Modern Cafeteria Planned for Exposition Building Addition
Paul Casey for the Southern Furniture Exposition Building reports a 10 story addition to South Main street with a ground floor cafeteria entrance. The facility will be leased to a private operator. plans include club rooms and expanded exhibit space. Architects finalizing plans and WPB priority specs for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
South Main Street
Paul Casey
Casey
Point
PTA Groups Will Meet Tonight
PTA groups at city grammar schools plan events during American Education Week. Ada Blair hosts a pageant with 130 children on theme Education for New Tasks. Brentwood P T A features Lloyd Thayer as speaker. Elm Street invites Charles F Carroll with glee club music. Visitors day runs 9 AM to 3 PM. Emma Blair program led by Dr P F Lindley. Fourth grade program at 2:15 PM Wednesday. Johnson Street hosts sixth grade play And the Stars Heard with music by Mr Bryant and Miss Welling. Open houses Wednesday and Thursday wrap open weeks at Ray Street and other schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Blair
Brentwood P.T.A
Lloyd Thayer
Elm Street School
Charles F. Carroll
Glee Club
P. FE. Lindley
High Point College
Emma Blair
Winston Man Fined For Driving Drunk
Obie Lee Ziglar, 39, of Winston Salem, was convicted of drunken driving in High Point municipal court and ordered to pay 30 dollars and costs plus a 12 month driving abstention. Samuels Jr. appealed a four month road sentence for interfering with an officer. Brooks Duster, 17, was sentenced to 12 months on the roads for larceny of a bicycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obie Lee Ziglar
Winston- Salem
High Point
L. F. Samuels, Jr
Cable Street
Brooks Duster
Quartet to Sing at Ward Street Methodist Service
The Lone Star Quartet will appear in the Senior High School auditorium Wednesday night at 8 o'clock under Bill Sains Bible class of Ward Street Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Star
Bill Sain
Ward Street Methodist Church
Merchants Plan Sixth War Loan Rally At Center Theater
The Sixth War Loan committee of High Point retailers led by Ralph Williams meets to prep a Friday rally for employees at the Center Theater at 9 o clock. Stores will open at ten to allow attendance and the program includes a moving picture "957" and brief talks on the Third Army drive to meet per employee quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Ralph Williams
Sears Roebuck Company
Center Theater
Mr. Williams
Com
D. A. Dowdy
High Point Merchants Association
E. L. Chitwood
J. C. Penney Company
A. C. Sawyers
Ik-Stevens Company
Earl N. Phillins
Third Army
Wilbur Hutchins
First Baptist Church
Williams
Cloverdale School Hosts Open House for Education Week
Parents toured Cloverdale School during Education Week as pupils and teachers led by Miss Marjorie Welborn performed The Cave Man in the auditorium. A final chapel is planned Friday by Mrs. Ruria Shelton with Junior Red Cross and Girl Scouts contributions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloverdale School
Parent
Marjorie Welborn
Ruria Shelton
Red Cross
Girl Scouts
National Education Association
Rites Held in Winston-Salem for Allen Wilson
Rites for Allen Ray Wilson 47 of 325 Junin Avenue were held at 3 pm in his home with Rev. H. L. Creech Jr and Rev. W. R. Grigg officiating Burial followed in Waughtown Cemetery Mr Wilson died suddenly at his home Sunday night Pallbearers named C A Bavender H I Kreeger A E Tilley T C Stuart J B Jones J Owen Percy D Phillips and J H Vernon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Allen Ray Wilson
Junin Avenue
H. L. Creech, Jr
W. R. Grigg
Waughtown
Mr. Wilson
C. A. Bavender
H. I. Kreeger
A. E. Tilley
T. C. Stuart
J. B. Jones
J. Owen
Percy D. Phillips, and
J. H. Vernon
Lieutenant Marion Awarded Flying Cross for Valor in Europe
First Lt. Louis E. Marion, 20, navigator on the 8th Air Force B 17 Dimple's Darling, earns the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement on heavy bombing runs against German targets. He holds the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and is from High Point, North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AN &Th Air Force
England
Louis E. Marion
8Th Air Force
Co. C. Marion
Foust Street
High Point
Marion
Hillcrest
Army Air Forces
Selman Field
Muhlembaw
Brunswick
Germany
Tomlinson St. Lot Brings $3,025
City of High Point auctioned a 50 foot Tomlinson Street lot that appraised at 600 and sold to Ed Mendenhall for 3025. Henry Koonts represented another private bidder. Three more city lots go up for bid next Monday at 11:00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Tomlinson Street
Real Estate Board
Ed Mendenhall
Henry Koonts
Underhill Street
Mrs. Ollie Ruth Noah Dies at Home in Thomasville
Mrs. Ollie Ruth Noah 37 of Thomasville Route 2 died suddenly at her home Monday night. Born March 6 1907 in Davidson County she was the daughter of Charlie Reece and Belle Motsinger Reece. Survived by husband George Avery Noah mother stepfather four children five stepchildren one brother and a son in the U S Army. Funeral arrangements pending body to be moved to the home at six this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Ollie Ruth Noah
Rt. 2
Davidson County
Charlie Reece
Belle Motsinger Reece
Fairview Methods Church
George Avery Noah
John K. Fouts
Mary Belle Noah
Jo Ann Noah
Grant Noah
Jesse Noah
Blanche Noah
Viola Noah
Reed Noah
Route Two
Carlie Noah
U. S. Army
Camp Edwards
Mass
Paul Reece
Route One
Junior High Open House Set for Wednesday Evening
In observance of American Education Week the Junior High School holds a 7:30 open house in the auditorium with Lloyd Thayer as speaker. A musical program by the Junior High Mixed Choir directed by Emile Serposs follows, then parents may visit classrooms and meet teachers. Light refreshments later served by home economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Thayer
Emile Serposs
Education Column Reflects on Voting Knowledge
The piece urges informed voting during elections and argues for broad public education on government and U S history. It critiques voter illiteracy, notes racial disenfranchisement in the era, and cites Dr Carrick and Sir Isaac Newton to stress knowledge as power and democracy as requiring informed electors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Carrick
G.O.P
Carrick
Byron
Robert Owen
Isaac Newton
Minor cases in Thomasville court session
Judge Howard Steed heard the Monday morning docket as Lee Lewis, a local Black man, received a six month sentence for transporting for sale under prohibition laws. The sentence was suspended if he avoids further similar convictions for 12 months and pays a $25 fine plus court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Howard Steed
Roy Hughes
Lee Lewis
S Sgt Cecil Earns Distinguished Flying Cross
Staff Sergeant Melvin Cecil of this city received the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievements with the Eighth Air Force in England. He served as a turret gunner aboard the Flying Fortress and flew many high altitude missions over enemy lines in Europe. He also holds the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Cecil
Eighth Air Force
England
C. W. Cecil
Cecil
Lady Gay
Nursery School Teachers From Four Towns To Meet
About sixty nursery school teachers from Greensboro Winston-Salem Thomasville and High Point will meet Friday night at the North Main street nursery school for a round table discussion of pre school education. Miss Ruth Steelman will supervise the program in an informal setting with Mrs E O Cummings and other North Main street staff hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Thomasville
High Point
North Main Street
Ruth Steelman
E. O. Cummings
Mission Group Green St Church To Hold Meetings
The Royal Ambassadors of Green Street Baptist church plan a series of National Focus week meetings. The first is Wednesday at 7 pm, followed by an Ather and Son banquet Thursday at 6 30 pm, and the final event Friday at 7 am with Miss Thelma Kidd leading the mission study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Ambassadors, Jr
Green Street Baptist Church
Ather and Son
Thelma Kidd
Designating Vandals Target New York Art School
Charles L. Hilton dean of the National Academy of Design in New York urges action to stop further damage by youths who recently entered the school vandalizing drawing instruments manuscripts and drawings. Police say the vandals are minors and little can be done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles L. Hilton
National Academy of Design
New York City
Penetro Nose Drops Notice of Sale of Land in High Point
Public auction to sell land in High Point Guilford County North Carolina on November 20 1944 at 11 00 am at City Hall. Property described as Howell Street extension tract 5 and lots 27 28 28 1 block T Willenbar Terrace plat. City reserves right to reject bids. Mayor Arnold J Koonce signs November 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
High Point
N. C
High Point Township
Guilford County
North Carolina
Howell Street
Office of the Register of Deeds
Arnold J. Koonce
Willenbar Terrace
Arnold J, Koonce
Real Estate Market Buoys Up After Four Large Transfers
The city real estate scene shows four major property transfers in business and industrial districts. Lewis Body Co buys Gate City Motor building from Jefferson Standard Life on Wrenn Street. Guilford Realty buys Mauldin Buick garage on North Wrenn Street from Atlantic Insurance and Realty, with Mauldin leasing North Main Street space used by Hendrix Sales. Hendrix Sales acquires the Pilot Furniture site on South Hamilton Street, the former Rittsburgh Glass building. Marine Oil owns the building. Dollar figures not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Body Company
Gate City Motor Company
Wrenn Street
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company
Guilford Realty and Insurance Company
W. F. Mauldin, Inc
Buick
Atlantic Insurance and Realty Company
Mauldin Company
North Main Street
Hendrix Sales Company
Marine Oil Company
Southamilton Street
Pilot Furniture Company
Rittsburgh Late Glass Company
Scout Review Board To Meet Thursday In High Point
The High Point Boy Scouts Board of Review will meet Thursday at 7 30 pm at Wesley Memorial Church Bunn Hackney announced. The Court of Honor will be held Monday night November 13 at 7 o'clock in the Junior High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Review of
High Point Boy Scouts
Wesley Memorial Church
Bunn Hackney
Hackney
High Point
Thomasville Plans City-Wide School Meeting
Thomasville to host a city wide school meeting Thursday at 7 45 pm in Co Drive school as part of Education Week November 5 to 11. A joint session of all Parent Teacher Associations will feature school leaders including Miss Margaret McLeod Miss Romulus Skaggs Miss L Kirkpatrick Mr H and George H Arnold in a panel discussion with reports and records. The event aims to connect parents and teachers across schools with music and readings by the school band director Mr Hamrick and Frank Murr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Co Drive
Margaret McLeod
Cipal
Kern Street
Romulus Skaggs
Mills Home School
L Kirkpatrick
Oanal Drive
George H. Arnold
Hamrick
Frank Murr
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Lester Morgan
N. Main St
Nat Walker
Walgreens
Robert J. Henning
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Main
PTA
Winston Man
North Main
Cloverdale
Allen Wilson
ICE Delivery Company
West Broad Street
L. E. Marion
Flying Cross
MA Ion
Tomlinson St
W. A. Bivins
United States
JayCees
Junior Chamber of Commerce
S. S. Saunders
High Point Tuberculosis Association
Willard Leathers
Charles Diffendal
Homer Barker
L. H. Baker
JayCee
S Sgt
Distinguished Flying Cross
Green St. Church
Scout Review Board
Lester's Repair Depot
DR. B. F. Thomas
Max Bones
Depet
Fraley Field
Mige Point
Parker-Brown Lumber CO
Oak Street
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Wachovia Bank BuIlDing
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