Ground Hog Club Grows From Grounded Flyers
Ground Hog Club, started by seven Chicago travelers after a snowstorm grounded flights, has become a national organization with 475 members. Officers include Patricia Lee Corbin as president, Jake Froelich as first vice president, and Sidney Gayle as treasurer. Captain Eddie Rickenbacker and Eastern Air Lines support its expansion.
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Ground Hog Club
Chicago
Jake Froelich
Matt Wall
Sidney Gayle
Louisville
Sidney
Patricia .Lee Corbin
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Air Lines
EAL
Miss Corbin
Chosn
Paul B. Whitney
Grand Rapids
Mich
Maurice Greenfield
Irvington
N. J
Eddie Schumann
Marvin Greenwood
George Machen
High Point
Kentucky
Rickenbacker
Local Woman on WCMC Alumnae Committee
Greensboro June 1 Representatives from each graduating class at Woman's College appointed this winter by Mrs. R S Ferguson president of the Alumnae association will meet for their first session at a dinner Friday evening June 7 at 7 oclock at the college The meeting will be a get together of the group to become acquainted and to discuss informally the problems of the association Serving on the committee is Mrs W C Jones High Point
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Greensboro
Woman's College
R. S. Ferguson
W. C. Jones
High Point
Garden Club Council To Meet On Tuesday
The regular June meeting of the High Point Garden Club Council will be held at the Adams Memorial Y W C A on Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. A full attendance is requested.
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High Point Garden Club Council
Adams Memorial Y. W. C. A
Miss Lambeth Wedding Noted With Local Guests
Miss Lambeth married into the Blackwell family with a Winston-Salem law background. The ceremony at the church was followed by a supper at the Lambeth home, featuring a white and green tablescape with calla lilies. Among out of town guests were numerous relatives from Winston-Salem, Reidsville, Bryn Mawr, Richmond, and other areas.
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Mrs. Lambeth
T. W. Blackwell
Harvey S. Crist
Benbow Jones
Carolina
Christine Jones
Egbert L. Davis, Jr
Egbert L. Davis
H. W. Powell
J. B. Courtney
W. A. Lambeth
Anne Lemmon
Sumter
Maitland Chase, Jr
Florence
Ss. C
Gerald W. Johnson
Dorothy Johnson
Katherine Whitelock
Baltimore
Benjamin W. Parham
Jeannette Parham
Oxford
William D. Webb
Flora Webb
John
Archibald Webb
Wilson
Check-Up On Child Labor In High Point Start
The North Carolina Department of Labor begins a check on child labor in High Point. Officials warn minors under 14 cannot work in street trades and girls under 18 cannot distribute or sell newspapers or merchandise in public places. Records of minor hours and wages must be kept for one year and be available to inspectors. Violations carry fines from 5 to 50 dollars or possible imprisonment.
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North Carolina
Department of Labor
Pierce
State Labor Department
Samuels Dies in Car Crash. Rites Set in High Point
F R Samuels born July 24 1911 in High Point died in a two car collision near Saxapahaw. Injured were H B Hill Roy James and Bill Rogers with Rogers in serious condition. Coroner J A Dark investigated. Surviving are wife Lila Scales parents Levi and multiple sisters. Funeral Monday at Green Street Baptist Church. Also notes about birth date request and treasury note counts.
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Saxapahan
H. B. Hill
Roy James
Bill Rogers
Siler City
High Point
J. A. Dark
Chatham County
Samuels
J. E. and
Elkennah Turner Samuels
Mt. Crawford
Vernon Street
Green Street Baptist Church
Floral Garden Cemetery
Junior Red Cross Plans Final Council Meeting
The Junior Red Cross in High Point prepares for its final council session before fall school reopening. Members will report on mobilization for European war relief funds and on delegates Grady Goldston and Christine Lentz, who attended the national convention in Washington.
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Europe
Grady Goldston
Christine Lentz
National Red Cross
Washington
High Point
National Capital
June Scott
James S. Moffitt
Red Cross
Shuford Urges Compliance With Child Labor Law
Forrest H. Shuford, state commissioner of labor, hopes no one in High Point faces court for violations and urges employers to give school-attending minors first opportunity for work. Employment certificates available at the County Building from J. R. Pierce, NC Department of Labor agent.
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Forrest H. Shuford
High Point
J. R. Pierce
North Carolina Department of Labor
Jamestown Pioneer Deceased Residents List Read in State Roll Call
The annual roll of Jamestown pioneers and former residents includes Nancy Eller Burney, William H. Bundy, Marion Campbell, Nathaniel Chandler, Margaret Daw son, Mary Roberson Dillon, Alice Farrington Tinsbloom, William Fields, Jason Ham, Addison Hanner, Murniva Hedgecock, John Henry, James Heilig, Ira Horney, William Kirkman, Thomas Marsh, Zollie Marsh, Julia Mitchell, Corrina Moon, Franklin Morris, Daniel Osborne, Alexander Rankin, Ella Robertson, Minnie Robertson, Rev. Rogers, Ray Shackleford, Ransom Stone, Albert Tate, Clyde Thrift, Dr. Otis Thrift, Rhoda Vickrey, Ida Wall, T. L. Washam, Harrison White, Louis Willard, Thomas Winslow, Priscilla Witcher, Milessia Wood, and Carl Young.
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Jamestown
Nancy Eller Burney
William H. Bundy
Marion C. Campbell
Nathaniel Chandler
Margaret Dawson
Mary Roberson Dillon
Alice Garrett Tinsbloom Farrington
William Erastus Fields
Jason H. Ham
Adison Ahi Hanner
Murniva Millis Hedgecock
John W. Henry
James Thadius Heilig
Ira Hodson Horney
William Monroe Kirkman
Thomas Gravener Marsh
Zollie Coffer Marsh
Julia Mitchell
Corrina Armfield Moon
Franklin Clay Morris
Daniel Edward Osborne
Alexander Martin Rankin
Ella Riddle
Minnie le Mar Robertson
Thomas J. Rogers
Ray Shackleford
Ransom Stone
Albert Edward Tate
Clyde Thrift
Otis W. Thrift
Rhoda McGee Vickrey
Ida U W. Wall
T. L. Washam
Harrison White
Louis Orville Willard
Thomas Alton Winslow
Priscilla Spoon Witcher
Milessia Frances Wood
Carl Young
Robert Robert shines in school life at commencement
Robert Robert stood out in the religious life of the school. O Max Gardner former governor of North Carolina gave the commencement address. Robert received the Don C Peglar medal at the final Y M C A exercises.
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O. Max Gardner
North Carolina
Bob
Don C. Peglar
FDR’s Defense Move Deepens War Alarm In 1940s Era
President Roosevelt doubles emergency defense funds as Allied setbacks in Flanders raise fears of a quicker end to the war. Washington weighs London Paris advisories and shifts toward rapid weapon and troop readiness, hinting at possible cabinet reshuffles and bipartisan moves for national unity.
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Kirkel
Simpson
Flanders
Roosevelt
Germany
Washington
Norway
Holland
Belgium
France
English Channel
Europe
Somme-Aisne
Britain
White House
Frank Knox
Landon
Epitaph: She loved and made a home
The grave marker inscription reflects Gertrude Cook Page’s legacy of love and homemaking. The brief epitaph reads I could carve my epitaph upon a small white stone and says she loved and made a home.
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Gertrude Cook
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Unique Club
By W. Chase Idol, JR
Piedmont Window Cleaners
WCMC
Garden Club Council
Kiring
Miss Lambeth
Blackwell
Charles F. Lambeth
Frank S. Lambeth
Archibald Johnson
Thomasville
Sweet Briar College
Thomas W. Blackwell
Winston-Salem
University of North Carolina
Woodberry Forest School
Yale University
Law
Vaughan and Graham
Sunshine
Sunshine Our
Ier
Labor Department
F. R. Samuels
Freda Owne Mills
Dentshire
Scotland
Hitler
Treasury
Jr. Red
Sinclair
Willis
Sinclair Service
W. H
Bill’ Willis
Robert
Snow Lumber Company
FDR
United States
Paramount Service
Elivery Service
Gulf Products
West Green St
Prinkle
N. Main St
KODAK
W. C. Brown Shoe Shop
North Wrenn Street
Lushus
New Yorker
Lushus Supreme Sandies
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