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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1947

Page

5

Georgia Ingram Funeral Sunday at St Stephens

The obituary notices report the funeral for Mrs Georgia Ingram at 2 30 p m Sunday at St Stephens A M E Zion church following months of illness. Surviving relatives include daughter Mildred Mitchell and sons James and Henry of New York City.

Georgia Ingram Wadernill Randolph County St. Stephens A.M.E. Zion Church Order of Astern Star United Order of Tents Mildred Mitchell James Henry New York City Ida Maness Biscoe N. C St. Stephens Church S. A. Speight Haizlip's Chapel van Johnson van Johnson Mangum Avenue Bertha Johnson Ida Johnson Hazel Starr Mary Davis Gethsemane Baptist Church Rev. Robinson Greensboro Knights of Pythias C. C. Blocker Ollie Craver Blocker Northstreet High Point Hospital Grant Blocker Clara Annie Alberta Isabelle Scotland Grant, Jr J. W. Craver Mesdames Mary Howard Beatrice Morgan Nancy Price Alberto Norfolk Virgil Lexington Haizlip’s First Baptist Church W. F. Elliott St. Stephen A.M.E. Zion Church Brown A. D Brown A. B. Speight G. F. Hall C. W. Lawrence St. Stephen Church Citizery High Point

Three of Five Ships Said To Be Safe

In Honolulu reports indicate at least three of five ships in distress were safe as storms raged in the Pacific. The El Caney with 42 aboard faced hurricane winds after losing a rudder, the Middlesex Victory suffered deck cracks and flooding but was steering toward Japan, while the Simon Benson remained under control near Honolulu with 37 aboard. FX-245 arrived Adak after striking a rock, Luzon towed after fire near Cebu, and rescue efforts continued for the others.

Honolulu Pacific Eli Caney Middlesex Victory Aluetians Seattle Bolster Kuriles 17Th Naval District Kodiak Japan Portland Beenna el Caney Simon Benson Adak Aleutians Luzon Cebu Manila

Chip Removed From Lung After 35 Years

Roy Brown a farmer from Antwerp New York swallowed a wood chip at age 16 while chopping wood. A Syracuse surgeon removed a petrified wood fragment from the upper lobe of his right lung after it had veered 90 degrees into the lobe many years later. Brown recovers at home.

Syracuse N. Y Roy Brown Brown Antwerp

Gastonia Boy Wounded As Soldiers Scuffle

Tokyo war desk reports Pvt. J Lisberg of Glen Head New York arrested for fatally shooting T Sergeant Lee V Adams of Groveton Texas during a scuffle at Yakota airbase on December 14. Pvt William Walker of Gastonia was wounded in the hand as fellow soldiers tried to disarm Lisberg.

Tokyo The Far East Air Force Today Pvt J. Lisberg Glen Head N. Y Lee V. Adams Groveton Tex Yakota Adams Lisberg William Walker Gastonia

Early Morning Fire Damages Spruce Pine Businesses

An early morning fire partially destroyed a two story building in Spruce Pine's business district. The Wilkie Beyongp structure housed a cafe beauty parlor and flower shop. Damage estimated at 20000. Volunteer firemen fought the blaze for over three hours.

Wilkie Beyongp

Japan's Asahi notes pledges from ministers on prices

The Asahi highlights Kanae Hatano promising food and fuel gains while recalling earlier pledges from the commerce minister for coal the former agricultural minister for more food and the stabilization director for lower prices. The premier promises a bright future. The article adds fifteen hundred cubic miles of water fall on earth annually.

Tokyo Japan Asahi Kanae Hatano

Charlotte Sets Up Machinery to Handle Oil

Charlotte activates emergency fuel oil distribution with major oil firms pledging 2500 gallons daily. Mayor H. H. Baxter directs a special office to process requests for heating and cooking needs, noting thousands of emergency cases and a two to three day wait to book all demands.

Charlotte H. H. Baxter Baxter

Second Textile Worker Dies After Crash

MADISON, Dec. 20 Two textile workers died after a collision of two cars south of Madison on Wednesday night. Houston Vance Burris of Asheboro died in a Reidsville hospital, and Norbert C. Walker of Greensboro, both employed at the Madison Throwing Company. Nine others were injured, eight still in hospital, with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Carter of Pine Hall listed in serious condition.

Madison Houston Vance Burris Asheboro Reidsville Norbert C. Walker Greensboro Floyd Carter Pine Hall

Major Battle For Mukden Reported

Nanking reports a major battle for Mukden as heavy fighting develops near Faku north of the city. General Chen Tung-Kuo said communist forces crossed the Liao River and were moving southward in Liaoning province, according to a government spokesman.

Nanking Mukden Faku Chen Tung-Kuo Chiang Kai-shek Liao River Liaoning

Army dice surplus offered by War Assets Administration

Newark N J December 20 The War Assets administration has 375000 pairs of army dice for sale Sealed bids on large lots of the surplus war material will be sought The surplus appears to come from the extensive stock originally bought for wartime parcheesi style games of faded memory

Newark N. J War Assets Administration

Woman Finds Money After Losing Paper Bag

Mrs Carl Stephens of Selmac recalled placing a twenty dollar bill in a candy bag she discarded near a parked car while shopping in Goldsboro. She had traveled twenty miles to return home, but the bag blew away and the money was found where it lay.

Carl Stephens Selmac Goldsboro Bac Dec

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