Further Cut Ordered In Newsprint
The War Production Board orders a further cut in newsprint consumption by newspapers in the fourth quarter. Reductions take effect October 1 and follow a sliding scale linked to base totals. smaller users under 25 tons are exempt. Large publishers 500 tons or more will face a full ten percent reduction, while scales range from 50 to 10 percent based on usage.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Congressional Committee
H. M. Bitner
Cecil Speaks at Civitan Meeting
Cecil Speaks at Civitan meeting recounts the history of magic with sleight of hand demonstrations. The Civitan club contestters 35 classrooms in a $25 war bond essay contest sponsored by the club. Blake Thompson presided. Rev. Howard Hartzell directed. guests Worth Farlow of Philadelphia and Herbert Willard of High Point attended.
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A. Coke Cecil
Civitan Club
Civitans
Blake Thompson
Howard Hartzell
Worth Farlow
Philadelphia
Herbert Williard
High Point
Eleventh Warrant For E C Minton Delivered
Edward C. Minton a 23 year old Thomasville white man added warrant eleven for breaking in to the Community Methodist Church and stealing a typewriter He had earlier admitted to ten warrants for breaking entering larceny and receiving in as many offenses and had a prior arrest ending a High Point crime wave on September 22 when police caught him leaving a church with clothing He has admitted thefts of clothing typewriters and a marine lieutenant uniform.
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Edward C. Minton
Thomasville
Minton
Community Methodist Church
High Point
RAF bombs damage 110 buildings at Essen Krupp works
Reconnaissance photos show that 2000 pound bombs dropped by the RAF on the Krupp works at Essen on the night of July 25 damaged 110 buildings, according to Air Ministry reports.
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London
RAF
Krupp
Essen
Air Ministry
Johnny Gets A Ride From Army Leader
Private Johnny M. Brown on leave from an army camp in Louisiana received a call from Lieut. Gen. Courtney Hodges asking if he wanted a plane ride back to camp. Brown accepted and that summed up the American army.
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San Antonio
Texas
Johnny M. Brown
Louisiana
Courtney Hodges
Brown
Newark imposes 10 p.m. curfew for under 16
Newark Public Safety Director John B. Keenan announced a 10 p.m. curfew for all unescorted children under 16 in the city. The note also mentions the British Empire occupying one fourth of the world’s inhabitable land surface.
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Newark
N. J
John B. Keenan
Retreat in Russia S confounds Berlin hopes on Dnieper
Reports from Bern and Basel note German fears as Soviet forces push along the Dnieper and advance near Gomel. Propaganda reflects “gain strength through defense” while Berlin and Hitler papers debate whether the retreat will end at the Dnieper and if autumn rains may slow the Soviet advance.
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Bern
Switzerland
Balkan
Dnieper
Russia
Paul Joseph Goebels
Office of Propaganda
Italy
Berlin
Basel Nationalzeitung
Adolf Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Britain
Foggia Falls to Allies in Italian Campaign Drive
Allied forces report swift capture of Foggia with 85,000 residents and strategic air fields, boosting air reach toward the Balkans and Ploesti. Casualties on the Eighth Army front are described as considerable for the German drive on Foggia as fighting continues toward Salerno and Naples, with limited air cover due to bad weather.
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Salerno
Foggia
Eighth Army
Kesselring
Italy
Balkans
Germany
Ploesti
Romania
Naples
Adriatic
Nocera
Melfi
Fifth Army
Stalingrad
Viterbo
Rome
Dad Draft Ban Faces Defeat
Washington dispatch reports Senator Wheeler seeks to delay induction of pre Pearl Harbor fathers until Jan 1. Administration opposition and Senate floor vote loom as Wheeler faces likely rejection. Bailey proposes broad prohibitions on employing draft-age non-fathers. London note: a novice bettor wins 8264 dollars at Stockton. U.S. beer consumption rises post prohibition era.
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Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
Mantanan
Senate
Military Committee
Hill
D-Ala
Bailey
D-Nc
Italy and the war after July in Allied aims
The speaker argues for unconditional surrender of Italy, punishment of Mussolini, and postwar military occupation until a legitimate government forms. He cautions against emotional retribution, urges aiding Italy’s fresh start, and notes other nations watch Italy’s handling while Germany remains the ongoing obstacle. He cites the Third War Loan and urges buying more War Bonds.
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Italy
Mussolini
AMG
Musso
Germany
Hitler
Goebbels
Weather update for Carolinas shows modest warming trend
North Carolina skies show little temperature change this afternoon and tonight with a slight interior rise tonight and Wednesday forenoon. South Carolina temperatures edge upward through today tonight and Wednesday forenoon with a gradual warming trend.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
American Legion denounces Cong Fish at Omaha convention
In a resolution the American Legion denounces Cong Fish for allowing his frank to be used by Leon De Aryan, an alleged seditionist awaiting trial. Fish denies meeting De Aryan, and critics urge him to file charges, noting postal law prohibits the use of presidential or public frankings. The editorial also notes parallels and calls for accountability.
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American Legion
Omaha
Hamilton Fish
Legion
Fix
Frank
Leon DeAryan
Fish
DeAryan
Hirohito
Hitler
United States
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