Catawba County Residents Tackle Muddy Roads Together
Catawba County farmers formed a work group to repair roads, pooling tractors and gravel to create usable stretches. Figures include Earley Brintnall, H L Drum, Vernon Sigman, and John Fulbright, with Seitz dairy and Allen Fry school areas joining in. Brintnall urged more community cooperation to improve living standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oeegao
Raleigh
A.H. Galen
Catawba County
Earley Brintnall
Catawba
Highway Commission
St. Paul's Church
H.L. Drum
Clines Township
Drum
Vernon Sigman
John Fulbright
Statesville
Seitz’ Dairy
Allen-Fry School
Brintnall
Veterans' Guide to Review Boards and Retired Pay
Ex officers seek review avenues under Army and Navy boards for disability cases. The GI Bill sections 301 302 allow appeals via veterans organizations and Red Cross with counsel, while DAV cautions postponing PN cases where recovery is likely.
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Navy
Army
Army Disposition Board
Navy Survey Board
Adjutant General's Office
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Navy Department
Washington
Red Cross
Veterans
DAV
Guilty of Inciting Mob in Times Square Crowd
New York mob lines formed around Times Square when a haberdasher advertised white shirts. The crowd blocked traffic and disrupted attendance at early movie shows. A man echoed the prevailing mood by declaring the shirt would help him get married tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Times Square
Castor Oil Not Used in City Hall Paintings Restoration
Georg Lorber of the city art commission denies reports that castor oil is used to restore the $3 million collection at New York City Hall. He says castor oil was used historically but turpentine is the current principal agent in the restoration as reported by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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York
New York City
City Hall
Georg Lorber
City Art Commission
Metropolitan Museum of Art
One Hundred Eighty Vets Report to Draft Board Four
One hundred eighty discha veterans have returned to High Point and reported to draft board four. The list includes Russell Briles Roland Hicks John Priest David Jones Lelan Cooper Giles Royster James Abeshaheen Arnold Nance Johnny Strickland Edward Briggs McKinley Williams Willis Floyd Lonnie Sledge Leon Smith Jefferson Echard Ernest Clewis Theodore McRae Alfred Caviness Jesse Hurd John Bogan Lonnie Galloway Sherlock Barrow David Allred William Sellers Newton Lewis Earl Whitley John Staley Thomas Hunt James Wright Wesley Hutchens Harold Meredith Bernard Fowler Levi Smith James Sexton Wayne Fowler Joseph Broadwell Billy Wrenn Edward Farlow Charles Ridge Dorris Powell Monte Perry Charles Deal Arnold Culler Houston Farlow Theodore Suggs Banks Poston Vernon Ellington Lacy Comer John Flowe Conoy Morgan Roy Peace Martin Yow Freddie Bennett Tate Tallent Imers Embrough Roy Mitchell James Spivey Leonard Truesdale Udell Atkinson Arthur Hedrick Lloyd Swink Jack Stewart William Given Talton Leonard Owen Childress Glenn Trimnal Hugh Hill G Hill Clarke Hill Hill John Doe and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Discha
High Point
Russell R. Briles
Roland H. Hicks
John D. Priest
David B. Jones
Lelan W. Cooper
Giles M. Royster
James F. Abeshaheen
Arnoold G. Nance
Johnny W. Strickland
Edward S. Briggs
McKinley Williams
Willis E. Floyd
Lonnie C. Sledge
Leon Smith
Jefferson F. Ec
Navy’s magic carpet returns service men to states
Eight servicemen from High Point North Carolina left on ships forming the navy’s magic carpet fleet to return home for discharge landings set for west coast ports. Names include William G Moffett and Sgt Robert Williamson Jr with arrivals between January 28 and February 5. Sergeant Wallace T Highfill received an honorable discharge at Greensboro ceremonies.
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Pearl Harbor
T. H
High Point
North Caroine
Navy
States
Willian
G. Moffett
Anne M. Moffett
Thurston Street
Robert Williamson, Jr
Mamie Williamson
Underhill Avenue
Webster O. Draughon
Lois V. Draughon
Bridges Street
Samuel Latta
Lizzie Latta
Reid Street
Calvin Freeman
Henrietta Freeman
George Phelps
G. W. Phelps
Church Street
Jesse R. Lowe
Arch Street
Harold H. Bursh
Highfill
Greensboro
Wallace T. Highfill
Annebelle Highfill
Army Air Orces
Veterans Head Home From Saipan on USS Kwajalein
Two High Point North Carolina veterans Corporal John M Kosuth and Corporal Living ston Edwards left Saipan January 18 aboard USS Kwajalein with nearly 1000 Army veterans bound for discharge in the United States. The carrier was to reach San Pedro California around February 2.
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Pearl Harbor
T. H
High Point
N. C
John M. Kosuth
Cpl
Livingston
E. Edwards
Saipan
Kwajalein
United States
San Pedro
Calif
Charlotte bids to house Veterans Administration office
Charlotte renewed its bid to locate the Veterans Administration headquarters in the city after being bypassed last week for lack of space. A local capitalist offered to erect a permanent multi story office building and sent the proposal to General Omar N Bradley in Washington as the agency’s site decision moved toward Winston Salem.
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Charlotte
Veterans Administration
Ree
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Herring Boon Lowers Off Costs for Asdic Experiments
English researchers announce a cheaper experimental use of Asdic devices for spotting shoals. The project explores reduced costs and operational practicality in maritime sonar testing.
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Dan Topping
Sonja Henie
Kay Sutton Weaver
Hollywood
Topping
Honolulu
Veterans’ Guide
ICE Delivery Company
West Broad Street
Draft Board
Albert L.scarlette
Clayton Collins
James C. C. Leak
Howard A. Curry
Otis A. York
Wylie Gilmore
David H. Galloway
Elmer A. Anderson
Henry E. Dawson
Willie M. Gibson
George W. Green, Jr
Edward L. Burroughs
Eddie T. Padgett
Orville J. Gray
Roy L. Matthews
J. T. Miller
Frederic €. Morris
Clinton E. Brookshire
John C. Davis
Arthur N. Royals, Jr
Henry W. Loflin
Woodrow Owen
Buford D. Joyce
John D. Williams
Henry R. Modlin
Oren W. Morton
Walter E. Myrick
James Hailey
Calvin D. Griffin
Raymond W. Walker, Jr
Jesse R. Coble
Paul L. Kennedy
Allen M. Clyburn
Frazier Saunders, Jr
Leo J. Hill
Jack L. Taylor
Henry A. Gibson
William W. Francis
Robert M. Saunders
Walter H. Morgan
Veterans’ Office
Omar N. Bradley
Veterans Administrator
Mexico
Brazil
Guatemala
Colombia
Bayard Wooten
Chapel Hill
Kill Devil Hill
Kitty Hawk
Abi Company
Calta
The
Wesson
Wesson Oil People
Plue
Flave
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