounds near St Louis as the era’s main archaeological treasure. It notes Monks' Mound rise to 90 feet, a 198 year old Trappist school on its peak, and a possible link to Maya Toltec Aztec and Inca civilizations. Plans for full excavation paused by war but expected to resume.
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Harry Barnes
Central Press
East ST. Louis
St. Louis
Cahokia Mounds State Park
Cahokia Mounds
North
Central
South America
Robert McCormick Adams
North America
Adams
Mississippi
A Smoking Snake Shoulder Patch For Brazilian Troops
The Brazilian forces in the Italian front have popularized a proverb about the snake smoking. Lt. Gen. Mark Clark suggested a smoking snake shoulder patch as an identifying insignia for the unit. The patch will be ready for use soon.
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Mark Clark
Parcel Post Service On Italian Front
Limited parcel post service begins today for sending gift packages to Rome Naples Palermo and Vatican City. Packages capped at 25 dollars, four pounds, and 36 inches length and girth. one package per month per sender to each addressee. Contents limited to essentials like clothing sewing kits milk soap and similar supplies.
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Washington
Rome
Naples
Palermo
Sicily
Vatican City
Post Office Department
London Hotel Hit by Robot Bomb in Southern England
A crowded hotel was demolished by a flying bomb in southern England early today, burying many guests. Nearby houses were blasted and an orphanage’s windows blown out after children were removed. Anti aircraft guns fired a heavy barrage as thousands shelter in East Anglia. Several bombs exploded in flight.
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London
England
East Anglia
How To Acquire A Double Vision
A Portland library story features a child asking to charge two identical books. The librarian notes they are the same, and the child explains the plan to read the story twice. The tale mixes a bookish joke with a home maintenance tip about covering a window screen with paper and nailing it on both sides.
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Portland
Ore
Kirkman Speaks At Civitan Luncheon
Arthur Kirkman manager of railroads in Puerto Rico for 15 months spoke at the Civitan Club luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel. He described Puerto Rico as an industrial island with 2,000,000 people 1100 miles from Hawaii and noted sugar cane as the main crop. He urged American interest to improve relations and understanding of other peoples. Edward Sales of the Navy attended and Harry Anothony's team won the attendance prize.
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Civitan Club
Sheraton Hotel
H. Severn Regan
H. N. Browne
Arthur Kirkman
Puerto Rico
Mr. Kirkman
Hawaii
Kirkman
Edward Sales
United States Navy
Harry Anothony
Heaviest man hopeful John Trundle dies in London
John Trundle, 45, once weighing 462 pounds in youth and later 224 pounds, collapsed and died in London from pulmonary tuberculosis. The former target of a world heaviest man title had pursued his dream amid fluctuating weights.
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London
John Trundley
Students wear 35 lapel emblems amid libertad exchange
In Buenos Aires students display lapel pins showing the number 35, a symbol tied to the libertad exchange on telephone dials. The marks reflect political awareness and solidarity among the student body.
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Liberty
Buenos Aires
Exchange
Libertad
Negro to Die Friday in Raleigh Gas Chamber
James Taylor, 48, a Black man, condemned for first degree murder in the slaying of Wake County Constable John L. Taylor, is set to be executed Friday in the central prison gas chamber.
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Raleigh
James Taylor
John L. Taylor
Wake County
Central Prison
Celebrations Planned at St Marys on All Saints Day
A Holy Communion service will be held tomorrow at 10 AM at St. Marys Episcopal church to observe All Saints Day. The second sentence notes a remarkable harvest effort described as the smallest labor force on record harvesting one of the largest crops in U S history.
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St. Mary's Episcopal Church
U. S
Radio gag ads lift morale for Marshall atolls
Five Pacific network stations feed the Marshalls with news music and gag commercials to lessen distance from home. One promo mocks Army product bans with humorous lines about C-rations and chow. A second spoof advertises a mermaid and a shark themed escort service for sailors ashore.
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Marshall Islands
Pacific
Marshalls
Foxhole Mess
Nepture Escort Service
Privates Maintain Privacy Of The Bath
In New Guinea an infant division after taking an air field near Hollandia paused to bathe in a creek. A Japanese sniper surfaced from the jungle. the soldiers scrambled ashore and fought, killing three snipers before resuming their swim.
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New Guinea
Hollandia
Christmas toast amid sinking ship remembered in Pittsburg
Joseph P. Catanzaro recalled returning from the south Pacific when the order came to abandon ship on Christmas. He jumped with a bottle in hand and still toasted in the water. A separate note mentions colorless nail polish used to stop tarnish on silver candlesticks and metal sash trays.
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Pittsburg
Calif
South Pacific
Joseph P. Catanzaro
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Philippines
Jordan
Robert Hocutt
Purple Heart
Alpha Art Meeting
Rev. Williams
High Point
the Enterprise
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