Post Office Investigates Mail Box Fire On Main Davis
Officials review the mail box fire reported near South Main and Davis streets just after 8 PM. A boy alarmed the fire crew at 8 15 PM as smoke poured from the box. Postmaster Clark says little mail was inside and a full post office investigation will follow. Firefighters also extinguished a car fire on South Main at 3 30 PM causing little damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
South Main and
Davis Streets
Post Office
South Main Street
S. C. Clark
Post Office Department
High Point
Mr. Clark
Jones M. Harrison
Harrison
Lenten Season Begins at St Marys Episcopal Church
Lenten season starts tomorrow at St Marys Episcopal Church with Holy Communion at 10 a.m. A 7 30 p.m. service includes a sermon by the rector. St Marys congregation joins World Day of Prayer activities at Emmanuel Lutheran parish Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
St.ry's Regation
World of Prayer
Emmanuel Lutheran
Hill Loflin Joins Ring Harris Pharmacy Staff
Hill Loflin, former Goodrich Stores employee with ties to Florida High Point and Raleigh, has joined Ring Harris Pharmacy here. He moved to High Point with his wife and child last year and previously lived in Madison apartments on North Main Street. Loflin, a Randolph County native, has 18 years of drug clerk experience in Florida and North Carolina. he is the brother of Sgt Charles B. Loflin, ex The Enterprise circulation manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Loflin
Goodrich Stores, Inc
Florida
High Point
Raleigh
Ring-Harris Pharmacy
Loflin
Goodrich
Madison Apartments
North Main Street
Randolph County
Oggless Loflin
Point
J. Summerfield Loflin
Charles B. Loflin
The
Enterprise
Thomasville Woman Held For Assault
Three local Negro women employed at a furniture plant faced Judge Carl Wilson after a street fight. Frances Douglas bound over to May term for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill after police say she stabbed Maude Hunt. Lindsay received 12 months for assault with a deadly weapon, Hunt was acquitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Frances
Josephine Lindsay
Maude Hunt
WPB Seeks 15 Tons Tin Cans For March 4 City Collection
High Point residents urged to save and wash tin cans for a city wide drive run by the War Production Board. City trucks and Boy Scouts will collect the cans on Sunday March 4 to support wartime needs for syrettes and other equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
R. E. Zimmerman
Pede
John Peacock
Boy Scouts
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Zimmerman
WPB
Funeral Rites for Infants and Adults in Local City
Funeral services were held for Malcolm Leon Kearns Jr infant son of Malcolm L and Blanche Woodlief Kearns who died at a local hospital. Rev W R Kelly officiated at J W Sechrest Son Chapel with interment in Oakwood cemetery. A large crowd attended. Floral tribute by relatives and friends arranged by Mrs O L Smith. The White infant Roland Chester White Jr six months died in Winston Salem hospital. Service conducted from home by Rev A James Clemmer with music by Mrs Coy Gordon Mrs Richard Jarrett and Miss Clarice Bailey. Interment in Fair Grove Methodist cemetery. Ivey L Pierce cafe and bus station operator died at home Saturday. Funeral details continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland
White
Thomasville
Roland Chester White, Jr
Roland C. White
Winston-Salem
Marion Garner
Fair Grove Methodist Church
Ivey L. Pierce
At All Good Drug Stores in High Point Mentioned
The notice lists drug stores including Mann's Cut Rate Drug and Walareen's in High Point as outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Mann
Walareen
City Ranks Fourth in Postal Savings Deposits
High Point’s post office ranks fourth in the state for postal savings with 3,902 depositors and 1 601 447 on deposit as of June 30, 1944. Postmaster S C Clark notes a sensational growth adding over 500 000 dollars in seven months and an increase in depositors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Clark
Greensboro
Asheville
Raleigh
High Point
Mr. Clark
Illness Fatal To Mrs. Geo. R. Brown In Local Hospital
Mrs Edith Adamson Brown 76 prominent local church woman and civic leader died at a local hospital after a week of critical illness. Wife of Dr George R Brown former pastor of First Methodist, she was born in Bowdon Ga and lived in High Point since 1917. Funeral set for Wednesday at First Methodist Church with interment at Oakwood Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Adamson Brown
Bowden College
Georgia
High Point
Morgantown
W. Va
YWCA
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
West Virginia
North Carolina
Sorciety
Wc.t.u
Brown
George H. Armacost
Kansas City
Weaver
M. Marr
Atlanta
Service Planned For Local Resident At Fair Grove Church
Following a brief illness a local resident will be laid to rest at Fair Grove Methodist Church with a service Wednesday at 3 o clock. The body lies at the church from 2 to 3 pm. The Rev A James Cramer Rev H L Powell and Rev T R York will preside. Active pallbearers include Luther Hepler Carlie Smith Stuart Harris Luke Marsh Joe Everhart and Percy Harris. Interment will be in the family plot at the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Grove Methodist
A. James Crammer
H. L Powell
T. R. York
Mount Zion Pilgrim Church
Luther Hepler
Carlie Smith
Stuart Harris
Luke Marsh
Joe Everhart
Percy Harris
City Collections This Year Show Good Increase
The city tax department has collected $531,145.49 on the 1944 45 ad valorem levy of $591,340.22 at city hall. This is 89.8 percent of the levy and compares with 87.4 percent last year. Total collections so far this fiscal year amount to $848,212.26, including penalties on prior levies.
TAPS Tomorrow Honoring Local War Dead at Half Mast
The American Legion will fly the flag at half mast at the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow weather permitting to honor High Point servicemen who gave their lives. The Legion and Auxiliary will deliver Gold Star certificates to families as blanked engravable records are prepared. names include Blackwood, Brown, Chavis, Coble, Coleman, Cox, Cox Leonard, Heret H, Dale Floyd, Bowman Sam N among others from High Point and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Legion and Auxiliary
High Point
Grace Street
Coleman
Robert C
Vic Coleman
Portsmouth
Virginia
Catherine Howard
Monthey Avenue
Cox
James Rayford
J. R. Cox
Tate Street
Leonard
L. D. Cox
North Carolina
Floyd D. Culler
Otteray Drive
Dale
Floyd W
Mary E. Dale
Bowman
Sam N
S. M. Bowman
Randleman
N. C
Hilda P. Bowman
Forrest Avenue
Selective Service Clerks Return From Regional Meeting
Jere Sloan and Joseph Snyder, local Selective Service clerks, returned to Edenton after attending a timely regional meeting on veteran assistance at the Robert E. Lee hotel in Winston-Salem. The series, begun in Raleigh February 8 and ending in Charlotte February 15, aims to better inform board clerks about aid to returning veterans across Edenton Wilmington North Wilkesboro and Asheville under Brig. Gen. J. Van B. Metts. Lt. Col.omas Lupton presided with Capt. Helevering assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jere Sloan
Joseph Snyder
Selective Service Board
Robert E. Lee
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
Charlotte
Edenton
Wilmington
North Wilkesboro
Asheville
Selective Service
J. van B. Metts
Omas Lupton
Cpt
Helevering
Price Control Traced To Revolution Days
In Philadelphia the idea of price control is noted as historical. The article recalls wartime controls. the Continental Congress approved a price control program in 1776 regulating coffee rum molasses cocoa chocolate pepper and salt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Continental Congress
Gas Shortage Slows High Point City Services
The gasoline shortage in High Point forces suspension of garbage collection and limits city operations to the police and fire departments. City Agent J Vassie Wilson says fuel deliveries are uncertain and relief is not in sight. Motorists park cars, service stations offer little supply, and emergency pumping requires constant fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
J. Vassie Wilson
Wilson
Leesa S. Braden
O D Ingram Resumes Law Practice Here
O D Ingram returns to city and reopens private law practice with offices at 118 North Main Street. He studied at Trinity College now Duke University and Wake Forest College, trained as a lawyer there, and hails from Washington NC. He previously practiced in Tarboro as part of Ingram and Bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odie D. Ingram
North Main Street
Mr. Ingram
Trinity College
Duke University
Wake Forest College
Washington, N. C
Tarboro
Ingram and Bond
First Meeting of Hammerstein II and Kern at Hugo Funeral
Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern met at Victor Hugo’s funeral, sparking a collaboration that led to famous shows including Sunny Showboat Sweet Adeline Music In The Air and Very Warm For May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Hammerstein II
Jerome Kern
Victor Hugo
Tromone Promises Youthful Vigor For Middle Aged Men
A medical formula called Tromone blends vitamins and hormones to restore energy, zest, and a youthful outlook for middle aged men. The ad claims life gets brighter with use and urges following label directions, sold by Mann Drug and druggists nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mann Drug and Druggists
World Day of Prayer Observance Friday In High Point
High Point prepares for International World Day of Prayer hosted by the Council of Church Women and the Ministerial Association. A 1 to 3 p m service at Emmanuel Lutheran features speakers with music by Hazel Lanier and committee leadership from multiple local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Church Nominde Organization
Tony
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
C. A. York
L. M. Rivers
Lutheran Church
Hoy L. Fesperman
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
C. A. McMurray
The
Presbyterian Church
Hazel Lanier
D. E. Cauble
C. R. Barrier
National
Orld Day of Prayer Committee
Exchange Club hears Rev. Weldon on deeds and misinterpretation
Rev. Wilson Weldon of the First Methodist Church urged Exchange Club members to value people and avoid confusing deeds with thoughts. He warned against fatalism and urged direction for future choices. The program also covered a boys basketball league report and planned ladies night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wi Weldon
Exchange Club
She Hotel
Defini
Weldon
W. F. Robinette
Ram
Salvation Army
Ross
L. Russell
J. D. Tendance
Robert L. Conrad
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ed Mendenhall
National Institute of Real Estate Brokers
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Chicago
Institute
Arthur S. Kirk
Des Moines
Fraley Field
Albert
South Main
Hedgecock Lumber CO
Ward Street
Home Inc
OWONE
Orkin
City
Thornton & Minor Clinic
Thornton & Minor
Camp Jackson
N. C. English
Ragan-Maurice Mills
Uwharrie Council
Ilness
Geo. R. Brown
Ralph Waldo Emerson
New England
O. D. Ingram
W. High St
Poindexter
DeLegal
B. F. Thomas
P. P
N. S. Warner
Agency
Rev
Wilson Weld
Nat Walker
dJohns
Manville
Parker-Brown Lumber
Oak Street
A. Clyde Smith
Wachovia Bank
North Main ST
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