Guilford County Real Estate Transfers High Point Township
Guilford County real estate transfers list several lots including Walter James and wife to W A Bailey and wife on South Street Harry Doctor and others to Ross Lee Fine lot on Parkway lands A B E Joiner and wife to C E Reit Sel and wife Join Taylor subdivision John C McLauchlin and wife to T J Kendall and wife lot on Woodrow Avenue City of High Point to O A Kirkman lot on Tryon Street O Arthur Kirkman and wife to R E Martin and wife lot on Oak Street
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High Point
Walter James
W. A. Bailey
South Street
Harry Doctor
Ross Lee Fine
Parkway
A. BE. Joiner
C. E. Reit- Sel
Taylor
John C. McLauchlin
T. J. Kendall
Woodrow Avenue
O. A. Kirkman
Tryon Street
O. Arthur Kirkman
R. E. Martin
Oak Street
Dutch Reach to Cape Opened Route to India Empire
Dutch navigators sought a midway route to India, colonized the Cape of Good Hope, and pushed northward to establish an empire, shaping early global trade and power dynamics.
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India
Cape of Good Hope
Kerley at Camp Butner in North Carolina
Soldier J C Kerley of Taylorsville and High Point, North Carolina, stationed at Camp Butner redistribution station for two weeks before new assignment after returning from ten months in Europe as a machine gun squad leader. He holds the combat infantry badge good conduct ribbon and European theatre ribbon with four bronze stars. Also Lt Bristowe Pitts of High Point graduated as part of the third B 29 Superfortress combat crew class and prepares for combat duty in the Pacific after overseas service with the Eighth Air Force.
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Kerley
Butner Army Ground and Service Forces Redistribution Station
Camp Butner
N. C
J. C. Kerley
V. V. Kerley
Taylorsville
Margaret M. Kerley
W. Russell Street
High Point
United States
Set
Bristowe P. Pitts
B. P. Pitts
Pitts
High Point High School
University of North Carolina
Eighth Air Force
Causey to Return With 2nd Infantry Division in Europe
Pfc Clarence B Causey of High Point North Carolina is processing at Camp Norfolk Assembly Area to return to the United States after ten months overseas in Europe with Company F Ninth Infantry Second Infantry Division. Pitts graduates Davis Monthan Field Tucson Arizona a member of the
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Causey
2Nd Infantry
European Assembly Area
Clarence B. Causey
Centennial Avenue
High Point
N. C
Camp Norfolk Assembly Area
United States
Europe
Ninth Infantry
Private James C. Allen Wounded in France Receives Purple Heart
Pvt. James C. Allen, son of Mr and Mrs J C Allen of High Point North Carolina, is hospitalized in Thomasville Georgia after being wounded in France in May. He earned the Purple Heart and European Theater ribbon with three battle stars for service in France and Germany after entering the Army in 1942 and going overseas in 1944. He is married to the former Nora Mae Robinson of Durham North Carolina.
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Thomasville
James C. Allen
J. C. Allen
High Point
N. C
Finney General Hospital
France
Pvt. Allen
Nora Mae Robinson
Durham
Ft. Bragg
Service unit plaque for Italian campaign honored
Cpl Pert D Howerton of High Point North Carolina and the 703rd engineer petroleum distribution company received a meritorious service unit plaque for outstanding performance in the Italian campaign. Beasley of High Point earned the bronze star with the 537th AAA Battalion for actions in Germany. Roy M. Burchfield of Fort Lauderdale earned navy aircrewman wings after flight training in Avenger planes.
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Peninsular Base
Hdqrs
Leghorn
Italy
Cpl
Pert D. Howerton
Ward Street
High Point
N. C
703Rd Engineer Petroleum Distribution Company
Cpl. Howerton
Sam Howerton
537TH
AAA AW
Europe
Thomas E. Beasley
Germany
Setassey
Fannie C. Beasley
Atrick County
Virginia
Beasely
Fort Eustis
Beasley
Valentine Beasely
Alfred Street
Hich Point
U. S. Naval Air Station
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Roy M. Burchfield
R. M. Burchfield
4Th Street
Navy
Avengers
Pacific
Burchfield
Louis E. French
Ber
Two High Point Soldiers Return From Overseas Duty
Returning home with the Eighth Infantry Division are Pvt. James G. Royal husband of Mrs Virginia S Royal of 309 Sunset Drive and Pfc James R Stewart son of Mrs O J McLeod Rt 5 Stewart who entered service in 1943 and served eight months overseas Royal wears two battle stars a unit citation and oversea service while Stewart wears the Purple Heart the oak leaf cluster and three battle stars.
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8Th Infantry Division
Eighth Infantry Division
High Point
N. C
James G. Royal
Virginia S. Royal
Sunset Drive
James R. Stewart
O. J. McLeod
Stewart
Royal
Sale Notice for Guilford County Property in Sheraton Hills
Court ordered sale of Lot No 12 in Sheraton Hills Carolina Homes Subdivision High Point Township Guilford County North Carolina. Property once owned by Bodie and later J R Carson now sold by Commissioner D L Gallagher at noon August 13 1945 at the East door County Building South Main Street High Point. Property carries restrictions and includes a dwelling. Attorneys Prazier and Frazier.
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Superior Court
Guilford County
Merchie A. Carson
Security National Bank, Admr
J. R. Carson
South Main Street
High Point
N. C
Guilford
High Point Township
Sheraton Hills
Carolina Homes
A. E. Taplin
C. B&b
Office of the Register of Deeds
D. L. Gallagher
Prazier
S. L. McClure
Dairy McClure
A. H. Holton
Bertye Holton
North Carolina
Court House
Greensboro
Aerial Hitch-Hiking by Ralph L Guyette
Lt. Alexis Doster became the first man hoisted from the ground into flight by an 185 foot nylon rope in Clinton County Army Air Base experiments. The test series, begun with sheep and cargo, aims to standardize aerial pick ups for rescue of downed airmen in inaccessible areas.
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Washington
Alexis Doster
Doster
Air Technical Service Command
Clinton County Army Air Base
Wilmington
Norman Rintour
Lieutenant Doster
Egypt
RAF
Harry C. Conway
John Peter Lee-Warner
Great Britain
Constantine Stiakakas
Rintoul
West Virginia
Army Air Forces
A G Douglas Dies At Home Here Rites Today
Albert G. Douglas 73 prominent High Point citizen dies at his home 516 Parkway Friday after 5 p m. He had been in declining health and lived in the city 23 years with Wolfe & Crane as southern floor coverings manager. An active St Marys Episcopal vestryman, he was born December 24 1871 in Fairfield county South Carolina. He was the last survivor of a family of...
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Albert G. Douglas
High Point
Parkway
Douglas
Wolfe & Crane Company
Southern
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Fairfield County
S. C
John S
Margaret Boyce Douglas
Brother Of Local Man Dies In Va
E F Proffitt was summoned to Lynchburg Virginia by the sudden illness of his brother Clint L Proffitt and learned later that his brother died just before his arrival Funeral services were expected to be held Sunday though arrangements were not completed when the message was received
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E. F. Proffitt
Lynchburg
Clint L. Proffitt
Long string of survivors and funeral details
Ten brothers and sisters survive the widow and a large family. Surviving are former Miss Pauline Hon, two daughters Miss Frances Douglas of Washington DC and Miss Pauline Douglas of this city, a son Lt John S Douglas US Navy of San Bruno California, and two grandchildren. Funeral services are at St Mary's Episcopal church at 5 pm by Rev Howard S Hartzell. Final rites are in Elmwood Cemetery Columbia South Carolina Sunday morning with Rev Louis C Melcher officiating. Honorary pallbearers listed.
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Pauline Hon
Frances
Washington
D. C
Pauline Douglas
John S Douglas
U. S. Navy
San Bruno
Calif
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Howard S. Hartzell
Columbia
S. C
Elmwood Cemetery
Louis C. Melcher
Trinity Episcopal Church
W. C. Idol
W. A. J. Idol
W. B. McEwen
Bob Cottam
J. D. Cox
F. H. Murray
H. S. Haworth
J. W. Thompson
W. L. Tabb
J. A. Morris
F. W. Flagge
Paul W. Casey
L. R. Stewart
Edgar Hartley
Paul Ingle
D. A. Stanton
H. A. Millis
R. T. Amos
W. T. Powell
A. M. Utley
R. F. J. Johnson
Eugene Harllee
Florence
Dan Duran
Greensboro
Earl Kimbrell
Charlotte
Australia Name Origins Misattributed to Spanish Empire
The note explains that the continent's name Australia derives from a phrase honoring the Spirit of Saint Spirit Santo and Austrian-born Philip III of Spain, with a mistranslation yielding Australia. It highlights historical naming confusion and linguistic shifts.
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Australia
Australia del
Deaths Tyro C. Davis 60 Booneville resident
Tyro C. Davis 60 died at home in Booneville Rt 1 after a yearlong illness. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Union Grove church with Rev. E C Norman and Rev. Charles Hutchens officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Survived by widow Mary Dug gins Davis two sons Robert and Fred Davis seven daughters and 26 grandchildren.
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Booneville
Tyro C. Davis
Rt. 1
Union Grove
E. C. Norman
Charles Hutchens
Davis
Yadkin County
Mary Duggins Davis
Robert Davis
Fred Davis
Jonesville
Dillard Drizzern
Joe Boyce
Cameron
John Tineferry
East Bend
Walter Carter
High Point
Rayse Davis
Winston-Salem
John Willard
Violet Davis
USO Dance Moves Indoors At YMCA Tonight
The bi weekly USO dance planned for outdoors will be held in the YMCA gymnasium tonight due to rain. USO officials announced the change, noting the dances have been outdoors for a month to keep entertainment for service men mostly outdoors.
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USO
YMCA
Burma becomes British colony with own constitution in 1937
Burma was established as a British crown colony and granted its own constitution in 1937 after separating from India. Scientists note Japan experiences four minor earthquakes daily and a major tremor approximately every six to seven years.
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Burma
India
Japan
High Point Aims to Influence North South Highway Route
City leaders including Mayor Earl Phillips join 13 Piedmont towns in backing a proposed north south superhighway route. They hire William Umstead to represent against routing changes at a Raleigh hearing set for July 25. The plan links Henderson to Charlotte with a westward branch toward Winston-Salem and beyond.
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High Point
North Carolina
Raleigh
Greensboro
Piedmont
Earl N. .Phillips
Roy S. Braden
Commere
Frank J. Sizemore
A. M. Rankin, Jr
O. Arthur Kirkman
K. Young
William B. Umstead
Durham
State
Democratic Executive Committee
al of Raeligh
J. Umstead
Henderson
Oxford
Burlington
Thomasville
Lexington
Salisbury
Concord
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Statesville
Hickory
Asheville
Knoxville
Memphis
Billions earmarked for Russia in bank expansion plan
Washington July 14. One billion dollars of the export import bank expansion already reportedly earmarked for Russia. A senator cited told an unnamed official the administration seeks six billion in credits. House approved raising loan powers from 700 million to 3.5 billion by 102 to 6. senate calls it must legislation after Bretton Woods and UN Charter action.
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Washington
Russia
Ried
House
Senate
Sgt Russell Drowned When Jap Ship Sunk
Ist. Sgt. Dwight Russell drowned in October 1944 about 200 miles off Japan while aboard a prisoner ship that sank after being attacked by Japanese forces. He had served since 1935 at Fort Monmouth Albuquerque and March Field and was later captured in Bataan. He left a wife formerly Miss Donnie Harrison of this city and parents living in Randolph County.
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Dalton Dwight Russell
Japan
War Department
Donnie Harrison
Fort B . Menchen
N. J
Albuquerque
N. M
Marchfield, Jr
Philippines
Sgt. Russell
Randolph County
Russell
Denton
Guilford General Hospital
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Steed
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Pauline Hedgecock
Princess Beauty Shop
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Tel
Om Main ST
Center Theatre
Garner
Davis - Monthan Field
Tucson, Ariz
Drive-In
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Saludos Amigos
Pathe News
Fraley Field
Southern Motor CO
S. Main St
Lorine Theatre
English Street
Richard DIX
Masked Marvel
Georgia
Ralph L. Guyette
Sgt
Harry Conway
A. G. Douglas
Billioin
Stanley's
Ygeahey ™ Jewelers
J. C. Penney Co
Nat Walker
Walgreen
Recky
E. Commerce St
eRial
1Or Delivery Company
West Broad Street
Johns-tanville
Parker-Brown L
Oak St
Umber CO
Wachovia Bank
North State Machine Shop
Grimes Stree
Walter Barker
Wrenn
Gate City Motor CO
Ida Lupino
Greenstreet
William Prince
Patty
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