Book Exhibits At Library Highlight A Week Of Reading
Book week ends today as eleven schools visit the library to view new children's books. Miss Elizabeth Gurley displays material on many countries and U S topics. Children enjoy the World display and the 1744 Little Pretty Pocket Book by Newberry.
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Elizabeth Gurley
United States
John Newberry
London
Isiah
Worcester
Mass
Helen ‘Sterling
Denison
Mrs McNairy Heads Guilford Home Demonstration Federation
Mrs R W McNairy of the Hillsdale club will head the Guilford County Federation of Home Demonstration clubs for the coming year. She was elected president at achievement day at West Market Methodist church. Other new officers include E L Ward assistant secretary Palmer second vice president Knox Highfill first vice president Otis Apple treasurer and Max Fryer secretary. Dr P E Lindley spoke, and Mrs W L Wharton retired president presided. Representatives from clubs across the county attended.
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Greensboro
R. W. McNairy
Hillsdale Home Demonstration Club
Guilford County
Otis Apple
Brightwood Club
Max Fryer
McLeansville Club
P. E. Lindley
High P«nt College
W. L. Wharton
High Point
Oak View
High Point Farm Center
Deep River
Major in Pacific War Pays Fine With Foreign Currency
Maj. W. R. Roberts in the South Pacific explains he was late paying a traffic fine. He sent five pesos in Philippine and Japanese printed money to cover the costs, stating he was too busy fighting. He addressed the letter to Police Chief J. T. Carroll in Lincoln Nebraska.
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Lincoln
Neb
W. R. Roberts
South Pacific
J. T. Carroll
Bound Over On Eleven Counts for Former Architect
Frank P. Clough, once Thomasville architect and builder, was bound over to Davidson county superior court on charges of false pretense perjury and nine counts of issuing worthless checks. Deputy Sheriff Jesse Green transported him from Richmond Virginia where he reportedly worked as a street car motorman.
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Thomasville
Frank P. Clough
Davidson County Superior Court
Clough
Richmond
Jesse Green
J. Oscar Barrett
Salisbury
Oscar Gray
Leroy McCray
H. B. Clinard
Bill Skeen
James Skeen
Iton
Irene Curry
Fires Reported Two Minor Blazes Yesterday
Firemen were called to extinguish two small fires of minor consequence. At 12 30 p m a gas pilot light on a printing press at Creative Print shop 223 Willowbrook Street caused a flash fire with negligible damage. Later at 7 15 p m a grass fire at East Green and Perry Streets was reported with undetermined cause.
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Creative Print Shop
Willowbrook Street
East Green
Perry Streets
Funeral Rites For Mrs J H Rich And A Clarence Meredith
Funeral services for Mrs. J H Rich 48 died at a local hospital Wednesday were held Friday at 2 PM at Koonce funeral home chapel with Rev Charles A Epperson Rev H P Williams and Rev O L Easter officiating. Interment followed in Floral Garden cemetery. A Clarence Meredith 55 a Trinity resident died Wednesday in Winston-Salem Baptist hospital with services at Fairview Methodist Church Friday at 3 PM conducted by Rev J W Vestal and Rev B Shinn. Interment was in Hopewell cemetery. Pallbearers listed for both rites included Linwood Burton John R Peacock and others. Flowers were arranged by church and community groups.
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J. H. Rich
Koonce Funeral Home
Charles A. Epperson
Willow Street Tabernacle
H. P. Williams
Tor
O. L. Easter
Liberty
Bny
Ann Boles
Eva McMillan
Mr. Easter
Flowers
Willowbrook Street Tabernacle
John Bullock
Ray Wagner
O. L. Best
Gary Leviner
Howard Parrish
J. L. Bull
Floral Garden Cemetery
A. Clarence Meredith
Fairview Methodist Church
J. W. Vestal
B. Shinn
Stoneville
John Peacock
Sue Briggs
J.gurney Briggs
John R. Peacock
Miss Briggs
Pell Payne
Hopewell Cemetery
Linwood Burton
David T. Yow
Lewis Williams
Mt. Airy
Meredith
Trinity Section
Baptist
Turkey Dinner Sponsored by Li berty Group at Lodge Hall
The Sons and Daughters of Liberty sponsor a public turkey dinner tonight at the lodge hall 128 West Commerce Street. Meals will be served from 5 30 to 8 o clock with the public invited to attend.
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the Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Lodge Hall
West Commerce Street
Magnificent fit guides small slam in contract bridge
The East West pair misread the bidding and allowed a rare grand slam possibility. South ruffed a club, then controlled all 13 tricks as West opened clubs and North-South reached a small slam. East West erred twice by easing information flow and failing to sacrifice at six spades.
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West
South
Trumps Nor Diamonds
North
Service To Honor Pvt H B Smith Killed In Action
Memorial service for Pvt Harry B Smith killed in action in the Rhine crossing with the Ninth Army will be held at Smith Chapel Methodist Church Lawsonville Sunday at 2 PM Rev T G Williams will officiate He was the son of Mrs Norah B Smith of Lawsonville and served with the 79th division Farms before enlisting March 11 1943 His mother received his posthumous Purple Heart and a Rooseveltnomics citation signed by President Roosevelt and Henry Stimson.
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Winston-Salem
Harry B. Smith
Rhine
Ninth Army
Smith Chapel Methodist Church
Lawsonville
T. G. Williams
Smith
Norah B. Smith
Wilford
C. E
Martinsville
J. M. Smith
Walnut Cove
J. H. Moore
D. P. Lewis
F. L. Sullivan
Greensboro
M. M. Blair
High Point
Pete Nelson
Lucille Smith
Alexandria
Roland Williams
Hawthorne
New
Roosevelt
Henry Stimson
79Th
Selected Stocks Reach 14 Year Highs In Quiet Rally
New York November 17 stocks advanced toward 14 year highs as leaders led the rally while profit taking trimmed gains at week end. Transfers of about 1,000,000 shares shaded the session with Republic Aviation American Can Bethlehem Western Union A Unitel Aircraft American Water Works and Kennecott shown strongest. Rails and steels were uneven with Great Northern Southern Pacific U S Steel Chrysler General Motors Du Pont Glenn Martin U S Rubber and powerful electric utilities among laggards. Commonwealth Southern remained a fast mover but made no decisive gains.
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New York
Republic Aviation
American Can
Bethlehem
Western Union
Unitel Aircraft
American Water Works
Kennecott
Livestock Markets Show Mixed Steady Trade in Chicago
In Chicago on November 17 the cattle market held generally steady with a competitive trade on choice fed steers and yearlings and comparable heifers. Prices showed wide ranges by class with salable cattle around 18.00 ceiling for some loads, 16.50-18.00 for strictly grainfed steers, and 10.50-13.00 for grassier heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls were irregular with cows about 9.25-12.00 and bulls 13.50-14.25, vealers steady but weighty calves down 25-50.
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Chicago
USDA
Woman Arrested For Failure To Send Child To School
A woman was arrested this morning on charges of violating city school ordinances. The complaint alleges Mrs. Iredell Reddish of 2% South Main Street failed to send her twelve year old daughter to school as required by law. Local timekeepers filed the complaint.
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Iredell Reddish
South Main Street
Reddish
Daw
Banks Taken Over in Hankow by Japanese Puppet Regime
Chia Shih-yi, finance ministry special commissioner, says takeover of Japanese and puppet banks in Hankow is complete. Institutions seized include Yokohama Specie Bank, Federal Reserve Bank, Bank of Taiwan, the income tax bureau, and the Salt administration.
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Chungking
INS
Hankow
Chia Shih-yi
Finance Ministry
Yokohama Specie Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Bank of Taiwan
The
Income Tax Bureau
Salt Administration
Hypnotism A Cure Claim For Cleveland Girl
Betty Jane Hyland of Cleveland Ohio is treated with hypnotism by her father George L Hyland. He says doctors failed to help, he would permit foot operation if needed but seeks mental contact before and after surgery. International
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Betty Jane Hyland
Cleveland
George L. Hyland
Betty
International
Duke To Expand Cliffside Plant Near Shelby
Duke Power Co announced a major expansion of its Cliffside steam plant near Shelby. The $4.5 million project aims to boost capacity to 000 horsepower as equipment is ordered immediately and construction starts next year, per vice president and chief engineer Charles I. Burkholder.
Death notices Ed A. Lewis of Mebane area
Funeral services for Ed A. Lewis 59 of the Mebane vicinity will be Sunday at Mt Zion Christian church near Mebane at 2 PM. Burial in the church cemetery. He died Thursday night at about 9 at a neighbor’s home Archie Jones of heart attack. Survived by widow Nannie Westbrook Lewis seven daughters Sadie Leath Mozelle Hammett Irene Cora Bell Ruby May Dorothy Mildred Lewis. four sons Clarence Vernon Ellis Herman Lewis. two sisters A L Yow Emma Scott. two brothers Earl Lewis Rowland Lewis.
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ED A. Lewis
Burlington
Mebane
Archie Jones
Mt. Zion Christian Church
Nannie Westbrook Lewis
Sadie Leath
Eton College
Mozelle Hammett
Franklinton
Irene
Cora Bell
Ruby May
Dorothy
Mildred Lewis
Clarence Lewis
Vernon
Ellis
Herman Lewis
Near Mebane
A. L. Yow
Washington
Emma Scott
Walnut Cove
Earl Lewis
Rowland Lewis
High Point
Mystery gold treasure linked to Mussolini arrested buyers
In Vicenza Italy on November 17 police announced two men were arrested while seeking a buyer for 0 kilograms of gold ingots believed part of Mussolini’s private fortune. Authorities recall reports of a large fortune captured when partisans trapped Mussolini near Congo last spring that later disappeared.
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Vicenza
Italy
Mussolini
Congo
Infant Daughter Of Reynolds Dies In Thomasville
Elizabeth Marie Reynolds one day old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Reynolds died at a High Point hospital after a home on Thomasville Rt. 1. Funeral set for Friday at 11 a.m. Rev. H L Scalf officiates with Mrs. Scalf singing. Interment in Floral Garden cemetery. Survivors include grandparents Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Reynolds of High Point and maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Michael of High Point.
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Thomasville
Elizabeth Marie Reynolds
W. D
Jewel Michael Reynolds
High Point
H. L. Scalf
Vernon McCallister
Floral Garden Cemetery
Leeseenet
R. C. Reynolds
W. S. Michael
Night club performer recalled soldiers in Italy
Shelia Rogers finished her act at a Kansas City club when a “good-looking boy” approached. He claimed to have carried her from the stage to a jeep during entertainment for soldiers near Naples, Italy, describing a long haul from that duty.
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Kansas City
Shelia Rogers
Miss Rogers
Italy
Naples
3000 British and Indian Troops Landed Sumatra
London dispatch cites Oneta reporting 3,000 British and Indian troops landed at Padang and Palembang in Sumatra with no resistance. Japanese forces reportedly disarmed, Indonesian leaders split, and observers hope a second Java operation may be prevented.
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London
Hilversum Radio
Oneta
Sumatra
Padang
Palembang
Java
Contaminated Beer Seizures Hit North Carolina Cities
More than 250 000 bottles of beer were seized in seven North Carolina cities over the past two months and found unfit for consumption. Dr E W Constable head of the state agriculture food division said tests showed insect parts fly casts mouldy film and bits of paper. Seizures occurred in Winston Salem Durham Greensboro Wilson Washington Fayetteville and Raleigh.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
E. W. Constable
State Department of Agriculture
Winston-Salem
Durham
Greensboro
Wilson
Washington
Fayetteville
SBI In Inquiry Over Rumor On Bank's Condition
WARSAW NOV 17 SBI began an inquiry into a bank run at the Warsaw branch of the Trust Company of Warsaw at the request of state banking commissioner Gurney P Hood. Hood said false statements about the bank's financial condition caused the run and called it unjustified and unwarranted. he noted a felony under state law for circulating such statements.
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Warsaw
State Bureau of Investigation
Banking On Trust Company
Gurney P. Hood
Hood
Thomas Creekmore
SBI
Resigns Berth As School Head at Saint Marys
RALEIGH Nov. 17 Mrs. Ernest Cruikshank president of Saint Marys school and junior college for 14 years has resigned effective June 30. A committee will appoint a successor. Bishop Edwin A Penick of the Episcopal diocese of North Carolina was reelected board chairman to serve until June 1946.
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Raleigh
Ernest Cruikshank
Saint Mary's School
Board of Trustees
Yesteray
Edwin A. Penick
Episcopal Diocese of
North Carolina
Passenger Dolan Calhoun aboard SS Jonathan Elmer ton
T Sergeant Dolan A Calhoun of Thomasville is listed as a passenger on the steamship Jonathan Elmer ton on November 15.
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Dolan A. Calhoun
Thomasville
Jonathan
Elmer
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Pacific Area
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Praley Field
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Guilford Memorial Park
Joseph P. Smith
Sideloff Oil and Coal CO
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Warren
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H. W. Armfield
H. P. Life Underwriters Association
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Steed
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Princess Beauty Shop
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Elmira
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Third Air Force
Tampa
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Pvt. H. B. Smith
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