Butner Soldiers Bring Show To High Point Mills Sunday
Camp Butner soldiers return with a new musical and entertainment program for textile workers at the Senior High School on Sunday at 8 p m. The event includes solos comedy sketches concert band numbers and two newly released films Life Line and The Nazis Strike. A returned war hero will speak and Lt Arnold Jivert leads the event with Col Herbert Pool and Major Gen Frederick E Uhl approving in cooperation with the War Production Board.
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Camp Butner
High Point
Dees Ne
Assurt
Warriment
Life Line
Jap-herd Rendova
Munda
Poland
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Armance
Arnold Jivert
Herbert M. Pool
Frederick E. Uhl
4Th Service Command
War Department
War Production Board
Deadline Approaching for Absentee Ballots for Service Members
Louis J. Fisher of the county board of elections notes applications for absentee ballots from armed forces members are far below expectations. Eligible service members or spouses and relatives may apply at 4 Wachovia Bank Building. ballots are mailed to service members wherever they are stationed. Fisher urges haste as processing can take weeks before the next election.
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Louis J. Fisher
County Board of Elections
Fisher
Armed Services
Armed Service
Wachovia Bank
Building Permits Totaling 2900 Issued in Day
Sik Wui issued permits today totaling 2900 for repairs and repainting. Marsh Furniture won 440 for ventilator repairs in a Mangum street factory. High Point, Thomasville and Denton R A secured 1000 to re-roof a 301 West Green warehouse. High Point Steam Laundry approved a garage construction permit. Residents: W. J. Leonard 75 for residence re-roofing at 915 Charlotte, Ira Simpson 75 for 604 East Commerce re-roof, P B Cavanas 500 for 615 Cable Street repairs and re-roof.
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Builter
Marsh Furniture Company
Mangum Street
High Point
Thomasville
Denton R. A
West Green
W. J. Leonard
Charlotte St
Ira Simpson
East Commerce
P. B. Cavanas
Cable Street
McNatt Speaks At Exchange Club Meeting
Rev. J. P. H. McNatt pastor of Brentwood Presbyterian Church spoke at the Exchange Club dinner at the Sheraton Hotel. He urged hard work and sacrifice, contrasting pagan views of labor with Christian service and praising armed forces sacrifices. A brief business session followed.
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McNatt
Exchange Club
J. P. H. McNatt
Brentwood Presbyterian Church
Fligh Point
Sheraton Hotel
Mr. McNatt
Plato Aristotle
Cicero
Christ
St. Paul
David Livingston
J. D. Ross
Ram
Bob Conrad
Japanese Admit 22 Liberators Raid Islands
Tokyo radio announced 72 American Liberator bombers raided Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands about 600 miles from Tokyo in daylight yesterday. Japanese fighters engaged the raiders and claimed two heavy bombers were shot down. Prior raids on Iwo Jima had occurred but no independent confirmation followed.
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Associated Preas
Tokyo Radio
Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands
Tokyo
U. S
Stocks Narrow Range Defies Large Moves
New York trading on August 15 saw stocks hold their ground with little advance or decline. Support came from Chrysler, Santa Fe, Sinclair Oil, American Telephone, U S Rubber, Anaconda, Kennecott and American Can. laggards included Canadian Pacific on dividend deferment, U S Steel, Westinghouse, Du Pont, American Smelting and International Harvester. Bonds remained steady and commodities showed a slight unevenness.
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New York
Chrysler
Santa Fe
Sinclair Oil
American Te . U. SS. Rubber
Anaconda
Kennecott
American Can
Canadian Pacific
U. S. Steel
Westinghouse
du Pont
American Smelting
International Harvester
New American Weapon Described as Guided Bomb
London dispatch reports that America unveils a 14 pound anti personnel bomb whose blast is controlled from aircraft by a steel cable wound around the missile. The innovation is described as a new weapon in development with guidance from above.
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America
London
Tokyo
Odd Fellows Cancel Homecoming Date At Goldsboro
Repiton Lodge secretary James R. Young announced that the Odd Fellows will skip the usual homecoming for orphans and aged residents in Goldsboro this year due to a polio epidemic. Traditionally Repiton Lodge sent a delegation to Goldsboro on the first Sunday in September for the event.
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Odd Fellows
Goldsboro
James R. Young
Repiton Lodge
Lo.o.f
Orphans Home
Public Relations Group Set for District No 1 Training
Representatives from the local Public Relations club will attend the District No 1 day training school for public relations members tomorrow in the Robert E Lee hotel Winston Salem. The program runs 10 a m to 4 p m with district office officials present to discuss all phases of the public relations panel and a round table on board problems.
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Robert E. Lee
Winston-Salem
Four Injured As Car Overturns On Springfield
Edward Hill a teenager from the Clara Cox Apartments remained unconscious after a Sunday night crash on Springfield Road. Odell Morris of the same complex and a fourth occupant were hospitalized with injuries. Hill's condition puzzled attendants though not listed as serious.
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Springfield
Edward Hill
Clara Cox
Hill
Springfie
Odell Morris
Tania
Haggard
Footnotes and Follies From A Rural Gossip Page
A collage of humorous items and anecdotes from a local editor, including a traffic encounter, a Scotchman joke, wartime recruitment quips, a sore foot remedy, a shoe store tale, and juvenile memories of growing feet. The piece mixes light social commentary with small-town character observations.
Fuel Oil Users Warned To Keep Within Limits
Ration board officials warn housekeepers to limit heating oil use this winter as fuel oil supplies will be tight. Do not create space heaters or single room units to heat entire homes. Past attempts to overuse fuel oil exhausted allotments early. conserve and stay within time limits.
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Ration Board
WAVE Recruiter Here For Series Of Interviews
Yeoman Mary Blackwell the WAVE recruiter for Guilford county arrived for a monthly visit at High Point. She will stay through Saturday and interview local girls in room 212 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The outreach highlights Navy service as a path to education and broader experience in support of victory and peace.
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Yeoman
Mary Blackwell
Guilford County
High Int
Navy
Yeoman Blackwell
Billy Furgurson Reported Safe Amid Mediterranean Station
As news of Southern France invasion spreads, Mr and Mrs L C Furgurson of 500 Lindsay Street receive a radiogram from their son Billy Furgurson serving in the U S Merchant Marine in the Mediterranean. He writes that he is getting along all right and prays God be with them until reunion.
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Jack Frost
France
L. C. Furgurson
Lindsay Street
Billy Furgurson
Mediterranean
Furgurson
U. S
Hughes Infant Dies At Thomasville Home
Carol Ann Hughes, 12 day old twin daughter of Ed R Hughes and Mandy Walker Hughes, died at her Thomasville area home. Survived by seven brothers Loyd Brantley Edward Joan Bobby Charles Harold, and six sisters Imogene Nancy Dora Dean Betty Sue Ora Barbara. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Carol Ann Hughes
Ed R. Hughes
Mandy Walker Hughes
Thomasville
China Based Planes Attack Jap Center
U S heavy bombers based in China attacked Formosa near Japan’s inner water routes about 200 miles north of the Philippines. The raid targeted a south island port and dock facilities at Takao, sinking three freighters in the strait between Formosa and the Chinese coast, as Gen Stilwell’s forces press strategic blows.
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Associated Press
Formosa
Japan
Philippines
U. S
China
Joseph Stilwell
Halmahera Island
Takao
Perkinson To Attend National Convention
M. Z. Perkinson of High Point president of the North Carolina Retail Jewelers Association is appointed to the nominating committee of the 1944 Conference of the American National Retail Jewelers Association to be held August 21 at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
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M. Z. Perkinson
High Point
North Carolina Retail Jewelers Association
American National Retail Jewelers Association
Waldorf-Astoria, New
Contributions Received To Infantile Paralysis Fund
Local effort in High Point to fund the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis continues through the emergency drive led by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The first gift of 10 dollars came from Hubert L. Mitchell with several more gifts in the mail. committee details and mailing address are given. No new cases reported in the city. health officials monitor developments as the Foundation operates the emergency hospital in Hickory.
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National Foundation For
High Point
L. H. Baker
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hubert L. Mitchell
Willard Leathers
Charlies Mendenhall
Rangements
Pete Morris
Vance Kester
Chamber Polio
Enterprise
North Main Street
R. A. Herring
Herring
Found
Emergence
Hickory
Cafe Men To Attend OPA Meeting Here
William Lassley OPA price officer from Charlotte will lead a meeting for all restaurant owners and operators tomorrow night at 8 in the county building courtroom. R K Young local ration board restaurant panel chairman announces the session to explain the 40 basic items list and posted prices placard.
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William Lassley
OPA
Charlotte
R. K. Young
Ration Board
Lassley
Shoe fit outweighs sales talk in comfort verdict
The passage argues that shoes must feel right on the wearer rather than rely on sales pitches. It notes that footwear that is too large can aid growth issues like bunions and callouses, while proper fit matters most in long term comfort. Acknowledges reliance on manufacturer claims but prioritizes wearer experience.
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O.k
Series Of Thefts Reported To Police
Mrs Reid McNamara reported the theft of a 1940 two tone blue Dodge valued at 900 dollars with North Carolina license 227049. Brook Coster 17 was arrested for larceny of a bicycle from Leon Chambers with bond 200 dollars. Mrs Paul Casey reported the theft of two watches and a bracelet from a dresser drawer after deciding not to repair them in June.
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Reid McNamara
North Carolina
Brook Coster
Leon Chambers
Paul Casey
Woodbrook Court
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Henry V. Koonts
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Reid Lodge
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WAVE
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High St
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Depot
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Parker-Brown Lumber CO
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Haas Tailoring CO
Baltimore
O.P.A
DIAL
Horace G. Ilderton, Inc
Dodge and Plymouth Distributor Used Car Exchange
High Point, N. C
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