Paris Spy Risks Linger As Nazi Agents Plague City
In Paris a seasoned intelligence correspondent details how casual conversations reveal spy activity and the persistence of German intelligence in a city full of Allied soldiers. Residents whisper about troop movements while asking questions to identify origins and postings.
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United States Army
Johnson
Moore
Army
Stars and Stripes
Paris
Alsace-Lorraine
United States
France
Germany
Beane Receives Distinguished Flying Cross in England
T Sgt. David Harold Beane of High Point receives the Distinguished Flying Cross at an Eighth Air Force base in England for extraordinary achievement during bombing missions in support of Allied forces in France. He also holds the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and is cited for coolness, courage, and skill. He serves as radio operator and gunner on a B 17 Flying Fortress with a heavy bombardment unit cited for the Regensburg raid.
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T Sgt
David Harold Beane
High Point
Eighth Air Force
England
France
Beane
England- Africa
Messerschmitt
Regensburg
Germany
Sgt. Beane
Metz Surnames Lead to Shared Army Battalion Bond
Hamilton College notes only two students named Metz in its 132 year history both joined the same field artillery battalion in England. James Metz 43 from Buffalo had joined from the start while Kenneth L Metz Jr from Scarsdale arrived as a replacement.
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Metz
Clinton
N. Y
INS
Hamilton College
England
James Metz
Buffalo
Kenneth L. Metz, Jr
Scarsdale
Disease Spread by Infected Ticks Highlighted
Dr. Logan Clendening discusses Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever now reported in 42 states with 400 plus cases yearly. The disease transmits via tick bites, reservoirs include raccoons and rabbits, and summer to early fall sees peak activity. Prevention is limited to protective clothing and tick vaccines. no universal repellents or cure exists.
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High Point
North Carolina
Enterprise
Rocky Mountain
New England
Michigan
Rocky Mountain States
Maryland
Virginia
United States
George Baker
Casper
Wyoming
Gas Attack Myth Is Explained As Plant Fumes
Mattoon Illinois police conclude the recent night prowler reports were a mistaken mass-hysteria caused by fumes from a war plant. Investigations found no evidence of actual attacks.
Prowler rumors fade as police link gas odor to plant work
Officials say no prowler was confirmed in the cases and rumors grew from speculation. They note large amounts of carbon tetrachloride used at a war plant emit an odor that can travel across the city with changing wind.
Tom Davis Dark Blue Devils Grid Return Hopes
Duke University learns that Tom Davis plans to rejoin training after honorable discharge from the Marine Corps. As a former fullback, Davis led Duke in touchdowns in 1942 and is eligible for another season. Coach Eddie Cameron praised the squad after a defensive scrimmage, while Wake Forest and North Carolina scrimmages showed regional prep activity.
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Durham
Tom Davis
Duke University
Marine Corps
Blue Devil
Wilson
Davis
Duke
Epen
Marines
Eddie Cameron
Wake Forest
Navy ‘Cloudbusters
Chapel Hill
Wake Deacons
Gene McEver
University of North Carolina
Deacons
Farm Labor Movement Eases Shortage Says U S Officials
Washington reports the farm labor shortage has eased with migrant workers moving more freely, as extension service staff and Farm Labor Office officials observe higher mobility on the West Coast and Eastern Seaboard. The note adds Bavaria’s 1807 vaccination law.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Extension Service
Farm Labor Office
West Coast
Seaboard
Survivors Listed for 113 Year Old C. S. Whitson
Farmington New Mexico report lists five sons one daughter 25 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren as survivors of the late C S Whitson 113 years old.
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Farmington, N. M
INS
C. S. Whitson
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Gladwin Hill
Hal Boyte
Mickey Finn
Mir
Tommy
Distinguished Flying Cross
Whitson
C ‘Ar
We Wed
Tomlinson
Sanders
WMC
MR. Royal
Tomlinson Employment Office
West High Street
American Association
Southern Association
Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
MSS
Europe
Wer
Florence
By Logan Clendening, M.D
Clendening
Miss Nightingale
Longfellows
Aeone
Decer
Southern
South
Blue Devils
Bavaria
Zemo
EFIRD
Play Pal
Scott Brand
Tuffwear
Happy Sid
Brown
Black Pat
ST. Pumps
Great Scott Shoes
Play Pat Shoes
Tuffwear Brand
Happy Kid's
Sunbeam
Oxfords
Oxford
High Point, N.C
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