New War Training Courses Open At Senior High
New classes in essential war production training begin September 1 at Senior High under public school and state office sponsorship. The program offers radio mechanics welders machinists and other skilled trades for war workers with information through the U S Employment Service and A R Carr local vocational training director. Both men in non deferable occupations and women new to work gain opportunities to learn targeted skills for war production in this education program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Employment Service
A. R. Carr
State Board For Vocational Education
High Point Board of Education
United States Office of Education
Mrs Paul C Smith Notified Of Husband Death At Army Air Base
Mrs Paul C Smith of Thomasville received word from military authorities that her husband Master Sergeant Paul C Smith died of injuries from an accident at an air base in Memphis Tennessee. Accompanied by her sister she traveled to Memphis for the funeral and will escort the body to Porterville California for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul C. Smith
Husband
Army Air Base
Thomasville
Memphis
Tennessee
Thanking Community for Kindness After Loss of Mrs Dixon
We express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy shown during the death of Mrs. A N Dixon and appreciation for the numerous floral offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. Dixon
Car recovered after theft near BE High street
R J Wagger of 805 Parkway reported a car stolen from the 100 block of BE High Street. Police broadcast a full description over local and state radios. This morning officers received a call and Wagger said his car had been recovered in about the same spot where it was parked last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Wagger
805 Parkway
Wagger
BE. High Street
Aliens Sworn In Guilford Superior Court
In Greensboro on August 24, Guilford County superior court held a streamlined ceremony swearing in 15 aliens as United States citizens. Fifteen soldiers from a local camp represented ten nations including three axis powers, with County Clerk Joseph P. Shore administering the oath in the presence of federal examiner J. Calvin Yeatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County Superior Court
United States
H. Hoyle Sink
Joseph P. Shore
J. Calvin Yeatter
Army
Reginald B. Waters
Leon J. Horton
Italy
Germany
Austria
México
Poland
Canada
Latvia
Argentina
Negro Who Kicked Wife Held Here Without Bond
G. C. Williamson, 26, is jailed without bond as police await his wife Willie Mae Lomax Williamson’s condition. He allegedly kicked her in the abdomen during a dispute over his overcoat, sending her to a local hospital in critical condition since Sunday. He also faces a $100 bond for failure to attend a venereal disease clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Williamson
Willie Mae Lomax Williamson
Williamson
Willie Mae
806
Barber Alley
Permits Issued for Roofting and Additions in Ena Area
Fire Chief E. K. Ingram announced building permits issued today and yesterday. Dr. W. L. Jackson received 250 dollars for reroofing a residence at 1000 North Main Street Ena Williams 80 dollars for reroofing 1204 Kivett Drive Forrest Elliott 100 dollars for addition and back porch 1235 Redding J H Steele 15 dollars for a chicken house 1101 Marion and J R Bryant 100 dollars for a one room addition at 1003 Tate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. K. Ingram
W. L. Jackson
N. Main Street
Ena Williams
Kivett Drive
Forrest Elliott
Redding
J. H. Steele
Marion
J. R. Bryant
Tate
Three Absolute Divorces Filed in High Point Court
In High Point Municipal Court this morning three divorce actions were filed seeking absolute divorce. Forrest L Hodgin versus Gertrude Gaines Hodgin. C A Reese versus Mary L Reese. Jasper Blake versus Minnie Washington Blake seeks divorce after two years of separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Municipal Court
Forrest L. Hodgin
Gertrude Gaines Hodgin
C. A. Reese
Mary L. Reese
Jasper Blake
Minnie Washington Blake
Barley output last year tops 426 million bushels
Barley production was estimated at more than 426 million bushels in the latest accounting. The figure highlights significant crop volume and signals strong yield trends across major growing regions.
High Point Fortified By War Bond Drive And Aircraft
High Point joins the war effort with bonds funding a Flying Fortress and numerous escort fighters. The city’s Second War Loan total of 3,879,752 exceeded its 2,550,000 quota by 1,329,752, financing a bomber, 13 escort planes, and leaving funds for more air support in Guilford County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Flying Fortress
A. M. Utley
High Point War Finance Committee
Greensboro
Guilford County
Allison James
North Carolina War Finance Committee
Utley
High Point Merchants’ Association
Boeing Aircraft Company
Seattle
Renton
Wash
Wichita
Kans
Vancouver
B. C
Private Norman Clark Saves Dog Queenie at Sea
Allied report from North Africa recounts Private Norman Clark of Hammond Indiana risking death to rescue a dog named Queenie after an explosion left oil and flames. Clark dove into oily water, brought Queenie aboard, and endured a half hour struggle to save both. He is expected to receive a medal for valor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied
North Africa
Norman Clark
Hammond
Ind
Mediterranean
Queenie
Normal Clark
Final Rites Held For Charles Conrad
The funeral service for 16 year old Charles Conrad son of Mrs Mamie Carr Conrad and the late Gurney Conrad was held at Fairview Methodist Church this afternoon at four o clock. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Thomasville
Charles Conrad
Mamie Carr Conrad
Gurney Conrad
Fairview Methodist Church
Casual Comment by W A Bivins On Work Play and Stars
W A Bivins reflects on Henry Van Dyke, work as life’s law, and stars as a reminder of the vast universe. He cites war effort, unity, and psychology in production, contrasts play with honest recreation, and notes stars inspire humility and wonder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry van Dyke
Adam
Garden of Eden
Jack
Dr. van Dyke
Theodore Roosevelt
Mitchell Named Transfer to Keesler Basic Training
Ray Mitchell, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mitchell of 316 Park Street, has been transferred to the basic training center number two at Keesler Field in Mississippi as part of the men and women in service status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basic Training
Keesler Field
Miss
Ray Mitchell
J. H. Mitchell
Park Street
Navy to launch carrier Hornet on August thirtieth
Newport News Virginia August 24 The navy plans to launch the second aircraft carrier Hornet on August 30 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company to replace the previous Hornet sunk near the Santa Cruz Islands after five months of combat. The sponsor and her maids of honor from the last launch, Mrs. Frank Knox Mrs. Ralph A Bard and Mrs. Rawleigh Warner, will participate. Comdr Edward D Harp Jr of Hagerstown Md will deliver the invocation. The earlier Hornet commissioned October 20 1941 lasted one year with five months of war against Japan. 156 enemy planes were shot down that day, with 129 of 2900 crew rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Navy
Jimmy Doolittle
Army
Tokyo
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Santa Cruz Islands
Frank Knox
Secretary of Navy
Ralph A. Bard
Rawleigh Warner
Winnetka
Ill
Knox
Edward D. Harp, Jr
Hagerstown
Navy Chaplain's School
Williamsburg
Harp
Honet
Hornet
Amcor
Charles P. Mason
Penscola
Fla
Hazel Suggs Arrested For Immoral Vagrancy
Hazel Suggs a 26 year old white woman was in city jail this morning under a 200 bond on immorality vagrancy charges. Police said she was arrested yesterday and she has a prior police record. Her address is Thomasville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Suggs
Thomasville
Stove Ration Forms Available at Local Board
Registration and application forms have arrived at the High Point war price and rationing board. Dealers distributors and manufacturers must register with their local boards September 1 2 and 3. No late filings will be accepted at local boards. late registrants must file with the district office with reasons. Blanks are on hand and merchants are told to call for registration and consumer store purchase application blanks.
Mrs. Rachael Everhart Dies in Thomasville at 70
Mrs. Rachael Louise Everhart 70 of 818 Blair Street Thomasville dies at home Monday afternoon. A Grace Lutheran member she was daughter of the late Amos and Mrs. Fritz of Lexington and survived by her husband W. D. Everhart three sons Ralph in Jersey City Percy in Lexington and Thomas in Newport News six daughters S B Parrish J R Harrish J R McIntyre J R Mayden L F Kennedy and W H Myers all of Thomasville one sister W H Smith of Lexington and four brothers J M Fritz A J Fritz Robert L Fritz and Lee Fritz of Thomasville Funeral service at Grace Lutheran Thursday at five with interment in City Cemetery the body lying in state one hour prior to service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Rachael Louise Everhart
Blair Street
Grace Lutheran Church
Lexington
J. M. Fritz
A. J. Fritz
Robert L. Fritz
Lee Fritz
The Stars and World Order in Wartime Verse
The passage uses celestial imagery to frame perspective on Hitler and the cosmos. It contrasts human tyranny with divine order, suggesting that despite wars, the universe remains governed by the law of God, and nature endures beyond human chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
God
Fourteen from Thomasville Area Enter Fort Bragg For Army Duty
Fourteen men from the Thomasville area left by bus for Fort Bragg to enter active Army service. The draft board released the list naming Clayton W. Hedrick, William T. Green Jr, John M. Scott, Thomas L. Peacock, James E. Myers, J. T. Culler, Joseph C. Hilton, William H. Traynham, David J. Leonard, Lola L. Clodfeller, Emmitt A. Ward, Ene Goodman, David C. Perrell, and Julian H. Stokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Thomasville
Fort Bragg
Army
Clayton W. Hedrick
William T. Green, Jr
John M. Scott
Thomas L. Peacock
James E. Myers
J. T. Culler
Joseph C. Hilton
William H. Traynham
David J. Leonard
Lola L. Clodfeller
Emmitt A. Ward
Ene Goodman
David C. Perrell
Julian H. Stokes
Stolen 1940 Panel Truck Recovered by Police
A 1940 Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company panel truck was taken from West Main Street and recovered by local police within an hour. Driver J Carr Creek of Winston-Salem was an employee of the firm. The truck was found on Leonard Street after a resident saw a soldier exit. Investigators reported no arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company
West Main Street
J. Carr Creek
West Fourth Street
Winston-Salem
Tobacco Company
Leonard Street
Action Filed for Lien in High Point Court
An equitable lien suit for 1250 was filed in High Point Municipal Court by FE L Rhyne and wife Myrtle Rhyne, P L Shore and wife Emma J Shore, and Piedmont Building and Loan Association of High Point against Charles L Sheppard and wife Margaret L Sheppard. The case stems from an error in building on the wrong lots in Anderson Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
FE. L. Rhyne
Myrtle Rhyne
High Point Township
Emma J. Shore
Greensboro
Piedmont Building and Loan Association of
Charles L. Sheppard
Margaret L. Sheppard
Anderson Heights
Unemployment In High Point At Near Recent Low
Unemployment figures show High Point with 68 white claimants and no Negro claims in the latest month, reflecting a statewide trend of strong labor demand. In early 1943 High Point white benefit claims totaled 653 with $6,377.50 paid, while Negro claims rose to 165 with $1,028 paid. The state fund balance nears $65 million, boosted by $876,071.49 in interest for the first half of 1943, far surpassing benefits paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unemployment Compensation Commission
High Point
UCC
L. T. Pierce
North Carolina
Pierce
Commission
United States Treasury
State Treasury
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Prele
W. Cecil
Nat Walker
Walgreen
Hamilton - Boone Lumber Company
City Fuel CO
Park §&T
Paint & Repair Now
Tiger Brand
Parker - Brown Lumber CO
Oak Street
Guilford Superior Court
Autoloans
Owce Beets Finance Company
Pepsi-Cola Bottliy
City, N.Y
Winston-Salem, KN
High Points Fortress
W. A. Bivins
Isaiah
U.S. Navy
R. L. Everhart
S. Main ST
ICE Delivery Company
West Broad Street
H. P
W. A. Roberts
Sheriff's Department
John C. Story
James Edward Wall
High Point-Greensboro
Roberts
Hardaway Construction
Story
Wall
McCormick
S. C
G. C. Wall
Thomasville Area
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