Weather outlook for the Southeast and North Carolina
Occasional showers this afternoon and tonight with mild temperatures in North Carolina. South Carolina and Georgia expect local showers and thunderstorms, possibly tonight, with little temperature change. Official records show 24 hour readings from multiple stations including Charlotte and Atlanta.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Charlotte
Weather Bureau
Mus
Asheville
Atlanta
Birmingham
Ala
N. Cy. Bree
Chicago
Columbia
Fort Worth
Tex
Jacksonville
Fla
Louisville
Memphis
Wilmington, N.C
Oscar Lee Holden Dies at Thomasville Home
Oscar Lee Holden aged 64 died this morning at his West Guilford Street home after a short illness. Born March 4, 1878 in Guilford County, he lived there most of his life and ran a shoe repair business on West Main Street since moving to Thomasville nine years ago. Surviving are his wife Nora Brown, a daughter Mrs. G. M. Brown of Thomasville, a sister Mrs. David Belmer Hodgin of Guilford College, route 1, and three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending at J. C. Green and Sons Funeral Home.
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Thomasville
Oscar Lee Holden
West Guilford Street
Guilford County
James Holder
Martha Linthicum Holder
Nora Brown
Holden
West Main Street
Butter and eggs hold firmer prices in Chicago market
Butter receipts reach 879,466 with firmer quotes per Chicago price current. Creamery 93 score ranges 41 4148 to 4074 and 91 40 to 90 397% with various consignments. Eggs receipts 9,888 firm with fresh graded extra firsts local cars 36 1-4, firsts 34 or 35, current receipts 32, other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Coffin Jr dies from fishing camp boat injuries
William A. Coffin Jr aged 28 died at Randolph County Hospital at 4 30 this morning from injuries after docking a boat at a Yadkin River fishing camp two weeks earlier. He was a Davidson College graduate, manager of Coffin and Scarboro Men’s Shop, and active in Randolph County civic life. Surviving: widow Florence Brittain, parents Mr and Mrs W A Coffin, brother Harris A Coffin in the U S Army, uncles Oscar Coffin and Jesse M Scarborough, aunt Mrs Bess Coffin.
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Asheboro
William A. Coffin, Jr
Randolph County
Yadkin River
Davidson College
First Methodist Church
Coffin and Scarboro Men's
Ashebore
Bess Coffin
Raleigh
Sentence Set In Henderson Case With Suspension
The judge announced a two year sentence for Henderson with a five year suspended term. Defense attorney Floyd G. Christian informed the court of her decision to comply as Henderson sobbed. The Fellowship Press was fined five thousand dollars.
Blackout readiness and production notes for 1941
Officials announce rapid blackout action with intermittent sirens and a steady lights on signal. Midwesterners must stay alert as rubber supplies were diverted from warship ballast to sporting goods in late 1941.
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Nes
Back Slappers and Army Letters in High Point Memoir
A nostalgic column by W A Bivins reflects on back slapping with friends, recovery stories of B B Byrum, and a moving open letter from Frankfort SB’s Bill Puree to his son going to the army. It recalls Old Hickory Club’s sale and High Point’s sports and public recreation evolution amid wartime stress.
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High Point
William H. Puree
Sigymann
Daily
An Hoare
Ted Frankfort
Bill
Army
Daily American
Old Hickory
Old Hickory Club
Jamestown
Growlers
Engineer resigns after failing to secure permanent post
Chanel Chaiel, an engineer in the City Public Works Department, quit after months on temporary status with no sick or vacation leave. He joined Southern Mapping and Engineering Company in Greensboro, which does airport work in Florida. City officials weigh filling the vacancy as private-sector demand for engineers remains strong.
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William E. Chniel
Department of Public Works
Chniel
Samuel H. Strickland
Silas McBee
Chaiel
Civil Service Commission
Public Works
T. Carlton Kirkman
Southern Mapping and Engineering Company
Greensboro
Florida
Kirkman
Chanel
E. M. Knox
Civilian Defense Courses Restart Monday in High Point
Civilian Defense instruction will begin anew Monday night in High Point with a ten hour first aid course. The emergency utilities squad and decontamination squad meet at city hall for the session as division heads take over course planning. W E F Bailey notes the program will be organized by division chairs and city Civilian Defense will supply instructors.
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W. E F. Bailey
High Point
Civilian Defense Council
Cameron D. Deans
Car Conversion Ration Problem
The High Point rationing board faced a ruling on whether a passenger car modified to haul commodities qualifies for supplementary gasoline. An applicant claimed the back seat was removed and veneer paneling added to carry goods, but CPA rules require a rebuilt truck with truck license to receive extra gasoline allotments.
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High Point Rationing Board
CPA
OPA
India and War Aide Plan for Postwar Constitutional Reform
A proposal suggests allocating five seats to the All-India Congress led by Mohandas Gandhi, five to the Muslim League with guarantees of proportional representation, and five to universally respected Indians chosen by the viceroy. It calls for no constitutional change until after the war, maintains princes’ status pending a postwar constitution, and urges UN guarantees or Churchill to promise India’s independence soon after the conflict. Indians would support the war effort, leaving military defense to allied councils.
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All-India Congress
Mohandas Gandhi
Moslem League
Canada
British Commonwealth of Nations
United Nations
India
Churchill
Allied air raids hit Rabaul and Ke island targets
Allied planes conducted night strikes on Rabaul and scored near airfield runways, with seven Japanese Zero fighters either destroyed or damaged over New Guinea. In other actions, a cargo ship was sunk south of Timor while a merchantman and a destroyer were damaged. Wharfs were hit at Tocal in the Kei Islands.
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Ters
Rabaul
New Britain
New Guinea
Timor
Dutch East Indies
Kei Islands
Airways
Solomons
Tulagi
Samarai
Tocal
Australia
Washington
Aleutian Islands
U. S. Navy
Solomon Islands
Aleutians
Kiska Island
WPB to curb excess metal use in war production
The War Production Board plans to request army and navy lists of contractors producing in excess of need and to adjust schedules by cutting allocations. Vice Chairman James S. Knowlson will review estimated requirements from contract holders using large metal quantities as part of the production requirements plan.
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WPB
Army
Navy
James S. Knowlson
Hanes
Armed Services
War Front Reports From Red Star and Pravda Text
Naval burning sun and intensified heat devastate towns as German forces push into new districts. Pravda quotes vast country but no retreat. Russian counterattacks slow the advance in the Maikop region rich with oil derricks. Authorities express extreme concern about the situation.
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Red Star
Pravda
Maikop
Best Lawyer In High Point Letter to Washington Tale
A mail prank unfolds as Bainbridge Georgia letters addressed to The Best Lawyer of Lawyers High Point NC are returned. A third missive warns of escalation to Washington and prompts a postman to ask every lawyer in town if they are the best. No final resolution is known.
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Bainbridge
High Point
N. C
Washington
Main Street
Tax plan push calls for 10% sales tax and 5% withholding
AFL officials urge new revenue sources to fund wartime needs. A 10 percent retail sales tax with federal, state and local exemptions and a 5 percent withholding tax would add more than 10 billion in revenue immediately. Proposals also include an incentive-saving plan, limits on retroactive liabilities, and a corporate normal tax with a 35 percent war surtax.
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Alvord
Treasury
Chamber
German claims sink British steamer and American freighter
German sources report a British steamer en route from South Africa to England sunk by a submarine torpedo and an American freighter destroyed by gunfire off Florida. No Allied confirmation available.
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Berlin
South Africa
England
Florida
German advance to Cherkessk nears Cur-ck region
Soviet dispatches report German forces pushing toward Cherkessk and Maikop with heavy fighting noted at Cherkessk Maikop Krasnodar and near Novorossisk. Russian losses claimed in attempts to slow the Nazi advance while Stalingrad and Volga fronts show heavier German pressure. A Istanbul source cites a German plan toward an eastern wall across the Caucasus to Stalingrad and beyond.
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Cherkessk
Maikop
Black Sea
Tuapse
Novorossisk
Krasnodar
Novorossisk- Tuapse
Stalingrad
Volga
Kletskaya
Kotelnikovski
Istanbul
Germany
Russia
Caucasus Mountains
Caspian
Volga River
Leningrad
Joint Meeting Held by Church Groups at Hilltop Home
The Daughters of Dorcas and the Pastor's Aid Society of the First Baptist Church held a joint meeting Monday night at 815 Hilltop Street, hosted by Miss Anna Saunders and Miss Mary Bright. The gathering was described as an enjoyable evening.
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Daughters of Dorcas
Pastor's Aid Society
The
First Baptist Church
Anna Saunders
Hilltop Street
Mary Bright
Steward Board Meeting At Zion Church In August
The Steward Board of the A M E Zion Church met at Pearlie Wrights home at 1304 Kivett Drive on August 10 After the business session members were served a repast The next meeting is planned for August 24 at Wright Lillys home 1426 Kivett Drive
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A. M. E. Zion
Pearlie Wright
Kivett Drive
Wright Lilly
Hall announces birth of daughter Willie Ellen
Mr and Mrs William Hall of the Daniel Brooks Homes Apt 660 announce the birth of a daughter Willie Ellen on August 4 Both mother and daughter are doing well.
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William Hall
Daniel Brooks
Apt
Willie Ellen
John F Baldwin of Burns Hill Hospitalized After Operation
Friends learn John F Baldwin is a patient at Burrns Memorial Hospital following recent surgery. Miss Nellie Hinton hosted a breakfast for Olivia Johnson Cora Smith of Philadelphia and Wilma Reagan Henderson of Pittsburgh.
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John F. Baldwin
Burns Hill
Burrns Memorial Hospital
Nellie Hinton
Olivia Johnson
Cora Smith
Philadelphia
Wilma Reagan Henderson
Pittsburgh
Funeral Rites for Welborne Johnson in Thomasville
Funeral service for Welborne Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Johnson, was held at the family home on Pinnacle Street with Elder Willie S. Hancock, Elder A. J. Kelly, and Rev. S. M. Snyder officiating. Pallbearers were Jimmy Stroupe, Bobby Sowers, Billy Mullis, and Dewey Vaughn. Interment followed at Unity Chapel Methodist Church cemetery.
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Wellborne Johnson
Thomasville
Welborne Johnson
Arthur Johnson
Pinnacle Street
Willie S. Hancock
A. J. Kelly
S. M. Snyder
Jimmy Stroupe
Bobby Sowers
Billy Mullis
Dewey Vaughn
Lis
Flowers
Eva Rich
Unity Chapel Methodist Church
Funeral services for Frances Kurley in Thomasville
Frances Kurley 25 drowned when a boat capsized in the Catawba River near Charlotte. Funeral services set for 5 p.m. at Russell Funeral Frome, with burial in the city cemetery. She was a native of Wilkes County, daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah Kurley, survived by sister Mrs L H Minton of Thomasville and brother Burton Kurley of Morganton.
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Thomasville
Frances Kurley
Catawba
Charlotte
Russell
Iurley
Wilkes County
Nathaniel
Sarah Canter Kurley
L. H. Minton
Burton Kurley
Morganton
Harold Sechrest Promoted to Corporal in Australia
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Sechrest report their son Harold D. Sechrest has been promoted from private first class to corporal with the U S Army Air Corps in Australia. He has served about a year in the army.
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M. L. Sechrest
Forest Hill Drive
Harold D. Sechrest
U. S. Army Air Corps
Australia
Corporal Sechrest
Army
Legion Post Meets Tonight As Part of Membership Drive
An drew Jackson Post 87 of the American Legion meets at Blair Clubhouse at 7 30 tonight. Roy J Spearman will explain the membership drive plan. Taylor M Simpson says a local post committee attended the Regional Membership Conference in Durham. High Point post led a district spanning the Piedmont in the preliminary report. Simpson praises the Spearman plan and urges all ex service men to attend. State Commander Henry Ingram of Asheboro sets a goal of 20000 members for the year.
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Andrew Jackson Post
American Legion
Blair
Roy J. Spearman
Taylor M. Simpson
Legion
Simpson
Durham
High Point Post
Piedmont
North Carolina
Claude Pennington Dies After Illness at Home
Claude C Pennington 47 longtime Ridgecrest Drive resident died at his home after an extended illness He was born in Durham County April 20 1895 son of Braxton and Rebecca Pennington He married Lizzie Maynard on December 33 1923 and lived in High Point since then employed by The Thomas Mills and Tate Furniture Company He was a member of Ward Street Methodist Church Survivors include his wife Funeral arrangements are incomplete
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Claude C. Pennington
Ridgecrest Drive
Durham County
Braxton Pennington
Rebecca Williams Pennington
Lizzie Maynard
High Point
Thomas Mills and
Tate Furniture Company
Ward Street
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