Harllee’s Plan For Sending Parcels To Britain
Harllee's Store launches a British Parcel Service delivering rationed foods to Britain by convoy, handling customs, Lloyd's war risk insurance, and delivery to recipients. Five parcel options include butter meat cheese and tea. The service also ships hundreds of Parcels for the Forces to camps and overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harllee’s
England
Hari Jee’s
Britain
Harllee
British Parcel Service
Linthicum Enrolled as Student at Keesler Field Miss
Private Vivian Forrest Linthicum, husband of Edith Linthicum of High Point North Carolina, is enrolled in the Army Air Forces Technical School at Keesler Field Mississippi. He began a 19 week course to qualify as an airplane mechanic after arriving from Ft Bragg. The program covers aircraft maintenance fundamentals and advances to active line duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keesler Field
Miss
Vivian Forrest Linthicum
Edith Linthicum
Centennial Avenue
High Point
N. C
Army Air Forces Technical School
Linthicum
Ft. Bragg
Army Air Forces
What You Busy With WAR BONDS
A lighted whistle buoy serves as a floating lighthouse to warn ships at sea. Weighing several tons, it is moored and operated by suction to rise and fall with the water while flashing its light. The device costs about $6,000 and aids coastal vessels, especially those without lights during war. Buy war bonds to support Navy and Coast Guard. Include at least ten percent of income in war securities and join the Ten Percent Club. The Thousand Islands of the St. Lawrence river span about 1700 islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Coast ‘Guard
U.S. Treasury Department
Boys In Service And What They Are Doing In This Country And Abroad
Private Joseph A Arnold son of Mr and Mrs W W Around 115 Adams Street is serving with the 15th Bomb Squadron and his address is 241117623 A P O 875 care Postmaster New York He has been in service about a year first serving in Oklahoma City and Savannah Ga He is now somewhere in England and writes his parents that the country is beautiful and that he likes the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Arnold
W. W
Adams Street
15Th
Care
New York
Oklahoma City
Savannah
England
Foreign Service
Herman M. Malpass
Army
O. B. Maltpass
Ft. Benning
Camp Blanding
Fla
20Th Engineers
A. P.O
New York City
Horatio J Myers Promoted to Corporal at Gunter Field
Horatio J Myers son of Mr and Mrs John O Myers 271 Best Street has been promoted from Private First Class to Corporal announced by his commanding officer at Gunter Field Montgomery Alabama Myers joined the Air Corps in August 1941 at Fort Bragg now serves as Line Maintenance Mechanic at Gunter Field a basic flying school of the Southeast Air Corps Training Center where American and British aviation cadets win their wings Experiments have shown that the smartest cows give the most milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horatio J. Myers
John O. Myers
Best Street
Gunter Field
Montgomery
Ala
Corporal Myers
Air Corps
Fort Bragg
Southeast Air Corps Training Center
Frederick B Shackelford Promoted to Technician
Frederick B Shackelford, from High Point North Carolina, elevates from Private First Class to Technician Fifth Grade. Brigadier General Matthew B Ridgeway of the 82nd Infantry Division announces the promotion, praising Shackelford's performance during months of training with the division. The 82nd, renowned as the All American Division, fought in Argonne and St Mihiel in World War I.
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Camp Claiborne
Frederick B. Shackelford
High Point
N. C
Matthew B. Ridgeway
82Nd Infantry Division
Shackelford
82Nd
Two High Point youths enroll as Army Air Forces cadets at Maxwell Field
Thomas R. Pitts son of D R Pitts and Angie Pitts of High Point North Carolina and Robert D Weant son of Mr and Mrs Robert G Weant of High Point enroll as aviation cadets at Maxwell Field Alabama in the Army Air Forces Pre Flight School Pilot program cadets begin steps toward wings and commissions Pitts is a High Point High School graduate and UNC former student. Weant is also a High Point High School graduate with three years of Army service before cadet acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell Field
Ala
Thomas R. Pitts
D. R. Pitts
Angie Powell Pitts
East Washington Street
High Point
N. C
Robert D. Weant
Robert G. Weant
Richardson Street
Army Air Forces
Alabama
Pitts
High Point High School
University of North Carolina
Weant
Army
Hindu Wedding Playlet at Hayworth Western Church
A two act playlet titled Hindu Wedding will be presented Sunday at 7 15 PM during a mission service at Hayworth Western Methodist Church. The portrayal highlights the Indian caste system and includes information on missionary work in India. Public attendance is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayworth Western Methodist Church
India
Navy airman returns to Quonset Point base
Clayton M Fiatt has returned to the naval air base at Quonset Point Rhode Island after a fur lough spent with his mother Mrs J J Holt He enlisted in October 1940 and has served in Atlantic Fleet Aviation carrier based since April 1941
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Clayton M. Fiatt
J. J. Holt
Naval Air Base
Quonset Point
R. Tr
Mr. Holt
Navy
Atlantic Fleet Aviation
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Vivian F. Linthicum
St. Lawrence River
Georgea
William H. Staley
Carl Staley
Randolph Street
853Rd Signal Service Company
Daniel Field
Augusta
Georgia
Jesse E. Minor
806Th Chemical Company
U.S. Army Air Base
Hunter Field
Chemical Warfare
Edgewoods Arsenal
Minor
Hercules Powder Company
Dublin
Ruby Minor
Welborn Street
Buddy
Paul Milton Yokeley
Idol St
Marine Training Base
Parris Island
S. C
Naval
Tomlinson
Land of
Langren Hotel
Asheville, N. C
North Carolina
Asheville
J. H. Enwright
Floyd H
Arnold F
Amos L. Ward
M. H. Ward
Mr. Ward
Archdale
Floyd
Crawford Furniture Company
Asheboro
Arnold
Tate Furniture Company
Amos
Thomas Car Works
William C. Kivett
Bill
J.W. Kivett
English Street
U. S. Army
Sebring
Corporal
Kei
KERF
Thomas R. Pitts and
Robert Weant
Maxwell Field, Ala
John B Brogan
Th Infantry
Air Forces
Field Artillery
Milin
Smiili
Borden's Milk
Nestie
Kolynos
DuPont
DuPont Soap Box
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Chartze
Sender's
Div
Jarilee
CEM
Reef “Em
Tennessee
Sanford T. White
C. C. White
Dobson
Irene White
Camp Tyson
Paris
Tenn
White
High Point Weaving Company
KEFP
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