Allied Victories Spur New Daring In Europe
Allied successes in Sicily spark uprisings across occupied Europe. French, Yugoslav, Norwegian, Dutch, and Belgian resistors intensify attacks on German targets and rail lines. Brute reprisals follow, but unity among resistance grows as patriots endure losses and prepare a wider revolt.
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London
INS
Sicily
Germany
Europe
Balkans
Greece
Yugoslavia
France
Norway
Belgium
Russia
Loire
Somme
Haute Savoie
Grenoble
Brussels
50 Tons Of Pig Iron Is Reclaimed
Glenbeulah Wisconsin September 11 194? A salvage crew using a clamshell crane unearthed 50 tons of pig iron from a bog where a 1921 freight train derailed. The iron long buried amid mud and boggy roadbed now heads to smelting furnaces to aid war production. Nearby rail trucks weighing over 5 000 pounds were recovered along with the iron from the damp site west of Sheboygan thirty miles northwest of Milwaukee.
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Glenbeulah
Wis
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
R. L. Williams
Patrolman Fined 250 Demerits For Insubordination
Police Chief W G Friddle fined Patrolman B W Jenkins 250 demerits under civil service rules for disrespect and insubordination toward Sgt W A Kiger during Friday duty September 10. He cited conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline. In San Francisco two days last week Phimaters Lane hospital reported 19 births all girls. In two days this week the same hospital recorded 22 births all girls.
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W. G. Friddle
B. W. Jenkins
Civil Service Regulations
Friddle
Civil Service Commission
Jenkins
W. A. Kiger
San Francisco
Phimaters Lane Hospital
Perkins Sees Wartime Employment Peak Reached
Secretary of Labor Perkins announced a wartime employment peak as non-farm payrolls for August hit 38,295,000, down 88,000 from July. She cautioned a possible further rise of one to two million in the labor force but projected that new hires would mostly replace those entering the armed services. Shipbuilding saw the first August decline, with overall job losses mainly in construction and service sectors, while manufacturing rose by 20,000, led by a 29,000 gain in durable goods.
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Washington
Perkins
Miss Perkins
Inspectors to Meet at Rationing Board on Sept 14
All inspectors are requested to meet at the rationing board Tuesday night at 7 30. F Jones secretary of the area announced yesterday. The meeting will discuss new tire inspection regulations and distribute inspection instructions.
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F. Jones
Jones
Legion Post 87 Meeting Monday In Blair Park
Andrew Jackson Post No 87 American Legion will hold its regular monthly meeting at Blair Park clubhouse on Monday September 13 at 7:00 p m A dutch supper and program are planned The program will feature the group of boys who attended Boys State at Chapel Hill Also note that hot weather can cause automobile batteries to evaporate water and should be tested and filled to prevent failure in winter.
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Andrew Jackson Post No. 87
American Legion
Blair Park
Boys State
Chapel Hill
Commerce
Alreay
CAB Hearing Sparks New England Air Service Debate
A Civil Aeronautics Board hearing on seven airlines seeking New York to Boston routes sparked a clash over which region shows greater community interest with New England. E Lee Talman of TWA argued the west has stronger ties, while Eastern Airlines contended the south shares a larger link to New England. The testimony questioned local carriers' ability to compete with transcontinental firms on the New York to Boston run.
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New York
Civil Aeronautics Board
New England
South
West
Transcontinental and Western Airlines, Inc
E. Lee Talman
TWA
Boston
American Airlines
Eastern Airlines
New York-Boston
Talman
Alexander Dick
Colonial Airlines
Ration Roundup Widespread Stamp and Coupon Revisions
Sugar stamps 14 and 15 16 allow five pounds each valid to October 31. Gasoline No 6 coupons cover three gallons from July 22 to November 21. Shoes coupon 18 entitles one pair of shoes valid to October 31. Blue stamps R 8 T valid to September 20. Blue Wo and Wo valid from September 1 to October 70. Red stamps X Z for meats fats oil cheese expire October 2. War Ration Book No 3 Brown stamps begin September 12 with A. New No 1 Class 4 10 gallons expires January 3 plus other class updates. old No 5 Class 1 10 gallons expires September 30 and No 5 Class 2 100 gallons expires September 30.
Ingram Named Defendant in $1000 Damages Suit
Fred L. Ingram is named defendant in a $1000 damages suit filed by J. M. and Ethel Mae Phillips. They allege their son Marvin Fugene Phillips was injured when Ingram's car ran over him on April 24, 1943 after the boy sat on the curb. The suit seeks damages for medical care, hospital and burial expenses, and loss of the mother’s wages. The child’s damages are set at $572.
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Fred L. Ingram
J. M. Phillips
Ethel Mae Phillips
Marvin Fugene Phillips
Ingram
Prepaid Taxes For City Hits A New Record
County tax reports show High Point township prepaid taxes surpassing all prior records. About $202,330 has been paid, with $194,330.38 through High Point and roughly $8,000 via Greensboro, ahead of last year’s $180,891.84 prepaid total. A 1 percent discount applies to payments before Oct. 1.
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High Point Township
Troy R. Short
Short
High Point
Greensboro
Funeral Rites Held for James C. Denton at Gospel Tabernacle
Funeral services for James C. Denton were conducted Saturday at two o'clock at the Gospel Tabernacle. The pastor Rev. H. P. Williams officiated. S Sunday songs by Mr. and Mrs. Co. S. Bixler and Mr. Bixler's solo accompanied by Mrs. Bixler. Flowers from Harris-Covington Hosiery mill ladies. Pallbearers named F. C. Morehead Herman Best I. E. Wagner W. Hunsucker Jodie Bull and R. J. Miller. Burial in Oakwood cemetery family plot.
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James C. Denton
Barker Street
The
Gospel Tabernacle
H. P. Williams
Co. S. Bixler
Mr. Bixler
Mrs. Bixler
Flowers
Harris-Covington Hosiery
F. C. Morehead
Herman Best
I. E. Wagner
W. Hunsucker
Jodie Bull
R. J. Miller
Oakwood Cemetery
Former High Pointer Dies In Greensboro
Glenn Friddle, 30, of Summerfield and former High Point businessman, died at his brother C Al Friddle's Greensboro home. Survived by wife and one daughter. He had declining health for three years. Funeral Sunday Sept 12 at 5 PM at Flat Rock Methodist Church. Interment Baptist Cemetery in Summerfield. He was nephew of W G Friddle, chief of High Point police.
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Greensboro
Glenn Friddle
Summerfield
High Point
C.al. Friddle
Flat Rock Methodist Church
W. G. Friddie
Tombstone for Carter draws buyer to Omaha store
A 2,200 pound tombstone with the name Carter is showcased outside Bill Rosenau's furniture store in Omaha. Rosenau purchased the chipped stone from its original buyer and now seeks a customer with an eye for the future who would value the oversized display.
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Omaha
Neb
Carter
Bill Rosenau
Rosenau
Capital Planners Offer Post War Jobs Program
The Commerce Department issues a handbook titled Community Action for Post War Jobs and Profits outlining a five step plan to help towns convert wartime gains into peacetime employment. It urges city surveys of work opportunities, manufacturing prospects, resources, and consumer needs, plus bank credit and public works to support expansion and job creation.
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Washington
America
Department of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco
U.S. Department of Commerce
Augustine, Tey
Less Meat And Butter Diet Outlook For War Years
Washington reports the War Food Administration foresees abundant food this winter despite drought labor and machinery worries. Civilians get 75 percent of the 1943 crop with fats oils and grains rising while meat butter and dairy per capita use drop. OPA price controls remain separate but costs rise 13 percent since 1942.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard
Foor
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
WFA
United States
South and
Central America
American Red Cross
Office of Relief and Rehabilitation Organization
OPA
Agriculture Department
WEA
Chester Bowles
American Marietta votes to double preferred stock
At a September 7 meeting in Chicago Ameri can Marietta Company shareholders approved raising the cumulative preferred stock from 5 000 to 10 000 shares and class A common stock from 7 500 to 10 000. The firm plans postwar expansion with new buildings and extra equipment at its High Point, Kankakee, Marietta, and Cleveland plants.
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American-Marietta Company
Chicago
C. S. Beaver
High Point
Kankakee
Marietta
Cleveland
Nazis Offer Albania To Bulgaria
Berlin reports Germany proposed Albania to Bulgaria in exchange for closer cooperation and Bulgarian troop deployment in the Balkans. Bulgarian Premier Philov faced a tense assembly session as opposition urged a closer look at the Nazi plan. Swiss and Austrian press note Italian garrisons disarmed in Albania, while Croatia edges toward Germany amid Balkan turmoil.
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Bern
Germany
Albania
Bulgaria
Balkans
Sofia
Gazette de Lausanne
Italy
Bogdan Philov
National Assembly
Philov
Axis
Budapest
Neue Zuercher Zeitung
Croatia
Dalmatia
Karlovac
Zagreb
Allies May Use Italian Vessels
Eisenhower confirms under Italian armistice term allies may use surrendered Italian naval vessels. Cunningham says Italian ships, especially battleships and cruisers, are in good order and usable. British press dispatch notes 17 ships, once pride of the Italian navy, are now available to support Allied efforts against Japan.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mediterranean
Ital
Gene Eisenhower
Clark Lee
Andrew Bro Cunningham
Lee T
James Wellard
Amcan
Mal
Admiral Cunningham
Cunningham
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Kiev
Occupied Territory
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Holland
Eindhoven
Jenelle Virginia Strange
South Carolina
Sara Harvey
F.L. Ingram
High Pointer
MR. Carter
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Commerce Department
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English Channel
Bleriot O'C
Shian Pierre
Joan Jseffries
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