Proctor Speaks To Thomasville Masons Thanksgiving Dinner
THOMASVILLE Nov 28 Over 150 Masons and guests attended the annual Thanksgiving dinner at the Masonic Temple on Randolph street. Rev C K Proctor superintendent of the Masonic Orphanage at Oxford and Grand Chaplain spoke on The Fifth Freedom The Freedom Of Opportunity praising the local lodge and Mills Home founder John H Mills. He cited 5500 children aided since Oxford Orphanage opened in 1873 and thanked the local Masons for their service.
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Thomasville
Spe
Masonic
L. W
Alvah Boyles
Tracy MacMillan
Ben Harris
America
John H. Mills
Oxford
Mills
Hal
A. B. Goetz
High Point
23Rd District
C. F. Proctor
Corporal Easton
Buddy Rescues Sgt Owen In Nick Of Time at Saipan Cave
Platoon Sergeant Bryce Newton Owen of Steeds North Carolina is recovering at U S Naval Hospital San Diego after a Jap with a sword struck him in Saipan. A buddy killed the attacker with a pistol shot allowing Owen to continue firing against hidden enemies.
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Buddy
Sgt. Owen
U. S. Naval Hospital
San Diego
Calif
Saipan
Bryce Newton Owen
Steeds
N. C
Owen
Gilbert Islands
Pearl Harbor
Mrs. I. N. Owen, Rt.l. Steeds
Funeral for Mrs Sarah Jane Cr High Point resident
Mrs Sarah Jane Cr a well known High Point route five resident died at home Thursday. Funeral service was held Friday at New Union Methodist church where she was a member with Rev A L McGhee officiating. Pallbearers included Frank McDaniel Neal Burgess Evins Vaughn Otis Blackwell Ray Moose and Ed Davis. Church choir provided music. Interment was in the family plot at the church cemetery.
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Thomasville
Sarah Jane C R
High Point
New Union Methodist Church
A. L. McGhee
Frank McDaniel
Neal Burgess
Evins Vaughn
Otis Blackwell
Ray Moose
Ed Davis
Funeral service held for Miss Ella Goodwin in Trinity
Miss Ella Goodwin of Trinity died at her home on Wednesday. The funeral was at Springfield Friends church Thursday at 2 30 in charge of Rev. Hoover Goodwin of Concord and local pastors. Pallbearers were C. G. Wall James Collett J L Goodwin Curtis Goodwin J D Williams and James Wall. Music by Rev. Bill Barker and his trio. Interment followed.
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Ella Goodwin
Thomasville
Ella
Goodwin
Trinity
Springfield
J.D. Williams
James Wall
Bill Barker
James Collett
Casual Comment by W. A. Bivins and News Bits
W A Bivins shares a habit and courtesy on a Main Street bus ride. Howard Paylor offers a seat in good humor, praised as newsworthy kindness. Notes on the James River Bridge opening and the Golden Gate claim, a polar bear funeral joke, and updates on Sgt Loflin in hospital and Pfc Roland Swink of High Point College in England with brother L W Swink in Canada.
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Roland LI, Swink
Eighth Air Force
England
Roland L. Swink
Mary Swink
Willowbrook Street
Pfc
Swink
RAF
Pfc. Swink
High Point College
Cpl. L. W. Swink
Canada
Rainy South Pacific Weather Mentioned by Jack Benny
The piece quotes Jack Benny describing rain in the South Pacific as horizontal like a fire hose. It notes knitted clothes are hard to wash when very dirty and suggests washing them frequently.
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California
Hollywood
South Pacific
Airborne lifeboat rescue system tested over San Francisco Bay
A 27 foot air dropped lifeboat from a B 17 bomber demonstrates automatic rescue features including parachute deployment, lifelines, water distillation and a fuel to water maker, with mass production by Higgins Industries. The system carries medical supplies, food for 12 and a map for reaching base, aiming to save sailors in distress at sea.
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Army Air Technical Service Command
America
San Francisco Bay
Hamilton Field
Air Technical Service Command
Wright Field
Ohio
Higgins Industries
Landing Boat Fame
New Orleans
United States
Self Respect Versus Peace: A Call to Stand Our Ground
A forceful closing exhortation argues that peace must be earned through self respect and decisive action. It condemns the idea of "doing anything for peace" as dangerous and hypocritical, urging individuals to defend their value, dignity, and rights from cradle to grave. Choose strength to avoid a life of subjugation and humiliation.
Six Negro Men Held On Robbery and Hold-Up Charges
Six Black men were arrested and held on robbery and conspiracy charges after they allegedly robbed Abe Smith, a 56 year old employee, at 10 p m near Leonard Street school. Smith said he was struck and knocked unconscious while two suspects followed him. bonds range from 750 to 2 each.
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Abe Smith
Myrtle Desk
Smith
Leonard Street
Hubert
Paul Dunpal
Will Lee Grande
Belgians Bury Hero Killed By Own Men
In Herenthals Belgian officer Francis Cogels, who commanded 16 villages and led sabotage missions against German patrols, was shot by his own troops while driving a German car. Allied tanks and British forces aided the funeral raid, killing or capturing German soldiers around the cemetery as Cogels was laid to rest.
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Antwerp
Ins
Albert Canal
Herenthals
Francis Cogels
Interior
Stonewall Jackson
S.O.S
Francis
Belgium
Jim Smith Charged With Playing Flim Flam Game
Durham man Jim Smith is held by Greensboro officers on a larceny from person charge and is wanted in Winston Salem on similar offenses. Bertha Walker reports Smith's trickery in taking 50 cents from her pocketbook while she read verses in a Bible, then 85 cents disappeared.
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Jim Smith
Durham
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Bertha Walker
Price Street
Smith
Bertha
Mrs Mattie Tate Smith Dies in Charlotte at 74
Mrs. Mattie Tate Smith widow of Walter C. Smith died in Charlotte early yesterday in her 75th year. Born in Owen Sound Canada she moved to North Carolina as a child and lived in Guilford County before settling in Charlotte. Surviving are son Harry and grandson both of Charlotte and brother Fred N Tate of this city. Funeral held at her Charlotte home at 3:30 p.m with First Presbyterian officiating.
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Mattie Tate Smith
Walter C. Smith
Charlotte
Harry
Charlote
Fred N. Tete
Ordson
First Presbyterian Church
Therd
Wesley Memorial Church
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