Advertising Prospect Nets North Carolina Interest in Farms
North Carolina advertising efforts draw inquiries from national buyers seeking beef dairy ranches and estate land. A New York broker and a Kentucky cattleman show demand for 500 to 1000 head grazing facilities. Respondents may send property details to the News and Advertising Bureau or to named individuals.
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Kentucky
J. W. Chapman
Highland Avenue
Homewood
Illinois
North Carolina
News and Advertising Bureau
Heigh
Halifax School Sets 1943 44 Faculty Roster
Teachers for the Halifax School for 1943-44 include Miss Thelma Bl xt of Hertford principal Miss atherine Wallace of Weldon Miss Edna Campbell of Halifax and Miss Ursula Marshall of Halifax. Miss Marshall will succeed Mrs D M Richardson of Weldon who resigned due to transportation difficulties.
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Halifax
Thelma Blxt
Hertford
Missatherine Wallace
Weldon
Edna Campbell
Ursula Marshall
Marshall
D. M. Richardson
Editorial reiterates resolve against enemy cruelty and social discord
The piece denounces cruelty and injustice by white races and condemns Japanese hatred. It urges readers to support one another, curb grumbling, and shoulder sacrifices to advance light and justice during wartime.
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Uul
Feed Wheat Sales Limited to Emergency Cases Nationwide
W A Kitchin of the Halifax USDA War Board states that CCC will discontinue sales of federally owned wheat for livestock and poultry feed except in emergency situations. The May 31 stoppage affects new orders, with only June shipments at 1.09 per bushel permitted, primarily for mid western floods and coastal needs. North Carolina farmers have already received about 3 million bushels.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
W. A. Kitchin
Halifax
Usda War Board
Kitchin
Congress
Mid-Western
Atlantic
Pacific
CCC
Chicago
North Carolina
Grover Woodruff Graduates from Army Air Forces Gunnery School
Sgt. Grover Woodruff of Jacksonville Florida completed a six week gunnery course at the Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School near Fort Myers Florida. He is now qualified as an aerial gunner and will join bomber crews sent overseas soon. He previously graduated from Buckley Field Colorado and served as an electrician before enlistment.
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Fort Myers, Fla
William Grover Woodruff
W. W. Woodruff
Jackson Street
Army Air Forces
Fort Myers
Fla
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Woodruff
Army
Buckley Field
Colo
Richard Reaves Promoted to First Lieutenant in Army
Richard W. Reaves, a University of North Carolina Chapel Hill graduate and former city resident, has been promoted from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant in the U S Army. He serves in the Chemical Warfare Service at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland and is the son of Mr and Mrs W A Reaves of this city.
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Richard W. Reaves
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
U. S. Army
Lt. Reaves
Chemical Warfare Service
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Maryland
W. A. Reaves
Faison Nearing End of Pilot Training at Altus Field
Aviation Cadet Malory E. Faison Jr. 21 arrives at Altus Army Air Field Oklahoma to finish a nine week final phase of pilot training. After about 70 hours in two engine trainers and 70 class hours he will earn Army Air Forces silver wings and be appointed a second lieutenant. He previously worked in a jewelry shop and enlisted in 1940. His brother Howard E. serves in Army Air Forces ground forces in New York City. More North Carolina men begin advanced training.
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Altus Army Air Field
Altus
Okla
Malory E. Faison, Jr
M. EB. Faison
Annie L. Faison
Faison
Army Air Forces
National Guard
Pvt
Howard E
New York City
North Carolina
Plaque Won By Sergeant In Fort Bragg Food Drive
Fort Bragg staff sergeant Richard Schmidt of Irvington New Jersey led the food conservation drive under Brigadier General John T. Kennedy. Medical Detachment Mess No 10 won the Silver Plaque for superior record in conserving edible food. Second place went to the Reception Center Mess and third to the Military Police Detachment Center.
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Fort Bragg
N. C
Richard Schmidt
Irvington
N. J
John T. Kennedy
Schmidt
Military Police
Engagement announced for Catherine Clark and Rev John Walker Jr
Mr and Mrs Clark-Walker Jr announce the engagement of their daughter Catherine Amelia to Rev John Mack Walker Jr of Roanoke Rapids. The wedding is set for Thursday June 10 at the Clarkton Presbyterian Church.
Training at Altus Draws Noted Participants
Notable trainees at Altus include John W. Mitchell from Charlotte Marvin E. Carver of Durham David N. Bennett of Norwood and James A. Stewart Jr of Raleigh.
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Altus
John W. Mitchell
Charlotte
Marvin E. Carver
Durham
David N. Bennett
Norwood
James A. Stewart, Jr
Raleigh
Town Talk Highlights Various Local Visits and Moves
Mrs. Joe Brown of Norfolk visited her parents the McDonalds this week. Several relatives traveled to Wilmington Delaware and Durham for visits. Sergeant Poindexter and family visited Lynchburg. Seaman Topping of Bainbridge was promoted. Burnett Connell, stationed in Hawaii, will be reassigned to California for six months.
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Joe Brown
Norfolk
D. W. McDonald
Jay Thompson
Jay, Jr
Wilmington
Del
J. B. Barrett
Durham
Sergeant
William Poindexter
Adrian
Pat Cooper
Lynchburg
Ford
Ellis Farber
Camp Lee
William Farber
Pearl Connor
Chicago
Adrian Connor
Richmond
B. B. Lancaster
Maxie
Rocky Mount
Milton Harris
Indianapolis
Ind
Dot Thomas
Carolyn Bartholomew
Eon B. E. Lancaster
Willard N. Beale
Neightera
Priscilla Ann
Annie Beale
Roy Beale
Joseph Topping
Bainbridge
Maryland
Burnett Connell
Hawai
California
General Electric's Role in U S Electric Power Progress
The bulletin highlights General Electric's dominance in turbine generator production, power distribution, and efficient utilization. It notes that if 1942 power had used 1924 machines, coal needs would rise by over a million tons and 140000 workers would be required. It emphasizes rapid electric growth, lower prices, and GE’s contribution to readying the nation for future demand.
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General Electric
United States
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Luton
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Aulander, N. C
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Ist
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