Applications Made For City Manager Post
Mayor Arnold J. Koonce announced today that applications for the city manager post have been received from J. R. A. Hobson Jr. director of the Richmond public utilities department Fred Ruark current city manager of Gainesville Ga and Wilder M. Rich formerly of a New York bonding company with 11 years engineering and 10 years city management experience. Also A D Grant former Tomlinson comptroller submitted a written application. R M Cooksey current city manager of Thomasville has not applied. The council acting as a committee will review the candidates and seek the right man from the list they have received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold J. Koonce
J. R. A. Hobson, Jr
Richmond Public Utilities Department
Fred Ruark
Gainesville
Wilder M. Rich
New York City
Tomlinson's
A. D. Grant
Koonce
R. M. Cooksey
Thomasville
Religion That Registers Sermon At Union Service
Rev W R Kelly of Main Street Methodist preached at Central Friends church on Sunday evening in a union service the fourth in a summer series. Cecil Haworth led. Rev Wilson O Weldon read scripture and gave the invocation. Music featured organ and choir. theme based on I Corinthians 2 2. The world is a testing ground calling for Christ like living and complete dedication.
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W. R. Kelly
Main Street Methodist Church
Central Friends Church
Cecil Haworth
Wilson O. Weldon
First Methodist Church
Tschainowsky
Ward
Lord
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Paul
God
Christ
Administrator seeks claims in Sensenbach estate North Carolina
Dr Charles Willis Sensenbach administrator of Anna Belle Sensenbach deceased Guilford County NC publishes notice to creditors to present claims by June 28 1944 and all debts to be settled promptly The notice is dated June 28 1943 and cites Bowman Gray School of Medicine Winston Salem NC as the administrator location and date sequence.
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Anna Relie Sensenbach
Guilford County
North Carolina
Charles Willis Sensenbach
Bowman Gray
Keep Your Eyes on Christ and Follow Him
A reflective piece compares testing of a car to life tests from God, urging elimination of spiritual flaws and living actively in faith. It cites Jesus enduring temptation, self mastery, and Christ-like living, then quotes Dr. Grenfell urging graduates to keep eyes on Christ and follow him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Jesus
Dr. Grenfell
Labrador
Duke University
New China Supply Route Is Arranged
Chinese Minister Tseng Yang-Fu announced a new supply route to China via Iran and the Turkestan-Siberian railway, hoping shipments will begin soon. He noted 10,500 miles of China’s railways are under Japanese control and outlined two principal wartime routes, including an air link from India, but warned large-scale supply before Burma’s recapture remains unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Burma
India
Iran
Russia
No Deaths Reported As Fourth Celebrated With Beverages
Celebration of the Fourth yielded no deaths. Police report 29 arrests on drunkenness and prohibition charges over the weekend. Court, usually set for today, was not held. full docket to appear before Judge D. C. Mac Rae on Wednesday. Newly appointed Court Clerk M. W. Nash will work at his new post for the first court session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. MacRae
M. W. Nash
Queen Wilhelmina Returns to London After Ottawa Visit
The Netherlands government announced that Queen Wilhelmina arrived in London from Ottawa where she had been visiting her daughter Princess Juliana. She flew to Canada for granddaughter Princess Margriet Franciska’s christening and met President and Mrs Roosevelt at Hyde Park New York during her western hemisphere trip.
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London
Netherlands
Wilhelmina Arived
Ottawa
Canada
Juliana
Margriet Francisca
Prince Bernard
Draughn Promoted to Sergeant at Greensboro Training Center
J David Draughn son of Mrs Nettie S Draughn of 502 Forrest Ave has been promoted to sergeant at Basic Training Center No 10 Greens boro He entered service June 5 1942 and trained at Fort Bragg James E Ridge son of Rev and Mrs C E Ridge of Thomasville promoted to corporal at Robins Field Ga Cpl Ridge entered service November 23 1942 Harold R Hedrick son of Mr and Mrs D R Hedrick 406 Rotary Drive graduated from aircraft mechanics school Seymour Johnson Field a High Point High School graduate
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J. David Draughn
Nettie S. Draughn
Forrest Avenue
Greensboro
Sgt. Draughn
Fort Bragg
James E. Ridge
C. E. Ridge
Thomasville
Robins Field
Cpl. Ridge
Harold R. Hedrick
D. R. Hedrick
Seymour Johnson Field
Pvt
Hedrick
High Point High School
Hutchins Graduates From Seymour Johnson Aircraft School
Pfc. Jerome W. Hutchins of 209 East Lexington Avenue graduates from the aircraft mechanics school at Seymour Johnson Field. His completion marks a milestone in his military training and readiness.
Carr on Leave Visits Wife as Army Air Corps Officer
Joseph D. Carr, on leave, visits his wife Etta Warner in the city. He is stationed with the Army Air Corps at Smyrna Air Base in Tennessee after basic training as an airplane mechanic at Keesler Field in Mississippi.
Weather Update North and South Carolina Showers Predicted
North Carolina will see little temperature change with scattered showers and thunderstorms north and west this afternoon or early tonight. South Carolina also little change with scattered thunder showers in the mountains this afternoon or early tonight. Johann Strauss identified as originator of the Waltz King label.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
FDR Objects To Aviation Revisions
President Roosevelt opposes a bill to restructure aviation agencies. He argues current CAB and CAA roles are working well and reorganization is unwise while wartime needs are high, stating the two agencies should remain under the commerce department with a separate accident investigations director.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Lean D-Calif
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Senate
House
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Commerce Department
Japanese Agree To Thailand Annexation Of Four Malay States
The Japanese radio announced that Japan had agreed to Thailand’s annexation of the four northern Malay states Perlis Kedah Kelantan and Trengganu and two Shan provinces Keng Tung and Mong Pan. A Domei dispatch from Bangkok reported Tojo’s arrival in Singapore and a communique describing meetings with Thailand’s premier Luang Bipul Songgram and 10 measures for consolidating greater East Asia and wartime cooperation.
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Associated Press
Japan
Thailand
Perlis
Kedah
Kelantan
Trengganu
Burma
Keng Tung
Mong Pan
Bangkok
Tokyo Radio
Hideki Tojo
Singapore
Tojo
Luang Bipul Songgram
Greater East Asia
Jasper county Democrats adopt resolution on national party policies
Jasper county Democratic committee in Ridgeland South Carolina adopted a resolution criticizing national Democratic party policies and administration as detrimental to the South. Chairman H Klugm Purdy released the text asserting that the South has always been the party’s mainstay.
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Ridgeland
S. C
National Democratic Party
National Administration
South
Jasper County Democratic Committee
H. Klugm Purdy
Democratic Party
Comics Omitted Today To Be In Paper Tuesday
Due to mail problems The Enterprise omits Red Ryder Wash Tubbs Boots and her Buddies Alley Oop Freckles and his Friends and the crossword. Tuesday's Enterprise will carry those left out today along with the regular Tuesday schedule.
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Enterprise
Red Ryder
Wash Tubbs
Boots
Alley Coop
Freckles
Firefighters deny OPA ceiling price probe role
W A Metcalfe president of IAFF Local 673 High Point says members requested ceiling price list for personal use not to probe OPA prices C R Barnes OPA panel member claims union invited to assist in price work. fire chief E K Ingram says firefighters have not volunteered for any OPA investigation and only a yearly building inspection may occur.
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W. A. Metcalfe
International Association of Fire Fighters
High Point
OPA
C. R. Barnes
Barnes
E. K. Ingram
Metcalfe
Driver Corps Urged To Attend Gas Protection Lecture
Police Sgt. Fred Snider will present a gas protection lecture on Wednesday night July 7 at 8 in room 106. Mrs Dawley urges all driver corps members to attend to complete hours for Civilian Defense certification. Others interested are invited.
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Fred Snider
Clarence Dawley
Soldier Who Fled Fort Bragg Guard House Caught Here
Pvt Edward D Adams escaped from Fort Bragg guard house on April 13 and was captured by local police. He said he had worked three weeks at a dry cleaning plant after arriving from Bennettsville South Carolina and lived at 411 Gatewood Avenue. He faces AWOL charges as Fort Bragg officials plan to pick him up.
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Edward D. Adams
Fort Bragg
Fayetteville
Adams
Bennettsville
S. C
Gatewood Avenue
Payne Child Dies In Thomasville
Lewis Randall Payne aged two, son of Joseph and Sallie Routh Shuford Payne, died at his maternal grandparents home in Thomasville after several days illness. Born March 7, 1942, he is survived by his parents, paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Denny Payne of High Point Route 2, and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs F L Shuford of Thomasville. Funeral services were incomplete today.
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Thomasville
Lewis Randall Payne
Joseph and
Sallie Routh Shuford Payne
Denny Payne
High Point
Route Two
F. L. Shuford
Webster Succumbs At Thomasville Home
Thomasville July 5 Tom Gaston Webster 37 of 112 Johnson Street died Sunday after a four month illness. Survived by wife Elsie Hill mother Nettie Webster Burlington two sisters E R Flunker Glen Raven Luie Murray Route One Mebane and half brother A W Webster Hillsboro. Funeral Tuesday at 4 pm at Carolina Avenue Baptist Church with burial at Fairgrove Methodist Church cemetery.
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Tommy Gaston Webster
Johnson Street
Elsie Hill
Nettie Webster
Burlington
E.R. Flunker
Glen Raven
Luie Murray
Route One
Mebane
A. W. Webster
Hillsboro
Carolina Avenue Baptist Church
Fairgrove Methodist Church
Funeral Rites Held for Leonard Gates in High Point
Funeral services for Leonard Gates of High Point route two were held Sunday at 2:30 PM at his home, with Rev. O. L. Ruth officiating. Interment followed in Floral Garden Cemetery. Pallbearers from Quality Chair Company included J. P. Kirkman, L. Brown, Otis Hepler, Henry Nance, H. F. Rice, and E. C. Scope.
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Leonard Gates
High Point
Route Two
O. L. Ruth
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Floral Garden Cemetery
Quality Chair Company
J. P. Kirkman
L. Brown
Otis Hepler
Henry Nance
H. F. Rice
E. C. Scope
Navy Vessel Named for Fallen Father Becomes Pride and Sorrow
In Portsmouth on Independence Day 1944 11 year old Don Lovelace watches the destroyer escort named for his father Lieutenant-Commander Donald A. Lovelace launch amid pride and tears His father died in the Pacific last year earning the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroic aerial combat The ceremony honors his service while the family reflects on loss and sacrifice in wartime.
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Don Lovelace
Navy
Pacific
Donald A. Lovelace
Don
Helen R. Lovelace
Coronado
Calif
Sally
Lovelace
J W. Lovelace
High Point
N. C
Rooney
Charleston
S. C
Scottsburg
Yorktown
U. S. Naval Academy
Felix X. Gygax
Norfolk Navy Yard
Mrs Minnie C Davis dies at 64 in High Point
Mrs Minnie C Davis 64 widow of James W Davis died at her home 1408 English Street this morning after 10 o clock. She was born October 18 1878 in Davidson County and moved to High Point 33 years ago from Denton. Survived by two daughters Mrs S C Harvey and Miss Edna Davis a stepdaughter Mrs E H Henderson a stepson Roy Davis and four sisters and two brothers. Funeral at West End Baptist Church Tuesday at 4 30 with Rev R R Jackson and assisting ministers. Interment Guilford Memorial Park.
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Minnie C. Davis
James W. Davis
English Street
Davidson County
John and
Margaret Snide Bean
High Point
Denton
S. C. Harvey
Edna Davis
E. H. Henderson
Roy Davis
W. A. Copley
Luther Gobel
Greensboro
C Sechrest
Lexington
B. R. Hall
Newport News
F. M. Bean
J. W. Bean
Ligh Point
West End Baptist Church
R. R. Jackson
O. L. Ruth
H. O. Miller
Guilford Memorial Park
French Patriots Blow Up German Barracks
A Soviet Monitor broadcast reports French patriots at Marseille blew up German barracks with at least 80 Nazis killed or injured. Other attacks halted a German truck column near Toulouse, killing 20 Nazis and destroying 11 vehicles. In Haute Savoie French partisans raided a German arms depot, killed guards, seized machine guns, and burned the building.
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London
Moscow
Soviet Monitor
Marseille
Soviet Information Bureau
Toulouse
Haute Savoie
Rds
Band Concert Heard By 300 Here Sunday
Approximately 300 spectators heard a Fourth of July outdoor concert by the High Point high school band under Robin F. Garwood yesterday afternoon at the downtown park beside the Chamber of Commerce. It was the second in a series of summer public concerts. The program opened with Onward Christian Soldiers and included Anchors Aweigh, Overture Americana, Seeds of Cadence, In A Monastery Garden, Them Basses, E Pluribus Unum, The Band Played On, Daisy Bell, Rhythmoods, the Marine Hymn, Abide With Me, Nearer My God To Thee, and concluded with the Star Spangled Banner.
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High Point High School
Robin F. Garwood
Chamber of Commerce
Sullivan
Zinnerman
United States Bluejackets
Butcher
Johnson
Ketelbey
Daisy Bell
Rhythmoods
Phillips
Allied plane losses climb as Axis claims big totals
The Saturday night clash yields Allied losses listed at 18 by the communique with Rome reporting 25 Italian fighters down and German interceptors taking 21 more. An additional 10 Axis planes fell to combined anti-aircraft fire, totaling 56 in two days, with two bombers not included in yesterday's tally. The Catania attack followed RAF strikes north of the harbor and targeted Gerbini airport inland from Catania on Sicily's east coast.
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Rome
Associated Press
Castania Plain
Catania
Middle East Command
Gerbini
Sicily
WAC Recruiters To Be Here For Five Days
A WAC recruiting party led by Lieut Adeline G Sears and Cpl Margery B Cuff will be in High Point for five days from July 6 to July 10. They will operate a booth at the Post Office with office hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The item notes a British soldier uses the term flaming onion for a German anti aircraft projectile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAC
Adeline G. Sears
Cpl
Margery B. Cuff
High Point
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