Rufus I Grant Dies After Long Illness in High Point
Rufus I Grant 76 a longtime High Point resident died at his home 810 Putnam Avenue Thursday at 2 35 pm after years of declining health He was born May 11 1865 in Henderson County son of W Co and Elizabeth Freeman Grant married December 24 1888 to Mary Jane Michael Survived by wife two sons W J Grant and A O Grant three daughters Mrs Van Smith Mrs R E Grady and Ernestine Grant 16 grandchildren five great grandchildren He belonged to First Church of God Funeral services Saturday at 10 30 am at Sechrest Funeral Home with Rev Hugh L Calloway officiating burial in Oakwood Cemetery
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Rufus I. Grant
High Point
Putnam Avenue
Henderson County
W. Co
Elizabeth Freeman Grant
Mary Jane Michael
W. J. Grant
A. O. Grant
van Smith
R. E. Grady
Ernestine Grant
First Church of God
Sechrest
Hugh L. Calloway
Oakwood Cemetery
Leonard Broudis Chosen Student Body Head at Junior High
Broudis Leonard son of Mr and Mrs H B Leonard of 815 Arbor dale was elected president of the student body for the first semester of the next school year at the Junior High School. Ralph Edwards Gloria Foust Everett Bryant Ella Page Harrison named top officers and editor of the Junior Pointer newspaper.
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Broudis Leonard
H. B. Leonard
Arbordale
Ralph Edwards
W. L. Edwards
South Main Street
Gloria Foust
D. F. Foust
Woodrow Avenue
Everett Bryant
E.C. Bryant
Route Three
Ella Page Harrison
E. T. Harrison
West Farriss Avenue
Infant Kenneth R. Cook Dies at Home
Friends of Kenneth Roy and Mildred Henninger Cook mourn the death of their infant daughter at 410 Cable Street Thursday at 8 45 AM. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Roy Cook and grandparents in High Point and East Bend. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery Friday morning.
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Kenneth Roy
Mildred Henninger Cook
Cable Street
Kenneth Roy Cook
J. O. Cook
High Point
R. E. Henninger
East Bend
Oakwood Cemetery
Additional Appeal For Aid For War's Victims Made Here
An urgent appeal for aid to help innocent European war victims was telegraphed to the local Red Cross chairwoman Mrs W T Powell by William Carl Hunt acting manager of the Eastern Area American Red Cross. The telegram notes an Atlantic Clipper voyage to France with surgical dressings medicine clothing and other relief items to sail about June first seeking generous timely gifts to save lives. Donors may give through the local Red Cross office banks The Enterprise and WMFR station as part of Mobilization for Mercy aiming to raise 10 000 000 for European relief.
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Europe
Red Cross
W. T. Powell
William Carl Hunt
American Red Cross
France
Belgium
Bordeaux
The
Enterprise
WMFR
Koontz Resigns J. P. Post In Lexington
H. H. Koontz longtime justice of the peace in Lexington resigns after pleading nolo contendere to charges of extortion and failure to report fines. Judge Pickard suspends judgment, Gov. Hoey to be sent the resignation. Koontz cites political hostility and says the failure to report a $5.50 fine could occur in many cases.
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Lexington
H. H. Koontz
Justice of Peace
Nolo Contendre
D. L. Pickard
Koontz
Hoey
Eric Broadway
J. Lee) Wilson
Wilson
Corps Cadets Lead Salvation Army Sunday Service
The Corps Cadets will lead the Salvation Army Citadel Sunday evening service. This semi annual Cadet Sunday showcases the group’s teachings as they pursue a six year Bible course and potential officership. Captain Francis Sinclair directs a play What Is the Bible Worth performed by the Cadets. The program begins at 7:00 p.m. and the public is invited as guests of the Salvation Army.
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Salvation Army
Department of Army
Francis Sinclair
Mrs Mae Simmons Claimed By Death
Mrs Mae Lovett Simmons widow of Dr L L Simmons and sister of the late C C Walker died this morning at 6 30 o clock after months in a local hospital. Surviving are two nieces Mrs W T Powell of Greensboro and Mr Ted Connor of Spartanburg S C. Graveside services will be at Green Hill Cemetery Greensboro Saturday at 4 p m with no flowers requested.
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Mae _ Lovett Simmons
Greensboro
L. L. Simmons
C. C. Walker
W. T. Powell
Ted Connor
Spartanburg
S. C
Green Hill Cemetery
Junior Chamber Plans Weekly Meeting and Events
The High Point Jaycees held a 7:30 p m meeting at the Sheraton Hotel with President Charles Mendenhall guiding reports from committees including the Carolina Motor Tour and Mile of Silver campaigns. Paul Butler and George Underwood aided charter night planning and urged wider attendance at the national convention in Washington D C. The next meeting is set for May 30 at 7:30 p m.
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High Point Jaycees
Sheraton Hotel
Charles Mendenhall
Carolina Motor Tour Committee
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Carolina Motor Club
Silver
Jaycees
Winston-Salem Jaycees
Junior Chamber
Paul Butler
Southern Pines
Davidson County Guilford College Building Campaign Organizes
W H Sullivan announces completion of the Davidson County drive committee for the Guilford College Building Program. new members J O Burke George Coble Jessie Finch Georgianna Byrd join Lexington and Thomasville groups. kickoff meetings set in Winston Salem and High Point as the campaign opens June 4 and closes June 14.
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Davidson County
Guilford College
W. H. Sullivan
N. C. English
Ragan Knitting Company
Thomasville
Davidson County Group
Mr. Sullivan
J. O. Burke
George Coble
Lexington
Jessie Finch
Georgianna Byrd
Davidson
English
Winston-Salem
High Point
Greensboro
Boulogne Falls as German Forces Push on Calais
German advances along the French coast reach Boulogne and Montreuil while Le Touquet falls to German detachments. British air units claim 20 enemy planes shot down and 25 damaged as Calais looms as a vital objective in a broader push toward the Channel ports.
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France
Bern
Switzerland
Montreuil
Channel
le Touquet
Boulogne
Calais
Ghent
Belgium
Flanders
British
Air Ministry
Germany
French
England
Old Age Assistance Clubs Endorse Caffey for Congress
Old Age Assistance clubs in the state released a statement endorsing John W. Caffey for Congress in the sixth district and urged district club members to support him in the primary tomorrow. Captain Carraway declared the endorsement cites his character ability and legislative knowledge.
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John W. Caffey
Congress
Caffey
Carraway
Battle of Flanders Shapes Outcome of Allied Counterattack
The Battle of Flanders has grown from the Somme counter-attack and may determine the blitzkrieg's fate. While the end of this brutal German invasion is not yet clear, early reports suggest the Germans are advancing.
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Flanders
Somme
Dewitt MacKenzie
German Air and Ground Offensives Reach Northern France
German forces claim success across northern France amid air strikes and tank losses on the Western Front. Berlin says Allied air losses totaled 49 planes while Germany reports six transports sunk and a cruiser damaged off Boulogne, as German spearheads push toward Boulogne and Calais and attempt to encircle Allied forces in a 25 mile gap.
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Loretto Heights
Arras
French
Amiens
Boulogne
Calais
France
Belgium
Popular Night at Cherry Street Church With Education Leader
In a service dedicating the church addition, Cherry Street Presbyterian hosts a popular night led by Prof BE Peterson principal of Church Street High School Thomasville. Mrs BE Peterson provides music and Elder T S Bennett delivers the closing address with James Keno presiding.
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Cherry Street Church
Cherry Street Presbyterian Church
BE. L. Peterson
Church Street High School
Thomasville
T. S. Bennett
James Keno
The Battle of France and Flanders in the Nazi blitz
The text describes Allied disorganization early in the Nazi onslaught, focusing on two aims: closing the 25 mile gap near Arras and Bapaume to reunite the line and halt German reinforcements, and controlling the channel ports to prevent invasion of England while facing a potential clash between warships and aircraft in the English Channel. It notes Hitler's gamble on speed and decisive action.
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Flanders
Belgium
France
Arras
Bapaume
Channel
England
Hitler
English Channel
Paratroopers Routed by British Rear Guard in France
German parachutists armed with submachine guns were quickly dispersed by British troops in a rear guard action at a small French village. The Air Ministry said British forces used only rifles in the engagement.
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London
France
Air Ministry
North Carolina Weather Outlook on Saturday
Partly cloudy and cooler conditions trend across North Carolina with lighter winds. East coast areas may see a mix of sun and clouds with slightly warmer readings in the east and cooler patches inland.
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North Carolina
Virginia
Sandy Hook
Sat Hatteras
Jacksonville
Weather readings across cotton growing areas May 24
Weather bureau records list temperatures and rainfall ending 7:30 a.m. in multiple cities including Charlotte Asheville Hatteras Jacksonville Key West Little Rock Los Angeles Memphis Meridian Atlanta Augusta Birmingham Charleston Chicago Denver Detroit Greensboro Miami St. Louis Mobile Mt. Mitchell New York Raleigh San Antonio San Francisco Evansville Galveston New Orleans Spartanburg Tampa and more with varied readings.
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Charlotte
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Key West
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Memphis
Meridian
Atlanta
Augusta
Birmingham
Charleston
Chicago
Denver
Detroit
Greensboro
Miami
Mini-St. P
Mobile
Mt. Mitchell
New York
Raleigh
San Antonio
San Francisco
Charlotte Cesaline
Evansville
Galveston
New Orleans
Spartanburg
Tampa
First Movie Visit By 71st Birthday Tourist
Mrs. Coral Hamptonville visiting son E. G. Reed at 610 Hamilton Street plans a birthday tour of a local radio station and a look at the Center Theatre as she marks her 71st birthday born May 24, 1869 in Y County.
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Coral Hamptonville
E. G. Reed
Hamilton Street
Y County
Reed
Bu T
Center Theatre
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Seventeenth Senatorial
Fred J. Flagler
Thomas J. Gold
Rupert T. Pickens
William T. Sears
House of Representatives
Joe T. Carruthers
Shelly
J. Keith Harrison
Beverly C. Moore
Robert Moseley
R. C. Causey
Joe F. Hoffman, JR
B. C. Kivett
Robert A. Parker
John W. Stubbs
W. H. Bennett
Ches. C. Haworth
H. A. Millis
Sidney J. Stern
Fred D. Smith
D. E. Hudgins
Guilford County Board of Elections
A. J. Maxwell
J. M. Broughton
Arthur Simmons
L. Lee Gravely
Paul Grady
Thos. E. Cooper
Wilkins P. Horton
Dan Tompkins
R. L. Harris
L. A. Martin
W. Erskine Smith
Secretary of State
Walter Murphy
Thad Eure
Geo. Ross Pouchas, W. Miller
W. Kerr Scott C. Wayland Spruinl
William B. Oliver
Dan C. Boney
Oscar G. Barker
Carl T. Durham
ED R. Hanford
W. R. Lucas
State Board of Elections
High Point Township
N. M. Cates
R. J. Hodgin
D. H. Milton
C. C. Muse
F. A. Ogburn
J. F. Powers
E. F. Seagraves
Tom Andrews
Archie W. Hedrick
L.G. Jones
D. E. Hodgins
Robert H. McNeil
MD. R. Hoffman
Geo, M. Pritchard
J. Forest Witten
Halsey
Carlina
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