Local obituary and community notes from 1933 High Point
W J Armfield 92 retired banker died at 704 West Broad Street at 2 pm born November 25 1840. Thomas A Marlow Inc to build new South Hamilton Street plant for soluble oils. Uwharrie Council to pick Boy Scout Silver Beaver candidate. Mrs W H Gibson returned from Booneville after brother's death. Miss Becky Young to visit Miss Helen Smith on Chestnut Street. Hitler warned by four powers to cease assaults. counts from Poland Russia Austria Czechoslovakia added. NRA Chief Hugh S Johnson meets farm heads. Local Lhe Licenie club and D R chapter aided here years ago. Wrenn Memorial in triangle and Broad Street to be unveiled November 11 Armistice Day. Andrew Jackson Post American Legion to present Minstrel Mimics at high school auditorium with Rodney Snow and others.
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W. J. Armfield
West Broad Street
Thomas A. Marlow, Inc
Hamilton Street
Uwharrie Council
Boy Scouts
W. H. Gibson
Booneville
William H. Mathews
Lebanon
Tenn
Chicago
Beckyoung
Winston-Salem
Helen Smith
Chestnut Street
Adolf Hitler
Germany
America
Poland
Russia
Austria
Lhe Licenie Club
D. R
Wrenn
Triangle
Broa Street
High Point
Andrew Jackson Post
American Legion
High School
Rodney Snow
Alston Clark
Arthur Childers
Mike Shiplett
James T. Stewart
J. J. Dell
Greensboro Fair Attendance Noted By Local Residents
Miss Nora Clod felter attended the Greens boro fair last night. Mrs. Frank Lambeth of Thomasville visited Wednesday. C C Garrett is in Durham today for the Carolina Trinity football game. Mr. and Mrs. J A Mizzell attended the fair in Greensboro last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Clodfelter
Greensboro
Frank Lambeth
Thomasville
C. C. Garrett
Durham
Carolina Trinity
J. A. Mizzell
Giants win 1–0 over Yankees in third game of series
Giants defeat Yankees 1 to 0 in the third game of the series. Alumni of the University of North Carolina celebrate the 130th anniversary of UNC’s founding at Chapel Hill. Secretary of State W N Everett presided. A tanker sank off the Florida coast with about thirty men reported adrift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giants
Yanks
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
W. N. Everett
Florida
War Dept. states no news withheld from servicemen families
Washington reports casualty chief Col. George F. Herbert explains telegrams to families of missing servicemen contain all available information. He notes uncertainty, enemy reporting limits, and Red Cross channels. He cites delays in intel from Germany Italy Japan and long waits for Bataan and Corregidor cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George F. Herbert
War Department
Herbert
Adjutant General's Office
James A. Ulio
Col. Herbert
Kansas
Army
Navy
Red Cross
Kansas City
Tnia
Germany
Italy
International Red Cross
Philippines
Bataan and
Corregidor
Inf
Wartime Washington Eyes Postwar World Unity
Washington notes show both parties aligning for a postwar world alliance to maintain peace. Secretary Hull advocates a world league and court with an international police force, while Dewey and Willkie supporters back active U.S. participation in global security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Hull
D. R
Mackinac
Republican “Council of 49
Thomas E. Dewey
Wendell L. Willkie
Dewey and
Willkie
League of Nations
Fox Holes
Tobacco markets in North Carolina post September sale totals
North Carolina tobacco belts sold 184 748 604 pounds in September at an average 39 31 cents per pound. The sales were 20 percent below last year while the average price rose four percent. Hedrick notes higher September prices than August but still 1 46 below the 41 cent ceiling set by the War Food Administration.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
W. P. Hedrick
State Department of Agriculture
Hedrick
Ofice of Price Administration
War Food Administration
Passage of School Grants Bill Seen
Washington reads that Sen Hill of Alabama predicts swift federal aid for public schools with a $300 million annual grant plan. The proposal urges two funds: up to $200 million during wars or emergencies for teachers salaries and a permanent $100 million to reduce educational inequities, with distribution by need and attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Hill
Alabama
Senate
George
Dga
Finance Committee
Nye
R-Nd
Appropriations Committee
Senate Education Committee
Katharine Nelson named as potential revealee in federal probe
The piece notes Katharine Nelson in Massachusetts may disclose all she knows to the Federal Grand Jury State Department and FBI regarding national defense. It mentions Congressman Ploeser labeling "This Is the Army" favorable to the President and comments on oil and gas heating weatherproofing saving fuel oil and coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Grand Jury
F.B.1
Mr. Biddle
U.S
Mass
Katharine Nelson
Cong
Ploeser
Missouri
Mackinac Island
Ann Sheridan
New Bright Belt Markets Sell Over Two Hundred Million Pounds
Hedrick reported that New Bright belt markets sold 206,225,633 pounds this season ending last week at an average price of 39.24 cents per pound. September sales totaled 120,694,382 pounds at 39.60 cents. The WFA listed old ice markets at 53,645,482 pounds for 40.75 cents. September belt sales were 15,129,894 pounds at 139.63 cents.
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New Bright Belt
Hedrick
WFA
Old Ice
Eastward Ho and Tourists' Sorrows in a War Echo
W A Bivins reflects on Columbus and Norse exploration, America's wartime awakening, and the shift from isolation to global duty. He recounts European travel via lectures and pictures, notes Naples slums near the post office bomb site, and laments war destruction while hoping for future rebuilding and peace.
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Florence
Rome
Naples
Capri
Mount Vesuvius
Pompeii
Herculeaneum
Italy
High Point
Europe
England
France
Germany
School Anniversary and Local Notices
Mrs. Virginia Williamson announced Leonard Street School P T A hosts an anniversary celebration at the school tonight at eight. The public is invited. Ber n ie King becomes bride to Corporal Norman Beard of Camp Butner North Carolina in a marriage announced by Mr and Mrs Ben Godfrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Williamson
Leonard Street
P.T.A
P.T.A. Association
Ben Godfrey
W. Willis Street
Bernice King
Norman Beard
Camp Butner
Durham
N. C
Gethsemane
Gethsemane 7 Church
H. Hall
Boager
Greensboro
Christian Church
A. M. Jones
Pearson Memorial Church
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
St. Mathews C. M. E
Letha Spencer
Billy Weaver
Bobby Harriss
Clarence Boylan
Beatrice Jackson
Harold K. Gregory
West Willis Street
Jane Froman Returns to Stage in Invalid Chair
Boston reports Jane Froman, recovering after the Lisbon clipper crash that killed 26, resumes performing as star of Artists and Models at the Boston Opera House. She appears from the wings in a disguised invalid chair following her doctor's prescription to get back in the groove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Jane Froiman
New Variety
Boston Opera House
Better bread slicing with sharp knives and safe technique
The guide explains keeping a sharp knife, using a light sawing motion, and slicing bread on its side while keeping fingers away from the blade. It stresses eyeing the cut line, keeping the blade parallel to the bread face, and aims to yield more even slices from each loaf.
FDR Backs Repeal Of Alien Law
President Roosevelt endorsed repealing the Chinese Exclusion Act to grant Chinese residents citizenship and entry on a quota basis. He argued the measure supports the war effort and peace, noting China as a wartime and postwar partner and highlighting a limited annual influx of about 150 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
House Immigration Committee
America
United States
China
Plastic wrapping issued to soldiers for gas protection
A translucent wrapping material is issued to overseas troops to shield them from contaminating gases like mustard gas. A survey suggests Alaska could sustain a population of 10 million, matching Finland’s density.
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Alaska
Finland
Croup and Acute Laryngotracheitis in Children
Dr Clendening explains croup causes and distinctions between diphtheritic and acute laryngotracheitis forms. He notes vaccination has reduced diphtheria deaths, urges hospital care and oxygen for severe cases, and mentions penicillin and sulfa drugs as helpful.
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United States
Officers Seek Bull Dog Mutilator In Thomsonville Area
Thomasville area officers hunt for person or persons alleged to have cruelly mutilated a bulldog owned by Mrs. William army while she was in North Africa. Thompson home near Grove Forest, no clues yet on motive or identity.
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Thomasville
Davidson County
William Army
North Africa
Thompson
Frove Forest
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War Dept
By Jack Stinnett
Hihm
United
Lm Oarl Wagger’s
Jean Ann Ancel
Maywood
Ill
International
Winchell
U. S
W. A. Bivins
Columbus
West Indies
Azores
India
Eric the Red
Atlantic
Canada
Massachusetts
Bacmane
New World
Americas
United States of America
Genoa
Christopher Columbus
Middle East
Far East
Isles of the Sea
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Office of Price Administration
C. E. Yokely
Froman Recovering
Lewis B. Hershey
Cnews Spectacles
Los Angeles
FDR
Logan Clendening, M. D
Dr. Clendening
E.E.W
the Coordination of Life Insur
Wachovia
Wachovia Trust Officer
Asheville
Charlotte
Salisbury
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
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