War Fund Passes Half Way Mark With One Week Left
The United War Chest campaign has reached $61,603.05 of a $112,506 goal with one week remaining. Reports show progress across divisions including furniture, hosiery, and manufacturers as many firms approach or exceed quotas, while overall totals lag in some units and a final meeting is planned for next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United War Chest Campaign
Yester- S
Sh Neve
Campaign
War Chest
Carolina Ene Company
Colonel T
R. T. Amos
Texand A
Guilford Hosiery
Harris Covington
D. Grant
Res
Grady Goldhat
R. S. Bacon Co
Cecil L. Ion
Fred P. Ingram
Froelich Wall
High Point
Lyon Furniture Mobile Agency
N. McCain
Jine Davis
Charles C. Red
E. Snow
Grady V. Stroup
As Generator Corporation
Hosiery Corporation
T. Wood and Sons
C. Matton
News and Professional
Dion
Thompson
Haizlip
S. S. Whitted
Mrs Caldwell dies after heart attack at 61 in Winston-Salem
Mrs Sara Webster Caldwell 61 of 531 Parkway died at Bowman Gray hospital after a heart attack suffered during a Garden club district meeting in Burlington. She was born September 23 1883 in Man and later moved to High Point in 1904. She was active in church civic and patriotic groups and connected with USO and D A R. Funeral at First Presbyterian Friday at 3 pm with burial at Oakwood Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Webster Caldwell
Parkway
Bowman Gray Hospital
Winston-Salem
Garden Club
Burlington
Caldwell
Man
William A
Alice McRae Webster
Woman's College
Greensboro
High Point
Alfred Shorter Caldwell, Jr
U.S.O
D.A.R
State Highway Commission
Alice.e Caldwell
Point
W. J. Wwon
Atlanta
Alfred Ker Caldwell, III
George D. Caldwell
U. S. Marine Corps
Pacific Area
William M. Webster
San Francisco
Calif
Central Friends Meeting Clears Longstanding Debt Milestone
The Central Friends Meeting announced the final payment of a debt that dated back over 25 years and peaked around 28 000 in 1935. The church now holds clear title to the church, the minister's Edgedale home, the West Green Street parsonage, and an acre of Archdale playground land. An expansion fund was approved to enhance the church's religious program as the membership looks to a stronger future.
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Central Friends Meeting
Archdale
Central Friends
Edgedale Drive
West Green Street
12000 Car Owners Urged to Register for A Books
J F Jones head of the local ration board urges about 12000 car owners to register tomorrow and Saturday at six sites in and near High Point. Volunteer helpers are sought for County building Junior high and area schools with three hour shifts. Registrations impact eligibility for new A gasoline ration books with November 15 as the next opportunity.
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High Point
J. F. Jones
Jamestown
Union Hill
Oak View
Allen Jay
Guilford
Randolph County
Jones
Zoot Suits Return With Tailor Specs and Trends
Tailoring expert Joe Shackelford notes restrictions on men’s dress ease only for vests with double breasted suits and two trousers. conservatives may return to cuffed suits while younger wearers seek wheat pleat and draped shapes. He adds no-vest option for double breasted coats with two trousers. The piece also cites the Army Technical Training Command aiming to produce ten to twenty mechanics per graduating pilot.
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Joe Shackelford
Shackelford
Army
Technical Training Command
Helen Jepson Arrives in High Point for Concert Tomorrow
Opera star Helen Jepson arrived in High Point last night to be greeted by a large Junior Chamber of Commerce delegation. She will perform tomorrow night at the Senior High School auditorium with proceeds aiding the Jaycees War Memorial Library Fund. A police escort accompanied her party to the Sheraton hotel where she will stay today and tomorrow.
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Helen Jepson
Chamber of Commerce
High Point
Owen Ritchie
Pete Morrow
Miss Jepson
Willard Leathers
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Metropolitan Opera
Sheraton
JayCees War Memorial Library Fund
Two Guilford County Soldiers Wounded, Resting Side by Side
Two Guilford County infantry veterans, Technical Sergeant Columbus A. Woods of High Point and Staff Sergeant Teamon C. Wells of Greensboro, recovering side by side in an England based U S Army general hospital after wounds near St Lo. Both received the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in the July 11 German attack. They served together since North Africa, and were torpedoed en route to that campaign. Wells recalled six hours of fierce fighting and a hit in his left arm and leg, while Woods described directing mortars and machine guns before also being wounded. They arrive at the same hospital and are kept together by medical staff.
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Woods
Wells
Vire
St. Lo
Lincoln Ries
Everett
Washington
Sgt. Wells
Iis
Medical Department
Set. Woods
England
Teamon
Sgt. Woods
J. W. Wells
Brownsville, Ky
Ruby Irene
Judy
High Point
Lum Woods
Bessmer
Army
Western Union Handles Casualty Messages Under War Dept Rules
W D Armstrong of the Western Union explains regulations for delivering casualty telegrams to soldiers’ families. Messages must be delivered by messenger between 7 am and 10 pm and not by phone, with efforts to locate the addressee through directories and post offices. If needed, a neighbor or friend may be called to assist the bereaved.
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War Department
W. D. Armstrong
Western Union
Armstrong
Gas and Electric Companies
Adjutant General
Washington
D. C
War Chest drive urged in High Point campaign notes
A campaign message stresses duty to support twenty nine War Chest agencies amid calls for volunteers and donations. The upcoming report meeting is set for 4 p.m. Friday at the Sheraton Hotel to present the opportunity to every citizen.
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High Point
War Chest
Sheraton Hotel
State Guard Detail Leaves For Ft. Bragg
Capt. C A Morrison and a small contingent from the 22nd Company 3rd Battalion NC State Guard depart for Fort Bragg for a week of intensive training. About 50 members of the 2nd Company will join next week while others drill at the Armory tonight and prep gear for encampment. First Lt. Merlin H Watson says all traveling members must attend tonight’s Armory drill.
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C. A. Morrison
North Carolina State Guard
Fort Bragg
Merlin H. Watson
Capt. Morrison
J. T. Bruton
Thomas C. Wright
Chester P. Hodgins
Woodrow W. Parker
Joseph W. Packer
Trouble For Charlie Abney Charged With Assault
Charles Abney of 415 Cliffside Street faces a warrant for assault by choking Rosie Perry dated October 15. Officers found him ill in bed. he posted $100 bond and a November 3 hearing was set. Robert Dillon, 17, of Jamestown was cited for reckless driving on October 1 per W. W. Stone.
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Charles Abney
Cliffside Street
Rosie Perry
415
Abney
Robert F. Dillon
Jamestown
W. W. Stone
Rotarians Hear Carl T Durham At Luncheon
Mayor Arnold J. Koonce urged moral renewal for America during a Rotary club luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel. Congressman Carl T. Durham praised Congress and called for spiritual rededication while Rotary members discussed sending clothes and blankets to British war survivors through Rotary International and the Lord Mayor’s Air Distress Fund.
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Carl T. Durham
Terry
Lester B. Struthers
Rotary International
Lord Mayor's
National Air Bay Distress Fund
British War Relief Society
Rotary
United States
Thomasville Rotarians Hear Talk On Dogs
Thomasville Rotary hears Capt T D Harris of O R D Greensboro discuss war dog training and their roles in battle using moving pictures. Harris notes 26000 dogs in service, cites German shepherd as highly adaptable, and explains serial numbering diet and trainer pairing. Local visitors Dick Hinton P C Smith Harry Foust L C Dillon attend.
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Thomasville
T. D. Harris
O.R.D
Greensboro
Rotary Club
Harris
Charles F. Lambeth
Army
Dick Hinton
P. C. Smith
High Point
Harry Foust
Des Moines
L. C. Dillon
Navy Day Proclaimed in High Point by Mayor Koonce
Mayor Arnold J. Koonce proclaimed October 27 1944 Navy Day in High Point urging city residents to buy war bonds. The observance includes Navy Day talks in public schools and a joint American Business Civitan clubs dinner October 24 at the Sheraton Hotel with a 6 45 PM start and an unnamed speaker.
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Arnold J. Koonce
High Point
Navy
Navy League
Navy Department
Max T. Payne
Greensboro
American Business and Civitan Clubs
Sheraton Hotel
Jury Rules Penney's Should Get Money Back
J. C. Penney Co. won a municipal court judgment against M. Sirull and G. Vernon Medlin for 533.30 after a stopped payment check case. The jury found Penney's innocent bystander status and entitled to full recovery of the check amount.
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J. C. Penney Co., Inc
M. Sirull
G. Vernon Medlin
Medlin
J. C. Penney Company
Penney’s
Skull
Penney
Pontoon-Equipped Ships Bypass Shallow Illinois River Channel
Pontoons attached to sterns of Great Lakes ships lifted hulls enough to pass through the shallow Illinois River channel, enabling easier navigation between lakes and river routes. This ballast-assisted design allowed the vessels to ride higher in the water and clear sandbars.
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Great Lakes
Illinois-Mississippi River
Funeral Rites for Dr Els Stamey Held at West Market Street
Funeral services for Dr Els Stamey 84 retired physician who died Tuesday morning at 405 McGee Street were conducted Wednesday at 4 PM at West Market Street Methodist Church led by Dr E H Nease with Dr S B Turrentine and Rev R Murphy Williams officiating. Burial followed at Green Hill with pallbearers W H Hunt L Hooper Norman McLeod Neil Goforth Roger McDuffie C J Shelborne W M Jones and Chas V Blair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Stago
Els Stamey
McGee Street
West Market Street
E. H. Nease
S. B. Turrentine
R. Murphy Williams
Green Hill
W. H. Hunt
Norman McLeod
Neil Goforth
Roger McDuffie
C. J. Shelborne
W. M. Jones
Chas. V. Blair
Funeral services for infant John Bar rie Morrow
Funeral services for John Barrie Morrow infant son of Mr and Mrs John R Morrow were held at Floral Garden cemetery this afternoon with Rev D W Pike of Oak Hill Friends Church officiating. Survived by parents and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs G W Ball of 331 West Burton street.
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John Barrie Morrow
John R. Morrow
West Burton Street
Floral Garden Cemetery
D. W. Pike
Oak Hill Friends Church
G. W. Ball
Four Fail To Report For Induction Here
Selective Service Board No 4 announced four failed to report for induction examination on Oct 12. The draftees were Vernie Gradston Fields Boyd Griffin Cleatus Jacob Newton and Mildred Fedvis Jones with no mailing addresses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board No. 4
Vernie Grayston Fields
Boyd Griffin
Cleatus Jacob Newton
Mildred Fedvis Jones
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Ingle
Themves
Phillips-Davis, Inc
George Wood and Sons
Union Ho'y Corporation
Forward Broth
North Carolina Theatres
Adway Billiard Parlor
Ted's
E Shop
High Point Hardie Co
Campaign Firman I
Paul Ingle
Sara W. Caldwell
Pfe
John L. Mobley, Jr
Fifth Army
Italy
Etta King Mobley
John L. Mobley
Pfc
Mobley
Bonnie Lou
North Main Street Baptist Church
H. P
Ohio
Red Cross
U. S
State Guard
Ft. Bragg
Charlie
Madi
Egg
Pote
Congress
Sham
Frank Thacker
Ed Reid
Charlotte
Chester Cover
Boston
Mass
Robert Lpson
George Hutchens
Frank Sizemore
High Point Rotary Club
R. B. Terry
Rotarians
Ents SD
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