Fachange Club reports on North Carolina convention
The Fachange Club reports from the North Carolina Exchange clubs convention held in Durham. J D Ross Cecil Wil Wagner Paul Callihan BR Conrad presided. new officers to be installed July 11 with Sam A Jones to conduct. New members Lester Stevens and Hiram K were welcomed. attendance prize went to E A Galloway.
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Sheraton Hotel
North Carolina Exchange Clubs
Durham
King
J.D. Ross
Board of Control
Cecil
Sam A. Jones
Raleigh
Lester Stevens
Hiram K
E. A. Galloway
Miss Aycock Leaves Family Welfare Bureau for Red Cross
Miss Grace Aycock resigns as case worker at the local Family Service Bureau effective July 1 to join the American Red Cross. She will undergo a six week training in Washington DC as a medical social worker and then be assigned to a government hospital.
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Grace Aycock
Family Service Bureau
American Red Cross
R. T. Amos
Miss Aycock
Washington, D. C
Woman's College
Chapel Hill
Family Agency
Durham
Service Bureau
Hengyang under heavy fighting in critical Canton area
Chungking reports severe fighting and heavy casualties in Hengyang as Japanese columns prepare a concerted attack. Chinese high command says Hengyang remains calm but fears grow of a Japanese flank aimed to cut the Hankow rail line and isolate eastern China.
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Chungking
Canton-Hankow Rat
Hengyang
China
Mechanics and Body Men Wanted for Permanent Work
Land Motors Inc seeks mechanics and body men for permanent employment. Unlimited earnings potential. Apply at Land Motors or call 2870 for details.
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Land Motors, Inc
Call
Priorities on Air Express Now Available for War Traffic
A new Army Air Force directive offers Priority handling for air express shipments through Air Transport Command Gy con and shippers. Applications cover incoming and outgoing war traffic with space available non priority options. Shippers should notify in advance of bulky items and contact Railway Express Agency air express division or any airline for details.
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Army Air Force
Air Transport Command
Gy Con
Air Express
Railway Express Agency
Air Express Division
Negro with Concealed Weapon Receives Suspended Sentence
Thomasville news reports Andrew Houston, a local Negro, jailed for carrying a concealed weapon and drunkenness. Both sentences were suspended if he pays a $25 fine and court costs. Other cases include Brown for prohibition violations, Westmoreland for assault on a female, and several defendants with gambling, driving license, and related costs.
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Thomasville
Andrew Houston
Po Gee
Howard Steed
Lloyd Franklin Brown
Jack Westmoreland
George F Hardiman
Billy Leroy Honeycutt
Lloyd G. Jarvis
Claude Elwood Deese
Kinney Carlton Vandiver
Calvin Boyd
Edith Shaw
City Hall Telephone Service Disrupted
City Hall telephones were almost unusable this morning due to wiring cross connections during office reorganization. Dead phones resulted but the switchboard operator reports service is now restored.
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City Hall
Plans for July 4 Celebration Abandoned
The Fourth of July celebration is cancelled due to inability to obtain army equipment and other items. The county wide High Point Greensboro airport event was also canceled because the airport is unavailable. Committee members include Charles Carroll G Curtis Smithdeal and D A Rawley.
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Arnold J. Koonce
High Point
Greensboro
Charles .F. Carroll
G. Curtis Smithdeal
D. A. Rawley
Judge Philips Hands Out Seven Sentences
Thomasville reports Judge Don Phillips in Lexington Superior Court handed down seven sentences. J Martin Fine received 18 months for drunken driving and abandonment. Mildred Lee Curry 60 days for disorderly conduct and interfering with an officer. J Cal Gordon 50 fine plus costs for drunken driving. Bill Skeen 18 months for carrying a concealed weapon. Paul Goss 90 days for assault on a female and disorderly conduct. Joe Thomas four months for violating prohibition laws. Earnest P Byerly costs for assault with deadly weapon and drunkenness.
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J. Martin Fine
Mildred Lee Curry
Cal Gordon
Bill Skeen
Paul Goss
Joe Thomas
Earnest P. Byerly
Funeral Rites Held for Henry J. Stanton Jr.
Funeral services for Henry Jas. Stanton Jr. three year old son of Mr and Mrs H J Stanton 107 Fisher Street were held at 2 30 this afternoon from the family home conducted by Rev S E Taylor Union Tab ernacle and Rev O L Easter Lebanon Methodist. Interment was in Lebanon Cemetery.
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H. J. Stanton, JR
Henry Jas. Stanton, Jr
H. J. Stanton
Fisher Street
S. E. Taylor
Union Tabernacile
O. L. Easter
Lebanon Methodist Church
Lebanon Cemetery
Frenchmen Display Hate for Germans on American Beach
The report notes German POWs, about 750 in trucks, en route to American beach cages near Cherbourg, while local farmers and fishermen greeted Negro soldiers with hostile gestures. Prisoners smiled amid Normandy scenery as they passed through.
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France
Normandy
Cherbourg
War Bond Drive Reaches 4 591 Billion In Sales
Treasury reports fifth war loan sales total 4 591 000 000 dollars about 29 percent of the goal. War finance director Ted R. Gamble says results are slightly above the fourth drive but not enough for comfort as the drive ends July 8.
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Washington
Treasury
Ted R. Gamble
North Carolina Manpower Plan to Set Firm Ceilings
The North Carolina Manpower Priorities committee in Raleigh will begin six meetings in July across six area offices to establish employment ceilings for all firms under War Manpower Commission order. The plan, chaired by Dr. J. S. Dorion, targets 60 day cycles with reviews as contracts and labor needs change.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
Ralph Miller
High Point U.S
Paul V McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Washington
Wilmington
High Point
Charlotte
Asheville
Miller
Financial aid promises for hospital stay and medical costs
The notice explains daily room and board coverage from $5.0 to $6.00, monthly income from $50.00 to $250.00, and surgeon and nurse expenses from $1,060 to $2,000.00 as aiding recovery. It urges readers to call 4648 to obtain something they will need eventually.
Victory Boards About Filled With Vets Names
The High Point veterans victory boards at the Chamber of Commerce building near completion. Secretary Frank Sizemore reports 250 more names will push totals over 5 000 and about 45 stars indicate deceased servicemembers with three more gold stars to be added.
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Chamber of Commerce
High Point
Frank Sizemore
Sizemore
Oka
Permits Issued for Repairs and Painting
Mrs D A Parker was granted a building permit for repairs and repainting totaling 1000 on the Rose Furniture County building at 243 South Main Street. Other permits went to David Jones for 100 in repairs and repaints at 807 English Street, John W Carter for a woodshed at 111 Street for 30, Howard Raper for 150 in repairs at 123 Lindsay Street, and O W Kester for 143 in repairs and repainting at 902 Carrick.
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D. A. Parker
Rose Furniture County
South Main Street
David Jones
English Street
John W. Carter
Howard Raper
Lindsay Street
O. W. Kester
Carrick
William A Farlow 55 Dies at Home Near Sophia
William Adison Farlow 55 died at his home near Sophia last night at 7 o clock His wife Ila Farlow survives along with four sisters Mrs A Lassiter Mrs J T Reams Mrs A M Barker and Mrs T E Lassiter all of Randleman and three brothers J Farlow of Raleigh P F Farlow of Randleman and J M Farlow of Greensboro Funeral services will be at St Paul Church in Randleman with interment in the church cemetery.
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Enterprise
Randleman
William Adison Farlow
Sophia
Ila Farlow
A. E. Lassiter
J. T. Reams
A. M. Barker
T. E. Lassiter
J. Farlow
Raleigh
P. F. Farlow
J. M. Farlow
Greensboro
St. Paul Church
Church Cemetery
Dorcas Federation Set to Meet in High Point Thursday
The Dorcas Federation of the Carolina conference of Seventh Day Adventists will convene in High Point Thursday. Mrs. B. H. Markham of Winston-Salem leads the meeting with delegates from Greensboro to Charlotte reporting on six months of Dorcas society work. B. M. Preston, secretary home and foreign missions, will be guest speaker.
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Dorcas Federation
Carolina Conference of Seventh Day Adventists
High Point
C. C. Daily
B. H. Markham
Winston-Salem
Greens
Bond Auction at Paramount Tonight Spurs Community Drive
Tonight at 8 o clock the Paramount Theater hosts a bond auction led by a corps of auctioneers and featuring long prize lists. High Point’s Fifth Loan drive shows progress, with totals crossing the 3.9 million mark including Burlington Mills allocation and other receipts. additional prizes announced by Grady Goldston include chairs, electric clock, meal tickets, silk stockings, transit tokens, and beauty services. George Penny will preside as chief auctioneer with local assistants, aiming for strong attendance to boost war bond sales.
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Paramount Theater
High Point
Burlington
Grady Goldston
Lina
Compa
Mann Drug
Sheraton
Sherred Company
Silk City
George Motter
Maurice
George Penny
Church
A. B. Goodwin
Silas Casey
G. Curtis Smithdeal
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Ars
Family Welfare Bureau
Nat Walker
Fyel
Walgreen
LARGI
Pveryth
Music Instruments Fligh Point Music Supply Co
House of Quality and Service
Ward Street
Ewe Ee Ed
City Lake Park
Harriss & Covington Hosiery Mills
City Lake Pool
Poindexter
Cww
Cecu Sect
Philips
Don Phillips
Lexington
South
East Washington St
Sone Ferr
Rae
Johns-Manville
Parker-Brown Lumber CO
Oak Street
N. L. Yarner
Madam Bell
Pullman House
North Main Street
City Limits
William A. Farlow
DR. B. F. Thomas
Chiropractic
W. High St
Max Bones
Depot
High Setay
Main ST
Sears, Roebuck and CO
North Main St
High Point, N
Bond
Paramount
DR. J. GC. McCoy
Appoint Security Bank
Flower Main
Point City Limits
Old Fat
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