United War Fund drives revealed for North Carolina districts
District Seven chair Jorace Haworth announced the United War Fund drive structure in North Carolina with county partners Lee Chatham Randolph and others. Mrs Margaret Clark, wife of the Fifth Army commander, will lead the drive in Raleigh with a pre campaign rally on Sept 20. The state goal is about 3 million dollars, with funds supporting USO and other war services. Governor J Melville Broughton chairs the state committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Race S, Haworth
High Point
United War Fund
Ark . Clark
Fifth Army
North Carolina
Raleigh
USO
United States
J. Melville Broughton
Chester A. Kerr
Firemen to Hold Memorial Service Sunday Afternoon
Rev. Wilbur Hutchins of First Baptist will deliver the address at the firemen annual memorial service. The event takes place Sunday June 11 at 2 30 p m in the Paramount Theatre with the Darnell sextet performing several selections. Firemen will attend in a body and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Hutchins
First Baptist Church
Paramount Theatre
Darnell Sextet
Three court cases heard in Thomasville district
In Thomasville on June 10 special court session three defendants faced charges. Johnnie Fine received a suspended six month sentence for false pretense after admitting to borrowing six dollars while claiming employment at two local firms. he must repay the loan and costs and stay gainfully employed. Paul Goss received suspended six month sentence for assault on a female and 30 days for disorderly conduct, conditional on paying costs, fines, and two years of good behavior. Ervin Nelson was convicted of disorderly conduct and given 30 days with conditions to pay costs and report to the appropriate premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Johnnie Fine
Cc. C. Hull
Howard Steed
Fine
Paul Goss
Ervin Nelson
Josephine Ver
Board 4 To Send 110 To Navy Next Week
The largest number of men to be called at one time from local Draft Board No. 4 for service in the United States Navy will leave Monday morning. One hundred and ten men are slated to be in the call and will go to the navy induction station at Bartanburg, S. C. A group of registrants will leave June for their preinduction examinations for the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
Navy
Bartanburg
S. C
Army
Coast Guard Maintains Aids to Navigation Off American Coasts
The Coast Guard protects shipping along U S coasts by maintaining over 50 000 aids to navigation including 500 lighthouses plus lightships buoys radio beams and fog signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Baraca Philathea Union Elects Officers At North Carolina Meeting
R L Thomasville business leader opened the North Carolina Baraca Philathea Union convention at First Methodist and First Baptist churches. Sessions featured talks by Dr David E Faust Mrs B V Hedrick and others with elections set for the afternoon and a banquet at 7 p m at the Sheraton hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Thomasville
North Carolina Baraca-Philathea Union
First Methodist
First Baptist
Ile
First Methodist Church
A. B. Saleeby
Salisbury
Union
George R. Brown
High Point
Wilson O. Weldon
Arnold J. Koonce
C. E. Sheloff
J. Franklin Mills
Henderson
Philathea Board
Roy Pat
T. E. Strickland
First Baptist Church
David E. Faust
B. V. Hedrick
Saleeby
Charles E. Adar
Winston-Salem
A. C. Burdette
Walter J. Miller
Sheraton Hotel
Faust
Illness Fatal to Erline Johnson 12-Year-Old Girl
Erline Marie Johnson 12 daughter of R E and Alice Sechrest Johnson of 1307 Emory street died in a local hospital Friday night after a brief illness. Born in High Point October 9 1931 she attended Cloverdale school and First Pilgrim Holiness church. Surviving are her parents three sisters Mrs Ruby Mitchell Thelma and Nancy Lou Johnson the paternal grandfather A M Johnson and maternal grandmother Mrs Louie Windham all of High Point. Funeral at First Pilgrim Holiness church Sunday at 4 PM with interment in Floral Garden cemetery. Body to be returned to home Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earline Marie Johnson
R. E
Alice Sechrest Johnson
Emory Street
High Point
Cloverdale School
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Ruby Mitchell
Thelma
Nancy Lou Johnson
A. M. Johnson
Louie Windham
Pilgrim Holiness
Floral Garden
Another Still Is Captured In Davidson
Davidson county deputies captured another still on Friday in Conrad Hill township on a farm rented by Coy Hughes. The raid yielded 55 gallons of whiskey, several 50-gallon mash barrels, and equipment. Deputies Bob Kennedy, Jesse Green, Beck, and Graves conducted the operation. Hughes was not at home but a warrant has been issued charging manufacturing and possession of whiskey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Davidson County
Bob Kennedy
Jesse Green
Beck
Graves
Conrad Hill Township
Coy Hughes
Hughes
Mrs Hardin Awarded 900 for Son Death in Civil Court
In municipal civil court Amy Hardin was awarded 900 for the death of her child Jolly Joseph Hardin who was killed March 1 when struck by a truck. The case named the Thomas and Howard company of Greensboro as defendant after a 25 000 claim. Separately Lillie Covington was awarded 250 after suing Richardson's Department Store for 10 000 for injuries from a coin carrier strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Hardin
Jolly Joseph Hardin
Thomas and Howard Company of
Greensboro
Hardin
Lillie V. Covington, Negro
Richardson's Department Store
Groome Heads Newly Organized Furniture Group
At a Sheraton hotel meeting the Southern Sales club formed to promote goodwill understanding and cooperation among house furnishings retailers manufacturers and wholesalers in the southern states J J Groome of High Point was elected president Wyatt French of Richmond Virginia vice president and Paul W Casey of High Point secretary treasurer The group will consist of salesmen who are manufacturers and wholesalers representatives in southern states
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheraton Hotel
Southern Sales Club
J. J. Groome
High Point
Wyatt French
Richmond
Paul W. Casey
Dealers Warned to Keep Proper Records Under OPA Rules
Local rationing board secretary urged dealers to record every tire sale and post ceiling prices as OPA Regulation 528 requires. At a Greensboro meeting price clerks were told full compliance is mandatory to replenish stocks when OPA actions resume in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Greensboro
Final plans laid for big bond rally
Plans for the Fifth War Loan campaign rally in the city are announced. G Curtis Smithdeal leads the drive with tickets for a Monday night event at the Junior school distributed at several downtown shops. Two performances by a 15 piece Army Air Force ORD dance band are planned with a bond auction set for June 30 and an initial $10,000 purchase from American Airlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Curtis Smithdeal
Mann
Princess Cafe
Ingram’s
Cecil's
Blake
Army Air Force, Ord
Greensboro
Corp
Daryl Campbell
ORC
Aye
George Penny
Grady Goldston
J. J. McMurray
American Air Lines
Smithdeal
Rest in Bed as Cure or Hazard in Medical Care
Dr. Clendening defends bed rest as a general remedy but cites Dr. Dock who warns bed rest can worsen outcomes through bone calcium loss morale decline and blood clots. The piece discusses whether sitting up suffices and notes the shift toward early post operative mobilization and improved bedpans. The column closes with a brief aside on pork consumption being a matter of taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dock
Cornell Medical School
Bill
New York State Medical Journal
Dock
Invasion prospects discussed from Caen to Cherbourg
A war dispatch analyzes the Caen area rail lines and the Cherbourg peninsula as pivotal in the Allied invasion. It argues success hinges on establishing and maintaining a major base for mass landings and reinforcing beachheads while repelling Rommel’s anticipated counterattacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caen
Berchtesgaden
Hitler
Cherbourg
High Command
Rommel
Penisula
United Nations
Arbourg
Minor League Baseball Scores and Postponements
International League Rochester beat Syracuse 4 to 1 and Newark 8 to 3 while Toronto shutout Jersey City 9 to 0 and Buffalo defeated Baltimore 14 to 10. American Association St Paul beat Louisville 4 to 1 while Columbus 2 Kansas City 1 and Indianapolis 3 Minneapolis 2. Toledo at Milwaukee doubleheader postponed. Southern Association Little Rock 6 8 Birmingham 2 5 with Memphis 4 New Orleans 3 and other games postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Syracuse
Newark
Toronto
Jersey City
Montreal
Buffalo
Baltimore
American Associaion
St. Paul
Louiisville
Columbus
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Toledo
Milwaukee
Little Rock
Birmingham
Memphis
New Orleans
City Hall Interior Painting Bids Sought in High Point NC
The City of High Point North Carolina will accept sealed bids for interior painting of City Hall. Bids due 10:00 A M June 19 1944. Include labor and materials. Proposals from Public Works office. 2 percent certified check required. City may reject all bids. Roy S Braden mayor Koonce and Kirkman.
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City Hall
High Point
North Carolina
Director of Public Works
Roy S. Braden
Arnold J. Koonce
T. C. Kirkman
Dance Pupils and Chauns Present Revue at Junior High
A large audience filled the Junior High auditorium Friday for a two part dance revue by the School of the Pu- uns Pupils directed by David Chauns with Christine DuJack on piano. Certificates were awarded to nine students who completed 120 hours of instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cee
Chauns
Christine Jack
Billie Setzer
Martha Lou Smith
Shirley Allred
Betsy Bryant
Carolyn Sue Denning
Martha Caldwell
Imogene Haney
Nell DeVault
Amencustley
Funeral Rites Held For Paul Hedrick In Thomasville
Funeral services were held for Paul J. Hedrick former resident fatally injured in an automobile wreck near Camp Lejeune. Rev J A Palmer and Rev C Ridge led the service with pallbearers W W Boswell S A Munch E L Minor D F Grady B B Byers L H Thomas. Interment followed at Fair Grove Methodist cemetery. E W Hutchens 43 of 106 Thurston Street died Wednesday. service at Dan River Baptist Church near Leaksville conducted by Rev D R Pirtie with pallbearers A D Hill Earl Hill E W Hill J P Walker Easton Coleman W E Hylton. Interment in Dan View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Paul J. Hedrick
E. W. Hutchens
Ewell W. Hutchens
Thurston Street
Dan River
Fights Last Night Across Cities
Boxers from Minneapolis Austin Worcester Milwaukee Boston San Francisco and Oakland fought last night. Jackie Graves halted Marion Rhoten in Austin Minnesota. Walter Cathey Lewis stopped Steve Kronis in Worcester. George outpointed Jimmy Collins in San Francisco. Tony Olivera defeated Ernesto Aguilar in Oakland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Jackie Graves
Austin
Minn
Marion Rhoten
Milwaukee
Worcester
Mass
Walter “Cathey" Lewis
New York
Steve Kronis
Boston
San Francisco
BI George
St. Louis
Jimmy Collins
Tony Olivera
Oakland
Ernesto Aguilar
Mexico City
Hold Charlotte Man For Draft Evasion
Washington June 10. FBI agent Edward Scheidt said Lewis Seib, 25, of Charlotte, was arrested and charged with violating the selective service law for refusing to report for induction. He contends he is a gospel minister with Jehovah's Witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fblent
Edward Scheidt
Rge Lewis Seib
Charlotte
Scheidt
Seib
Actress Joan Blondell and Dick Powell Divorce Suit
In Los Angeles on June 10 the shipboard marriage of actress Joan Blondell and actor Dick Powell reached divorce court shoals as Blondell cites cruelty. Her attorney says an agreement will grant custody of their children Eilen five and Norman nine. The couple wed aboard the liner Santa Paula en en route to New York in 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Joan Blondell
Dick Powell
Eilen
Norman
Powell
Santa Paula
New York
Mechanics and Body Men Wanted at Highland Motors
Wanted mechanics and body men for permanent employment at Highland Motors Inc. Unlimited earnings. Apply in person or call 2820.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High-Land Motors, Inc
Call
In Memory of Fuer and River Drainage Efforts
The Mississippi river and its tributaries drain 19 states covering two fifths of the nation. The note recalls early oil lab developments in 1937 related to motor fuels and river basin studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
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Jorace Haworth
Norfolk
Navy Land
Cobra
Cherry Point
C. Marine Air Station
Kace
N. C
Ted Denning
Rome
Denning
Italy
Anzio
Miracle Wall Finish
Nat Walker
Walgreen
Main ST
ICE
TCE
1Siz West Gron
Parker-Brown Lumber CO
Oak Street
Johns-Manville
Board 4
Maria M
Edgar Barrier Leis Collier
Mary Nash
Moroni Olsen Samuel S. Hinds
Lon Chaney
Ntez
Baraca
Philathea
Erline Johnson
Davidson
NEW West End Theatre
Greensboro RD
Gene Autry
Weaver Bros
Cletus B. Cook
C. W. Cook
Trinity
Pvt
Cook
Dorothy Spell
J.1. Groome
Furniture
Ieee
By Logan Clendening, M.D
Clendening
Bill Dock
University of Michigan
Wade D. Easom
D. E. Easom
Highland Avenue
Amarillo
Texas
War Department
Germany
Easom
Thomas Car Works
High Ooint
Roy Easom
Asheboro
Mary Lottie
Inez Easom
David Chauns
Present Revue
DR. B. F. Thomas
W. High St
Max Bones
Depot
Fuer
Oil Com Laboratories
Hollandia
J. G. McCoy
Minnie Lee
Steed
Iris James
Helen Wright
Betty Trotter
Pauline Hedgecock
Princess Beauty Shop
N. Main St
Tel
WY. S. Garner
Susans
Ward Street
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