Memorial Service to Honor 66 Men in High Point
High Point holds a city wide memorial for 66 men who died in service this year. The event, chaired by Mrs. Edith Moore Sherrod, features the junior high chorus, invocations by Rev. W S McLeod and Rev. Wilbur Hutchins, a memorial address, and the presentation of plaques by Mayor Arnold J. Koonce. Names of the honored dead include Ralph Archer Eugene Asbury Gilmer Lee A and many others.
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High Point
Ior
Edith Moore Sherrod
W. S. McLeod
Wilbur Hutchins
Bronson Matney, Jr
Malotte
Bert R. Fountain
American Ion Post
H. G. Peters
Arnold J. Koonce
City of High Point
Ringwold
Robert R. Fountain
American Legion
Taps
Ralph Archer
Eugene Asbury
Gilmer Lee A
Alex B. Blackwood
Sam N. Bowman
Early A. Brown
Cecil Ben Canipe
Carl H. Chavis
George S. Childress
Robert B. Cloer
Charles E. Coble
Robert
C. Coleman
Lenwood Cox
James Rayford Cox
Egbert H. Culler
James Clyde Kings
Floyd Warner Dale
William Hurley Davis
James W. Dockery
Charles Ray Durham
Albert Sanford Farrington
Charles T. Fletcher
Bedford H. Forrest
William Homer Foust
James C. Gilbreath
Neal W. Gregory
Alton Calvin Hardee
Edward Thorne Harrison
Odell Harvey
Wade Helms
Virgil F. Hicks
Jarrell C. Hill
Virgil F. Hill
John W. Horton
George Emery Humphreys
James C. Hussey
Lonnie M. Jones
James Hunter Jordan
William Howard Kennedy
Lawrence C. Mallory
John Raymond Marsh
Joe W. Metters
John L. Mobley, Jr
Staley E. Montgomery
John P
David Albert Vick
Howell M. Wagner
Clifford H. Walker
James Ervin Weaver
Carl Reese Zachary
Enterprise Carriers Launch War Weasel Drive
Enterprise carriers start a fundraising drive to buy the Water Weasel M-29 for their paper’s war effort. They plan to sell war stamps for 4815 dollars funding, with prizes for top six sellers and rewards like shoulder emblems and pens after reaching targets.
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Enterprise
Junior Chamber Aids OPA Compliance Program in High Point
The Junior Chamber of Commerce mobilizes to support the Charlotte Office of Price Administration anti inflation drive. Archie E. Chase leads volunteers to distribute materials to merchants and explain rationing aims while encouraging checked ceiling prices and manager discussions before filing complaints.
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Charlotte
Office of Price Administration
Lee Hague
Chamber of Commerce
OPA
JayCees
Archie E. Chase
Mr. Chase
Vance Kester
Bill Martin
Charles Diffendahl
Herbert Mitchell
High Point
Chase
Six Are Discharged From Army And Navy
Six service members from High Point receive honorable discharges. The list records four Navy men and two Army men with their names and service lengths as documented by Local Draft Board No. 5. Benjamin Doke Welborn, Army, served one year and 11 months, William Harold Dorsett, Navy, served two years and one month.
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Army General
Fort Oglethorpe
War Department
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
WAC
Fortlethorpe
Atlethorpe
Army
Wacs
Red Cross
Ffic General
Oither
Navy
High Point
Benjamin Doke Welborn
William Harold Dorsett
Local Dignitaries Honored for Military Service
The list honors several service members with varied terms: Alton B. Vestal Army three years six months and 25 days, George Bald Navy seven months, Thurman Grady Beck Navy one year five months, and Roy Cornelius Chilton Navy 11 months.
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Alton B. Vestal
Army
George Baldwin
Navy
Thurman Grady Beck
Roy Cornelius Chilton
C B Coddington Rites To Be Held In Powersville Mo
The body of Clady B. Coddington internal revenue agent who died by suicide was shipped to Powersville Missouri from Ydn's Funeral home. Funeral services are planned in Powersville Sunday or Monday with burial in the family graveyard. He was born July 26 1909 in Putnam County Missouri and survived by the widow three Asheville children his mother and three brothers.
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Clady B. Coddington
Internal Revenue
Powersville
Ydn
Ruby Renfrew Coddington
Mr. Coddington
Putnam County
Missouri
Marion and
Lillie Stylmer Coddington
Internal Revenue Department
Asheville
Two Capital Cases Set For Trial Here
Guilford Superior court calendar lists two capital cases for the coming term. John William Reavis, 37, of High Point faces four counts of assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill for a dime store shooting that wounded his estranged wife Grace Reavis and three others. Troy S. Byerly, 32, charged as an accessory after the fact for aiding Reavis in fleeing after the attack. Also scheduled is David H. McIntyre, 29, charged with murder in a February 24 knife slaying.
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Guilford Superior Court
John William Reavis
High Point
Grace Reavis
Troy S. Byerly
David H. McIntyre
John Gilbert Lawson
J. H. Clement
I. S. Chandler
Eugene Swarigen
Jessie James Phillips
Helen Crawford
G. A. Turner
Queen Esther
Johnson
Catherine Randle
Samuel Brevard
Alvin Grey Amick
Jack Donald Grissett
McKinley Overby
Earl Pell
Elnora Lilly
Elnora Scott
James Teems
Carl Gray
Burley Peate
Howard Wohnson
Ralph Parker
Robert Taylor
Robert Bronson
Rationing Praised by Former Denver Prosecutor
Maj. John A. Carroll, former Denver district attorney, returns home after 20 months overseas with the American Military Government and asserts rationing and price control are the nation’s savior.
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Denver
INS
United States
John A. Carroll
Comic Strips Began In Late 19th Magazine Back Pages
Comic strips first appeared in the back pages of American magazines during the latter half of the 19th century, marking a shift in illustrated humor and narrative comic presentation within popular periodicals. The format evolved as artists experimented with sequential panels and gag or adventure numbering.
State Legislatures Show Democracies Function In America
A survey of state legislatures, led by North Carolina, shows how democracies operate in peacetime and war. The piece traces historical roots from 18th century assemblies to postwar issues, budget control by governors, and close public contact through school visits and accessible leaders.
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America
National Congress
General Assembly of
North Carolina
New Bern
Halifax
Lord Proprietors
Edenton
William Attmore
Philadelphia
N. C
Assembly
N. C. Assembly
Rail track removals and new lines planned on Russell and Hamilton streets
The High Point Public Works Department will present a plan to the city council to remove 3100 feet of existing railroad track and lay about 2080 feet of new track on South Main Commerce Mallory East Russell and South Hamilton streets. The project aims to improve streets and train service and requires cooperation with the railroad and highway departments.
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South Main Street
Mallory Street
Commerce Street
Wrenn
South Main Streets
City Counscil
Public Works Department
Russell
Hamilton Streets
Hamilton Street
Main Street
High Point
Eastussell
Commerce
South Main
Wrenn Street
Thomasville
Denton
State Highway Department
Highway Department
East Russell Street
South Hamilton
Scrap paper drive nets 58 000 pounds
The house to house campaign collected 58 000 pounds of scrap paper. Bert Mitchell, chairman, praised the effort and noted the total matched usual results. He thanked the Hi Y and Gra Y boys for their help on recent drives.
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Drive
Herbert Mitchell
Bicycle Crash Injures Man. Driver Charged
Jafis Cathey, 20, of 120442 Hoover street, was injured when his bicycle collided with a car at Normal and East Washington streets. The car, driven by A D Reddick of 1317 East Washington street, sustained a broken windshield and he faces charges of reckless driving and operating without a license. Reddick bonds set at 500 dollars, not yet posted.
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Jafis Cathey
Hoover Street
Normal
East Washington Streets
Cathey
A. D. Reddick
East Washington Street
Reddick
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