Labor shortage blamed on six causes by Senator Capehart
Senator Capehart announced six reasons for manpower shortages in wartime America. He cited poor management and plant location, labor hoarding by employers, production slowdowns from agreements, unfair wage ceilings, and government hoarding. He urged faster wage adjustments by the War Labor Board and warned about systemic slowdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Enator Capehart
R-Ind
Emrs
Emers
Capehart
War Labor Board
Bill Causey Injured In Plane Crash
Ensign W G Causey was seriously injured in a Wildwood New Jersey plane crash while tying down his plane for the night. His parents were notified by telephone and he was taken to a Naval hospital in an unconscious condition. He later regained consciousness but remained in critical condition with severe head injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ensign W. G
Bill) Causey
Wildwood
N. J
Ie Causey
Centennial Avenue
Ensign Causey
Mr. Causey
Naval Hospital
Ellis And Sale Relocate Offices On Broad Street
The Ellis and Sale hosiery selling agents move from 116 East Commerce to 308 310 West Broad, leasing the Furniture Mart floor formerly Geo T Wood & Sons. The new offices are two blocks from Main Street across Broad from Railway Express. W F Ellis Jr and W D Sale Jr lead the firm in its 21st year with postwar expansion plans.
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Ellis & Sale Ge
High Point
East Commerce Street
West Broad Street
Furniture Mart
Geo. T. Wood & Sons
Corporation
Main Street
Broad
Railway Express Agency
Ellis & Sale Corporation
United States
W. F. Ellis, Jr
W. D. Sale, Jr
Seven Boys Hurt In Auto Crash In Thomasville
Seven youths from near Thomasville were injured Friday night when their car hit a parked truck on Randolph Street at seven. Driver James Carricker blamed blinding lights from another car. Billy Beck suffered the most serious injuries. all others were treated and released.
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Thomasville
Randolph Street
City Memorial Hospital
James Carricker
Billy Beck
Grover Beck
Boyd Fouts
John Norris
Frank Tysinger
Thomas Nance
Jas. Carricker
Green Funeral Home
Captain's Gas And Uniforms Safe After Car Found
State Patrolman R I Barr located a 1938 Buick sedan hidden on a country lane near Trinity. The car had been stolen from an Army Captain in Winston-Salem last Wednesday. Uniforms worth 250 dollars were in the back seat and the gas tank remained half full. The owner feared damage, but the vehicle appeared undamaged and the key remained in the ignition.
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R. I. Barr
Trinity
Winston-Salem
Barr
Chinese recapture key J senior frontline town in Kanhsien area
Chinese high command announced recapture of Lienhwa, a critical point in the Japanese supply line to Kanhsien and Suichwan, prior to falling American air bases in Kaingsi province.
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Chungkink
Lienhwa
Kanhsien
Suichwan
Kaingsi
Hilton Ready for Combat in Army Air Field Course
Cpl. William C. Hilton, 20, engineer gunner from High Point, will complete an intensive combat flying course at Alexandria Army Air Field Louisiana and soon go overseas. He is a High Point High School alumnus and son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles I. Hilton of 319 Boulevard.
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Cpl
William C. Hilton
High Point
Alexandria Army Air Field
Alexandria
Cpl. Hilton
High Point High School
Charles I. Hilton
319 Boulevard
Caudle Home on 10 Day Leave From Camp Blanding
Cpl. P. M. Caudle Jr. son of Mr and Mrs P M Caudle Sr of 202 Howell Street is home on a ten day leave from Camp Blanding Florida visiting family and friends. He will next report to Fort Meade Maryland to await a new assignment after eighteen months in service. He entered the Army in July 1943 and is a High Point High School graduate.
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Cpl
P. M. Caudle
P. M. Caudle, Jr
Howell Street
Camp Blanding
Fla
Fort Meade
Cpl. Caudle
Army
High Point High School
Tomlinson
High Point
Tail Gunner Darrell C. Taylor Receives Oak Leaf Cluster
Staff Sergeant Darrell C. Taylor of High Point North Carolina has been awarded the third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal. A 24 year old tail gunner in the 447th Bomb Group, Third Air Division, he has completed numerous missions over the European theatre. He joined the Army Air Forces in 1942 after graduating from High Point High School and earned his gunner wings in June 1944 at Las Vegas Nevada.
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Eighth Air Force
England
Darrell C. Taylor
High Point
N. C
447Th
Third Air Division
Taylor
Army Air Forces
Set
High Point High School
Las Vegas
Nev
Prisoner Wins Marines Over With Hymns Aboard Carrier
A Japanese prisoner rescued after his bomber was shot down earned favor with Marines on a Pacific carrier by learning and whistling the Marine Hymn whenever he saw a leatherneck and singing God Bless America with evident enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
America
Three Children Die In Waxhaw House Fire
In Monroe on February 24 three Yarbrough children Albert Vernon three, Herbert Gilmore two, and Vivian Elizabeth six months perished when their home near Waxhaw burned. The mother was milking at the barn when the blaze started.
Manila Population Before World War I
Before World War I Manila housed about 625000 people according to the report. The figure reflects urban density prior to major colonial and global conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Withholding and Rental Expenses Guidance for Tax Returns
If you have rental expenses or losses from sale or exchange of property to deduct in computing total income these cannot be listed on withholding receipt. The note explains how to apply these deductions when calculating tax liability.
Mrs. Viola Hodge 30 Dies After Illness
Mrs. Viola Hodge aged 30 died at a local hospital after three weeks of illness beginning in August 1944. Born in Davidson County on February 3 1914 she was the wife of J H Hodge. Surviving are the husband four sons the mother and several siblings. Funeral services will be held at 4 Sunday afternoon from the residence 410 Mallory Street with burial in a local cemetery.
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Viola Hodge
Hodge
Davidson County
Commodore
Ella Pierce Haris
J. H. Hodge
Robert Lee Hodge
Ella P. Harris
Annie Hicks
Lara Mc
Two Men Believed Victims Of Robbers
The bodies of Edward F. Barker and George Casbarian were found gagged and shot in an auto trailer on a downtown Washington used car lot. Police believe robbers killed them. Barker, half owner of the lot, often carried large sums, with about $2,000 on his person.
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Washington
Edward F. Barker
George P. Barnes
Churches To Honor Red Cross Sunday
Tomorrow is National Red Cross Sunday as announced by J Grady Goldston. Local ministers will give five minutes at morning services to the Red Cross effort and the War Fund drive opens locally Wednesday with ministers or laymen speaking briefly to discuss the work.
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Red Cross
J. Grady Goldston
American Red Cross
Goldston
Funeral Rites for Roger Thomas Albertson
Funeral services were held at Trinity Methodist church for six month old Roger Thomas Albertson, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Albertson of Trinity, who died suddenly Thursday. Rev. Vestal led the service with selections by the Trinity Glee Club and a solo by Betty Jean Everhart. Pallbearers were Brown Cumby, Julian Brown, Lenton Kennedy, and Grayson Lawson. Burial followed in Hopewell cemetery.
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Roger Thomas Albertson
William Albertson
Trinity
Trinity Methodist Church
Vestal
Trinity Glee Club
Goodby
Betty Jean Everhart
Brown Cumby
Julian Brown
Lenton Kennedy
Grayson Lawson
Hopewell Cemetery
Two New Local Firms Form In Raleigh
A certificate of incorporation was filed with the secretary of state for Johnson Hinge Company of High Point to buy hinges appliances and fixtures with authorized capital stock 100000 and subscribed stock 500 by four High Point residents. Also Smart-Sox of High Point to manufacture hosiery with authorized capital stock 100000 and subscribed stock 300 by three High Point residents. Strong alkaline soaps and cleaning powders will eat away aluminum.
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Raleigh
Johnson Hinge Company
High Point
Richard R. Johnson
R. Allen Burton
L. G. Monore
Horace S. Haworth
Ruth Rendeau
Owen Reese
Allied offensive drives toward Rhine across Roer
Eisenhower leads a major push into the Rhine region as American First and Ninth Armies cross the Roer River amid fierce German resistance. Allies aim to pressure Rundstedt on the Cologne plain and force Rhine crossing to open the path to Berlin while destroying Saar and Ruhr war plants.
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Eisenhower
Rhineland
Dueren
Roer
Rhine
U.S
Ninth
First Army
Seventh
Montgomery
Europe
Pacific
Marshal von Rundstedt
Belgian Bulge
Antwerp
Ike
Rundstedt
Cologne
Berlin
Saar
Ruhr
Hitler
Moon
U S O Dance Tonight Features Out of Town Orchestra
The U S O dance at the Y M C A on South Main and Russell streets tonight at 8 o clock will feature an out of town orchestra. Service men and their wives in this area are invited to attend.
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U.S.O
South Main
Russell Streets
Missing in Action: Lt Douglas Reid Over Australia
Second Lieutenant Douglas Reid is reported missing in action over Australia since February 8. He piloted a B-17 Flying Fortress and had served two years after receiving wings at Stuttgart Army Air Base Arkansas. His brother, First Lieutenant Harlan Reid, has been missing in action for twenty months.
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Douglas Reid
Australia
John Reid
Park Street
Stuttart Army Air Base
Arkansas
Harlan Reid
One Registrant and Three Discharges This Week
An 18 year old local boy Wayne Harold Morgan registered with Selective Service Board No 5 at 1427 Welborn Street. Three local men were honorably discharged from the armed forces and reported to Board No 5 Bobby Edward Carroll Seaman 2c US Navy eight months nine days Jack Lewis Clark Corporal US Marine Corps two years one month and three days Coy Winfred Jackson Seaman 2c US Navy eight months and 10 days.
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Selective Service Board No. 5
Wayne Harold Morgan
Welborn Street
Bobby Edward Carroll
United States Navy
Jack Lewis Clark
United States Marine Corps
Coy Winfred Jackson
Admirals Embrace New Chapeaus In Uniform Style
AP News reviews how Navy admirals adopt a new cap style affecting uniform appearance. The article highlights various captains and their approach to the updated headgear within service dress norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Reverend J B Trogden Dies After Illness At 71
The Rev Joel B Trogden a longtime Randolph Davidson and Guilford counties minister died in High Point Memorial Hospital after a several month illness. He was 71 and resided in Asheboro Rt 1. Surviving are his widow Annie Howell two sons E Trogdon J B Trogdon Jr four daughters and several relatives. Funeral services are set for Giles Chapel Methodist Church Sunday at 4 PM with Rev S W Lor Rev C E Ridge Rev A Shelton and Rev C H Hill officiating.
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Joel B. Trogden
Randolph
Davidson
Guilfor
High Point Memorial Pital
Asheboro Rt
Annie Howell
E. Trogdon
J. B. Trogdon
J. C. Delk
Trinity
A. E. Williams
R. A. Lemons
Asheboro St
Inez Trogdon
Home Place
Giles Chapel Methodist
S. W. Lor
C. E. Ridge
Shelton
C. H. Hill
Adultery Grounds Power Two Local Divorces Filed
Two divorce petitions filed with the Municipal court on adultery grounds. Pansie Bennett Smooth seeks a divorce from Gaston Worth Smooth, and Pearl Lambeth Coleman seeks a divorce from Lester Coleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pansie Bennett Smooth
Gaston Worth Smooth
Pearl Lambeth Coleman
Lester Coleman
Notice of Trustee's Sale on Loflin Street property
G. H. Jones as trustee will sell at the High Point City Hall front door at 11 a.m. March 28, 1945 to the highest bidder for cash a parcel on Loflin Street in High Point North Carolina. The deed of trust was recorded in Guilford County Book 1012 Page 465. The parcel begins at an iron stake on the south side of Loflin Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Johnson
Hattie Johnson
G. H. Jones
Guilford County
Register of Deeds
City of
High Point
Loflin Street
Loflin St
N. C
Willis Jane Boler
Loflin, Kindley and Sons
I. R. Black
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Warner
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Bill Causey
Ellis and Sale
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Wachovia Bank
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Pirestone
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Wilson
Woolworth Corn
Penney JC
Youngs 8 & T
Hilton
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Dance Tonight
Lt Douglas Reid
AP News
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Harold B. Sallada
William F. Halsey
Carl Sherman
John S. McCain
Marc A. Mitscher
J. B. Trogden
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Florist
Francis B. Nelson
N. Main St
Wagger
Vera Buckner
Ruby T
Betty Trotter
Pauline Hedg
Helen Wright Princess Beauty Shop
N. Main &T. Tel
Main Sf
Albert
McHelso* CO
Cetrot
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Manville
Parker-Brown Lumber
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