July Fourth Holiday Likely for 12 000 Local Workers
Local manufacturers estimate about 12 000 High Point industrial employees may gain a four day Fourth of July holiday next week. Some plants plan one day or full week closures to provide paid vacations while urgent war contracts keep others operating.
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Alma Desk Company
Hayworth Roll and Panel Company
Liberty Veheer Company
Liberty
N.C
Alma and
Hayworth
Continental Furniture Comy
Pacey
Grandmother Coletrane Dies at Trinity Home
Mrs Martha Stanton Coletrane widow of James Ruf fin Coletrane died at her Trinity home Wednesday night at 11 40 after a twelve year illness. Born April 4 1851 in Randolph County she lived with daughter Mrs Allen B Colletrane since 1917. Surviving two sons Dr Eugene J Coletrane president of Brevard College and David S Coletrane assistant commissioner of agriculture Raleigh one brother Dr D A Stanton High Point ten grandchildren nine great grandchildren. Funeral from Deep River church Friday at 4 pm conducted by Rev R J Payne and Rev Clifton C Pearson with interment in Deep River Cemetery. Body remains at Sechrest Funeral Home due to Trinity home illness.
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Martha Stanton Coletrane
James Ruffin Coletrane
Grandma Coletrane
Trinity
Randolph County
George and
Rhahama Vickery Stanton
Allen B. Colletrane
Nity
Eugene J. Coletrane
Brevard College
David S. Coletrane
Raleigh
D. A. Stanton
High Point
Deep River
R. J. Payne
Mt. Airy
Mrs. Effie Gillis Edwards Dies After Illness
Mrs. Effie Gillis Edwards aged 44 of 219 West Bay Street died Wednesday after years of declining health. Born in Moore County she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. David G. Gillis. She married Clyde Edwards in 1925 and is survived by daughter Harriet Lotee Edwards, sister Mrs. R. G. Jackson of High Point, and brother W. J. Gillis of Biscoe. A Wesley Memorial Methodist member, she lived in the city since 1919 and worked with the Southern Chair Company for many years. Funeral services Friday at 10:30 from her residence conducted by Dr. W. A. Lambeth and Dr. Excelle Rozzelle. burial in Floral Garden cemetery.
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Effie Gillis Edwards
West Peom Tal Westreet
Moore County
David G. Gillis
Clyde Edwards
Harriet Lotee Edwards
R. G. Jackson
Higham
W. J. Gillis
Biscoe
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Southern Chair Company
West Bay Street
W. A. Lambeth
C. Excelle Rozzelle
Floral Garden
State Plates Cut To Half Price In Mid Year Sale
The Carolina Motor Club at 116 College Street announced half price license plates for automobiles trucks and trailers for the remaining six months. Two wheel and trailer plates are excluded as well as farm plates which are already half price year round. The club is open daily nine to five and will be closed on July 4.
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Carolina Motor Club
College Street
Backache and kidney danger warnings urged
Poised phrases warn readers that backache and leg pains may signal kidney or bladder trouble. Frequent urination, swelling, headaches, and dizziness are noted as symptoms. The ad touts Doan's Pills as a long used remedy, recommending readers ask a druggist for them.
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Renee
Dean's
Rillons
Doan
Black Market Runs Amuck In Britain
International News Service reports Britain faces widespread black market activity with organized gangs stealing goods daily and using violence to protect bosses. Depot raids, truck thefts, and inflated prices on former wartime items show the scale of racketeering across seaside resorts and trunk roads.
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George Brown
London
Britain
Great North Road
Ays
Snan
RSS Iy
Oakland Oaks Set War Bond Record In Game
The Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast league sold 5,116,217 dollars in war bonds at a recent game, with 5,560 fans taking part in the drive to support the war effort.
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Oakland
Calif
Ins
Oakland Oaks
Pacific Coast League
Oaks
Secretaries Meet Duke Power Officials In Piedmont Dialogue
D C secretaries and Piedmont managers from North and South Carolina join Duke Power officials in Charlotte for a daylong briefing on postwar industrial and agricultural opportunities. Duke Power executives including John W Fox and Norman Cocke hear from state planners and Clemson College experts on wartime transitions.
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Duke Power Company
Piedmont
North
South Carolina
Frank J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Charlotte
Page
Two
Carolinas
John Paul Lucas, Jr
Frank A Pierson
Durham
D. T. Daily
Se Beet Maning el Sac Ee
State Planning Board
John W. Fox
R. M. Cooper
South Carolina Research and Planning Board
R. F. Poole
Eddie Montgomery Faces Court and Marriage Conditions
Eddie Montgomery, a Negro resident of 626 Fairview Street, appears in court on a charge of locking a 7 year old child in a house exposing it to fire. Judge MacRae postpones judgment to July 6 if he marries the child’s mother. He is said to have married Ilyan, mother of four, and is out on bond.
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Eddie Monery
Fairview Street
Eddie
Rotary President Completes Tenure in High Point
Charles F. Carroll today completed his term as president of the High Point Rotary Club. At the next meeting he will turn the reins to resident-elect Hartley. J. C. Excelle Rozzelle paid tribute to the retiring leader. Joh Miller attended the luncheon at the Sheraton hotel.
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Charles F. Carroll
High Point Rotary Club
Never Hartley
J. C. Excelle Rozzelle
Joh Miller
Sheraton Hotel
Leip Wins Battlefield Commission From Pirates
Eddie Leip, longtime Pittsburgh Pirates infielder now in military service, earned a battlefield commission as second lieutenant after being inducted in 1942. The Pirates’ president, William Benswanger, confirmed the move from European military sources. Bound over for trial in Old Bailey, Lord Haw Haw William Joyce faces high treason charges with a July docket. Francisco Orellana is credited with discovering the Amazon River.
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Pittsburgh
Eddie Leip
Pittsburgh Pirate
Leip
Trenton
N. J
William E. Benswanger
Bucs
Lord Haw Haw
London
William Joyce
Old Bailey
Joyce
Central Criminal Court
Vacation Church School Closes With Covered Dish Supper
Main Street Methodist church ends its vacation church school on Friday evening with a 6:30 supper in the basement. The event includes a short program and certificates for regular attendance presented by the pastor Rev W Kelly. Parents and friends are invited to view the children’s work from the study units. The census bureau notes a substantial rise in employments of women across trade service and non munitions manufacturing sectors.
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Cer
Main Street Methodist Church
W. Kelly
Freight embargo to Chicago lifted in rail notices
Railroads report that CSD embargo 1044 of June is lifted. The Hondill monetary unit is lempira, with charges for less than carload shipments noted.
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Chicago
Hondill 16
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Swan
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