Guilford Hosiery Mill Installs Shadowless Lighting System
Guilford Hosiery Mills completes a modern shadowless lighting system across looping, knitting, and finishing areas boosting uniformity and reducing eye strain. The retrofit benefits over 300 workers with 50 to 55 foot candle levels and cooler interior temperatures aided by thermostat-controlled roof sprinklers and 2 inch exhaust fans.
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Guilford Hosiery Mills
Guilford Hosiery Mill
Guilford Hosiery Mills, Inc
J. W. Lindsay
Guilford
VFW Pledges Home Mortgage To Cover Wheel of Progress Debts
The High Point VFW voted to mortgage its home on High Street to cover about $9,000 in obligations from the Veterans Wheel of Progress event. Thomasville VFW will pay one third, as unpaid rodeo bills and sponsorships push the two posts to meet losses.
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High Point Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
High Street
Veterans Wheel of Progress
Thomasville
VFW Post
Rodeo Committee
W. F. (Casey) Jones
VFW
Jones
High Point Vfw
Thomas- Ville Post
North Carolina Good Health Association
J. F. Sommers
Byron Grandjean
Sommers
Highland Park
Thomasville Post
Memorial Day Parade Planned in High Point
The American Legion posts announce a large Memorial Day parade for Sunday afternoon May 25 to honor fallen service members. Seven bands, multiple floats from local businesses, and military units from Fort Bragg and Camp Lejeune will participate. Veterans are urged to join in uniforms or civilian clothes, and civilian plane display by Skyway club will fly over the city.
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American Legion
Gilbert Burns
Marine Corps
Fort Bragg
Camp Lejeune
High Point
Skyway Club
Pai
Miss Chapman Attends Red Cross Convention Representation
Miss Jo Chapman, director of women's physical education at High Point college and health department instructor, was chosen to represent the Southeastern area at the National Red Cross convention in Washington, D C, May 13-15. The meeting aims to draft a handbook for adult leaders of college units. Chapman is faculty adviser for the college Red Cross chapter, the first in the state, now in her sixth year.
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Jo Chapman
High Point College
Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Miss Chapman
High Point College Red Cross
Continuance of Spastic Aid Assured in High Point
Easter seal sale assures next year’s operation of the spastic class begun this year. Charles F. Carroll of the High Point Crippled Children chapter notes broader efforts by the League for Crippled Children to aid all handicapped kids. Miss Lois Welborn reports $2,894.18 from seals. thanks go to Woman's Club, Coterie club, and teachers Mrs Jones and Mrs Miller.
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Charles F. Carroll
High Point
N. C. Ae
Loca
League For Crippled Children
Carroll
Lois Welborn
Woman's Club
Worth Ivey
Coterie Club
E. M. Jones
Ada Miller
Gladis Kivett
C. M. McKinney
Everett Land, Jr
Insurance underwriters assist WWII veterans in reinstating lapsed G I policy
The High Point Life Underwriters Association will operate a booth this week at Security National Bank to aid World War II veterans in reinstating lapsed National Service Life Insurance. Local underwriters dedicate one week during banking hours Monday through Saturday to provide this service.
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High Point Life Underwriters’ Association
Security National Bank
National Service Life
G. I
103 Year-Old Annie Tarba McDonald Dies in Fayetteville
Annie McKay Tarba McDonald a 103 year old black woman died last night at her daughter’s home in Fayetteville She leaves 15 grandchildren 44 great grandchildren and 39 great great grandchildren as survivors
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Fayetteville
Annie McKay
Tarba McDonald
Veterans Committee Elected at High Point College
Five dormitory veterans from a nine candidate field head the High Point college veterans committee. Walter H. Albrecht Clinard Burton Sam Fowler Moe Herbige George Rudisill will represent all veteran students in dealings with the administration.
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High Point College
Walter H. Albrecht
Clinard Burton
Sam Fowler
Moe
Bige
George Rudisill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Byrd
Antarctic
U. S. Navy
Pa Greely
Southern Furniture Exposition Bldg
High Point, N. C
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
R.r.’S
Mendenhall-Thompson
N. C
Chrysler
New York City
Lex
Bernard P. Day
IME
Wheel of Progress
Gl’'s
NSWER
Ces
White Cross Hospital
White Crosse
South
White Cross
DR. H. N. Alf
Boulevard
N. E
Walnut
Atlanta
Georgia
Ord
Mt. Regis
Salem
Roanoke
HN. Alford
High Point Enterprise
Paul G. Sumrell
Navy
Raleigh
R. B. Terry
D. A. Raw
HPC
MR. Jobber
The
Carolinas
Southeastern Factors Corporation
South Tryon Street
Liberty Life
Charlotte
Piedmont
Eastern
New York
Southeasre
tCwo Corporation
Tryon ST
P.O
Charlotte, N. C
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