Fassifern Seniors Adopt British War Child
Hendersonville reports Fassifern school for girls adopts Michael E Fitzgerald an 11 year old war child from England under the foster parents plan. The boy is son of a sea man who drowned after falling from a steamship last winter. his mother worked as a railway porter until illness led to the foster plan taking over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendersonville
Fassifern School For Girls
Michael E. Fitzgerald
England
Michael
Nine Pieces Of Property To Be Sold In High Point Auction
The City of High Point will offer nine parcels at public auction next Monday at 11 o'clock at City Hall. Properties include Tract 5 on North Wrenn Street with staging bid 1000, Lots 27 28 and 28s on North and Fourth Streets with 1050, and parcels on Wiscoe English Carter Underhill Park Highland avenues with bids ranging from 300 to 1850. Former owner listed as initial bidder.
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High Point
Wrenn Street
Fourth Streets
Wiscoe Streets
English Street
Carter Street
Underhill Street
Park Street
Highland Avenue
Sixth War Loan Drive Starts Strong With Bond Purchase
Eastern Air Lines signs for a $25,000 bond purchase in the Sixth War Loan drive as Chairman Earl N. Phillips receives the check from H. W. Hirsch. Captain Eddie Rickenbacker sends best wishes and notes a $5,000,000 Eastern Air Lines Victory Bond fund. The drive includes fourteen divisions and a Women’s Division with booths, plus plans for a Center Theater premiere of An American Romance requiring bond-tied tickets for admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl N. Phillips
Western Air Lines
H. W. Hirsch
Eastern Air Lines
Phillips
Eddie Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker
Eastern Air Lines, Inc
Air Lines Victory
Third Army
Ralph Williams
Retail Merchants Division
Center Theater
Hugh Smart
Seventeen Local Draft Registrants Depart Fort Bragg
Thirty four men from Selective Service Board No 5 left by special bus for induction to the Army at Fort Bragg. Three others were slated to go but two were moved to other boards and one reported failure. Names include Hill Roberson Robert Hubert Kirkman Norman Arthur Washington Charles Landrum Bryant Jr Abel Milford James Henry Melvin Wall and many more. Littleton and Craven transfers noted from Asheboro and Baltimore respectively.
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Selective Service Board No. 5
Army
Fort Bragg
Joseph Daniel Kirkman
Hill Roberson
Robert Hubert Kirkman
Norman Arthur Washington
Charles Landrum Bryant, Jr
Abel Milford James
Henry Melvin Wall
Claude Burrus Holcomb
Harry Harker, Jr
Ned Wilson Mullis
Harold Davis Smith
Clete John Blevins
Rueford Cox Littleton
John W. Craven, Jr
Henry Addison Culler
Hubert Oscar Hayworth
W. B. Gatlin
Malcolm Roscoe Sullivan
Littleton
Asheboro
Craven
Baltimore
Maryland
Five Negroes Bound Over For Robbery In Municipal Court
Judge MacRae complimented police for rapid evidence uncovering in the Abe Smith robbery. Emanuel Williams, Jewell Reid, Andrew Keenan, Bullee Carraway, and Hubert Barrer were bound over to superior court after admitting conspiracy and participation. Foy Leach had charges dropped. Other defendants faced varying outcomes including dismissals, held for grand jury, or penalties for assault, theft, or drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. MacRae
Abe Smith
Emanuel Williams
West Street
Jewell Reid
Leonard Street
Andrew Keenan
Bullee Carraway
Hubert Barrer
Superoir
Foy Leach
Police Department
Smith
East Washington Street
Douglas McDaniels
East Lexington Avenue
Superior Court
E. A. Edwards
MasRae
Lee LeGrange
Martin Street
Paul Dunlap
Gordy Street
LeGrange
MacRae
Rosie Perry
Charley Abney
Abney
H. L. Craig
Statesville
B. D. Reece
Trinity
Clark Beskeners
Georgia Ellen Morrow
Prospect Street
James W. Hughes
Grant Street
Johnnie Pulaski
Lindsay Street
Lester Coleman
South Wrenn Street
Lawrence Spencer
Phillie Spencer
Conport
Frank O More
West Davis
Rubber mat plant resumes under government authorization
W. J. Wall, local door mat maker who paused operations, is allowed by the government to restart rubber mat production from old tires, the announcement states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Wall
Dr Lingle thanks on unspeakable gift sermon
Dr Walter L Lingle of Davidson College served as guest minister at First Presbyterian Church delivering a Thanksgiving message on The Unspeakable Gift. He cited II Corinthians 9 15 and emphasized Jesus as the greatest blessing with two more sermons announced for December 3 and 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter L. Lingle
Davidson
Davidson College
First Presbyterian Church
Dan W. Smith
Gaul
Prayler
Lingle
Christ Jesus
Jesus
Christ
John McNeill
Scotland
Germany
Europe
Hitler
Churches of the Lord
God
Paul
Dr. Lingle
Jackson Hill Man Passes In City Surratt
Wilburn Surratt, a native of Jackson Hill, died yesterday afternoon at High Point Memorial hospital after several weeks illness. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alex Surratt. Survived by one sister Mrs. W. H. Badgett and three brothers Ervin Carl and Dewey Surratt. Interment planned in Clear Springs family cemetery. arrangements incomplete.
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Wilburn Surratt
Jackson Hill
High Point Memorial Hospital
Boulevard
Surratt
Alex Surratt
W. H. Badgett
Ervin Surratt
Carl Surratt
Salisbury
Dewey Surratt
Rocky Mount
Clear Springs
Woman Arrested For Abandoning Child
A 30 year old woman giving the name Virginia Ireland of 2094 East Commerce Street appeared in Municipal Court on a charge of abandoning her six year old daughter Saturday night. A continuance was granted to a later session as police had sought her since Saturday night.
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Virginia Ireland
East Commerce Street
Funeral Rites Held For Mrs Eliza Jane Carter
Funeral service for Mrs Eliza Jane Carter of 204 Emma street was held at Fork Baptist church in Davis county on Sunday at three o clock. Rev E W Turner conducted the service with church choir furnishing music. Pallbearers were Fred Lloyd Alex Lloyd Tom Lloyd Roy Jarvis Wade Jarvis and Claude Jenkins. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Eliza Jane Carter
Emma Street
Fork
Davis County
E. W. Turner
Mocksville
Fred Lloyd
Alex Lloyd
Tom Lloyd
Roy Jarvis
Wade Jarvis
Claude Jenkins
A. N. Livengood
Daughter Found Wandering After Mother Sent To Show
Betty Jo, a young girl, was found wandering on the streets and told officers her mother had sent her to a picture show earlier that evening.
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Betty Jo
Inventor Whitlock Seeks Seamless Hosiery Partners
Rutherfordton inventor G T Whitlock and owner of a new seamless hosiery method meets local manufacturers to interest them in the process for potential adoption and closing.
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Rutherfordton
Sheraton Hotel
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Fassifern
Numa F. Reid Lodge
AF. & A.M. Special Communication
Fleet Lewis
Ff. T. Gregory
Robert J. Henning
DR. B. F. Thomas
Max Bones
Depot
Wachovia Bank BuIlDing
Taylor’s Dairy Farm
Wilmington, N
Car
Oly
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N. Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Winston-Salem
N. C
Security National
Eastern Air
Main
Washington
Hedgecock
Southern Motor Company
Your DE Soto
Plymouth
South Main Street
Jacob
N. Main & W. Washington
Nat Walker
Weon
Chilaren
Fast Market St
Greensboro
Man Mones
Optometrist
W. High 8
Albert
South Main &T
City
Parker-Brown Lumber CO
Oak Street
Johns-Manville
Fraley Field
Point’s
S. Main ST
N.L. Garnor
G. T. Whitlock
King Vidor’s Technicolor
Brian Donlevy
Ann Richards
Center Theatre
Wachovia Bank
High Point Ogings
Security Bank
Hood’ Bank
Piedmont Building & Loan
Perpetual Builds & Loan
Belks
Post Office
Hich
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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