Test Blackout Fails in North Carolina Area
An air blackout test over Greensboro Winston Salem and High Point failed to fully conceal towns with lights visible from a plane. Civil defense officials will review violations including Hood Bank in uptown High Point and prepare corrective actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
High Point
C. F. Carroll, Jr
Reidsville
Burlington
Carroll
Progres
Civilian Defense Corps
Uptown
Hood Bank
Raleigh
Wilmington
Durham
Stare Meeting Friday at Burrus Memorial Hospital
Burrus Memorial Hospital staff will hold February meeting Friday evening at the hospital. Dr. K. B. Geddie will speak on Arythroblastosis And Unusual Transfusion Reactions. The meeting begins at eight o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrus Memorial Hospital
K. B. Geddie
James Gibson Bound Over On Robbery Charge In Local Court
James Gibson 27 of 285 Young Street was bound over to superior court by Judge D C MacRae on highway robbery charges. Bond set at 500 dollars after complainant J F Anderson reported a January 17 theft of 275 dollars from two pocketbooks during an attempted abduction on a path near Dorris Street. Anderson later identified Gibson as the suspect. authorities nabbed him three days after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gibson
Young Street
D. C. MacRae
Gibson
J. F. Anderson
Anderson
Highland Village
Dorris Street
Ofhcers
Wrenn Street
Bruce Carraway
Beer sales cut off after 10 45 in High Point
High Point beer dealers voted to halt sales after 10 45 p m and require patrons to finish by 11 00 p m. The action aims to curb disorder and underage access, with police backing as a step toward eliminating beer related evils. The North Carolina Brewing Industry Foundation organized the meeting and enforces a self imposed code across several hundred outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Edgar H. Bain
Goldsboro
The
Brewing Industry Foundation
W. G. Friddle
N. C. Brewing Industry Foundation
Shoes Exempt From Rationing Under OPA Amendment 2
Raleigh reports the Office of Price Administration issued lists designating twelve groups of footwear exempt from rationing effective tomorrow. Baby shoes size four or smaller remain ration-free. larger sizes still require rationing. Eligible items include Mexican huaraches, ski and skate shoes, certain rubberless or fabric uppers, burial slippers, fabric upper platforms, wedge heels under 1.5 inches, and sandals with open backs using specified materials.
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Raleigh
State Office of Price Administration
OPA
Judge binds over Huffman in auto larceny case
Judge D C MacRae bound Jesse Huffman over to Guilford County Superior Court on auto larceny charges for September 5 1942 theft of a 1000 value automobile from W H Slane. Huffman 23 Greensboro address brought from Washington DC to High Point. Other cases included drunk driving fines and various misdemeanors with sentences from a few months to a year.
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D. C. MacRae
Jesse Huffman
Guilford County Superior Court
Huffman
Greensboro
High Point Municipal Court
High Point
Washington, D. C
W. H. Slane
George W. Urwick
Howell Street
Fleming Logan
Montheu Avenue
Samuel Brevard
Washington St
Broughton Smith
Adams Millis Co
Geo. C. Barker
Millis
Thomas H. Falwell
Georgia Hairston
E. Broad Street
Robert Lewis Frye
Capias
Buster Rutherford
Bessie E. Chapman
Spartanburg
S. C
Floyd Turner
Thomasville
Clinic On Point Rationing For Grocers Friday
Guilford County grocers are invited to an instruction clinic on point rationing next Friday February 26 at 7 45 p m in the Greensboro courthouse. A government representative will answer questions about rationing and help dealers understand stock replenishment with ration coupons. Grocers may use their cars to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
Greensboro
R. L. Trosper
Merchants Committee
Community Service
Special Communication Master Mason's Degree
Master Mason degree to be held Thursday February 25 at 7 30 P M Members and visitors are cordially invited J T Tucker Master to preside and welcome attendees at the lodge event
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Tucker
Cur Wen in Service
Pvt Harold Morris III is seriously ill with pneumonia at Hospital Number Two Ward 72 Ft Bragg. Sgt Homer L Gallimore arrives home for a visit and plans to stay until Sunday. Sgt Gallimore, now at Jackson Miss with the U S Army, has served eighteen months. Pvt Chester Craven at Charleston AAB arrives for a ten day furlough to visit wife and parents. Pvt William Lawson Tucker at Langley Field Va visits his mother and relatives until Saturday.
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Harold Morris
A. W. Morris
Granby Street
Ward
Ft. Bragg
Homer L. Gallimore
Gallimore
Jackson
Miss
U. 8S. Army
Pvt
Chester C. Craven
Army Air Base
Charleston
S. C
S. C. Craven
Long Street
William Lawson Tucker
Langley Field, Va
M. C. Tucker
Council opposes full-time civil service secretary bill
Six council members in a called session voted unanimously to draft a resolution opposing making the civil service commission secretary position a full-time city hall post. The meeting also addressed two civil service bills before the General Assembly and a separate bid to stagger council terms. The council passed a separate resolution granting High Point the right to issue revenue bonds under the 1938 act.
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Civil Service Commission
General Assembly
Sechrest
A. Kirkman
R. H. Sechrest
Council
Democratic Executive Committee
Clyde Shreve
House
Commission
Kirkman
Groome
E. M. Knox
Grover Jones
Tom Turner
Raleigh
Byron Haworth
High Point
Man Sues Over Dog Attack At Coal Company Office
F H Stratton sues J R Boone in High Point Municipal Court for 5000 dollars claiming a large German police dog belonging to Boone Coal Company bit him during a February 15 visit to the 140 Ward Street office. He seeks 2500 dollars for actual damages and 2500 for punitive damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Stratton
High Point Municipal Court
J. R. Boone
Boone Coal Company
Ward Street
Stratton
The
Moroline Hair Tonic Promises Groomed, Lustrous Look
Advertises Moroline Hair Tonic in a large 25cc bottle with claims to tame unruly hair and add lustre. Sold everywhere, highlighting broad availability.
Federal Jobs Call For 48 Hours For Office Force
T. W. Winslow of the U. S. Civil Service said the annual salary of federal office workers totals $1750 with a 48 hour week. Eight hours of the 48 are paid on a onetime basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Winslow
U. S. Civil Service
G Lee Davis of Groometown Dies at 73 at Home
G Lee Davis 73 of Groometown died at his residence after a stroke. He was born September 16 1869 in Montgomery County and moved to Groometown 48 years ago. Survived by wife Georgia Groome five sons Ral L Davis J Harold Davis W Glenn Davis Dweight G Davis and Major Phillip B Davis now in Palm Springs CA eight grandchildren two pastors will lead funeral Thursday at 3 pm from the residence with interment in Groometown Cemetery. Body at Yow's Funeral Home until 10:30 am Thursday. Major Davis cannot attend.
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G. Lee Davis
Groometown
Mr. Davis
Montgomery County
William Gaston
Laura Russell Davis
Georgia Groome
Ral L. Davis
Greensboro
J. Harold Davis
Winston- Salem
W. Glenn Davis
Leaksville
Dweight G. Davis
New York City
Phillip B. Davis
High Point
U. S. Army
Palm Springs
Calif
Davis
Groometown Methodist Church
Gilbert Miller
C. E. Rozzelle
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Yow
Oilcloth Production Split Between Cotton and Paper Bases
Census figures show 96 million square yards of oilcloth produced yearly in the United States. Most is cotton backed while a small portion uses a paper base.
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America
Grass Fire Probe Planned by Local Fire Chief
Fire Chief E. K. Ingram said an immediate investigation will start to identify the youths responsible for a large grass fire near the Junior High School last night after 7 p m. He noted 30 grass fires since Saturday and that the blaze required every fire unit. He urged caution as residents burn fields for gardens and emphasized having a means to extinguish fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. K. Ingram
Ingram
Taylor Stret
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Parker - Brown Lumber
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Piedmont Oil & Coal CO
Prac Ty Aa City Shoe Shop
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Varey
Coe
North Main Street
U.S
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P. T. Barnum
United States
J. W. Anderson
Martha Warner
Rationing Board
Tire Company
West HiiGci Sa
Charles B. Ellington
Annie L. Ellington
South Main Street
Uncle Sam
South Plains Army Flying School
Lubbock
Texas
Charles S. Lindsay, Jr
Charles Shuford Lindsay
West Fifth Street
Ellington
High Point College
Acadia Lodge
A. F
A. M
A. Clyde Smith & Sons Telephone
Kernersville
Sgt. Gallimore
J. G. Groome
Enterprise
Man
Nat Walker
Walgreen
ICE Delivery Company
West Broad Street
Gate City Motor CO
S. Wrenn
Roger
Araby's
S. Main ST
ROYAL
High St
Siceloff Ice & Fuel CO
W. C. Brown Shoe Shop
North Wrenn Street
Ing and Loan
Atlantic Building & Loan Ass'n
Bank Bldg
O. A. Kirkman
FE. C. Cridlebaugh
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