Guard Officers Are Promoted To Higher Ranks
The 22nd Company of the state guard reorganizes with Major Clyde A. Morrison promoted to inspector general with the First Brigade. Captain Merlin H. Watson becomes commander of the company and First Lieutenant John T. Bruton returns as executive officer. The unit plans summer encampment at Fort Bragg July 10 to 23 and seeks additional volunteers.
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I State Guard
State Adjutant 'S Office
Clyde A. Morrison
State Guard
Army of the United States
Henderson
Morrison
Merlin H. Watson
22Nd
National Guard
John T. Bruton
Watson
Bruton
Arch McMullan
Fort Brag Rom
McMullan
Many Languages Confront Bruton At German Base
Sgt. Hoyle Bruton of Thomasville served with the Ninth Air Force Service Command at a large German aerodrome where Allied and German workers mingled. The camp held U S and British soldiers, displaced laborers from Latvia to Crimea, and Red Cross workers. Hoyle’s brother Frank, a staff sergeant, directed High Point’s Paramount theatre before enlisting and now serves in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Air Force Service Command
Germany
Hoyle Bruton
L. A. Bruton
Julian Avenue
Thomasville
Hoyle
U. S
Latvia
Baltic Sea
Crimea
Red Cross
Frank
High Point
Paramount Theatre
Air Force
Pacific
Police Marksmanship Match Set Between H P and Winston Police
Expert marksmen from the High Point police department will travel to Winston-Salem on Thursday for a shooting match with the Winston police department. This will be their first event since the war began, as matches had been suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Police Rtment
Winston-Salem
Winston
Scrap Paper Drive Planned by Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fred DeLapp, salvage committee chairman, announces a scrap paper drive by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. A house to house canvass will begin Sunday July 15 at 1 PM, with pickup Saturday at the industrial plant starting 1 PM. Call or 2271 Saturday morning for pickup. place bundled paper on the curb Sunday afternoon. Paper remains top shortage item and cartons are urgently needed for shipments to the Pacific and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred DeLapp
Chamber of Commerce
Col
DeLapp
United States
Pacific
Europe
Paci
Keep Planting Davis Tells Gardeners
Agriculture adviser urges gardeners to keep planting after rain, grow diverse vegetables, and plan fall gardens in the South. Recommends nitrogen fertilizer, preservation of harvests, and growing groceries to save money for bonds and aid the armed forces. Lists vegetables with fall planting windows and methods to reduce pests and preserve produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Davis
Agriculture
Funeral Rites Set for Harrell A Hammett
Funeral service for Harrell A. Hammett 18 will be at 4 PM Tuesday from 1108 Redding Street conducted by Rev H O Miller of Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church. Interment in Floral Garden Cemetery. Hammett who moved from Jacksonville Alabama five years ago worked at Pickett Cotton Mills and died in a car collision in the 1100 block of English Street Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. U. Hammett
Harrell A. Hammett
Redding Street
H. O. Miller
Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church
Floral Garden
R. A. Hammett
Jacksonville
Ala
Pickett Cotton Mills
English Street
Sacred Places In The Netherlands East Indies Haunt Visitors
In the Netherlands East Indies there are innumerable sacred or haunted places which cannot be visited at all, or only under very stringent rules of behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netherlands East Indies
Sol Moon Eclipse Shines Over High Point Amid Cloudy Show
A solar eclipse captivated readers as Jupe Pluvius veiled the sun with clouds, while High Point families woke early to view glimpses through moments of clear sky. Russian scientists chased the event by airplane to maximize viewing across stages. The next significant eclipse is a moon event on December 18, with the next solar display not until August 31, 2017.
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Lunar
Old Sol
Jupe Pluvius
Jupe
Sol
Boise
Idaho
Montana
Canada
Hudson Bay
Greenland
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Russia
United States
High Point
Mayor appoints Negro advisory committee in High Point
Mayor Earl N. Phillips announced the appointment of a Negro advisory committee to represent the interests of High Point's colored citizens for the duration of the current administration. Members include Rev. J. E. Melton, Rev. W. F. Elliott, Dr. J. J. Wilson, Prof. S. E. Burford, and others. The group will elect its own chairman and serve in an advisory capacity to the city council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl N. Phillips
Roy S. Braden
Hight
J. E. Melton
W. F. Elliott
W. S. McLeod
J. J. Wilson
W. W. Hoover
A. M. Greenwood
J. C. Crawford
S. V. Barnhill
J. A. Martin
S. E. Burford
J. D. Morgan
L. B. Haizlip
W. G. Hamilton
N. R. Keno
Phillips
High Point
High Pointers Face Day Coach Duty Amid DDT Order
The new DDT order effective July 15 ends civilian pullman service on routes under 450 miles. High Pointers must ride day coaches on at least four long trips. Last pullman runs end July 14. several short routes lose pullman cars, while some through and longer runs continue.
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Pullman
Charlotte
Ric Va
High Point
Fos Byp
Jacksonville
Fla
Asheville
Louisville
Cincinnati
Knoxville
Tenn
Memphis
Nashville
Draft Board 4 Seeks Address Of Two Men
Draft Board 4 asks for the locations of Claude A. Conrad and Earnest Bradburn Mathews. Mail to the draft board No. 14. Anyone with information on their whereabouts is urged to contact the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude A. Conrad
Earnest Bradburn Mathews
Board
Reynolds Puts Out New Stock Setup
Stockholders of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. were offered 490000 shares of new 3.60 percent preferred stock at 100 dollars per share on a basis of 1/20th of a share for each common and class B share held. Subscription rights expire July 21 and stock not taken will be offered publicly by a banking group led by Dillon Read Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Dillon, Read & Co
West Va Minister Resigns to Lead North Carolina Synod
Huntington West Virginia July 9 The Rev T Henry Patterson pastor of the Second Presbyterian church for ten years has resigned effective August 15 to join the Orange Lee synod in North Carolina He will be based in Greensboro as executive secretary of home mission religious work for youth groups.
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Huntington
W. Va
T. Henry Patterson
Second Presbyterian Church
Orange Lee
North Carolna
Mr. Patterson
Greensboro
N. C
Home Mission
Joe
Buddhism Becomes Core in Burma Life at Early Era
The article notes Buddhism as the integrating force in Burmese life near the start of the Christian era. It also mentions Damascus in Syria as possibly the world’s oldest continuously inhabited city, origin uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burma
Damascus
Syria
Almonds Contain Magnesium Against Toxins and Stress
A note highlights almonds as a source of magnesium that may counteract toxins and acids produced by over excitement and emotional strain.
Sister Of Thomasville Man Dies In Oregon
News of the death reaches Thomasville as Olivia Elizabeth Hamrick Nelson of Gas tonia sister of M C Hamrick dies in Aurora Oregon. The body will be shipped to Chattanooga Tennessee for funeral services slated Tuesday. Hamrick travels to Oregon for the service. Mrs Nelson is survived by her husband her mother one son R W Nelson Jr one daughter Elizabeth Ann Nelson two sisters and three brothers and a brother in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Thomasville
Raymond W. Nelson
M. C. Hamrick
Aurora
Oregon
Chattanooga
Tenn
Hamrick
The Seven Hills of Rome
The seven hills upon which Rome was first built are the Capi toline Palatine Aventine Quirin Viminal Esquiline and Caelius.
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Rome
Capitoline
Palatine
Aventine
Quirin Viminal
Esquiline
Caelius
High Point Far Surpasses 7th War Loan Quotas
Final figures from High Point show the 11th Mighty Seventh War Loan Drive collected $7,825,395.50 surpassing the $3,727,500 quota by $4,097,895.50. Total applications reached 12,851 with 12,550 EF bond requests resulting in $775,997 in E bonds sold, exceeding the EF quota by $48,497 and the voluntary quota by $25,997.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
$20,000 Damage Suit Brought Against Store
P W Waller manager of the McLellan store said he had no statement on the filing of a $20,000 damage suit in U S district court by Miss Viola Callahan of this city. Callahan claims Waller slandered her by accusing theft of a parcel and that she was humiliated and embarrassed. An answer was reportedly filed with Waller denying the charges and asking nothing be awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Waller
McLellan
United States District Court l
McLellan Stores Company
Viola Callahan
Death of Powell Glass Prominent Virginia Newspaper Executive
Powell Glass 58 longtime general manager of the nv and advance newspapers in Lynchburg Virginia died Sunday at Rand hospital after weeks of illness from heart disease. He served as Virginia Press Association president and twice as state chairman of the Associated Press in Virginia. Funeral services are set for 5:30 p m at his residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell Glass
Lynchburg
Advance
Rmond
Glass
United States
Virginia Press Association
Associated Press
Virginia
National Office of Censorship
Pierce in Norfolk Seaman Arrives for Navy Training
Howard Franklin Pierce 18 seaman second class USNR of Thomasville North Carolina has arrived at the Norfolk naval training station to train for duties aboard a new destroyer of the Atlantic fleet He is the son of Mr and Mrs Banner Pierce of 425 Davidson Street Thomasville He worked at Hill's hosiery mill before enlisting and is a Thomasville High School graduate.
Rail passengers and mail could use aviation fuel in 1939
All Pullman passengers mail and express on the railroads in 1939 would need about 50 000 barrels per day of aviation gasoline if moved by air instead of rail.
Lonely Overseas Veteran Finds Home in High Point
Sergeant Richard Levin, weary from overseas, arrives at the USO in High Point to repay a $15 loan and thank hosts who aided him. He chose High Point after a yearlong connection with the town, seeking a home as he begins a new life back in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonely Overseas
High Point
Nothi
Unit States
Europe
Manslaughter Case Delayed Until July 23
Walter Raleih Lovings faces manslaughter charges in a street crash that killed a man named Hammett. The case, before Judge De MacRae, was continued to July 23 along with several other hearings in municipal court. A civil term is slated to begin the following day lasting three days.
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Walter Ralei H Lovings
Redding Street
de MacRae
English Street
Eee Hammett
Lovings
Medlin Cecil
Clara Cox
Clark Besheass
Ralph Gray
Fairfield Road
Gray
Charity Coltrane
William Dunlap
Coolidge Street
Hi Point
E. R. Clodfelter
Paul Lassiter
Buddie J. Lamb
Randleman
Lucinda Borders
East
Washington Street
Robert Wesley Freeman
East Hi Street
Alice Lilly
Willis Young
Taylor Street
Louise Young
Feudal England Fought Long for Free Highways
In feudal England freedom of the highways emerged after centuries of struggle. The article notes a prolonged conflict defining travel rights and public access in medieval society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Woodmen Camp No 62 Meets Tuesday Evenings
Woodmen of the World Piedmont Camp No 62 invites members and visiting Sovereigns to attend Tuesday night meetings at 7 30. Council Commander Glenn T. Smith and Financial Secretary Edgar C. Johnson signed the notice urging attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen of the World
Glenn T. Smith
Edgar C. Johnson
Financial Sec
How Mother Beats the Heat
Itch and burn of heat rash prickly heat and diaper rash are worse in hot weather. Mother eases these miseries with Mexiana medicated powder.
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Tanley
Tunn
Penney Co
Nat Walker
Walgreen
Oval
Radio Callisarmy Ned
Fraley Field
Johns-Manville
Er-Brown Lumber CO
Oak St
Ase Shop
Tele Peary
Elama
Ake Labels
H. P. and Winston
Numa F. Reid Lodge
A. F
A.M
Shankle
T. Gregory
Wachovia Bank
North State Machine Shop
Grimes Street
Walter Barker
Wrenn ST
Gate City Motor CO
Optometrist
S&s. Main
Davis
Lady Lunar
E. V. Mitchell
Reynolds
West Va
Gate City
Robert C. Richardson
Pacific Ocean Areas
Hawaiian Department
Douglas MacArthur
U. S. Army Forces of
Middle Pacific
Japan
Atlanta
Les
Betsy Saunders
USO
Main Street
Ste P Blocky
E. Commerce St
Sewelee
Migh Point
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H. P. Finess
H. P
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Hec
N. L. Garner
Ee Auberi
Main ST
Center Theatre
Lass
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