Bonds Pass $300000 Mark as School Drive Accelerates
The war bond drive neared 304499.50 in earnings, about 42 percent of the quota, with plans for theater rallies and school contests to boost sales. Students from multiple schools, led by senior and elementary groups, contributed, totaling 681 bonds sold so far as events continue toward the June 9 close.
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Iwo Jima
Center Theatre
Kirkman
Altrusa
Junior Service League
K.c.a
L'Amusante
Ray
Clover
Johnson Street
Hill
Elm Street
Blair
Brentwood
Ada Blair
High Point Leads In Birth Rate And Low Death Rate In State Survey
A Chamber of Commerce survey compares nine North Carolina cities with populations over 25 000. High Point posts a birth rate of 20.2 per 1000 and a death rate of 7.8 per 1000 for 1939–40, ranks third in births and second in deaths, while 1942 figures show 896 births and 288 deaths with 36 infant deaths, the lowest infant death rate among the cities surveyed. Charlotte tops both birth and total deaths for 1942.
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High Point
North Carolina
Chamber of
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Durham
Greensboro
Asheville
Raleigh
Wilmington
Rocky Mount
Wilming
Ton
Elementary Graduation at Allen Jay School
Eighth grade students at Allen Jay School will graduate at a ceremony on Wednesday morning May 30 at 9 oclock. Principal T Bennison says 76 graduates will receive certificates of promotion and Rev Wilbur Hutchins of First Baptist Church High Point will deliver the commencement address.
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Allen Jay School
T. Bennison
Wilbur Hutchins
First Baptist Church of
High Point
The Average Man Needs Protein for Each Day
A brief note states that the average man requires about a certain amount of protein daily. It emphasizes daily intake guidance and the role of protein in diet.
Memorial Services for Pvt Seckler to be Held in Belgians Death
Memorial services will be held for Pvt Harold L. Seckler who died Feb 1 of wounds in Belgium. The service is set for June 3 at East Green Street Baptist church. He was the son of Mr and Mrs W W Seckler of 2108 East Green street and husband of the former Oriana Scott with a daughter Judith. Rev J S Hopkins and Rev C W Glosson will officiate.
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Harold L. Seckler
Belgium
East Green Street Baptist Church
Seckler
W. W. Seckiler
East Green Street
Oriana Scott
Judith Nn. Oe
J. S. Hopkins
C. W. Glosson
Milk Fund To Be Solicited By Telephone
The Junior Service League will solicit donations for the Milk Fund by telephone on Monday morning. Milk Fund Day is planned for Saturday June 2 with 24 girl scouts collecting from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at a booth outside Richardson’s department store. The fund total stands at $415.66 with the American Legion Auxiliary contributing $15.
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Junior Service League
Katherine Raymond
Paulette Lindsay
Edwin Hedrick
Service Ee
Milk Fund
Richardson's Department Store
Raymond
L. F. Voorhees
Clara Cole Sherrod
John Clinard
American Legion Auxiliary
Mail rules halt sending to European prisoners of war
U S mail officials ban all mail to American and Allied prisoners of war in Europe with a single exception for prisoners of war held by Japan. Undeliverable items will be returned to senders with a cant be forwarded stamp. no charges will be collected. Tobacco parcels from companies are returned to the sender.
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Europe
B. G. Leonard
Japan
War Department
New York
Tobacco
Expert Staff Assembled For Scout Camp Uwharrie
Scout Executive B Hackney Jr leads a centralized expert staff for Uwharrie Camp with R W Garrison in waterfront charge. Ernest Welch C W Grubb Jr Richard Yarborough and others staff the program health store and crafts while Mark McAdams directs the camp program and Cook staff returns for 140 campers.
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Uwharrie
Ca Uwharrie
B Hackney, Jr
R. W. Garrison
Ernest Welch
Greensboro
C. W. Grubb, Jr
Elkin High School
Melvin Young
Lexington
James Richard
High Point
H. W. Mauldin
Spencer
Charles Harbinson
George Miller
Richard Yarborough
James Hall
High Ra
Paul Friedman
High Nt
Fred Connelly
Troop 14
Aga Eee
Ida Mae Siddle
Mary Frances Siddle
Kate Siddle
Lucille Weddington
Uiboninas
Jane
Cat
Sec
Scout Waterfronts
C. . Grubb, Jr
Dewey Greer New President Student Council
Dewey Greer is elected president of the junior high school student council for the first semester of 1945 46. Bobby Younts is vice president and Sarah Barrer serves as secretary treasurer with Evelyn Nance chairing public relations and Marilyn Inette editor in chief of the Junior Pointer.
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Dewey Greer
Bobby Younts
Sarah Barrer
Evelyn Nance
Marilyn Inette
Junior Pointer
David Brewer
Dot Kendall
Max Thurber
Doris Blanke
Joyce Burrows
Board 4 Seeks Addresses for Five Local Draft Board Members
Board 4 seeks the current addresses of Johnnie Earl Lee Joseph Meadows Coble Rufus Lee Smith William McKinley Jones and Robert Eugene Hartman. Mail addressed to these individuals by the board has been returned as undeliverable. Mustard is noted as America’s most popular spice.
VFW Memorial Rites Planned at Oakwood Cemetery
The Veterans of Foreign Wars announce a memorial service at Oakwood cemetery Sunday afternoon. Attendees meet at the chamber of commerce at 2:30 and march to the cemetery for a 3 o'clock service led by Master of Ceremonies Grover H. Jones with music, prayers, and an address by Rev. C W Wallace. In bad weather the event moves to the VFW home at 416 West Broad Street.
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Oakwood Cemetery
J. R. Graham
Chamber of Commerce
Grover H. Jones
America
Edgar Hartley
Bronson Key
C. W. Wallace
V.F.W
State Guard
Y.f.w
West Broad Street
Southerner Randolph Jones Directs Jersey City Orchestra
J. Randolph Jones born in Ker shaw South Carolina and nephew of Grover A. Jones now heads the Jersey City Symphony Orchestra founder of its Philharmonic Society. He has earned praise for incisive orchestral control and thoughtful programing while touring recordings for OWI broadcasts. Jones also gardens as a hobby.
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J. Randolph Jones
Kershaw
S. C
Grover A Jones
High Point
South Carolina
Jersey City
Philharmonic Society
Mr. Jones
Major Samuel
Col
Burwell Jones
Columbia
Taylor Grammar School
Columbia High School
Jones
Columbia Record
Richmond
Chestnut E. Jones
Richmond News Leader
Richmond Conservatory
Randolph
Juiliard School
New York
Virginia Symphony
Richmond Symphony
Jersey City Symphony Society
OWI
Jersey Journal
Philharmonic
Finals Day Begins With Addresses At High Point College
Dr. Paul F. Douglass president of the American University of Washington D C will give the commencement address at High Point college in Harrison gym tomorrow morning with the academic procession at 10 30 and the baccalaureate sermon to follow The program includes university ties and notes on Douglass life and career plus a memorial service at five o clock honoring 20 alumni who died in service including William Scott Davis and George E Hum phreys among others
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High Point College
G. I. Humphreys
First Methodist Church
J. Clay Madison
Waynesville
Paul F. Douglass
The
American University
Washington, D. C
American University of Washington
D. C
Harrison Gymnasium
Doug Li
Douglass
Mice
University
Jenevan
Oie
University of ‘Cincinnati
University of Berlin
Methodist Church
Social Sciences
Public Arts
Vermont
District of Columbia
United States Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Vermont House of Representatives
Vermontsenate
Reaaty
I. Humphreys
Ao Sa College
Aew
William Scott Davis
Fla
George R. Humphreys
High Point
Alpheus Wood White
Randall Newton White
Victor Hugo Idol
George Edward Anes, Jr
William Bruce Rare
City Library Announces Summer Hours Start Friday
Beginning next Friday June 1 the city library will close daily at six o clock city librarian Mrs Margaret Teague announced. Hours nine to six will be observed through June July and August. Honey should be stored in a dry place at room temperature.
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Margaret Teague
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Crawford Miller
Route 6
Cutter
High Street
Tomlinson
Crawford
Miller
Elsie Snider
Memorial Services For
Pvt. Seckler
Board 4
First Baptist Church
Carl Cronstedt
Extreme Left
Emile Serposs
Extreme Right
Bach
Sibelius
Handel
Mendelssohn
Greig
Beethoven
Schubert
de la Tonbelle
Ella Lou Wann
Sgt
Jack Burris
Dr. C. L. Gray
Lena Sale
Miss Sale
Marion Slate
the Lord
VFW
Oakwood
Symphony
Southerner
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