Jewish Women Entertained At Shavitz Home
Mesdames Sam Shavitz and Jake Harris hosted the High Point Council of Jewish Women for a regular meeting at 217 Montheu Avenue. Mrs. Ben Herman presided, Mrs. Harry Jacobs opened with a Roosevelt memorial, and prayers were said. Members volunteered to pack clothing for shipping, assist war bond efforts, and support the hospital drive. Refreshments were served to eighteen attendees.
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Mesdames
Sam Shavitz
Jake Harris
High Point Council of Jewish Women
Montheu Avenue
Ben Herman
Harry Jacobs
Janklin Delano Roosevelt
Garden Council Sponsors Talk On Colonial Flower Arrangements
The High Point Council of Garden Clubs hosts an illustrated lecture by Mrs. Louise B. Fisher from Colonial Williamsburg on Colonial Flower Arrangements at the Sheraton hotel ballroom Wednesday evening April 25. A small admission goes to the council treasury for its projects. Cancer kills more American women between ages 35 and 55 than any other disease.
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High Point Council of Garden Clubs
Louise B. Fisher
Department of Interpretation of
Colonial Williamsburg
J. F. Ha
Fisher
Sheraton Hotel
Council Treasury
Church Social Service Guild Hears Dr. Lindley
The Wesley Memorial Methodist church social service guild met in the choir room with vice president Mrs. Lillian Kimrey presiding. Dr. P. E. Lindley of High Point College spoke on Peculiarities of the Bible referencing Morton’s Bible and the books of scripture.
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Wesleyan Service Guild
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Elizabeth Hedrick
Lillian Kimrey
Leila Smith
Margaret Chatfield
P. E. Lindley
High Point College
Morton
Hedrick
Bess Sheroff
New First Lady Shuns Limelight by Adelaide Kerr
AP Newsfeatures describes Mrs. Truman as a contrast to Mrs. Roosevelt, keeping a low profile and focusing on family. She supports her husband’s career yet prioritizes her daughter and home, with limited public prominence.
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Adelaide Kerr
AP Newsfeatures
Harry Truman
America
Truman
Roosevelt
White House
Mr. Truman
Mrs. Truman
Mrs. Roosevelt
Washington
Missouri
Trumans
Independence
Bess Wallace
Local hospital notices list patients improving
The community bulletin reports Mrs. Horace G Ilderton and Myra Ward improving at High Point Memorial hospital Boulevard unit after surgeries. Others like Mrs. K W Sedberry and LeRoy Hancock show progress and can receive visitors. Cpl J H McCall arrives on leave and Pvts Atchley and Hazelton return to base. Bobby Gene Yates recovers after tonsil surgery. Training films noted for wartime use by United States Steel. The piece also covers Mrs. Truman’s role and routine as First Lady and details about her background and interests.
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Horace G. Ilderton
Boulevard
High Point Memorial Hospital
K. W.«Sedberry
Jamestown
LeRoy Hancock
Washington
Speed King of 15th Air Force Hails Record Dive
T/Sgt. Robert T. Dalton of Dorchester Mass claims a world record in the 50 yard dash for a B-24 radio operator gunner after his plane crashed on the runway at the RAF redistribution station No 1 in Atlantic City He said he was out of range when bombs exploded and felt the blast through the concussion.
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Atlantic City
N. J
INS
Robert T. Dalton
Dorchester
Mass
15Th Air Force
Funeral services for Mrs Van Wood in Siloam Church
Mrs. Van Wood died yesterday at High Point Memorial hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 3 p.m. in Siloam Methodist church with burial in Denton cemetery. Surviving are husband five sons in the armed forces a daughter a sister and a brother.
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van Wood Denton
van Wood
High Point Memorial Hospital
Siloam Methodist Church
Denton Cemetery
Hssband
John Lowe Wood
Bakerville
Calif
Hoy
Colon
France
Gile
Pacific
Newell Wood
Long Island
N. Y
Pollie Brown Wood
High Point College
Doke Lowe
Joel Belk
Jackson's Creek
A O Adams Randleman dies. funeral set this afternoon
A O Adams 63 died this morning in High Point Memorial Hospital after long illness. Funeral services will be held at 4 PM at Bethel Methodist Church near Climax where he held membership. Burial follows in the church cemetery. Survived by widow Pearl Shamness Adams a daughter Louise of High Point College brothers John F Sophia P C and P T Adams Rt 1 and three sisters E Nance High Point Rt 1 Mrs on Frazier Randleman and Mrs J N Newby Sophia.
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A. O. Adams
Five Thousand Return to Work at Kelsey Hayes Detroit
Five thousand striking employees went back to work at the Kelsey Hayes Wheel company in Detroit today. Management refused to comply with a regional war labor board directive to reinstate five discharged union officers, causing unrest across the firm’s three plants. Among those returning were the firm’s workers and union members continuing to push for the officers’ reinstatement.
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Detroit
Kelsey- Hayes Wheel Company
War Labor Board
Women Don’t Fare So Well In Memphis
After the war a Memphis street railway company tried to hire 100 women as motormen. Only 16 applied and half quit. General superintendent A. D. McWhorter said women operators can be excellent but when they are not they are awful and that once the labor shortage ends they may leave for home.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Memphis
Tenn
A. D. McWhorter
Street Railway Company
Mce Whorter
Logs Save Life With the Third Army in Germany
In Germany April 19 an INS report recalls T/Sgt LeRoy Vermillion who fixed up his foxhole to remind him of Oregon’s hills and later credited the idea with saving his life. Vermillion was a lumberjack near Klamath Falls and in a lull roofed five discharged men who had forced their past plant guards.
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Third Army
Germany
INS
LeRoy Vermillion
France
Oregon Hills
Klamath Falls
Ore
Esmen
Dark night in town as patrols hear communist infiltrators
In Paris on April 19 a Second Infantry division patrol reports unusual activity as Capt. James Love of Butte Montana and 2nd Lt Ed F Sweeney of Belmont Massachusetts describe hearing footsteps and distinguishing Yanks by the jangling of metal hooks on rubber overshoes. They reassure locals that the sounds come from American troops. A log timber roof at a foxhole was damaged by a German 88 mm shell but Sgt Vermillion survived unharmed.
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Vermillion
Paris
INS
James Love
Butte, Mont
Ed F. Sweeney
Belmont
Mass
Love
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Shavitz
Garden Council
Reeves
Zemo
Rankin Memorial
Rankin Memorial Church
4. A. Bowers
Tipton St
Clyde McCain
R. Jones
Gertrude Cook Page
Penny
W. B. Penny
Young People's Rege
Archdale
WSCS
Women's Society of Christian Service
Ward Street Methodist Church
R. R. Johnson
Forcel
RUBY
High Point
South Main Street
Charles Bell
Southport
Tom Gold, Jr
Hillcrest Drive
Myra Ward
West Y Street
Boulevard Unit
High int Memorial _ hospital
Duval Hunter
Bowman Gray
Winston-Salem
J. H. McCall
Cpl. McCall
Colonial Drive
Fort Bragg
Hazel Holcomb
West Russell Street
Lorayne P. Atchley
Carol Hazelton
Spars
Parris Island
S. C
Mrs. W. H. Gibson
Oakwood Court
Cda
Bobby Gene Yates
Groome and Lackey
Boy Scout Patrol Number Seven
Miss Grant
Johnson Street School
Pittsburgh
United States Steel
Corporation
D' Scholls
AYDS
Main Drug Co
ICE Delivery Company
West Broad Street
Wagger
Kellogg’s
Pacharless
California
New
Soc
Cretonnes Vd. C
Main ST
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