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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1942

Page

5

Twenty Placed In 1-A In New Classification

Selective Service Board 5 announced today that 20 men have been classified in 1-A and are eligible for immediate induction into military service. Several hundred were classified 3-A, deferred because of dependents, in the routine classification meeting. Eleven are already in service. The 1-A list includes Wade Hampton Johnson and 18 others. many more were placed in 3-A, 1-B, and 4-F or deferred for various reasons, with numerous names listed for 3-A deferments due to dependents and multiple occupational deferrals.

Selective Service Board 5 Wade Hampton Johnson Boyd Curtis Royal Robert Wayne Welborn William Arthur Dillon Charles Frank Harris Benjamin Franklin Cecil Fred Deward Bunting Eugene Clifford Miles Charles Hodgin Henderson Howard Lee Moore Percy Marvin Howard Eugene Sisk George Edward Parker James Andrew Reece Gurney Lee Stroud Thomas Carey Hderton Alonzo Vestal Samual Hyatt Denny Tracy McKinley Herring Robert Samuel Allen Incitcu Ottis Pierce Moss Harold Autbert James Horace McCall, Jr Everett Willian Garner William Samuel McLeod William Francis Elliott Hoy Lee Fesperman Cecil Elwood Haworth Henry Turner Lewallen William Howard Johnson Lucian Elmer Pegram Lemuel Chestley Anarews, Jr Alfred Harry Pugh Howard Lewis Bunnell Ralph Lee Grey A. Pat Brown Seward Shelton Swanson Ernest Wood Hancock Archie Clifford Ingram Jake Isaac Harris Bruce Bray Elmer John Klawon Wile Dowden Sykes Dewey Hobson Greer Ralph Lorency Snyder Sam Thomas Pope Frank Raymond Smith, Sr Dossie Crawford Phillips Archibald Duncan Grant James Roy League Esker Wilson

Quaker peace goals highlighted at Guilford College report

Guilford College figures prominently as the American Friends Service Committee stressed practical applications of Quaker reconciliation and good will at the North Carolina Yearly Meeting. President Clyde A. Milner urged stronger financial support while E Raymond Wilson urged international cooperation and nonmilitary dispute resolution for enduring peace.

Guilford College Ap Ican Friends Service North Caro Yearly Meeting of Friends Clyde A. Milner Yearly Meeting E. Raymond Wilson American Friends Service Committee Ele United States Seth B. Hinshaw Asheboro Yearly Meeting Peace and Friends Service Committee Friends Friends Service

War news and political commentary drive postwar planning

The piece critiques Andrew Jackson Higgins over his Liberty ship contract costs and delays while praising his work on Navy barges. It notes steel shortages and budget cuts, the war production board, and the Maritime Commission. It also discusses Hitler using Ukraine for bread and oil, Gandhi’s civil disobedience drive, and potential violence in India as tensions rise.

Andrew Jackson Higgins New Orleans War Production Board Maritime Commission Andrew Admiral Land Alr. Higgins Higgins Louisiana Gandhi Congress Mohandas New York U. S Pakistan

Lessons In English by W. Li. Gordon

A compact weekly note on word usage and pronunciation. It defines ingenious as talented and clever, explains the contrast with ingenuous, corrects mispronunciations such as radiator, and warns about misspelled terms like burrow. Encourages expanding vocabulary by mastering one word daily with insoluble meaning and example.

W. LI. Gordon

Navy officer Skolfield safely found after mislisted

SAFE WASHINGTON Aug 7. The Navy Department said Lieut Ellis Percy Skolfield, previously listed as missing, is now safe. The officer's wife Mrs Ruth D Skolfield lives in Asheville North Carolina.

Washington Navy Department Ellis Percy Skolfield Ruth D. Skolfield Asheville N.C

List of names from historical document

The fragment lists individuals including Clifford Walker Claude Roberts Washington Howard Tal Washington Talton Wright Garnett Deward Barnes Jesse Radford Newton Hugh Strawder Smith Jules Dallas Edmondson Earl Roosevelt Copple Howard Herman Miller Herbert Lee Turner William Corbett Welch Banter Curtis Denning Hovey Clyde Cartee Melvin Henry Southard Robert Allen Burton James Alpha Perry Oscar Richard Sprenger Edgar O Neal Johnson.

Frank Louis Judish Chesley Andrews Vetra Isaac Willard Robert Reid McNamara Joseph Henry Mitchell Richard Everett Elliott Reginald Drury ‘Tillson Darius Boroughs Execus McDonald John Pennington William Fred Mauldin Alfred Henry Kimble Woad Addison Daves Louis Solomon Ershier Leroy Parrish Earnhardt James Norman Thomas Percy James Neal Lee Franklin Durham William McKinley Payne James Corbett Willias Garland George Payne Seborn Perry Barney Benjamin Morgan Homer Long Best Perry Franklin Smith Charles Banks Thomas Lee Roy Sykes Peter Joseph Brown Ivy Lee Stack Luther Joseph Lacy Ambrose Green Thomas Miller George Abram Stephens James Scrivens Cobb Junie Alfred Walden Cov Winfred Jackson Charlie Balinson Barneycastle Olin Hobart Beck James Griff Workman Lewis Boyd Freeman George William Underwood Robert Raymond Campbell Jesse Radford Newton Richard Medlin Ben Lever Harry McKinley Lovelace Henry Aloysius Fagan Ralph Jennings Kennedy William Gurley Lassiter Dov Elmer Ronk Staley Wyatt Woodcell Eli Vernon McLeod Ashby Morris Cook John Lee Howard Gurley George Washington Peace Shedney Prince London Ernest Matthew Meredith James Alford Smith, Jr Robert Black Frederick Jensen Guerin Raymond Lowe Walker William Fleming Bailey William Emanuel Merritt Paul Alexander Morris Ernest Parmaler Loftin Thomas Carlton Kirkman Reuben Thomas Prester Clyde Thorion Thompson Clifton McCollum Guy Wilson Wallace John Lewis Ward van Smith Reddick Alexis Kerenolt Rebel Lees Wil Smith Jon Turner Davis Roderick Johnson Reece Horace Decatur MecAhee Ezekial Pleasant- Wear Alonzo James Shaw Massir Winford Brown Clarence O'Neal Sechrest William Ray Moose Dealas Samuel Hedgecock Harris Frazier Coltrane Homer Dewey Guyer Carlos Elkin Bodenhamer Roy Devereux Langston Alexander Martin Rankin, Jr Robert D. Tew Robert Milton Ferree William Arthur Morgan Otis Thomas Buck Austin Bell Dykes William Herbert Galloway Joseph Grady Goldston Tollie Samuel Martin Lawrence Holland Zimmerman Roger Gregory Earl Costen Ward William Lee Hayworth Walter Franklin Johnson Arthur Clyde Morris Gilbert Arhur Marsh Harry Jacobs Harvey Leroy Hayworth Samuel Gurney Snider Wiliam Whitley Gluyas Mack Lindsay Shipwash Paris Witer Wiley Wiliam Oren Elkins Bernice Thurman Trogden Richmond Reid Stafford George Garland Bright George Washington Brackett Harvey Walter Coppridge Frank Joseph Trepke Rush James Johnson Charles Benford Neat Howard Gordon Berrier Gerstale Everett Morgan John Lee Bowers Everett Hampton Hackler Abe Platkin Kenneth Baxter Geddie Lewis Jones Warner Clarence Betha Thompson Marvin Keifer Hammer Emanuel Elmer Draughn Cleo Jackson Sears Harold Samuel McKee Rufus Edward Shields Henry Dixon William Thomas Ward John Oren Gallman Theodogy Roosevelt Partee Carl Earnhardt Alexander James Lewis Garst John McKinley Hill David Henry Williams Joseph Granville Doggett Louie Hartwell Beam J. van Boyles Vester Dudley Sale, Jr Rufus Polk Hicks Walter Whitted Hoover Ralph Thomas Williams Lemmie David Corn Samuel Adkins Hiatt James Bartley Reece Henry Harvey Beeson Homer Brown Aubrey Poston James Thomas White Walter Oscar Dunbar William Porter Montgomery R. Mayne Bundy Arthur Ernest Fidler William Dewey Montgomery Frank Bryant Mason Edward Wilson Reynolds Duval Washington Junter Moss Eugene Chamber Tony Rector Glen Anderson Calhoun Dale Webster Marshall Richard Randall Johnson Ewell Wesley Tiutehens van Himphreys Canady Charlie Grubb Max Griffith Campbell Willie Weldon Wendall Winfred Allen Warner Robert Jacob Wagger Maylon Andrews Richard Thomas Setzer Leo Sehwah Leonard Franklin Finnercutt Marvin Alfred Wood Howard Mason Blankenship John Boyd Riley William Wesley Frye Garnet Edwards Wiliam Augustus Cannon Eccles Dewey Everhart William Mclinley Farlow Wiliam Collier Edwards Cecil Vernon Atchison Max Solomon Wall Wilam Gratton Foy Isaac Richard Quigley Horace Gordon Rothrock Oscar James McLeod Herbert Franklin Richardson Henderson Jesse Lowe Dalton Robbins Russell Clifford Walker Claude Roberts Washington Howard Tal- Robert Washington Howard Talton Wright Garnett Deward Barnes Jesse Radford Newton, Jr Hugh Strawder Smith Jules Dallas Edmondson Flarl Roosevelt Copple Howard Herman Miller Herbert Lee Turner William Corbett Welch Banter Curtis Denning Hovey Clyde Cartee Melvin Henry Southard Robert Allen Burton James Alpha Perry Oscar Richard Springer Edgar O'Neal Johnson

New York Casualties and Soviet Front Strains Reported

Cables from Russia warn of desperate conditions as Soviet defenders retreat under German and Axis pressure. Banks in Sweden relay client notes that Caucasus fighting is harsher than censored reports show. Recruits falter as one third of Stalin’s population was displaced, and Soviet manpower dwindles amid heavy casualties and Siberian immobilization.

Russia Ans New York Sweden Caucasus Stalin Tajikistan Kazakhstan Osoviakhim Red Banner Army Siberia

Modern Etiquette Q and A by Roberta Lee

A reader asks about wedding invitations and family members. Separate invites go to parents and each grown son and daughter. A golf question notes high heels are unsuitable for golf and harm turf. For weekend parties the hostess should prioritize guest congeniality to avoid clashes.

Dutch Queen tells Congress resistance remains the motto

Wilhelmina of the Netherlands addressed a joint session urging continued resistance against the invader. She described the suffering under foreign rule and asked what America would answer to wholesale tyranny, stressing that her people fight inside and outside occupied territories. Her entourage includes Princess Juliana and two granddaughters. she has lodging in Lee, Massachusetts, before a White House visit.

Uncle Sam Axis Hitler Ukraine der Fuehrer Europe Reich Germany Caucasus Wilhelmina Netherlands Visi United States Congres Asia Hlouse Senate America Trolland London London i Ottawa Juliana Lee, Mass White House

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Selective Service Board Charlie Nathaniel Adderton Franklin Stanon Moore Walter Galveston Marshall Roy Posie Perdue John Ray Loflin Hoyt Hawks Hubert Joshua Rockwell John William Rice Arthur Cyrus Beeson France Osborne Cole Henry Armfield Foscue Ralph Mitchell Holbrook Boyce Austin Grace Tom Johnston Kearns Walter Fillmore Hester William Claude Gray Harry Lee Moorefield Hubert Calvin Stewart Ernest Ruffin Anderson Robie Roosevelt Corder Frank Homer Barrett William Solomon Ward Mack Donald Bates Charles Moody Graves James Harvey Thorrrell James Hamilton Rogers John Fred Stone Nathaniel Patton Yarborough Henry Franklin Briggs William Wayne Horton Billie Lee Southern Dawson Emerson Scarborough John Weston Charles Franklin Mann Monroe Fletcher Grooms Willis Young William Lonnie Royals F.D.R St.Joseph Romlous Louis Fischer Mohandas K. Gandhi India Fischer South Main Street Albert N. Leman DAVIS Carolina Roberta Lee High Point
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