Mt Zion Church to Hold All Day Meeting Sunday
Mt Zion Church near Thomasville will hold an all day service Sunday marking the 36th pastorate of Rev T R York. A morning Sunday school at ten o clock precedes a morning sermon by Rev Elmore Hanna. Revival services begin Sunday night and continue each night. A basket dinner noon on church grounds, followed by a 2 PM service celebrating the 36th anniversary of the church and York affiliation.
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Thomasville
Zion Pilgrim Holiness Rch
T. R. York
Aday
Elmore Hanna
York
Young Peoples Department
Camp Meeting
City Lake cabaret tax decision clouds dining facilities
Federal tax officials may classify City Lake dining and roof garden facilities as cabarets under a 50 percent levy on food services and merchandise. If juke box music is eliminated the cabaret label may disappear. the city does not operate the dining venues which are sublet to Mrs Eleanor S Clifton. The recreation department already collects tax on swimming pool tickets.
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City Lake
Internal Revenue
Reece Snyder
City Recreation Department
Eleanor S. Clifton
Recresan Ieee
Snyder
Recreation Department
Railways Sued For 25000 In Wilhelm Death
J A Davis as administrator for George Wilhelm filed suit in municipal court against Southern Railway and North Carolina Railroad Company for 25000. Wilhelm, his wife, and Jacob Haley were killed when a northbound freight struck the car on Hoskins street near Rivett drive after midnight on May 23, 1943. Plaintiff alleges lack of stop signs, engineer’s failure to warn, train speed over 40 mph, and obscured crossing approaches due to embankments making visibility poor.
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J. A. Davis
George Wilhelm
Hoskins Street
Southern Railway
The
North Carolina Railroad Company
Wilhelm
Jacob Haley
Rivett Drive
Sechrest Receives DFC While Serving in England
Walter M. Sechrest a 19 year old from High Point North Carolina is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross at an Eighth Air Force bomber base in England. Col Hunter Harris Jr presents the honor after Sechrest served as waist gunner on the Flying Fortress Jersey Ho and fought in numerous bombing missions over Germany and Nazi occupied Europe. He also holds the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters and earned his wings in September 1943 after entering the AAF in October 1942.
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England
Walter M. Sechrest
High Point
N. C
Hunter Harris, Jr
Athens
Eos
Thomasville Chair Company
Flying Fortress
Jersey Ho
Germany
Europe
Eighth Aaf
Luftwaffe
Sechrest
United States
Sgt. Sechrest
Funeral Rites for Claude Brown Held at Local Church
Funeral services for Claude Ray Brown 30 of 720 West Green Street were held at Southside Baptist Church with pastors Bill Barker and Spencer W Johnson officiating Interment followed in Floral Garden cemetery The body remained at his father N O Browns home 605 Highland Avenue until service time.
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Claude Ray Brown
West Green Street
Southside Baptist Church
Bill Barker
Spencer W. Johnson
Highland Methodist Church
Floral Garden
N. O. Brown
Highland Avenue
Sun Oil leases 4 Wanda river tracts in Charleston area
The Sun Oil Company leased oil rights for 10 years on four tracts along the west branch of the Wanda river in Charleston and Berkeley counties. The lease, to land owned by M. L. McLeod and Wilson W. Smith of Andrews, was filed yesterday. Northway's main UN aid has been her merchant marine fleet of about 1,000 ships.
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Ouen
South Carolina
Charleston
Sun Oil Company
Berkeley
M. L. McLeod
Wilson W Smith
Andrews
Danville Man Bound Over to Davidson Court
In Thomasville on June 3, Lester Lee of route one Danville was bound over to the June term of superior court on a carnal knowledge charge involving a local girl under 16. Judge Howard found probable cause after a hearing. Bill Skeen was found guilty of carrying a concealed weapon and given 12 months. Joe Thomas received 12 months for violating prohibition laws with bond set at 500 and an appeal possible. William H. Johnson was found guilty of assault on a minor and given a suspended 30 day sentence with conditions. Albert Hunt was found guilty of non support and given a suspended two year sentence with monthly payments of 15 into the court for family support.
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Thomasville
Lester Lee
Route One
Danville
Howard
Bill Skeen
Joe Thomas
William H. Johnson
Albert Hunt
Cassell Rejoins Bomber Outfit On Italian Front
S Sgt Luther Elmo Cassell, reported missing over Austria April 12, has rejoined his bomber unit in Italy. The war department released a message saying he has been in hospital since returning to his outfit and details of his injuries were withheld. He has flown four months overseas and served 20 months in total. Cassell is son of L F Cassell of 215 West Bay Street. He has taken part in several bombing missions.
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Luther Elmo Cassell
Austria
Italy
War Department
Sgt. Cassell
L. F. Cassell
West Baytreet
Stolen Car Wreck Near Mooresville Inquiries Continue
Donnie A. Mills of 306 South Hamilton Street was released after questioning in the theft of a car owned by David H. Bright of 310 South Hamilton Street. Mills says the car was borrowed and wrecked near Mooresville as Frank Phillips allegedly took it for a test run. Phillips faces a warrant for larceny.
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Donnie A. Mills
South Hamilton Street
David H. Bright
Mills
Mooresville
Bright
Frank Phillips
Phillips
Chaplain DuBose To Speak at Two Thomasville Churches
Lieutenant Clyde DuBose, former pastor of the First Presbyterian in Thomasville, on a Navy chaplain furlough, will speak at the First Presbyterian Church Sunday at 11 AM and at the First Baptist Church Sunday at 7 30 PM. He will share first hand information about his overseas work.
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Thomasville
Clyde DuBose
First Presbyterian Church
Thomasv
DuBose
First Baptist Church
No Second Primary For Constable in High Point Township
Incumbent constable L. G. Jones announced there will be no runoff primary in High Point township leaving the Democratic nomination to Archie W. Hedrick. Hedrick was four votes shy of a clear majority in the previous Saturday ballot while Joe Medlin finished third. other township contests were settled in that primary.
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High Point Township
L. G. Jones
Constable
Archie W. Hedrick
Hedrick
Joe Medlin
James J. Sykes Succumbs at Home in City
James J. Sykes 59 died at his home 284 Young Street after a long illness. He is survived by his wife three sons and five daughters all of High Point with relatives in Thomasville and hillsboro plus two brothers. Funeral services set for Sunday at Southside Baptist Church with burial in Mitchell Grove cemetery.
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Ernest FE. Tadlock
Thomasville
Earnest Edgar Tadlock
Kern Street
Pilgrim Holiness Church
W. L. Cockman
R. L. Kizer
Randolph County
Alice R. Hancock
Edgar Tadlock
Nerces
Russell Funeral Home
James J. Sykes
Young Street
Waverly County
Kansas
John and
Mary E. Cruthers Sykes
R. H. Sykes
James L. Sykes
Jackson O. Sykes
Rt. 1
High Point
Edna Sykes
O. W. Tysinger
J. H. Hensley
Leroy Owens
W. H. Slack
Henry Sykes
Hillsboro
Robert Sykes
Asheboro
Koonee
Southside Baptist Church
W. H. Barker
B. S. McDowell
Mitchell Grove Cemetery
Thomasville Plans Summer Play Program
A June meeting in Thomasville city hall discussed creating parks and playgrounds and a city recreational program. Plans aim to include parks centers a swimming pool and supervised activities using school athletic spaces and coordinating with existing programs during summer. Mayor R L Pope led the session with multiple brief speakers and a committee of Lambeth English Long and Lambeth named to oversee.
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N. C. English
R. M. Cooksey
J. Walter Lambeth
James E. Lambeth
Julius Green
Clifton Reed
E. R. Richardson
D. A. Long, Jr
Joel W. Hawthorne
Carl Shealey
J. Roy Proctor
Howard Steed
L. C. Bridges
J.walter Lambeth
Mass system of draft reclassifications listed across many names
The document lists numerous military draft reclassifications from 1-A to 4-F and various shifts between 1-A 2-A 4-F among individuals with surnames including Cox LaRue Stutts Henry Slate Harris Spencer and many others, reflecting changes in available status and deferments. It also defines the revised classification system 1-A available for military 2-A in support roles 4-F unfit for service and notes an MM marker for those aged beyond certain thresholds.
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LaRue
Stutts
Henry
Slate
Archie
Harris
Ernest
Spencer
William
James
Huggins
Herman
Thurman
Silver
Norman
Johnson, Jr
Napoleon
Jones
Thomas
Michael
Robert
Workman
Marvin
Therrell
Howard
Dawkins
Charles
Horton
Brown
Zack
Madden
Dupree
Hart, Jr
John
Johnson
Emmit
Hodge
Aless
Chichester
Leon
Ingram
Lawson
Lamb
Moultsby
Thelbert
Clifton
Murray
Oscar
Hunt
Kyle
Berrier, Jr
Geo
Pilson Paul
Stalker
Grogan
William R
Ward
James M
Stafford
Clarence W
Idol, Jr
Montrie C
Kennerly
Hal A
Ritch
Herman A
Moore
Boyce T
Hutchens
George W
Kimrey
Bernard J
Gray
Charles Ie
Ridge
Edward Q
Clark
Allen M
Peace
Jack W
Memory
Alvin L
Beeson
Thomas B
Springer
James T
Vernon H
Poole
John W
Stancil
Hunsucker
Rufus V
City plans long range program discussed with council
Pr and John R Perry were appointed to meet with city council members Monday night to discuss further plans for a long range program for the city.
City Announces Summer School Registration
Thomasville plans a summer school for grades four through eleven. Pupils may register at the Main Street school building on Monday June 5 from 9 to 11 a.m. The program covers makeup work for the specified grades.
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Thomasville
Stret School
Boston Yankees hire Crowley as coach. Navy vet takes helm
Commander Jim Crowley signed a contract to coach the Boston Yankees of the Nat Football League. Crowley, a star at Sampson Naval Station, will assume duties soon with Herb acting as Boston head coach. New York City schools allocate 87 cents per dollar to instruction and under three cents to administration.
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New York
Jim Crowley
F ‘University
Forma
Boston Yankees
Crowley
Sampson, N. Naval Station
Herb
Boston
New York City
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