High Point Girl Appears On Pic Cover In Hollywood Film
Dorothy Garner of High Point North Carolina gains a feature on the cover of the weekly magazine Pic She pursued movie work for months leaving a switchboard job at the San Carlos hotel and a cigarette girl stint at Ciro’s before being hired by Sam Goldwyn for the Denny Kaye musical Up in Arms She is 20 years old blond with green eyes and is married to Sgt L W (Jack) Blackwelder now serving in the U S Army
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Garner
Eula Garner
Venablestreet
High Point
Pic
Miss Garner
N.C
Hollywood
San Carlos
Ciro’s
Sam Goldwyn
Denny Kaye
Arms
Sgt. L. W
Jack) Blackwelder
U.S. Army
About 20 Workers Cut From Government Office
Approximately twenty employees have been released from duty with the Demobilized Records Branch and the World War Two Records Branch. Miss Marjorie O'Brien said the cuts are not due to inefficiency but to a government order to reduce staff after a department-wide survey. Some may join other federal agencies or local offices as names are sent to Winston-Salem for civil service placement. Potential addition of Women Army Corps records would not raise staff beyond current levels. Official word from Washington is pending, expected early next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie O’brien
O’brien
War Department
O'Brien
Winston-Salem
Washington
Womens Army Corps
WAC
Lone Star Quartet to Perform in Thomasville Friday
The Lone Star Quartet, heard on WPTF Raleigh, will perform at the Main Street School in Thomasville Friday night August 27 at 8 30 under sponsorship of the Thomasville Lions Club. Lions members sold tickets at their weekly meeting and will announce dates for a city wide tin can salvage drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Lone Star
WPTF
Raleigh
Main Street
Thomasville Lions Club
Lions
Hackney to Direct Regional Boy Scout Conference in Atlanta
Bunn W. Hackney Jr the executive secretary of the Uwharrie Council Boy Scouts of America travels to Atlanta Ga to direct the sixth region training school for NC SC GA and VA The theme Organize and Stabilize the Scout Unit guides a conference August 20 to August 6 with daily classes from 745 a m to 1000 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunn Hackney
Atlanta
Bunn W. Hackney, Jr
Uwharrie Council
Boy Scouts of America
Scout
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Dackney
No Decision Reached on Use of War Yarn
A federal army officer met with North and South Carolina mercerizers in Charlotte to decide if yarn from war contracts could be repurposed for civilian use. Negotiations pause with return expected early next week as discussions resume. The Navy graphic office printed and distributed 12,900,000 parts in three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essery
Charlotte
Raphic Office of the Navy
Lost ham prompts police search for owner
Police Chief W G Friddle said he remains keen to locate the owner of an extra fine country ham found after two boys attempted to sell it to a local market. The boys left the ham when questioned, and Friddle urged the owner to identify it by weight and age at the police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Friddle
Friddle
Dog License Drive Yields Citations in City Canvas
Police and Dogcatcher J. O. Poindexter conducted a door to door canvas to enforce the dog ordinance. The drive, forming a city wide patrol, resulted in over 100 citations for owners of unlicensed dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Friddle
J. O. Poindexter
Friddle
Mrs Huneycutt of Trinity Dies After Surgery
Mrs Janie Smith Huneycutt wife of Rev R F Huneycutt died Wednesday after an operation at a Winston Salem hospital She had broken her hip in a fall at home in Trinity last Saturday Survivors include her husband four sons and one daughter Funeral services will be held Friday at Trinity Methodist Church with burial in the Albemarle City Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janie Smith Huneycutt
R. F. Huneycutt
Trinity Circuit
Methodist Church
Winston-Salem
Trinity
Satuday
Honeycutt
North Carolina
W. Jackson Huneycutt
Yadkinville
W. T. Huneycutt
Lexington
J. W. Huneycutt
Baltimore
C. Jerome Huneycutt
Morehead City
C. R. Strupe
Huntersville
Trinity Methodist Church
S. W. Taylor
High Point
City Cemetery
Albemarle
Funeral Rites Held for C. V. McLendon 71
Funeral services for C. V. McLendon 71 were held at Mt Gilead Baptist Church with Rev C E Stevens officiating. Burial followed in Sharon cemetery. Surviving are his widow former Miss Fannie Frazier six daughters two sons two brothers a half brother and six grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
B. H. Russell
R. W. Myatt
Greensboro
B. B. McLendon
Pfc
Frazier McLendon
Santa Monica
Calif
A. D. McLendon
Dovesville
S. C
R. A. McLendon
Columbia
V. F. McLendon
Bennettsville
Funeral service for Miss Mary Howard 80
Miss Mary Howard 80 died at relatives home 110 Homestead Ave Tuesday. Funeral held Wednesday at Advance Methodist church Davie county with Rev T G Madison and Rev J C Gentry officiating. Music by Mrs George Shutt. Pallbearers included G B McDaniel W E Reece J L Davis W A Hendrix Jr Tom Foster and L H Crouse. Interment in church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Howard
Homestead Ave
Advance Methodist Church
Davie County
T. G. Madison
Shiloh
Methodist Church
J. C. Gentry
Advance Charge
George Shutt
G. B. McDaniel
W. E. Reece
J. L. Davis
W. A. Hendrix, Jr
Tom Foster
L. H. Crouse
Cchurch Cemetery
Boys Turn In TT Gas Ration Coupons
Two boys identified as Billy Hall and J P Bunn Jr found a half sized envelope labeled Crawford on Forrest avenue near Richardson street containing many TT gas ration coupons. They returned it to the ration board where Secretary J J Jones noted some coupons carried license numbers and suggested we may be dealing with a dropped lot tied to the gasoline black market crackdown. The boys, both residents of 609 Richardson street, were praised for their honesty as authorities consider possible intentional loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Avenue
Richardson Street
J. J. Jones
Billy Hall
J. P. Bunn, Jr
Jones
Crawford
Hollywood Publicity Turns Inventive in 1940s Star Roles
Hollywood reshapes star images with trick casting as Peter Lorre, Edward G. Robinson, and Humphrey Bogart play against type. Richard Dix shifts from hero to villain in The Ghost Ship while Merle Oberon, Don Ameche, Bing Crosby, and others explore playful or comedic pivots. Publicity quirks include a Goldwyn Girl’s military joke and a Goebbels secretary casting gag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Peter Lorre
Edward G. Robinson
Humphrey Bogart
Richard Dix
RKO
Merle Oberon
Don Ameche
Bing Crosby
Frank McHugh
Publicity Department
Goldwyn
Navy
Paul Joseph Goebbels
W. R. Frank
Robert Armstrong
Goebbels
Armstrong
Frank
South Pacific
Frances Langford
Ann Corio
Italy
OWI
America
London
Jackie Jenkins
Tommy Dorsey
Jackie
Description of Purple Heart Decoration Evolution
The text contrasts the original Order of the Purple Heart with the present decoration. It notes the initial purple sprigfled silk edging and silver braid on the left breast, and describes the current hear shaped medal featuring a Washington bust on purple enamel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Missing S T Ring in Aleutians engagement
Tech Sergeant Thomas English Ring, 29, son of Mr. and Mrs. A Ring Sr., of 1009 Wellington St, reported missing in action in the Aleutian Islands. Wife in Charlotte, family awaiting fuller War Department details after Ring’s overseas service of about two months. He has a small daughter with his wife in Charlotte.
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Thomas English Ring
A. Ring, Sr
Wellington Street
Aleutian Islands
T/Sgt. Ring
Cliff Ring
Department For Fuller Information
Ring
Air Corps
Keesler Field
Miss
Scott Field
Ill
Butter And Egg Operator Arrested By Negro Police
Eugene Hamilton, 44, of 703 Redding street, was arrested by High Point's two Black officers, B. Allen Steele and Oriel Leake, on charges of operating a butter and a lottery in the Negro section. About 350 books were found at Redding street and 100 more at another room Hamilton frequented, with newer white band paper records showing numbers. The arrest marks a major achievement for the Negro police since they began duty in August, following prior arrests for assaults, drunkenness, and disorderly conduct. A separate lottery charge involved L. V. Whitaker, 19, white, tied to baseball ticket pool activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Hamilton
Redding Street
High Point
B. Allen Steele
Oriel Leake
Hamilton
L. V. Whitaker
Montgomery Zivic Fight Odds Sagging In Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on Monday night Bob Montgomery faces Fritzie Zivic at Shibe Park as odds shift away from Montgomery. Zivic, buoyed by recent win over Kid McCoy, weighs in as an underdog still confident, while both camps pursue weight cuts and training tweaks. Promoter Herman Taylor targets around 30,000 spectators for an estimated $70,000 gate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Bob Montgomery
Fritzie Zivic
Shibe Park
Croat
Zivic
Frizie
Kid McCoy
New York
Pennsylvania
Sammy Angott
Montgomery
Fritzie
Jack Brady
Tommy Louhgran
Fairmont Park
Frankie Thomas
Herman Taylor
Two Women Harassed by Soldiers Then Left in Ditch
A unit of Japanese soldiers forced a car into a roadside ditch when two women were seen inside. The soldiers mocked them with laughter and questions before leaving the women to walk back to town. The account notes Japanese retaliation follows Chinese deaths.
Men and Women in Service Return to Posts
Sgt Darrell Reed comes back to Camp Mackall after a fifteen day furlough visiting Boone Iowa with his parents Mr and Mrs James Reed. Pfc James M Roach returns to Barksdale Field after a ten day furlough with wife Esther Blevis of 213 Best Street. Morris H Grimes leaves for Fort Bragg to enter the army after visiting Monroe Michigan with wife and two children and returning to Concord to spend the weekend with his mother.
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Darrell Reed
Camp Mackall
James M. Roach
M. R. Roach
Barksdale Field
Esther Blevins
Best Street
U. S. Air Forces
Morris H. Grimes
Fort Bragg
Monroe
Mich
James Laws
Concord
James Grimes
J. W. Noah
Four High Point youths join RAF pre flight school at Maxwell Field
William B. Hall Jr James M Hayworth Robert Hutchens and John D Reid are entering the third phase of pilot training at Maxwell Field Alabama. Charles B Tate formerly of Lake street is promoted to staff sergeant at Chico Field California. Cpl David A Morton son of J L Morton graduates from AAF technical training in Detroit. Robert S McGhee son of Ward street graduates field telephone school at Marine base Atlanta and is promoted to private first class.
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High Point
RAF
Maxwell Field
Ala
William B. Hall, Jr
Johnson Street
James M. Hayworth
Willowbrook Street
Robert Hutchens
Hutchens
John D. Reid
Park Street
Tate
Charles B. Tate
Lake Street
Chico Field
Calif
Army
John B. Tate
Morton
Cpl
David A. Morton
AAF Technical Training Command School
Detroit
Mich
McGhee
Atlanta
Robert S. McGhee
Ward Street
Marine Corps
Local G.I. Training and Promotion News
Pte. Robert Lee Whitaker Jr. of 505 South Street entered the B-24 Liberator bomber mechanics school this week. D Hobbs of 1008 Smith Street was promoted to private first class at Keesler Field Biloxi Miss this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Whitaker, Jr
Robert Whitaker
South Street
D. Hobbs
Iaan Hobbs
Smith Street
Keesler Field
Biloxi
Local Servicemen and Family Notes in Brief
Meda P. Posey now serves as mess sergeant at Columbus army air field. Elmer L. Carter, son of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Carter, stationed at Freeman army air field in Seymour Indiana. William A. Horney Jr., husband of Norma Loflin Horney, promoted from private to corporal at Pope Field Fort Bragg with the troop carrier command air base squadron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meda P. Pegram
James A. Posey
Columbus Army Air Field
Carter
Indiana
Elmer L. Carter
John S. Carter
Thissell Street
Freeman Army Air Field
Syemour
Ind
Horney
William A. Horney, Jr
Norma Loflin Horney
Lexington Avenue
Pope Field
Fort Bragg
Troop Carrier Command
Butler Graduates and Navy Training Completion Report
Pfe Abraham B. Butler Jr. graduates with distinction from the aircraft mechanics school at Seymour Johnson Field. Apprentice Seaman James Luther Brown returns to Newberry College after visiting his parents in Newberry South Carolina. Robert C. Floyd completes naval air technical training at the Navy Pier in Chicago and awaits assignment aboard an aircraft carrier, with the rank of striker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Abraham B. Butler, Jr
A. B. Butler
E. Lexington Avenue
Seymour Johnson Field
James Luther Brown
U. S. Navy
Newberry College
Newberry
S. C
James N. Brown
Lindsay Street
Robert C. Floyd
High Point Route One
Naval Air Technical
Navy Pier
Chicago
Ration Board Takes No Action Against Leonard
The ration board announced no action against Leonard of Arbordale Drive after municipal court referred the speeding case. J F Jones said the boy was not driving his own car and had no gas ration card, so no steps were taken. The board will report the case to the Charlotte OPA and keep the violation on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadis Leonard
Arbordale Drive
J. F. Jones
Jones
Charlotte Opa
First U S President's Cherry Street NYC Home
The first presidential residence while in office was George Washington’s home on Cherry Street in New York City, occupied from 1789 to 1790.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Cherry Street
New York City
George Washington
Mass Meeting Planned for Young Men to Enter Air Cadets
Mrs J R Worrell pleads for public help to find her husband missing since Monday morning after departure for work. He is 5'11" 145 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes, father of two, last seen in a white shirt and blue wash pants. A mass meeting for 17 to 27 year olds to learn aviation cadet entry will be held August 27 at 7 30 PM in the county building as part of the High Point Civil Air Patrol program.
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J. R. Worrell
Pickett Street
Worrell
Hamilton Street
Tomlinson Plant
High Point
Civil Air Patrol
United States Army Air Corps
Air Corps
Army
Smith's
U. S. Army
High Point Flight
Thunder Rain Drops Show Larger Size During Storms
Raindrops become larger in thunderstorms because electrified water droplets attract and merge, producing bigger drops than at other times. This natural process explains the observed increase in drop size during storm conditions.
Mrs. W. H. Rule of Jamestown Dies in Winston Hospital
Mrs. W. H. Rule of Jamestown died Wednesday afternoon at Baptist hospital in Winston-Salem after being ill since April 1. She is survived by husband two sons Joel and Bill Rule and daughter Barbara Rule all at home. Also surviving are several brothers and sisters. She was daughter of Alpheus and Barbara Yarborough. Funeral arrangements not complete.
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W. H. Rule
Jamestown
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Joel
Bill Rule
Barbara Rule
Rule
Alpheus
Barbara Yarborough
Marines Use Cards With 21 Japanese Phrases
U S Marines in the Southwest Pacific received cards listing 21 Japanese expressions with phonetic spellings to compel prisoners to comply, reflecting training to manage interactions during combat.
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U. S
Southwest Pacific
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Gov't Office
Thomasville Lions
Lone Star Quartet
Mrs. Huneycutt
Winston Hospital
Erskine Johnson
NEA
S. T. Ring
Aleutians Island
Alaska
T Sgt. Ring
Frances Long
Riese
China
Japan
England
Shanghai
International Sentment
Sgt. Reed
Hobbs
Meda Pegram
Columbus Field
Ration Board
Leonard
W. H. Rule of
BE. C. Bonar
Nyal
Lilly
Sharp
West End Drug
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