Monsoon ends. India awaits possible battle with Japan
The monsoon lapse signals potential early clashes as Japanese forces idle in Burma may face Anglo-British action next. Gandhi’s passive resistance campaign adds pressure, with unrest in Bombay and arrests of Congress leaders affecting alignment between Britain, America, and Indian independence aims.
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Preston Grover
Bombay
India
Varuna
Burma
Mohandas Gandhi
Gandhi
All-India Congress
Congress
Strict limits on metals for pencil manufacture
The policy restricts pen c ils to no metal content except strictly limited amounts of iron and steel.
News of Colored People Evelyn DeBerry
Community notices and social items from Evelyn M DeBerry include Usher Board at St Marks M E Church hosted by Mrs W S McLeod, Harmony Choir rehearsal at St Stephen AME, Willing Workers meeting at Mt Vernon Baptist, a Trinity hay ride Friday night, birth announcements for Myrtle Betty Gwen Gibson, travel note on Mrs Theodore R AlRae, Rev G E White leading Archdale School opening, and a pledge of toys and gardening tools to Icelandic children via the Junior Red Cross fund.
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W. S. McLeod
Washington Street
St. Marks Mle
Harmony Choir
St. Stephen A.M.E
Willing Workers Club
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Annie Roger
Reid Street
Trinity
Kivett Drive Bridge
Theodore R. AlRae
R.N
Guilford County Sanatorium
Hattie Gray
Michigan Ave
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ohio
McRae
Reykjavik
National Children’s Fund
Junior Red Cross
Puzzling Horizontal and Vertical Clues Riddled in Grid
A compact puzzle grid with numerous cross references lists clues for words across horizontal and vertical lines. The entries range from common terms to chemical symbols and titles, requiring careful matching of letters to fit both directions.
Evangelist Russell L. Martin Leads City Revival
Rev. Russell L. Martin of the Church of Christ conducts a revival at 1005 East Green Street under the Second Church of Christ. The first service was held last night with Mrs. Martin assisting music. The Cincinnati-based evangelists recently preached in Florida. The revival runs through September 13.
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Russell L. Martin
Cincinnati
Ohio
Second Church of Christ
This City
East Green Street
Church of Christ
Y.M.C.A
Martin
Florida
Civil Service Exams Announced for City Jobs
The city civil service commission announces exams tonight for pound master at 4 30 in City Hall council chamber. Tomorrow night at 7 30 another round will test for librarian assistant librarian and library aide for white and Negro libraries. A fire lieutenant exam is planned for September 10 with applications due by 3 p.m. September 8 at the Security Bank Building. Trinity School opens Thursday at 9 30 a.m. Donald Payne will deliver the devotional.
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Council
City Hall
Council Chamber
Civil Service Commission
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Birth Announcements
Mrs Ada Shuford returns to Hickory after visiting her son Odell Shuford at 142 Fairview Street. Mrs Lessie Mac McGill leaves for Star Georgia to visit her mother for two weeks. Mrs Isaac Townes and Mrs Gray of Chicago announce the birth of a daughter. Little Misses Elizabeth and Frances Perry return home from Monroe after visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Richard Perry.
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Chicago
Gray
Maggie Coltrane
Clearmont A Ave
Norfolk
Ada Shuford
Hickory
Odell Shuford
Fairview Street
Star
Elizabeth
Mac
Rances Perry
Neir
Daniel “Brooks Sories
Richard Perry
Monroe
Navy Enlistment Guide Clarifies Steps and Pay Scales
The Navy explains how to enlist under Selective Service rules, starting as an apprentice seaman with no cost to the recruit. It details progression through ratings, age limits, enlistment terms, and monthly base pay from $30 to $138, plus dependent allowances and special conditions for sea duty and foreign service. It also notes education desirability and basic recruit training requirements.
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Navy
Price Ceiling on Tobacco Has Little Effect on Market
In Raleigh the 60 day price ceiling on flue cured tobacco shows little impact on Eastern North Carolina markets. Some grades slipped five to eight cents a hundred pounds while others held or strengthened, with CCC buyers active and officials predicting minimal harm from the ceiling. Governor Broughton noted discussions with tobacconists who expect no major negative effects.
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Raleigh
Office of Prices Administration
North Carolina
Agriculture Department
Broughton
Commodity Credit Corporation
Market News Service
Lemon Lumps and Fair to Good Prices Noted
Market notices show varied fruit pricing with several entries for lemons and lugs. Prices range from $39 to $46, indicating shifts in quality labels from fair to fine and good.
Northerners Seek Wintering in North Carolina
Northerners fear cold homes this winter ask the State News Bureau for information on North Carolina climate and rents for furnished apartments and small houses. A New Yorker with a Florida winter home says he will winter in North Carolina due to travel difficulties to the Deep South. Frederick Barbarossa is noted as the first reigning German king. Frankfort’s ancient city hall is mentioned.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Florida
Frederick Barbarossa
Romer
Frankfort
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Pan-American Airways
Liberia
Evelyn M. Deberry
G. E. White
Archdale Methodist Church
Archdale School
McLeod
Royal Family of
England
Tyrone
Trinity School
Donald Payne
Asbury College
Mary
Naval Reserve
V. A
Regular Navy
Sizu
Vo Q
N. C
America
Anheuser-Busch
Vitamens
Budweiser
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