Firemen battle weekend blazes twice on City
Fire crews fought two weekend fires. At 2:37 a.m. Christmas day flames damaged the rear of Clyde W. home on Centennial Ave, destroying a back porch and basement wall but the house was saved from major damage. Saturday night a separate blaze totaled a garage and servants' quarters and destroyed A. Bruce Conrad's automobile on Rotary Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde W
Centennial Ave
Chapman
A. Bruce ‘Conrad
Rotary Drive
Violinist Yehudi Menuhin Encounters Admiring Guest
A visitor at a reception praised Menuhin for his artistry saying it stood out among many. Menuhin responded that the compliment signaled his pursuit of perfection in performance.
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Columbia, Ss
Yehudi Menuhin
Abseets
A Dewitt Jones Dies At 43 In His Willowbrook Home
A. D. Jones 43 of 706 Willowbrook street died at his home shortly after noon Sunday after years of declining health. Born in Moore County April 3 1900 he moved to the city 30 years ago. He married Clara Wall January 12 1922 and is survived by his mother Mrs Lula McNeil a brother Allan Jones Plymouth Fla a sister Mrs G W Mitchell this city and several half siblings. Funeral services will be held at 3 30 p m Tuesday from the Gospel Tabernacle with Rev H P Williams and Rev T T Lindsay officiating. Interment will be Floral Garden cemetery. The body will be taken to Mrs Margaret Wall’s home 800 Willowbrook street at 4 p m Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Dewitt Jones
Willowbrook Street
Moore County
Allan
Lula Shields Jones
Jones
Clara Wall
Lula McNeil
Allan Jones
H. P. Williams
T. T. Lindsay
Floral Garden Cemetery
Margaret Wall
Mrs. Lauretta Carll Rogers Dies in Local Hospital
Lauretta Carll Rogers died early Saturday night December 25 in a local hospital after a six year illness and recent influenza. Born in Bridgeton New Jersey she was daughter of Capt William Carll and Sara Elizabeth Carll. In 1900 she and her husband John W. Rogers moved to North Carolina near Jamestown and she belonged to the First Presbyterian Church of Thomasville. Survivors include three daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lauretta Carll Rogers
Bridgeton
N. J
William Carll
Sara Elizabeth Carll
John W. Rogers
North Carolina
Jamestown
First Presbyterian Church of
Thomasville
Daugh
Funeral rites set for Mrs Rogers. three grandchildren mourn
Mrs. Rogers of Greensboro Road Greensboro area dies leaving husband W M Stout, L B Clark and Laurarette Campbell two daughters-in-law, three granddaughters and one grandson. Funeral services arranged for Wednesday at 3 PM at Sechrest Funeral Home with interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Ters
W. M. Stout
Greensboro
L. B. Clark
Greensboro Road
Lauretta Campbell
High Point
Rogers
Sechrest Funeral Home
Oakwood Cemetery
Police Recover Two Stolen Automobiles
Two stolen cars were recovered by the county sheriff's department. A 1929 Terracon owned by R E Blair, a clerk at the Elwood hotel, was taken from the hotel parking lot on Christmas Day and recovered on Greensboro road. A Chevrolet sedan stolen from Willie Buck Rogers of Route Two, High Point, was recovered downtown in High Point yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R E. Blair
Elwood
Greensboro
Willie Buck Rogers
High Point
TT Gas Users Must Call At Ration Board
J. F. Jones, chief clerk of the local rationing board, said this morning that all truckers job haulers and all others eligible for TT gasoline ration books will hereafter have to call at the ration board in person in order to receive gasoline allotments. Here tofore, gasoline allotments for truckers had been handled through the mail.
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J. F. Jones
Ration Board
Mrs. Kizzie Ann Ellis Dies After Illness at 71
Kizzie Ann Ellis 71 died at daughter Mrs. Ivey Sink’s home in Chatham County after two years of declining health and four years in serious condition. She moved to the city 30 years ago from Greensboro and was a Green Street Baptist Church member. Survived by three daughters Mrs. Weee of Greensboro, Mrs. Clay Yokely and Mrs. Ivey Sink of this city. three sons T. R. Ellis of Atlanta C. E. Ellis of Houston and Cpl. James R. Ellis U S Army Scott Field Ill. nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Green Street Baptist Church with Rev. Julian S. Hi and Rev. O L. Brown officiating. Interment Creek Cemetery near Siler ity.
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Kizzie Ann Ellis
Ivey Sink
Po Street
Chatham County
Levi
Elizabeth Foster Welch
Greensboro
T. M. Ellis
Green Street Baptist Church
R. Weee
Clay Yokely
T. R. Ellis
Atlanta
C. E. Ellis
Houston
Texas
Cpl
James R. Ellis
U. S. Army
Scott Field
Ill
Julian S. Hi
O. L. Brown
Koonce Funeral Home
Creek Cemetery
Silerity
Mrs. Ottie Dellinger Dies at 70 in Local Hospital
Ottie Dellinger 70 of Charlotte wife of R C Dellinger and mother of J H McCall died in a local hospital from double pneumonia after a day of illness. Born Mecklenburg County November 14 1863 she was a daughter of W B and Vira Hipps and a Pleasant Grove Methodist member. Surviving: husband one son W L Delliner three daughters J H McCall Alma Beaty and J H Weaver two brothers A B Hipp and W B Hipp two sisters Nolie Black and C D Cashion plus seven grandchildren. Funeral from Snow Hill Church Gaston County Tuesday at 4 PM with burial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottie Dellinger
J. H. McCall
Colonial Avenue
R.C. Dellingzer
Plank Road
Charlotte
Dellinger
Mecklenburg County
W.B
Vira Henry Hipps
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
Snow Hill Church
Gaston County
Bride Dies On Wedding Day In Dublin
Mary O Toole aged 23 dies three hours after her marriage when she fell down stairs on the way to her wedding party. Her husband, just back from England for the ceremony, discovered her in her bridal clothes.
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Dubli
Mary O'Toole
England
Battered Nazi Armies Fall Back In Third Russian Drive
The third winter Russian campaign continues as German forces retreat across occupied territory. Red Army gains stretch across Kiev Krivoi Rog and Gomel areas while Rokossovsky and Vatutin push toward Minsk and Kiev, with Germany short on air power and reserves.
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Adolf Hitler
Napoleon
Moscow
Stalingrad
Caspian
Russia
Soviet Union
Baltic States
Bessarabia
Poland
Red Army
Leningrad
Velikie Luki
Orel
Sea of Azov
Dnieper
Hitler
OFCOW
Kiev
Krivoi Rog
Western
Europe
White
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Gomel
Minsk
Nikolai Vatutin
Late Donations Boost Stocking Fund To $2133
Donations to the Empty Stocking Fund bring total to 2133 dollars after late gifts. M M Schwartz, serving in the Middle East, sends a radio gunner Liberator fighter's gift along with meat for needy families. Registration opens at the Henley Hotel Modern Textile Co site for High Point youths to join a New Year’s Eve dance at white and Negro recreation centers.
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M. M. Schwartz
Middle East
E. H. Adams
Donald Paul Carroll
Central Labor Union
UBC
Ana Cynthie
Jnceman
Stephania State
Frank Hunsucker
Trougnour
MPT
Ieces
Isi Ba Kok
Henley Hotel Modern Textile Co
High Point
New Recreation Center
J. J. Ellington
Kenneth Redman
Alderman To Service
Hamilton Street
Sheraton Hotel
Adams Dies at Home in Randleman at 54
Clarence D. Adams, 54, died at his Randleman home after months of illness. Born December 28, 1888 in Randolph County, he was the son of William Lane and Mary Gardner Adams. Survived by wife Beulah Coltrane, two sons Richard C. Adams and Byrum Adams, two daughters Mrs H D Kenegay and Mrs H M Rentz, one grandson. Funeral at Old Union Methodist Church Tuesday at two, Rev. S. M. Needham to officiate.
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Enterprise
Randleman
Clarence D. Adams
Randolph County
William Lane
Mary Gardner Adams
Beulah Coltrane
Richard C. Adams
U. S. Army
Byrum Adams
H. D. Kenegay
Seven Springs
H. M. Rentz
Charlotte
Old Union Methodist Church
S. M. Needham
Illness Claims C L Heath In Hospital Here
Co L Heath resident of Randleman and father of Mrs Elmer James of this city died in a local hospital this morning after a weeklong illness. Survivors include his daughter here a son Clyde Heath of Randleman and two daughters Mrs Bernis Graves of Rand ie man and Mrs Bert Spinks of Asheboro. Body to be returned to the home in Ndleman funeral arrangements incomplete this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. L. Heath
Randleman
Elmer James
Clyde Heath
Bernis Graves
Randieman
Bert Spinks
Asheboro
Ndleman
Funeral Rites Held For Ruth Stallings At Green Street Church
Funeral services for Ruth Stallings 31 were held Sunday at Green Street Baptist Church with Rev Julian Hopkins presiding. Music by the church choir and Argie Wood solo, piano by Mrs. M C Holton. Bearers included Woodrow Samuels Walter Crissman J Dorsett G Kearns M C Holton and D H Lynch. Interment at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Stallings
Green Street
J. Dorsett
G. ©. Kearns
M. C. Holton
D. H. Lynch
Q Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
SGT GRIFFIN SERVING IN PACIFIC AREA
Sgt. Harry Griffin son of Mrs. Mary Griffin of 1201 English Street serves with U S armed forces in the Pacific war zone. His wife and young son stay in Dover New Jersey where he lived before entering service in May this year.
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Griffin
Pacific Area
Harry Griffin
Mary Griffin
English Street
U. S
Dover
N. J
Ledwell Dies After Extended Illness in Thomasville
William Harrison Ledwell 72 of Thomasville died in a western North Carolina hospital after an extended illness. Survived by three daughters Bertie Ledwell Ida Robbins and Nettie Mae Liverette two sons George Ledwell and Calvin Ledwell fourteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Body to be taken to J C Greene and Son Funeral Home Thomasville with arrangements incomplete.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
William Harrison Ledwell
North Carolina
Randolph County
Bertie Ledwell
Ida Robbins
Asheboro
Nettie Mae Liverette
Washington, D. C
Georgewell
Route Three
High Point
Calvin M. Ledwell
J. C. Greene and Son Funeral Home
Mrs Rachel Hill Dies Near Farmer After Illness
Mrs. Rachel Hill of eight miles southeast of Farmer died early Sunday after a three month illness. Aged eighty four on August 24, she was daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Lambeth of Randolph County and wife of James B. Hill since 1878. She belonged to Union Methodist church. Funeral Tuesday at 11 from the home with interment in Union cemetery. Surviving are children S E Hill of High Point and Mrs Rochelle Warner of home, with five other children and several foster children. Also surviving are 23 grandchildren, 11 foster grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, one sister and one brother. Ten grandchildren serve in U S armed forces.
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Rachael Hill
Farmer
Hill
Thomas
Rebecca Hoover Lambeth
Randolph County
James B. Hill
Union Methodist Church
Union Cemetery
A’ Hollowising
S.E. Hill
High Pot
Rochelle Warner
Thome
S.S. Hill Java
Carl Nance
Perif
Estelle Alldred
Asheboro
James Newsom
Chicago
Martha Brookshire
Sophia
Samuel L. Lambeth
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A.D. Jones
L. C. Rogers
St. Jenot & Iin
Aeratederal Bl Ale Finance Company
Johnny Bruton
N. C. State Guard
Willie Morehead
T.M. Ellis
Peggy Anne
South Main Street
Zhitomir
Ukraine
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Crimea
Berlin
Caucasus
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The
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Kharkov
Donets
Taganrog
Stalino
Briansk
Smolensk
White Russia
Melitopol
Dnepropetrovsk
International
C. D. Adams
C.L. Heath
Numa F. Reid Lodge
ST. John's
G. D. Davidson
Ee. T. Gregory
Max Bones
N.C. Greensboro
WN. C
W.H. Ledwell
Rachel Hill
Nat Walker
Hamilton - Boone Lumber Company
West Broad Street
S. Main
J. C. McCoy
Security Bank
Paint & Repair Now
Liger Brand
Parker - Brown Lumber CO
Oak Street
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