Navy Seaplane Casualty Spiegel: Bruce Shankle Dies In Duty Crash
Bruce Franklin Shankle, 19, of High Point Route One, died in a seaplane crash in Long Island Sound on August 18 while on navy duty. He volunteered for service October 14, 1942, trained at Norfolk, and served on various assignments. Born January 18, 1924, he was a Hasty high school graduate. Survivors include his parents Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Shankle, a brother Bernard, a sister Edna, and paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Shankle of Stanly County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Shankle
High Point
F. W. Shephard
Quonsett Point
R. I
Bruce Franklin Shankle
Long Island Sound
Navy
Norfolk
Hasty High School
Davidson County
Snow Lumber Comny
Bernard
Edna Shankle
M. C. Shankle
Stanly County
Funeral Rites Held for J. T. Walden at Oakwood Cemetery
Funeral services for 72 year old J. T. Walden who died at his home on Randolph Street were conducted Thursday afternoon. Rev. L. Ruth and Rev. J. T. Stallings led the service with music by Mrs. Elma Warner, Mrs. Dockery Nance, and Mrs. Paul Trissell. Pallbearers included James Walden, Clyde Walden, and Grayson Irwin. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.T. Waldon
J. T. Waldon
Randolph Street
L. Ruth
Pilgrim Holiness Church
J. T. Stallings
Church of God
Commerce Street
Elma Warner
Dockery Nance
Paul Trissell
James Walden
C. W. Staley
Clyde Walden
Clyde Bivens
Herman Hobbs
D. P. Beck
Fred Graff
Grayson Irwin
Oakwood Cemetery
Plans for hosiery mills to resume civilian production
Charlotte August 20. Taylor D Durham executive secretary of the Southern Hosiery Manufacturers Association announced that 48 southern mills affected by cancelled army sock contracts can continue to operate. After talks with the War Department and knitters the War Production Board approved using mill inventories of special yarn for civilian goods. Damages from contract cancellations will be reviewed cooperatively by mills and the government, some mills may have claims for losses in converting to civilian production.
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Durham
Thirteen Local Men Enter Navy and Coast Guard
Thirteen men sent to Fort Bragg for induction have been accepted for U S Navy duty. The group includes Wade r Lee Helms Marvin McCreary Johnson Robin Frederick Gar wood James Reynolds Scarce and others. Howard Jackson Haley reported to St Augustine Florida for active duty with the Coast Guard.
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Draft Board Five
Fort Bragg
U. S. Navy
Wader Lee Helms
Marvin McCreary Johnson
Robin Frederick Garwood
James Reynolds Scarce
James Crawford Montgomery
Harry Vernon Vereen
Robert Loyd ‘Cecil
Belving Taft Ferguson
Robert Luther Hendrix
John Richard Farr
John Dennis Young
Wallace Morrell Smith
Harold Lee Weaver
Howard Jackson Haley
St. Augustine, Fla
U.S. Coastguard
Plans Complete For Jaycees Scrap Drive In September
The High Point Junior Chamber of Commerce finished plans for a citywide scrap drive slated to begin in September. Speaker Jake Harris shared early High Point history with relics and papers from 1898, while Ensign Henry Ferree told of naval experiences. New member Herbert Mitchell joined the Jaycees.
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High Point
Jaycee
Henry Ferree
United States Navy
Navy
Herbert Mitchell
Negroes In High Point Court Face Lottery Case
Ernest McCorkle, 223 Beamon Street, was given a six month suspended sentence for operating a lottery in High Point Municipal Court. He must pay $50 plus court costs and post a $300 bond. Officers testified he kept lottery books and used rain sheets as tickets, with two printed tickets produced.
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Ernest McCorkle
Beamon Street
High Point
Melvin A. Walker
Mill Street
Marion W. Belch
Young Street
Superior Court
Walter L. York
Parkway
Dorsey Stanley
Greensboro
Route One
A. B. Gaddy
Eugene Hamilton
Redding Street
Rev MooreSpeaks to Kiwanis on Snakes at Sheraton Today
Rev Oren Moore pastor of Brentwood Church spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel at 12 15 PM on snakes. He described venomous and non venomous species and noted rattlesnakes are poisonous. he warned against light exposure and praised snakes for rodent control.
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Oren Moore
Brentwood Church
First Presbyterian Church
Kiwanis
Sheraton Hotel
Moore
United Staes
Charles W. Perry
W. L. Jackson
J. T. Richardson
Raleigh
H A Couzens of Trinity Succumbs at Local Hospital
Haley A. Couzens 65 farmer of Trinity died at 6 this morning in a local hospital after being ill since Thursday. Born August 31 1877 in Randolph County he was a son of Frank and Fannie Leach. Survived by widow Mary Reddick two sons Edward L. Couzens Trinity and Corporal Woodrow Couzens in U S Army a daughter Lucy Hanes Norfolk sister Lizzie Goode Lexington four grandchildren Funeral services at Trinity Methodist Church Sunday at 3 p.m. conducted by Rev. W R Keligy.
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Haley A. Couzens
Trinity
Mr. Couzens
Randolph County
Frank
Fannie C. Leach
Mary Reddick
Edward L. Couzens
Woodrow Couzens
United States Army
Lucy Hanes
Norfolk
Lizzie Goode
Lexington
Trinity Methodist Church
Couzens
W. R. Keligy
Rescue of Robin Tops Odd Fire Call For Chief Ingram
Chief K K Ingram and his son Steve rescued a robin helpless on a tree limb after discovering its foot tied with thread. They amputated the crushed foot and released the bird, which hopped away weakly yet safe, marking a peculiar but noble effort for the department.
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Paige Holder
K. K. Ingram
South Main Street
Ingram
Fire Department
Steve
Chief Ingram
West Russell Street
Shirley Manufacturing Company
Thomas H. Hall
Willowbrook Street
Ingrams
Old Type B C Gas Coupons To Be Invalid
J F Jones secretary of the rationing board in High Point says all old type B and C gas coupons will be invalid September 1. Citizens must exchange for new coupons between August 23 and September 1. Outstanding 100 gallon bulk coupons issued before June 15 also go invalid September 1 to tighten rationing and curb black market activity.
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J. F. Jones
High Point
Jones
Ministers Attend Funeral Rites at Hopewell Cemetery
The obituary notes the participation of Pastor of the Main Street Methodist Church and Rev. J. C. Gatewood a Baptist minister of Trinity. Interment set at Hopewell Cemetery. The body lies at Yow's funeral home until Sunday morning at 9, then moved to the Trinity residence.
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Main Street Methodist Church
J. C. Gatewood
Trinity
Hopewell
Yow
New Nursery School Opens Here Monday
Mrs. J. W. McGuinn announced a second nursery school will open Monday at 6 30 a m at 748 North Main Street. Mrs. O E Cummings will lead the new school and supervise the Park Street site with Leona Kilburn taking over as head there.
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J. W. McGuinn
North Main Street
O. E. Cummings
Woman's College
Columbia University
Cummings
Park Street
Leona Kilburn
Greensboro College
Betty Lou Jackson
Hollins College
Julian Franklin
Eastern Carolina Teachers College
Franklin
Casual Comment By W. A. Bivins
A column of odds and ends recounts public reactions to injuries and quirks from a broken wrist to a bandaged eye. stories include a razor blade lawn mower, a dog funeral for Whiskers the Wire terrier, and a humorous note on camels in desert warfare with a Mesopotamian anecdote.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Dental inspection mixup at Lincoln air base yields false teeth
At Lincoln Army Air Base Sgt Frank Lefevere of Camden New Jersey failed to answer the call during dental inspection. Sgt Ralph Posmoga of Clairton Pennsylvania accepted a small box with a note stating he would be a few minutes late and that the package should go to the doctor. Inside the box was a set of false teeth.
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Lincoln
Neb
Lincoln Army Air Base
Frank Lefevere
Camden
N.J
Ralph Posmoga
Clairton
Lefevvere
Four Selected To Attend Boys' State At Chapel Hill
Four youths named James Lee Bulla Jr Holland Brandis Leonard and Gilbert Harris Furgurson will attend the Tar Heel Boys State session at Chapel Hill opening August 22. Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club American Legion Andrew Jackson Post 87 and Voiture No 115 the event aims to teach government and citizenship through simulated activities under Prof Albert Coats of the NC Institute of Government.
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James Lee Bulla
Holland Brandis Leonard
Gilbert Harris Furgurson
Kiwanis Club
Andrew Jackson Post
American Legion
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Albert Coats
North Carolina Institute of Government
Nazi Propaganda Tricks Fail to Spark European Uprisings
London officials say Nazi controlled radios use fake invasion dates to raise hope and then crush it, but Britons warned and resistance organized. Officials cite June 1940 French collapse and armistice as lessons, with London stressing controlled timing of any invasion and continued vigilance by patriots.
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London
United States
Germany
Paul Reynaud
Roosevelt
Russia
Saar
America
Petain
Europe
British Broadcasting Corporation
Dieppe
Exterminating Firm Seeks Higher Rates for Pests
In Kansas City a pest control company warns bankruptcy possible if rates stay low. For 40 dollars a month it asks leeway to cover roaches bedbugs lice water bugs rats and mice, insisting vermin control is essential.
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Kansas City
Insecta
Worrell Found Dead in Weed Patch. Coroner Rules Self-Inflicted
J R Worrell, 38, of 306 Pickett Street, was found slain by a razor near Kivett Drive. Coroner's jury ruled death by own action after an extended probe. Wife and two children lived with him. he left home Monday morning for work at the Tomlinson Hamilton Street plant. Funeral was held at Floral Garden cemetery with Rev R R Jackson officiating. Survivors include widow, two daughters, three brothers Clyde Boyd Archie, seven sisters, and mother Mrs Tobe Worrell.
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J. R. Worrell
Picketts Street
Negro Park
Kivett Drive
Worrell
Rev
R. R. Jackson
Floral Garden
John Fowler
Hamilton Street
Tomlinson
Pickett Street
Tobe
Dora Byers Worrell
High Point
Clyde, Boyd
Archie Worrell
Louise Fowler
Wilma Hill
Ruby Bunch
Bert Rich
Effie Collins
Kathleen Taylor
Violet Whicker
Tobe Worrell
Greensboro Road
Lisacche Returns to Active Duty at Camp Butner
Pvt. Lisacc he returns to Camp Butner Durham after a twelve day furlough with wife at 407 Tomlinson Street. Pvt Margery Burton daughter of Mr and Mrs Maritime Burton of Route One Thomasville sworn into the women's army corps at New London Conn assigned to motor pool.
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Lisacche
Pfe
John Lisacche
Camp Butner
Durham
Tomlinson Street
WAC
Pvt
Margery Burton
Maritime Burton
Route One
Thomasville
Women's Army Corps
New London
Conn
Corporal Fred V Royals Home on Furlough
Corporal Fred V Royals of Dy ersburg Army Air Base Tennessee is home on furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs R B Royals in Trinity He has been in the service since last November.
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Fred V. Royals
Dyersburg Army Air Base
Tennessee
R. B. Royals
Trinity
Corporal Royals
Morton Graduate Son of J F Morton Completes AAF Training
Cpl. David A. Morton son of J F Morton of 1201 West Green Street has graduated from the AAF mechanical training command school in Detroit Michigan.
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Morton
Cpl
David A. Morton
J. F. Morton
West Green Street
AAF Mechanical Training Command School
Detroit
Mich
Legion Drive Collects 1 000 Old Records
About 1 000 discarded wax discs were gathered by Andrew Jackson Post 87 American Legion for reclamation. The discs will be shipped to record companies for remanufacturing and exchange for new records sent to service men globally. Post Commander D M Lewis thanked citizens and local drug stores acting as collection depots.
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Andrew Jackson Post
American Legion
D. M. Lewis
Legion
Lions Hold Picnic At City Lake Park
High Point Lions informally held their weekly dinner meeting Thursday night at the city lake. About 100 attended with Lions families and guests. Attendees enjoyed a meal in the grove and played horseshoe pitching and softball. Ralph Williams chaired the arrangements.
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High Point Lions
Ralph Williams
Chicago Market Notes Imply Stable Dairy and Egg Prices
Chicago reports show butter receipts at 619,587 and firm prices as per the Chicago price current. Eggs receipts total 7,574 with firm tone for good quality and weak for others, and dirities 35-36, checks 35-3514. Other prices remain unchanged. Beer noted as a quick energy source by doctors.
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Chicago
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St. Joseph
Paint & Repair Now
Tiger Brand
Parker - Brown
Oak Street
ICE Delivery Company
West Broad Street
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Palace
Fryers Ib
Seward’'S Market
Jaycees
Jake Harris
H. A. Couzens
Robin
W. A. Bivins
Harvey Mathews
Enterprise Composing Room
Mathews
Ed Ellison
Cat and Dog Hospital
CCC
Myrtle Ellison
Miss Ellison
Whiskers
Guilford
Saturday Evening Post
the Post
Mesopotamia
James Lee Bulla, Jr
Brandis Leonard
Gilbert Furgurson
Nat Walker
Walgreen
J.R. Worrell
Thomas English Ring
C. A. Ring, Sr
Wellington Street
Aleutian Islands
Army Air Corps
Charlotte
War Department
Royals
Legion Drive
City Lake Park
City
Piedmont
Ou, & Coal CO
Hamilton - Boone Lumber Company
City Fuel CO
Park St
S. Main ST
PT UU Lae
Wagger
the Fishers OF Men OF the
High Point Gospel Tabernacle
Russell Street
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