Mrs Powell Alexander Named Chairman of High Point Gray Lady Service
Mrs Powell Alexander will lead High Point Red Cross Gray Lady volunteers formed at the request of High Point Memorial hospital and Maryfield Convalescent Home She trained with Chicago Gray Ladies and volunteered at Moore General Hospital during World War II Applications for the service are available at High Point Memorial Boulevard unit public library and Red Cross office Women 21 to 55 may apply and transfers can be requested through the Red Cross office
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell Alexander
Gray Lady
High Point
American Red Cross
Page Harris
High Point Memorial Hospital
Maryfield
Alexander
Chicago
Gray Ladies
Moore General Hospital
Black Mountain
Woman's Hospital Guild
Red Cross
Boulevard
High Point Memorial Hospital, the Public Library
Thurston St
Powell Alexander I
Womans Hospital Guild
Holt Hunter, Jr
Evening Bridge Class and Gym Swim at YWCA
Due to strong demand, YWCA sponsors Tuesday morning and Tuesday night bridge lessons with limited spaces. Calls to the YWCA await enrollment details. The first Tuesday gym swim drew about 25 young women, with sessions 6 to 8 pm each week, free for the gym class but a small plunge fee.
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YWCA
YMCA
Kernersville Lions Club Observes Annual Ladies Night
The Kernersville Lions Club held its annual Ladies Night in the school cafeteria with 95 attendees. A turkey dinner was served, and magician Clark Hillings plus singer Jack Crim entertained guests. Members were honored for twenty years of service including Dr. O L Joyner and J R Blackwell Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernersville
Lions Club
V. V. Vaughn
Kemp Wicker
Clark Hillings
Winston-Salem
Jack Crim
Walkertown
Clyde Allman
O. L. Joyner
Ned Stuart
J. W. Woollen
Hugh Justice
Harmon Linville
Joe Pinnix
J. R. Blackwell, Jr
Ed Shore
William Fulp
Fred
Sam Vance
Major Zack Whitaker
Conrad Crutchfield
Beta Club Hasty PTA Program Highlights Polio Drive
Hasty high school Beta Club presented to the PTA with a program on club history future plans and polio drive awareness. Peggy Kennedy Crissie Jane Brown Jo Bundy and Marlene Newsom spoke with a short movie shown and a business session led by Mrs Addison Payne. Archdale PTA will not meet this month due to cancellation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hasty High School
Peggy Kennedy
Catherine Craven
Henry van Dyke
Jo Bundy
Crissie Jane Brown
Marlene Newsom
George Saintsing
Owen Moore
North Carolina
Addison Payne
FE. H. Newson
Molyneux
Motsinger
Perry
Pennsylvanias Penn babysitting bureau pride safety record
The University of Pennsylvania tot sitting bureau runs with 250 student workers and reports a perfect safety and dependability record. Each weekend the service handles more than 100 clients. The article notes the pennyweight term origins as the weight of the English penny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
INS
University of Pennsylvania
Mid winter High Point market sees registrations rebound
The Eighth Annual mid winter furniture market in High Point reports registrations back to normal levels amid January sales. Local retailers offer deep discounts on suits, coats, shoes, and dresses as January clearance continues. In Rome French Italian tensions rise as newspapers warn of broader hostility between nations. President Roosevelt urges Congress broad Social Security expansion with earlier and wider old age coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Pazias Ususom Aarytorney
Sferin
Sample, Hart, Schaffner
Rome
Italy
Paris
Ivy Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Washington
War era cabinet plan draws mixed reaction amid global clash
A legislator urged unifying Army and Navy under one cabinet officer while police hunted an axe-slayer in Milwaukee. Virginia glee club faced anti German lines, Japan warned of fleet expansion, North Carolina debated taxes and tuition, and Vivian Leigh cast as Scarlett amid wartime shifts. Germany and Soviet fronts reported heavy fighting as British raids hit Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Milwauke
Charlottesville
University of Virginia Glee Club
Itate
United States
China
Guam
Wake Islands
North Carolina
Hollywood
Vivian Leigh
Scarlett O'Hara
High Point
Ukraine
Berlin
Leningrad
Yiodar
Uuopuuott Worg
Magdeburg
Brunswick
Germany
Europe
Italy
Allied troops push toward Cassino as Pacific fronts unfold
In Europe American forces press toward Cassino while four miles away on the southwest flank. In New Guinea Australian jungle fighters threaten Sio and Americans climb Hill 660 near Cape Gloucester. Hull reshapes the State Department to focus on world affairs amid war strategy.
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Cassino
Rome
Southwest
Pacific
Sio
New Guinea
Huon Peninsula
Bergen
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Washington
Congress
District 31 Lions To Meet Tuesday In Rocky Mount
About 800 Lions club members and wives from District 31 across 61 clubs are expected in Rocky Mount for the annual mid winter convention Tuesday and Wednesday. Highlights include an address by Dr. Eugene Briggs president of Phillips University and Lions International, a street parade, and a flower and fashion show with 77 units signed for the parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mount
Lion Club
Raleigh
Eugene Briggs
Enid
Okla
Phillips University
Lions International
Maritime Board to Reconsider North Carolina Shipyard Lease
Washington January 15 The maritime commission will likely review the North Carolina State ports authority proposal to lease federally owned shipyards at Wilmington N C The approval decision is expected soon after Senator Broughton urged an immediate commission review The authority has had offers rejected for two years with last month the latest rejection The review aligns with the current North Carolina legislative session funding the yards development and wartime basis status.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
North Carolina State Ports Authority
Wilmington
N. C
Broughton
North Carolina
Commission
North Carolina Authority
Raymond S. McKeough
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Harris
Marshall E. Ginsberg
Optometrist
N. Main St
J. W. Sechrest and Son, Inc
J. W. Sechrest & Son
Main ST
High Point, N.C
Kernersville Lions Club
J. B. Stanley
Richmond
Greenhaw Maury
Russell Thomas
James, Jr
Susan
Washington State
Sergeant Thomas
H. E. Crawford
Ray Burke, Jr
State College
Woman's Missionary Society of the Friends Church
Yreva Nelson
Earl Yow
Eva Parrish
Marjie McKaughn
W. G. Entrekin
Womans Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
W. G. Look
C. W. Glossom
E. L. Bodenheimer
M. W. Tucker
Aubrey Degg
City
Archdale Pta
Archdale Parent-Teacher Association
Carolina
L. K. Day
Joe Hood
Upo Taylor
Greensboro
R. Flake Shaw
North Caolina Farm Bureau Federats
District
Lions
Maritime Board
Koonce Funeral Home, Inc
Waughtown Street
Winston-“lem
DIAL
Mrs
Forrest Edwards
Dy-Dee Supply CO
S. Main ST
Town & Country Shoes
Donovan
T& C
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