Wrench Theft Leads to Arrest of Local Youth
Investigation into stolen wrenches from McLeod's station resulted in the arrest of a local Negro youth under the new Boys' Commissioner Davis. He faced a $300 bond and municipal court hearing set for the next morning after leading officers to a wrench in a pool room on 440 East Washington Street. The youth admitted buying the wrench for 15 cents and said his home is New Bern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLeod's Station
Lapore Negro
Davis
Theoy
Marning
Jennings
Elwood
East Washington Street
Bruce
New Bern
High Point
Men and Women in Service on Leave
Pfc. Arthur L. Stafford of Brady Texas visits his ill father Wil Stafford of Hickory while on leave. Stafford family noted in local service column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stafford
Pfc
Arthur L. Stafford
Brady, Texas
Wil Stafford
Hickory
Jenkins Visiting Wife at Burrus Memorial Hospital
Air Cadet H. E. Jenkins stationed at Wofford College in Spartanburg South Carolina has a temporary furlough to be with his wife who is a patient at Burrus Memorial Hospital.
Ensign Bailey Visits Family From Stevens Institute
Ensign E L Bailey United States Naval Reserves stationed at Stevens Institute Hoboken N J arrived Wednesday with his wife Miss Jothy Jones and their daughter Rebecca for a visit here and in Lexington Mrs Iley and Rebecca left today for Miami accompanied by Mrs P P Jones and Miss Mildred Jones Ensign Bailey plans to visit relatives in Lexington while they are away
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.L
Bill) Bailey
Stevens Institute of Technol
Hoboken
N.J
Naval
Jothy Jones
Rebecca
Lexington
Iley
Miami
Fla
P.P. Jones
Mildred Jones
Ensign Bailey
Rev. Geo W. Perry Dies At Greenville Church
The Rev. Geo W. Perry 34 pastor of Jarvis Memorial Methodist Church Greenville died suddenly at his desk in the church study. He had served in Eastern North Carolina churches including Elizabeth City Durham and Rocky Mount. Surviving are his widow a son Lt. John Perry U S Army Fort Benning Ga a daughter Mrs. Harry Curley Thomasville and two sisters Mrs F E Williams Pittsboro and Mrs B F Stone Elizabethtown. Funeral arrangements were not completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Geo W. Perry
Jarvis Memorial Methodist Church
North Carolina
W. L. Baker
Pittsboro
Perry
Elizabeth City
Durham
Rocky Mount
John Perry
U. S. Army
Ft. Benning
Harry Curley
Thomasville
F. E. Williams
B. F. Stone
Elizabethtown
Divorces Granted by Judge MacRae in Three Cases
Final judgments signed by Judge D C MacRae dissolve marriages of Jennie S Hug and D D Hughes C O Fritts and Charlie F Crouse from Mary Crouse. All suits cite two years separation as the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.C. MacRae Presse
Jennie S. Hug
D.D. Hughes
C.O. Fritts
Shula Fritts
Charlie F. Crouse
Mary Crouse
Marines Seek H. P. Women For Service
Lt. Sarah W. R. Coan, NC Marine Women Reserve officer, says High Point will host a recruiting party soon for civilian women aged 20 to 36 with two years of high school and no children under 18. Seventy eight occupations exist for women reserves. openings for officer candidates are limited. A Greensboro recruiting event runs November 23 to 26 at the post office.
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Marines
High Point
Fightinest
Sarah W. R. Coan
Marine Women Reserves
North Carolina
Coan
Atlanta
Raa Ny
Women Marine Reserve
Post Office
Raleigh
Bessie Tift
East Point
Gare
Post Ice
Greensboro
Colonel Hawkins speaks on Hawaii to Kiwanis Club
Col Jonathan Hawkins, chief of the World War II demobilized records office, spoke at the Sheraton Kiwanis meeting about four years in Hawaii before Pearl Harbor. He noted few Japanese aliens, island industries like sugar and pineapples, and the lava flows from erupting volcanoes that destroyed villages.
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Jonathan Hawkins
Demobilized Records Office
Kiwanis
Sheraton Hotel
Hawaii
States
Pearl Harbor
Islands
UNRRA Plans Aid for Latin American Agriculture
In Atlantic City the UNRRA sub-committee considers supplying Latin American republics with farm machinery to boost world food output after the war. The panel notes global food shortages are likely and Egyptian delegates also seek to increase Egypts agricultural production due to closer shipping access to affected regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
United Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Hawks Shift From Famine To Feast In NHL Start
The Chicago Blackhawks moved from scoring drought to explosive offense in eight games. They totaled eight goals in the first four games and 27 in the following four, including a 7 goal output against Boston, while Boston scored 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Navy
Chicago Blackhawks
Hawks
Boston
Jones Urges CCC Funds For Subsidies In 1944
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones urged continued use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds for subsidies in 1944 to support farm prices and prevent inflation. He spoke to the Illinois agricultural association, noting CCC support aided record food production this year and should continue alongside steel allocations for farm machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Congress
Whitehot
Marvin Jones
Commodity Credit Corporation
Jones
Illinois Agricultural Association
WFA
Hollywood tragedy and industry gossip swirl in 1940s press
A jittery Hollywood report links Misfortune among stars and studio staff at Universal. It recalls Lou Costello family tragedy and a Long Beach death, notes Carole Landis selling Africa stories, and mentions Richard Quine and Greta Garson dog news amid wartime chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Universal
Lou Costello
Family Times
Adolf Hitler
Long Beach
Singer Helen Forrest to File Divorce in the East
Long expected divorce suit of singer Helen Forrest probably will be filed when she goes east. Her husband is Al Stieldock, a drummer. In Hollywood Helen has been seen everywhere with Paramount actor Eddie Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Forrest
al Stieldock
Hollywood
Helen
Paramount
Eddie Hall
Rene Clair writes mystery amid It Happened Tomor row duties
Notes mention Rene Clair juggling directing It Happened Tomorrow with drafting a mystery novel in which the killer is the reader. The item also references Donald O'Connor gifting Gwen Carter a heart shaped topaz for her birthday. Other fragments mention oil drilling on the Mississippi estate of Maureen O'Hara's husband Will Price, and Sy Wills catching six sailfish in Acapulco in two hours and twenty minutes.
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Rene Clair
Donald O'Connor
Gwen Carter
Mississippi
Maureen O'Hara
Will Price
Acapulco
Sy Sy Wills
Joan Davis
Oe Tufts
Stone Canyon
Negro dies in chair for slaying in Washington
Sammie Osborne a 20 year old Negro twice convicted of killing W P Walker a Barnwell county land owner died in the electric chair at the state penitentiary in Columbia at 7 33 am He maintained his innocence and claimed self defense while denying guilt before the execution officials and pardon board observers noted his smile and nods as he prepared for the sentence and asked for nothing more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
D.C
Sammie Osborne
W.P. Walker
Barnwell County
State Penitentiary
Osborne
Origial
Walker
Hollywood Hi Jinks and Notable Skits of the Era
Hollywood gossip notes highlight Harry Barris and Joe E Brown on a fan trip overseas. Loyce Whiteman praises Barris, Mil ton Berle’s nephew is Douglas Berle in an Our Gang gag, Smiley Burnette fan club hits 25 700 members, Anne Baxter’s parents due in town, Cesar Romero and Virginia Bruce in rhythm at the Mocambo, Comdr Jack Bolton guiding Capt Robert W Berry, Myrna Dell and Tom Neal linked in Beverly Tropics, Jerry Doane joins Monogram crooners, Caryle Jones remains a veteran publicity man at Warner Bros after 16 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Harry Barris
Joe E. Brown
Loyce Whiteman
Harry
Douglas Berle
Our Gang
Mil‘ton Berle
Smiley Burnette
Anne Baxter
Cesar Romero
Virginia Bruce
Mocambo
Jack Bolton
Robert W. Berry
Myrna Dell
Tom Neal
Beverly Tropics
Monogram
Jerry Doane
Caryle Jones
Warners
Furlough Gas Limited to Three Day Pass Holders
Rations Board Secretary J F Jones announced that the five gallon furlough gas allotment is available only to soldiers with a three day pass or longer. He stressed the ceiling was set by the war department and local boards cannot issue more. Gasoline cannot be issued for visiting sick relatives or attending funerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.F. Jones
War Department
OPA
Jones
Fire in Warehouse Ends Quickly Despite Fire Sprinkler
A fire at Furniture City Upholstery, 1673 English Street, was extinguished in 21 minutes by sprinkler use with no source found and little damage. Separately, a field near Gordon Street and the Southern Railroad burned for 40 minutes before firemen contained it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furniture City
English Street
Gordon Street
Southern Railroad
Bundy orders KP duty rotation for all airfield personnel
Col John H Bundy commander at Eagle Pass air field says manpower shortages force all enlisted ranks to rotate KP duties. He jokes about griping from top ranks while a first sergeant replies they have done it before and can do it again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Pass
Tex
John H. Bundy
Air Field
Col. Bundy
Negro Given Six Months On Two Charges
Vance Davis 26 of 308 Wise street received six months in the High Point municipal court. He drew two months for stealing five pairs of hose valued at 1.25 dollars and four months for stealing 21 chickens valued at 25 dollars. The hose were taken from Thomas Mills Monday this week and the chickens on October 24 from Jack Byerly premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance Davis
Wise Street
High Point
Thomas Mills
Jack Byerly
Nurses Home Construction Approved At North Carolina Baptist Hospital
The North Carolina Baptist Hospitals, Inc., won approval from the state Baptist convention to borrow up to 110000 for a nurses home at the hospital in Winston-Salem. The plan combines a 75000 federal grant with 35000 to be raised locally, with convention backing pledged for loan security and ongoing support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Federal Works Agency
RT Gs Mater
Ist Tal
Yeod
North Carolina Baptist Hospitals, Inc
Baptist State Convention of North Carolina
Baptist Cooperative Program
Jap Forces Drive South In China Rice Bowl
Japanese reinforcements advance southward in central China within the rice bowl area along the Salween and Li rivers. Maj. Gen. C. C. reports forces in the pocket between the Yangtze and Tungting lakes rising to 80 000 and crossing the Li river. Losses at Lihsien and Shihsien confirmed. Chinese recapture ferry crossings along the Salween north of the Burma road. A Japanese recon force of 1000 was detected crossing the Salween 30 miles south of Lung ng base.
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Chungking
China
Rice Bowl
Salween River
Burma
C. C
Yangtze River
Tungting Lake
Li River
Lihsien
Shihsien
Yuyangkiang
Ichang
Changteh
Shasi
Yunnan
Theng
Salween
Burma Road
Lungng
Drive In Theater Announces Seasonal Closure
The Drive In theatre on Greensore road will close for the season with the last show tomorrow night November 20. It plans to reopen sometime between April 1 and May 1 next year.
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Greensore Road
Funeral Rites for Linda Gayle Alexander Infant
Funeral services for Linda Gayle Alexander infant daughter of Mr and Mrs A H Alexander of 304 Ennis street will be held Saturday at 11 am at First Pilgrim Church 58 Church by Rev O Ruth instead of Friday Poole at 4 pm as previously announced Interment will be in Floral Garden cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Gayle Alexander
A. H. Alexander
Ennis Street
O. Ruth
Poole
Floral Garden Cemetery
Thomas J Heath Funeral Services Planned
Funeral services for Thomas J Heath of 1121 Adams Street will be held Saturday at 2 30 PM at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church with Dr C Excelle Rozzelle officiating. Interment follows at Oakwood Memorial Park. Exchange Club members serve as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Heath
Adams Street
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
C. Excelle Rozzelle
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Exchange Club
Brown says Nazis fight to avoid unconditional surrender
War correspondent Cecil Brown told a packed high school audience that Germany fights to avoid surrender and would resist for months, urging Americans to see Germans suffer as punishment while praising Allied invasions and Russian heroism. He criticized German propaganda and called Hitler only an expression of the German people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Brown
Brown
Germany
America
Hitler
Lions Dinner Entertained by Live Y'ers Club at YWCA
Lions Club members enjoyed a meal and program by the Live Y'ers Club at the YWCA last night. Mrs. Clark Wilson directed arts and decorations with a Thanksgiving theme. R. H. Smith presided as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions’ Club
YWCA
Live Y'ers Club
Live Y'ers
Clark Wilson
Lions
R. H. Smith
Angram
Hazel Wright
Maxine
Recruiter Visits High Point For Government Job Openings
Mrs. ry Hackworth, former night Terrest teacher now a representative of the fourth civil service regional office, comes to High Point each Monday to recruit for government posts. Hours run 9 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. Positions include Washington typists and clerks, Norfolk yard laborers, Langley Field workers, and west coast shipyard jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ry Hackworth
Fourth Civil Service
High Point
Washington, D.C
Norfolk Yard
Langley Field
West Coast
New Women's Wear Shop Opens Here On Saturday
Formal opening of the Ames Women's Wear Shop will be held Saturday at 9 30 a m Mrs Mary M Powell who runs the store announced The shop at 103 South Main street features dresses and lingerie as core offerings The interior has been remodeled and fluorescent lighting installed Six clerks are employed and hours are 9 30 a m to 6 p m Monday through Saturday
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Ames Women's Wear
Mary M. Powell
South Main Street
Egg J
Eee S
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Lee
Cee
Highland Grocery
Highland Avenue
Hamilton - Boone Lumber Company
Nat Walker
Walgreen
Wood - Armfield Furniture CO
South Main
New England Mutual
L. F. Ferree
Represen
New England Mutual Liferance Company of
First Chartered Mutual Life Insurance Company
G.W. Perry
Main and Taylor Sts
North Main Street
H. P
Colonel Hawkins
Kiwanis Club
UNRRA
CCC
State College Engineers
Lou Costellos
Patricia Ann
Carol Lou
House of Friends
Butch
Lou
Carole Landis
Twentieth Century-Fox
Ichard Quine
Husan Peters
Santa Monica
Greer Garson
Cliquot
San Carlos
Star
Go Go
Negro
Alexander
West Broad Street
Paint & Repair Now
Tiger Grand
Parker - Brown Lumber CO
Oak Street
S&s. Main
J. C. McCoy
Security Bank
Boone
High Point, N. C
Lexington, N. C
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