Divisions Over Top in Red Cross Campaign
Five of twelve divisions exceeded their quotas in the Red Cross War Fund drive local chapter chair J. Grady Goldston announced total collections reached 38161.49. New supporters include Ames Holly Shop Donald Store Eckerds Drug Carolina Electric Co and many others across High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross War Fund
Onby J. Grady Goldston
War Fund
Local Cross
Goldston
Cit
High Point
Ames
Holly Shop
Donald Store
Eckerd’s Drug
Carolina Electric Co
Pop Hosiery
High Point Paper Box War Price & Rationing Board
Board No. 5
Koonts, & Ite
Taylor M. Simpson & Me
Funeral Rites for Mrs Mary Hill Embry Held in Thomasville
The funeral service for Mrs Mary Hill Embry wife of Patrolman Seaborn W Embry was held at First Baptist church Sunday at 4 PM with Rev W K McGee and Rev Harold Schram presiding. Pallbearers from the Thomasville Police Department included Fred Kaney Gilbert Byerly Henry Easley Fred Boyd Frank Pennington Clifton R Smith and Ottis Koontz. Interment followed in the city cemetery family plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hill Emory Thomasville
Mary Hill Embry
Seaborn
W. Embry
First Baptist Church
W. K. McGee
Harold Schram
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Fred Kaney
Gilbert Byerly
Henry Easley
Fred Boyd
Frank Pennington
Clifton R. Smith
Ottis Koontz
Thomasville
Funeral for Betty Ann Bowers Held at Johnstown Church
Betty Ann Bowers seven month old child of Grover and Myrtis Bowers died at home Thursday. The funeral service was held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at Johnstown Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Ann Bowers
Thomasville
Grover Bowers
Myrtis Carpenter Bowers
Johnstown Methodist Church
Fire at Greene's Lighting of Cigarette Starts Small Blaze
A small fire broke out at Greene's Lighting on North Main Street about 9 am when James Church, 20, lit a cigarette near rubber cement. The flare caused a brief alarm as several fire stations responded. damage was minimal and no one was hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Green Tire Company
North Main Street
James ‘Church
Pastors Lead Service and Burial at Local Cemetery
The service was conducted by Rev. D. A. Oakley and Rev. T. R. York of Mount Zion Pilgrim Holiness Church. Pallbearers were Grace Bowers, Glynn Jean Hedrick, Lucille Ward, and Joan Ward. Interment followed in the family plot at Fairgrove Methodist Church Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Oakley
T. R. York
Mount Zion Pilgrim
Funeral Services for Mrs Fallie Best Hooks
Funeral services for Mrs Fallie Best Hooks 60 wife of C C Hooks were held Sunday at 3pm from First Baptist Church. The service featured W Wilbur Hutchins and Dr A B Conrad with solo by Mrs J E Whichard, organ by Emil Serposs, and flow ws by J E L class and Woman's Missionary Society. Pallbearers from Farriss Andrews Bible class. interment in Salisbury at Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fallie Best Hooks
C. C. Hooks
First Baptist Church
W. Wilbur Hutchins
A. B. Conrad
J. E. Whichard
Emil Serposs
Flowys
J.E.L
Woman's Missionary Society
Farriss-Andrews
R. G.vis
A. R. J. M. Lancaster
George Ridge
T. O. Whittington
D. L. Proffitt
Salisbury
That Hill Cemetery
Man who wanted divorce gets two year sentence
William E. Oxford, long absent from his wife and child, returned to seek divorce but was sentenced to two years on the roads for abandonment and non-support. Georgia Ray Oxford faced related charges as Loflin and Mrs. Loflin were arrested for living together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Oxford
Charlotte
High Point
Georgia Ray Oxford
Calvin E. Loflin
Oxford
Loflin
Mrs. Oxford
William Oxford
MacRae
Thomasville High School Hosts State Conference
The Thomasville High School Student Council held a major conference on March 19 at Main Street School. Delegates from Fair Grove, Wallburg, Pilot, Kernersville, and others attended with over 100 students and friends. The day’s theme was On the Fifty-Yard Line Are Your Signals Straight with talks by leaders from Wake Forest Duke UNC and Davidson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Thomasville High School
Main Street School
Fair Grove
Wallburg
Pilot
Kernersville
Mills Home
Boyden High
Salisbury
High Point Senior High
Lexington High
Hasty
Trinity
Statesville
Lewisville
Gray High
Winston-Salem
Concord
Betty Kirkpatrick
Main Street Methodist Church
Beamer Barnes
First Baptist Church
J. E. Crowell
Federal Employment Board
John Arch MacMillan
Charity and Children
Louise MacMillan
J. N. Hauss
Thomasville City Schools
Gertrude Dickhut
City Age Hospital
Winston-Sa
Durham
Floyd Moore
Guilford College
Lois Jonson
Wake Forest College
W. H. Clement
U.N.C
H. Grady Miller
John Opper
Woman's College
Nancy Isenhour
High Point College
Tom Davis
Duke University
Jefferson Beale
Jon-Salem
Nellie Roop
City Memorial Hospital
Aged Thomasville Resident Is Dead
Mrs Easter Catherine Myers Hedrick 87 of Davidson County died after a long illness at her home near Thomasville. She was the widow of Lindsay Hedrick born May 8 1858 and survived by eight children 28 grandchildren and 47 great grandchildren. Funeral at Emmanuel Evangelical Reformed Church tomorrow at 11 with interment in the family plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Easter Catherine Myers
Grandma) Hedrick
Davidson County
Emmanuel Evangelical Reformed Church
W. C. .Yerry
T. R. York
Intersect
Chu
18 Year Old Brookshire to Stand Trial for Theft
C D Brookshire 18 of Nathan Hunt Drive bound over to Superior Court by Judge D C MacRae after Municipal Court charged him with larceny of a 1934 Chevrolet tank truck from Firestone Stores. Police traced the truck to the Thomasville road where it was abandoned, while Overby previously faced trial for the same charge but the jury mistried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Brookshire
Nathan Hunt Drive
D. C. MacRae
Oe Firestone
Brookshire
McKinley Overby
Overby
Thomasville
Firestone
Oor Medlin
John Stephens
Putman Avenue
MacRae
J. H. Hodge
Mallory Street
Hodge
Enness
Cicero Jarrett
Centennial Avenue
Earnest Miller
Rt. 2
Miller
High Point-Greensboro
John Paul Jones
East Russell Street
Otis Branson
John Henry Lee
Gordy Street
Lee
Jacob Wilson Beck
Albert Lee Thomas
Marlin Arthur Adams
Ralph Lezell Goddy
Archdale
Education Blackout Becomes Brownout in Japan
Japan's education blackout for all children beyond first grade was modified to a brownout starting April 1 mobilizing students from second grade through university for war efforts. Tokyo broadcasts say cessation of studies is conditional and students will stop only when mobilization laws call them out. Premier Koiso's cabinet is drafting the mobilization framework as Education Minister Kodama informed the Diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Francisco
Japan
Federal Communications Commission
Radio Tokyo
Kuniaki Koiso
Count Hideo Kodama
Diet
You May Walk Not Jump From Car To City Hall
Cars can pull up directly to the sidewalk at City Hall as the iron rail and shrubbery blockades have been removed. Pedestrians no longer must enter the street to reach the sidewalk. The measure simplifies access for parkers and walkers alike.
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City Hall
Four Teen Age Boys Arrested For Car Theft
Four boys with two 18 year olds and two 16 year olds were released on $1000 bonds after being jailed overnight for stealing a car owned by Lambeth Penny’s mother. A 13 year old, Lambeth Penny, is to be tried in juvenile court. the older youths say he instigated the theft. The group claimed Penny could obtain his mother’s keys, and they drove off before the vehicle ran out of gas. The case was continued in municipal court to Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vander Henderson, Jr
Wise Street
James L. Langston
Sherrod Street
Thomas Hedrick
Lexington Avenue
Earl C. Sapp
Clara Cox
Lambeth Penny
Colonial Ve
Young Penny
Penny
Banker’s timely buy sparks tailored fit claim
A High Point banker says the purchase was made in the nick of time and can be customized to individual needs. The ad copy also notes services for women men and children ages 1 to 65.
Prison Sentences For Automobile Theft Reach Eighteen Months
Two individuals received eighteen months in prison after being found guilty of stealing a car. The case highlighted ongoing concerns about vehicle theft and law enforcement efforts in the region.
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Red Cross
Morial Parks, Inc
Bunnell’s
Security
C. A. McMurray
Stone Studio
Watch
Union Clothing
Leonard's
Heritage Furniture Co
North State Telephone Co
Pickett Cotton Mill
W. F. Mickey & Son
Bailey Wine & Beer
Rogers Paint
Williams
Lamet Junk & Metal Co
Woodworkers Supply Co
Bill Hayworth
Koontz
Jarrett’s Stationery
N. H.,silver Co
J. T. Ellis & Co
High Point Hardware
Swartzberg Clothing
Richardson's
Beeson Hardware
St.Joseph
Johns-Manville
Parker-Brown Lumber CO
Oak Street
Downs
Manville
C. B. Miller
Hamilton
B. F. Thomas
Cala
Bee” Miller
W. Broad
Fraley Field
NS. C
GENE
Wachovia Bank
Southern Motor Company
S. Main St
CTV
Ile Mele
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Security National
LeTte
Herman Floyd Bosworth, Jr
Herman F. Bosworth
U. S. Navy
China
Melrose Hosiery Mill
Bosworth
Dorothy Williams
Paul Williams
Pickett Street
Little H. F., Jr
Nat Walker
Walgreen
Chileren
Woodmen of the World
Piedmont Camp
Glenn T. Smith
Council Commador Edugard Johnson Financial Secy
Numa F. Reid Lodge
A. Ff
A. M
S. Main
Genasco
Hedgecock Lumber CO
Ward Street
Washington
High Point HC
W. High ST
Hos
N. FL
Garner
Agency
Albert
South Main
Coptriert
Bmons-Wichelson CO
L. F. Ferree
MUTU
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
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