Officer Stabbed While Taking Negro To Station
Post incident details show Officer J. C. Hoover stabbed while transporting Tim McCoy after arrest at the Spot on Kivett Drive. McCoy charged with assault with a deadly weapon. bond set at 3000. Hoover hospitalized with severe wounds but progressing satisfactorily. Governor Cherry paroled Carl Taylor, convict in Guilford, for embezzlement, with 18 to 30 months remained on sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Flagler, JR
Enterprise
J.C
Clyde) Hoover
City Police Department
Tim McCoy
Meredith Street
Hoover
High Point Memorial Hospital
McCoy
Kivett Drive
John Dickens
Dickens
John
Raleigh
Carl Taylor
Guilford
Cherry
Taylor
Bodies of Local Veterans Return On Transport
Eight North Carolinians from this area arrived in San Francisco aboard the Grey Army Cargo ship Honda Knot. The remains of Americ s first World War II death will be processed at a Charlotte distribution center before burial arrangements with relatives. Names include Pie Justice Hawkins High Point ACMM Clayton M Holt High Point Pvt James A Reece High Point Pfe George R Le mar Kernersville Sgt Thomas A Michael Lexington RM-1/c Williem Miller Thomasville Set Robbie L Lawrence Winston-Salem S/Set Otis A Pega Winston-Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honda Knot
San Francisco
Americ
Charlotte
Justice R. Hawkins
High Point
ACMM
Clayton M. Holt
James A. Reece
Pfe
George R. Lemar
Kernersville
Thomas A. Michael
Lexington
Williem
Miller
Thomasville
Robbie L. Lawrence
Winston-Salem
Otis A. Pega
Winston- Alem
Mrs. Beulah Furr Dies at Home on Colonial Drive
Mrs. Beulah Little Furr 57 wife of Grover C. Furr died at her residence on Colonial Drive Thursday night after an extended illness. Born May 23 1890 in Stanly County she was survived by her husband three sons a daughter two brothers three sisters and a host of relatives. Funeral services will be from the residence Saturday at 2 30 conducted by Rev. A B. Conrad with burial in Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Little Furr
Grover C. Furr
Furr
Stanly County
James Calvin
Mary L. Little
W. Craig Furr
Chilhowie
James W. Furr
High Point
Montreal
Canada
Shirley Chambers
Jacksonville
Fla
Elam Little
Anson County
Seborn Little
Atlanta
Della Cranfora Albemarle
Isabel Klontz
Vada Vinton
Monroe
Colonial Drive
A. B. Conrad
Farr
Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery
Missionary Henry DeVries to Speak at Fairmont Park Church
A missionary convention begins at Fairmont Park Baptist Church with Rev. Henry DeVries speaking at 7 30 p m. He pioneered in Mindanao Philippines twenty two years ago, founding churches among five tribes and enduring persecution. DeVries and his family endured Japanese camps, were rescued in 1945, and he will present in three services: tonight, Saturday night and Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont Park Baptist Church
Henry DeVries
Philippines
Mindahao
Bukidnon
Fort
Lake Lanao
DeVries
Las Banes
Williard Addresses Raleigh Farm Group on National Debt
H N Williard bank president from High Point spoke to the Raleigh Farm Hands Club about the national debt. He warned taxes must stay high and production remain abundant to reduce debt, citing per person debt history and wartime costs. He urged forward planning and economy in government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Raleigh Farm Hands Club
H. N. Williard
High Point
Williard
Myrtle Desk workers vote to press strike over wages and contract
About 150 Myrtle Desk employees reaffirmed a strike stance, demanding a 15 cent an hour raise and a union contract. Ernest Marsh of the United Furniture Workers of America said the plant faces production losses as management resists union recognition citing Taft Hartley law concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ace Desk Company
Ernest Marsh
United Furniture Workers of America, Cio
Myrtle Desk Company
Powell
Marsh
Uni
Commode Word History From Headdress to Furniture
The term commode originally described a tall headdress with a fan-shaped frame covered in silk or lace. Over time the meaning shifted to a bathroom furniture piece, reflecting a change in usage and context.
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Darryl Hickman
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Ken Maynard Iii
Gilbert Roland
Chris Pin
Martin
Evelyn Bremt
Jack LA Rue
Virginia
Earnest
Oscar Wilde
Inc
Kiwanis Club
Mann Drug Nos
Beeson Hdw. Co
Scotty Karnes
His
Melody Boys
Featuring
Red Karnes
Melody” Boys
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Stars OF Radio
Charlie
Wkcarthy
Rochester
Band NO
Kentucky
Charlie Fears
Smoky Hogan
Kentucky Mountaineers
Edgar Jordan
Lawrence
Tierney
Fairmont Park Church
Farm Group of
Hayworth and
J. M. Hayworth
Bing Crosby
Barry Fitzgerald
Cynthia
Elizabeth Taylor
George Murphy
Sakall
Rialto
Tex Ritter
Fuzzy Knight
Johnny Bond
Red River Valley
Arizona Trail
Myrtle
H. ©. Bennett
Pr. L. Smith
St. Joseph
ST. Josepy
High Point Insurance Exchange
Maircut
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Charlotte Quartermaster Depot
Greensboro
Wilmington
Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
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