School Board Rehires Staff. Several Vacancies Noted
The school board approved reemployment of teachers and principals for 1942 43 across Senior High Junior High and city elementary schools. Vacancies include industrial arts posts at Senior High and a mathematics department/coaching slot due to resignations and Navy call ups. Several elementary teachers will not be replaced because of decreased attendance tied to illness and epidemics.
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Sam Penn High
Charles F. Carroll
Ithe
Nile 1
Chicago | Val
Robert McNabb
Army
Leo Morgan
Navy
Clifford Martin
Chanute Field
Rantoul, Ill
Naomi Jenrette
Annie Laurie Moss Chidester
Ernestine Strickland
Miss Carrie Lowe to retire under new teacher law in High Point
Miss Carrie Lowe will retire July 1 becoming the first High Point teacher to opt for retirement under the new teacher retirement law. Vacancies arise in Negro elementary schools due to illness resignations by Mrs Blanche Witted and Mrs Marie Sneed. Potential openings loom if Harry Ellison, Anthony Cernigle and Kenneth Smith depart, all affected by draft status or pending orders.
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Carrie Lowe
High Point
Blanche Whitted
Marie Sneed
Harry Ellison
Anthony Cernigle
Kenneth Smith
Synthetic rubber plan eyed from grain alcohol process
A Nebraska group outlines a scheme to convert 80,000,000 bushels of grain into 200,000,000 gallons of alcohol to produce butadiene then synthetic rubber. They claim a $32,000,000 transport and handling charge could fund five grain alcohol plants and full rubber production within eight months, with most materials on hand and no copper required.
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Commerce Jones
Johnson
Nebraska
Nos
US Merchant Ship Torpedoed Off Costa Rica Coast
La Tribuna reports a submarine torpedoed a United States merchant ship in the Caribbean about 80 miles from the Costa Rica coast. The crew were rescued by an American destroyer, according to the newspaper.
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U. S.S
San Jose
Costa Rica
la Tribuna
United States
Caribbean
Gas Rationing May Bring Bus Service to Knotts Island
Knotts Island, May 26. With gas rationing reducing automobile traffic the island may gain a bus link to the outside world. A Norfolk based bus company plans to extend its line from Princess Anne County into Knotts Island, providing the first regular service in years beyond boats and private cars.
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Knotts Island
Norfolk
Princess Anne County
Laval confers with Paris leaders amid wide attendance
Laval meets in Paris with numerous personalities and his closest collaborators as discussions unfold. Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, newly assigned to head the British admiralty delegation in Washington, warned that transferring French naval forces at Toulon to the Allies would be very nasty for the Allies.
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Paris
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Britain
Mediterranean
Washington
Toulon
American aviation role debated in Allied strategy
Sources on the war debate whether the mission would trigger immediate American air attacks. They argue U S planes and pilots are needed in theaters like Australia and India and that America may join here when Britain and the United States are ready for a supreme air effort.
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United States
Australia
India
Great Britain
Chinese Forces Prep Major New Campaign In Fukien
Chinese dispatches say the enemy plans another large scale campaign in Fukien province near Chekiang. Japanese ships and transports mass at Formosa as Allied bombers strike at Rabaul New Britain and Lae New Guinea, with four Japanese planes reported shot down.
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Douglas MacArthur
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Screwy News in Durham and Carolina Curiosities
A Durham officer, short on gasoline, handcuffed his wife and used an official ration card to gas up at a station claiming official business with a dangerous criminal. Herbert Dangerfield of Oakley, S C, handed a sugar buyer their ration book and faced disbelief over stamps versus money for sugar.
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Pleasure Bent
Durham
Carolinas
Herbert Dangerfield
Oakley, S.C
Dangerfield
War Production Board Orders Canneries to Hold 1942 Fish Pack
The War Production Board ordered canners to set aside the entire 1942 pack of salmon sardines Atlantic herring and mackerel to meet armed services and lend-lease needs. Officials stressed some civilian release possible if full military demand is unmet. 1942 salmon pack projected at 5,400,000 cases with about 2,500,000 for government. Lend-lease may consume 50 to 66 percent of sardines herring and mackerel.
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Washington
War Production Board
Armed Services
Lawrence Hopkinson
WPB
Investigating Big Theft Ring In Northwestern NC
An intensive search by 1 State highway patrol and State Bureau of Investigation agents targeted a large theft ring in northwestern North Carolina after two Wilkes County men were arrested on federal and state charges. Officers recovered 800 pounds of rain soaked sugar, 150 gallons of gasoline, thousands of empty bags, illicit liquor, and the two suspects. Authorities link the haul to sugar thefts in Greensboro and Winston-Salem and believe a stolen car seized Sunday night ties the case to the ring.
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State Bureau of Investigation
North Carolina
Wilkes County
J. C. Gibbs
Mocksville
Gibb
Greensboro
Unions Included In Anti-Rackets Bill Given Okay
Washington May 26 1945 The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill to subject labor unions to federal anti racketeering laws and set stiff penalties for interference with commerce The measure passed 9 to 3 and aims to repeal a Supreme Court decision holding unions outside RICO jurisdiction It defines extortion as obtaining property through wrongful force fear or official right and makes obstructing commerce by robbery a felony
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Rep
Hobbs
D-Ala
Supreme Court
New York
Jap Forces Raided In Northern Burma
New Delhi May 26 British bombers hit Japanese forces in northwest Burma attacking steamers launches and barges in three areas. RAF Blenheim planes in the Chindwin River area damaged boats, while others targeted barges and a large river steamer in Kale Wa. Hudson bombers struck river craft on the Mayu River near Akyab. All planes returned safely.
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India
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Bay of Bengal
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A Cards Total 52 Per Cent Of Issue In South
Atlanta May 26 The Office of Price Administration survey shows about a quarter of motorists in five southeastern states on short A cards due to tanker and fuel needs. About six and a half percent hold X cards for unlimited purchases while the rest hold B cards with more B-3s issued. Florida differs. 2 percent hold XX cards and 86 percent hold A cards. Incomplete reports list 1 446 427 cards issued including 749 701 A 112 391 B-1 118 301 B-2 390 779 B-3 and 95 255 V cards.
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Atlanta
Hitler
Office of Price Administrate Survey
Florida
OPA
South
High Pointer Convicted in Drunken Driving Case
Special to The Enterprise. In Thomasville on May 26 Frank A. Albert of High Point was convicted of drunken driving in local court before Judge Carl Wilson. He paid a $50 fine plus court costs and had his license revoked for one year. An additional charge of driving without a license carried half the court costs. Curtis H. Person of Greensboro was found guilty of reckless driving and paid court costs. George D. Turner of Thomasville was convicted of driving with an improper muffler and paid half the court costs.
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Thomasville
Frank A. Albert
Edgeworth Street
High Point
Carl Wilson
Albert
Curtis H. Person
East Gaston Street
Greensboro
George D. Turner
Women’s qualifying play for Presidents Cup ends this week
Emery Wood Country Club women golfers are reminded this is the final chance to qualify for the President’s Cup event. Match play for the cup will be held next week, according to Mrs. George T. Wood, chairwoman of the women’s golf committee.
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Emerywood Country Club
George T. Wood
Women’s Golf Committee
New York Stocks May 4 Update at 2 P.M.
New York stocks reported at 2 p.m. with overall movement across sectors. Market participants watched declines and gains amid mixed trading, led by shifts in industrials and financials as investors weighed earnings and economic data.
Soviet Storm on Kharkov Pushes Invasion Toll
Violent fighting along the Kharkov front as Soviet forces and German troops clash across multiple axes. Red Star reports infantry, tank and artillery clashes with Russian forces destroying tanks and killing hundreds of Germans. Despite heavy losses on both sides, Soviet advances and defensive successes are noted, with aerial and naval actions referenced in broader wartime developments.
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Mirage of French Navy Aid Deepens War Strain
Report from London says Pierre Laval allowed Germans to train sailors at French naval yards. The move would arm German crews on French ships, threatening Allied plans to rely on French personnel. British sources claim three new destroyers sunk in a day and Malta facing devastation.
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Last Rites Tomorrow for Mrs. Mary C. Jones
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary C. Jones who died after a short illness yesterday afternoon will be held tomorrow at 2 in the home with Rev. O L Ruth of the Pilgrim Holiness Church officiating. The body will be moved from Sechrest Funeral Home to the home at 302 Mangum Avenue this afternoon, and interment will be in the local cemetery.
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O. L. Ruth
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Mangum Avenue
Sechrest Funeral Home
Latvian Ship Torpedoed in Caribbean Sea
The Navy announced a small Latvian merchant vessel was torpedoed in the Caribbean and survivors had been landed at a park on the east United States coast.
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Washington
Navy
Caribbean Sea
United States Coast
Weather totals from Charlotte May 26 report
Official weather bureau records list 24 hour temperatures ending 7:30 a.m. in major cotton districts and markets. City readings include Asheville 68 42, Atlanta 76 57, Birmingham 53, Charlotte 74 53, Columbia 87 52, Fort Worth 83 00, Jacksonville 86 7, Little Rock 8 64, Louisville 75 62, Memphis 62, Miami 36 43, Mobile 85, New Orleans 85 66, New York 77 57, Norfolk 70 55, Richmond 75 60, Savannah 83 65, Tampa 86 80, Washington 77 51, Wilmington 76 60.
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la Columbia
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Serial numbers of new registrants posted at post office
Serial numbers for the 7 729 selective service registrants registered with local draft board No 5 in the April registration were posted on the bulletin board in the lobby of the post office this afternoon. Joseph Snider, clerk of the board, announced. Serial numbers only are listed. No order numbers are shown as this group is not intended to be called to serve in the armed forces.
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Selective Service
Draft Board No. 5
Joseph Snider
Asmuch
Funeral Rites For Mrs Carl Jones At Home
Mrs Carl Jones wife of Carl Jones who passed away at her home 502 Mangum Avenue yesterday afternoon will be conducted from the home on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o clock by Rev O L Ruth pastor of First Pilgrim Holiness Church with interment following in Oakwood Cemetery The body was returned to the home this afternoon at 4 o clock.
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Carl Jones
Mary Jones
Mangum Avenue
O. L. Ruth
First Pilgrim Holiness Church
Oakwood Cemetery
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