Weather Outlook for Carolinas Warm and Scattered Thunderstorms
North Carolina remains warm this afternoon tonight and Friday morning with cooler air in the far north late tonight and Friday morning. Scattered thundershowers affect the north and west this afternoon and the south tonight. South Carolina stays warm through tonight and Friday forenoon with scattered mountain showers this afternoon and showers in the north tonight and Friday forenoon.
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North Carolina
North
South
South Carolina
Franklin Takes Own Life By Carbolic Acid Death
Carson R. Franklin aged 57 of High Point is reported to have died by drinking carbolic acid. Funeral services are set for Friday at Fairfield Methodist Church with Rev. S. E. Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in Fairfield Cemetery. Franklin had been staying with his brother in Archdale and had recently separated from his wife. He is survived by his widow, one son J. E. Franklin, two brothers Fred and Dennis Franklin, and a grandchild. The coroner's investigation was not expected to require an inquest.
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Carson R. Franklin
High Point
Fairfield Methodist Church
S. E. Taylor
Prospect Street
Franklin
Archdale
Guilford County
Samuel and
Maude Bundy Franklin
J. E. Franklin
Route Four
Fred
Dennis Franklin
Roonce Funeral Home
Funeral Rites For Harrison and Brown Held Nearby
Funeral services were held for David R. Harrison 63 a longtime resident. He died at his home on Ames street after a brief illness. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery with pallbearers from Alma Desk Company. Miss Oline V. Brown 42 died at Baptist hospital Winston Salem. services at Central Friends church with music by Dorothy Hoskins. Interment Floral Garden cemetery. John H Kalte resigned from city council appeared on crutches after injuring ankle during blackout incident while directing traffic.
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David R. Harrison
Ames Street
R. R. Jackson
West End
Alma Desk Company
Weer W. J. Hardy
Marvin Davis
C. R. Thomas
Theady Myers
P. M. Hill
C. M. Montgomery
West End Church
Olnie V. Brown
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Central Friends Church
Julian S. Hopkins
Greentreet Baptist Church
Dorothy Hoskins
John Knard
Effie Cox
Jack Dunn
de Teague
James Blackwell
Fou
Lee Morgan
Reuben Davis
Floral Garden Cemetery
John H. Kalte
J. W. Slate
Men and Women in Service Updates
Pvt. Broadus L. Guthrie transferred from Keesler Field Mississippi to engineer signal school in New York City. Roy B. Culler arrives at Norwich University Vermont for elementary flying training. Cpl. Max L. Collins graduates RAF technical training command at Chanute Field Illinois. Lt. Herman W. Bernard at Camp Davis AA artillery school. Pfc. Jim H. Hankins reports for airplane mechanic training at Gulfport Field Mississippi. Cpl. Charles A. Michael graduates from AAF technical training command school in Detroit Michigan.
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Broadus L. Guthrie
E Clara
Cox Apts
Keesler Field
Miss
Engineer Signal School
New York City
Guthrie
Culler
Vermont
Roy B. Culler
Sunset Drive
Norwich University
North Field
Cpl
Max L. Collins
W. L. Collins
Barker Street
RAF Technical Training Command
Chanute Field
Ill
Michael
Charles A. Michael
A. H. Michael
AAF Technical Training Command
Detroit
Mich
Judge Seeks Change in High Point Court Opening
Judge D C MacRae proposed to the High Point bar calendar committee that the Superior Court start Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning to clear the heavy Monday municipal docket. Clerk Joseph Shore opposed the change citing confusion with other courts and potential harm to the High Point court.
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D. C. MacRae
High Point Bar Calendar Committee
High Point Superior Court
Allen Gwyn
Superior Court
Joseph Shore
High Point
MacRae
Shore
High Point Court
Pvt Elliott Wynne Returns to Camp Lee After Leave
Pvt Elliott Wynne, previously a High Point College student, spent a few days with friends and left yesterday to return to his post at Camp Lee Virginia.
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Pvt
Elliott Wynne
Camp Lee
High Point College
School Cafeterias Sell Most Foods At Five Cents
Charles F. Carroll announces that despite higher food costs and labor expenses, school cafeterias will keep most items at five cents per serving. Some dishes with meats and fruits will cost seven or ten cents, while pure meats like ham roast beef and chicken pie rise to ten cents.
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Charles F. Carroll
Carroll
Wesley Camp Meeting Near Airport Road Ends Labor Day
Dr John R Church evangelist from Winston Salem and Rev Jimmie Gibson from Ireland lead the John Wesley camp meeting in a tabernacle near the CCC camp. Rev Joseph Crouse directs music. services run through Labor Day with 10 30 a m and 8 p m sermons Friday and a 3 p m address by Gibson. An all day service is planned for September 6 with lodging and meals available at reasonable rates.
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John R. Church
Winston-Salem
Jimmie Gibson
Ireland
John Wesley
Airport Road
CCC
Joseph Crouse
Greensboro
Dr. Church
Rotary Service Men Lauded At Meeting Today
Rotary club members paid tribute to four members serving in the armed forces Major Charles W. McAnally Jr Captain Nathan Ayers Captain E McCall of the U S Army and Lt J Welch Harris of the Navy Brief talks described each man’s current service duties Captain Glenn Perry a High Point physician recently returned from North Africa was a guest also present Rotarians from Roxboro and Charlotte attended along with Ray Parrish and Ray Palmer
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Rotary Club
Armed Forces
Charles W. McAnally
Nathan Ayers
E. McCall
U. S. Army
J. Welch Harris
Navy
Glenn Perry
High Point
North Africa
Ray Parrish
Roxboro
Ray Palmer
Charlotte
Foreclosure Sale of High Point Street Assessments
In Guilford County North Carolina the City of High Point intends to sell at public auction the property on Lindsay Street as part of a foreclosure of street assessment liens. The sale, at 11 00 AM, will be held at the front of City Hall. The parcel lies in the Lindsay Street area within the High Point subdivision as recorded.
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Edith Moore
Sherrod
Genevieve Moore
PF & Creetwas
Guilford County
BF Jackson
Melon Jackson
High
J. J. Jackwoll
Helen Jackwu
Helen Jackwu Which Caun
City Hall
City of
High Point
Lindsay Street
Lelig
High Poterford
Q County
Guil County
N. J
Lindsay
Two Divorces Filed Today In High Point Court
Regina Frost Warner and Zebulon Francis Warner faced divorce filings citing two years separation after a Sept 1939 marriage and Aug 1941 separation. Leena Thompson Solomon seeks bed and board divorce from M L Solomon alleging withdrawal of support, abuse, and requests for alimony attorney fees and court costs.
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High Point
Regina Frost Warner
Zebulon Francis Warner
Leena Thompson Solomon
Bed and Board
M. L. Solomon
Quebec talks shift from beginnings to war politics
The report notes the Quebec conference focused on political aspects of the European war rather than extensive military planning. It states Russia was consulted on military operations and related political situations, with Stalin's willingness to meet kept as a state secret, and no new Anglo American proposals expected.
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Canada
Quebec
Europe
State Department
Russia
United States
Britain
Department
Marshal Stalin
Moscow
Washington
London
Stalin
War talk on Marcus Island base and Pacific strategy
An analysis argues Marcus Island would serve as a key air base and staging post for Allied operations against Japan. It contemplates a southern and Aleutian drive with Mountbatten forces, notes the navy’s potential to engage Japan’s fleet, and questions the feasibility of occupying Marcus Island. The piece also reports San Diego county officers securing a pay increase after three and a half years, and a note on blue jays mimicking human speech.
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Japan
Southwest Pacific
Aleutian Islands
Burma
United Nations
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Marcus Island
Rising Sun
Tokyo
San Diego
Calif
San Diego County
County Board of Supervisors
Questioning Marcus Island Raid Shapes Pacific Strategy
The Sept 2 report weighs three possible aims of the U S Navy raid on Marcus Island in Japan and its implications for Allied pressure on Tokyo. Possible aims include preparation for occupation, a feint guiding other moves, or a hit run for morale.
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Washington
Sept
Pacific
U. S. Navy
Marcus Island
Japan
Civil Service Examination for Clerk Classes Set
The High Point Civil Service Commission announces a civil service examination for clerk first second and third class. The exam is on September 9 1943 at 730 PM in the council chamber city hall. Applications must be filed by 5 PM September 7 1943 at the Civil Service Office 808 Security Bank Building telephone 2128.
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Civil Service
Council Chamber
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Office
James B. Lovelace
High Point Civil Service Commission
Vet Of Pacific Fights Speaks At Tomlinson
Chief Gunner's Mate L. Starret of Portland Oregon, with five ships shot from under him in five major Pacific engagements, addressed about 600 Tomlinson workers at a meeting urging full support for the third war loan drive to hasten invasion in both war theatres. He has a Purple Heart for gallantry and fought in the Guadalcanal battle.
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Armed Services
L. Starret
Portland
Oregon
Tomlinson
Starret
Guadalcanal
OPA Ration Changes Raise Points for Butter and Certain Meats
The Office of Price Administration adjusts ration values for butter and various meat items. No change for lard shorting cheese or cooking oils. lamb fore saddle cuts and lamb patties drop one point. beef rib steaks and roasts gain points. canned fish with over 20 percent rationed fish now 12 points per pound. Several fruits and frozen foods rise, while some canned beans and vegetables fall.
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OPA
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Ormerly
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New Guinea
South Pacific
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Smith
Hilda
Mickey Finn
MicKey
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Efaruer
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Fliggs
Merrill Blosser
Crystal Ballroom
Frank Feonard
BY Leslie Turner
Mascott
Red Ryder
Ryder
Pete
Boots
V. Z. Hamlin
Fred Harman
Emember
Mandy
Australia
BY Edgar Martin
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Cora
Luncle
Steve
Opal
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Ham Fisher
Barney Baxter
Rank Miller
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Barney
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Malta
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