Death of Oscar W Hall in Virginia Truck Crash
Mrs. 0 W Hall of 402 Cable notified of death of husband Oscar W Hall 29 year old truck driver for Motor Lines of Gastonia in a crash near Fredericksburg Virginia Friday morning. Hall asleep when truck struck a parked vehicle. Survived by widow daughter and parents plus multiple siblings and in laws. Funeral plans pending with Yow's Funeral Home and Green Baptist church in Fieldale Oakwood cemetery pending arrangements. Painting on canvas noted to Rome by 66 A.D.
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W. Hall
Bhoth
Oscar W
Gastonia
Fredericks
Hall
Charlie Hall
Fieldale
Carl
A. C. Hall
Clarence Hall
John
Thomas
United States Navy
Q. M. Cox
Greens
Stanton Bryant
Ralph Puckett
Sue Hall
Fielle
Cecil Chapell
Airy
Marvin Sechrest
Pton
Paul Rey
California
Green T Baptist Church
Oakwood
Yow
Whitt on Furlough Visits Family in Georgia
Cpl. Paul J. S. Whitt of the Chemical Warfare section at Fort Benning Georgia is on furlough visiting his parents Mr and Mrs F Ditt and his wife at their homes on Mill and Textile streets.
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Cpl
Paul J. S. Whitt
Chemical Warfare Section
Fort Benning
F. Ditt
Private Jesse J. Waldon Wounded in France
Pvt. Jesse J. Waldon was slightly wounded in action on December 17 in France, reported by his wife Mrs. Lillie Waldon of 276 Clara Cox apartments. He previously worked for Marsh Furniture Co. and has served since March 1944 with the 347th Infantry Division overseas since October 23, 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse J. Waldon
France
Lillie Waldon
Clara Cox Apartments
Jesse J. Waldon Jr
Waldon
Marsh Furniture Co
347Th Infantry Division
Calloway Promoted At Sedalia Army Air Field
Private First Class Robert L. Calloway has been promoted to first sergeant at Sedalia Army Air Field Warrensburg Missouri serving with the First Troop Carrier Command. He is the son of Mr and Mrs O C Calloway of High Point North Carolina. Prior to service he was a farmer and attended High Point High School in High Point NC.
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Sedalia Army Air Field
Warrensburg
Robert L. Calloway
Pfc. Calloway
O. C. Calloway
North Main Street
High Point
North Carolina
Army Air Forces
High Point C
Air Forces Pilot Arrives for Reassignment in Miami Beach
Captain William D. Locke 25 of Enfield North Carolina returns to the United States for reassignment after 83 P-47 missions in Europe. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with 14 oak leaf clusters. His wife Ronda resides at 101 W Howell St High Point.
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Florida
Miami Beach
Fila
William D. Locke
Enfield
N. C
Army Air Forces
Ronda
Howell Street
High Point
Pianos Built From Salvaged Bombers at Fort Logan
At Fort Logan Convalescent Hospital combat veterans are converting old aircraft into two and a half octave mini pianos as part of an occupational therapy program. Harold B. Rhodes, an ex serviceman, directs the construction and instruction of the Rhodes designed instruments blending features of a xylophone and piano. The effort aids neuro muscular coordination and fosters latent musical talent.
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Fort Logan
Colo
INS
Fort Logan Convalescent Hospital
Army
Combat Air
Harold B. Rhodes
Odes
High Point Democrats reject civil service reform move
In a 30 to 21 vote the High Point Democratic executive committee defeated a proposal to remove all city employees but police and fire from civil service. The group also unanimously opposed a council plan for partisan to nonpartisan city elections and set up a candidate committee for May's city race.
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High Point Democratic Executive Committee
Walter Crissman
General Assembly
Wade Renfrow
Paul Williamson
Civil Service Commission
E. K. Ingram
Renfrow
Nts of Civil Service
Crissman
Civi Service Commission
Tom Sprinkle
Byron Haworth
Worth
Near Futre
Ible
Ren
J. G. Groom
W. L. Jackson
Civil Service
Blkcans
Willie Helms
North Carolina
Apple a Day Hits Local Man in Johnstown
Albert Podvojsky dislocated his jaw while biting an apple and on the way to hospital a streetcar struck the vehicle causing the crash.
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Johnstown
Albert Podvojsky
India Delegate Pushes Gradual Withdrawal From Empires
Far eastern experts at the Institute of Pacific Relations in Hot Springs discuss the Indian delegate’s demand that imperial powers withdraw gradually from dependencies, mandated territories and crown colonies. An American delegate warns U.S. public opinion may block a world security council if war aims appear to protect empires. A British participant unexpectedly supports gradual withdrawal in the discussion.
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Hot Springs
Institute of Pacific Relations
India
Pacific
United Kingdom
France
Netherlands
World Security Council
Great Britain
Capacity Crowd Expected To Hear Robert St. John
The Altrusa club brings war correspondent Robert St. John to the senior high school auditorium February 5 for a lecture on The World at War. He survived German occupation and Nazi combat, carries a bullet as a memento, and will speak at a event organized by the club’s ways and means committee with Mary Lou Rothrock and Rose Thursman as co chairs. Proceeds support the club’s treasury and projects.
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Robert St. John
Altrusa Club
St. John
Russia
Associated Press
Paris
Ways and Means
Mary Lou Rothrock
Rose Thursman
Young 14-year-old hatches Army Air Corps bid
Jerry Hansen of Anaconda Montana, age fourteen, wrote a letter to U S Sixth Air Force Headquarters detailing63 attempts to gain entry to the Army Air Corps seeking a souvenir shoulder patch He received the patch The article also mentions a claim about Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa model Isabella dEste Marchioness of Mantua.
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Panama Canal Department
Jan
INS
Jerry Hansen
Anaconda
Mont
Army Air Corps
U. S. Sixth Air Force
Leonardo da Vinci
Isabella D'Este
Mantua
Death by Electrocution Of Local Youth
Romulus Ferman Pendergrass Jr., 15, a Senior High sophomore and radio class student, died when he connected home wiring to a shop transformer. Neighbor Ralph Nance reported smoke. police called. Funeral services set for Wesley Memorial Methodist Church with burial in Floral Gardens.
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Romulus Ferman Pendergrass, Jr
R. F. Pendergrass
Carr Street
Young Pendergrass
Ralph Nance
Pendergrass
Young Nance
Board Reclassifications From 1-A to 4-F and More
A list of military draft reclassifications changing ranks and statuses for multiple individuals. Names include Arnold J. Blackburn Elbert G. Osteen Carl Steele and others with moves among 1-C 2-A 2-B 4-F and related categories. Some entries show “Disc” designations and Ind pending adjustments.
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Arnold J. Blackburn
Elbert G. Osteen
Carl Steele
Governor L. Brower
Henry G. Hutchins
Marvin Sutton
Isaiah L. Torrence
William W. Phillips
Veterans Given Bear Meat As Law Is Observed
A black bear carcass appeared at the Fulton fish market after a Baltimore dealer sent the carcass to New York. State inspectors seized the brain for lacking a transport license and the meat and hide may be auctioned though the brain is avoiding sale. The animal will be sent to a veterans hospital.
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New York
Fulton
Frank W. Wilkisson
Baltimore, Md
Eservation Department
William H. Winters
Veterans’ Hospital
Pegram Dies in Roanoke Veterans Hospital at 50
Word arrives of Henry G. Pegram 50 brother of R B Pegram of High Point who died Friday morning in the U S Veterans hospital Roanoke Virginia He was wounded in France in 1918 and was totally disabled Death came from a heart attack Surviving are his mother and four brothers and three sisters Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 PM at Bethel Methodist church near Oak Ridge with burial in the church cemetery
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Henry G. Pegram
R. B. Pegram
High Point
U. S. Veterans Hospital
Roanoke
Pegram
France
F. M. Pegram
Kernersville
Rt. 2
L. P. Combs
J. W. Combs
Stokesdale
Charles Simmons
Winston-Salem
R. C. Pegram
Summerfield
B. W. Pegram
Washington, D. C
P. D. Pegram
Bethel Methodist Church
Oak Ridge
Bumgardner Dies At State Sanatorium In North Carolina
Daniel W. Bumgardner 37 former Thomasville resident died at the State Sanatorium near Pinehurst after illness. He formerly worked for Maurice Hosiery in Thomasville and lived with family at 1013 Redding Street, High Point. Survived by wife Ora Johnson and five daughters Lois Mary Shirley Peggy Hazel. burial arrangements pending at J. C. Green and Sons Funeral Home.
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Thomasville
Daniel W. Bumgardner
Pinehurst
High Point
Bumgardner
Maurice Hosiery Company
Redding Street
Ora Johnson
Lois
Mary
Shirley
Peggy
Hazel Bumgardner
J. C. Green and Sons Funeral Home
Howard Delaney Dies After Home Injury
News arrives of Howard S. Delaney president of the Delaney Company of Philadelphia and frequent High Point visitor. He died at home after a fall several days earlier caused a broken back. Delaney, age not stated, was a well known businessman and glue manufacturer with ties to High Point.
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Howard S. Delaney
Delaney Company
Philadelphia
High Point
Delaney
A. T. Wishart
Mrs Sandifer Pleads Guilty To Traffic Charge
THOMASVILLE Jan 13 Mrs Tom Sandifer of High Point driver in a November 23 highway crash that seriously injured Billy Kennedy a Hasty High student pleaded guilty to a traffic violation in Thomasville court. She paid court costs after damages were covered. Kennedy recovered and attended the hearing. Separately Joe Fletcher Hunt received a suspended year for larceny and receiving with restitution and fines. Mack Snider received a suspended four month sentence for assault with a deadly weapon with conditions and court costs.
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Thomasville
Scial
Tom Sandifer
Lindsay Street
High Point
Thomasville High Point
Billy Kennedy
Hasty High School
Kennedy
Sandifer
Joe Fletcher Hunt
W. S. Parrish
Mack Snider
Beatrice Prevette
OPA Maintains Ration Validities Through Early 1940s
The Office of Price Administration confirms no termination dates yet for current ration stamps across categories. Book Four red stamps Q5 XS remain valid until March 1. next validation January 28. Blue stamps X5 Z5 A2 G2 validated, no end date, next series February 1. Sugar Book Four 34 covers five pounds. a new five pound stamp arrives February 1 lasting three months. Shoes Book Three stamps 1 2 3 remain valid indefinitely. Gasoline coupons 14 A and B5 C5 B6 C6 allow five to four gallons through March 21. Fuel oil coupons old period four five and new period one two valid through heating season. in some regions period three also valid through heating year, with East region January 15 dates.
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OPA
Midwest
South
Pacific Northwest
East
Judge Branding Thug as Skunk in Slugging Case
Judge Edwin O. Lewis voices strong contempt in the Herman Crawford case after Crawford is sentenced to the Eastern Penitentiary for slugging and robbing a wounded veteran. The judge uses blunt language to describe Crawford’s conduct.
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Philadelphia, Pa
INS
Edwin O. Lewis
Herman Crawford
Eastern Penitentiary
Roman painting legend linked to Etruria by Quintus Fabius
An ancient account claims painting was introduced in Rome from Etruria by Quintus Fabius, dated 291 years before Christ, framing early artistic influence in the city.
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Rome
Etruria
Quintus Fabius
Christ
Navy Recruiting Office Seeks Women Workers for War Effort
Navy headquarters in Washington calls for American women to join as stenographers typists and clerks. Mrs Elizabeth Farnum will interview applicants in High Point at the U S Employment Service Office with on the spot appointments after civil service tests and a physical. Positions last for the war duration with six months minimum, salaries vary by experience, transportation and meals provided, and housing is arranged with pre inspected rooms. Counselors assist with Washington adjustment and placement.
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Navy
Washington
D. C
Elizabeth J. Farnum
Navy Department
High Point
Farnum
U. S. Employment Service Office
Potomac
Funeral Rites Held for Sharon Kaye Jones Riggins
Funeral services for Sharon Kaye Jones Riggins six month old daughter of Norman L Riggins and Lera Mae Jones Riggins were held Thursday at 4 00 pm from the family home High Point Route 3 conducted by Rev W L Smith pastor of the Friendly Baptist church Pallbearers were Richard In gram Howard White Wesley Johnson and Houston Tuttle Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery Survivors include the parents grandmother Mrs Lee Webb of High Point and grandfather Mr T C Jones of Raeford
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Sharon Riggins
Sharon Kaye Jones Riggins
Norman L. Riggins
Lera Mae Jones Riggins
High Point Rt. 3
W. L. Smith
Friendly Baptist Church
Richard Ingram
Howard White
Wesley Johnson
Houston Tuttle
Lee Webb
High Point
T. C. Jones
Raeford
Oakwood Cemetery
Local Traffic Club Elects New Officers
High Point Traffic and Transportation Club names I. B. Dunn president H. D. Minnis vice president E. Ke Thrower secretary treasurer W. M. Hite board chair Directors include J. T. Bruton R. D. Davis F. J. Flagler D. E. Headem D. W. Hunter O. A. Kirkman L. G. Monroe R. E. Slaughter Installations set for January 24 at Emeryn Country Club with W. M. Miller as speaker of the Southern Motor Carriers conference in Atlanta. A motion picture of the 1945 Sugar game between Duke and Alabama will follow.
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High Point Traffic and Transportation Club
I. B. Dunn
H. D. Minnis
E. Ke Thrower
W. M. Hite
J. T. Bruton
R. D. Davis
F. J. Flagler
D. E. Headem
D. W. Hunter
O. A. Kirkman
L. G. Monroe
R. E. Slaughter
Emeryn Country Club
W. M. Miller
Southern Motor Carriers Confe Atlanta
Duke University
University of Alabama
Billie Beasley Infant Dies At Home In High Point
Billie Diane Beasley aged two months died at her High Point home 329 South Wrennst after a week illness. Survived by her parents Lizzie Collins Beasley and Billie Beasley and brother Donald. Body at Koonce Funeral Home. funeral plans incomplete.
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Billie Diane
Lizzie Collins Beasley
South Wrennst
Billie
Donald
High Point
Koonce Funeral Home
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