Colonel Bailey Leaves City for Triangle Hire
Lt. Col. William F. Bailey resigns as city director of parks and play and juvenile court judge and will become personnel supervisor for Triangle Hosiery Mills around January, after his army discharge. He led wartime morale programs in Africa and Italy and was decorated by both the U S and Italian governments.
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William F. Bailey
Army
Triangle Hosiery Mills
Bailey
Triangle
Bill” Bailey
Duke University
High Point
Edgar Hartley
YMCA
Carolinas
Trianese
Braden
Saturout
Nathan M
Col. Bailey
Highland Container Company to Expand Jamestown Plant
The Highland Container Company of Jamestown plans a six miles east addition to its 100000 square foot plant now under construction near High Point. The $350000 building will be steel brick concrete with $250000 in machinery. About 75 workers will be employed. output targets shipping containers from corrugated board, mainly serving the furniture industry.
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Highland Container Company
Jamestown
Conscous
High Point
Andale, Jr
Earl Phillips
Wil Te
Ragsdale
Phillips
Piedmont
Highland Company
Veterans Of Foreign Wars To Meet Monday
The High Point VFW post holds a regular meeting Monday at 7 30 P M in the VFW home on West Broad street. A large class of new members will be received and reports on the Kansas City national conference will be heard. Final plans for the December 21 Christmas party will be completed and a visit from the Thomasville VFW post is expected.
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High Point Post
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
West Broad Street
Kansas City
Thomasville V.F.W. Post
High Point Plans Modern Bus Station
The Carolina Coach Company plans a new High Point bus station with modern waiting rooms rest rooms air conditioning a cafe and drive around stalls. The project hinges on locating a suitable site and materials becoming available.
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High Point
Carolina Coach Company
Henry A. Foscue
Frank Sizemore
Chain of Commerce
B. J. Miller
Greensboro
Rice shipments to Canton Swatow may stabilize market
Chinese Central News Agency reports UNRRA will deliver 59 000 tons of rice to Canton and Swatow soon. The dispatch says the shipment is generally believed to stabilize the rice market and ease price pressures.
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San Francisco
Newcastle
Chinese Central News Agency
Chungking
UNRRA
Canton
Swatow
Rainfall scale: Illinois would need four billion tons for an inch
An estimate explains that producing one inch of rainfall over Illinois requires about four billion tons of water. The note highlights the vast volume and the impracticality of achieving such rainfall naturally.
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Illinois
Workers to get three to five day Christmas holiday
Industrial plants in High Point report three and a half to nine days off for Christmas. Most facilities will close after Friday December 21 and reopen Thursday December 27. Some extend shifts through Saturday night and a few delay return until after New Year’s Day.
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High Point
Junior High to stage annual Christmas pageant at 3 this afternoon
Junior High School pupils present a Christmas pageant in the school auditorium at 3 pm. The program blends musical, pictorial, and literary elements with the choir, a pit orchestra, violin pieces, tableaux including Annunciation and The Arrival at Bethlehem, and scenes from Mary and Joseph to the Nativity.
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North Carolina Education
Emile Serposs
Virginia Frank
Gerald Bryant
Arthur Hacker
Bethlehem
Merson
Mary
Joseph
Junior High
Bertha Frost
Dr Morris
Byrd Walker
Frankie Craven
Carolyn Murray
Mary Strickland
Henry van Dyke
Saint Francis of Assisi
Elizabeth Beamon
Helen Thomas
Patricia Cook
Angel
Peggy Royals
Dewey Greer
Shepherds
Bobby Hayworth
Bobby Hopkins
Bobby Gradie
Wise
Clyde Garrison
Bobby Padgett
Earl Kearns
Joyce Burrows
Betty York
Margaret Beamon
Allen Jay School To Be Presented Flag And Bible
The Mechanicsville chapter No 347 of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics will present a flag and a Bible to the Allen Jay school this afternoon at 2 30 o clock in the school auditorium. Clyde Shreve of Summerfield past state councilor will deliver an address and present the flag. Walter Crissman 13th district representative of the Children s Home at Lexington will present the Bible. Frank Paskill of Greensboro district councilor and C W Snider of Winston Salem regional director also will be present. The public is invited to attend and a special invitation is extended to all members of the order.
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Mechanicsville
Order of United American Mechanics
Allen Jay School
Clyde Shreve
Summerfield
Walter Crissman
Lexington
Frank Paskill
Greensboro
C. W. Snider
Winston-S~em
Order
Pigs Lost on Thin Ice in New Ulm Market Ban
In New Ulm Minnesota Arnold Grams bans pig movements along the Minnesota river after 28 of his pigs toppled onto thin ice and drowned. Grams values his loss at 1300 dollars as the market shifts away from skating pig status.
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New Ulm
Minn
Arnold Gram
Minnesota River
Grams
Traffic safety drive aims to cut holiday accidents
Dallas officials in High Park and University Park plan a holiday traffic safety contest from December 15 to 25. Each day the touring police will pick two best drivers who will win a five dollar bill, with a nylon hose bonus prize on Christmas Day.
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Dallas
High Park
University Park
Housing committee to study free government houses for veterans
High Point twelve member Housing Committee meets Tuesday at City Hall at 9 30 p m to review options for cost free houses from federal defense programs. Roy Braden reports federal agencies may provide dismantled prefab units with municipality paying moving and assembly costs while rent could cover transportation and setup. The panel plans a recommendation to the city council on veteran housing and rent control matters.
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High Point
Roy Braden
Ashington
Frank J. Sizemore
Braden
Congress
Governo
E. C. Cridlebaugh
Curtis Smithdeal
R. K. Young
W. E. Mitchell
J. D. Cox
L. R. Stewart
L. F. Voorhees
Don Conrad
Delos Hedgecock
Frank Sizemore
Sanders Dallas
Empty Stocking Fund Helps Many Worthy Families
Snow hints at a white Christmas as High Point residents await Santa. The Empty Stocking Fund helps a seven child family after the father’s recent death, with the mother alone supporting them on government aid. Donations must increase to meet the needs of many more distressed cases in the city.
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Santa Claus
St. Nick
Rupert Rejected Sulphur Bull Ruins Royal Reputation
Rupert the $38,000 blue blooded bachelor bull has been turned out to sniff flowers after failed expectations. Roy J. Turner, who sold T Royal Rupert the 99th for 38 000 and repurchased him, says there is apparently no hope for Rupert after various treatments and hormone and vitamin regimens fail to restore his luster.
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Okla
Rupert
Roy J. Turner
T .Royal
Turner
Hotels Crowded Sparked by Veterans Demand in High Point
Local hotel managers report steady room demand with travelers including many discharged veterans visiting relatives and running errands before returning to civilian life. Plans proceed to add about 65 rooms at the Sheraton as materials allow.
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High Point
Sheraton Hotel
High Point Public Library to Close January 5 1940
The High Point library will suspend public service after January 5 with December 22 set as the last lending date for books out on regular schedules. Librarian Miss Elizabeth Gurley said storage needs require at least three weeks and most books circulate for two weeks. The board, city manager, and council have failed to secure suitable long term quarters and anticipate no reopening in the near future.
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High Point
Elizabeth Gurley
South Main Street
Mendenhall-Thomposn
Library Board
Roy Braden
State Library Commission
Votrom
Ross Crane Still In Critical Condition
Ross Crane an interior decorator remains in a critical condition at High Point Memorial Hospital after being struck by a car while crossing a highway in Sophia. He suffered a fractured skull multiple leg injuries and other wounds. Crane formerly led decorating at Morrison Neese Furniture Company.
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Ross Crane
Sophia
High Point Memorial Hospital
Crane
Morrison-Neese Furniture Company
Traffic Uses Most Roads in Narrow System
About 86 percent of motor vehicle travel in America occurs on 25 percent of the nation's road and street network, underscoring concentration of traffic on limited infrastructure.
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America
Snowy Christmas Shopping Draws Crowds in High Point
Snow fell yesterday but shoppers filled High Point streets and stores despite slush. Clerks say the festive scene boosted last minute buying as women hunted gifts for dads husbands and sons. Hair brushes shaving kits belts pipe holders and smoking jackets sold well while toys were scarce with new shipments delayed.
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High Point
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