Red Cross War Fund Drive Reaches Halfway Mark
At noon today the local Red Cross War Fund drive stood at $18,776.82 toward a $37,000 goal. Booths are open at the Post Office, the Sheraton and Elwood hotels to encourage contributions. Several divisions report progress, with the institutional division nearly complete and others still short of quotas.
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Red Cross
Redross
Post Ice
Sheraton
Elwood Tels
Public Service
High Point
Trinity Man Listed Missing In Action
The War Department released a list naming 814 U. S. Army soldiers missing in action in North Africa, including Pvt. Fred T. Phillips of Trinity and Pvt. Jesse G. Lamb of Randleman. The report notes many may be prisoners of war and cites ongoing fundraising totals by local divisions and businesses toward war relief quotas.
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Washington
U. S. Army
North Africa
War Department
Department
Fred T. Phillips
Corrina Phillips
Trinity
Jesse G. Lamb
Daisy
Lamb
Randleman
City seeks eight day nurseries in High Point plan
The day nursery committee of the Civilian Defense Corps convened to draft a formal application for day nurseries in High Point. The plan calls for eight schools eight with six white and two Negro. The school board is expected to send the request to Washington D C late this week to establish four white nurseries and two Negro nurseries immediately after approval and two more white nurseries later. tentative site locations will be decided after approval.
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Civilian Defense Corps
High Point
Washington, D. C
Pre Easter Prayer Services At First Methodist
Pre Easter prayer services of the First Methodist Church will be held each Wednesday until Easter in different members homes. The first meeting starts tomorrow at 7 30 p m with Group 1 at Dr L H Zimmerman 901 Carrick Avenue led by Mrs Robert Davis.
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First Methodist Church
L. H. Zimmerman
Carrick Avenue
Robert Davis
J. B. Spencer
T. R. Ballard
John G. York
Hawthorne Street
Chicago Produce Prices Hold Steady on Butter Eggs
Butter receipts 684 515 firm prices unchanged. Eggs receipts 35 382 easier with fresh graded extra firsts local 37s cars 38 and firsts local 37s cars 38. other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
City Lake Park likely to open for summer season
Acting City Manager Grover H. Jones said no indication exists that City Lake Park and its Negro pool will not open this year. He cited anticipated demand for recreation and possible bus pooling to reach Greensboro, with chlorine supplies now available and Army use possible for soldiers.
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City Lake Park
Grover H. Jones
Jones
Greensboro
Office of Defense Transportation
A. J. Setzer
Setzer
War Production Board
Sedgefield
Parks and Juvenile Commission
Service Members Graduate and Assigned to Stations
Pvt. Doris O. Rodden, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charlie Rodden Route Two, has graduated from the aviation mechanics school in Los Angeles California. Pfe Charles E McCandless son of Mr and Mrs Charles E McCandless Oakwood Court has been assigned to duty at the Army Air Base Weather Station in Richmond Virginia He trained at St Petersburg Florida and Chanute Field Illinois before enlisting in September 1942 He was previously local representative for State Capital Life Insurance Company of Raleigh
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Rodden
Doris O. Rodden
Charlie R. Rodden
Route Two
Aviation Mechanics’ School
Los Angeles
Calif
Pfe
Charles E. McCandless
Oakwood Court
Army Air Base
Insurance Company of Virginia Gains in 1942 Report
Bradford H. Walker announces the Life Insurance Company of Virginia 72nd annual report showing substantial 1942 gains despite a smaller sales force due to armed forces service and war work. In force coverage rose by 33 809 527 reaching 653 576 485 with H C Carte district manager noted for High Point area.
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Bradford H. Walker
Life Insurance Company of Virginia
Walker
The
High Point
H. C. Cartee
Funeral Rites for Lou ise Pickard and Other Obituaries
Funeral services for Louise Pickard 76 of Wallburg died Sunday night held at Canaan Church with burial in the church cemetery. Survivors include brother J A Pickard of Winston Salem and several nieces and nephews. Also funeral services for Mrs Inez Poteat 35 of Spartanburg S C who died March 26 were held at J F Floyd Chapel with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Surviving her husband three sons two daughters and her parents four brothers and two sisters. Active pallbearers named. Helen Delores Crawford 12 months died at home in Clara Cox Apts funeral at Eula Baptist Church with interment in church cemetery.
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Thomasville
Louise Pickard
Wallburg
Canaan Church
Howard Reginald
Ted Dougall
Melvin Joel
Robby Geraldine
Sylvia Dian
C. G. Pittman
Lexington
Odis
Spartanburg
Earl
U. S. Navy
R. C
Welton
Wilmington
Frank Everhart
High Point
Elwood Mize
Macon
Helen Delores Cranford
Helen Delores Crawford
Herbert S. Crawford
Clara Cox
Eula Baptist Church
Asheboro
M. C. Connor
Ennis Street Wesleyan Methodist Church
Spencer Haston
Bill Lasenby
B. A. Lax
Bennie Wallace
Maj Reitzel Not In Iceland Says Family
Maj Reitzel is in a northern port but not in Iceland as previously reported, his family stated today. The Garner brothers Austin W. in the Navy, Pvt. David C. in the Army, and Richard P. in the Army are sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Garner. Austin is seaman first class at Mayport Florida, David is in basic training at Shepherd Field Mississippi, and Richard has returned to Fort Lewis Washington after a 15 day furlough with a promotion to technical sergeant.
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Maj. Reitzel
Iceland
C .&. Reitzel
Austin W. Garner
U. S. Navy
David C. Garner
U. S. Army
Richard P. Garner
W. L. Garner
Austin
Mayport
Fla
David
Iheesler Field
Miss
Richard
Fort Lewis, Wash
Theaters Aid Red Cross Fund Drive In High Point
High Point theaters support a war fund drive aiming to raise 37000 with help from 16000 cinemas nationwide. Red Cross Week April 1 7 features a screen tribute Somewhere in This World and a March of Time short Since Pearl Harbor shows Red Cross work at front and home.
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High Point
Red Cross
Hugh Smart
Motion Pictures War Activities Committee
American Red Cross
John A. Myers
March of Time
Pearl Harbor
Tax Agreement For City County Delinquent Taxes Pending
County Commission Chairman J F E Millis and Mayor O Arthur Kirkman have not signed a delinquent tax disposal agreement. Kirkman said the reported agreement would likely be signed later and must be approved by both the county commissioners and city council before Millis and Kirkman sign as executive heads.
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County Commission
J. F E. Millis
O. Arthur Kirkman
O Arthur Kirkman
Kirkman
Millis
Retail Merchants Urged To Apply At Board For Inventory Forms
The rationing board urged all retail merchants to apply by tomorrow for processed foods inventory. Inventory must be taken at close of business tomorrow March 31 with registration for allowable inventory of points set for April 1 and 10.
Two Army Men Picked Up In Thomasville For Being A W O L
Thomasville reports Pvt Jhon E Lane and Pvt Elmer L Smith both U S Army from Denton surrendered to local officers on A W O L charges after twenty five days from Fort Leavenworth. They were released to military authorities and sent to Fort Bragg.
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Thomasville
Jhon E. Lane
Elmer L. Smith
U. S. Army
Denton
A.W.O.L
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Bragg
Train Crash Halts Norfolk Line Bridge Collision Fatal Carrying Engineer Dies
Traffic on the Norfolk Southern main line to North Carolina resumed after a freight locomotive ran through an open drawbridge near Great Bridge and crashed into the Chesapeake and Albemarle canal. Engineer R. E. Elliott of Norfolk died from burns after being rescued from the submerged engine. Brakeman C. L. Gaylor of Portsmouth and fireman Burt Rankin of Norfolk were hospitalized with burns and bruises, Rankin released after treatment.
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Norfolk
North Carolina
Great Bridge
Chesapeake and Albemarle Canal
R. E. Elliott
C. L. Gaylor
Portsmouth
Elliott
Burt Rankin
Rankin
RAF Attacks Japanese Held Towns and Airfields in Burma
RAF bombers and fighters attacked villages on the Mayu Peninsula and targets in the Katha area near the Irrawaddy. British fighters damaged at least three Japanese planes over Coxs Bazaar while Wellington bombers hit the Heho airfield in a night raid.
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New Delhi
RAF
Mayu
Burma
Katha
Irrawaddy
Cox’s Bazaar
Arakan
Heho
Wellington
Thomasville Red Cross Drive Reaches $8 157 86
Thomasville Red Cross Campaign totals $8 157 86 to date with $9 000 goal. Treasurer Walter W. Rapp says the drive aims to reach the target before tomorrow's end as volunteers continue collecting.
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Thomasville
Thomassville
Six Ounce Egg Laid By Hen Preparatory To Easter
Barred Rock hen owned by Carl W Foster on Greensboro Road laid a six ounce egg in a playful Easter compare with the Easter rabbit. The egg measured about three and a half inches in diameter and six inches in circumference.
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Carl W. Foster
Greensboro Road
Express Train Derailed in Pennsylvania Norern Express Incident
A Pennsylvania Railroad Northern Express derailed near Clarendon Pennsylvania injuring several. Officials in Buffalo could not confirm injuries though a conductor said none seemed severely hurt. The eastbound train from Washington to Erie picked up sleepers from New York and Philadelphia at Harrisburg. one car reportedly turned over.
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Clarendon
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad
Northern Express
F. B. Davis
Northern Division
Buffalo
N. Y
Washington Erie
New York
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Shoemaker Dies After Winston-Salem Auto Crash
L W Shoemaker 64 of 222 Mill Street Highland Village died at City Memorial Hospital Winston-Salem from injuries in an auto crash on Sunday March 14. Born 1879 in Iredell County he worked at Highland Cotton Mill and belonged to Highland Methodist Church. Survived by widow Hattie and foster-daughter Christine. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. Hebron Methodist Church Sredell County with Rev Grady White and Rev Spencer Johnson assisting.
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L. Wiseman Shoemaker
Mill Street
Highland Village
City Memorial Hospital
Winston-Salem
Shoemaker
Iredell County
Highland Cotton Mill
Highland Methodist Church
Hattie Shoemaker
Christine Shoemaker
Hebron Methodist Church
Sredell County
Grady White
Spencer Johnson
Traffic Deaths Lowest In Years
The National Safety Council reports February traffic deaths at 1,600 the lowest in 16 years. The toll is 32 percent below February 1942 and 38 percent below the all-time February high of 2,579 in 1941, suggesting a bottoming out of wartime declines.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Man escapes fire in Maine house blaze after leaping out window
In Litchfield Maine Roger Leet awoke to a fire on his roof and jumped from a window. He reentered the burning home to retrieve clothing suffering minor facial and arm cuts before escaping fully dressed as the one story house burned.
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Litchfield
Roger Leet
Leet
Dance for Red Cross Drive Sponsored by Junior Chamber
The Junior Chamber of Commerce will host a charity dance at the Armory to benefit the American Red Cross Drive. The Rhythm Masters Orchestra will perform and donate their pay, with the State Guard providing armory use. The event runs 9:00 to 12:00. tickets are sold at four local drug stores and a music supply shop.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Armory
American Red Cross
Sherman Aycock
Rythm Masters Orchestra
Jimmy Harris
Bernard Kimery
Basil Freeman
Robin Garwood
Robert Ingram
Bill Kelly
Jim Groome
State Guard
A. Ring
Cecil's
Mann's Drug Store
High Point Music Supply Co
Negro Breaks In For Meat But Flees After Screams
Mrs. Janet Sanders reported a break in at 1204 West Street during the night. A man, described as a Negro, entered the back door room where meat hung and fled through a back‑door hole after her daughters cried out. Police investigated with no arrests.
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High Point
Janet Sanders
1204
West Street
J Lee Wilson Addresses Four Freedoms to Thomasville Lions
Lexing ton solicitor J Lee Wilson spoke to the Thomasville Lions Club on the four freedoms freedom of speech worship from want and fear A WOMAN'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS recruit Pvt Caslor spoke briefly of the unit Vernon Snyder introduced Caslor One visitor S L Mavity attended
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Thomasville
J. Lee Wilson
Lexington
Lions Club
Homer K Pvt. Caslor
Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps
Vernon Snyder
Pvt. Caslor
S. L. Mavity
Pope Pius XII Recovers Fully From Illness
Vatican dispatch reports Pope Pius XII has recovered completely from his recent illness. The note was issued from Vatican City and cites Bern Switzerland as the location of the update. Cork cultivation noted as a separate fact references Spain and Portugal.
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Pope Pius
Bern
Switzerland
Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
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Panome
Proram
High Point College
Jolly and Blue Bird Company
Simmons Co
Deluxe
Lesters Watch Repair
Princess Beauty Shop
High Point Boiler & Tank Co
E. E. Mendenhall Real Estate
High Point Savings and Trust Co
Postal Telegraph
Dixie Cream
Chamber of Commerce
Union Bus Station
Alderman Photo Co
Emerywood Country Club
Industrial Finance Co
Sanitary Food
Fred Andrews Co
Campbell's Cafe
J. C. Welch Motor Co
Amos Ins. & Realty Co
Greene Tire Service
Taylor Shoe Shop
H. Gordon & Son
S. L. Taub Supplies
Lewis Body & Motor Co
Parker Paper Co
Reliable Manufacturing Co
Central Monument Co
Tate Furniture Co
McEwen Lumber Co
Tomlinson of
Logan Porter Mirror Co
N. C. Theaters, Inc
Harriss-Covington Hosiery
W. H. Sanderson Grocery
Thomas Gas & Victory Coal Co
D. Thom
W. Cecil
Gate City Motor CO
Roger
Araby's
S. Main
Siceloff Ice & Fuel CO
Tan
Rationing Board
Tire Company
West High ST
First Methodist
Nat Walker
Walgreen
Central
ICE Delivery Company
West Broad Street
Grant Morris
White House
Dorothy
Barbara
Buddy
N. C
L. W. Shoemaker
Winston
Associated Press
Pthe
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
Winston-Salem, W. C
Dance
Red Cross Drive
Thomasville Lions Club
Spain
Portugal
Hollywood
Martha O'Driscoll
Johns-Manville
Parker - Brown Lumber
High St
W. O. Atkins
John Staples
Sherman Sechrest
Charlies
B. Atkins
B. L. Herman
Arthur L. Ellison
A. L. Charles
Mrs. Fletcher Welch Doe Davis
C. S. Murphy
J. F. Hart
W. J. Bennett
L. DeLegal
Roy Matlock
J. R. Moss
B. W. Hackney
D. D. Arden Gray Brown
J. B. Sharpe
J. A. Cheves
Tom Bell Howard Williams
Ardmore Circle
Howell St
N. Hamilton St
Willowbrook St
Fourth St
Elwood
Kearns St
West Lexington Ave
Woodrow Ave
Chandler St
Willis St
E. Green St
W. Davis St
Dorris St
English St
Ben L. Herman
L. H. Baker Walter L. York
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