Large Group Of Inductees Leave Tville for Fort Bragg
Special to The Enterprise Thom asville April 12 a large group of draftees left Thom asville by bus for Fort Bragg for induction into the Army The released list includes Gilmer C Haynes Carl Bumgarner Lester Lucas Leroy Gallimore Nelson Cecil and many others The Navy group includes Carl Edwards Troy Bell Jack Crouse John Davis and others awaiting service details
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Fort Bragg
Army
Gilmer C. Haynes
Carl Bumgarner
Lester ©. Lucas
Leroy L. Gallimore
Nelson L. Cecil
James W. Steed
Bernis C. McAdams
Oscar H. Leonard
Early G. Lambeth
Howard P. Beck
Joe R. Tew
Lyman FE. Murphy
John C. Crawford
Dalton K. Harris
James A. Morris
John F. Smith
William H. Sexton
Harold ID. Peacock
Earnest E. Hoover
Astor R. Rider
Charles C. Creasman
Warren H. Parrish
Donald C. Johnson
Franklin C. Wright
Ralph L
Raymond W. Fletcher
Thomas B. Morton
John E. Pressly
Ben R. Sowers
Barry W. Lambeth
Robert Crews
Robert Weavil
Donald R. Lambeth
Ramond Cecil
Richard Shoemaker
United States Navy
Carl Edwards
Troy Bell
Jack Crouse
John Davis
Glenn Whicker
Aubry Bowers
Ralph Conrad
Robert Bray
Loyd Daniels
Wesley Miller
Harold John
Ray Davis
Elks and Daughter Elks Host Education and Health Program
Yesterday afternoon the Elks and Daughter Elks led a parade to First Baptist Church on E Washington Street with the William Penn High School band. At 3 30 Exalted Ruler L Kimbrough opened the program highlighting Elks national aid to education. Principal S E Burford spoke on education and the Four Freedoms, urging greater emphasis on vocational training. Nurse Anna Saunders stressed child health, vaccinations, diet and medical care, while Dr M B Davis discussed Civilian Health in a World at War and the stresses caused by migration and increased work for war production.
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Elk’s
Elks
First Baptist Church
E. Washington Street
Wm Penn High School
L. Kimbrough
The
S. E. Burford
Anna Saunders
M. B. Davis
Viennese composer and puzzle answers mixed in grid
Pictured Viennese composer clues fill a themed puzzle with crossings. The page lists horizontal and vertical word entries from 1 to 63, including names, abbreviations, symbols, and common crossword prompts, with several stray phrases referencing a prior answer and scouting.
Health urged as major wartime danger and NAACP drive
The speaker warned civilians face shortages of physicians and dentists due to conscription and urged immediate health investments. He named heart disease, tuberculosis and venereal disease as wartime big three. Deputy Mrs. Thomas of Winston-Salem delivered greetings and Piedmont Temple 229 history. NAACP membership campaign launched after Rev. W. F. Elliott spoke. Beacon Light Choral Club provided music with Dr. J. J. Wilson as master of ceremonies.
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Thomas
Winston-Salem
Piedmont Temple
N.A.A.C.P
N.A.A. C.P
W. F. Elliott
Beacon Light Choral Club
J. J. Wilson
Ham Contest Closes At First Baptist Church
The Pastors Aid Circle closes its Ham contest tonight at 8 at the church. Pvt Leander C Turner on a ten day furlough visits parents Mr and Mrs C H Turner 14A Daniel Brooks Homes. He is stationed at Edgewood Arsenal Maryland in the Chemical Warfare School and is a former student of William Penn High School.
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Pastors Aid Circle
First Baptist Church
Leander C. Turner
C. H. Turner
Daniel Brooks
Edgewood Arsenal
Chemical Warfare School
Maryland
Turner
Wm Penn High School
Wedding of Many Colors at St Stephens A M E Zion
The Wedding of Many Colors will be held Monday night May 12 at St Stephens AME Zion Church. Many outstanding soloists will appear. The public is invited.
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St. Stephens A.M.E. Zion Church
Alpha Art Club Meeting With Miss Anna Saunders
The Alpha Art Club will meet Thursday evening with Miss Anna Saunders on Hilltop Street at 8 p.m. All members are urged to attend. The Les Dames girls' club met Wednesday night at the Win Penn cafeteria and is formed of junior literature members.
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Alpha Art Club
Anna Saunders
Hilltop Street
Les Dames
Win Penn
Five Deaths Occur In State Over Weekend
Five people died in North Carolina over the weekend in violent incidents. Bailey Shutts 35 of Winston Salem died when his truck overturned and struck a tree. J R Jones of Walkertown was struck by a truck. Rufus Baker 29 of Cramerton burned to death in a home fire. Dorsey Fletcher 53 of Yadkin County died when his tractor toppled while pulling stumps. Charles Ray Clark 11 of Greensboro Route 3 was fatally injured after being struck by a truck while returning from a theater.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Bailey Shutts
Winston- Salem
J. R. Jones
Walkertown
Winston,Salem
Rufus ©. Baker
Cramerton
Dorsey Fletcher
Union Grove
Yadkin County
Charles Ray Clark
Greensboro
Route 3
Prisoner of War Williamson Shot Down Twice in Tunisia
Capt. Hugh L. Williamson of Wilmington, son of Mr and Mrs L C Williamson, is a German prisoner of war in Tunisia after parachuting to safety when his plane was shot down. Information came via a letter from Capt. William J. Payne of Charlotte, a friend. This marked the second time the Wilmington flier was shot down.
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Wilmington
Hugh L. Williamson
L. C. Williamston I
Tunisia
William J. Payne
Charlotte
Williamson
Club Officers Named for Burford Supervised Group
The club lists its officers: president Johnnie Banks, vice president Al phelia Poe, secretary Dorothy Williams, assistant secretary Margaret Ellerbe, treasurer Joan Young, reporter Catherine Clan ton. Prof S E Burford serves as supervisor of the club.
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Johnnie Banks
Alphelia Poe
Dorothy Williams
Margaret Ellerbe
Joan Young
Catherine Clanton
S. E. Burford
Texas journalist humor and a wartime veteran hiring gag
W A Bivins reflects on Texan quirks and journalism woes in a satirical piece. A Texas publisher posts a maliciously comical ad seeking a very elderly war veteran reporter at a meager wage, offering aids and a dubious incentive. The note derides hiring practices and marriage stereotypes in the era.
Touchiness and courage in everyday life
A ponderous essay urges readers to shed touchiness and stubborn ego. It contrasts sensitive withdrawal with bold acts, citing historical figures like Columbus and Bell to illustrate resilience. The piece stresses ignoring petty insults, pursuing worthwhile goals, and maintaining inner conviction despite mockery.
Funeral Held for Jackson County Educator John N Wilson
Funeral services were held today for John Nelson Wilson 70 a Jackson County educator who died Saturday in an Asheville hospital after years of declining health. Burial followed at Cullowhee Baptist Cemetery Wilson helped grow Western Carolina Teachers College now Western Carolina University serving in multiple official roles including superintendent of public instruction county school board member and chair and as Jackson County representative to the legislature Surviving are his widow two sons a brother and three sisters
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Sylva
John Nelson Wilson
Jackson County
Asheville
Baptist
Cullowhee
Wilson
Western Carolina
Underwriters Meet Raleigh Legislature Sales Congress
The North Carolina association of life underwriters will hold its annual sales congress in Raleigh on Wednesday.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Association of Life Underwriters
McGowan Commissioned Second Lieutenant in Marine Corps
David Foy McGowan of Asheboro has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U S Marine Corps. He will complete the officers training at Quantico Virginia before joining Leathernecks in the field. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Dorman S McGowan of Swan Quarter North Carolina.
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David Foy McGowan
South Park Street
Asheboro
U. S. Marine Corps
Quantico
Lieut. McGowan
Dorman S. McGowan
Swan Quarter
N.C
Jesse Paris Julian
Franklinville
Clarence E. Julian
Two Killed As Indiana Trains Collide
An east-bound Big Four passenger train struck an Indianapolis Union Railway locomotive and caboose at a west side crossing in Indianapolis. Two Union Railway employees were killed, including George Wilson and Perry Jarvis. Floyd Scarlett is missing. Four others injured, none of the Big Four passengers hurt. The collision sent the passenger engine down an embankment and telescoped the first baggage car.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Union Railway
George Wilson
Perry Jarvis
Floyd Scarlett
Union Railway
John Rexroat
Mattoon
Union Railways
Parents and Teachers Gather for NC Convention
Officials of the North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers arrive in Charlotte for preparatory conferences ahead of the 24th annual convention. Activities include an executive committee meeting, a dinner honoring state leaders, board meetings, group conferences, and an informal reception. Wednesday sessions feature Governor Broughton, Dr. Julian S. Miller, and Mrs. Hughes.
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Charlotte
North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers
State Executive Committee
L. W. Hughes
Arlington
Tenn
National Congress
Board of Managers
Governor Broughton
Julian S. Miller
Charlotte Observer
State Board of Education
Hughes
Black woman Will Get Third Trial In Gas Slaying Case
Christine David, a Black woman, is set for a third trial in the gas slaying of her employer, Mrs. Lila Lawson, in Kinston. A mistrial Saturday left jurors deadlocked 8 to 4 for acquittal while Judge W C Harris set a $5,000 bond for the next trial, after an initial conviction of second degree assault with a 25 to 30 year sentence.
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Kinston
Christine David
Lila S. Lawson
W. C. Harris
David
Tornado Kills Two in Hackleburg Alabama
Birmingham, April 12. Two people died when a tornado destroyed the center of Hackleburg, a small northwestern Alabama town of about 600. Stone J. Crane, Red Cross field representative for north Alabama, said a man and a woman were recovered and that communication with the town was cut off.
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Birmingham
Ala
Stone J. Crane
Red Cross
North Alabama
Alabama
Hackleburg
Men and Women in Service
Sgt Thurman C Wall is stationed at Truax Field Madison Wis where he is an instructor in the Army Airways communication school. Aux Lois J Fox has completed four weeks of basic training at Fort Oglethorpe Ga and has been selected for specialist training in administration.
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Thurman C. Wall
Truax Field
Madison
Wis
Army Airways Communication School
Mabel I. Stud
Helen Ganinon
Edgeworth Street
WAAC
Kentucky State Teachers College
Richmond
Aux
Fox
Lois J. Fox
Fort Oglethorpe
Aux. Fox
Grace M. Kelly
Willowbrook Street
Miss Moore Reports for Active Duty at Devens
Kathleen V. Moore has received orders to report to Fort Devens Massachusetts for active duty effective April 19 at the military post.
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Miss Moore
Kathleen V. Moore
Fort Devens
Mass
Sunrise Service to Be Held at High Point College
Local news notes that President G I Humphreys will speak at the annual sunrise service hosted by the Christian Endeavor Society at High Point College tomorrow at 7 am. Other items cover notes from the Monarch Club luncheon, local personal updates, and early 1933 political squaring ahead of the primary.
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G. I. Humphreys
Christian Endeavor Society
High Point College
United States
N. L. Garner
Monarch Club
Rationing Roundup And War Work Bicycle Certificates
War time notices detail eligibility for bicycle certificates for those employed or volunteering and for students needing transport. It also notes rationing of canned, bottled and frozen fruits and vegetables, dried beans and lentils, with exceptions for planting. Stamp No 26 expires. residents may obtain certificates from local rationing boards.
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Ersons
Funeral Rites for Mrs Elizabeth Holbrook
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Stewart Holbrook widow of Thomas H. Holbrook were held at Highland Methodist Church yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock officiated by Rev. S. W. Johnson and Rev. T. G. Smith. Honorary pallbearers were H. F. Hunsucker R. L. Proctor R. D. Fowler Charlie Browen and J. B. Jones. Active pallbearers were Co. N. Jarrett F. O. Whitt G. R. Ward L. M. Young L. L. Grant and C. M. Hunsucker Jr. Burial followed in Friendship Cemetery.
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Elizabeth Stewart Holbrook
Thomas H. Holbrook
W. E. Arledge
Flint Street
Highland Methodist Church
S. W. Johnson
T. G. Smith
H. F. Hunsucker
R. L. Proctor
R. D. Fowler
Funeral services for Mrs Lucy Ford Vickrey
Funeral services for Mrs Lucy Ford Vickrey widow of C A Vickrey were held at Moriah Methodist Church on Sunday at 3 pm. The Rev O C Loy and Rev C N McKinney conducted the service with burial in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Earl Coltrane Robert Winslow Herbert Vickrey Fred Jennings Charlie Jennings Thomas Dean M A Mitchell and W G Wiley.
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Lucy Ford Vickrey
C. A. Vickrey
Greensboro
Moriah Methodist Church
O. C. Loy
C. N. McKinney
Jamestown Methodist Church
Earl Coltrane
Robert Winslow
Herbert Vickrey
Fred Jennings
Charlie Jennings
Thomas Dean
M. A. Mitchell
W. G. Wiley
Sisters Victims Of Hit Run In Thomasville
In Thomasville, two sisters Helen Ruth Bray and Madeleen Bray were struck by a car carrying three Black men on Cemetery Street. Madeleen, 16, suffered multiple injuries. Helen Ruth, 20, had minor bruises. A warrant was issued for Andrew Houston for hit and run. Adelle Carr and Lloyd Lewis are held on aiding and abetting reckless driving.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Helen Ruth
Madeleen Bray
Cemetery Street
Madeleen
Andrew Houston
Adelle Carr
Lloyd Lewis
Dehydrated Fruits and Stamp Expirations In War Rations
Dried and dehydrated fruits leave rationing and no coupon points are needed. The five coupon period extends to September 30. A book No. 5 gasoline coupons cover three gallons from March 22 to July 21 in NC. Red C stamps become valid April 11 for meats with 16 point value. A and B stamps may be used for meats and fats. D stamps start April 18, A B C D stamps usable through April 30 when all lose value. E stamps date not announced. Shoes No 17 stamp noted in War Ration Information.
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North Carolina
Service Will Be Held Tomorrow For State Senator Van Sharpe
ROCKY MOUNT April 12 The funeral will be held at home here tomorrow at 11 a.m. for State Senator Van Sharpe Watson 51 who died of a heart attack Friday night while visiting in Nash County. Burial will be Pineview cemetery. Senator Watson was Rocky Mount mayor 1928 to 193 Nash County representative 1933 and senator in 1941 and 1 Surviving are his widow, sons and a daughter. Farmers of Manchuria are sisting government regimentals of rural production.
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Rocky Mount
van Sharpe Watson
Nettsville
S. C
Pineview
Watson
Nash County
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