Penny Kirk Sets Secrecy Plan At Kirktown Mills
Penny Kirk visits Kirk mills executives and architects to push a secret plan for a 600 house model village on the plateau above Kirktown. She orders discretion and speed, seeks a top architect, and returns to the Courier office to start a new assignment while warning about dangers of mill life.
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Penny
Kirk Mills
Kirktown
Johnathan and Jones
Charlie Jones
Ex- Press
Courier Office
Jim
WPB Extends Priority Blanket on Oil
Washington reports the War Production Board extended the oil industry's blanket priority order without change through September 15. The expired order had allowed automatic aid in obtaining materials. a new order is expected to replace it, likely withdrawing automatic support and reflecting ongoing steel and metal shortages.
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Washington
War Production Board
Office of Petroleum Coordinator
Local Society Notes and Visits Highlight Community Life
Miss Mary Lemley visits Captain and Mrs. McRae Lemley at Sill Oklahoma. Mrs Chas Huffman and Mrs Oreville Stoneman with daughter Cath ryne Ray spend days in Baton Rouge visiting relatives. Sergeant Arvin McCiol, son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Allan, promoted to sergeant at Greenville Army Air Corps flying school. Fred Cook returns to Dallas after attending bedside of a relative undergoing major surgery. Other locals include visits from Mrs Mis red Pate Jefferson and family to Camp Robinson and Patty Whitten visiting her husband during Khrip event.
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Dolphus
Whitten
Jefferson
Detroit
Mich
Camp Robinson
Nathan Harbon
Joe Boy
Patsy
E Rock
Fred Cook
Dallas
Texas
Arvin
McCiol
Harvey Allan
Palmog
Greenville
Miss
Army Air Corps Flying School
Mary Lemley
McRae Lemley
Sill
Okla
Chas, Huffman
Oreville Stoneman
Cathryne Ray
Baton Rodge, Sr
Teen cyclist completes 615 mile trek from Chicago to Tennessee
Teun David of Chicago set out to guide a boys camp in the Tennessee mountains. He rode his sister’s bike for six days covering 615 miles, starting in Indianapolis area and ending near Nashville with stops at Evansville and Terre Haute. He logged 115 miles in one day and faced climbs over the Tennessee mountains. His mother and brother, George, followed by car while he pedaled across the Midwest.
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David
Win
Chicago
Attia
Ind
Terre Haute
Evansville
HopesVille
Nashville
Carter
Tennessee
Chathinooza
Bob David
Ounce Rede
Ile
Memphis
George
Chicazo
Orace Laka
Nazi Letter to Be Reviewed by Dies Committee
The Dies committee will send to President Roosevelt a confidential German letter purporting Walter Kappe as head of a Nazi sabotage group in the United States. FBI seeks Kappe tied to six saboteurs executed after a military trial. The letter, dated January 14, Stuttgart, bears Heil Hitler and calls for a central office of the comradeship USA. The committee plans to report a list of about 17,000 Nazi sympathizers and urges constant surveillance.
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William Arbogast
Washington
Dies Committee
Roosevelt
Germany
United States
Walter Kappe
FBI
Kappe
Heil Hitler
USA
America
White House
Stuttgart
House of Germanism
Page, Defeated Official, Dies in Arkansas
John H. Page, 75, long time Arkansas political figure, died at his Little Rock home less than a day after losing the Democratic nomination for State Land Commissioner. Page had served three terms as State Commissioner of Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture from 1912 to 1919 and was defeated by Claude A. Rankin of Murfreesboro in Tuesday's primary by nearly 15,000 votes.
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Little Rock
John H. Page
Page
Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture
Claude A. Rankin
Murrvesboro
Arkansas
Troops May Move Strikers Over Bayonne Plant
Washington reports War Labor Board chair William H. Davis warned troops might be sent to end the Bayonne New Jersey strike at General Cable Company if workers refuse a wage increase. He noted a similar pattern at North American in California and said a possible return to private operation could follow. Perth Amboy union officials said another plant may vote tonight on a strike if demands are unmet.
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Washington
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
White House
General Cable Company
Baonn
En.j
Davis
Bayonne
Executive Mansion
Samuel S. Rosenman
Roosevelt
Army
North American Aviaion
Inglewood
Calif
North American
D. R. G. Palmer
WLB
Perth Amboy
N. J
Modest Lawyers Seek Best Attorney In High Point
Post office received a letter addressed to The best lawyer In High Point. A postal worker tried to locate the top attorney by visiting every law office in town.
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High Point
Resigned Deputy Land Commissioner Seeks Commission Post
Page resigned as deputy land commissioner on May 15 to campaign for the commissioner’s post. He aimed to succeed his brother Otis Page, who died last winter, and had been his brother’s deputy since January 1941 while serving under interim commissioner Bush Bailey. He previously served as corporation commissioner from 1937 until 1941 under Gov. Carl B. Bailey. His widow and one sister survive.
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Page
Otis Page
Bush Bailey
Carl B. Bailey
Barkley Congratulates McClellan On Senate Victory
Senator Albin W. Barkley of Kentucky telegraphed warm congratulations to John L. McClellan of Camden on his Arkansas primary Senate win. McClellan prepared to depart for Camden for a homecoming celebration, with supporters including Senator Haille Caraway invited as house guest. a letter to the couple arrived by mail at Little Rock.
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Lite Rock
Albin W. Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
John L. McClellan
Camden
Arkansas
Barkley
Haille W. Caraway
Jonesboro
McClellan
When a Girl Marries an Older Man Golden Wedding Odds
A 21 year old marrying a man eleven years her senior faces a one in five chance of surviving to celebrate a golden wedding. The remark highlights marriage longevity risks and demographic estimates, reflecting mid century social commentary on age gaps and longevity.
Traitor Appeals to High Court
Cincinnati August 13 Max Stephan a Detroit restaurant owner convicted of treason asked the U S Court of Appeals to hear his case at the opening session October 5 to permit argument before the November 13 execution date Stephan was convicted of speeding the flight of Oberleutnant Hans Peter Krug from a Canadian prison camp Krug testified against Stephan claiming he crossed the Detroit river in a stolen rowboat with a board Stephan raised 14 grounds in his appeal from his U S District Court conviction contending the prosecution failed to produce two corroborating witnesses and that the incitement charge did not specifically allege aiding the enemy but rather an individual
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Cincinnati
Max Stephan
Detroit
U.S. 1 Circuit Court of Appeals
Stephan
Hans Peter Krug
Krug
San Antonio
Tex
United Staes
Detroit River
U.S. District Court
Scout Rally in Hope Announces Big Day for Scouts
The Third Annual Scout Rally in Hope will be held tomorrow August 14 with over 150 Scouts and Cubs from Sevier Little River Howard Nevada Lafayette and Hempstead counties. Activities begin at 2 p m at the Hope Experiment Station with contests and events followed by the Big Walter Carnival at The Pines at 6 p m and a watermel on feed to end the day. Ribbons and prizes will be awarded to top patrols and parents are urged to attend the water carnival.
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Hope
Sevier
Little River
Howard
Newvada
Lafayette
Hempstead
Pines
Germans Claim U S Carrier Wasp Dariag
Berlin reports from German broadcasts claim the U S aircraft carrier Wasp was set afire by six direct bomb hits and is attempting to reach Malta after a running attack on a large Allied Mediterranean convoy. The claim includes details on Wasp’s size and complement, and notes Eagle’s sinking as the convoy’s first victim.
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Berlin
High Command
United States
Wasp
Malta
Mediterranean
Erman
Eagle
German-born Stephan Max Faces Harsh Verdict and Sentencing
The judge and jury went beyond the indictment in reaching a verdict and sentencing Stephan Max, a 50 year old German-born man who grimly declared he was in a hell of a mess. He told his attorney he feared hanging and shouted that Germany would not let him hang after his sentence.
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Max
Stephan
China
Germany
British convoy battle update reports 46 ships dispersed
A special high command communique says the convoy of 46 ships including three cruisers and six large freighters and tankers was dispersed. Most protective forces sail westward while remaining units try to reach Malta. The battle is still progressing with expected further successes.
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Special
High Command
Malta
Maritime fleet figures spark discussion in port report
The report notes numerous cruisers and destroyers along with large cargo ships totaling significant tonnage. Officials describe sizable fat reserves and discuss implications for regional trade and naval readiness in port.
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