Canning Demonstrations Begin Across Nine Groups This Week
Nine church groups in High Point will hold canning demonstrations as part of a city food production and conservation program. Prizes from local merchants total 5 to 100 pounds of goods plus garden fertilizer, with a fall judging to award prizes. Demonstrations run Monday through Thursday at listed churches, led by Mrs. Kimrey and Miss Kennet, emphasizing pressure canning and sugar‑free methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Ag Service
Earl
Redwire Hardware Company
Beeson Hardware Company
Paul Davis Feed
Hauser Feed Store
Sears-Roebuck Company
High Point Hardware
First Methodist Church
James Moffitt
Lebanon Methodist Church
J. W. Montgomery
Wesley Memorial Church
Homer Hudson
First Baptist Church
Hugh Smart
Main Street Methodist Church
E. L. Bennett
Oak Hill
Kimrey
Nell Kennet
Hosiery Shipments Down Slightly in May 1945
The National Hosiery Manufacturers Association reports total hosiery shipments in May 1945 at 12 194 177 dozen pairs, down 0.3 percent from May 1944. Women's hosiery, athletic socks, and anklets fell, while men's half hose bundle goods and children’s and infants’ hosiery rose. Through five months of 1945 shipments totaled 59 512 865 dozen pairs, a 2.5 percent decline from 61 011 404—driven by declines in women’s hosiery and socks, with increases in men’s half-hose and children’s wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers
Tuberculosis Institute Opens in Raleigh Next Week
A two week institute for newly employed tuberculosis workers sponsored by the North Carolina Tuberculosis Association begins in Raleigh on Monday July 9. Eight new workers will participate with a one day invite event for about twenty others. the faculty includes physicians and laymen trained in tuberculosis work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina Tuberculosis Association
L. L. Miller
ODT
Karl Shepard
High Point
Grace K Ohlson
Durham
Glenn Ritchie
Badin
Walter H. Thomas
Glenn W Iton
Elizabeth Wag
Local Boys Help With Dislocated People In Germany
Members of the 583d field artillery battalion in General Gerow's Fifteenth army area run four displaced person centers in Germany. They set up 47 barber shops using 9 000 Russian inmates for quick G I style haircuts while handling IDs and camp administration. Soldiers Pvt Darrell Pierce and Sgt Arthur L Tackett are named among the unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Germany
583D Field Artillery
Leonard T. Gerow
Fifteenth Army
Xxii Corps
Hugh J. Gaffey
583D
Pvt
Darrell Pierce
Rt. 2
Arthur L. Tackett
Willowbrook Street
Fuquay Springs Man Heads Rural Carriers
W J Cotton of Fuquay Springs elected President of the Rural Carriers Association at Raleigh meeting. Cary P Lawrence of Mooresville named secretary treasurer and other officers listed. Carriers association executive committee includes John Parker Aylander Moore Belmont M Goins Vale and R Clyde Winebarger Boone. Kenneth Taylor Magnolia noted as contributor in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
W. J. Cotton
Fuquay Springs
Cary P. Lawrance
Mooresville
John Parker
Aylander
Moore
Belmont
M. Goins
Vale
Savorna Rural Eter Carriers Association
R. Clyde Winebarger
Boone
Kenneth Taylor
Magnolia
Brave Glowworm Rammed Admiral Hipper in North Sea Battle
Lt. Robert A. Ramsey recalled the 1940 duel in which the British destroyer Glowworm rammed the German cruiser Admiral Hipper. The impact flooded compartments and disabled torpedo tubes while the Glowworm, heavily damaged, sank after the fight. 30 of 140 crew survived. Lt. Cmdr. Roope was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Glowworm
Admiral Hipper
Hipper
Trondheim
Robert A. Ramsey
North Sea
List
Rland B. Roope
Cmdr
Roope
Coastal cliffs yield prized edible bird nests in Borneo and Palawan
The article notes that the most valuable edible bird nests come from coastal cliffs and caves in northern Borneo and Palawan, highlighting their prized status among collectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borneo
Palawan
Fragmentary text on George Washington era payroll and delegates
Fragmentary OCR mentions George Washington and early U S payroll figures and delegates to the continental congress with unclear dates and amounts. The readable phrases suggest a historical note on early national service and commerce but lack cohesive events or outcomes.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Victory Housewife's
Beans
Lima
Churchill
Norwood
Duncan Sandys
Lambeth
Far Pacific
Tuberculosis Institute
Marco Polo
Devers
Jacob L. Devers
Sixth
Amelia Blake
Fayetteville
N. C
James C. Blake, Jr
York
Fort Bragg
George Washington
United States
Tomlinson
Paul Hulin
Eva
Beulah Yarborough
Harold Yarborough
Mill No. 1
WMC
Tomlinson Employment Office
West High Street
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