Seven Soldiers Die In Bomber Crash In South Carolina
An army bomber crashed near Columbia army air base killing four officers and three enlisted men. All perished instantly except Pvt. Roland G. Braun 23 of Beaver Dam Wisconsin who died en route to a hospital. Names given include pilot Second Lieut Francis W Sparks and seven others with residences in Columbia Carpio St Louis Salem Ingomar Richmond and Beaver Dam.
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Columbia
S.S. C
Columbia Army Air Base
Roland G. Braun
Beaver Dam
Wis
D. R. Moore
Braun
Francis W. Sparks
Martin V. Vangsness
Carpio
N. D
Donald V. Urquhart
St. Louis
James Francis Attridge, Jr
Salem
Mass
Leon O. Gallie
Ingomar
Charles O. Frame
Richmond, W. Va
Man Faces Hearing On Violation Of Ration Regs
Elmer Rosenkrantz 30 of Dillon S C and Camden N J is scheduled for a federal hearing on charges of conspiring to violate gasoline rationing rules and to sell tires illegally. He was convicted in Wilson for driving without a permit and sentenced to four months on the roads, with bond set at 100 dollars. The federal hearing was set for this afternoon.
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Wilson
Elmer Rosenkrantz
Dillon
S. C
Camden
N. J
Wilson Recorder’s
German Labor Conscription Expands in Luxembourg
The German move to conscript manpower in Luxembourg last week imposes up to five year prison terms and fines up to 30000 gold francs for violations. Employers must follow government labor service allotments and cannot hire or discharge workers without state authorization. A prisoner exchange plan seeks three workers for each released French prisoner, but only one shipment of relieved prisoners has arrived so far.
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Duchy of
Luxembourg
France
Germany
Radio Programs Schedule for Eastern War Time Evening
Broadcasts outline network changes with dramatic serials musical showcases and news blocks from 5:45 p m to midnight. Highlights include Secret City. Ben Bernie Dance Orchestra. Denver String Orchestra. Lone Ranger. War news. Fred Waring and Vaughn Monroe orchestrations. Cavalcade of America. Lum and Abner. Alfred Wallenstein. Gabriel Heatter. and London Newsreel with continuous music and commentary.
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Whbe
Ben Bernie
Eds
Denver
Mast Blu
Ebs
Suring
Dixie Basel
Chynietves
Mbs
Billy Grant
Nbe
Clink
Patty
Bol
Jack Armstrong
Blu-West
Frank Parker
Ihs
Bill Stern
Nhe
Lowell Thomson News
Hlu-West War and World News of
Fred Warins
Blu Amos
Anda
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Mary Small
Johnson
Nhbe
Nbc
Earl Godwin
Parks and Warren
Abner
Alfred Wallenstein
Dr. Hagen
Cbs
Cecil B. de Mile
Gabriel Heatter
Basic
Dancing Music Orchestra
Ndc
Don Rines Orchestra & Sonss
Vaughn Menree
Paul Schubert
Blu
Nbc-Erst
Fred Waring
Hlu
Dhs
Paneer Music Orchestra
Wtrid
London
Weather Report for Carolinas and Georgia
North Carolina sees little temperature change tonight with a lightly cooler northeast after this afternoon's thundershowers. South Carolina and Georgia also expect minimal temperature variation tonight.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Bombers Destroyed In New Guinea Air Raids
Allied air units claim success over New Guinea attacking the Buna and SalamauaLae bases. Reports say two heavy Japanese bombers were destroyed on base while heavy anti air fire was met. A second bomber unit hit the Salamaua area as American and Australian planes earlier dropped 26 tons on Buna.
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Salamaua
Lae
New Guinea
Buna
Port Moresby
Hershey Officials Claim High Judgment Accuracy
Hershey officials say they process millions of divisions monthly with only a small fraction deemed incorrect. Tie asserts error rates in judgments are very low, arguing confidence in the system.
Death Valley Scotty Myth Debunked in Desert Legend
A historic note debunks the tale that Death Valley Scotty profited from mines or sold claims. It clarifies he never owned or sold rich mines in the desert country and was never the wealthy prospector his legend claims.
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Death Valley Scotty
Desert
Hitler Faces Plane Shortages As War Demands Grow
The article notes Nazi air power stretched by plane, gasoline, and pilot shortages while Rommel’s Africa drive and Soviet raids press. Winter may ease Caucasus fighting, allowing reallocation to new fronts and production of Morane bombers, Heinkel 177s, and Focke-Wulf 190s to boost Allied warplane output.
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Bremen
Germany
Hitler
Rommel
Egypt
Middle East
Caucasus
Britain
Uncle Sam
Lend-lease aid highlighted as crucial in wartime unity
The report emphasizes strengthening Allies to win, noting Britain and Russia exceed US in weapons production and detailing lend-lease spending. It cites 250,000 British workers building for the American army in July, and describes transfers across military items, industrial materials and foodstuffs totaling 6.489 billion dollars.
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Britain
Russia
United States
China
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Equatorial Africa
New Caledonia
Yugoslav Revolt Efforts Face Mixed Information
A Yugoslav report notes attempts to aid Serb guerillas but lacks specific details from the government. It recalls a June German claim that 18 Soviet agents landed in Bulgaria by air and sea and faces death sentences.
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Bulgaria
Gaprovo
DNB
Trebinje
Ragusa
Yugoslavia
Thomasville Youth Held as Straggler From Navy
Vernon Gallimore of Polk Street was jailed by local and Navy officials after being identified as a straggler from the U S S Texas. He enlisted June 27 and left his duties September 4. Gallimore said homesickness led him to return but planned to go back that night. He will be turned over to the nearest recruiting office.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Vernon Gallimore
Polk Street
Focal
Navy
Gallimore
U. S
Texas
Pictured baseball player hints in puzzle grid clues
A themed crossword style grid presents horizontally and vertically numbered clues ranging from base level to wordplay on common terms. Answers include everyday nouns and abbreviations tied to sports, anatomy, geography, and language, forming intersecting entries across and down.
Tax Money No Excuse For Extravagance
Charles M. Johnson state treasurer warns counties and cities not to spend delinquent tax surplus just because funds are on hand. He says local agencies should collect now to avoid later foreclosures and keep expenditures within approved budgets as required by law.
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Lynn Nisbet
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Charles M. Johnson
Chas. M. Johnson
Johnson
Penn PTA to Meet This Evening
The William Penn High School Parent-Teacher Association will hold its first meeting of the year this evening at 7:30. All William Penn parents are urged to attend.
St Mark Methodist Church Women’s Society Meets Tuesday
A joint Wo men’s Society of Christian Service meeting is planned for Tuesday evening at the church. All members are urged to attend with mid week prayer and choir rehearsal scheduled after the prayer gathering.
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Women's Society of Christian Service
St. Mark Methodist Church
Sit
G S Troop 9 Meet at Fairview Street School
All Girl Scouts of Troop 93 are asked to meet in the Girl Scout room at Fairview Street School Tuesday afternoon at 5 30.
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G. S. Troop
Troop 93
Fairview Street School
Revival begins at Mt Vernon Baptist Church tonight
Rev. J. T. Garland of New Rochelle New York opens a revival meeting at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church tonight at 7 30 oclock. Services run through the week providing evening religious instruction and community gathering.
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J. T. Garland
New Rochelle
N. Y
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Thomasville forms War Service Council for community aid
A new Thomasville organization named the Thomasville Community And War Service Council was formed to act as a clearing house for community and war service activities. The council includes Dr. O. R. Hodgin as chairman and representatives from Rotary, the Mills Home, the Woman's Club, the American Legion, the Junior Chamber, and several other local groups.
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Thomasville
Business and Professional Womans Club
Charles Cline
Lions Club
Germans test new high altitude bomber in daylight raids
Reports say Bremen and eastern Hungary endured air raids with alarms but no confirmed cross-frontier aircraft. Bratslava and Romanian stations went off air. Germany reportedly used a new sub stratosphere bomber with Diesel engines and 40 000 foot altitude in daylight raids, complementing Heinkel 177 and Focke Wulf 190 operations.
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Post
Hungary
Bratislava
Czecho-Slovakia
Rumania
Britain
Driscoll to head OPA office in Charlotte
L. W. Driscoll named by the Office of Price Administration to head the Charlotte district office with offices planned in Winston-Salem Wilmington Asheville and Greenville as staffing allows. The article notes nearly one third of the 1,000,000 trucks on American farms in 1940 were ten or more years old.
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Charlotte
New York Stocks at 2 P. M. Sept 14
New York stocks report at 2 p m shows market activity from the afternoon session on September 14 with sector moves and notable price shifts across key issues.
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New York
Winter siege battles rage on multiple fronts
Russian forces claim gains near Sinyavino driving toward a 12 mile front along the Leningrad railroad as German counterattacks fail. At Voronezh the Don defenses hold amid heavy losses, while brutal hand to hand fighting surrounds Stalingrad as German troops suffer massive casualties and equipment losses amid wider Arctic and Barents Sea actions by Soviet marines targeting German bases in the north.
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Sinyavino
Leningrad
Voronezh
Don River
Stalingrad
Soviet Information Bureau
Black Sea
Arctic Circle
Navy
Red Fleet
Barents Sea
Finland
Norway
Tobacco auction markets show strong opening across belts
North Carolina farmers report high early prices as middle belt markets lead with averages around 40 cents a pound. Buyers from domestic companies purchase heavily in Warrenton Carthage Aberdeen and Oxford with top bids near 40 cents. State figures show August sales averaged 37.57 per hundred pounds, up 10.69 from last year.
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L. G Check
Arthur Fr. Surprise
Ffenderson
Warrenton
Carthage
Aberdeen
Co. W. Allen
Oxford
Georgia
Border
North Carolina
Agriculture Department
Durham
Fuquay-Varina
Henderson
Louisburg
Sanford
Senate Farms Stabilization Plan Aims at Parity and Wages
The plan would let the president set ceiling levels for farm prices near parity and extend wage controls while keeping safeguards in the fair labor standards act. It proposes a September 15 start date if needed, with potential shifts to August 15 for statistical alignment and a one-year extension of the price control act. Hearings were scheduled with key officials including Leon Henderson, William H. Davis, and Wickard, plus farm group reps.
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Brown
Senate Banking Committee
Wagner
D-Ny
Steagall
D-Ala
War Labor Board
Congress
Senate
Barkley
House
Bankhead
Roosevelt
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Price
Leon Henderson
William H. Davis
National War Labor Board
Agriculture Wickard
Colts Rally Past Cubs in Piedmont Playoff Opener
Richmond's Colts trailed Portsmouth early but tied the game at 3 in the seventh. They surged to a 14th inning victory as the Shaughnessy series began, setting up a date with the Seashore Red Sox. Charlotte Hornets' business manager Phil Howser noted Washington club released Harry Smyth.
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Charlotte
Richmond
Colts
Portsmouth
Seashoro Red Sox
Piedmorgue
Aunewhile
Phil Howser
Charlotte Hornets
Washington
Hornets
Harry Smyth
Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago market data shows Tuesday receipts across categories with butter creamery quotes and egg grades. Figures include butter at 93 score 424, creamery values around 92 to 88, carrots 42, eggs receipts 7,363 with firsts and local cartons listed, plus checks 293.
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Chicago
Pric
City Officials to Attend Civilian Defense Conference in Raleigh
City Manager E. M. Knox and defense coordinators W Bailey Archworth and Roy Brigg will travel to Raleigh on Thursday for the State Civilian Defense heads meeting. Brig Gen Eric Fisher Wood and Charles F. Murchison of Atlanta Civilian Defense Region will lead talks.
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Raleigh
E. M. Knox
W. Bailey
Arch Hworth
Roy Brigg
Whic
Eric Fisher Wood
Charles F. Murchison
Atlanta Civilian Defense Regiona
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