Dem and Republican Profiles in High Point City Council Race
A list profiles candidates for High Point city council detailing ages, birthplaces, length of residence, religions, and civic activity. Democrats include Covington Hunt Ilderton Gurley Sechrest Davis Conrad Floyd Seabrook. Republicans Crooks Lewis Fidler Stanton and others with varied professions from dairy farming to funeral directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Covington
Jamestown
Covington
Democrat
W.L. Hunt
Woodmen of
Horace G. Ilderton
Ilderton
Charleston
S. C
The
Elks
Cloyd S. Beaver
Ohio
Presbyterian Church
Civie
M. L. Crooks
Cemetery Company
High Point
Reformed Church
C. A. Lewis
Virginia
Lewis
Edward Gurley
Bertie County
Fred D. Smith
Guilford County
Isaac Fidler
England
Fidler
Stehli Silk Corporation
Plato M. Davis
Randolph County
Robert H. Sechrest
Council
W. R. Grant
Alexander County
Robert C. Floyd
Felix P. Conrad
Board of County Commissioners
Davidson County
David L. Stanton
Editor records feud over L'Italia paper in 1939 dispute
The piece notes editor changes at L'Italia in May 1939 after a quarrel with owners over policy. It names Philip D Andrea, linked to Capone era figures, as a reported new owner amid an ongoing editorial war. A libel suit Arena filed against L'Italia remains in superior court. Alessandro Volta is credited with inventing voltaic batteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L'Italia
Philip D’andrea
al Capone
D'Andrea
Capone
Arena
USA
Thibum
Yugoslavia from Axis control to armistice rumors
Authorized sources say Third Glasgow exposed vulnerability while attempts were made to convert Belgrade into an air raid shelter, which proved ineffective. Yugoslavia is described as dissolved by Wilhelmstrasse with Dragila Cvetkovic freed by German officers and Alexander Cincar-Markovic reportedly imprisoned. exiled pro-German editors remain missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Belfast
Yugoslavia
Wilhelmstrasse
Dragila Cvetkovic
Alesander Cincar- Markovic
Quake Hits Colima Region and Spreads Death Toll Report
Pacific coast port and a dozen other cities report tremors as far east as Maltrata Vera Cruz. West Munargo master reports a dust cloud and fires in Colima. Colima dam collapsed and tracks blocked by landslide. President Avila Camacho orders medical support and dawn airlift. In Mexico City, 30 seconds of shaking caused widespread fear. Rail passengers recount deaths in Colima ruins and medical shortages feared to raise fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Maltrata
Vera Cruz State
Gulf of Mexico
U.S
West Munargo
Manzanillo
Colima
Southern Pacific Railroad
Manuel Avila Camacho
Mexico City
Guadalajara
Mexico
Sechrest wins extemporaneous speak at Grand Eastern Tourney
Darrell Sechrest, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Sechrest of 211 Shirley Avenue and a High Point College student, won first place in the extemporaneous speaking contest at the Grand Eastern Forensic Tournament in Rock Hill South Carolina. He was named James Extemporizer, competing against top collegiate speakers. The tournament was sponsored by Winthrop College. Three High Point College debaters, Stanley Freedman Lawrence Linnemann and Kenneth Crouse, also took part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Sechrest
E. C. Sechrest
Shirley Avenue
High Point College
Rock Hill
S. C
Young Sechrest
James Extemporizer
Winthrop College
Stanley Freedman
Lawrence Linnemann
Kenneth Crouse
Funeral Rites for Lonnie M. Hoggard
Funeral services for Lonnie M. Hoggard aged 53 who died at the U S Veterans Hospital at Oteen Monday afternoon will be held Thursday at 2 PM from the home 712 West Green Street. Rev Tom A Sykes former Central Friends Church pastor now of Thomasville to conduct with interment in Floral Garden Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie M. Hoggard
Veterans Hospital
Oteen
West Green Street
Tom A. Sykes
Central Friends Church
Thomasville
Floral Garden
Funeral Rites Held For Ollie Viola Rucker
Mrs Ollie Viola Rucker 31 died at her home 822 Fifth Street Sunda y afternoon. Funeral services were held at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church with Dr E H Blackard and Dr A B Conrad officiating. Music included Have Thine Own Way Lord and The City Foursquare. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Vo. Rucker
Ollie Viola Rucker
Fifth Street
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
E. H. Blackard
A. B. Conrad
First Baptist Church
J. F. Hayden
Halda Whitley
J. W. Garrett
M. Ernest Welch
Musicians Guests Of T'ville Lions
Harold Mickey the famed orchestra leader visiting Winston-Salem and Gerald Bryant local school music instructor were guest artists at the Thomasville Lions Club meeting held at the Woman's Club building yesterday. Mickey spent several years in South America, where he has built a career in music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Harold Mickey
Winston-Salem
Gerald Bryant
Thomasville Lions Club
Woman’s Club
Mickey
South America
Probable Cause Found In Larceny Cases In Municipal Court
Probable cause was found this morning in the breaking and entering and larceny cases against Theodore Hope of 1223 Pearson Street and Roy Super of 449 Meredith Street both Negroes. Judge D C MacRae bound them over to Superior Court with bonds set at 500 dollars each for the Ritz Bar theft on Kivett Drive April 12 involving a peanut vending machine and a gallon of wine valued at 23 50. Other cases disposed included Marion Cobb speeding Willie Hauser and William Willis both speeding paying half costs Emery Hale speeding paying half costs R S Grubbs Spencer Carpenter speeding paying half costs Stevenson Garris Clary speeding paying costs and not driving a car in NC except for business for 90 days John Surman beating a board bill paying board and half costs Albert Long damage to property paying damage direct and half costs Vinie Ergie assault not pros with leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Hope
Pearson
Marion Cobb
Hoover Street
Willie Hauser
Winston-Salem
William H. Willis
Albert Street
Emery Hale
Dix
Reidsville
R. S. Grubbs
Spencer L. Carpenter
Springfeld
Stevenson Garris Clary
Thomasville
North Carolina
John Surman
Durham
Albert Long
Long Street
Vinie Ergie
Evans Street
Greeks hold firm as German blitz drives 65 mile Salonic gains
Dispatches from Athens describe a 65 mile Greek salient seized by German forces converging from Salonika and Bitoli Pass. Allies rally a stonewall defense while Berlin admits stubborn opposition marks a new phase in the Balkan campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ionika
Bitoli
Greece
Athens
Mt. Olympus
Chimara
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Balkans
North Africa
Salam
Egypt
Suez Canal
Northern Ireland
Kiel
Far East
Russia
Japan
Moscow
China
Comei
Thailand
Malayan
Salonika
Berlin
Piano concert at Plaza Hotel Buenos Aires program review
The article notes two orchestras performed at the Plaza Hotel in Buenos Aires with Mr. Mickey giving a talk on music and highlighting contrasts between South American and U.S. music. Mickey composed several numbers performed, Bryant played violin, and U. S. Peer led the program. Mrs. Mickey attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plaza Hotel
Buenos Aires
Mickey
Bryant
U. S
New York Stocks Update at 2 P.M. April 16
New York markets report at 2 p.m. shows stock movements across major indices. Analysts note early activity in industrials and rails with volumes steady and gains extending into the afternoon. Investors await further earnings guidance and economic data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
100 gallon still seized in Sumner raid off highway 62
A 100 gallon submarine type still and 1000 gallons mash were captured yesterday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff W L Wireless in the Sumner area off highway 62. The officer destroyed the contraband and believed a run had been planned for last night or tonight. No arrest was made, but a search for a suspect was expected within days and several runs were thought to have occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Wireless
Sumner
Highway 62
Real Estate Board to Hear Kniskern Address
The High Point Real Estate Board will hold a special meeting at the Sheraton Hotel at 2:30 p.m. after a luncheon to hear Philip W. Kniskern, president of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, speak from a national defense housing symposium in Washington, D. C. Ed Mendenhall of High Point is vice president of NAERB and president of the Southeastern Association, the only North Carolinian to hold the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Real Estate Board
Sheraton Hotel
Philip W. Kniskern
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Kniskern
National Defense
Mayflower Hotel
Washington, D. C
Ed Mendenhall
National Association
Southeastern Association of Real Estate Boards
Divorce Action Filed for Absolute Decree
Mrs Jewel Little filed for an absolute divorce from Orville Little alleging two years separation. The couple wed in September 1935 and separated in December 1935 according to the complaint filed with the clerk of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewel Little
Orville Little
Moose Meet at Moose Hall on North Main Street
The Loyal Order of Moose gathered last night in the Moose hall on North Main Street with Governor E Z Jones presiding. M B Shiplett reported on the previous Friday night’s dance and several additional items were discussed by the lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MOOSE
Order of Moose
Moose Hall
North Main Street
E. Z. Jones
M. B. Shiplett
Two Men Arrested On Whiskey Charge
Two white men, J. T. Springer aged 25 of 140812 North Main Street and Edgar Davis aged 29 of 205 Kelly Street, asked for jury trials in High Point Municipal Court as their cases were continued. Springer faced a $200 bond on a parole violation charge for allegedly owning twenty seven pints of whiskey found abandoned in a Ford coupe, while Davis faced a $100 bond for aiding and abetting in the prohibition violation. The car, found Monday night by police in Davis yard, had the driver flee. the vehicle reportedly belonged to Springer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High High Point
J. T. Springer
North Main Street
Edgar Davis
Kelly Street
Springer
Davis
Miss Mary Kearns Dies Near Guilford Battle Ground
Miss Mary Kearns, 76, sister of Allen Kearns, died at home on the Baxter Harden Farm near Guilford Battle Ground after four days of pneumonia. A Randolph native, she lived near Asheboro earlier and had resided in Battle Ground about two years. Funeral at Shepherd's Methodist Church near Asheboro, pastor Rev. E. A. Lamb, on Thursday. Mount Everest was named for Sir George Everest, the British surveyor general of India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kearns
Greensboro
Allen Kearns
Trinity
Baxter Harden Farm
Guilford Battle Ground
Kearns
Randolph
Asheboro
Battle Ground
Shepherd's Methodist Church
E. A. Lamb
Local North Carolina Weather Update
Broken clouds with possible showers in the mountains tonight and Thursday. Cooler in extreme west and north Thursday. Winds vary from north to east and southeast, with lighter westerlies elsewhere. Overcast tonight and Thursday with some moisture and showers in northern portions and from Hatteras to Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Island
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Debate on American shipping rights to transport war materials
Discussion over whether U S ships in the Red Sea permit carrying war materiel for Egypt with Attorney General Jackson expected to rule soon. Senator Byrnes backs naval escort if needed while Foreign Relations Committee members doubt protection reach and necessity.
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Jackson
Egypt
Byrnes
D-Sc
Red Sea
Foreign Relations
Fleet Continues to Press In Libya and Ethiopia
Military sources report ongoing actions in the Dabarach area Libya with no immediate threat to Egypt. In Ethiopia, 40,000 Italians and 36,000 natives loyal to Italy are concentrated in Dessie Gondar and Jimma regions, with detailed Italian and native counts. Obbia, capital of Italian Somaliland, reportedly surrenders to the British as Garda shows white flags, 200 miles north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dabarach
Site Nation
Libya
Egypt
Ethiopia
Dessie
Gondar
Jimma
Obbia
Mogadiscio
Garda
Chicago produce market report carries mixed term receipts
Chicago April 16 report shows butter receipts 755374 with 93 score 3214 3214 and 92 91 32 and 90 32 89 31% 8B 31% local carrots 32. Eggs receipts 36175 from fresh graded extra firsts local 22 cars 2245 firsts local 2344 cars 213% cure rent receipts 2034 dirties in checks 18% storage packed extras 23 firsts 2234.
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Chicago
Notice of Sale of Land in Guilford County North Carolina
Public auction will sell at Greensboro courthouse on April 20 1943 at 12 00 noon for cash the real estate in High Point Township described as starting at a stone on the old Lexington Road and running 126 feet east to a stone 243 feet north to a stone 126 feet west to a stone and 275 feet south to the beginning corner re selling as re sale of the land with price previously paid increased as required by law Executors A R Bundy and George Craven for J A Bundy deceased. C C York attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Bodenhammer
Garnet Bodenhammer
J. A. Bundy
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Greensboro
High Point Township
Lexington Road
B. C. Lambeth
L. J. Hayworth
Lambeth
Betty Teaguey Tne
A. R. Bundy
George Craven
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P. m
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Nanette
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Roland Young
Rialto
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Tin Pan Alley
Alessandro Volta
Anne Neagle
Carlson
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Carolina
Stan Conrad
Inc
Hopalong
Paramount Picture
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Russell Hayden
Andy Clyde
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Cliff Mazarre
Mortis Ankrum
Edgar Kennedy
Redskins
Captain Marvel
Thurs
el UK
Allen Jay High School
Chapel Hill
United States
Benson Lassiter
Annie Lee Jones
Thomas Weant
W. L. Thrift
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T. Bennison
T. Bennison, Director of the Forensic Artists
Allen Jay
Capudine
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T'ville Lions
State Theatre
Salem Street
Wallace Beery
Lionel Barrymore
Bad Man
Chester Morris
Rochelle Hudson
Boston
Blackie
Guilford Superior Court
Reich
Mary Speer
South Hamilton Street
George Wiseman
Nettie Wiseman
Collie Ann Wiseman
Stone
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At&t
At&sf
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Bendix
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Reynold B
Goodyear LI
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Sears
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Ind
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Otis Elev
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Sir George Everest
India
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