Seabees Rebuild Cherbourg Structures in Record Time
Seabees arrived in Cherbourg with Admiral Wilkes and rebuilt a shell shattered hospital in seven days. Sailors from the battalion converted a damaged building into barracks and set up hot and cold showers, barber shops, and ships service stores for over a thousand crew. They worked fourteen hours daily to restore essential facilities while repairing and wiring, earning a reputation: Call the Seabees, they’ll know how to do it.
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S. C
John Wilkes
USN
West Morehead
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N. C
U. S
France
Cherbourg
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Navy S
Iceland
Seabees
Public Auction of City Land High Point Notice
City of High Point announces land sale by public auction at City Hall at 11 00 A M on Sept 4 1944 for cash or 10 down with balance over 60 months. Property includes lot 14 Bik I Willenbar Terrace Guilford County with garden lease expiring Nov 1 1914 note: text mixed from multiple notices.
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City of
High Point
N. C
High Point Township
Guilford County
North Carolina
Wiliouber
XN. C
Hardover St
Farris Ave
Parris Ave
Roland Park
Office of Register of Deeds of
Arnold J. Koonce
Carolina
Bik
Willenbar Terrace
Tm Office of Register of Deeds
Arnold J. Boonce
N. CC
Bell
Thie
College Terrace
Office of Register of Deeds
Deaths: Dennis R Richardson 54 Ramseur Saturday heart attack
Funeral services for Dennis R Richardson 54 of 307 East Sycamore Street Greensboro were held at Whites Chapel Ramseur after he died suddenly Saturday morning of a heart attack. Survivors include daughter Dorothy Brown High Point brothers Cecil Richardson and Lucien Richardson Ramseur and sisters Beulah Bray Coleridge and Pearl Stout Ramseur.
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Dennis R. Richardson
Greensboro
East Sycamore Street
Whites Chapel
Ramseur
Dorothy Brown
High Point
Cecil Richardson
Lucien Richardson
Beulah Bray
Coleridge
Pearl Stout
Food Opinions and Onions Affects Digestion
In a column exploring food myths, readers learn how different onion preparations affect digestion among healthy young adults. Cooking reduces sulfur compounds and fiber irritation, with tender onions in open kettles causing fewer symptoms than raw or heavily covered cooking methods.
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Father
Indian health scare lands Ark man in jail in Durango
Jerry Lewis 40 of Mountain Home Arkansas was jailed over claims he sold rum to Durango Indians provoking federal concern. The report weaves in court actions and a sweep of local property auctions in High Point North Carolina with officials Arnold J. Koonce and Storney James Noland referenced amid the chaotic text.
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Durango
Colo
INS
Jerry Lewis
Mountain Home
Ark
Lewis
Funeral Rites For Arthur W. Reddick Highlight High Point Farmer
Arthur W. Reddick, a well known farmer from High Point route 2, died in a local hospital Thursday morning. His funeral was held Saturday at Prospect Methodist Church with Rev. C. O. Plyler and Rev. A. C. Kennedy presiding. Pallbearers were Harvey Frazier, Johnnie Frazier, Exum Frazier, Shelbie Reddick, Carson Craven, and John Mendenhall. Mrs. Minnie Hester led flowers, and the service included church choir music. Interment was in the family plot at the church cemetery.
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Thomasville
Arthur W. Reddick
High Point
Prospect Methodist Church
C. O. Plyler
A. C. Kennedy
Harvey Frazier
Johnnie Frazier
Exum Frazier
Shelbie Reddick
Carson Craven
John Mendenhall
John Skeen
Minnie Hester
Funeral Service for David Critz Jarrett Held in Thomasville
The funeral for David Critz Buck Jarrett, a prominent local young man, was conducted at First Methodist Church in Thomasville on Sunday at 3 PM. Rev. Harold R. Simpson and Rev. Charles D. White led the service with active pallbearers John Carter Linville Clemmons Walter Beasley Knox Teague Arlie Hill and S T Stoker. Interment was in the family plot at the city cemetery. honorary pallbearers were local Junior Chamber of Commerce members. The crocodile is distinguished from the alligator by two teeth protruding when the jaws are closed.
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Thomasville
David Critz
Buck) Jarrett
First Methodist Church
Harold R. Simpson
Charles D. White
John Carter
Linville Clemmons
Walter Beasley
Knox Teague
Arlie Hill
S. T. Stoker
Swamps Line Gateway To East Prussia
Lyck in East Prussia lies 10 miles inside German territory near a swampy border area. The Bialystok route via Lyck extends 100 miles to the Baltic coast, with Lyck a key Masurian town and former smuggling hub. The region features lakes, a Teutonic castle, and varied industries plus wartime river barriers near Oszowice and Grajewo.
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Washington, D. C
INS
Lyck
Bialystok
Poland
National Geographic Society
Tot
Fast Prussia
Masurian Lake Ion
East Prussia
Grajewo
Bialystok- Lyck
Prostken
Neuendorf
Lake Lyck
the Teutonic Knights
Masuria
von Hindenburg
Mrs Parker Passes At Home In Thomasville
Obituary notices prevail for Mrs. Jordan Parker of Thomasville who died at 310 East Main Street after a brief illness. Born June 10, 1870 in Davidson County, she was a member of Springfield Friends church and attended Main Street Methodist. Survived by husband Rev P E Parker, one brother and two sisters, plus a step son. Funeral Monday at 5 pm with multiple church leaders officiating. burial in city cemetery.
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Thomasville
Es Jordan Parker
East Main Street
Sunaoe
Robert T. Tomlinson
Roby Kaney
Harold Parker
Varina
Noc
Harold Hadley
Springfield Friends Church
Lee F. Tuttle
Main Street
SS. W. Taylor
Methodist Church
W. A. Lambeth
Central Methodist Church of
Asheville
Harold Hughes Infant Dies in Thomasville
Harold Dan Hughes a 17 day old twin of Carol Ann Hughes died in a local hospital near Thomasville He was the son of Mr and Mrs Ed R Hughes The funeral party leaves Greene's Funeral Home at 10 30 tomorrow for a graveside service at Pierce s Chapel church cemetery Surviving are five brothers and four sisters besides the parents
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Harold Dan Hughes
Ed R. Hughes
Carol Ann Hughes
Greene
Pierce's Chapel Church
Texas golfers miss caddies on slow Abilene courses
Abilene Tex on Morgan Hampton pro at Abilene Country Club cites lack of caddies as cause of rising rude behavior. He notes players swing without help, the club bans fivesomes Saturdays and Sundays to curb slow play.
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Abilene
Tex
Morgan Hampton
Abilene Country Club
Hampton
Hurman
Abilene Club
Veterans retire from Goldsboro Salvation Army post
May and Mrs. Paul E. Jones, leaders of the Goldsboro Salvation Army post for four years, announce retirement on August 25 after 46 years of service. The item also notes Robert Fulton demonstrated a method of destroying ships by underwater gunpowder charges in 1805.
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Goldsboro
Paul E. Jones
Goldaboro
Salvation Army
Robert Fulton
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