Padlocked Carnival hearing set for 3 30 today in North State case
Judge D C MacRae to hear final decision on padlocking the North State carnival charged as a public nuisance with gambling. Defendants include E Baxter operator and Mr Mrs R B it owners. Prosecutor Tom Sprinkle seeks closure amid neighborhood concerns. Major Clodfelter promoted to RAF with ties to Thomasville and Washington address noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. MacRae
MacRae
Tom
E. Baxter
R. B. It
Ich
Meadow Inn
Winston-Salem Way
Harris Jarrell
L. J. Fisher
David Perrell Clodfelter
RAF
Washington
Thomas W. Hastey
Bolling Field
Thomasville
Major Clodfelter
David Hamilton Clodfelter
Hattie Fitzgerald Clodfelter
Route 1
Clodfelter
Vivian Grove
Luray
Wiscon 4 Avenue
Lieutenant James Tew Dies in Action in India
Thomasville mourns 1st Lieutenant James C. Tew aviation flight officer killed April 23 in India. A Thomasville High School graduate who later earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal, he served with brothers in the U S Army and Marines. He is survived by parents Mr and Mrs Charles W Tew and three brothers Paul Joe and less Tew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
James C. Tew
Charles W. Tew
Woodreet
Tew
India
Thomasville High School
Asville Chair Company
Army
Sherine
Nell Tew
Thomile
Sgt
Less Tew
U. S. Marines
Oklahoma
Paul Tew
Baltimore
Pfc
Joe
U. S. Army
Italy
Building Permits Totals $1 185 This Morning
Building permits totaling 1185 were issued this morning by the iding inspector. A $450 permit was issued to J A Campbell to lay dwelling at 1113 Ander street. Other permits include P C Trose 719 English $275 to rebuild J A Laughlin 211 Kennedy $135 to add a room to dwelling Gladys T Robinson 606 West Washington $25 to repair porch Koonts and Kire Apts 409 Lake street $100 paint John Angel 1211 John $50 to repair porch A J Bord 307 Coltrane street $50 to paint dwelling C M Bambalis 17 English $50 to paint building dC M Thomas 226 Boulevard reroof dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Campbell
Anderstreet
P. C. Trose
J. A. Laughlin
Ennedy
Elling
Gladys T. Robinson
Miss Margie Wagner to Receive Furman Arts Degree
High Point senior Margie Catherine Wagner daughter of Mr and Mrs L A Jagier of 525 Centennial Avenue is a candidate to receive the bachelor of arts degree at Furman University commencement Saturday morning in May. She served as social club president and member of the Baptist Student Union during her college career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Margie Catherine Wagner
L. A. Jagier
Centennial Avenue
Furan University
Wagner
Baptist Student Union
Cleanup Campaign Blows Up In Chief's Face
Fire Chief FE K Ingram promoted a cleanup drive but a truck delivering trash blocked the fire station at 510 Richa Street. A windy mishap scattered waste paper into the chief's office after fire engines responded to a small stove fire. He lamented the setback to his sanitation effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. K. Ingram
Richa Street
Service couple reunion at Camp Springfield visit
Pvt. Joseph A. Stockton stationed at the Army Air Base Camp Springfield Washington DC spent the weekend with his wife Ruth Walton of 1103 East Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Joseph A. Stockton
Army Air Base
Camp Springfield
Washington, D. C
Ruth Walton
East Russell Street
Carroll Awarded Soldier's Good Conduct Medal
Jimmie Carroll now at Fort Bliss Texas receives the soldier's good conduct medal. He previously lived in High Point before enlisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service Carroll
Jimmie Carroll
Fort Bliss
Texas
High Point
Promotion of Pfc Paul H Cook to Corporal Announced
The headquarters squadron of the Ninth Air Force Service Command in Great Britain announced the promotion of Pfc Paul H Cook to the grade of corporal He is the son of Jethro James Cook of Denton His advancement reflects his service with the unit stationed overseas during the war period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Paul H. Cook
Ninth Air Force Service Command
Great Britain
Jethro James Cook
Denton
Hicks in England at Red Cross Club dinner
Pvt. Paul W. Hicks of 915 Asheboro Street was among 27 North Carolinians attending a dinner and evening of entertainment at the American Red Cross Mostyn Club in London England.
Von Drehle Promoted to First Lieutenant in England
Vernon P. Von Drehle son of Mr and Mrs Charles W Von Drehle of 912 Montlieu Avenue has been promoted to first lieutenant somewhere in England He received a second oak leaf cluster to the air medal for exceptionally meritorious achievement while participating in bomber combat missions over continental Europe
Medal Awarded to Pvt Homer H Holden Overseas
Pvt Homer H Holden received a good conduct medal for exemplary behavior efficiency and fidelity while serving overseas. The award highlights his steady conduct and dedication in a distant posting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Homer H. Holden
Flax Plantings in France Fall After 1939 Peak
The area sown to flax in France declined from 118 600 acres in 1939 to a smaller figure in the following year, reflecting a sharp drop in flax cultivation as war pressures increased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Dr McDonald To Speak In Guilford Friday Night
Ralph McDonald, candidate for governor, will address voters at the High Point county building Friday at 8 15 p m. He was runner up to Clyde R Hoey in 1936 and campaign supporters expect to win Forsyth support in the North Carolina primary on May 27. Curtis Smithdeal will introduce him and Sherrill Horne will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph McDonald
Guilford County
High Point
Dr. McDonald
Clyde R. Hoey
Sherrill Horne
North Carolina
Curtis Smithdeal
Horne
Police Plan Tracking System for Red Ticket Violations
City officials announce a new index to record every minor traffic violation by red tickets. Names will be filed at the police station to track repeat offenses and excuses offered, with Acting Chief C. C. Stoker endorsing the easy-to-keep file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Braden
C. C. Stoker
Stoker
Orchestras To Give Concert Tonight At Wil Scene
Junior High School will host a one hour concert tonight at 7 o clock featuring the All City Grammar Grade orchestra and the Junior High School orchestra in observance of National Music Week. Barbara Ann Terry and Arlene Jenkins are highlighted. Two music awards will be given for most progress in each group. Open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allcity Grammar
All-City Grammar
Barbara Ann Terry
Arlene Jenkins
SPAR Recruiter to Visit High Point for Ten Days
Yeoman 2nd Class Jean Guild opens a SPAR recruitment office in the High Point post office building on South Main Street for ten days starting today. Women aged 20 to 34 with two years of high school and the ability to pass tests are eligible, with Coxswain Ralph Ayres of the Coast Guard assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeoman
Jean Guild
High Point
Spars
Women's Coast Guard Organization
South Main Street
Yeoman Guild
Ralph Ayres
U. S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
German Ambassador Returns to Turkey
In Istanbul on May 11 German Ambassador Franz von Papen arrived after a hurried trip to the Reich. He reportedly carried Hitler's reply to Turkey over the halt of chrome shipments, traveling with military and commercial attaches but without Dr. Karl Clodius of the German trade commission who led the earlier chrome negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istanbul
City Employees Seek Earlier Hours and Summer Library Change
A proposal to shift city hall staff to start at 8:00 a.m. and leave at 4:30 p.m. with a noon break will be presented to the city council tonight at eight. Voted approval by employees would mean 8 to 4:30 hours in summer and a library closing time of 6 p.m. in summer, with winter hours remaining at 9 p.m. for the library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Dr Gladys Happer Speaks on India at Rotary Meet
Dr Gladys Happer spoke at the Rotary Club at the Sheraton Hotel outlining India's history, religion and politics. She noted India’s ancient history, large population, and that religion heavily influences politics. Brief reports from O B Bonner A L Klemme Charles F Carroll and Curtis Smithdeal covered the 189th district conference in Pinehurst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Gladys Happer
Rotary Club
Sheraton Hotel
Happer
United States
O. B. Bonner
A. L. Klemme
Charles F. Carroll
Curtis Smithdeal
Pinehurst
Funeral Friday for Hollis Presswood at Pisgah Church
Funeral services are set for Hollis Roosevelt Presswood an 11 year old who drowned yesterday in Triangle Lake. The ceremonies will be at Pisgah Baptist Church at 4 p m with Rev C M Floyd and Rev W L Smith officiating. The body will be moved to his Rt 4 home this afternoon at 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis Roosevelt Presswood
Triangle Lake
Pisgah Baptist Church
C. M. Floyd
W. L. Smith
Rt. 4
City Manager Calls for Juvenile Curfew Initiative
Roy Braden urged citizens to promote a juvenile curfew law in High Point while acknowledging need. He argued parents should lead, not the city council, and criticized court timing, saying preventive action is needed to keep youths out of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Roy
Braden
D. C. MacRae
Kirkman Speaks At Thomasville Rotary Meeting
O Arthur Kirkman general manager of the High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad spoke at the Thomasville Rotary Club describing Puerto Rico its customs and its role in the World War. District Rotary convention notes and upcoming Rotary banquet for the Senior class at the high school were announced. Visitors included Bunn Hackney of High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
O. Arthur Kirkman
High Point
Denton
U. S
Rotary Club
Kirkman
Puerto Rico
United States
Paul Hassler
Charles R. Patterson
Pinehurst
R. L. Pope
W. C. Jackson
Woman's College of the University of North Carolina
S. L. Pollock
J. Roy Proctor
O. R. Hodgin
Lucille Kirkpatrick
Colonial Drive
Bunn Hackney
Tyson cites lack of instructors for Red Cross classes
Mrs T D Tyson Jr said no Red Cross Nurses Aide classes will start in the next 60 days due to unavailable instructors. Hosiery mills in Uruguay are ine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. D. Tyson, Jr
Red Cross
Uruguay
City Parks Spending Rises in April Report
The city’s parks and recreation department spent 5537.65 more in April than a year earlier. Increases were mainly in salaries across lake park swimming pool, playgrounds, Blair Park, and youth centers. Total April expenditures reached 2096.60 versus 1558.85 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parks and Recreation
City Lake Park
Playgroun
Blair Park
Labor delegates condemn Argentina fascism at conference
At the International Labor Conference in Philadelphia 29 nations condemned the fascist regime in power in Argentina. The delegates also voted to readmit Luis Girola, the Argentine workers' delegate, after earlier protests over his representation. The statement urged Argentina to restore freedom of association, press, and conscience while hoping the Argentine labor movement regains its democratic freedoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
International Labor Conference
Argentina
Luis Girola
Girola
V. Lombardo Toledano
Mexico
Workers of
Clothes For Russia Drive Ends Friday
High Point collects clothing for Russian civilians as part of a nationwide effort. The drive ends Friday with items packed for shipment to New York. usable clothes of all types are welcomed except underwear, hose, and hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
High Point
Russia
Verta I. Coe
Dorothy Hoskins
Boys 16 and 17 Offered Civil Air Patrol Training
The U S Army Air Forces plan ground cadet training for boys aged 16 and 17 in courtesy discipline drill navigation and meteorology. No flight instruction is given and enrollment requires attending a 7 30 p m meeting at the High Point armory under Greensboro Civil Air Patrol guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Army Air Forces
Army
Ground Cavale
Civil Air Patrol
High Point
Greensboro
U. S. Army Air Forces
Funeral Rites for Walter S Bud Young
Funeral services for Walter S Bud Young 83 will be held at Primitive Baptist Church Mechanicsville Friday at 2 30 PM conducted by Rev Howard Hartzell and Rev Mr Myres. Body remains at Sechrest Funeral Home until 2 then taken to church for interment in church cemetery. Iran finances new manufacturing plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter S
Bud) Young
Willowbrook Street
Primitive Baptist Church
Mechanicsville
Howard Hartzell
Mr. Myres
Sechrest
Promoted Dr Walter K Tice Attends Mayo Clinic Three Months
High Point born Dr Walter K Tice promoted to Major in the Medical Corps. He is at the Mayo Foundation Rochester Minn for a three months school of internal medicine and medical specialties. Since joining the service September 1 1942 he has served as regimental surgeon of the 335th Infantry 84th Division stationed at Camp Claiborne La and trained at Carlisle and Chemical Warfare School for Medical Officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter K. Tice
High Point
Mayo Foundation
Rochester
Minn
Tice 2
335Th Infantry
Camp Claiborne
Medical Field Service
Carlisle
Chemical Warfare
Mrs. E T Bullard Dies Suddenly at Her Home
Emma Ida Smith Bullard 63, wife of FE T Bullard, died suddenly at her Rt 1 Sophia home. Born February 27, 1881 in Chatham County, she was a Welch Memorial Methodist Church member. Survived by husband, five daughters, one son, four Smith relatives, and seven grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at Marlborough Friends Church with interment in church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Ida Smith Bullard
FE. T. Bullard
Sophia
Bullard
Chatham County
John W
Lyndia Hilliard Smith
Welch Memorial Methodist Church
Thelma Tilley
High Point
Macie Brawn
Brown Summit
Marlborough Friends ‘Church
T. E. Strickland
H. P. Williams
Willowbrook Street
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Judge MacRae
North Africa
Zelda Pierce
Warren Pierce
U. S. Army Air Corps
Zelda
Rt. 2
Pierce
Oleene Gallimore
James Tew
Iour
Nature
Dean
Stockton
Cook
Holden
SPAR
Turkey
Rotary Meet
Presswood
Rotary
Menico
Walter
Young
Iran
E.T. Bullard
Wagger
Elwood Hotel
Dunhill Service
Sessions
Electric Mantel
Univex
Mercury
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