Myatt Returns Home After Special Mission with MacArthur
Myatt of High Point and former staff officer to General MacArthur arrived from Washington to the United States on a special mission. He served in the Philippines and Southwest Pacific, including Australia, as judge advocate, later working on claims and legal matters across a large area. He notes progress by American forces but says much remains and recalls his wartime service and earlier role as secretary to Guam’s U.S. governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hie Myatt
D. C
Philippine Islands
Ryatt
Ecker
Col
Myatt
Attornney
Southwest Pacific
Australia
Far East
Red States Army
Philip
Netherlands East
U.S
Guam
Calendar Committee To Meet Tomorrow
The court calendar committee will meet in the clerk's office tomorrow February 1 at 2 pm to prepare the calendar of cases to be tried at the civil term of Municipal court here on February 20. A number of cases are expected to be placed on the calendar for trial and all members are urged to be present. A church owned forest of 1 acres in New England has netted the church an average of $4.45 per acre yearly for more than 100 years. It's still producing timber. Selective cutting pays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Byerly Placed Under Bond In Reavis Case
John William Reavis 37, a furniture worker, sits in City jail after a shooting at a Kress store left Grace Marie Reavis wounded and three others injured. Troy Byerly 38 faces $1,000 bond as accessory after the fact. Reavis is held on charges of assault with deadly weapon and inflicting serious injury with a preliminary hearing planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John William Reavis
City
Grace Marie Reavis
Point Memorial Hospital
Vera Hall
Best Street
Luther Rooks
Greensboro
Ernestine Hedrick
High Vy
Reavis
J. H. Steele
W. F. Brandon
Ross Davis
Moe
Byerly
Medlintown
Wrenn Street
Kress
Smith Wesson
Green Street
Rooks
Miss Hall
Miss Hedrick
East Commerce Street
Sali Taro
Dayton Street
Marie Cutting
Troy Byerly
Ross H. Davis
Woodmen Elect Delegates To State Meeting
Piedmont Camp No 62 Woodmen of the World held a Tuesday evening meeting at 7 30 with delegates chosen for the Raleigh state convention to be held in April. John T Bruton Paul J Carroll and Edgar O Johnson were elected delegates. Charles L Agner joined as a new member and a plan to form a new uniform company was discussed with a committee set to meet tonight at 7 30 to outline details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
Woodmen of the World
Lodge Hall
Woodmen
Raleigh
Uniform
John T. Bruton
Paul J. Carroll
Edgar O. Johnson
Charles L. Agner
Uniform Company
Maggie Louie Taken By Death in Lexington
Mrs Maggie Leonard Louie aged 48 died at her Lexington route two home at 10 45 last night She was born in Davidson county January 28 1897 daughter of the late James J Leonard and Molly May Leonard This obituary item reports the death and parentage with limited details.
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Lexington
Maggie Maie Leonard Louie
Davidson County
James J
Molly May Leonard
Sur
Phillips Boy Bound Over For Assault
Jessie James Phillips a 17 year old from Thomasville was bound over to Superior Court by Judge D C McRae after a hearing in Municipal Court on a January 7 throat slashing of Sgt yard O Camp Mackall paratrooper Pew testimony showed an enraged attack over his mother Vergie Phillips. The court also dealt with a triangle of Negroes Willie Mae Meregory 23 Garland McGregory 27 and Elizabeth Hinton 29 who received four month suspended sentences on conditions of good behavior and no trouble with each other.
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Jessie James Phillips
Thomasville
Sgt
Yard O
Mackall
D. C. McRae
Phillips
Pew
Phi
Vergie Phillips
Virginia Fritz
Judge MacRae
Willie Mae Meregory
East
Washington Street
Garland McGregory
Elizabeth Hinton
Hoover Street
Willie Mae
Elizabth
Elizabeth
MacRae
Garland
FE. L. Ferguson
Kennedy Street
Lena Blackwell
Miss Blackwell
Harvey Davis Mickens
William Lane
Helen Hines
Chavis
Washington
Veis
C. H. Caldwell
Taylor Street
Death of Miss Hilda Sink in High Point and Lexington
Miss Hilda Catherine Sink died at age twenty one at her home after a week long illness from a heart ailment. She lived with her family at 803 Carrick Avenue and was a member of the First Baptist Church. Funeral services are set for two o'clock at the home with pastors Rev. Wilbur Hutchins and Dr. C Excelle Rozzelle, then at four o'clock at the First Baptist Church in Lexington. Interment follows in the family plot at Lexington City Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Catherine Sink
Carrick Avenue
Miss Sink
Wilbur L. Sink
Elizabeth
Virtwa
Sink
Samuel Sink
Baltimore
Wilbur Hutchins
First Baptist Church
C. Excelle Rozzelle
Wesley Memorial Bodist Church
Lexington
High Point
Lexington City Cemetery
Labels for war prisoners mail clarified by postmaster
Postmaster S C Clark urged correct labeling of letters to prisoners of war. He explained that mail may reach POWs without knowing camp names if addressed to the prisoner, United States Prisoner of War in Germany, c o International Red Cross Directory Service Geneva Switzerland. He warned against dual addressing and said mail to unreported POWs should not be sent.
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S. C. Clark
Germany
c/o International Red Cross Directory
Geneva
Switzerland
Clark
International Red Cross Directory Service
Pendry Dies in Thomasville Hospital at 33
Johnnie William Pendry, 33, of 205 White Street Thomasville, died Tuesday night after a long illness. Born in Forsyth County on June 3 1911 to E H Pendry and Bettie Milliam Pendry he lived in Thomasville 18 months and formerly worked for Snow Lumber in High Point. He married Lillie Mae Hinshaw June 9 1944. survived by a son from a former marriage Larry Rogers Pendry of High Point, his parents, and a sister Mrs Paul Allen of High Point. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Thomasville
Johnnie William Pendry
White Street
Forsyth County
E. H. Pendry
Bettie Milliam Pendry
Snow Lumber Company
High Point
Green Street
Pendry
Lillie Mae Hinshaw
Larry Rogers Pendry
Paul Allen
J.C. Green and Sons
City
New York City Officials Seek Moody's Rating Boost
Acting City Manager Lois Welborn leads City Hall in Braden Jones Grover Crowe and Moody's interview trip. Mayor Koonce, Councilman Groome, Willard and Phillips join the mission aimed at improving the city’s financial rating for bonds. Officials report normal operations despite the absence of key leaders. A note recalls a wooden telegraph pole took sixty years to produce.
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Lois Welborn
Braden
Grover C. Jones
Lake Crowe
Ay York
Tomerwithes
Moody's
iNew Ae
Arnold J. Koonce
J. G. Groome
H. N. Williard
Earl Phillips
Moody Bureau
Groome
Phillips
Williard
Welborn
Henry Not Fined in High Point Court
Judge D C MacRae explains that Henry Brown a 94 year old arrested for drunkenness was not fined but released with praise for claimed service with Stonewall Jackson. The judge joked about young recruits and cautioned him not to drink in High Point again while noting Brown has many interested friends.
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D. C. MacRae
Henry Brown
Henry
Stonewall Jackson
MacRae
High Point
Campaign to Boost Silos in Davidson County
A February campaign will hold six meetings across Davidson County to increase silos. Paul S. Keyes notes dairy specialist John A. Arey from the State College extension service will speak and discuss producing cheaper silage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Davidson County
Paul S. Keyes
John A. Arey
State College Extension Service
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Gen. MacArthur
Esa Ees
Acacia ‘Lodge
Fra
M. F. McNeill
Rupert
Fraley Field
Madden
Archie Myatt
Nat Walker
F. P
N. L. Garner
Hedgecock Lumber CO
Ward Street
Phesze
Sou Ba Rogers
East Commerce St. — Delivery
Stewart's Soda Shop
N. Mate & Washington
B. F. Thomas
Tgh Point
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East Washington Street
W. C. Brown Shoe Shop
North State
George E. Morgenstern
A.J. van Andel
Maggie Louie
Gasper L. Louie
Richard Fritts
Francis Fitzgerald
Archie
Dermont Louie
E. Leonard
George Everhart
Mount ‘Tabor
Odel
Mount Ta
Hilda Sink
John W. Pendry
Bean’s Shoe Shop
South Main Street
Phonde
New York
West Broad Street
W. High
Albert
Fred Douglas Strickland
Trinity
Randolph County
C. W. Watson
Johns-Manville
Parker-Brown Lumber CO
Oak Street
Downs
Manville
Wachovia Bank
City Shoe Shop
Best On Commerce
Security Bank
Industrial Finance CO
High Point, N
William I
Prussia
Ociorses
Pie
Coyal
Sameuevice
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