Jamestown Cadet Frosty Snow Receives DFC and Air Medal
Lt. Rodney E. Snow a Jamestown native and former University of Carolina athlete earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for a 1943 B-17 mission over Germany and an Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters for five bomber operations in occupied Europe. The letters to his parents dated September 25 describe the intense aerial battle and deep penetration into Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney E
Frosty) Snow
Jamestown
Europe
Great Britain
Africa
Snow
Germany
United States
The
United St. Se
Aer
University of Carolina
Moroline Hair Tonic Promises Lustre For Groomed Hair
Advert says Moroline Hair Tonic tames unruly hair and adds lustre. Promoted as suitable for all and sold everywhere in a large bottle priced at 25 cents.
Ruth Mentioned For School Board Replacement Candidate
Mayor Arnold J. Koonce expects the city council to appoint a fourth ward Republican to replace Dr. D A Stanton who resigned Saturday. Rev O L Ruth, housing authority member with education experience in Kernersville schools, is the leading name mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold J. Koonce
D. A. Stanton
Hoonce
Fourth Ward
O. L. Ruth
First Pilgrim Church
Ruth
Housing Authority
Kernersville
Boy Scout District Meet Set For Tuesday Night
The High Point District annual meeting of the Boy Scouts of America will be held Tuesday night October 26 at 7 30 p m in the basement of Wesley Memorial Church. All registered Scouters including district and troop committee members, Scout masters and mentors are urged to attend.
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Foctae of America
Wesley Memorial Church
High Point
Charles W. Perry
License Revocations Listed for North Carolina Drivers
Last week in North Carolina the revocation list included R. D. Fowler of High Point and James Sherman Dix of Thomasville.
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N. C
R. D. Fowler
High Point
James Sherman Dix
Thomasville
Small Fire at P. E. Bingham Home
Firemen quickly contained a small morning blaze at 711 Asheboro Road in the residence of P. E. Bingham after wood kindling near the fire sparked the flames.
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P. E. Bingham
Asheboro Road
Labor Divisions Expected To Swell War Chest Funds
United War Chest officials report progress toward a 107000 goal with several divisions already near or over their quotas. Textile and hosiery, public service, and Grady Goldston’s salesmen divisions show strong effort. commercial division trails but hopeful. A March meeting at campaign HQ invites captains to attend.
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War Chest
United War Chest
Amos Rearns
Public Service
Public Emer
Grady Goldston
Lawrence Matton
Hoey Opens Thomasville War Fund Drive With $10,000 Goal
Former Governor Clyde R. Hoey opened Thomasville's United War Fund drive with a $10,000 goal. In a high school rally he urged local donations to support soldiers, medical care, and training. The event featured J. Walter Lambeth introducing Hoey and remarks by local leaders and ministers. Special music came from the Mills Home chorus.
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Thomasville
United War Fund
Clyde R. Hoey
Hoey
J. Walter Lambeth
Walter W. Rapp
Lee F. Tuttle
Main Street
W. C. Lyerly
Calvary
Emmanuel
Thomasville Ministerial Association
I. G.greer
Mills
E. Clyde Hunt
Lexington
Davidson County
R. L. Pope
Sociologists Say There Won't Be Lack Of Men After War
Three University of Chicago sociologists say postwar America will not face a shortage of marriageable men. They cite a current male surplus, low war deaths, and higher birth rates during conflict as factors easing future marriage prospects.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
America
William F. Ogburn
Ernest W. Burgess
Louis Wirth
Burgess
War Reporter Muses During Air Raid Alert In New Guinea
War correspondent notes a red alert in New Guinea and reflects on Hollywood film aid for overseas showings. He lists young officers like Captain Robert R. Herring and pilots such as Major John P. Henebry with many combat missions, and recalls Captain William Bersch the “Luckiest Man in New Guinea” after a near miss.
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New Guinea
Lee van Atta
INS
Hollywood
Robert R. Herring
Fort Worth
Ranger
Texas
A-2
John P
Jock” Henebry
Plainfield
Ilinois
Phil Hawkins
Panhandle
William Bersch
Wilmett, Ill
Bersch
Lae
New York Stocks Report From October 25
Daily market roundup from New York outlines stock movements on October 25 with notable gains and losses across key indices. Investors watched industrials and rail shares amid trading activity and corporate news.
British cruiser Charybdis sunk in channel naval battle
The Admiralty announced that during a Saturday channel clash the British cruiser Charybdis went down and the destroyer Lambourne was damaged and had to be sunk. Moscow radio later reported Red Army capture of Dnepropetrovsk and Dneprodrovinsk near the Dnieper bend.
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London
Charybbdis
Limbourne
Admiralty
Dnepropetrovsk
Dnieper River
Red Army
Moscow Radio
Reuters
Dneprodervhinsk
Sgt Gibson Missing In European Area
Telegram from the secretary of war informs Mrs. Carl F. Gibson that her husband S/Sgt Carl F. Gibson has been missing in action since October 14 in the European area. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gibson of 106 Oakwood Court and husband of Barbara Phillips of 305 Sunset Drive. He enlisted August 1942 and was stationed in England with the U S Army Air Force.
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Secretary of War Today
Carl F. Gibson
Gibson
W. H. Gibson
Oakwood Court
Barbara Phillips
Sunset Drive
England
U. S. Army Air Force
Four Months on Roads for Assault and Resisting Arrest
Judge D. C. MacRae sentenced Frank Boyd aged 26 on two assault charges and resisting arrest. Richard Brown aged 30 of 222 Phoenix Street received 30 days for indecent exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Boyd
D. C. MacRae
Richard Brown
Phoenix Street
War Bonds and Jungle News From the Southwest Pacific
The report notes inflation era coin trading by Ellis who bought a war bond with pennies and could buy more with under five dollars. It covers Allied operations in the Pacific, Mountbatten’s Southeast Asia post, New Guinea combat, and personnel moves including Major Woods Captain Watkins and Lt James Harvey. It mentions new Air Service Command chief Colonel Carl Brant and the Jolly Rogers emblem.
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United Nations
Europe
Pacific
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
India
New Guinea
James Harvey
Eagle Rock
California
Occidental College
Southwest Pacific
Sidney Woods
Tucson
Arizona
James Watkins
Eagle Springs
Miss
Watkins
Woods
Owen Stanley Ranges
Air Service Command
Carl Brant
Dayton
Ohio
Washington, D. C
Russia
New Britain-New Guinea
John Smallwood
Wilburton
Oklahoma
Ace
Carl Connell
Fifth Air Force Service Command
James DeMayo
Canton
Illinois
Clarence R. “Kip” Chase
Boston
Richmond
Genet C. Kenney
Fifth Air Force
Ennis Whitehead
Bryant Elected Director Of 30th Engineer Company
Sgt. William J. Bryant son of Mr and Mrs Charles Bryant of 307 Chestnut street was elected a director to govern and run the 30th engineer company of the U S army The board handles athletics special events and mapping Bryant has served two years and is stationed at Fort Belvoir Virginia
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Bryant
William J. Bryant
Charles Bryant
Chestnut Street
30Th Engineer Company
U.S. Army
Sgt
Fort Belvoir
Cole Graduates From Air Forces Gunnery School
Monell A. Cole has graduated from the Army Air Forces flexible gunnery school at Tyndall Field and was promoted to sergeant. His wife is Mrs. Ernestine Cole of route three.
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Cole
Monell A. Cole
Ernestine Cole
Route Three
Army Air Forces
Tyndall Field
Thompson Awarded Good Conduct Medal
S/Sgt. William G. Thompson received the good conduct medal for exemplary service in an Eighth Air Force heavy bombardment group. He is the son of Mrs. Sallie Taylor Thompson of 605 Montlieu Avenue.
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Thompson
William G. Thompson
Eighth Air Force
Sallie Taylor Thompson
Montlieu Avenue
Lewallen Promoted to First Lieutenant at Camp Hood
Robert J. Lewallen of the Springfield road is promoted from second to first lieutenant at Camp Hood Texas amid the military promotion steps and changes in rank during training.
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Robert J. Lewallen
Springfield Road
Camp Hood
Texas
Eldridge Returns to Camp After Leave
Pvt. Ralph Eldridge returns to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri after a 10 day fur lough. He visited his mother Mrs D B Eldridge and his wife the former Missie Horton of this city.
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Eldridge
Camp Pvt
Ralph Eldridge
Fort Leonard Wood
D. B. Eldridge
Missie Horton
Kearns Returns to Norfolk After Furlough
Howard O. Kearns CM 2/c has returned to Norfolk Virginia after a furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs George O Kearns of 415 South Smith Street.
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Kearns
Norfolk
Howard O. Kearns
George O. Kearns
South Smith Street
Infant Wood Dies in Richmond Rites Here Tuesday
Harvey Leon Wood two year old son of Mr and Mrs Harold Odell Wood died in a Richmond hospital after a week of treatment. Born in High Point he is survived by parents a brother Curtis Odell Wood a sister Jewel Juanita Wood paternal Mr and Mrs C E Wood maternal Mr and Mrs Chas Burns all of High Point. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10:30 am at Sechrest Funeral Home with Dewey Armstrong North Park Baptist Church pastor officiating. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery. The family formerly lived at 831 Putnam Avenue before moving to Richmond when the father joined the U S Navy.
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Harvey Leon Wood
Harold Odell Wood
Richmond
High Point
Curtis Odell Wood
Jewel Juanita Wood
C. E. Wood
Chas. Burns
Funeral Rites for Grady Baxley Held at Home
Funeral services for Grady Baxley aged 42 were held at 4 p.m. Sunday from his father's home at 210 Lindsay Street. Rev. Julian S. Hopkins led the service with a solo by Mrs. Walter Crissman. Pallbearers included J. M. Boles, C. M. Johnson, A. H. Yarborough, J. A. Sloop, J. A. Kinsey, E. M. Blakely. Interment followed at Floral Garden Cemetery.
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Grady Baxley
Raleigh
C. C. Baxley
Lindsay Street
Julian S. Hopkins
Green Street Baptist Church
Walter Crissman
J. M. Boles
C. M. Johnson
A. H. Yarb
Navy Day Speech Set for WMFR Radio
Noble Praigg editor of Furniture South will deliver a ten minute Navy Day address over WMFR on Wednesday evening from 7:45 to 7:55.
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Noble Praigg
Furniture South
WMFR
You May Always Be Constipated If You May Always Be Constipated
An advertisement promotes Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets as a remedy for constipation and liver bile stimulation. It lists prices 15¢ 30¢ 60¢ and urges following label directions for gentle relief.
Gas Coupon Ring Sentenced at MacRae Court
Tom Love a 22 year old Negro received 18 months for stealing and reselling gas tickets from Smoak Service Station. A. E. Beck 29, white, admitted buying and using tickets and got up to 12 months. Both appeal. bond set at 1500 and 300 respectively. Beck said he bought tickets on three occasions to ride to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. MacRae
Tom Love
Smoak
A. E. Beck
Love
Council
Beck
MacRae
Winston- Salem
High Point
J. F. Jones
USO Hostesses Urged to Complete Service Cards
The USO program director today asked all senior hostesses who have not filled out cards to complete them so they can be called to service. It also requests those who have served to indicate attendance at staff meetings on their cards.
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USO
Sechrest Leaves Fire Dept to Enter Armed Service
M A Sechrest, two years with the fire department, departed this morning to join the armed forces. A farewell fish was held at fire station number 2 Saturday night with City Manager Roy Braden Mayor Arnold J Koonce City Attorney Grover H Jones and others in attendance. Sechrest is a father of a one year old.
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M. A. Sechrest
Roy Braden
Arnold J. Koonce
Grover H. Jones
Wade Renfrow
M. L. Patrick
Sechrest
Community Orchestra Rehearsal Tuesday
The combination high school and community orchestra will hold a rehearsal Tuesday night in the senior high school orchestra band room at 7 30. Virginia Frank director of instrumental music said the rehearsal would last about an hour and invited all city residents who can play an instrument to attend.
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Combination High School
Virginia Frank
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Walgreen
Paint & Repair Now
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Parker - Brown Lumber CO
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Stanton
Boy Scout District
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Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
New York
Adams Exp Air Reduction
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Coca Cola
ComSolv
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Comwith & Son
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Gen Foods
Gillette
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Goodrich
Goodyear Socony
Graham Paige
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U S Steel
Warner Pic
Nat Pow & St
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Youngs &§ & T
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Seattle
Wallace Ellis
Ellis
Mencand
Lewallen
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