Post Office Sees Record Christmas Mail Volume in High Point
Postmaster Clark reported an unprecedented rush at the High Point office with crowding and extra staff. He projected December receipts surpassing last year’s $272,402.19 and noted greeting cards drive the surge, though overall revenue may still lag the record.
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Thighoint
Steven C. Clark
Clark
High Point
Tme
Highoint
Anther
Nthe Railway
East
Christmas Candle Light Service At Main Street Church
The Main Street Methodist Church will hold a Candle Light ing Service Sunday at 5 30 p m with a special prayer for the boys in the armed service The Young People of the church and Pastor Rev Walter R Kelly will conduct the service All congregation members will participate and the public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street Methodist Church
Walter R. Kelly
Midnight Christmas Mass at Saint Edward’s Church
Saint Edward's Catholic Church holds its annual Christmas services at midnight December 25 with Reverend Dr. Robert J. MacMillan celebrating the mass and delivering a sermon on The Message of Christmas Peace. Introductory singing begins at eleven thirty with a vested altar boys choir and the senior choir led by George H. Clark performing sacred Gregorian and polyphonic music. Mrs. T. R. Sullivan at the organ. Father MacMillan invites city friends to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Edward's Catholic Church
Robert J. MacMulan
George H. Clark
Sedgefield
T. R. Sullivan
Father MacMillan
Friends of the City
Saint Edwards Church
Visit Of Santa Claus Assured For Community's Fortunate Young
Four days remain for a Santa visit to the town's better off children while funds for the Empty Stocking Fund seek donations to aid poorer families. The appeal details cases such as a crippled twelve year old and a mother unable to apply. Donations list numerous supporters and totals, with a final overall balance reported.
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Santa Claus
Taylor
Barbara Lowe
Buzzy’ Lowe
W. G. Kirkman
Angus G. Memory
A. M. Rankin
Jro
R. D. Dick
R. D. Dick- Forest Leaarete By iMr. and Mrs. S. H. Tomlinson
Milton Sil
J.C. Woodard
Home and Garden Club
Paul Ingle
Jane and
Arno Kearns
Sandra James
Pauline Douglas
Ic. S. Jowers
Emerywood Country Club Plans Flag Day Event
Emerywood Country Club will observe Flag Day on Tuesday December 22 with an afternoon billiards and conversation session followed by an 8:00 baked dinner served in a Dutch meal. All male members are invited and asked to reserve by noon Monday. J I Groome announced the plans yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerywood Country Club
J. I. Groome
Sherrod Promoted To Corporal At Camp White
Stanton Sherrod has received corporal stripes after last Wednesday’s promotion. He trained at Camp White in Medford Oregon and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. SLI9S.81 WA. Sherrod resides at 4106 North Main.
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Stanton Sherrod
Sherrod
Camp White
Medford
Ore
Sli9s
North Main
Walter K. Sowers Arrives at Camp Beale California
Walter Kenneth Sowers has arrived in Marysville California to report to Camp Beale with the U S Army. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J W Sowers of Thomasville and was with American Trucking Co of High Point. His wife Anne Pitchford and son Walter Kenneth Jr have moved to Greensboro for the duration. Sowers joined the Army in 1935 and previously served at Schofield Barracks Hawaii and Fort Bragg before his current posting.
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Longview Street
Greensboro
Sowers
U. S. Army
Army
Schofield Barracks
Honolulu
Hawaii
Fort Bragg
T. Cpl. Walter &. Sowers
Service Co
59Th A. I. R
135Th Army
Camp Beale
Marysville
California
Community Chest Fund Grows 20000 In Seven Year History
High Point Community Chest shows a $20 000 rise in seven years with 1935 at 35840 and this fall totaling 85448 Executive Secretary Arthur F Neve notes pledge collections averaged 93 1 percent and that 785 of pledges have been collected this year He raises the War Chest option as a major question for the coming year and reports on agency activities.
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Community Chest Fund
High Point Community Chest
Arthur F. Neve
T'S Chest
Neve
City-Wide Sing Tonie Honoring Servicemen Tonight
A community sing tonight at 8 30 in the Sheraton Hotel lobby honors High Point servicemen. Musical Art Club and Friday Morning Music Club sponsor with city choirs and local residents joining. Programs include carols, trumpet solos, and a National Anthem finale. Dan W Smith directs with Evelyn Boyd at piano and Virginia Frank assisting.
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High Point
Sheraton
Musical Art Club
William ‘Penn High School
S. E. Burford
Wesley Memorial Church
Bob Gayle
Homer Haworth. Smith
Dan W. Smith
Evelyn Boyd
Virginia Frank I
Katherine Daves
Dorothy Lewis
Sarah Barrer
Caroline Murray
jJean Kearns
Sheraton Hotel
Funeral Rites for Abbie Harvell and Ruth Sullivan
Funeral services for Abbie Harvell 44 wife of Jasper Harvell who died Friday night will be held Monday at 2 PM at Fairmont Park Baptist Church Rev L McGhee and Rev S E Taylor will officiate Interment in Floral Garden Cemetery Funeral services for Ruth Sullivan 40 wife of Frank Sullivan who died Thursday night at a local hospital will be held Sunday at 2 PM at Country Holiness Church near Randileman Rev O L Ruth of First Pilgrim Holiness Church will lead The funeral cortege will depart 805 English Street at 1 PM Interment in church cemetery
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Abbie Harvell
Jasper Harvell
Fairmont Park Baptist Church
L. McGhee
S. E. Taylor
Prospect Street Tabernacle
Floral Garden Cemetery
Ruth FP. Sullivan
Frank Sullivan
Country Holiness Church
Randileman
O. L. Ruth
Pilgrim Holiness Church
English Street
Funeral Services for Walter Bray Held in Port Arthur
Funeral services for Walter Franklin Bray were held Friday in Port Arthur Texas with burial there. He had been a Beaumont hospital patient since March and was born August 1 1902 in Paintsville Kentucky. Survived by wife Flora Belle Hudson two children Sandra Bail Gray Walter F Bray Jr two sisters and many relatives.
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Walter ‘Franklin Bray
Port Arthur
Texas
Beaumont Hospital
Bray
Paintsville
Calvin Turley Bray
Ida Dinkens Bray
Flora Belle Hudson
Sandra Bail Gray
Walter F. Bray, Jr
Meridian
Mississippi
Okla H. Sowers
Thomasville
Cora Marion
Mt. Airy
WAAC recruitment drive launches in this territory
Army officers recruit women for the WAAC at Thomasville City Hall offering interviews Sunday and Monday with Sergeant J F Stevens. Eligible ages 21 to 44 may enlist for over 100 jobs from bakers to radio operators with $50 monthly pay plus uniforms and medical care. Lieut MacMillan notes WAACs aid front line strength as President expands the corps toward 150,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Army
Womens Auxiliary Corps
Thomasville
WAAC
J. F. Stevens
Winston-Salem
Stevens
Sergeant Stevens
W. R. MacMillan
Armed Forces
United Nations
MacMillan
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
MacClan
Congress
Winston- Salem
High Point sends 169 men to Army service this weekend
One hundred sixty nine local men will leave High Point for U S Army service over the weekend. At 8 30 this morning 82 were scheduled to depart with a dozen more Monday and 75 Friday plus eight Saturday. Inductees receiving farewell gifts included socks candy and cigarettes from a community committee backed by local firms and clubs. The Chamber of Commerce formed the farewell committee to show support for service members from the city.
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U. S
Draft Board
Army
Sriday
High Point
Paul Ingle
Chamber of Commerce
R. T. Amos
S. S. Saunders
Charles Drakalakax
Harry Doctor
B. H. Swartzberg
C. Hi. Rhodes
Lois Welborn
J. F. Carricker
Virginia Frank
Stan Saunders
Mrs C H Baker Dies In Maryland
Mrs C H Baker longtime High Point resident died at Washington Sanitorium Takoma Park Maryland after six months as patient. She leaves two sons RoW Baker Greensboro Arch Baker Detroit and three daughters J M S Salisbury High Point S A Leslie Charlotte E B Darden Norfolk. She belonged to Dilworth Methodist Church and will be buried at Oakwood Memorial Park after services led by Dr C E Rozzelle and Rev Herbert Powell.
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C. H. Baker
High Point
S. A. Leslie
Charlotte
Washington
Takoma Park
C. E. Rozzelle
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Herbert Powell
Dilworth Methodist Church
Oakwood Memoral Park
Former Local Man In Front War Lines At Guadalcanal
Letter from Pfe James C Speagle a former High Pointer now serving with the U S Marine Corps at Guadalcanal in the Solomons theater praises the front lines and notes plenty of trouble for the enemy He writes from Guadalcanal Island November 12 to Mrs K L Shipwash detailing the harsh conditions and camaraderie amid combat saying there is a lot of Japs got slapped here and lamenting scarce writing paper and the influx of new Army men alongside Marines.
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United States
U. S. Marine Corps
Guadalcanal
Solomons Islands
K. L. Shipwash
Lexington Avenue
Guadalcanal Island
Pfe
James C. Speagle
Speagle
Shipwash
High Point
A. and P. Stores
Ele
Solomons
Pvt John Ward Stationed In Pacific Zone
Private John Ward, former Enterprise compositor, now with the Marines, sends Christmas greetings to his parents Mr and Mrs Newton Ward at 221 Willow Brook Street and friends. He is stationed in the South West Pacific, Marine Corps Unit 26, care postmaster San Francisco California.
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John Ward
Enterprise
South- West Pacific
Newton Ward
Wilooworook Street
Ward
Marines
Marine Corps
Care
San Francisco
Cat
Republicans Consider Primary for High Point City Election
Township Republican Chairman J. M. Thomas said an informal canvass shows more than two dozen leaders ready to run if a primary is held. If held, it would be the first Republican primary in High Point history, reflecting national GOP gains and possible unity to face Democrats. The article notes past Democratic control since 1929 and recalls earlier GOP figures including Mayor W. A. Davis and council members F. P. Conrad Abner Holton H A Mills John Clinard and Charlie Blake with J O Connor succeeding Blake.
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High Point
J. M. Thomas
G.O.P
Thomas
W. A. Davis
F. P. Conrad
Board of County Commissioners
Abner Holton
Conrad
H. A. Millis
John Clinard
Charlie Blake
Blake
Ifice
J. O. Connor
Price ceiling enforcement urged by local ration board
M W Nash, secretary of the rationing board, announced investigations into price violations at eating places as part of wartime control. Merchants may raise prices only with prior OPA approval. retailers should report overcharges by wholesalers. Citizens are urged to boycott violators and cooperate with officials to ensure price controls.
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M. W. Nash
iNash
Nash
OPA
Raleigh
Washington
CPA
N C Textile Foundation To Be Perfected
Greensboro December meeting aims to organize the North Carolina Textile Foundation with a goal of at least 500000 in capital to strengthen State College textile programs. Backers include A J Carter and Colonel J W Harrelson who urge better staff pay and facilities for postwar textile education.
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Greensboro
Organization
of North Carolina Textile Foundation. Incorporated
State College
A. J. Carter
Carter ‘Fabrics Corporation
J. W. Harrelson
Carter
North Carolina
J. ‘Ed Millis
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Wenty
S. C. Clark
J. A. Venable
Route Four
Venable
Julia Fleming
Kearns Furniture Co
W.L. Frazier
Raymond Mitchell
M. M. Howard
Ed Venable
J. P. Venable
Main Street Methodist
Saint Edward's
Walter K. Sowers
Ruth T. Sullivan
Walter -Franklin Bray
B. M. Vaughn
Fl MM. Vaughn
Briggs Ave
Sechrest
Oakwood Memorial Park
J. M. Teague
E. L. Franklin
C. D. Goldsmith
J. R. Bea
Waacs
Nec
Lacy A. Brown
Hugh T. Brown
Brown
Maryland
Pvt
Pacific Zone
N.C. Textile Foundation
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