Five New Applicants For City Manager Position
Mayor Arnold J. Koonce announced five more candidates have applied, bringing total to 28. The city council will meet tonight at 7 30 to discuss the pool, with Lee H. Powell of Sherman Texas George Garnett of Astoria Oregon Walter J Cartier of Pulaski Virginia Carlton C Massey of Salem Virginia and J Thomas Kelly of Lufkin Texas among the new entrants. The panel will weed out desirable candidates for further consideration following prior procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold J. Koonce
Lee H. Powell
Sherman
Texas
George Garnett
Astoria
Oren
Walter J. Cartier
Chamber Commerce
Pulaski
Carlton C. Massey
Salem
J. Thomas Kelly
Lufkin
Cecil Haworth Speaks At Union Service At St Marys
Rev. Cecil Haworth pastor of Central Friends Church spoke at Sunday union service in St. Marys Episcopal Church. Theme centered on The Importance of a Guide In Christian Living with references to Psalms 48 14 and John 3 16 and discussions of conscience the Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule as guides for moral conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Haworth
Central Friends Church
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Howard Hartzell
Haworth
Job
God
Jesus
Out of bounds Casbah of Algiers blocks Allied troops
The Casbah, a 400 foot Moorish citadel district in Algiers, is declared off limits to all Allied troops. French authorities cooperate with Americans to stamp out vice and corruption in the inaccessible labyrinth of narrow streets and hideaways feared to harbor danger for soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenderloin
Casbah
Algiers
Pepe 'E Moko
Europe
Africa
Near East
Johnny Doughboy
Tommy Atkins
Jean Poilu
Rue de Casbah
Joshua and Loyalty in a Wartime Moral Call
A 1943 sermon reflects on moral leadership amid world turmoil. It contrasts false leaders with Joshua who chose faithfulness to God, urging individuals to resist herd conformity and pursue truth, citing biblical examples and the call to personal renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua
Paul
Compass Way of Life and Loyalty to Christ
A sermon reflects on Peter’s denial and Paul’s endurance, contrasting a weather vane life of vacillation with a compass life guided by God’s Word. It urges steadfast loyalty to Christ, love demonstrated in deeds, and faithfulness to the end of life’s journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ier
Jesus
Paul
Christ
God
Roberts To Be On NCPA Program In Winston-Salem
Coleman W. Roberts chairman of Charlotte planning committee will appear on the North Carolina Press Association post war planning conference program in Winston-Salem this week. W K Hoyt president announces. Roberts will speak Saturday morning on Post War Planning In North Carolina and Our Respective Communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Coleman W. Roberts
Charlotte, N. C
North Carolina Press Association
W. K. Hoyt
Roberts
North Carolina
Funeral Rites for Mrs S C Montgomery Held
Funeral services for Mrs. S. C. Montgomery age 82 were conducted at her home by Dr. C Excelle Rozzelle pastor of Wesley Memorial Methodist church. Pallbearers were B C Harmon D V Hoskins A A Allred V L Hunt J D Atkins V V Sechrest Chas Sechrest and C F Mann with interment in Oakwood cemetery family plot.
Two Women Ordered to Serve Immoral Vagrancy Sentences
In High Point municipal court two 28 year old women were sentenced this morning. Patsy Ries of 701 Mangum Avenue received 12 months with county work house for immoral vagrancy. Margaret Armstrong of 823 Randolph Street was given 90 days total for drunkenness and disorderliness, with two suspended sentences of 30 days each activated to run concurrently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Patsy Ries
Mangum Avenue
Margaret Armstrong
Randolph Street
ODT Representative To Meet With Truck Owners Here Tuesday
Chamber of Commerce Secretary Frank Sizemore announced a representative from the Office of Defense Transportation will be at the chamber office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to discuss trucking problems and allotments for supplementary gas allowances. The official visits every other Tuesday and will provide concrete information on DDT regulations and fuel supplements for truck owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Frank Sizemore
High Point
Office
O Defense Transportation
Sizemore
Truck Operators Request Conference On Va Weight Violations
Governor Darden said a North Carolina truck operators representative asked for a conference over Virginia weight limits. The meeting time will follow data gathering for Virginia officials. The reciprocity board meeting is deferred until after the governor’s conference with out of state interests. Virginia highway officials said out of town truckers are flagrantly violating weight rules and damaging highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Darden
North Carolina
Virginia
State
State Highway Department
Farmers to Vote on 1944 Tobacco Quota
The War Food Administration says farmers in the southeastern flue-cured tobacco marketing areas will vote on marketing quotas for the 1944 crop or the 1944 46 three year period in a referendum July 24. States include Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida and Alabama. The date follows agreement with trade and farm leaders in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Food Administration
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
WFA
Helena Skipper Proud Of Record In Kula Battle
Captain Charles P. Cecil of the light cruiser Helena from Helena, Arkansas, said the ship was keyed up for a final battle in Kula Gulf early July 6 and set a record for rapid fire while helping sink five enemy warships. The Helena was the only American vessel lost in the engagement. reports say nine Japanese ships were destroyed. Cecil praised the gun crews for surpassing themselves as they focused main batteries on cruisers and secondary guns on destroyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pacific
Charles P. Cecil
Flat, Rock, N. C
Helena
Kula Gulf
Cecil
Axis Claims Counterattacks in Sicily In War Bulletin
London reports a Rome communique saying Axis forces in Sicily counter-attacked Allied invasion troops with fierce fighting. It alleges Italian and German units drove back enemy forces at several points and forced retreats while allies sought to expand coastal occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sicily
Rome
Associated Press
Stimson In London For War Conference
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson arrived in London from the United States and spent a quiet day meeting American army officers and others. He is to confer with Prime Minister Churchill on forthcoming moves against the Axis and inspect American troops on the British Isles. A press conference is planned later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Henry L. Stimson
United States
Stimson
Churchill
British Isles
Quotas Proclaimed for 1944-45 Marketing Year
The law enacted three years ago and recently provided for the proclamation of quotas for the 1944-45 marketing year. The WFA stated that national marketing quotas and state and farm acreage allotments would mirror 1943 levels with similar adjustment provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WFA
Hot Cargo Shipped To Cold Yankees By Eugene Burns Up
A colorful wartime dispatch notes oddities from the Aleutians and Alaska front. It describes sand shipments to a Kiska area chaplain’s hut, a camouflaged English countryside shed, and WAAC undergarment panic. Also mentions jungle camouflage gear, tropical butter, and Arctic climate quirks affecting troops and rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Aleutians
Kiska
England
Waacs
Freight Lines Enforce New ODT Delivery Rules
Freight lines including ODT regulated carriers announce compliance with Office of Defense Transportation rules governing motor truck and rail property shipments. The order limits daily collections and deliveries, requires precheck for complete trips, and permits joint carrier action with permits for exceptions. Calls after 3 p.m. move to the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Questionnaires Must Be Properly Signed
Officials from two local Selective Service Boards report many registrants fail to sign the back of questionnaires or have them notarized. They urge all registrants to properly sign and have forms notarized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Boards
High School Band Concert At Lenoir High School
The Lenoir High School band directed by Robin F Gatewood performed the third in a summer public concert series on the campus yesterday afternoon before about 200 spectators. Selections included God of Our Fathers Washington Post march by Sousa Sylvia Speaks a patriotic medley and the Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin F. Gatewood
Lenoir High School
Warren
Washington Post
Sausa
Sylvia
Cromer infant dies after short illness in High Point
Betty Joan Cromer six months old daughter of Mr and Mrs R C Cromer of High Point route two died yesterday afternoon after a daylong illness in a local hospital. Surviving are the parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs James Cromer. Funeral from James Cromer home near Deep River church Tuesday at 2 pm with Rev Ernest Swinson. Interment in Deep River cemetery. J W Sambrough of Jacksonville Fla visiting Mrs L McCallum at 609 Parkway. Mrs Iredell Hutton of Stewart Fla visiting her parents Mr and Mrs C A York on Colonial Drive. Her husband Pfe Iredell Hutton to join soon. Mrs Hutton is the former Miss Caroline York. Between 1900 and 1930 US population up 62 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Joan Cromer
R. C. Cromer
High Point
James Cromer
Deep River Church
Ernest Swinson
Deep River Cemetery
J. W. Sambrough
Jacksonville, Fla
Mrs. L. McCallum
Parkway
Iredell Hutton
Stewart, Fla
City
Men and Women in Service First Solo Aviator
First solo aviation flight by Cadet Waldo Alexander Adkins son of Mrs Jewel Adkins of 1015 Park Street at Schreiner Institute Kerrville Texas pledging to a naval aviation commission. Cpl William G Kennerly son of Mr and Mrs W C Kennerly 610 Chandler Street recently completed bomber mechanics school at Keesler Field Miss. Spencer R Caudell of 207 Roland Park Avenue among cadets entering pre flight pilot training at San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo Alexander Adkins
Jewel Adkins
Park Street
Administration’s War Training School
Schreiner Institute
Kerrville
Texas
Naval Aviation
Kennerly
Cpl
William G. Kennerly
Bomber Mechanics School
Keesler Field
Miss
W. C. Kennerly
Chandler Street
Pfc Walter Sechrest Graduates From Aircraft Mechanics School
Pfc Walter M. Sechrest, son of Mr and Mrs W A Sechrest, has completed training at the aircraft mechanics school at Seymour Johnson Field. The graduation marks a milestone in his military technical education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Walter M. Sechrest
W. A. Sechrest
Aircraft Mechanics
Seymour Johnson Field
Local Soldier Commissioned at Fort Benning
Lt. James Jones Jr., son of Mrs. Gaynelle B. Jones of 1001 Lindsay Street, was commissioned a second lieutenant at Fort Benning Georgia. He previously served at Keesler Field Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jones, Jr
Gaynelle B. Jones
Lindsay Street
Fort Benning
Keesler Field
Miss
Wrights on furlough in Baltimore visit kin
PFC and Mrs. James A. Wright are spending the weekend in Baltimore Maryland visiting Mrs Wrights brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PFC
Wright
James A. Wright
Baltimore
York brothers return to camp from parental visit
Cpl. C. Arthur York Jr. and Cpl. Brandon York, sons of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. York, have returned to their respective camps after visiting at Colonial Drive. Arthur York Jr. is stationed at Boca Raton Beach, Florida as a radio technician. Brandon York is stationed at Camp Rucker, Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
C. Arthur York, Jr
Brandon York
C. A. York
Colonial Drive
Arthur York, Jr
Boca Rotan Beach
Fla
Camp Rucker
Ala
W. M. Robinson Faces Hit Run Charge on English Street
W M Robinson, 35, of 825 Fifth Street, posted $500 bond after being charged with hit and run driving. Police say the accident on English Street near the city limits injured a Henderson, who reported the event to Mary Hassie Wood Henderson. Forrest E McKee, 43, was in city jail on larceny charges for a pocketbook watch worth 68 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Robinson
Fifth Street
Mary Hassie Wood Henderson
Henderson
English Street
Forrest E. McKee
Earl Phillips
Moroline Hair Tonic Ad Promises Lustrous Grooming
An old advertisement touts Moroline Hair Tonic for neat, well groomed hair with added lustre. A large bottle is priced at 25c and the product is sold everywhere.
Administrator's Notice for Anna Belle Sensenbach Estate
Dr. Charles Willis Sensenbach administrator of Anna Belle Sensenbach, deceased, Guilford County NC, calls all claimants to present claims by June 28, 1944 or risk bar. Creditors urged to settle promptly. Notice dated June 28, 1943. Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem NC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Belle Sensenbach
Guilford County
North Carolina
Charles Willis Sensenbach
Bowman Gray
Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem
N. C
T. G. Brewers Body Found In Wheat Field
The body of 82 year old T. G. Brewer, missing from his daughter’s home, was found in a wheat field on a Davidson County farm. Graveside rites were held at Oakwood cemetery. coroner ruled no inquest. Surviving relatives include Mrs. C. R. Harrison, Mrs. William Paviovsky, Miss Grace Brewer, J. T. Brewer, and a brother William Brewer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G. Brewer
C. R. Harrison
Fourth Street
Alton W. Hayworth
Lexington Avenue
Davidson County
Oakwood Cemetery
A. B. Nrad
First Baptist Church
High Point
William Paviovsky
Los Angeles
Cal
Grace Brewer
Georgia
J. T. Brewer
Gainesville
Fla
William Brewer
Kingston
Divorce Filed in High Point Court by J E Walker
A divorce action was filed in High Point municipal court this morning by J E Walker against Rena Walker seeking absolute divorce after two years of separation. The case names the spouses and establishes the proceeding without further details on statements or assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Municipal Court
J. E. Walker
Rena Walker
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ST. Choice
St. Joseph Aspirin
MMA
F. Reid Lodge
A. F
M. No
G. D. Davidson
F. T. Gregory
M.P
the Casbah
James Wilcox
St. Francesville
Albert Rosenberg
Brooklyn
Army M. P.s
Pvt. Rosenberg
Sgt. Wilcox
Ofershouk
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N. Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Forner South
NCPA
Montgomery
Mexsana
Yankees
Eugene Burns UP
Alaska
Mer
Caldonia
Sechrest Graduates
Jones Commissioned
York Brothers
E. K. Ingram
E. W. Embler
H. Hickman
Ritchie Face Veneer Company
Eadache Gaiety
Nat Walker
Fyel
Walgreen
Araby
Jewelers
Main ST
ICE Delivery Company
West Broad Street
Parker
Autoloans Ie Lind Ena Lable
Owce Industrial Finance Eo
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