Postwar construction report at Braden meeting
Braden reports on postwar planning as city council holds last regular session of the old board. Mayor Koonce and councilmen coronations will step down next Tuesday with Amos R and J Sanders Dallas replacing resigning members. The routine agenda includes bridges, abattoir, garage, and a new fire station project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold J. Koonce
J. G
J. J. Corrigan
M. F
J. Sloop
Imen Groom
Koonce
Wilstreet
Perry Street
Hamilton
Annual Senior Play Promises Heartfelt Farce and Romance
The local high school auditorium hosts the annual senior class play on Friday and Saturday nights at 8 o'clock. Smiling Through, a production by Allan Langdon Martin, features Aldridge, Roger Jackson, Matney and Bob Curry in lead roles with a cast including Jane Davis and Betty Ann Johnson. The story blends romance and tragedy as a woman faces the afterlife while a charming Irish mood pervades the comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alridge
Roger Jackson
Matney
Bob Curry
Ilin
Allan Langdon Martin
Kathleen Dannon
Ken Wayne
Bronson Mathey
Carteret
Owen Harding
Jane Davis
Sarahyne
Betty Ann Johnson
Clare
Eldora Hayworth
Ellen
Gene Deal
Young E!natt Harrison
Willie Ann Corder
Jeremiah
Mary Lou Culler
Yeen Clare
Frank Thacker
Walter Jer
Tom Kellam
Frankie Mary Elizabeth Vaughn
Holmes Maude Burrus
Bulwinkle
Pat Padgett
Cecil
Sybil Gari
Frazier to Speak at Moose Hall Sunday Evening
Taylor H. Frazier, a widely known evangelist, will preach Sunday evening at the Moose auditorium on N Hin street. He recently addressed a large crowd in the county building. The service will be interdenominational with Callicut assisting and the sermon topic The Second Coming of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. Taylor H. Frazier
Moose
Nhin Street
Attorneys Turn Safe Documents Over in Freeman Case
In municipal court Judge Don MacRae orders all records from Norman Lee Freeman's safe in the Hopkins estate matter to be handed to the plaintiff after a final hearing on an order restraining Freeman from interfering. Several other cases are continued or dismissed as listed, with sentences and conditions noted for each defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Lee Freeman
Mark Hopkins
Don ©. MacRae
Freeman i
Hopkins
Mickey McGill
Loftin Street
Ray Joyner, Jr
Dallas
Fast High Street
F McMahan
John Archie
Willie Watson
Eccles Street
Lena Watson
Elwillie Turner
Price Street
Fred Borders
Hoover Street
Thomas Sykes
Ila Mae Long
Bay Street
Sykes
Nina Maley
City permits issued for building and repairs list
The city building inspector Dc. A Conn issued permits for repairs and painting totaling amounts from $75 to $550. Names include H G Shore Dora Harris Maude Overaker S E Benedett P E Grubb D A Dowdy and Amos Hosiery Mill along Mangum street. Addresses span Lake Montheu Johnson White Oak West Green and Redding streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Benedett
White Oak Street
P. E. Grubb
West Green Street
D. A. Dowdy
Redding Street
Amos Hosiery
Manlgum Street
High Point Falls In Mid-Range For Rainfall Among NC Cities
A 50 year climate comparison by High Point chamber shows rainfall averages place High Point tied with Greensboro for second highest among nine North Carolina cities with 41.17 inches. Rocky Mount leads with 48.21 inches and Asheville records the lowest at 38.47 inches. Temperature data show High Point not the hottest or coldest, with January average 40.6 and July 78.0, and extremes of 105 and minus three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
North Carolina
Chamber of Commerce
North Caroline
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Ham
Greensboro
Asheville
A Jeigh
Wilmington
Rocky Mount
Ashevill
Raleigh
Harlotte
Amg
Oly
Norfolk Yard Seeks Thousands of Civilian Workers
The Norfolk navy yard at Portsmouth Virginia resumes work on the 45000 ton battleship Kentucky and calls hundreds of additional workers. Electricians boilermakers machinists helpers and laborers are needed. Civil service benefits wages and housing are offered with 26 days annual leave and 15 days sick leave. Transportation is provided and applicants should visit the U S employment service office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Kentucky
Norfolk Navy Yard
Portsmouth
Raymond B. Davis
Civil Service
Norfolk
U. S
Europe
Davis
U. S. Employment Service Office
War Manpower Commission
City Plans Auction of Six Property Lots
City to sell six lots at auction with details on location and starting bids. Listings include Lot 45 Smith Street near Mallory Street 90 feet south of Mallory, Lot 1 Prospect Street near Elliott Street 50 by 150, 901 Park Street at starting bid 1250, Lots 12 and 13 Sherwood Park starting bid 400, Lot N W corner Rotary and Jones streets starting bid 1500, Lot 65 N S Downing Street 152.75 feet east of Coolidge Street 530 by 146 with starting bid 200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Street
Mallory Street
Prospect Street
Elliott Street
Park Street
Sherwood Park
N. W
Rotary
Jones Streets
S Downing Street
Coolidge Street
First Methodist Church Receives Modern Chapel Gifts
The First Methodist church marked its 50th anniversary with gifts led by Rev. Wilson O. Weldon. Dr. Rory Short of Nashville spoke, and donors included Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Burgess who funded a modern chapel seating 120, plus an outdoor bulletin board by Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Ballard and a mahogany desk and guest register from the Ballard family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Wilson O. Weldon
Rory Short
Nashville, Tenn
Harvey Burgess
T. R. Ballard
War Bonds Gift Plan For Soldiers V Mail Certificates
War loan directors announce V mail certificates that mimic bonds and can be sent as gifts to soldiers. Buyers sign with the recipient’s address and a stamp, the bond is printed with a validating stamp, and kept to be delivered on the serviceman’s return. Sanders Dallas expects hundreds to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanders Dallas
Dallas
Donation notes for Rankin memorial and hymnals
The late A. M. Rankin is remembered with two copies of the Methodist hymnal donated for the pulpit by the Junior Guild. A cash gift of 25 dollars is recorded from Holt McPherson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Rankin
Holt McPherson
Constitution Study Underway for Proposed Council Agencies
The proposed Council of Social Agencies constitution and by laws were sent to civic, social, religious, fraternal and business units citywide two weeks ago and are being studied by representative groups. A special meeting is set for May 17 at the County building to decide on action, with Mrs. C. T. Ingram Jr. indicating many groups have started review and will send delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Ingram, Jr
Red Cross Will Maintain, Expand War Area Services
Mrs. Horace S. Haworth announces no change in Red Cross operations for months. John C. Wilson says services must rise with troops in Europe Pacific and China Burma India theaters, including nurses and civilian staff, to support wounded soldiers, POWs, internees, and veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Europe
Red Cross
Horace S. Haworth
High Point Red Cross
John C. Wilson
American Red Cross
Pacific
China-Burma-India
Asia
Captain Phil M Grandjean Dies in Germany Action
Captain Phil Mohler Grandjean, son of Mr and Mrs P W Grandjean of Beaucrest road, Windsor, Ontario, died in action April 30 in Germany. He served with the Essex Scottish regiment, Canadian Army, and rose from second lieutenant to captain. He saw service in France, Belgium, Poland and Germany, and recently received the Royal Canadian Humane Society medal for heroism. He is survived by his parents and two brothers Byron in Italy and Peter at Oak Ridge Military Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Mohler Grandjean
P. W. Grandjean
Beaucrest Road
Germany
Grandjean
Essex Scottish Regiment
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Windsor
Ontario
High Point
Duke University
University
Kingston, Ont
Ont
France
England
Belgium
Poland
Second Canadian
Royal Canadian Humane Society
Byron Grandjean
U. S. Army
Italy
Peter Grandjean
Oak Ridge Military Institute
Here
Lambeth Liberated From German Camp
Cpl. Donald Lambeth was liberated on April 13 from a German prison camp after being reported missing in action December 22 1944. He entered service in 1942, was stationed at Fort McClellan Alabama, and later sent to France where he wrote of getting along fine and hoping to return to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Leonard
Fourth Street
Cpl
Donald Lambeth
Western Front
Lambeth
Frances Lambeth
Lexington
High Point
Ft. McLelion
Ala
France
States
Ban On Sirens And Whistles Is Still In Effect
City officials state the wartime ban on blowing mill whistles and sirens remains in force. Roy Braden notes many inquiries about lifting the ban and resuming signals since V E Day, but police urge factories to continue cautious compliance until the ban is officially lifted. The narrative then shifts to a historical note on Bavaria before World War I and the Nazi era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Braden
Europe
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Braden
Resent
Emile Serposs
Altrusa Club
Bennual
Azier
Oose Hall
Freeman
Norfolk Yard
Phillip G. Griffin
Parkway
Catherine J. Griffin
James C. Watkins
Balkans
Army Air Forces
Phil M. Grandjean
Capt
Phil M. Grandjeann
Bavaria
Wagger’s
Elwood Hotel
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