Local service members listed in Our Men and Women in Service
The column profiles three area servicemen: Eu ropean theater duty nine months with family ties to High Point. S Sgt George W. Scarce released from a German prison camp after ten months. Torpedoman 3/c Huston W. Scarce fifteen months in the Pacific aboard a submarine. Also features Sumner H. Wolf awaiting air force assignment and a quip about Lord Beaverbrook's wartime experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Scarce
Atlanticuy
N. J
INS
Sumner H. Wolf
Rever
Mass
No. 1
Lord Beaverbrook
Max Aitken
Abilene Prepares Welcome for General Eisenhower
Abilene Kansas plans a grand welcome parade down Buckeye Avenue led by the familiar parade horse, with Ike’s car procession to Eisenhower Park for a program in Tom Smith stadium. The town recalls its rough frontier days and notes Eisenhower’s return as a sign of law and order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Kas
Buckeye Avenue
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Third Street
Ike
Eisenhower Park
Dickinson County
Tom Smith
Law and Order
Ivan Robertson
Eisenhower
Lincoln School
Ida Eisenhower
Paris
Washington
New York
West Point
Kansas City
Kansas
C. W. Wheeler
Reflector Chronicle
Chisholm Trail
James Butler
Wild Bill) Hickok
Alamo
Sante FE
Wild Bill
Tom
Hickok
J. B
T. C. Henry
Kansas and Pacific
Union Pacific
Black Community News Telegram Pack Forming at First Baptist
A newly formed Cub Pack No. 20 at First Baptist Church holds uniformed meetings on Wednesdays led by Cub master Dr J J Wilson. The group plans outings including swimming and theatre parties with Cubs named in the article and advisory board meetings and community notices followed by a long list of local club and religious activities for youth and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
J. J. Wilson
As Eee Pool
Jackie Gill
Frank Turner
Carol Smith
Robert Lee Nelson
Robert Lee Hunter
Charles Addison
Ray
City Municipal Park
G. W. McCorkle
Catherine Daniels
Springfield
Mass
W. M. Boyd
E. B. Ballinger
L. F. Flowe
0. R. Morgan
M. Leach
Catherine Whitted
Alm. V. Lindsay
Pauline Belo
W. H. Wilson
James Lynch
C. E. Yokely
Textile Club
Blue Triangle Club
YMCA
J. E. Melton
Calvary Ptist Church
Theodore Walker
Gethsemaneptist
New Light Baptist Church
Greensboro
Park
O. E. Davis
O. H. Leake
High Point
Marion Elizabeth
Alexander
Margaret Walker
Sigismund C. Walker
New Orleans
Louisiana
Yale University Press
Northwestern University
Evanston
Illinois
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Pennsylvania
Pendle Hill
American Friends Society
Alexanders
Jess Staton
West Street
Patrician Club
B. W. Waddell
Leonard Street
J. W. Ross
Alonzo Holmes
Willis ‘Hart
A. M. Greenwood
YWCA
Emear
E. Jones
R. Armstrong
M. Gripper
L. M. Coleman
L. Kearns
Ralph Long
Beauticians
Ruth Brooks
Normal Street
Eastern Star
White Rose
O.E.S
Odd Fellows Hall
Lillie Williamson
Annie Gray
Washington Street
Davidson County
United Order of Tents
Harry Gray
Hairlip
W. F. Elliott
Greenhill Cemetery
Brooks Memorial
Men of Brooks Memorial Church
Calcutta Kunming Pipeline Becomes World’s Longest
A new pipeline from Calcutta to Kunming spans 1,750 miles establishing the world’s longest continuous pipe line. The project marks a major energy conduit linking India and China, enhancing regional infrastructure and trade prospects.
Wright brothers first flight praised by unlikely outlets
The initial aviation milestone drew little press excitement with daily newspapers and science journals. the first article appears in Gleanings in Bee Culture, a honey production magazine, highlighting the Wright brothers achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright Brothers
Bigamists Of Hog Pen Show Hybrid Pork Advantage
Clemson researchers led by L. V. Starkey E. C. Godbey and E. D. Kyer tested crossing Berkshire and Poland China sows with Duroc boars to produce split litters. Hybrids generally weighed more at birth and at five weeks, reached 200 pounds faster, and required less feed, supporting hybrid vigor in pork production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemson
Clemson College
E. C. Godbey
E. D. Kyer
Berkshire
Poland
China
Berkshires
Button Origins and Meaning in French Language
The phrase traces the English word button to the French button from battre to push. It explores how a small fastener term evolved from a verb meaning to push or strike and how linguistic borrowing shaped modern use.
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Sirr
Neil Guilford McDaniel
Neil McDaniel
Huston W. Scarce
Pacific War Zone
Reed Street
Clifford C. Morton
Stm
Robert F. Morton
J. A. Morton
Italy
James H. Scarce
Germany
Pvt
Wayne B. Workman
G. C. Workman
Burlington
W. A. Coleman
English Street
Youth Center
Elizabeth Moore
David Young
Ester Walker
E. G. Cobb
J. T. Griggin
Carl Brower
Brower
Finnist
J. Alexander
Ard Brooks
Portee
Vail Street
Bessie
Calvary Baptist Church
Williamson
Home and Foreign Missionary Society
First Bapist Church
Annie Pinnix
Rivett Drive
OSPEL
Silver Air Corps
St. Mathews Holiness Church
Morehead Quartet
Oak Grove Christian Church
Heavenly Gospel Singers
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Mt. Vernon
Golden Bells Quintette
Fui
Charlotte
Wm. Penn High School
Emmanuel Baptist
House OF Prayer
Mpc
Hill
YPC
Mary Harriss
Business Men's Club
Business Men's Civic Club
Tom Bynum
D. L. Flowe
H. Hoymes
P. E. Rhinehardt
H. Leake
Lois Simpson
James Ross
William Wilson
B. H. Steele
Frank Iall
Beautiful Lillies
Miss Butler
Guardian
Daniel Brooks
Lucile
Guiding Stars 404
Caroline March
Vernon Missionaries
Missionary Circle of
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Elsie Dunlay
Washington, D. C
Eunice Cornwell
Central Avenue
A. L. Jones
Columbia
Thomas Caldwell
Frankie
Thenya Ingram
James Simpson
Detroit
S. W. Barnhill
E. High Street
Jessie Mae Ricks
Crescent Amusement Shows Company
Legion
Lubertha Whitaker
L. E. Whitaker
Stanley
Stanley's Iz Jewelers
J. C. Penney Co
Bulova Longines Gruen Watches
AP Science
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