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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1942

Page

3

Negro Sentenced for Theft of Auto Tires in Thomasville

In Thomasville on May 13, Jones, a Negro, was convicted of larceny and receiving two automobile tires. Judge Carl Wilson ordered a two year sentence with one year suspended on good behavior for two years post-release. Other defendants included Freeman Tate with six months for carrying a concealed weapon, Charlie Hunt for hit and run driving, and Vick Griffin for reckless driving with suspended terms and costs. Bond set for June term. notices of appeal filed.

Thomasville Span Jones Carl Wilson Stoward Steed Jones Freeman Tate Charlie Hunt C. A. Young Vick Griffin Roy Walls

Convictions and penalties listed for multiple defendants

William Walker faced counts of reckless driving and driving without a license with fines, costs, and a three to four month driving ban, plus a suspended sentence for cruelty to animals conditioned on good behavior and court appearances. Willie Lee Copple was found guilty of aiding and abetting driving without a license with a 30 day no driving order and costs.

William Walker Willie Lee Copple Route Two Greensboro

Demand On Shipping Causes Gas Rationing

Raleigh dispatch reports fuel limits persist after a gasoline label hearing. The OFM information division releases facts showing scarce supply for private motorists, with destroyers needed to convoy petroleum, and advisories citing King and Callaghan. Transit of fuel to Australia via Atlantic routes strains tanker resources, impacting Pacific needs and wartime logistics.

Serprise Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Bob Thompson Raleigh OFM United States Australia Europe Gulf W. M. Callaghan Admiral King Atlantic Seaboard Midwest South America

Radio Programs Schedule on May 13 in War Time Era

A fragmented schedule lists various radio programs for Wednesday May 13 ET, including Navy Band concerts, talk and music segments, and dramatic broadcasts. Entries name show titles such as The Three Stine, Captain Midnight, World War broadcasts, Caribbean Nights, Quiz Kids, and The Johnson Family, with times spanning from afternoon to late evening, though many lines are garbled.

Wergeel Raine Miinights S. Navy Don Massecs Nance Miriwes Ebs-Basic Baseball Mbs Alla Unger Palka Blue Frank Parker Jack Armstrong Abered Mr. Keen Lost Persons Tracer Bing Nan Miler Fis Orchestra Brewster Boy Cbs Fong Sue Thin Man Adventures Nbec Red Quiz Jon Welly M. C Seleon Eddy Cal Time Mbs Sie Mbs & Doghouse Nbc Biin Howe Alwsiowehe Ieee Orehesien Mortan Hearty War — Ntomibe Patranus Dean Padre Vari Nba

Pooling urged for war contracts in North Carolina

More than 20 industrialists from various North Carolina sectors attended a War Production Board briefing in Raleigh urging pooling of facilities to handle large government and private contracts. Governor Broughton warned of serious, potentially permanent, dislocations and labor migration that could hinder industrial development. He outlined steps to boost state war production and criticized gasoline rationing, pledging use of his office to help. Attendees included notable figures from Hickory, High Point, Greensboro, Raleigh, and Charlotte, plus CDB and Navy liaison staff.

Raleigh North Carolina WPB Broughton E E. Salisbury War Production Board Prrate Charlotte War Industries Pool Irving Hall Fle Washington CDB

Model Supply Company Sues Five Defendants in $410 Claim

The Maude Supply Company sues five defendants for 410 plus interest for equipment and supplies used in building a house in Spencer Heights dated October 1, 1941. Defendants include W G C Cannon and Olga H Cannon owners, R G Delk contractor, R D Douglas trustee, and Home Federal Savings and Loan Association. Two divorce actions also filed, both on two years separation basis, Henry Lee Lassiter seeks divorce from Elizabeth Lassiter, Lula Dobinson from Jonas Robinson.

Maude Supply Company Spencer Heights W. G. C. Cannon Olga H. Cannon R. G. Delk R. D. Douglas

Hospitals seek 300 more nurses in North Carolina

Raleigh May 13 North Carolina hospitals are banding their facilities to train 300 additional nurses this year. Miss Bessie AI Chapman secretary of the Board of Nurse Examiners said today that efforts are under way to expand training and staffing across the state.

Raleigh North Carolina Bessie AI. Chapma MN. Oc. Board

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Negro Jim MacSlamroch House of Representatives Denmarrath Wlot Robt. Ripley Hadramaut Sack Jones Patsy Tunney Cheshire Eng Lewis Bugg Billy Myers J. W. Burke Guilford County J. A. Doggett J. E. Millis High Point Robert A. Parker Perone R. Flake Shaw Wallace G. Freeman W. W. Harvey W. C. Johnson Bruce H. Carraway Shelley Caveness Re-Niecton Teriface Hady Walter E. Crissman James MacClamroch Robert Moseley Clyde A. Shreve Thomas Turner, Jr J. Floyd Brown Joe S. Phipps Tairness John C. Story John E. Walters Wou H. L. Koontz Max Gardner J. Lee Wilson Senaate Joe T. Carruthers, Jr Rupert T. Pickens Persia Pacific Wat C. A. Stone Caston R. W. Hutton Hickory James Coad J. L. Lyerly Cilly E. M. Ferrell F. J. Sizemore M. Knox Capus Waynick W. T. Powel Harry S. Bell A. L. Allred Russell F. Hall G. L. Dillon A.B. Carpenter Laurinburg BR. L. Hallman Sanford Robert L. Wiggins Goldsboro T. S. Hackney. Wilson Everett Dewey B.C. Cridlebaugh Charles Ingram High Points Eugene Ochsenreiter Charlotte Irving F. Ball State Fred Cutts U. S. Naval Tl. Love Andl Br, Barty Model Supply Company New York U. S. Defense the New Guardian eeRee Max Socomnyvacuum Laboratories Crystal Fruit Supremes Flarilee
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