County Board to Study Rural Fire Protection in Open Meeting
Guilford County Board of Commissioners will hold an open meeting in Greensboro Monday afternoon to discuss rural fire protection. Chairman J E Millis said leaders from High Point and Greensboro chambers of commerce and the public have been invited to share views and advise on possible enabling legislation for rural fire districts and funding. The meeting aims to sound public opinion before any state measure to allow communities to form fire districts and levy taxes.
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Guilford County
Board of Ty Commissioners
Greens
J. E. Millis
Millis
High Point
Bore Chambers of Commerce
Legisla
Guilford Delegain
General Assembly
Cipality
Ccipality
Someoge
Know Your Dough Counterfeit Money Warning Poster
The Safe ty Education Department and U S Secret Service issue guidance to spot counterfeit cash. The film Doubtful Dollars explains genuine money images and identity marks to avoid passing altered bills, noting Washington on ones Jefferson on twos Lincoln on fives Hamilton on tens Grant on fifties and Franklin on hundreds.
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Treasury Department
U. S. Secret Service
Safety Education Department
Aetna Casualty and Surety Co
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Hamilton
Grant
Franklin
High Point city seeks better Moody's bond rating
City officials headed by Mayor Arnold J. Koonce urged Moody's Investors Service to re evaluate High Point finances aiming for lower interest on bonds. The delegation detailed tax and street assessment recoveries, real estate foreclosures, and new plans boosting property tax rolls to support postwar improvements.
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New York
Point City
Moody Rating Bureau
Arnold J. Koonce
Roy
Grover Jones
Lake Crowe
J. G. Groome
H. N. Williard
Earl Phillips
D. W. Ellinwood
Municipal Bond Division
Moody's Investors Service
High Point
Polio Fund Surpasses $1000 With Private Donations
Individual contributions to the Paralysis fund exceed the $1,000 goal, reaching $1,021.42 as of today. A full report of all collections will be issued tomorrow by H. Baker, president of the Jun Chamber of Commerce, which oversees the local drive.
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Paralysis Fund
H. Baker
Jun- Chamber of Commerce
Pvt Jack Haley Declared Missing In Action In France
Pvt. Jack Haley 21 son of Mrs. Jie C. Haley 804 Meredith Street was reported missing in action in France since January 13. Inducted August 1943, he trained in Oklahoma and went overseas March last year. He previously received the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in France July 19, 1943.
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Jack Haley
Jie C. Haley
Meredith Reet
Haley
Oklo
France
Sowers of Thomasville Awarded Purple Heart
Pfe. H. R. Sowers husband of the former Miss Clettie Gar Tell residing with her son at 512 Concord street in Thomasville has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds in Germany in November 1944. He volunteered in May 1941 and trained at Camp Wheeler Fort Benning and other posts before being sent overseas in January 1944. He served in Germany France and Belgium.
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Thomasville
Pfe
H. R. Sowers
Clettie Gar- Tell
Concord Street
Germany
Pfe. Sowers
Camp Wheeler
Fort Benning
Georgia
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Camp Gordon Johnson
Florida
Fort Jackson
S. C
Pfc
Sowers
France
Belgium
January Postal Receipts Show Gain
J C Payne assistant treasurer notes January postal receipts total 29 122 37 dollars up from last year 4695 58 dollars indicating a gain of 4 426 79 dollars and predicting 1945 will surpass 1944 as the year with the highest post office totals.
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J. C. Payne
Payne
Rotary Club Dinner Blends Greensboro and High Point Leaders
Greensboro and High Point Rotarians plus Rotary Annes held a joint dinner at the Country Club to mark 40 years of Rotary and 25 years for the local club. About 200 attendees included 59 Greensboro members with talks by club leaders and guest speaker R. L. Patton of Morganton.
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Rotary Club
High Point
Greensboro
Rotary Annes
Rotary
Country Club
Greensboro Rotarians
Charles F. Carroll, Jr
High Point Club
Aul W. Schenck
Frank L. Page
Greensboro Club
Carter Dalton
T. W.rochelle
R. L. Patton
Morganton
North Carolinas
Patton
Pfc Bollinger Killed In Action In French Theatre
M O Bollinger Jr of 215 Steele street reports his brother Pfc Billy Bollinger was killed in action in France on January 14. The 18 year old infantryman served seven months, overseas 20 days, and was the youngest Bollinger sibling. Parents Mr and Mrs M O Bollinger Sr reside in Drexel.
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M. O. Bollinger, Jr
Steele Street
Billy Bollinger
France
Bollinger
M. O. Bollinger
Drexel
Thieves Loot Local Drug Store Narcotics Safe
Mann Drug Company No 2 at 636 North Main street reported a break in during the night of January 30 31 with 27 bottles and tubes of morphine codeine and other narcotics stolen from a locked drawer. Only the narcotics were taken, value pegged at 860 retail prescription price.
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Mann Drug Company No. 2
North Main Street
Rites Held In Richmond For Mrs Brown
Mr and Mrs C M Brown returned home from Richmond Virginia after the death of Mrs Rosa Brown their mother in law She died in a Richmond hospital after months of illness She was a former High Point resident Funeral services were at Bliley Funeral chapel with Rev Grear The burial was in Hollywood cemetery in Richmond Surviving are three daughters and six sons including C M F A Norman Jr W G Greensboro and Carl Brown U S Navy The article also notes a daily wartime transport flight crossing The Hump between China and India every two and a half minutes
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C. M. Brown
Lexington Avenue
Richmond
Brown
Rosa Brown
High Point
Bliley Funeral
Mr. Grear
D.D
Hollywood Cemetery
J. L. Perrin
C. M. Dowell
T. A. Bevans
C. M
F. A
Norman, Jr
W. G. Greensboro
Carl Brown
U. S. Navy
Troy Byerly Freed On $1000 Bond In Reavis Case
Troy Byerly, a local furniture worker, was released on a $1000 bond after being arrested as an accessory after the fact in the shooting of Mrs Grace Reavis by her husband John William Reavis. Byerly drove Reavis out of the city after the incident, which left three other people shot but recovering. Reavis faces an $8000 bond on a separate assault with intent to kill charge and possible self harm report.
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Troy Byerly
Grace Reavis
John William Reavis
Byerly
Reavis
Local ODT Urges Parts Search for War Transport
FBI style thoroughness mirrors the Office of Defense Transport in locating spare auto parts. A High Point maintenance committee led by G. W. Lyles coordinates with ODT and district manager L. F. Manneschmidt to obtain tires and other essentials for buses trucks and taxis to keep war transport moving. Members include C Collins N P Holmes W G Willis and others as authorization to process part requests was given at a maintenance advisory meeting.
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FBI
Office of Defense Transportation
High Point Committee
G. W. Lyles
Lyles
L. F. Manneschmidt
C. C. Daley, Jr. Odt
Mr. Lyles
O.D.T
Fire and smoke threaten downtown business area
Fire and smoke damaged the Model Barber Shop at 1 East Washington Street and Eford's Men's Wear at 124 North Main Street yesterday afternoon. Firefighters battled the blaze, which started in the barber shop rear and spread through a wall. No goods burned, but smoke caused extensive damage. two trucks were kept in reserve for a grass fire nearby. An ambulance stood by as a precaution.
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East Washington Street
Eford’s Men's Wear
North Main Street
Alma Desk Company
Grimes Street
Hamilton Street
Eli Ingram
Shackleford
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Ingram
Thomasville Scout Camp Plans For New District Camp
A special Thomasville district meeting is called by Chairman N C English for 7 30 PM at City Hall to discuss year plans and the new Boy Scout camp. The Uwharrie Council received a 22 acre Randolph county site donated by Ragan Maurice Mills Inc 16 miles from Thomasville with funds drive planned in Thomasville and Denton.
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Thomasville
N. C. English
City Hall Court
Uwharrie Council of Boy Scouts
Randolph County
Ragan - Maurice Mills, Inc
Denton
Railway Express starts local pick up and delivery in High Point
Express Co. begins delivering for Railway Express Agency in High Point with three new trucks to serve inbound and outbound freight on the High Point Thomasville and Denton line. The move follows earlier cooperation with City Transfer Co. and aims to improve service amid wartime shortages and growing volumes.
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Railway Express Agency
High Point
High
Thomasville
Denton
H & D Ee
Messrs
A Century Old Invitation Shown By E Stuart
Stuart Co E Stuart displayed a formal 1844 invitation from Mr and Mrs Mc Keithan to Miss Mahala Fitzrandolph for September 18 1844 in Charleston style paper with high quality ink written September 11 1844 in Elizabeth town North Carolina The note recalls a past era with mentions of the Virginia reel and songs of old Scotland as told to later generations.
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Co. E. Stuart
Mahala Fitzrandolph
Fire Loss During Past Year Is Relatively Light
The High Point fire report shows property including building and contents valued at 1 405 1 was endangered by fire over the year with total losses of 89 737 and insurance coverage of 84 865. Buildings and contents total insurance stood at 1 185 069. There were 360 fires in the year, 358 confined to the original premises.
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High Point
Underground Supplied with Thousands of Weapons Before Invasion
Before the invasion of France the underground was supplied with thousands of weapons capable of firing captured German ammunition. The note highlights clandestine arms flow to resistance groups and the peril of using German rounds.
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France
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R. B. Terry
Dalton
Gate City Club
Noble T. Praigg
Charles B. Carter
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Roy H. Parker
Floral Gardens
Walter Kreuger
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Richmond, Va
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