City Manager Restricts Press to Office as sole news source
City Manager Roy S. Braden orders department heads to bypass reporters and release all information through his office. Future monthly reports, equipment purchases, policies, and health department updates would be routed to the press via the city manager, delaying public access. A second meeting and council session were planned to discuss the policy and the upcoming budget.
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Roy S. Braden
Ha Aeana Ao Oe
Health Department
Bond Auction To Be Resumed Tonight At Eight
High Point leads in Guilford county with 97.4 percent of its 7500000 debt quota raised as bond sales close in on the week end. Auctions at Tomlinson furniture plants and High Street shop gather support from local merchants and notable purchasers including E J Yow John Miller Elmer Brown and W A Tomlinson as the 7th war loan drive aims to finish the deficit.
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Impaign
High Point
Guilford County
Oes
Tomlinson Furniture
High Street
Ernie Hedrick
Norman Pierce
Hamilton Street
Tomlinson
Wright-Cline Shop
Ten-A Grocery
Ford Gum Company
Five-Point Grocery
A & P Stores
Wright's Clothing Company
Gibson's Ice Creampany
Baker'swood Service
Big Seertores
Miller‘s Sandwich Shop
W. Paul Davis
Smoak's
Shackelford Tailoring Company
High Point Hardware Company
Automatic Lathe Company
Behr Manning
Ingram’s Grocery
North Side
Smith's Studio
Sanitar Food
E. J. Yow
Oohn S. Miller
Elmer Brown
J. Brooks Monroe
C. A. Rombach
Crawford Miller
A. W. Dunbar
W. A. Tomlinson
C. F. Newton
Miss Ada Gossett
Leland G. Grogan
P. J. Neal
G. B. Stroud
T. B. Butler
James R. Cox
W. J. Staley
James B. Reid
Would Rather Enforce Law Than Be Grocer
H F Richardson returns to duty as desk sergeant after leaving in January to run a grocery business. He cites OPA rationing and scarce staples as reasons the retail trade is unprofitable. Brandon fills the desk in his absence. Walker left for armed services, with Brandon set to move back to plain clothes.
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H. F. Richardson
Rdson
Richardson
Bill Brandon
Brandon
Albert Walker
Armed Forces
Bray Bound Over For Embezzlement
Bray R. Bray, 24, of 607 Kearns Street, waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to superior court on three embezzlement charges with bond set at 1200. He allegedly embezzled four radios valued at 115, two owned by Lessie Coltrane, one by Jessie Ragan and one by George H. McDaniel.
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Trelus R. Bray
Kearns Street
D. C. MacRae
Bray
Lessie Coltrane
Jessie Ragan
George H. McDaniel
James Lindsay
Hoover Street
Pearl Gulledge
Loflin Street
MacRae
Edward Davis
Burton Flat
State Health Department
Health Department
Annie E. Pemberton
Leonard Street
McKinley Simms
Day Street
Haskelle
Alexander Thompson
Furlough Street
North Carolina
Ed Singleton
Thompson
Singleton
Avery Madison Wood
Shang
John Henry Parker
Fairview Street
Train collision injures 23 near Plumerville Arkansas
Two Missouri Pacific passenger trains collided near Plumerville injuring 23 people. At least two are seriously hurt. Cause of the crash is under investigation as trains on the main line between Little Rock Coffeyville Kansas and Little Rock operated in opposite directions.
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Little Rock
Ark
Missouri Pacific
Plumerville
Coffeyville
Kans
Denver judge says juries now contain more high caliber men
Judge Philip B. Gilliam of Denver notes juries are increasingly made up of high caliber men and suggests they prefer serving as jurors over taking on essential jobs. He says more capable men volunteer for jury duty today.
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Denver
INS
Philip B. Gilliam
Local Man Works On Radar Transformer Cores
Pittsfield Massachusetts June 2 A 27 year old General Electric engineer Thomas Gordy heads experiments to develop new transformer cores for electronic and radar war gear. His work aims at higher efficiency, meets army navy tests, and supports radar plants portable power for combat zones. Gordy a UNC alumnus graduated 1936 and joined GE Pittsfield after training at Schenectady.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Thomas Gordy
General Electric Co
Gordy
High Int
Mr. Gordy
Army
General Electric Company
University of North Carolina
Schenectady Works
Homecoming at Hickory Grove church this Sunday
The annual homecoming will be Sunday at Hickory Grove church with church school at 9 45 a m and preaching at 11 by the pastor. A picnic dinner will follow on the church grounds. Rev John Gamble will be the afternoon speaker with special singing.
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Hickory Grove Church
John Gamble
Heat Sparks Skin Irritation Prompting Remedies
Heat waves intensify skin misery with rash and prickly heat as people seek relief using topical powders like Mexsana. The record notes scorching conditions and the discomfort of exposed skin, urging cooling measures and medicated powders to ease itching and irritation.
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Chase
High Point Civil Term Opens Next Week With Nine Contested Divorces
High Point's municipal court civil jury term begins July 10 for a one week session presided by Judge D C MacRae. The calendar includes nine uncontested divorces on day one and multiple trial matters against various defendants in the Blue Ribbon Taxi and City Transit dockets plus insurance and transportation disputes.
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High Point
D. C. MacRae
Signal Corps Seeks Women for Civil ServicePositions
Lt. F. W. Matson of the U S Army Signal Corps arrived in High Point to interview women for civil service openings at Arlington Virginia. Positions span mechanical clerical and analytical roles with benefits and no examination required. First class Pullman transport and housing are promised. Matson will remain at 310 North Main Street through Saturday July 7 to interview interested applicants.
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F. W. Matson
U. S. Army Signal Corps
High Point
Signal Corps
Arlington
Matson
Army
War Department
Lieut
United States Event Service
North Main Street
County Home Expansion Moves Ahead with 66000 Refinement
The county authorizes 66000 for enlarging the home with 20 new rooms in fire resistant construction. Twenty four rooms? Construction begins within a month and contracts may be awarded at the July 23 meeting. The project aims to provide expanded space for the aged infirm feeble minded and insane per WPB priority.
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War Production Board
WPB
Local Couples Arrested On Morals Charge In Greensboro Raid
Greensboro police vice squad raided hotels and rooming houses and booked 22, with four from High Point charged with immoral room use. Rachael Pitts and Robert G. McCannon Jr. were arrested at Harris hotel and held for municipal county court. Catherine Koontz and Arlie Hughes were also arrested at Harris hotel and held in default of bond for trial.
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Greensboro
Yesterda
Hi Point
Rachael Pitts
South Wrenn Street
Robert G. McCannon, Jr
High Point
Harris Hotel
Municipal County Court
Catherine Koontz
Arlie Hughes
South Main Street
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Southern Motor Company
S. Main St
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N.Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Winston-Salem
Ty the Great Silver Fleet
Rainbow Diner
Woodmen of the World
Aamnenhin
Glenn T. Smith
Council Commader
Dgar O Johnson Financial Secy
Stansley's
J. C. Penney Co
Nat Walker
Walgreen
Sahel
Thomasville
W. Maan
Thomas D. Gordy
Mober Water
Pritchett
Jas
M. Pritchett
W. M. Williams
Hattie Williams
Allen I
Mary Ingram
N. R. Black
Alma Blackburn
Evelyn Houston Yokley
Louis C. Yokley
Howard G. Berrier
Mary Etta Berrier
Eugene Lewis
Laura Lewis
George Wells
Rebecca Lag Charles Tate
Mary Lee Ate
Oshia Bailey
Clarence Jordan
T/A
Blue Ribbon Taxi Co
R. Herman Falk
City Transit
Ruby Williams
Lillian Williams
Luther Leach
K. Herman Falk
Pearl Hoover Pittman
Joel Pittman
Henry G. Tyson
T/ The Tyson Transit Co
Ruth C. Brinkley
Herman
Catherine Fulk
T/A City Transit Co
D. E. Brinkley
A Fulk
Gracie Hamlin
High Point Hotel Company
Robert B. Curran
A. W. Brown
W. T. Winslow
J. R. Ragan
Nancy L. Finch
T/A City Transit
C. Groce
E. Commerce St
Parker-Brown Lumber CO
OAK ST. J-M
Fraley Field
N. C
W. Broad &T
H. P. Siness Man
H. P
P. P
N. L. Garner
Huete
Main &T
Center Theatre
Wachovia Bank
North State Machine Shop
Grimes Street
Walter Barker
Wrenn ST
Gate City Motor CO
Security National
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