Negro Bound Over In First Degree Burglary Case
David McMullen 18 of 1701 Graves Street is bound over to Guilford County Superior Court on charges of first degree burglary assault and damage to personal property plus a six month sentence on county roads for assault. He allegedly broke into 1708 Tudor Street occupied by Henrietta Mullins and attacked her with glass, and also assaulted Willie Mae Blair at the same address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David McMullen
Graves Street
Guilford County
McMullen
Mullins
Willie Mae Blair
Tudor Street
North Carolina
Scarcity of beer drives strange home brews in High Point
Police report week of arrests for illicit booze in High Point cites chief W G Friddle noting beer scarcity pushes makers to home brew and canned heat. Five arrests involved Negro offenders with white liquor or home brew. two for possession of liquor by Franklin and Pierce. Names listed include Ed Burkett Carrie Lee Littlejohn Queenie Truesdale Floyd Allen Excelle McDonald. City padlocked Roosevelt Meekins’ establishment as crackdown continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Friddle
High Point
H. B. Franklin
James E. Pierce
Sheraton Hotel
Sgt. H. Ardson
Friddle
Hulda
Floyd Allen
Bynum
Excelle McDonald
Eccles
Roosevelt Meekins
Orientation for Senior Hostesses At USO Announced
The final orientation meeting for senior hostesses who wish to serve at the USO will be held Friday October 15 at 2 00 pm in the Elwood Cafe. Miss Virginia Frank USO director announced this and said attendance is required to serve at the USC center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO
Elwood Cafe
Virginia Frank
USC Center
Frank
Miller sent to technical school for radio operator mechanic
Pvt. William T. Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller of 214 Centennial avenue, is assigned to the Technical Training School, Army Air Forces Training Command, Sioux Falls, S. D., for a 20 week course as a radio operator mechanic before serving on a bomber crew. He has 19 months in service with assignments at Fort Bragg, Fort King, Fort Knox, and Sheppard Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Miller
Charles Miller
Centennial Avenue
Army Air Forces Training Command
Sioux Falls
8.D
Fort Bragg
Fort King
Fort Knox
Sheppard Field
Texas
Army air force instruction arrivals noted for two cadets
Pvt. Lawrence Andrew Weavil son of Mr and Mrs C A Weavil Route 3 arrived at the University of Wichita Kansas for army air force instruction. James B Shaw son of Mr and Mrs Frank L Shaw High Point recently graduated from the Kingman army air field flexible gunner school at Kingman Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Lawrence Andrew Weavil
C. A. Weavil
Route 3
University of Wichita
Kan
Army Air Force
James B. Shaw
Frank L. Shaw
High Point
Kingman Army Air Field
Kingman, Ariz
Elmo Cassell Completes RAF Gunner Training
Elmo Cassell son of Mr and Mrs L F Cassell of 215 W Ray Street has graduated from the RAF flexible gunner school at Fort Myers Florida, signaling completion of training with the U S air force program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Set. Elmo Cassell
L. F. Cassell
W. Ray Street
RAF Flexible Gunner School
Ft. Myers, Fla
Mail For Registrant Walter McKinney Gray Urges Response
The Statesville draft board asks Walter McKinney Gray, a 26 year old white registrant of board one, to contact board five on Tuesday regarding mail. Mail sent to Route One box 129, Gray’s last address, was returned unclaimed to the board office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter McKinney Gray
Board One
Statesville
Board Five
Gray
High Point Names Braden City Manager in Swearing-In Session
Roy S Braden was sworn in as city manager of High Point. He met with department heads in a get acquainted session and outlined his plan built on loyalty saying he would stand with staff and study the city operations day and night before acting. He stressed no entangling alliances and urged open debate with him on policy. He will rely on City Attorney Grover H Jones for guidance until he settles in. Jones noted he will return to legal duties and stay focused on the law, while Braden enjoys the support of Mayor Koonce and the council who praise the chosen manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy S. Braden
High Point
Braden
Maryland
Greenbelt
Jones
Grover H. Jones
E. M. Knox
Koonce
Wachovia Bank
Room and Board Jobs Go Begging for Students
CHICAGO Oct 11 Board and room job offers for college students are going begging according to university placement bureaus. DePaul University reports hundreds of requests for part time work but pay averages 60 cents an hour up to a dollar in some cases. Northwestern's bureau says requests are twice last year with women ushering in theaters in high demand. Chicago U only one student has accepted such a job. Students favor factory or assembly line positions over room and board work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dorothy Dockstader
DePaul University
Orthwestern University
Frank S. Endicott
Endicott
University of Chicago
Interfaith USO Benefit Service at St Marys Church
A large United Service Organizations benefit service will be held at St Marys Episcopal Church in High Point Sunday at 5 p.m. The program features Protestant ministers a Catholic priest a Jewish rabbi St Dunstan 39 s choristers 26 member High Point College choir and city cadets with 12 flags in a nonsectarian service. Governor Broughton and Bishop Penick are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
High Point College
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
United Service Organizations
St. Dunstan's
St. Mary's New Boy's Choir
Broughton
Edwin Penick
North Carolina
Saii G. M. Nichols
St. Mary's
United Service
High Point High School
Books Wanted Here For Greensboro Army Hospital
High Point Elks Club collects books for 900 bed BTC 10 hospital in Greensboro. Depositories at Elks Home and Cecil's Drug Store accept all types including paperbacks and magazines Readers Digest Life Fortune. urgency noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BTC 10
Greensboro
High Point Elks’ Club
Elks
Cecil's
Readers Digest
Life and Fortune
Drunkenness docket in High Point court Proceeding clears cases
A heavy High Point Municipal Court docket lists 37 drunkenness cases this morning with several held over for trial this afternoon to reduce the backlog. Defendants named include David Woods of Fairview Street Mozell Graves of Leonard Street and Dock Goins of Gordy Street with court costs assessed for gambling activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
David Woods
Fairview Street
Mozell Graves
Leonard Street
Dock Goins
Gordy Street
J. P. Durham Rites To Be Held In Kernersville
Funeral services for Julian Pete Durham who died in a Martinsville Virginia hospital will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at his parents home in Kernersville and burial will follow in the Reidsville cemetery. He was born February 28 1909 in Rockingham County and survived by his parents three sisters Effie Davis Ida Boles and Mary McCalister. He was employed by Bassett Furniture company of Martinsville Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Pete Durham
Martinsville
Virginia
Ida Boles
High Point
Mary McCalister
Greenville, S. C
Bassett Furniture Company
Martinsville, Va
Butter supply up for civilians amid market holdback
Civilians hailed the government plan to boost butter supply as military and other government buyers will refrain from purchasing butter until next March. The War Food Administration and WEA expect civilian availability to rise 10 to 30 percent, while ration value stays at 16 points per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Food Administration
WEA
Bishop Dedicates New Church Before Large Congregation
Bishop Clare Purcell dedicates the new Main Street Methodist Church edifice to the glory of God in a 7 30 p m service with a large audience. He preached on Temple Builders citing I Kings 5 5 and I Peter 2 5 stressing spiritual house over material structure and the church as a unifying and liberating force. Rev Walter R Kelly led the service with brief remarks from several other pastors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street Methodist Church
Clare Purcell
Charlotte
Solomon
Peter
Jesus Christ
Solomon's Temple
Jesus
Purcell
Walter R. Kelly
N. C. Williams
S. W. Taylor
E. H. Blackard
Myers Park Methodist Church
C. Excelle Rozzelle
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
This City
War Chest Funds Allotted For War Harvest Efforts
Reports from Russia Great Britain and China show seed driven relief aiding famine responses. High Point allocates 42000 of its 107200 goal to 17 agencies as seeds fund spring plantings and future food projects. Russian relief receives 958860 for pure seeds and 15000000 families gain first taste of regional produce from American contributions. Britain benefits from 100000 pounds of seed translating to 45000 tons of food with seeds for Britain funded at 45543. China relief via United China Relief extends loans under several projects to boost food production.
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Russia
Great Britain
China
War Chest
National War Fund
High Point
Amos R. Kearns
Michigan
New Jersey
Oregon
Victory Gardens
Kearns
America
National War Funds
British War Relief Society
Britain
United China Relief
WOW Will Burn Mortgage Tonight In Celebration Rite
The Piedmont camp No. 62 of Woodmen of the World to supper today at 6 30 in the Masonic Temple then hold a mortgage burn and meeting at 310 North Main Street W C Braden T E Newton and Charles Hines among visiting officers to attend The camp organized in 1902 with 35 charter members has supported civic and welfare causes including care for widows and orphans Gifts are distributed at Christmas and a conference will be held during the banquet with Ollie Simmons providing special music
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen of the World
Piedmont Camp No. 62
Masonic Temple
North Main Street
W. C. Braden
Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Company
T. E. Newton
Woodmen of World
Kinston
Charles Hines
Gro
Piedmont
Chris
Duri
Dist
Ollie Simmons
Water buffalo aid promised to flood displaced Chinese farmers
The Chinese government with united China relief finances purchase of water buffalo for about 10,000 farmers. The buffalo, costing around 30 dollars, does the work of 40 men and requires minimal grazing. The national war fund via High Point united war chest aims to send more seed to allied nations for a bountiful 1944 harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoug
China
United China Relief
Russia
Britain
National War Fund
High Point United War Chest
Anti-Inflation Committee Meets This Afternoon
The High Point anti inflation drive chaired by John Peacock will convene at 4 15 PM at the civilian defense office on English Street. The steering panel plans to organize school children and block leaders to obtain citywide pledges against high prices and ration misuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
English Street
John Peacock
Joe Boyd
Owen Reese
Stan Conrad
Bill Robinet
Sherwood Forrest
Lee Hague
OPA
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BY Bill Baker
Central
ICE Delivery Company
Isiz
West Broad Street
Tchnical School
Weavil
Kansas
Shaw Graduates
Cassell Graduates
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Winston-Salem, N. C
United War Chest
W. L. Stewart
Logan Chitwood
National
Lee F. Schaner
Edgar Hartley
R. RK. Blackburn
Furniture Stores
National Chain Store
Lawrence Ingram
USC
H. N. Bowne
Greensboro Army Hospital
J. P. Durham
Kernersville
National War Agencies
Mendare
Nat Walker
Reyes
Walgreen
Hamilton - Boon! Lumber Compan
L. L. Wilkinson, M
North Main ST
City Fuel CO
Park St
Paint & Repair Now
Tiger Hrand
Parkerlumber
Brown
Oak Street
S. Main ST
East Commerce St
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