Marriages Highlight Asheboro News in December
Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church in Asheboro hosted the December 20 wedding of Annie Maria Landrum to Captain Landrum of the United States Army with a ceremony led by Rev. A O Lyerly. Additional notes mention Maude Hill and Sergeant Oliver M Hockman wed December 9 at Fort Myer Virginia with plans for a New Castle wedding trip.
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Asheboro
Saint ‘S Lutheran Church
Annie Maria
Captain Y Landrum
United Tes Army
A. O
Ethel John
Robert Wood
J. T. of
Salisbury
Howard Craven
Craven
Charles
Dodge Causey
Greystone Terrace
Landrum
Oklahoma
Forting
New Low
South River
Fady
Captain Landrum
L. Landrum
Mrs Drum
Mountain View
Missouri
State College
Raleigh
Fort Benning
Spindale
Maude Hill
Oliver M. Hockman
Port Myer
Russell J. Shilling
Dorothy Asher
West Point
William J. Sandock, Jr
Avents
New Castle
Hockman
J. M. Hill
Sophia
The
S. Army Exchange Service
Fort Myer
U. S. Army
Miss Lela Snyder and Avery Bowers wed in Thomasville
Miss Lela Jane Snyder of High Point and Kernersville married Avery O. Bowers of Thomasville on Christmas Eve in a candlelit home ceremony officiated by Rev. C. R. Patterson. The couple, attended by family, will reside at 402 Spring Street. both were employed locally.
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Lela Snyder
Avery Bowers
Thomasville
Lela Jane Snyder
High Point
Kernersville
Avery O. Bowers
C. R. Patterson
Grace Lutheran Church
Bowers
R. A. Wagoner
Gold Hill
Phieffer College
Misenheimer
Adams- Millis Corporation
F. S. Bowers
Route 1
Thomasville Chair Co
December Bride of Mrs Jasper E Scott
December bride Miss Lillie Mae Brown becomes Mrs Jasper E Scott in a city ceremony. The couple, daughter of Mr and Mrs W B Brown and son of Mr and Mrs G C Scott of Charleston, plan to reside in Springfield Ohio where he works as foreman at Springfield Furniture Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper E. Scott
Lillie Mae Brown
W. B. Brown
G. C. Scott
Charleston
8. C
Scrugg-Whitley Engagement News
Mr and Mrs J S Scruggs announce the engagement of their daughter Frances to Samuel De Lee Whitley of Matthews. The ceremony will occur in the early Spring. Whitley is completing training at the Officers Naval Training School in Columbia University New York City. Sidney Hillman estimates more than a million women will be needed in war production industries.
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J. S. Scruggs
Frances
Samuel de Lee Whitley
Matthews
Mr. Whitley
Officers Naval Training School
Columbia University
New York City
Sidney Hillman
War Production Board
Asheville Couple Weds at First Baptist Parsonage
Of St Paul and Vernon Quarles, son of Mrs R H Quarles and the late Mr Quarles of Asheville, were married Wednesday evening at the First Baptist Church parsonage in Asheboro. Rev Bruce H Price officiated in the presence of close relatives. The couple then left for a short wedding trip before returning to Asheville. Miss Edna Britt, daughter of Al and the late Mrs Britt, is connected with the Asheville Citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Cashatt
Evola
Lip Wilkerson
Pilgrim Holiess Church
Randleman
Astor
W. C. Cockman
Mr. Wilkerson
E. Wilkerson
Dr. Wilkerson
Sophia
Akron
Ohio
Odycar Air Craft Co
St. Paul
Vernon Quarles
R. H. Quarles
Mr. Quarles
Asheville
First Baptist Church
Asheboro
Bruce H. Price
Edna Britt
Britt
Local residents greet service members and family travels
A parade of hometown notes shows Mrs W Elmer Johnson back from holidays with Pvt William Elmer Johnson stationed at Camp Barkeley Texas. Others visit relatives before resuming studies at Brevard Junior College and send best wishes to airmen, cadets, and officers worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Elmer Johnson
Pvt
Wm. Elmer Johnson
Camp Barkeley
Texas
U. S. Army
Virginia Hedrick
Greenview Terrace
Brevard Junior College
FE. K. Hedrick
Virginia Passavant
Henderson
Starred Pattern 4180 for Anne Adams Schoolgirl Jumper
The High Point Enterprise advertises Anne Adams Pattern 4180 a simple paneled jumper for girls sizes 6 8 10 12 14 with optional blouse sleeves. Send sixteen cents for the pattern plus plain name address and style number to Pattern Depart ment 243 West 17th St New York NY.
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Anne Adams
High Point Enterprise
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Church Social and Club Meetings Schedule
A list of Monday and Tuesday church class meetings and society gatherings across First Baptist Wesley Memorial Calvary Methodist and St Marys Auxiliary. Activities include guest speakers, program topics, officer installations, and charity drives with dates, times, and host locations. Includes Florence Thomas Bible Class event and American Friends Service Committee clothing drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Thomas
First Baptist Church
F. C. Mundy
Parkway
W. L. Manson
Kathleen Young
W. O. Burnham
Central Friends Church
John Woolman
D. R. Parker
American Friends Service Committee
Woman's Society of Christian Service
The
Calvary Methodist Church
Circle One
R. A. Griffith
Oak Street
Charles Tuttle
Worth Drive
Circle Three
Helen McCormick
Carter Street
Circle Four
Steel index climbs as war demand grows through 1942
The steel index shows rising production with wartime demand. Net ton figures: 1939 52,798,714. 1940 66,982,686. 1941 82,927,557. 1942 estimated at 86,000,000. The share used for war exceeds 75 percent over the four year period.
Baby Album: Claude H. Cline Jr. Turns One
Claude Hubert Cline Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Cline of Cedrow Avenue, celebrated his first birthday on January 1. The family shared the milestone in the Cedrow area community circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas O Jones
Baby
Charlotte
Mr. Jones
W. C. Jones
West Farriss Avenue
Claude Hubert Cline, Jr
C. H. Cline
Cedrow Avenue
Rebecca Ann Taylor
R. P. Taylor
North
Hamilton Street
Tunis and Bizerte Harbors Damaged by Air Attacks
British correspondents report Tunis and Bizerte harbors heavily damaged by constant Allied aerial strikes. Axis vessels are diverted to Sousse Sfax and Gabes. Reuters identifies Sfax harbor as badly damaged with installations out of action.
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London
North Africa
Tunis
Bizerte
Sousse
Sfax
Gabes
Middle East
Malta
Reuters
Navy Plans 50 Percent Growth for WAVES
The Navy announced WAVES will be at least 50 per cent larger than the previously stated 25 000 members. Monthly district recruiting quotas have been raised 35 percent and a nationwide drive is underway with posters pamphlets and radio programs to recruit more women into the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Waves
Army Staff Sergeant Forward In Africa Stationed
Parents of Edward Earle Forward Jr have learned he is now stationed somewhere in Africa. Forward enlisted in January 1942 and trained at MacDill Field Florida. He spent recent months in England arriving there before Christmas according to the family notice.
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Edward Earle Forward
Africa
Forward
Army
MacDill Field
Fla
England
Christiamnas
Miss America Phyllis Martin Crowned At Archdale School
Phyllis Martin a second grade pupil at Archdale School was crowned Miss America by popular vote in a school contest. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs L B Martin of High Point R F D Three.
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Phyllis Martin
Archdale School
Phyllis
Mr. L. B. Martin
R.F.D
High Point
Holiday Bride Miss Martha Edwards Weds Bankie Saffit
Miss Martha Eveline Edwards married Bankie Saffit in a simple ceremony at Rev Edward Suits home on December 24. Attendees included Suits family and bride’s brother Robert Edwards and Theron Morrison. The bride, daughter of Albert and Laura Edwards of Jamestown, works at Jackson Hosiery Co. The groom is son of C. W. Saffit of the city and employed by Snow Lumber Co. They reside at 108 Elm Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Eveline Edwards
Bankie Saffit
Edward Suits
Suits
Robert Edwards
Theron Morrison
Albert G. Edwards
Jamestown
Jackson Hosiery Co
Passenger Travel Boom in 1942 Public Carriers Rise
Passenger travel on public carriers surged in 1942, with increases up to 100 percent in some regions and no section recording less than a one third rise over 1941 levels.
Credit card ban to hit traveling workers hard in state
The gasoline credit card ban will burden travel of state employees and complicate budgeting as each purchase must be cash paid and logged separately. Disease and health figures show declines in some illnesses but TB and typhus rise. measles and whooping cough fall. The state health board reports 86 full time county units serving over 3.34 million residents with plans to add two counties.
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State Board of Health
State Department of Labor
Governors greeting on the street with a newspaper boy
Paul Kelly assistant director of the department of conservation and development walks from the Sir Walter Hotel with papers when Governor and Mrs Broughton exit state car. The governor offers a paper to the shy official who did not sell a paper. The scene highlights a moment of casual civic notice amid a sales tax discussion.
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Paul Kelly
Department of Conservation and Development
Sir Walter Hotel
Broughton
Kelly
Wellys
Paul
Legislative push may extend session over sales tax repeal hopes
North Carolina observers expect a strong drive to modify or repeal the general sales tax amid a looming surplus. The 1931 luxury tax and 1933 sales tax battles echo in calls for a sustained fight, while employment, wages, and hours show modest gains across 1,255 firms. New Year reflections note a pragmatic mood at Capitol Square with officials determined to face grim tasks ahead.
Police escort ends with teenage girl smashing car windows
In Little Rock Arkansas police arrest a 15 year old boy on a traffic charge and offer a ride to town. On entering headquarters they hear breaking glass from the squad car as the girl destroys all windows except the rear and aims an attack at it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
False alarm suspect nabbed as confession follows
A Seattle fire department report notes a false alarm suspect who was caught and confessed amid emotional reactions. The Swiss Confederation was formed on August 3, 1291, a historic milestone referenced in surrounding context.
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Seattle
Fire Department
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Rom Asheboro
Joths
Scrugg
Whitley Truth
Carl Hamer Miller
William Guthrie Causey
W. C. Causey
Centennial Avenue
Portsmouth
Washington, D. C
Naval Air Cadets
Richmond
A. Sherrod Morrow
Ensign W. R. Morrow
W. R. Morrow
Brentley Circle
Captain Morrow
Carlyle Barracks
Camp Shelby
Ensign Morrow
St. Simon’s
Coast Guard
Wrightsville Sound
Frances Folger
John Folger
Mount Airy
Meredith Clark Slane
Emerywood
Nancy Weber
Winston- Salem
Walter Halstead
Army Air Corps
Shaw Field
S. C
R. W. Halstead
Barker Street
Robert Darrell Craven
Company H
69Th Armorediment
APO
Los Angeles
Calif
Naomi Berrier
Charity Hospital
New Orleans
Miss Berrier
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Sonya Sloop
A. E Corum
Bellows Creek
Bob Parham
W. A. Parham
Bud Kearns
Woodlow Avenue
Howard S. Hartzell
Rockingham
Clara Steele Harcourt
Patsy Michael
Glenn Michael
Ecker Apts
Sarah McMichael
Earl McMichael
June Carpenter
W. B. Carpenter
Winston-Salem
Alfred R. Kimrey
A. R. Kimrey
Monthieu Avenue
Camp Blanding
America
Civil Air Patrol
By Chane Ohlams
First Baptist
T. FE. L
Central Friends Aux
Women's Society
Wesley Memorial
Women's Society of Christian Service
Wesley Memorial Church
C. E. Rozzelle
Fidelis Bible
Fidelis Bible Class
Iola Sideloft
Iola Sheloff Philothea
C. E. Sheloff
North Main Baptist Church
Norman Petty
Woodrow Avenue
Wallie Boyles
Petty
Calvary
ST. Mary's Amiliary
Woman's Auxiliary
St. Mary's Auxiliary
John Foy
Arbordale Drive
M. D. Bonner
Steel Index
Cash & Carry
Sunny South Cleaners
West
Washington Street
Peggy Joyce Paschall
Busaely
Epulus
Capital Square
State Merchants Association
Capitol Square
Father
North Carolina
Rose Furniture CO
South Main Street
East Main Street
Fayetteville Street
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