Garment Drive Seeks School and Community Donations
Mrs. J. A. Eshelman announced a five day clothing drive asking each child to bring at least one garment to school Monday and Tuesday. Collection boxes will accept items at post offices, the Farmers Family Center, Center and Broadhurst, with final pickups Wednesday. The drive has seen increased last minute donations as it ends Tuesday.
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Victory
J. A. Eshelman
Post Office
Farmers Family Center
North Main Street
Center Ant
Broadhurst
Russia
Moon Dies at Greensboro Home After Illness
Marshall Rayford Moon, 35, of 2705 Freeman Mill Road Greensboro died Friday at midnight after a brief illness. A World War II veteran and Staley Methodist member, he had lived in Greensboro 18 years. Survived by wife Estelle Page Moon, two sons Charles and Jack, mother Mrs Shelley Moon Sr., sister Mrs J H Lambeth, and brother Shelley Moon Jr. Funeral Sunday 4 PM with Rev. James F Thompson at Florida Street Baptist. burial Forrest Lawn veterans plot.
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Marshall Rayford Moon
Freeman Mill Road
Greensboro
Moon
Iph County
Staley Methodist Church
Estelle Page
Charles
Jack
Shelley Moon
Court collections for January set city record
Municipal courts in January collected $5,888.50 in fines and costs. Criminal warrants totaled 366 and 52 civil actions were started. Guilford county received $1,905, the police pension fund $219, High Point $3,238.50, and $526 went to state tax.
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M. W. Nash
Nash
Guilford County
High Point
Sailors May Receive 11-Pound Overseas Mail Packages
Navy parcels to sailors overseas may now reach 11 pounds and 42 inches in length or girth, doubling previous limits. Unlike army mail, sailors can receive larger packages without submitting a request or facing the same forwarding restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Rochelle New Community Chest Head
Rochelle New Community Chest elected president at the High Point Chest board meeting. He succeeds Horace S Haworth who served three years. Ed Mendenhall named vice president and H N Williard treasurer. Ruth Neve to be executive secretary upon husband Arthur Neve’s navy return. Committees named. board praises Haworth’s service to the chest and nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. V. Rochelle
High Point Community Chest
Board of Directors
Chest
Horace S. Haworth
Ed Mendenhall
H. N. Williard
Ruth Neve
Arthur Neve
Navy
Community Chest
D. R. Parker
Lucile Johnston
J. G. Doggett
D. A. Rawley
Harold Bennett
W. E. Mitchell
Charles Kearns
J. W. VanLoan
Roy Braden
R. T. Amos
Harry Bell
Logan Chitwood
C. E. Hayworth
I. Paul Ingle
Amos R. Kearns
J. E. Millis
Willis Slane
Shortage Drives Nylon Hose Panic in Local Stores
A High Point survey shows nylon hose scarce while rayon options nearly vanished as shoppers faced shortages. Rumors of an unannounced nylon sale sparked crowds, later denied by the retailer. Butter remains tight along with meat, though fats improve. many stores stock chicken, seafood, and sausage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milady
High Point
CS Ve
Local GOP To Attend Lincoln Day Dinner
L. F. Ferree, chairman of the High Point Republican executive committee, said local Re-Lead will attend the Lincoln Day dinner in Winston-Salem on February 16 hosted by the Young Republicans of North Carolina. Rep. Harold Knudsen of Minnesota will be the principal speaker.
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L. F. Ferree
High Point
Republican Executive Committee
Winston-Salem
Young Republicans
North Carolina
Harold Knudsen
Minnesota
GOP
House
Ways and Means Committee
Three Divorce Actions Filed In City Court
Joel D. Reece sues for divorce from Thelma Lamar Reece on adultery with details to be revealed at trial. Two other suits seek separation. Elizabeth Hughes seeks divorce from Noah Hughes and W K Briggs seeks divorce from Virgie Younts Briggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel D. Reece
Thelma Lamar Reece
Elizabethughes
Noah Hughes
W. K. Briggs
Virgie Younts Briggs
Airport Authority Grants Caffey Field Application
John Caffey and associates of Greensboro won a charter from Guilford airport authority to build and operate a private airport on Battleground Road northwest of Greensboro. The 40 acre site will support training and charter service five miles from the existing High Point Greensboro airport. Deputy notes include a separate arrest for a concealed whisky still at Doe McMillian Greensboro Rt 3 with several jars and mash found. Joe T. Martin outlined funding and federal legislation steps to match city county funds for future expansion.
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Doe McMillian
Greensboro
Rt. 3
Sheriff's Department
Herman Burrows
McMillian
Burrows
Ray Nance
W. L
Joe T. Martin
Guilford County
Caffey
High Point
Fraley Field
Martin
High Point-Gboro
Civil Term of Court Opens Monday in High Point
Civil term of Greensboro area civil superior court starts Monday at 10 o'clock with Judge Luther H. Hamilton presiding. Ten suits set for trial including Bean vs Guilford County Board of Education and Suits vs Carolina Coach Co. Other days list Wachovia Bank case Lindsay executrix and will cases Pittman Love Zimmerman Gordon Chaney versus Duke Power.
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Civil Superior Court
High Point
Luther H. Hamilton
Morehead City
Joe Lee Bean
E. A
Johnson and Husband
The
Board of Education
Guilford County
Pearl ‘Fuller
Carolina Coach Company
R. C. Whitaker
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Ida G. Lindsay
R. O. Lindsay
L. D. Creasy
G. and
M. Motor Transfer
Maggie Johnson
Harold L. Jones
John Beach
Pearl H. Pittman
Thelma L. Love
T. R. Zimmerman
Lilly R. Gordon
Stella H. Chaney
Duke Power Company
Salisbury Accident Toll Reaches Two
Salisbury February 2 Harold V Massey 25 died last night bringing the death toll to two from a grade crossing accident Thursday when a taxicab driven by Massey collided with a Southern express train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Harold V. Massey
Massey
Southern Express
Postal Receipts Continue To Decline Here
Postmaster S C Clerk notes postal receipts still fall though parcel post mail rises after the war. He says receipts no longer reflect overall business, as many soldiers no longer receive first class and air mail letters. January 1946 receipts at High Point post office totaled 28703.69 versus 29076.86 in January 1945.
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S. C
Parc
High Point
March of Dimes Total in High Point Exceeds 3500
High Point junior chamber’s March of Dimes drive reached 3303.92 in banked total with about 200 coin boxes yet to be counted. Contributions from area groups and individuals push the total beyond 3500 toward Guilford County’s 15000 quota, aided by movie theater fundraisers and gifts from local organizations.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
High Point
Fred de Lappe
Guilford County
DeLappe
Rolina
High Point College
Wesley Memorial Woman's Auxiliary
Altrusa Club
Modern Mothers’ Club
Y.W.C.A
First Methodist Church
Live-Y Club
Springfield Woman's Auxiliary
J. FT. Berea
Venciac Sece
George W. Hutchens
G. E. Hutchens
Johnson Street School
Heritage Furniture Company
Dashing Captain Brady to Address High Point Executives Club
Captain Darrel Brady, set to be the next speaker at the High Point Executives Club dinner, downplays accolades and stresses duty. O A Kirkman notes the Sheraton venue Monday at 7 p.m. Brady, a decorated veteran with 32 Pacific and 40 Atlantic missions, is described as a typical American with varied early life and international experiences.
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Darrel Brady
High Point Executives Club
Sheraton Hotel
O. A. Kirkman
Brady
Hitler
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
Africa
Asia Minor
Monte Carlo
OPA Advises Tenants To Pay Feb Rent
Tenants are urged to pay rent on schedule and obtain receipts for later verification against registration. Greensboro rent control chief Settan says a local office will be set up soon and public details will follow. The office will operate from the post office building as staff is arranged.
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Federal Rent Control
R Settan
Greensboro Area
Rent Control Office
Settan
High Point
Frank McInnis
Red Cross speaker to address annual High Point meet
Taylor M. Simpson former Red Cross Africa field director and administrator outlines wartime service and Red Cross work in Africa at the Sheraton hotel. 430 certificates for wartime service will be awarded with 15 special recognitions. The High Point College quartet will sing.
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Taylor M. Simpson
Africa
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Horace S. Haworth
Sheraton Hotel
Simpson
Accra
Tunis
High Point
Haworth
High Point College Quartet
A. Stanley Douglas
Doris Lee
Dorothy Davis
Jack Charles
Frank Love
Carolina Coach orders 118 buses for rehab program
R C Hoffman Jr announces Carolina Coach will upgrade its fleet from 205 buses with 118 new units in 1946. The mix includes 37 passenger Aerocoaches from General American Aerocoach and 37 passenger ACF Macks and other 45 passenger units for Raleigh Charlotte Raleigh Richmond routes and Camp Lejeune Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Hoffman, Jr
Carolina Coach Company
Hoffman
Ifty
Acf-Brill Motors Company
American Car and Foundry Company
Raleigh
Charlotte
Richmond
Camp Lejeune
Washington, D. C
Sannapolis
Shoe Stores To Close Wednesday Afternoons
High Point shoe retailers will close each Wednesday at 1 PM starting next week and continue until further notice. The change applies to summer hours while the regular schedule remains in effect for other seasons.
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High Point
Tax List Gains 1 000 Names During Year
Bele the close of business at 9 o clock January 31 the local tax office had assisted 12 330 persons in listing their 1946 tax lists compared with 11 298 during 1945. County tax supervisor T R Short praised the high turnout and noted 3 162 people listed in the last four days with 1 025 on the final day. He said 91.86 percent of the 1945 levy of 1 828 531.41 had been paid by month end, versus 91.13 percent a year ago, and predicted this year’s collections may surpass the all time high 98 percent reached June 30. Short warned a one percent penalty will be imposed on all unpaid 1945 taxes before February 2.
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9 O’co
T. R. Short
Short
High Point
Farm Agent Leaves For Study At State
Paul R. Regan will leave county work Monday for six weeks to attend a tobacco disease and cultivation course at N C State College. He will focus on tobaco farmers, soil diseases, disease resistant tobacco varieties, and remedies. Local meetings discussed tobacco diseases and districts praised the State College program.
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Paul R. Regan
N. C. State College
Regan
State College
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Marshall H. Moon
Rochelle New
Airport Authority
Japan
Executives Club
Springfield Avenue
Brentwood Grade School
Bill Chaiel
City Public Works Department
OPA
State
Hamilton
Public Works Committee
State Highway Commission
Hamilton Street
Grimes
Law and Public Safety Committee
East Bay Street
Richardson Street
North Hamilton Street
Steele Street
Director of Public Safety
Council
Maine Street
Carolina Coach
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