Kaiser sought cargo plane deals. Army blocked plan
Washington report recounts Henry J. Kaiser seeking to expand cargo plane production with the C-46. The Army never offered a contract or letter of intent, and top officials publicly questioned Kaiser while pressuring him to shift plants and use resources elsewhere. Harold Ickes backed Kaiser, while Navy and WPB involvement varied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson
NER
Washington
Robert P. Patterson
Henry J. Kaiser
Army
Kaiser
Curtiss
Wim
Patterson
Buffalo
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
United States
Air Force
Senate
Donald Nelson
Eugene Meyer
Washington Post
Meyer
War Department
General Arnold
Shoreham
Army-Navy Club
Leslie J. McNair
Brehon Somervell
Henry Ford
Willow Run
Ford
Somervell
Harold Ickes
Interior
Bureau of Mines
U. S. Geological Survey
Ickes
Boulder
Bonneville
Department of Interior
Navy
John H. Towers
Bureau of Aeronautics
WPB
Nelson
Endurance and Mystery in World War II Dispatches
A World War II era column analyzes outcomes of air power and aircraft design, noting strains between General Arnold and Knox, and reports on Argentina’s ammunition shipments from Germany. It discusses bomber strategy, Soviet frontline shifts, and Office of War Information propaganda efforts.
Prince assigned to 48th Armored Infantry Regiment
Pvt. Clarence M. Prince arrives at Camp Polk La for training and joins the 48th Armored Infantry Regiment under Colonel George H. Molony. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Prince Sr of 223 Fisher Street Hich Point North Carolina. Francis Gundlach of New Rochelle New York leads among naval aviation cadets in Capel Hill Pre Flight School after serving as a Royal Canadian Air Force student pilot for 10 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Polk
Clarence M. Prince
48Th Armored Infantry Regiment
George H. Molony
Prince
Walter H. Prince
Fisher Street
Hich Point
North Carolina
Francis Gundlach
New Rochelle
Capel Hill
Royal Canadian Airforce
U. S. Navy
Wasteful North Carolina Forests Spark Traveler's Outrage
In 1919 a lumber train ride through Moore County prompts a New York traveler to deride North Carolina wastefulness. He contrasts denuded pine forests with Cumberland's intact stands and warns that matchwood harvesting could strip forests nationwide. A June note recalls a Riverside tale of a rubber cache found under a vacant lot garden venture yielding 30 tons of rubber from old tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore County
Sanford
New York
North Carolina
Cumberland
New Haven
Remembering to Do Your Bit for the War Effort
A letter urges citizens to reuse or gather scrap rubber steel and lumber for the war. It notes shortages and recalls old rubber hoops and needs, suggesting digging or sawing to aid Uncle Sam. The piece ends with a patriotic reflection on the flag and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Charles R. Lee
Sammy
Cadet Armfield Reports To Basic Flying School
Aviation Cadet George W. Armfield, formerly of High Point, North Carolina, has completed about one third of his pilot training and will report to Greenville Mississippi for the intermediate phase at an Air Corps Basic Flying School. He attended High Point High School and graduated from High Point College in 1937. He was once proprietor of an Upholstering Shop and will be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant after training.
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George W. Armfield
Brenthey Circle
High Point
Secon
Air Corps
Greenville
Miss
Armfield
High Point High School
High Point College
North Carolina crops gathered with minimal labor loss
North Carolina farm crops have been harvested with little labor loss despite wartime demands. Director Gertrude K. Clinton credits strong cooperation among growers, the U S Employment Service, the Farm Security Administration, and USDA War Boards. Potatoes, strawberries, peaches, tobacco, beans, and peas were harvested with fewer workers and in less time than usual as cotton and peanuts loom ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Gertrude K. Clinton
U. S. Employment Service
Clinton
Farm Security Administration
Usda War Boards
Employment Service
FSA
At Least Ten Die In North Carolina Over Weekend
Severe weekend toll reported across North Carolina with ten confirmed deaths from accidents and violence. Victims include a child struck by a taxi near Monroe and a Durham burn fatality from a pocket match fire. Parachute accident at Fort Bragg claimed a serviceman. Other deaths involve gunshot and automobile crash fatalities across Kannapolis Caldwell Gastonia New Bern and Burlington areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
North Carolina
Albert Lee Taylor
Monroe
R. C. Funderburke
Pisha Salmon
Raleign
James Walter Gates
Durham
Fort Bragg
Robert O. Murdock
Karl Junction
Shade Bland
Square Hooker
New Bern
Bland
Hooker
William J. Florence
Burlington
R. M. Troxler
William Patterson
Kannapolis
Clyde Mathis
Caldwell County
J. R. Swanson
Clarence Lee Reynolds
Gastonia
Royal poets clause ends birthday ode tradition
The British Royal household abandoned the custom of having the poet laureate compose birthday odes in the 18th century due to the poems’ poor quality. This shift reflected a move away from formal ceremonial verse in favor of other royal literary pursuits.
Teeth Defects Noted In State School Youths
In Raleigh a dental survey of about 500 high schools across 60 counties shows 85 percent with chewing problems. 15,786 boys examined reveal 46,991 teeth needing fillings and 41,085 with diseased gums. The report lists 14,028 permanent teeth lost and 3,196 needing extraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
J. C Martin Fleming
National Health Program Committee
The
North Carolina Dental Society
H. R. Chamblee
C. W. Sanders
Broughton
Radio Programs Schedule With Wartime Alterations
Radio listings for the day show Eastern War Time adjustments and network changes. Program notes include orchestras, drama, news, and music segments from 6:00 p.m. through late night, featuring Denver String Orchestra, Hedda Hopper, Benny Goodman, Amos and Andy, Vaughn Monroe Orchestra, Gabriel Heatter, Norman Corwin, and Vaughn Monroe repeats, with War News, dances, and the Uncalvade of America.
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Hortons
Hedda Hopper
Movitsee
Billy Urant
Patty
Bobb
Ptu
Jack Armstrong
Biu-West
Frank Parker
Ebs-Basic
ebs-Dixia E Wat
Tele Ore
Lowell Thomason
Cbs
Frel Warina
Blu Amos and
Andy
Cell
Basic
Finnwan Lewis, Jr
Mary Small
Dinningars
Biu Vaughn Monroe
Rhalte
Alfred Walenstein
Hasen
Noorhees Tloncert
Nbe
Ilu
Victory ‘Theater
Gabriel Heatter
Satin
Arenestra
Freddy Martin
Mis Orchestra
Orcher
Comitent Fiere
Blu Norman Corwin
London
Ebs
Raymond G. Swing
Awas
John Freedon
Blu Dean Pardue
Columbia Workshop
Vaughn Monroa
Els-West
Paul Schubert
Mbs
Blu Minste
Emdures
Mibs
Nbe-East
Nbe-West
Bhes—Bii
Cls
Nhbe
Lenden
Radio Newsree
Nins
Mass Induction for Asheville Men Enlists 160 Recruits
Naval recruiting officers organized a mass induction in Asheville for 160 young men to replace the gunboat Asheville sunk in the Java Sea last March. Cherokee Indians from nearby reservation, Lenoir residents, and others answered the call. The pledge included swearing-in at the city auditorium with planes overhead, distribution of service kits by the American Legion and Asheville Woman's Volunteer Service, and a send-off to a training station. Naval officers said they will keep recruits together as much as possible during training and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Java Sea
Great Smoky Mountains
Lenoir
American Legion
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Nation
Lt. Gen
McNair
Gen. Arnold
Lt Gen
Harold J. Ickes
Arnold
British Isles
Frank Knox
William Stoneman
Mr. Knox
Chicago Daily News
England
Argentina
Germany
United Nations
Buenos Aires
Pearl Harbor
Atlantic
No. 10 Downing Street
Reich
Japan
Siberia
Hirohito
Joseph W
Chekiang
Solomons
Tojo
Pacific
Red Banner
Stalin
Moscow
Stalingrad
Sxremlin
Tokyo
Office of War Information
Harry Hopkins
Elmer Davis
O. W. Bers
National Geographic Magazine
World Almanac
Pvt. Prince
Armored Infantry Regiment
W. A. Bivins
Union
Trinity College
Stanly
Francis Scott Key
Custom
Lynn Nisbet
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter How
Robt. Ripley
Alvaro de Mendana
Solomon
Joe
Thal
Dayton
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