City Guard Unit Prepares for Summer Encampment
The High Point state guard company completes final week of training at the police range issuing sub machinegun handling and fire discipline. Lt Arch McMullen leads as crews log six of ten shots in a three inch area with officers Capt Mander a Merlin Watson Lt Mlen and others listed among range participants. The encampment date is ten days away with vacancies for new enlistees and a push to full strength by the 18th. interested people should contact Lt Watson at the armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Company
State Guard
Bradéli
Arch McMullen
McMullen
Mandera
Merlin Watson
M Len
Thomas Co
W. R. Pitts
Jar Carrick
O. M. Smith
Paul W. Callahan
J. Jon
C. By
Hall
Clar
Medlin
Pie P. Shumake
Lt. Watson
Asheboro Man Faces Four Charges Here
Lozzie Lee Lyndon, 33, of Asheboro, arrested on four counts including burglary and possession of a deadly weapon. Bonds total $900. Police say he attempted to take his child from his wife, leading to charges of breaking in and assault. Trial set for municipal court session tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lozzie Lee Lyndon
Asheboro
Esther Hopes
Mint Street
Lyndon
Hartley Assumes Presidency of Rotary Club
Hartley Edgar Hartley secretary of the local YMCA becomes president of the Rotary Club of High Point at today’s meeting at the Sheraton novel. He succeeds Charles F. Carro with Wilson O. Weldon as vice president George Sutton as secretary and Myron Folger as treasurer. Committees for the year were announced. F gan Porter Sr a past president spoke on Rotarians Should Know About Rotary and the duties and privileges of membership. Visitors included Dr G I Humphreys High Point College Dr W A Lambeth Greensboro Lt Frank Dalton S.C. Frazier Asheboro L G Sanderson Lake Worth Fla and Bop Babents Fort Lauderdale Fla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Hartley
YMCA
Rotary Club of
High Point
Sheraton
Charles F. Carro
Hartley
Wilson O. Weldon
George Sutton
Myron Folger
F. Gan Porter
Hati
Rotary
Membe
G. I Humphreys
High Point College
Greensboro
Frank Dalton
5. C. Frazier
Asheboro
L. G. Sanderson
Lake Worth
Fla
Bop
High Point Boy is Booked On Robbery Charge
Leroy White, 19, of 135 Dayton Street, is held in the city jail on a $1,000 bond after a robbery arrest yesterday. He faces a preliminary hearing tomorrow. The victim, D N Lippincott, 74, a Mechanicsville merchant, says the crime occurred December 1, 1943, involving $45. An alleged accomplice is not yet arrested. The merchant was assaulted months ago by two paps, one with a baseball bat. both were placed on probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy White
Dayton Treet
Ity
Youth Tosses Firecracker Lands In Jail
Harvey Stewart a 19 year old local youth created a near panic by throwing a firecracker from a theatre balcony into the crowded orchestra section He was arrested by city police and will face a municipal court hearing tomorrow morning The theatre management delayed warrant issuance and the City Manager requested police action Stewart was released on a 50 bond after bystanders detained him and turned him over to the management who delivered him to police without charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Stewart
Roy S. Braden
Stewart
Local War Materials Exhibit Plans In High Point
Local U S Employment Service leads a display of war products in a High Point store window. After 10 days the exhibit moves to Raleigh for state display. Dr J S Dorton backs the project with Governor Cherry endorsing it. Manufacturers statewide are urged to contribute items for the collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Employment Service
Ralph E. Miller
P.S.E.S
Miller
Raleigh
J. S. Dorton
War Manpower Commission of
North Carolina
Cherry
Uie
Mrs Berrier Denies Husband's Allegation In Divorce Case
Mary Etta Berrier today filed an answer in local court denying charges of adultery brought by her husband Howard G. Berrier in their divorce action. He seeks an absolute divorce and custody of their three year old son. She asks the court dismiss the action and grant her custody. The divorce action was filed July 3 by Harvey E. Ferguson against Bertha Lee Ferguson for absolute divorce on two years separation grounds. The article also notes historical notes on the Netherlands East Indies and a painting technique tip about oil in undercoats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Etta Berrier
Howard G. Berrier
Butter Fat Provides Large Vitamin A Benefit
New USDA based studies show butterfat carries 11 000 to 18 000 units of vitamin A per pound with an average above 15 000, surpassing prior estimates. Milk averages 1 530 units per quart, while typical intake meets about 2 340 of the 5 000 daily requirement. Cattle feeding improvements could raise milk’s vitamin A content and nearly double current levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
National Dairy Council
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Newspapermen Kept From Big Three Berlin Conference
Washington July 5 News coverage of the forthcoming big three conference in the Berlin area will be by official communiques only. Press Secretary Ross said no date was given for the meeting between Truman Churchill and Stalin and that reporters would not attend actual sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Newspaperpen
Berlin
Charles G. Ross
Truman
Churchill
Marshal Stalin
Europe
Wachovia To Sell Its Bank Building Here
Wachovia bank building sale talks reach a final stage but no agreement or closing has occurred. Officials including Jack Wright Chase Idol and William Neal cite premature statements and unresolved terms while the bank plans a new building on the current site once a sale is finalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wachovia
Wachovia Bank
Jack Wright
Jim Wright
Chase Idol
Agint
Newk and — Company
Wright
Nnf
William Neal
Press
Robert M. Hanes
The
Meadows Tax Returns Sought In Embezzlement Trial
North Carolina demanded copies of Dr. Leon R. Meadows 1934 to 1943 state income tax returns as part of his trial for false pretense and embezzlement exceeding 14000 while he led East Carolina Teachers College. Judge Frizzelle heard arguments on the motion and planned a ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
North Carolina
Leon R. Meadows
J. Paul Frizzelle
Edwin Gill
Meadows
East Carolina Teachers College
Dr. Meadows
Autos Collide on South Main Street
Police investigated a minor crash at the South Main and East High intersection involving a Bluebird cab driven by Herman I. Manners and a private car driven by Roger Pinnix. No injuries reported and damage estimates were not available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main
East High Streets
Herman I. Manners
Bluebird, Cab Company
Roger Pinnix
South Main Street
East High Street
Season Not Too Far Gone For Fall Gardens Says Blair
Community wide Food Production and Conservation Week will run next week in High Point and nearby areas. The Guilford extension service and High Point Council of Gardens sponsor the events with a $50 prize for the church group with the largest attendance at a canning demonstration. A. W. Blair urges citizens to grow and conserve food to help neighbors worldwide and notes nearly ninety days remain for late summer and fall crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Europe
China
India
Postal Receipts Show Big Yearly Increase
Postal receipts at the local post office for the year ended June 30 totaled 340124.24 dollars, up 39226.98 from the previous year. June receipts were 26611.14 and the past quarter totaled 78552.70.
New Edition of High Point Makers Directory Issued
Chamber of Commerce secretary Frank J. Sizemore announced a forthcoming edition of What’s Made in High Point and Who Makes It, listing 175 local manufacturers and 5 000 pamphlets annually distributed to customers buyers and sellers. The directory covers firms, addresses, officers and products across 19 manufacturing groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
High Point
Sizemore
Twenty Youths Register For Draft In June
June draft registration lists sixteen white youths and four Negro youths. Names include Foy De Witt Holbrook of Walker street and John Alvin Perry of Archdale among others. Four Negro youths are William Blackburn and Louis Armst Fox plus Charles Rutledge and James Lester Durrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draft Board
Foy de Witt Holbrook
Walker Street
John Alvin Perry
Archdale
Arlie
Grayson Street
Coyathaniel Proctor
Jamestown
Calvin Dalton Davis
Clara Cox
Howard McLeoud, Jr
Highland Station
Robert Forrest Ilion
Rt. 1
Brady Leon Walker
Richard Bruce York
Willowbrook Street
Jack Raymond Hipps
Clarence Medlin, Jr
High Point
Robert Seentley
Billy Ay Neece
Bobby Roy Neece
William Amos Alridge
U. S. Maritime Service
Brooklyn
N. Y
David Alfred Cook
William Blackburn
Woodbury Avenue
Louis Armst Fox
Bay Street
Charles Rutledge
Taylor Street
James Lester Durrell
Redding Street
Kestler Back After 3 Years In England
Sgt. David W. Kestler returns home on 30 day leave after three years with the Eighth Air Force in England. He describes his English bride who will join him in New York then move to his parents home. They wed March 18 1943. she is from Bristol and worked in an anti aircraft plant after moving to Northampton. He will report to Sioux Falls after leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David W. Kestler
England
Eighth Air Force
New York
Clipper
Kestler
Bristol
North Hampton
Sgt. Kestler
D. F. Kestler
Rt.2
Sioux Falls
S. D
Miss Gurley Named Head Librarian at High Point Public Library
City Manager Roy S Braden announced Elizabeth Gurley will become head librarian succeeding Margaret Teague who resigned June 1 Gurley a magna cum laude graduate of High Point College and 13 year library employee will lead with Igaret McIntyre named assistant librarian a 1945 Appalachian State Teachers College graduate who will stay at the college library until September 1 Juanita Cox remains as library aide and a second aide vacancy is to be filled soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy S. Braden
Elizabeth Gurley
High Point
Margaret Teague
Miss Gurley
Braden
Igaret McIntyre
Duate
Appalachian State Eachers College
Gurley
High Point College
Woman's College
Greensboro
Civil Service
Juanita Cox
Former Local Woman Dies in California
Mrs Ione Brown Proboo a former High Point resident died at her San Francisco home. Funeral services were held there. She was born and raised in High Point and moved to California about 30 years ago. Survived by husband J F Proboo and four sons three overseas, mother Mrs Julia Myers and sister Mrs W S Wilder both of Norfolk VA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ione Brown Proboo
High Point
Julia Myers
L. A. Brown
San Francisco
Calif
California
J. F. Proboo
W. S. Wilder
Norfolk
Sherison
Wiltshire Boulevard
Fiber Content Of Abata Plant Stalk Revealed
The article notes that the actual fiber of the abata plant, the source of comprises only three to four percent of the stalk weight.
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High Pointer
Hitler
101St Airborne Division
Berchtesgaden
Homer H. Holden
Robert Guilland
Middletown
Conn
John W. Whitaker
Hazard
Sgt
Howard Thornton
Covington
Rotary Club
High Point Boy
Netherlands East Indies
U.S
Owi
Sandhill
North and
South Carolina
Seaboard Railway
Sumatra
Chamber
Woo
Elwood Hotel
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