High Point Seeks Bond Drive Pace To Reach Goal
High Point must average about 400000 a day in bond sales to reach 3865510 with seven workdays left in the Fourth War Loan. A weekend slump left total sales at 2052091 for 4882 bonds. Events at Center Theatre include a film premiere and a bond sale auction alongside a school led treasure hunt offering prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Frank Sizemore
Center Theatre
BTC
Greensboro
Blake Thompson
Veterans in High Point seek 25000 muster-out pay
discharged High Point veterans lead North Carolina in applying for muster-out pay. 125 applications totaling 25000 were filed yesterday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars office 125 North Wrenn Street. Washington mailed approval forms after the War Department action, and the High Point VFW posted copies locally. Bruce H. Carraway offers forms free of charge.
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High Point
Veterans of
North
Wrenn Street
War and Navy Department
Washington
V. F. W. Air
More Than 100 Attend Christian Endeavor Birthday Banquet
Greensboro event draws over 100 Christian Endeavor members from across the state for the 63rd birthday banquet. Luther R. Medlin served as toastmaster and Marguerite Helms of Charlotte delivered the message. Mrs. Robert Smith sang and George L. Mitchell recalled Union years 1914 to 1917 as president. An offering of 63 dollars supported the International Society in Boston. A candlelight service honored former C E members now in the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Greensboro
The
Christian Endeavor
Luther R. Medlin
Marguerite Helms
Charlotte
Robert Smith
Winston-Salem
Geo. L. Mitchell
Wilmington
North Carolina Christian Endeavor Union
International Society of Carietian Endeavor
Boston
Mass
C. E
Armed Services
Thomasville Raid Finds Seven Quarts Whisky at Fausnett Home
A Davidson county deputy sheriff two Thomasville police officers a state patrol corporal and a township constable raided Earnest and Mrs Fausnett near the Thomasville baseball park and found about seven quarts of whisky in the home. The couple faced prohibition sale charges and posted 300 dollars bond. A local court hearing is set for February 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Davidson County
State Patrol
Earnest Fausnett
Fausnett
Kelvin Stone
John Crowell
Ottis Koontz
Jed Boyd
Ernest Beth
Repiton Lodge to Confer Initiatory Degree on Four
Repiton Lodge No 63 Independent Order of Odd Fellows will confer the Initiatory degree on a class of four candidates at the regular meeting Tuesday evening at 7 30 oclock. Secretary J R Young asks all Odd Fellows in good standing to attend and greet the new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Repiton Lodge
O. F. Repiton Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
J. R. Young
Flashlight Stolen From Truck At McLeod's Service Station
Police report a flashlight and a green furniture pad stolen from a truck parked at McLeod's service station on South Wrenn street. The owner, M. E. Suggs of 628 Park street, found a door glass broken upon returning to the vehicle.
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McLeod's Service
Boy Scout Week Opens Here Feb 8 With National Aim
Boy Scouts Cubs and leaders of Uwharrie Council join nationwide in Boy Scout Week from February 8 to 14 marking the 34th anniversary of scouting in America. More than 11 million men and boys have been identified with scouting since 1910, with over 1.5 million active today.
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Uwharrie Council
United States
America
Office of War Information
Elmer Davis
Elbert K. Fretwell
Roosevelt
Lacework Kid Featured in Collier's February Issue
Damon Runyon and Walter Inghill both praise the tale in Collier's February 12 issue. The story follows a professional gambler turned soldier who indirectly causes the camp commander's death by a reckless gin rummy smear.
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Damon Runyan
Enterprise National
Alane
Coliers
Walter Inchell
Enterprise
Collier's
January Fire Loss Drops From Last Year
Fire department report shows January losses over 122 dollars higher than last month’s 350. Chief Ingram says January 1943 Penney store fire skews comparison. last month saw few damages with engines used 43 times. Blame attributes include 30 for personal carelessness, 10 for physical hazard, and 3 for occupational hazard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.K. Ingram
Penney
Ingram
White Held on DWI Charge After Municipal Court Hearing
J M White a 33 year old white man from 1300 Bencini Street was arrested yesterday and placed under 500 bond for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of whiskey. White asked for trial by jury when brought before Judge D C MacRae this morning in Municipal Court.
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J. M. White
Bencini Street
Whitey
White
D. C. MacRae
Piedmont Camp to Confer Woodcraft Degree Tuesday
Woodmen of the World Piedmont Camp will confer the Woodcraft degree on a class of candidates at the regular meeting Tuesday evening at 7 30. Full attendance of the membership is requested by Council Commander John Bruton.
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Piedmont
Woodmen of the World
Council
John Bruton
Police Raid Two Hotels. Nine Arrested In Immorality Case
City and military police arrested four soldiers and five women in raids on the Elwood and Biltmore Hotels early Sunday. The group faces charges of occupying rooms for immoral purposes, with three of the girls aged 17 to 26. Bonds were set at $100 each. soldiers were turned over to military authorities and the girls received suspended sentences.
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Elwood
Biltmore
George Campbell, Jr
BTC-10
Jean Lamonds
Greensboro
Frank D. Warner
Dorothy Ophelia Maness
Yee
Campball Parates
Mario Mandoli
Waldress
Kearns
Alvina Campbell
Lucille Hyde
D. C. MacRae
Woman Fined For Assaulting Negro Principal
Judge D C MacRae released Florence Negro school principal G D Tillman on assault charges after Suzie George of Route One Guilford college claimed Tillman beat her son with a stick. George received a 30 day suspended sentence on condition she keep away from Florence school premises except for public exercises. Tillman said she struck him when she came to the school to complain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. D. Tillman
Florence Negro School
D. C. MacRae
Suzie George
Route One
Guilford College
Tillman
MacRae
George
Florence School
Miss Parsley Regains Stolen Railroad Ticket
Miss Celia Parsley of 215 Elm Street regains a High Point to San Antonio railroad ticket found by Policeman Stamey in Thomasville after she reported a stolen pocketbook with $18 and other items. Police Chief Friddle notes no word on the purse or contents. Gold stock figures are cited separately.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Verlo Stamey
Celia Parsley
Elm Street
San Antonio
Texas
Stamey
Southern Railway
Miss Parsley
W. G. Friddle
Greensboro Road
Funeral Rites for George W. Denny Held Sunday
Funeral services for George W. Denny 82 well known resident who died Friday at a local hospital were conducted at his 504 Hillcrest home Sunday at 2 30 pm. Dr O C Williamson and Rev J P H McNatt led the service. Interment was in the Buffalo Presbyterian church cemetery Greensboro. Pallbearers included W H Currie Cameron Deans F F Dickson Hazel Hardin H V Koonts and W F Robinette. Honorary pallbearers were elder members of the First Presbyterian church. A male quartette from First Presbyterian sang two numbers. Floral offerings were carried by friends.
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George W. Denny
George W
Denny
Hillcrest
O. C. Williamson
First Presbyterian Church
J. P. H. McNatt
Brentwood Presbyterian Church
Buffalo Presbyterian Church
Greensboro
A. P. Dickson
W. H. Currie
Cameron Deans
F. F. Dickson
Hazel Hardin
H. V. Koonts
W. F. Robinette
of Elders
Funeral services for W A Smith in White Hill church
Funeral services were held Sunday at 1 pm for W A Smith 72 who died at his daughter Mrs Wesley Thompson's home 124 Fowler Street. Rev M D McNeil led the service at White Hill Presbyterian Church with choir music. Pallbearers were E W Smith Warner Osborn James Smith H D McMillian Carl Hinson and Edwin Bowman. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
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W. Asmith
W.A. Smith
Wesley Thompson
Fowler Street
White Hill Presbyterian Church
Carthage
M.D. McNeil
E.W. Smith
Warner Osborn
James Smith
H. D. McMillian
Carl Hinson
Edwin Bowman
Funeral services for George D Bates 71
Funeral services for George D Bates 71 who died at his son G S Bates home were held Sunday at 4 30 pm in Koonce Funeral Home chapel. Rev W H Barker officiated and Sacred Trio of Southside Baptist church provided music. Pallbearers were Henry Grady Carl Wright Harold Calhoun Paul Spencer Leroy Barham and D M White. Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery.
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George D. Bates
G.S. Bates
Koonce
W.H. Barker
Southside Baptist Church
Mr. Bates
Henry Grady
Carl Wright
Harold Calhoun
Paul Spencer
Leroy Barham
D. M. White
Oakwood
Five Plead Innocent To Sedition Charge
Chief Justice Edward E. Eicher accepted innocent pleas from five of 30 indicted in January for sedition. Defendants include Gerhard Kunze, August Klapprott, Ellis Jones, Peter Stahrenberg, and William Dudley Pelley, all charged with conspiring with German agents to establish a Nazi government in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward E. Eicher
Federal District Court
United States
Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze
Bund
August Klapprott
Ellis O. Jones
German Plane Drops Bomb on Vatican in World War II
A German bombing raid reportedly dropped a bomb inside Vatican City after a battle with Allied aircraft. The plane forced a landing in Vatican City with the crew killed. a crash occurred near Rome. The dispatch notes the event and mentions the incident as reported by Handels Ste efarts Tidningen.
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Stockholm
Vatican
Vatican City
Wals
Rome
Handels Steefarts Tidningen
Building and repair work shows increase in seven months
Building reports show rising total of new building and repair work. Seven months of the current fiscal year total 166000 dollars versus 102509 last year. Last month construction and repairs reached 23729 dollars, up from 13225 in January 1943. The main jump is in new nonresidence construction with 14000 dollars last month, up from 185 dollars in January 1943. All 14400 dollars of that construction funded by a warrant to the High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad for a new shop.
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High Point
Thomasville
Denton
State Lends Coad To Army Temporarily
Raleigh February 8 Governor Broughton announced James Coad industrial coordinator of the state department of conservation and development has been sent to the army for at least six weeks. He will be stationed at the front with a chance of longer service and will not receive state pay during this period. The exact nature of Coads army duties was not disclosed.
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Raleigh
James Coad
Statertment of Conservation and Devet
Broughton
Coad
Demand Removal Of Mecklenburg County Farm Agent
About 400 farmers attended a Mecklenburg county meeting and asked for the dismissal of County Farm Agent Oscar H. Phillips. Seventeen petitions with 419 signatures accused him of siding with large landowners and city people, neglecting small farmers. An open hearing was set for next Monday morning to hear supporters of the agent.
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Charlotte
Mecklenburg County Commissioners
Oscar H. Phillips
Australian Women All Out For War
Melbourne report shows more than 30 percent of Australia’s 14 year plus women are employed full time in industry. Minister Holloway releases figures indicating 143000 women in munition and war supply work, versus 1000 at the war’s start in 1939.
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Melbourne
INS
Australia
E. J. Holloway
Labor
National Services
Fire Chief Says Padlocked House Broke Fire Law
Fire Chief E K Ingram said a padlocked rooming house at 2064 North Main Street violated fire laws. He ordered the real estate agent to vacate second and third floors by February 15 unless fire escapes are added, noting a single wooden stairway and prior inspections found insufficient egress.
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North Main Street
E. K. Ingram
Ingram
Pickett Estate
Asbury L. Davis Dies Here Burial in Georgia
Asbury L. Davis, 48, died shortly after 4 a m Sunday at his home 512 Avenue in High Point N C He had been in declining health for ten years and served overseas 17 months in World War I He was born March 15 1895 in Stevens County Georgia and came to High Point 25 years ago from Toccoa Ga He is survived by his wife four brothers and four sisters The body will be shipped to Toccoa Ga Monday evening for burial there.
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Asbury L. Davis
Ave
R. Davis
Stevens County
Georgia
Asbury
Lou Kay Davis
High Point
Toccoa
Willie
Robert
Albert
Claude Davis
Myrtie Hosey
A Fulbright
Maggie Pulliam
Alma Belamy
Negro Arrested Again After Bail For Robbery and Break In
Buster Dodson, 47, of 441 Meredith Street, freed on $750 bail for an Edward Massey robbery, was jailed again January 28 on new charges of breaking and entering a house occupied by Leola DurantNegress. Both cases bound over to the superior court for grand jury review. James Edward Marley, 24, of 530 High Street, implicated in a separate robbery of $27.
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Buster Dodson
Meredith Street
Edward Massey
Leola Durant
Superior
Dodson
James Edward Marley
Om High Street
Commercial Service Association Incorporation Filed
One certificate of incorporation was filed in Raleigh for the Commercial Service Association of Henderson to provide non profit commercial services for members. Directors include Frank Jordan Mrs K C V Ralston and B C Wells all of Henderson.
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Raleigh
Commercial Service Association of
Henderson
Frank Jordan
K.C.V. Ralston
B.C. Wells
Williamson Pro A. T Williamson Pro Grade Sergeant Field Biloxi
William Williamson of Street has been promoted to sergeant at Field Biloxi Mississippi. Jones Smith of High appointed war worker with War Air Service Command Keep em Flying to repair and maintain army aircraft globally. Mrs. Smith resides with Mrs. Rose Jones Point Ave High and late Walter Ernest.
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Robins Field
Jones Smith
High
War Air Service
Army Air Forces
Smith
Rose Jones
Walter Ernest
Soldier Ri Returns From European War Service
Pvt. Robert B. Ri, son of Mr. and Mrs. B Ly of Jamestown Route One, completed training in a B-24 bomber school at Keesler Field Mississippi and returned to America. James Beane and Mrs. Wesley Fourth Street announced entry into the Army Air Forces in Atlantic City after one and a half years in service, with training at Will Oklahoma prior to overseas duty in the Havoc attack unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keesler Field
Robert B. Ri
America
James Beane
Wesley Fourth Street
Army Air Forces
Atlantic City
Will Oklahoma
Training and enlistment of Raymond Howard complete
Raymond Howard completed machinist mate training and enlisted in the armed forces on June 3, 1943. His wife resides at 111 Par, Tennessee, with further details indicating homefront connections during this period.
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Raymond Howard
Sephis
Tennessee
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Nat Walker
Walgreen
Drewger
Max Bones
N.C
J. C. McCoy
Security Bank
Insulating Board
Johns-Manville
Parker-Brown Lumber
Oak Street
P. P
N. IL. Garner
H.P
B. F. Thomas
W. Greeners
Sat
Hamilton - Boone Lumber Company
Robert Jerrell McGee
Robert F. McGee
U. S
Naval Forces
McGee
South Pacific
Navy
Myrtle Lou Steelman
Baby
Route Three
Seaman McGee
Jamestown
S. Main &T
Negro
BOS
J. Charles York
Boston College
Air Service
John G
Joan T. Bruton
Conmll
Edgar C. Johnson
West Greed Street
So Valentine
N. Main ST
C. J. Sears
R. M. Hales
Harry X. Russell
Paul Byrumd
Radio Finance Compa
Uncle Sam
Orkin Exterminating
East Washington St
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