Mrs. Mae Cook Elected Department Head at State VFW Encampment
Mae Cook of Winston-Salem was chosen department president at the thirteenth annual state encampment of the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW. Other officers named include Grace Williams of Durham as senior vice president Virginia Gray of Winston-Salem as junior vice president and Rose Ingram of Roanoke Rapids as state treasurer. Helen Murphy national chief of staff led the installation and a memorial service honored deceased members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Cook
Winston-Salem
Ladies Auxiliary
VFW
Grace Williams
Durham
Virginia Gray
Winston Salem
Rose Ingram
Roanoke Rapids
Connie Aes
Ermina Sykes
J. Frank Warren
Frank Warren
Wallace
Porto Rico
Mexico
Civilia Stevenson
Sheraton
Ae Pe
N. C
A. Unoin
N. J
E. G. Kitties
Charlotte
Oetevenson
M. C. BE. G. Heyothe
Hugh A. Mathis
Eighth District
D. V. Carter
Lena J. Eason
Graham
Lulie M. Cauble
Kannapolis
Lottye E. Young
Myrtle Davis
State Department
Sheraton Hotel
Connie Suggs
High Point
Ruby Burney
Deep River News Notes Oddities and Travel in Local Circles
Local notes report birthday dinners and gifts for Le River. visits by Hazel Hinton Beverly Anne and Paul Dillon to Greensboro and other towns. Mary Robinson and children visit here. Ernest Shields Oscar Frazier and relatives visit Sunday. Lela Bowman Ward host at Brown Summit. Philip Jackson and children with C L Jackson family. Ann Yates visiting Guilford College aunt. Announced hospital stay of Marcella Thornton. J Leonard Skeen en route to Greensboro to be stationed. Community figures W M Dillon Roy and A D Robinson visit. R L Baron ill at home for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le River
Carl Yon
Croft Road
Hazel Hinton
Beverly Anne
Paul Dillon
Charles Marsh
Greensboro
Mary Robinson
Martha Dickens
High Point
Ernest Shields
Oscar Frazier
Sandy Ridge
Lela Bowman
Small Gon
Ward
Brown Summitt
Philip Jackson
C. L. Jackson
Ann Yates
C. V. Idol
Guilford College
Marcella Thornton
J. Leonard Skeen
Eugene Ward
Monticello
W. M. Dillon
Roy
A. D. Robinson
R. L. Baron
Club and society calendar events and meetings
A schedule of meetings and social gatherings for numerous groups from Tuesday through Saturday. Events include a DAR and Daughters of the American Revolution meeting, Altrusa program at Sheraton, Junior Service League, Eastern Star chapter, Woman's Club at YWCA, country club family night, Burbank Garden Club picnic, June bridge party at Emerywood, and a Scotch Toursome buffet at the Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. v Gesken Chub
Fred L. Gordy
Monthey Avenue
Alexander Martin
Daughters of the American Revolution
C. C. Garrett
Rockford Road
L. R. Peacock
J. E .Kirkman
Alberta C. Snider
R. L. Brinson
Altrusa Club
Sheraton Hotel
Mr. Funhouser
Eastern Airlines
Mesdames
Mary Haralson
Edna Blake
Junior Service League
Emerywood
High Point
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Burbank Garden Club
Zimmerman Cabin
Emerywood Country Club
Phil Warner
Country Club
Two Die in Crash Near Lancaster
Sheriff Charles A. Grinnell and insurance agent Roland W. Dixon died when their car overturned on a curve near Lancaster early Sunday. Grinnell was pinned beneath the vehicle, Dixon was thrown clear. The incident occurred in Darlington, D. C. authorities identified the victims and began investigations into the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlington
D. C
Charles A. Grinnell
Roland W. Dixon
Lancaster
J. H. Kistler
Dixon
Vacationwear Pattern 4754 Offers Blouse Shorts Jumper
Pattern 4754 presents a drawstring blouse and shorts for sports and sunning with a jumper for town trips. Includes sizes 14 to 20 and 16, 39 inch bust, yardage details. Send twenty cents to The Enter pion New York for the pattern book and size order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Il
N. Ly
Anne Adams
Woodmen Circle Bingo Party At Blair Clubhouse
The Supreme Forest W hirele hosted a Friday bingo at Blair clubhouse with about 75 attendees. Woodmen of the World members Edgar Johnson Paul Carroll and Jake Harris called numbers while Randall Johnson won the grand Silex coffee maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Forest Whirele
Blair
Woodmen of the World
Messieurs
Edgar Johnson
Paul Carroll
Jake Harris
Silex
Randall Johnson
Relatives Travel for Funeral and School Assignment
Mrs Jere Sloan and her niece Miss Nancy Eleanor Greene left this morning for Richmond Virginia to attend the funeral and burial of their cousin Mrs Bessie Robinson who died today. Miss Margaret McIntyre departed for Boone to join the summer school faculty at Appalachian State College in the high school demonstration department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jere Sloan
Nancy Eleanor Greene
Richmond
Bessie Robinson
Margaret McIntyre
Boone
Appalachian State College
Allred Sues Ash Estate for 1500 Dollars
Alice Allred files municipal court suit seeking 1500 from Margie Ash estate for care while ill. Ash died in April 1944 without a will. Lucile Simmons Boggs seeks divorce from Sterling G. Boggs after six years of separation and two children, citing desertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Allred
Margie Ash
Lucile Simmons Boggs
Sterling G. Boggs
Plainiiff
Halifax Gazette First Canadian Paper Founded in 1752
The Halifax Gazette, established in 1752 by John Bushnell, was the first newspaper published in the area that would become Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax “Gazette
John Bushnell
Dominion of Canada
Contract Ridge suspenseful deal ends with 900-point swing
In a bridge hand south relies on a risky spade rescue that backfires as West correctly doubles. After clever play by West and accurate ruffing by East, South saves the game but loses 900 points in a high stake deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
West
East
Declarer
Ration Roundup Details Stamp Validity Through Summer
Ration Roundup lists food and fuel limits across multiple stamp books. It notes good-through dates for red blue and sugar stamps, airplane shoes stamps, gasoline coupon schedules, and ongoing OPA status. It also mentions ration boards accepting applications for increased fuel oil during the period through August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
el Oil
Pacemakers to Meet at Green Street Baptist Church
The Pacemakers class of Green Street Baptist church will hold a meeting Tuesday evening at 7 30 at the home of Mrs. Sara Evans. All members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Street Baptist Church
Sara Evans
Absenteeism reports come in for local industry survey
A check on employee absenteeism by the United States employment service in High Point seeks to measure shifts in absence rates by race and reason. Manager Ralph E. Miller notes ongoing firm responses and hopes all reports arrive by tomorrow morning to gauge changes from prior efforts.
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Uni United States Employment Service
Sid
Ralph E. Miller
Node
Japan
Miller
Permits Issued For Renovation And Repair Work
Building permits totaling 1990 dollars issued by the local inspector Samuel Chavis include a 650 dollar paint job on a brick store at 108 110 East Commerce Street and a 300 dollar removal in a brick store at 1635 1637 North Main Street. Additional permits cover repairs to Clyde apartments at 1900 East Green Street, a 300 dollar new one room residence on Grace Street, repairs and paint at 1206 Vernon Street for 150 dollars, a 65 dollar paint of a dwelling at 102 North Street, and a 425 dollar reroof of a dwelling on Pickett Street. Madame Curie noted as the sole person to twice win the Nobel Prize in science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Chavis
East Commerce Street
J. A. Morgan
North Main Street
R. C. Cooper
Clyde
East Green Street
J. W. Lynch
Grace Street
East Russell
Snow Streets
C. R. Lanier
Vernon Street
F. S. Moser
Pickett Street
Cyrus Robinson
North Street
Public Hearing Set On Building Zone Change In High Point
A public hearing will be held Tuesday June 26 1945 at 10 00 AM in the City Hall Council Chamber High Point concerning a proposed amendment to the building zone ordinance. The district described along Ward Street and West Green Street from Residence A to Residence B is to be changed. Lois Welborn City Clerk.
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Council Chamber
City of
High Point
Ward Street
Southern Railway
West Green Street
Lois Welborn
City Lake Gala Opens With Big Attendance
A sunny day and light breeze drew 1,044 swimmers and about 5,000 sightseers to the White Park lake opening. The Negro pool attracted 233 visitors while the adjacent park hosted around 2,000 people. Reece Snyder of the city parks department praised opening day turnout given weather, and predicted continued strong attendance next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reece Snyder
City Parks Department
Snyder
First Baptist Vacation Bible School Opens with 187 Attendees
The First Baptist Church hosts Vacation Bible School with 187 attendees, daily 9 am to noon through June 22. Primary leads with 58, then junior 50 and intermediate 46. staff include Hutchins, Patrick, Sheroff, Goldsmiths, Whitlark, and others guiding grades and lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
En Hir
Ilbur Hutchins
Pasportie Thelma Patrick
Prince
C. E. Sheroff
Paul Aegra
B. Whitlark
Ww. B. Goldsmith
C. D. Goldsmith
Alfreda Hardie
L. O’ Chiles
Neal Lancaster
R. D. Baird
Vy Meg
Glad
Esse H. Washburn
Jewell Coggins
Frank Clay
W. M. Burke
Smart
A. Roach
Ethel Boles
J. E. Reid
Marvin L. Slate
Fred Mundy
Jane Roach
Jesus
H. A. Knight
F. M. Autry
H. D
Ernest Scdowell
J . F. Wood
E. T. Brown
Harry Monroe
W. F. Ellis
D. A. Rawhey
L. O. Hutchins
Restaurants Face Ration Reduction in July August
Local rationing officials announced a necessary cut in institutional allotments for restaurants to conserve scarce foods. The change aims to align restaurant per meal rations with home meal allowances and save sugar, currently .021 pounds per meal for institutions versus .014 for households.
Prompt relief for bleeding ulcers during wartime stress
Medical guidance on bleeding ulcers notes 10 to 60 percent of ulcers bleed, often from erosion at the ulcer base. Rest, quiet, fluids, and relief of anxiety are emphasized, with morphine or phenobarbital for rest, IV fluids, possible blood transfusion, enemas if needed, and gradual diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman N. Bundesen
M. D
Sgt Carl Gibson Returns To His City Home
Sgt Carl F Gibson of High Point is honorably discharged from the US Army for physical disability after liberation from a German POW camp. He was a B 17 radio operator gunner wounded on a Schwienfurt raid October 14 1943 and spent 11 months in a POW hospital before release. His wife Barbara Gibson lives at 305 Sunset Drive Hig Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Carl F. Gibson
High Point
Normandy
Army of the United States
RAF
Gibson
Schwienfurt
Germany
France
England
Sis Gabeer
Barbara I. Gibson
N Sides
Sunset Drive
Hig Point
Hospital Fleet Limited to Two Ships in 19th Century Era
The article notes that America’s hospital fleet consisted of only two ships, the Relis and the Solace, during a historical period. It highlights the limited capability of naval medical cover and implies reliance on these vessels for medical transport and care in war or expedition contexts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
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Princess Beauty Shop
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Taalemia
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Woman's Club
YWCA
J. A. Eshelman
Imeereeee Country Club
Nelson
Francis
N. Main St
Decorators
Northwestern Mutual
W. Page Harris
Woodmen Circle
Ash
North Dealer
East-West Vulnerable
North Pass
Madame Curie
City Lake
First Baptist Vacation Bible School
Kine Features Syndicate, Inc
Sgt
Carl Gibson
City
Carolinas
Mannie Gates
John M. Duff, Jr
Beth
Lydia Z. Pinkham
Pinkham
Phydra E. Pinkham Strsek
Starlac
Borden
U. S. Department of Agriculture
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