With Guilford County Soldiers In Trinidad
A wartime letter from Sergeant Perry describes life in Trinidad November 2, 1941. He writes of rainy weather and a loving mother’s letters, water shortages, and troops improvising showers under gutters. He praises Battery D and Battery C fire practice, notes haircuts, arrivals home, and a lively beach fish fry aided by beer. The tone blends domestic detail with unit camaraderie amid ongoing deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battery C
R. C. Rooks
Leonard J. Bliss
Hardy Root
Archie Council
Jessie J. Webster
David H. Layton
James Prevatte
Secspik
Burrus Memorial Hospital Board Expands to Seventeen
The Burrus Memorial Hospital board of trustees expanded to its full legal membership of seventeen with four new members added. Newly elected members are J. Ed. Muths, Mayor O. Arthur Kirkman, J. Welch Harriss, and Seborn Perry, chosen at a recent board meeting.
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Burrus Memorial Hospital
J. Ed. Muths
O. Arthur Kirkman
J. Welch Harriss
Seborn Perry
White Lies Poem and Fragmentary Mail from Greensboro Soldier
A letter from a Greensboro sergeant includes a humorous poem White Lies by Hardy S Root about Port of Spain and the mix of soldiers, along with a jilted captain remark and scattered, odd scientific and geographic fragments.
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Uncle Sam
Hardy S. Root
Greensboro
Port-of- Spain
States
Walter Winchell on Fame and the Trap of Celebrity
Walter Winchell reflects on the odd allure and dangers of stardom. He cites What Will Rogers and Fred Stone, notes critics call him Nutz when he errs, and details the endless demand for autographs, favors, and constant attention from the public and the press.
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Will Rogers
Fred Stone
Nutz
Amistice Day Fete Set For Asheboro
Amistice Day celebrations occur Tuesday in Asheboro the first since World War I. The Dixon Post American Legion led by Commander Lacy Lewis, with Veterans of Foreign Wars, Forty and Eight, and auxiliary groups, organize parade and ceremonies at Fayetrewile Street School auditorium. Colonel John J. Carew to give address. Mayor Presnell to introduce, prayer by Dr. C. G. Smith, Taps at 11 honoring county dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Dixon Post American Legion
Lacy Lewis
Veterans of Foreign Wars
C. J. Lovett
Forty and Eight
Reid Hannah
Legion Auxiliary
War * Mothers
Joe Lansinger
Olst Engineers
John J. Carew
Carew
Fayetrewle Street School
OQ. L. Presnell
C. G. Smith
Presbbyterian Church
How Can I Clean Lace and Other Household Questions
A reader asks how to clean very fine old lace and remove fabric stains. Answers suggest powder magnesia treatment for delicate lace, cold borax soak and boiled water wash for stains, and converting faded cretonne draperies into laundry bags or aprons. An aside notes regular front-wheel checks reduce tire wear. In 1940, about 627,000 people were employed in motor transport.
Two Local Men To Receive Final Air Corps Instruction
CADETS William Clay Jones and Harlan Loflin Reid of High Point North Carolina head to Texas airfields for ten weeks of final flight instruction before earning commissions as second lieutenants in the Air Corps Reserve Jones goes to Kelly Field and Reid to Brooks Field after completing basic flight training at Goodfellow Field They will enter the last ten week training period at top pilot schools and join new combat groups as the Air Corps expands to 84 units and about 30 000 pilots per year
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Goodfellow Field
San Angelo
Tex
United States Army Air Corps
William Clay Jones
Mars
W. C. Jones
Farviss Avenue
High Point
N.C
Harlan Loflin Reid
John Reid
Park Street
Texas
Air Corps Reserve
Jones
Kelly Field
Reid
Brooks Field
U. S
Army Air Corps
Air Corps
High Point College
University of North Carolina
Beta Theta Pi
Epsilon Eta Phi
Floating road may get federal funds for rebuild
Governor Broughton announced federal road funds may be available to rebuild the deteriorating floating road between Elizabeth City and Manteo and Norfolk. An entirely new causeway and bridge are likely to be built to replace the old structure.
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Raleigh
Broughton
Elizabeth City
Manteo
Norfolk
American Education Week Observance at Local Junior High
The local Junior High School and area schools observe American Education Week from November 9 to 15 with parents invited to visit and see student activities. A “Parent-Go-to-School Night” on November 12 at 7 30 p m in the auditorium will let parents tour home rooms after the program. Also noted, beachcombers recovered more than 2500 dollars worth of gold flakes from San Francisco sands in one year.
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San Francisco Beach
Altevrn Cast on Buick Tuttland Oycl
A fragmented OCR item notes Altevrn cast related to Buick Tuttland Oycl in a regional automotive or sports listing. Readable details identify a cast or lineup linked to Buick Tuttland, with unclear context and possible event or team association.
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Altevrn
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Guilford County
Trinidad
Sgt
W. R. Perry
Jack Hunt
Woodrow Dyson
W. A. Smith
Raymond Barefoot
Wilbur Floyd
Clyde Cobb
John Bruce
Sosick Serunian
Floyd Hart
Ernest Harris
David Chrisman
Siler City
Dallas Teague
Robert Parker
Felton Dudley
Lumberton
Hayes
Whiteville
Taylor
Eugene Manley
Soleman
Ryall
William Lamount
Raeford
Victor Sullivan
Oriente
Ayy
Ieee Iad
Kol-Gas
CUT Rate Furniture CO
East Green
Burrus Hospital
Coats
Sartin Dry Cleaning CO
Chamber of Commerce
Chile
Great Britain
Port-of-Spain
Walter Winchell
Anne Ashley
Ayer
Duke Power CO
South Main Street
Buick
Feilding Pratt & Whitey
Stefon
Fisher & Weatherwarden
W. F. Mauldin, Inc
North Wrenn Street
High Point, N. C
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