Local Notes Highlight Visits and War Era Trade
Bea nen aan visits at C A Matton home. Brooks travels to Newport News by auto. Nellie Muse travels to Greensboro with friends Ruth Welborn and Ruth Owen after Ramseur trip with Miss Gladys Leonard. Mrs E Curtis Shields visits Greensboro. Maude White returns from Richmond and Raleigh. War era detail notes 1000 tons of sugar auctioned to Swiss agents aiding chocolate production for soldiers. Y M C A involvement and Red Triangle bid for supply to Sammies.
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Ruth Welborn
Ruth Owen
Ramseur
Gladys Leonard
Y. M
Germany
Y M C A Reports 86 Enlistments From Seven Southeast States
Dr W W Alexander announces 86 men from seven southeastern states enlisted in the army and navy Y M C A from July 22 to 27. Of these 54 await overseas service while others enter home training. Recruits come from diverse professions and will train at Columbia University or at Blue Ridge. Tennessee leads with 22 enlistees. Georgia and Alabama each have one percent.
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Red Triangle
W. W. Alexander
Southeastern Department War Personnnel Board
Army
Navy
Columbia University
New York City
Elue Ridge
YM. C. A
Tennessee
Eoryzia
Alabama
North Carolina
Florida
South Carolina
Mississippi
Miscellaneous
Red Triangle Workers Buy Sugar for Yanks
Paris reports that Red Triangle workers purchase sugar for American troops. As U S housewives adjust to government rationing, local efforts support Allied needs amid wartime shortages and price controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Triangle
Paris
South
Mr. Steele Hosts Paper Worker at Trinity Farm
A Trinity area farm owned by RE Steele hosted a local Enterprise paper man. The 125 acre site near Trinity features intensive cultivation with corn tobacco and livestock. Superintendent N A Mitchell guided the visit which included watermelons cantaloupes and other food items donated by Steele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Steele
Trinity Farm
RE. D. Steele
Trinity
Steele
Departments of Agriculture
Junior Order Called Meeting Tonight
Notice to juniors announces a called meeting at 8 o'clock in the office of J. W. Sechrest on Washington Street. All members are urged to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Sechrest
Washington Street
Funeral of Sylvester Newlin a Beautiful Tribute
The service honored Sylvester Newlin a physician turned pastor of Kokomo. A quartette sang Abide With Me as pallbearers and ushers carried the body to Springfield Cemetery for interment. He is survived by his wife, one daughter, a sister, and two brothers.
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Springfield Cemetery
FE. Mendenhall
D. R. Parker
Joseph D. Cox
Arthur Lyon
R. R
Decised
Clarice Newlin
Candace N., Johnson
Carmel
Ind
C. E B. Newlin
Vermont
Thomas Newlin
Guilford College
Army Y. M. C. A
Camp Jackson
Sylvester Newlin
Pasadena
High Pont
Clarke
Rev. Newlin
Myr. Newlin
Newlin
Amos Kenworth
Mr. Newlin
Therhhildhood
Howard Brown
Kokomo
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Mix Bea
Nen Aan
Matton
Henry KR. Brooks
Newport News
Mise Nellie Muse
Greensboro
Mrs. E. Curtis Shields
THE
Lot
I Newlin
H. J. Coffield
Howard Hickman
Blue Blood
SELEX
the Rose
Moffitt Furnishing Company
Hart
Hart’s Ice Cream
Hart Drug Company
Peoples House Fur
Nishing Company
Sus
Ususude
Allen’s
IL Om Hi Sie
Douglas Fairbanks
Goldwyn
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