November Tire Quota Cut For City Sparks Ration Talk
High Point's passenger tire allotment has been cut from 900 to 450 for November while officials urge continued conservation. The local board reports shortages persist as demand far outstrips supply and many workers lack other means to reach jobs. OPA notes large truck tire quotas stay at October levels. The piece also covers exemptions on 52 miscellaneous food commodities and rising costs in Mexico while denim work clothes prices rise for 75 percent of garments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
OPA
Charlotte
Mexico
American Chamber of Commerce
Whistles Will Continue To Blow In City
Noble T. Praigg secretary of the Associated Industries of High Point says factory whistles will continue to blow. Directors discussed city noises and the pros and cons but reached no conclusion or recommendation. They deem some whistles utilitarian and not within the directors to decide matters for factory management and employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble T. Praigg
Associated Industries Organization
High Point
Craigg
Associated Industries of
Negro Sets House On Fire While Smoking in Bed
Firemen extinguished a blaze at D. C. Carters 1226 Hoover Street caused damage to the house and bedroom fixtures. Carter said his son, one of 18 children, was lying in bed smoking while intoxicated and started the fire. A second blaze damaged the kitchen at Sidney Lily 610 Mangum Avenue, origin undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Carter
Hoover Street
Carter
Sidney Lily
Mangum Avenue
Funeral Rites for Agnes Elizabeth Eddinger in Thomasville
The funeral service for Agnes Elizabeth Link Eddinger, longtime Thomasville resident, was held Sunday at 3 p.m. from her son H Crawford Eddinger's home. Rev. W W Sears and Dr F A Maier led the service. Pallbearers were Terry Sink Foy Sink Carl Sink W Tom Sink Willie Sink and Ernest Smith. Music was provided by Arthur T Peace Mozelle Clinard Cora Lewis Virginia Dark Wilbur Lewis with Hannah Eddinger at the piano. Interment followed in the Rich Fork Baptist church cemetery family plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddinger
Thomasville
Agnes Elizabeth Link Eddinger
H. Crawford Eddinger
W. W. Sears
Rich Fork Baptist Church
F. A. Maier
Terry Sink
Foy Sink
Carl Sink
W. Tom Sink
Willie Sink
Ernest Smith
Arthur T. Peace
Mozelle Clinard
Cora Lewis
Virginia Dark
Wilbur Lewis
Hannah Eddinger
J. F. Gardner
John Thomas Dills Rites Held After Long Illness
John Thomas Dills of Lexington Rt 2 died at home after a four year illness. The Clarksburg Methodist church conducted his service Saturday at 2 pm with Rev. Thomas B. Flowe and Rev. C C Roberts officiating. Pallbearers were Albert Bean Irvin Byerly Jess Noah John Kinley J W Hunt and H F E Hughes. Music by Rev Roberts Wade Cumby and Lucille Hunt. Interment followed in the family cemetery.
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John Thomas Dills
Thomasville
Lexington
Rt. 2
Clarksburg Methodist Church
Thomas B. Flowe
C. C. Roberts
Albert Bean
Irvin Byerly
Jess Noah
John Kinley
J. W. Hunt
Fletcher Odell Lindburg funeral at Pilot View church
Funeral services for Odell Lindburg Fletcher were held at Pilot View Baptist Church Sunday at 3 PM with Rev. C. C. Roberts and Tom Flowe officiating. Music by the church choir. Interment in Pleasant Grove cemetery. Pallbearers listed. A North Carolina State Guard firing squad and escort attended.
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C. D. Fletcher
Odell Lindburg Fletcher
Pilot View Baptist Church
C. C. Roberts
Tom Flowe
South Side Baptist Church
Thomasville
Ries
J. W. Carmichael, Jr
Charles Carmichael
Gordy Foser
Everett Towery
C. G. Kennedy
J. T. Mitchell
Pleasant Grove
North Carolina State Guard
High Point
Arch McMullen
Funeral services for Mrs. T. W. Bullock held in Lumberton
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Arnetta Bullock were held from the home of her daughter Mrs. H. Franklin Biggs, Thursday at 3 p.m. Relatives attending included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Deligny of Greensboro and other High Point residents.
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Lumberton
T. W
Martha Arnette) Bullock
H. Franklin Biggs
Charles Deligny
Greensboro
John Deligny
A. P. Dickens
W. D. Robertson
A. K. Martin
High Point
Local Robins Grow Tamer and Lazier in Suburban Areas
Observers note that robins, once wary forest dwellers, now often roam suburban yards and parks. The birds appear feed dependent, showing reduced alertness and less flight response in many neighborhoods.
Teague Pleads Guilty on Two of Eleven Worthless Check Charges
IL G Teague a 51 year old white man held in city jail for a week awaiting trial on passing worthless checks locally and in surrounding areas. He pleaded guilty to two of 11 counts after a motion to consolidate cases. A Durham warrant later added a $200 worthless check charge. Teague was arrested in Charlotte last Monday and turned over to local police.
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IL. G. Teague
D. C. McRae
Teague
Durham Police Department
Charlotte
Prayer Works And Is Work Says Dr. Smith
Dr. Frederick W. Lewis spoke at First Presbyterian on prayer as more than words. He cited Dr. Wilbert W. White and Coleridge, arguing prayer is work that moves God and leads to action, with examples from Christ in Gethsemane and the Garden.
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Frederick W. Lewis
First Presbyterian Church
God
Wilbert W. White
Biblical Seminary
New York
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Coleridge
Christ
John Aynes Holmes
Jerusalem
Gethsemane
Calvary
Hosiery Shipments Decline in September 1945
The National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers reports September 1945 total hosiery shipments at 10,811,050 dozen pairs, down 4.8 percent from September 1944, with declines in women's hosiery, men's half-hose, bundle goods, and anklets, but increases in athletic socks and children's and infants' hosiery. For the first nine months of 1945, shipments were 102,539,156 dozen pairs, down 3.5 percent from 1944, with decreases in women's hosiery and athletic socks and gains in men's half-hose, bundle goods, and children's and infants' hosiery.
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National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers
Two Killed and Two Injured In Highway Crash
Mrs. Marjorie Franklin and her son Bobby died when their car rear ended a parked truck on the Burlington highway six miles east of Greensboro near Mt. Pleasant Methodist church. Injured were Mrs. Alberta Franklin Smith and Sgt. Thomas F. Ward. The truck was operated by Virgil A. McPherson. driver Robert L. Franklin was uninjured. Services set for Pilgrim Holiness Church.
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Marjorie Franklin
Bobby
High Point
Truc
Greensboro
Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church
Burlington Highway
Alberta Franklin Smith
Ward Street
Thomas F. Ward
Highland Avenue
Robert L. Franklin
Virgil A. McPherson
McPherson
Franklin
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Negro Held Two Others Sought For Theft Here
Otis Brown a 16 year old Winston Salem colored boy was in custody as police searched for two other youths accused of stealing a bridal set from a local jewelry store two days earlier. Officials said the investigation was progressing and arrests of the other two are expected soon.
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Otis Brown
Winston-Salem
Veterans' Advisory Council Meeting Set at Sheraton
The local Veterans' Advisory Council, chaired by W. E. Mitchell, will meet Tuesday at the Sheraton hotel at 4 PM. Topics include veterans housing employment and education programs. The session follows the council's opening of the Veterans Information Center on October 10 with Virginia Ryan as executive secretary.
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Veterans’ Advisory Council
Sheraton Hotel
Tomrrow
W. E. Mitchell
Veterans’ Information Center
Whiss
Virginia Ryan
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J. 3. Warren
Warren
Westinghouse Electric Appliances Utility
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Percy Payne
Southern Motor Company
South Main Street
Safe Banking
Security National
Guilford Memorial Park
Joseph P. Smith
Johns Manville
Parker
Oak St
DWN Lumber CO
RLS
South Main
Center Theatre
T. W. Bullock
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Eastern Air Lines
Dr. Smith
Numa F. Reid Lodge
A. FB
A.M
C._¥. SHANKLE
Master & T. Gregory
Tee Place
Fraley Field
N. C
B. F. Thomas
Jeff's Cross
N. Main
Ruby
Killowers
Flower Peakel
Pey Et Moon
Washington
High Point NC
Thomasyhiz
N. IL. Garner
the Association of
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Imperial Life Insurance Company
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