Police And Firemen Placed Under New Pay Schedule
Thomasville special report lists multiple court actions with suspended and fixed penalties. Jack Moses received a 12 month suspended sentence for abandonment and non support, conditioned on monthly payments and costs. Other defendants face fines, license revocations, or brief jail terms in charges including assault, drunkenness, larceny, and driving offenses. A stray line notes about 100 birds on the Hawaiian islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Jack Moses
Carl Wilson
Glenn Richardson
Joseph Aversay
Herbert Ray
of Church Street
Jones Stilwell
John Frank Baker
Rouse Staley
Lexington Rt. 1
Gordon McKay Industrialized Shoe Sole Sewing in 1861
Gordon McKay developed and refined a machine to stitch leather soles onto shoes in 1861, boosting mobility for shoemaking by enabling faster, more durable lasting and assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon McKay
Brady Pictures GI Joe Sold On American Way
Capt. Darrel Brady a GI Joe speaks at the High Point Executives Club dinner about the American way of life and free enterprise, praising soldiers’ faith and fighting heart while criticizing fascism communism and minority efforts to undermine capitalism. He notes labor racketeering and opposes the idea that work without production is valid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrel Brady
High Point Executives Club
Sheraton Hotel
O. A. Kirkman
R. K. Young
Capt. Brady
U. S. Air Corps
Pearl Harbor
G. I. Joe
Capt
Brady
Bennett Rites Held for Paris Herald Founder’s Widow
Funeral services for Mrs. James Gordon Bennett, 80, will be at the American Church on Avenue George V in Paris and burial will follow at Cimetiere de Passy. She died yesterday from a heart ailment, widow of James Gordon Bennett, son of the NY Herald founder and Paris Herald founder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
James Gordon Bennett
Avenue George V
Cimetiere de Passy
Bennett
New York Herald
Paris Herald
Herald-Tribune
JayCees Johnny Long Dance Tickets On Sale
Tickets for the JayCees Johnny Long Orchestra dance at the National Guard Armory on English Street go on sale at 14 drugstores and one High Point Thomasville outlet. Proceeds fund the junior chamber building program with organizers Loflin Walker DeLappe Barrett Green Lewis coordinating the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mann's Drugstore
Thomasville
Mann's
Walgreen’s
English Street Pharmacy
Ring-Harris
C. A. Ring Drugstore
Sport Club
Arthur's Pharmacy
Leonard's Drugstore
Big Star Food Store
High Point
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Charlie Loflin
Dan Walker
Wake Forest Alumni Set Dinner to Entertain High School Teams
Wake Forest alumni will entertain High Point high school football and basketball teams at a dinner Tuesday February 19 at 6 30 oclock. Alumni president Dr Marvin L Slate announced a program featuring technicolor pictures of the Gator bowl game between Wake Forest and U S C on New Year s Day. Dr Slate urged all Wake Forest alumni to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Ts of
Wake Forest
Marvin L. Slate
Slate
Cleveland Rejects 1893 Hawaii Annexation Appeal
In 1893 Grover Cleveland rejected an appeal to annex Hawaii, leaving the islands outside direct U.S. control and delaying annexation. The move contrasted with later efforts toward statehood and altered relations between Hawaii and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
Hawaii
United States
General Denson Receives Legion of Merit
General Denson, longtime Seattle port commander, has been awarded the Legion of Merit on Lt Gen Emmons's recommendation. The citation credits him with aiding the liberation of the Aleutians and North America from invasion. He retires August 1 after 41 years in the Army and oversaw Seattle's port expansion and vast wartime logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion of Merit
Eloy P. Denson
High Point
Seattle Port of Embarkation
Robert H. Wylie
Army Transportation
Military Rail Service
Paul Yount
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Oe Dees
Aleutians
Seattle
D. C. Emmons
Alaskan
Denson
Bri
Portland
Ore
Prince Rupert
B. C
Juneau
Skagway
Excursion Inlet
Alaska
Tacoma
Generalson
Transportation Corps
University of North Carolina
West Point
J. W. Briles Dies en Route to Hospital
Thomasville man J. W. Briles 53 dies while being taken to hospital. Survived by his wife Lena Hargroves Briles, three sons J. W. Jr Harvey and Gilbert, three daughters Clayton Nance Yates Betty, two brothers Edgar Hobson, a sister Mrs Wallie Vestal, and three grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at Mt. Tabor Methodist church Jackson Creek with burial in church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Thomasville
J. W. Briles
Lena Hargroves Briles
Harvey
Lexington
Rt. 2
Gilbert Briles
U. S. Navy
Clayton Nance
Denton
Clay Yates
Jackson Creek
Betty Briles
Edgar
Hobson
Wallie Vestal
High Point
Mt. Tabor Methodist Church
Drivers Examiner Moves To Motor Club Office
The driving license examiner relocates from the state highway patrol office to the Carolina Motor Club at 116 College Street. He will issue licenses from there, due to overcrowding at the county building. The examiner is on duty Wednesdays and Thursdays 9 am to 4 pm and Saturdays 9 am to noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Carolina Motor Club
College Street
State Revenue Office
Highway Patrol
Black Neckerchiefs Adopted by British Sailors in 1805
The article notes that British sailors changed their neckerchiefs to black in 1805 to commemorate the death of Lord Nelson. The move marks a somber tribute tied to a major naval figure and national event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Nelson
Council Approves Flusher Purchase and Fire Force Raises
The city council endorsed a finance committee plan increasing fire and patrol pay, with semiannual promotions and raises up to 160 dollars monthly. Additional actions include street flushing tool purchase, garage plans, highway contract bids, zoning changes, and taxi license limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Works Committee
Tomlinson Street
West High Street
West Commerce
State Highway Commission
Hamilton Street
Noble T. Praigg
City Library Board
Municipal Board of Elections
East Bay Street
Richardson Street
Ennis Street
Braden
High Point
OPA Rent Control Office Set Up At Local Post Office
OPA personnel arrive from Raleigh to establish the rent control office in the local post office. They settle among forms and await furniture shipment and plan to inform High Pointers about registration within a day or two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Raleigh
New Trial Is Ordered In Collins Case
Judge Walter J. Bone grants a new trial for Tyson Transit in the suit by the estate of Paul Collins, who was allegedly killed by a Tyson truck. The estate's appeal cites errors in the municipal court charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter J. Bone
Civil Superior Court
Tyson Transit Company
Paul Collins
Tyson
Collins
Supreme Court
R. O. Starnes
Justin R Oskie
Uel L. Taub
Pearl Fuller
Carolina Coach Company
Harold L. Jones
John Beach
Pearl H. Pittman
Lilly R. Gordon
Stella H. Chaney
Duke Power Company
Thelma L. Love
T. R. Zimmerman
Miss Love
High Point youth given 12 year term for burglary spree
Jack Bruton, 17, of High Point, pleaded guilty to second degree burglary and all counts of breaking and entering in Guilford Superior Court. He received 12 years in Raleigh State Prison with 100 years suspended in related counts, and must repay items taken after service. Judge J A Rousseau presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Jack Bruton
High Point
Guilford Superior Court
Bruton
Raleigh
High Point Police
J. A. Rousseau
North Wilkesboro
Three Injured In Auto Collision Near Thomasville
Three persons were injured in a collision on the Thomasville Denton highway Monday night around seven. Douglas Reid, Garland Welborne, and R S Springer of Rt 2 were the drivers. Reid youth suffered two broken legs and other wounds. Welborne youth had cuts and bruises with bleeding. Springer was released after emergency treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Denton
Douglas Reid
Garland Welborne
R. S. Springer
Rt. 2
City Memorial Hospital
Reid
Welborne
Springer
Mills Home Donates Clothes To Collection
Donations of clothing for war torn countries poured into collection points on the last day of the relief drive. The Farmers' Family Center at 203 North Main Street was nearly overwhelmed with garments. A large box from Mills Home in Thomasville included children's underwear donated by Baptist orphanage children. Collection boxes at the Center Broadhurst Paramount Theatres and the post office were available for night deposits as drive chairman Mrs. J. A. Eshelman noted. She and volunteers praised the community’s final push to aid the homeless and underclad abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory
Farmers’ Family
North Main Street
Mills Home
Thomasville
Baptist Orphanage
Broadhurst
Paramount Theatres
J. A. Eshelman
Drive
Negro Charged With Murder In 1942
Odell Bostic, 26, was arrested on a murder charge linked to a November 7, 1942 stabbing of Alexander Ingram. Ingram died from infection caused by the wound after Bostic fled town. Bostic also faces a separate deadly weapon charge from September 3, 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odell Bostic
Bostic
Alexander Ingram
Ingram
Tate Street
Park Street
New Upholstery Firm Is Incorporated
Raleigh February 5. Certificates of incorporation filed in the secretary of state office include Charles Upholstery Company of High Point to manufacture furniture. Authorized capital stock 1 000 shares. N. P. V. subscribed stock three shares by C. R. Byrd and J. V. Allen, both of High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Charles Upholstery Company
High Point
C. R. Byrd
Ak A Byrd
J. V. Allen
High Nt
Night Session Frees Inmate Load With Drunkenness Fines
The municipal court in a crowded night session collected over 900 dollars in fines and costs for drunkenness cases. Several defendants faced prison terms or suspended sentences while others paid fines for speeding improprieties and related offenses as court officials announced regular sessions soon resume.
Two Die In Auto Crash Near Engelhard
Bryan Berry home on leave from the navy and R C Berry both of Engelhard were killed when their car left the road and crashed into a canal four miles west of Engelhard. Grace Watson, a passenger, was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engelhard
N. C
Bryan Berry
Navy
R. C. Berry
Here
Grace Watson
Odd Fellows Meet Tonight At Reption Lodge No 63
In a regular meeting at Odd Fellows hall West Commerce street tonight at 7 30 o clock several membership applications will be reported and considered A social hour will follow and another auction sale for the social fund will be conducted with Claude Hughes as auctioneer Full attendance is requested
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows of Reption Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
West Commerce Street
Claude Hughes
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Hawaiian Islands
Winston-Salem, N. C
D Johns Manville
Parker-Brown Lumber CO
Oak St
Brady Pictures
GI Joe
American Way
G. T. Joe
Mrs. Bennett
van 5S. Reddick
Gov. L. M. DeLegal
Sect
Nat Walker
Eves
Walgreen
Guilford Radio Service CO
West Commerce ST
Westinghouse Dealer Utility Appliance CO
Main ST
S. Main St
Cly
Detroit
Via
Eastern Air Lines
JayCees
Johnny Long
W. F
B. F. Thomas
Jeff's Cut Rate Drug Store
N. Main ST
Washington
Gen. Denson
Auto Oil CO
North Main St
Bob Sheloff
Superior Court
Julius Stock
Mangum Avenue
Stella Wheeler
M. C. Idol
Aoe H. Oak Oegro
Thomas A. Williamson
Paul C. Brady
Archie Johnson
Howard Herren
Sinclair Horney
South Main Street
Virgil Gray Foster
Mocksville
James E. Jennings
Clyde Burris
Eugene V. Owen
Valdese
Charlie E. Ward
Rt. 5
John Yates
Trinity
Thelma Huff
Sanford W. Scots
Bill Harris
J. B. Haney
William King
Lela Hammond
Dorothy Weaver
Welzie Higgins
Cedar Street
Norm Hensley
Sideloff Oil and Coal CO
W. Russell
Igh Point
S& Main 87
N. L. Garner & Son Agency
Ailberi
South Main
Center Theatre
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