Factional split halts plans for postwar peacetime industry
The piece notes Nelson and Wilson factions lack concrete postwar programs and warns of limited rearmament plans. It describes internal political maneuvers, Krug’s nominal authority, and WPB's pending actions as Allied victory nears Election Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Wilson
Harry Hopkins
Brehon B. Somervell
Army Service Forces
Munitions Assignment Board
Somervell
F.D.R
French Mother Brings Two Children To Thank American Troops
A French mother of seven biked 20 kilometers from the Loire to Orleans to thank U S troops who liberated the city. She rode through rough terrain, spoke with soldiers in a cafe, then returned home after the visit. Local tales also note praise for French Maquis and humor from French children in wartime exchange.
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France
Orleans
Joan D'Arc
Loire
Fendall G
Lyon
St. Paul
Mgain
Cpl Don Cass
Waterloo
Aon
England
Adolph Schott
Mich
Byrnes to Head New High-Profile Law Firm After War
James F. Byrnes plans to quit War Mobilizer post after the next election or end of the war with Germany and form a leading law firm in Washington. He aims to rival Sullivan & Cromwell with former officials and prominent Republicans joining a powerful, nationwide legal team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Byrnes
Germany
F.D.R
Chicago
Friends
Supreme Court
Sullivan & Cromwell
New York City
Fred M. Vinson
Kentucky
Benjamin En
Thomas G. Corcoran
Washington
Capitol Hill
Pentagon
Virginia
High Point Soldier Named Prisoner of War by Germany
The War Department released the names of North Carolina soldiers held as POWs by Germany. Listed are T/Sgt Oakley A. Anderson of Asheville and many others with next of kin details in cities including Greensboro, Reidsville, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Shelby, Shelby, and Morehead City, reflecting widespread captures among state servicemen.
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Washington
War Department
Carolina
Germany
North Carolina
Oakley A. Anderson
Rosa L. Anderson
Asheville
Ernest A. Beasley, Jr
Alma S. Beasley
Blandwood Ave
Greensboro
Russell H. Bolden
Claude C. Bolden
Reidsville
Archie F. Bridges
Fred M. Bridges
Lineberger St
Shelby
Hamlin R
Franklin L. Travis
Floy A. Travis
Newton
Frank G. Troxler
Rachel C. Troxler
Elon College
Edward E. van Horn
Rayfield van Horn
Columbia
Jesse C. Vowell
Lulu J. Vowell
North Main St
Edmund F. Ward
Smithfield
Beccy Sharp Dora and Hester Prynne Characters
Be careful reading this prompt about heroines Becky Sharp Dora and Hester Prynne. The questions ask about which books feature these heroines and who authored songs like Dixie. The hints emphasize etiquette and education philosophy.
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Becky Sharp
Dora
Hester Prynne
Tom Sawyer
Dixie
Horoscope for Sept 5 Birthdate traits and cautions
The brief notes describe a September 5 birthday child as confident and lively yet impulsive and quarrelsome, with social appetite and occasional seriousness. Over the next year gains from elderly relatives but accompanied by sorrow. business improves more than romance. The born today child is precise, energetic, ambitious but quick-tempered and fault-finding, hindering self-control.
Slaps Nazi Plane Right Out Of Air
First Lieutenant Robert P. Zirkle, 24, piloting a P 38 on a weather mission over Italy, fought off a Yellow nosed Me 109. He struck the Nazi in a stall and forced the pilot to bail out. Zirkle, from Van Wert Ohio, completed 50 combat missions in the Mediterranean and holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Robert P. Zirkle
Zirkle
Italy
van Wert
Army Air Force
Mexican general to lead Chile mission from Mexico City
Gen Miguel Henriquez Guzman will head a Mexican military mission to Chile. He departs Mexico City on Sept 3 by invitation of the Chilean government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Miguel Henriquez Guzman
Chile
War revolutionizes seafood industry and fishing tech
Postwar forecasts envision helicopter and radar aided fishing, with factory ships and blimps for vast operations. Charlies E. Jackson of the Fish and Wildlife Service warns of new uses for fish products, expanded domestic sources, and stockpiled fish for industry, cattle, and vitamin needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charlies E. Jackson
Flah
Jackson
Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of Interior
Japan
Soldiers and trainmen injured in main line crash
Norton Kansas reports 37 soldiers and 3 trainmen injured in a head on collision between a troop train and a Rock Island freight. No deaths. Engineer Charles Peterson and fireman Harry Long of Goodland were critically injured. Two soldiers burned by acid. Derailments and fires followed on the east bound troop train. The crash occurred on the Rock Island main line between Chicago and Denver.
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Chicago
Denver
Guilford County Real Estate Transfers Totals Mixed Records
Guilford County records show transfers including Fred B Hethcock to Anna K Routh lot 18 Cox property and R F White to J B Grogan on Jones Road. W L Edwards to Alice Brice, J G Teague to L J Fisher, Jr on Own A Home lots, L J Fisher Jr to Edna Teague, Lexington Grocery to G E Hutchens on Farlow estate, Metropolitan Life Insurance company and Julius Carr Marsh on North Main Street.
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High Point Township
Fred B. Hethcock
Anna K. Routh
Cox
R. F. White
J. B. Grogan
Jones Road
W. L. Edwards
Alice Brice
Gurley
J. G. Teague
L. J. Fisher, Jr
J. Benton Stacy
J H. Stacy
Bouncing Baby Boy Survives 30-Foot Fall in Pueblo
In Pueblo Colorado a baby boy survived a 30 foot fall from a second story window with only minor injuries. The fall occurred as the father toiled in a flower garden below and the impact was broken by his shoulder.
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Pueblo
Colo
Sept
Ins
C. W. Hubery
Bird-Proof Roof Replaces Rain-Damaged 1908 Church
Vernon B C September 4. Worshipers at St James Catholic church long endured woodpeckers drumming on the steeple. Rain finally forced action as holes bored by the birds let drizzle in, leading to a new bird-proof roof for the 1908 structure.
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Vernon
B. C
St. James’ Catholic
Family tallies four sons and relatives in armed forces
Mrs. Fred E Hart of Redmond Oregon reports four sons four brothers a son in law and a brother in law serving in the armed forces. Six of the relatives are stationed overseas.
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Redmond
Fred E. Hart
Sale of Land in High Point by City Auction Notice
Public sale of property in High Point Guilford County North Carolina slated for September 11 1944 at 11 00 AM at City Hall. Property includes Lot 63 Division 2 T Y Hamilton Subdivision and Lots 79 80 College Terrace Subdivision with terms 10 percent down balance over sixty months. Garden lease expires November 1 1944 and bids may be rejected. Government insured. Arnold J Koonce mayor.
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High Point
City of
N. C
High Point Township
Guilford County
North Carolina
T.Y. Hamilton
Office of
the Register of Age
Greensboro
Arnold J. Koonce
eSene
Cine Hall
N.C
College Terrace
Office of the Register of Deeds
North Caroline
Coletrane and
King Sts
King St
High Point Property Auction Notice Dated August 1644
High Point announces a sale of property on the 11th day of March by cash and terms not less than ten dollars, with a sixty month balance. The parcel lies in High Point Township near Cole Trane and King Streets with precise boundary lines given. The city reserves the right to reject any or all offers. The notice appears dated August 2, 1644.
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Texas
Wilson
White House
Army Navy
Mr. Roosevelt
Sears Roebuck
China
Mr. Wilson
F.D.R
General Electric
High Point Property Auction Notice in Guilford County
The city of High Point announces an auction of Lot 190 in Emerywood Additions No. 4 Guilford County North Carolina. The sale is by order of the City and may be cash or terms not less than the stated amount. The deed is recorded in Guilford County Register of Deeds book 7 page 21. Auction date August 21, 1944. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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High Point
N. C
High Point Township
City of
Guilford County
North
Carolina
Emerywood
Register of Deeds
Arnold J. Koonce
Civil Service Exam for Assistant City Accountant Sept 11 1944
Civil Service examination scheduled for September 11 1944 at 7 30 P M in the Accounting Department City Hall. Applicants must file with the Civil Service Commission by September 9 1944. Further details at Civil Service Office 808 Security Bank Building Tel 2128. The City position offers security promotion vacation sick leave with pay and other benefits. James B Lovelace Rotary High Point Civil Service Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Place
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Office
James B. Lovelace
Rotary High Point Civil Service Commission
Administratrix's Notice to Creditors in Guilford County
Mary Cook Smith estate administerstrix Mrs Julius A Green issues notice to creditors to exhibit claims by August 28, 1945 at Thomasville North Carolina. Debtors urged to settle debts promptly. Attorney J Roy Proctor of Thomasville represents the estate.
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Mary Cook Smith
Guilford County
Carolina
Thomasville
N. C
Julius A. Green
J. Roy Proctor
N.C
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