Hostess Named For Farmers' Center Here
Mrs S F E Montgomery of Rt 1 has been named hostess at the new farmers center on North Main Street. J Sizemore of the chamber of commerce announced there is no official opening date yet. Montgomery began work arranging equipment for the establishment and will assist rural residents in the county with services at the center designed to aid farmers and their families visiting the city.
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S. FE. Montgomery
Rt. 1
Farmers
J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery
High Point
Pullman House
North Main Street
City Limits
Madam Gel
Realtors Rush To File Rent Control Blanks
Local real estate dealers hurried to file rent control blanks for properties outside city lines as Guilford County and High Point fall under OPA control. Reports from July 1, 1943, indicate many landlords overlooked listing rentals outside the corporate limits, with the control office in Greensboro to correct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
High Point
OPA
Pntrol
Greensboro
Rental reporting rules under wartime price controls
The notice explains June 1944 filing by Satur day using agg forms from the Office of Price Administration. It covers properties rented by city workers owning outside property, farm houses rented apart from farms, and excludes commercial property. Store dwelling units cover only the dwelling. properties handled by real estate firms require no filing. Rentals rises tied to improvements services or furnishings are considered in the past year basis.
Bond Drive Report Shows Small Progress in EF Quota
One tenth of the E bond quota remains. Purchase of 337 EF bonds Thursday reduces High Point deficit to 55,056.25. E bracket has 8,580 applications totaling 495,943.75 in bonds. Total E quota 551,000. grand city total to date 4,809,182.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Ancient home remedy for scalp oil praised as dry shampoo
The text suggests using yellow cornmeal or powdered orris root sprinkled into the scalp to remove excess oil and function as an excellent dry shampoo. It emphasizes this old practice as a simple solution for oily hair.
Women Jurors Break Ground in Guilford Court
The Greensboro News notes four women became Guilford Superior court’s first female jurors. The piece recalls past male prejudice, cites a historic murder trial where an emotional appeal helped a man be found not guilty, and asserts jurors can be as discerning as men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford Superior Court
Piedmont
Roe
Doe
W. J. MeKem
Meltem
John Doe
Richard Roe
Dee
Farmer Roe
John
Grocers Answer For Price Ceiling Violations Before Panel
Twenty grocers appeared before the price and rationing board after a June survey found violations of price ceilings. Names were withheld. each merchant faced discussion and is required to submit a pledge and purchase records to show compliance with overprice rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keouiaine
J. F. Jones
Jones
Grothe
Kiwanis Club Hosts Youth Caravan Leader at Luncheon
The Kiwanis Club at the Sheraton Hotel welcomed Youth Caravan head Frank Perry and Rev. Wilson C. Weldon of First Methodist in a discussion on strengthening church and youth activities. Joe Johnson introduced speakers and Charles Amos was reaffiliated with the club.
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The
Kiwanis Club
Sheraton Hotel
First Methoist Church
Joe Johnson
Wilson C. Weldon
First Methodist Church
Frank Perry
Perry
Charles Amos
Wilson O. Weldon
Barrie Cross
Nashville, Tenn
Bo Spearman
Atlanta
Clerk Here To Make Air Route Survey
W. L. Cornelius district chief clerk of the railway mail service is surveying the proposed direct messenger service for an air mail route between the High Point post office and the High Point Greensboro airport. B. G. Leonard superintendent of mails said the local post office is gathering data for the department’s consideration today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Cornelius
Railway Mail Service
High Point
High Point-Greensboro
B. G. Leonard
Baptist Juniors Picnic Postponed by Polio Fears
The Junior Department of North Main Baptist church postpones their Saturday picnic due to ongoing polio spread and illness among several expected attendees.
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North Main Baptist Church
Lions Club Addresses Speaker J Paul Lucas
The Lions Club met for a Thursday dinner at 6:30 in the Sheraton Hotel with President Loyd Flythe presiding. John Paul Lucas of Duke Power spoke on ideas and responsibility, urging sane world commitments. A Lions and Lionesses picnic was announced for July 18 at the Jefferson Club with ticketed entry and earlier swimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Sheraton
Loyd Flythe
John Paul Lucas
Duke Power Company
Hal Davis
Davis
Lion Wheeler van Loan
iLucas
Lion P. L. Smith
Lions and Lionesses
Jefferson i Club
Greensboro
President Flythe
North Main Street
Kiege Otis Hutchins
Reensboro
O. O. Phillips
Wallace
Paul Carter
Thomasville
Gene Camp
Rey E
Shelton
Sgt
Paul Jeffries
Local draft board seeks three delinquent registrants
Board No. 5 asks the public to help locate three delinquents from High Point. Henry Lewis formerly of 224 Chestnut Street, Arthur Troxler formerly of 124 Perry Street, and Severn Rhodes formerly of 713 1/2 East Washington Street are charged with failure to report for induction. Anyone with current or past year addresses should contact the local board office at telephone 2940.
French Massacre at Oradour Sur Glane Reported
The French press service says about 800 people were killed June 10 by German troops in Oradour Sur Glane central France. Men were shot. women and children died in a locked house after it was dynamited and set afire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Oradour-Sur- Glane
France
Mrs Stockton Dies After Illness in High Point
Mrs Minnie Morgan Stockton who was born in Davie county July 24 1881 and widow of John Stockton died in a local hospital after three years of declining health. She came to High Point 15 years ago from Lexington and was a member of East Green Baptist Church. Survived by two daughters Thelma Beck and J D Curry three sons Clyde Fred M and Joseph A Stockton, two sisters Mary Hilton Earnest Lowery, two brothers Charlie and John Morgan and four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements announced with body at Koonce Funeral Home and services at Advance Baptist Church in Davie County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Morgan Stockton
John Stockton
Clyde Stockton
High Point
Fred M. Stockton
U. S. Army
Joseph A. Stockton
Arm Air Corps
Camp Springfield
Washington, D. C
Mary Hilton
Lexington
Earnest Lowery
Winston- Salem
Charlie
John Morgan
Koonce Funeral Home
Park St
Advance Baptist Church
Davie County
Defective Flue Triggers Fire At 408 Leonard Street
Fire originating from a defective flue caused major damage at a house on Leonard Street. Esther Young occupied the residence, and flames spread from a kitchen annex to the second floor, ruining an upstairs room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Street
Esther Young
HPC Second Summer Term Opens Monday
The second summer term at HPC opens Monday with registration under way. No curriculum changes except for chemistry and biology. Instructors include Prof J H Allred romance languages and Dr C R Hinshaw psychology and education with several other teachers listed for English history chemistry biology and education topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HPC
C. R. Hinshaw
J. H. Allred
Vera Idol
Carrie Brittain
H. Mourane
D. H. Hill
P. E. Lindley
Four Sentences In Municipal Court Today
In an abbreviated session four defendants were sentenced and one was bound over to superior court on a $750 bond for breaking and entering. Herman Smith, 43, a janitor, was bound over. Robert Dunlap, 21, a truck driver, received 18 months on the roads for larceny and receiving stolen chickens. Arthur Stephenson Jr. got four months on county roads for attempted larceny of Carl Poore’s auto. Elmer Embry, 36, received 30 days at the county farm for two counts of public drunkenness. Gonell Reed, 23, was sentenced to 30 days and to be paroled to the city jail as a trusty.*
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Albert Staley
Security National Bank
Herman Smith
Robert Dunlap
Johnson Poultry Company
Arthur Stephenson, Jr
Raleigh
Carl Poore
Elmer Embry
Park Street
Gonell Reed
Washington Street
Heavy Rainfall Reaches 3.65 Inches Citywide
Rain gauge records 3.65 inches from last night into this morning marking one of the year's heaviest falls. Damage hit dirt streets and a tree felled power lines at Carrick Avenue and Parkway causing extended outages in the northwest. City filtration chief Earl Kearns notes the storm’s intensity and timing.
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Carrick Avenue
Parkway
Centennial Avenue
Earl Kearns
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Ella Lou Taylor
North Carolina Press Association
Taylor
Salem College
Winston-Salem
Dorothy Hoskins
Farmers’ Center
Office of Price Administra
Washington
N.C
Sailor
Wnat
P. P
Agency
Benjamin Moore
Ward Street
DR. B. F. Thomas
W. Rich St
Dr. x
Depot
OB Delivery Company
West Broad Street
Madam Bell
W. A. Bivins
N. C
Army
Harold A. Tyler
Fourth Service Command
Atlanta, Ga
A. T. McLean, Jr
Fort Bragg
William B. King
Florence
S. C
Associated Press
Roy S. Braden
H. W. Kendall
Greensboro Daily News
T. Sgt
Carl Jeffress
Horace Gilderton
Dodge - Plymouth
High Point, N
Willowbrook
Baptist
J. Paul Lucas
Atlantic
Building & Loan Ass'n
C. Cridlebaugh, Sec'y-Treas
Uby'si
Nat Walker
Walgreen
Parker-Brown Lumber CO
Oak Street
Johns-Manville
South Main ST
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