Prince Station Could Become Main Line Stop For All Trains
Charles Levine urged Beckley Chamber last night that once C and C railroad begins stopping all fast trains at Prince Station it will remain a major hub. He argued the time is ripe to persuade the railroad to make Prince a stop for all trains. If gasoline and tires are rationed, Prince would become crucial for Beckley travelers. Levine noted passenger traffic could grow, and the railroad might expand facilities at Prince after the war. Beckley’s station would hold six fast trains instead of three, with Consolidated Bus Company likely to meet all trains stopping there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Levine
Chamber of Commerce
C. and C
Prince Station
Levine
Prince
W. R. Fugitt
Chamber
Beckley
Hinton
Thurmond
Consolidated Bus Company
Axis pattern signals major war move at Midway
The piece argues Japan seeks a climactic blow at Midway Island and Rommel presses toward Egypt, signaling a vast World War II turning point. It warns of a forthcoming massive Nazi spring offensive against Moscow, totaling around two to three million fresh troops alongside existing forces.
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Midway Island
U. S
Pacific
Little Midway
Rommel
Egypt
Suez Canal
Middle East
Germany
Nazifuehrer
Europe
Hitler strength and Allied leverage amid world war news
The article surveys Germany's industrial might and a large air fleet, noting the danger of Hitler and the strategic dilemma for Allies. It highlights a numerically superior Soviet force and suggests Russia could halt German advances to deny resources from Caucasus to Middle East, while Japan may escalate offensives. It also reports bottlenecks from the Winding Gulf Operators Association: labor and railroad car shortages slow coal supply to war plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hitler
Caucasus
Middle East
Herr Hitler
United States
Russia
Winding Gulf Operators Association
Add Back Seat Drivers to Unessentials in Wartime Shortages
A wartime shortage note argues unneeded items include back seat drivers as nonessential. The call urges focusing scarce resources on essential needs to prevent broader societal strain.
Pug Dus by Randolph Norton
Two German police dogs lay dead on Johnson Street near North Oakwood Avenue marking the seventh and eighth canine deaths in the area since Tuesday. A neighbor suspects poisoning and fears a pet killer at work, while the writer muses on dog ownership, neighborhood tensions, and the idea of a future dog catcher as cities grow.
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Johnson Street
North Oakwood Avenue
North Oakwood
Pigeons Power Fort Sam Houston War Communications
Fort Sam Houston Texas continues to rely on homing pigeons as vital messengers when radios fail. The lofts have doubled to 1 000 birds, trained by Pigeoneer Bobby Jones and Master Sergeant Max Bronkhorst, with lend lease birds from enthusiasts like J C Doolitter.
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Signal Corps
Pearl Harbor
Fort Sam Houston
Army
Bobby Jones
New Braunfels
Texas
J. C. Doolitter
Redwood
Calif
Jones
Corporal Jones
Max Bronkhorst
Happy Herpetologist Becomes Movie Star in Killers of the Amazon
Omaha born James Dannaldson, 27, becomes actor in Clyde Elliott’s Amazon expedition film Killers of the Amazon while remaining a devoted herpetologist. As curator of a snake museum he joins Marajo Island shoot, narrowly escapes danger from caiman and anaconda, and collects 1500 beetle specimens in one night.
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Robbin Coonsollywood
James Dannaldson
Serpe
Donnaldson
Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Snake Museum
Clyde Elliott
Amazon Jungles
James
Amazon
Marajo
Charlie Ford
Mr. Ford
Young James
Small Business Relief Bill Emerges From Congress
In Washington the Small Business bill moves to aid about 3,000,000 firms hit by war priorities. It creates a small business division in WPB to speed contracts and a Smaller War Plants Corporation with 100 million dollars to finance conversions. It would also reallocate war contracts to smaller manufacturers and extend aid to civilian suppliers. The measure could influence this year’s elections as Congress delays ripple through politics.
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Jack Stinnett
Ashington
Congress
Senate
House
Washington
Wright Patman
Texas
Joint Congressional Committee
War Production Board
WPB
SWPC
Army
Navy
Maritime Commission
Namies
The Harbor Pilots of New York and Their Hard Path
The harbor pilots keep New York’s port functioning, braving harsh seas in small boats to guide ships through reefs and shoals. Training lasts about a decade with apprentice pay, leading to licenses that expand with experience until pilots handle large transatlantic liners and battleships.
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George Tucker
York
New York
Southampton
Capetown
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Manattan
Nazi Battlefleet Hit by RAF Bombing Raid
London report via Norwegian sources says the German battleship Tirpitz and heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper took several direct hits in the RAF raid on Trondheim. One ship listed, airfields at Vaernes and Oerlandet were struck, Oerlandet barracks damaged, 17 Germans killed at Vaernes, and workers at the Trondheim naval base reportedly went on strike after the raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Tirpitz
Hipper
Trondheim
Vaernes
Oerlandet
Radio Programs Schedule for Eastern War Time
Daily lineup lists radio programs with network notes and time shifts for war time. Multiple show titles span music news drama sports and variety across CBS NBC ABC and regional lines, reflecting network alterations and repeats.
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Dixie
Abc
Don Messers
Lone Ranger
Cbs
Ted Husing
Hedda Hopper
Hollywood
Cbs-Basic
cbs-Dixie
Mbs
Ted Steele
Abner
Pine Ridge
Frank Parker
Cbs Dixie
Jack Armstrong
West
Bill Stern
Lowell Thomason
News
Basic
the Escorts
Chicago
Biue
Lucille Manners
Kate Smith
Cal Tinney
Ore
Elmer Davis
Abe Lyman
Gabriel Heatter
Mbse
Dinah Shore
CBS Concert Orchestra
Elsa Maxwell
Bob Hawk
Morgan Beatty
Jerry Wayne
Cbs-East
Nbe
Fred Waring
Nbe-Red
Mary Lee Brown Chooses Camp Riggs Over Wealth
Mary Lee Brown rejects marriage to Jake Forrest er after seeking achievement and patriotism returns home torn by family disapproval then resolves to become a junior hostess at Camp Riggs. Clayton and Sybil clash over her future as the inheritance and loan questions loom.
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Mary “Lee Brown
Jake Forrester
William
Jake
Mary
Mary Lee
Mary Lee Brown
Clayton
Sybil
Camp Riggs
Clayton Brown
Clay
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North Carolina
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
New York and
New Jersey Pilots’ Association
Newark
Sybil Brown
War Department
Ary Lee
Freddie
Babe
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