Military service notes from Goldsboro area
Local wartime notices profile service members and family links. Paul H. Gurley Jr entered October 1944, trained at Camp Croft, went overseas March 1 1945, now in Berlin with Airborne All-American Division. Emmanuel Draughon returns from furlough. served a year in Europe. Lela Mathis, Waves seaman first class, stationed at Elizabeth City. Sgt. Charles S. Martin promoted and wounded in Europe, whereabouts in France. Chester D. Brown returns home after 28 months overseas with 8th Air Force. Billy L. Brown returns to Bainbridge after home leave. former Triangle Hosiery employee. Edward M. Coltrane on 30 day furlough after nine months in Italy. wife Lorene Mills. Pvt. Ray Stanford on 30 day leave. decorated with Purple Heart and other awards. 82nd Airborne veteran spent 27 months overseas.
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Pic
Paul H. Gurley, Jr
Center
P. H. Gurley
Centennial Ave
Camp Croft
8. C
Berlin
Pfc
Edward M. Coltrane
N. L. Coltrane
Route 3
Italy
Lorene Mills
Ray Stanford
Stanford
Randleman
R. Stanford
Burton Street
Pvt
82Nd Airborne Division
City plans seek more water for fire protection and erosion work
The city council and planning committee discuss steps to increase water volume for fire protection. They push a re-inauguration of a soil erosion prevention project at the city lake watershed, seeking cost estimates and completion time, noting past but partial success and the need to proceed. Councilman Kirkman cautions against broad new operations beyond city planning.
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Planning and Industrial Development Committee
Braden
O. Arthur Kirkman
Eugenics Board Receives $6000 Grant for County Survey
Dr Clarence J Gamble of Massachusetts donates 6000 to the North Carolina eugenics board to fund a survey on mental case counts in a single county. George H Lawrence of UNC and former Orange County welfare head is hired to conduct field work as the study begins.
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Raleigh
Clarence J. Gamble
Massachusetts
State Eugenics Board
North Carolina
Eugene Brown
George H. Lawrence
University of North Carolina
Brown
Lawrence
Orange County
Mung Bean Varieties Highlighted for Chop Suey Use
A note explains there are over 100 varieties of mung bean used in chop suey. It emphasizes the diversity of types and their role in the dish.
City plans gradual improvements as funds become available
City officials outline a phased approach to urban enhancements, stating the plan will advance gradually as financial resources permit. The message emphasizes ongoing commitment to progress and continued investment in local projects.
School staff roster lists new teachers and principals
A long list details faculties for Johnson Street Bay Street Junior High and Senior High, plus nearby schools. It notes new hires such as Miss Dora Frances Nabers and Miss Grace Marie Ross, along with numerous assignments, substitutions, and department heads across multiple campuses and towns.
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Noriie Horney
New
Elizabeth McCallum
Bessie H. McNeill
Dora Frances Nabers
Sue Parker
Bertie Patterson
Madge G. Richardson
Grace Marie Ross
Lu Ellen Routh
Virginia R. Sherrod
Agnes I. Wardell
Johnson Street
Ivey Paylor
Keron Canady
R Rnett
Elizabeth Covington
Mary Hall
Huldah Hester
Leone P. Ivey
Gay McNeill Grant
Ollie Mae Parrish
Luna Cox Ray
Bess Sheloff
Elizabeth Westrope
E. M
Mary Grant Bailey
Olyn Ballow
Anna H. Dawson
Kathryn Farr
Nannie
Helen B. Coble
Nina DeBruhl
Margaret G. Fussell
Lula Hinton
Irene Holton
Marjorie Jane McKay
Nancy McManaway
Johnsie Newlin
Rosalene Ruscoe
Frances Shelton
Evelyn Stewart
Ruth Whitley
Martha Yarborough
Lloyd Yates Thayer
Marie Heath
Elizabeth W. Beamon
Blanche M. Berry
Helen Betts
Frances Kathleen Booker
Harriett E. Bowen
Eula W. Burns
Virginia Calhoun
Thelma Connell
Evelyn Faye Coley
Susan Copeland
Frankie Craven
Helen Dickson
Margaret Doty
Margaret Farley
Mary W. Freeman
Bertha Frost
Alma Farr
Dan P. Whitley
Johnsie O. Jackson
Jane Beachum
Verona Blalock
Muriel Bullwinkle
Frances Candler
Almon R. Carr
Mary Elizabeth Cox
Willie Ruth Edwards
Grace M van Evelyn Couch Glass
Ruth Goodman
Louisa Hatch
Harriett Hodgin
Betsy Hobgood
Dorothy Maxinc Ollar
Lidie P. Horton
Louise
Ralph H. Vance
William Kenneth Whitesell
Mary Clayton Wyche
Marjorie Welborn
Maud T. Williams
Carl G. N. Cronstedt
Gerald Bryant
Virginia Frank
Dorothy Hoskins
Betty Michels
Mary Jane Stuart
H. S. Coffield
Ada Blair
J. H. Walker
Brentwood
G. C. Loflin
Cloverdale
H. R. Williams
Elm
Eleanor S. Clifton
Emma Blair
S. T. Buie
Robert A. Sheoff
Oak Hill
Meeta H. Jackson
Ray
D. A. Neese
William Penn
Mary Filiott
Ethel G. Cobb
Thomas W. Hughes
Alice P. McLeod
Annie Lee Jones
Romelia G. Mason
Willis M. Menard
James E. Reid
Ethel M. Wilson
Clarence E. Yokely
Grayce W. Yokely
Apply colorless polish to first aid bandages on fingers
A brief note instructs applying colorless nail polish to first aid bandages worn on fingers to prevent unraveling and maintain grip during care procedures.
Baby Album Recaps Birthdays In Local Families
A High Point family child Timothy Rahe Hassell turns one on August 25. Archdale resident Robert Jerome Culler celebrates his second birthday on August 29. Penny Lea Collins marks her first birthday on September 1 at 526 Barker Street, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Collins.
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Timothy Rahe Hassell
N. J. Hassell
High Point Route Four
Robert Jerome Culler
Robert Culler
Archdale
Penny Lea Collins
Leon Collins
Barker Street
Judith Ann Clark
Brenda Ann Skeen
R. H. Skeen
Walnut Street
State Bar Association To Open Annual Meet Sept 5
Raleigh September 1 Judge John J Parker of Charlotte a senior judge of the fourth circuit court of appeals and a leading candidate for the Supreme Court will speak at the annual meeting and institute for attorneys opening September 5 in Raleigh This 47th meeting chaired by Senator Irving Carlyle Winston Salem runs through Friday with about 150 attorneys and guests attending Public relations and labor relations figures join the program focusing on postwar legal issues including taxation labor laws veterans legislation and war contract terminations.
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Raleigh
John J. Parker
Charlotte
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Institute For Attorney
The
Bar Association
Irving Carlyle
Winston-Salem
Carlyle
Parker
Council of the
North Carolina State Bar
Supreme Court Post
San Francisco
Institute
Samuel J. Foosaner
Newark
N. J
Bierman
Col. Martin
Maggs
Rockwell
Wake County Bar
Willis Smith
American Bar Association
Carolina Hotel
Jonas
Eight Tar Heels Awarded Medals At Rinian Base
Eight North Carolinians received meritorious achievement medals for B 29 combat missions against Japan. The 58th Bomb Wing, once in India Burma theaters, was the first Superfortress unit to bomb Japan. Recipients include Charles E. Allison Concord and others from Lincolnton Greenville Durham Winston Salem and Smithfield with air medals or clusters to air medals.
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Rinian
Japan
58Th
India-Burma
Charles E. Allison
Concord
Leonard F. Blanton
Lincolnton
Ashley L. Briggs
Greenville
William C. Burrows, Jr
Franklinville
Clifford L. Oakley
Durham
Yates W. Campbell
Auben R. Johnson
Smithfield
Claude B. Strickland
Winston-Salem
Unemployment To Be Temporary Says Col Fletcher
Raleigh dispatch reports A L Fletcher chairing the state unemployment commission said most job losses in North Carolina’s textile tobacco hosiery and furniture sectors will prove temporary. Reconversion to civilian goods should restore steady employment, with about 15 000 laid off since Japan’s war end expected to find new work locally.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
A. L. Fletcher
State Unemployment Compensation Commission
Fletcher
North
Daniels Rites To Be Held Here Tuesday
The body of Clyde A. Daniels Jr a Navy seaman third class was brought to High Point from Myrtle Beach S C where he died by drowning while swimming Saturday morning at the ocean. He was 19 and a native of Chicago but lived in High Point most of his life and attended Senior high. He leaves his parents Mr. and Mrs C A Daniels of 814 Montheu avenue and Mrs Ethyel Mulliken Mid dleville Mich and Mr and Mrs J D Mulliken of Mebane. Daniels was baptized aboard ship recently and joined the church. He was drowned with Miss Caroline Johnston who was rescued by artificial respiration.
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Clyde A. Daniels, Jr
C. A. Daniels
Montheu Avenue
High Point
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Young Daniels
Radar
U.S. Navy
Chicago
Ethyel Mulliken
Mary Mills
Middleville
Mich
J. D. Mulliken
Mebane
Daniels
Navy
Sag Daniels
Caroline Johnston
Louise Johnston
North
Hamilton Street
Miss Johnston
School fees and compulsory attendance rules outlined
The notice lists semester charges for readers supplies and instrument rentals ranging from $0.75 to $4 with various grades and mentions a $2 textbook rental and a $1 typing fee. It notes the 1945 NC General Assembly raised compulsory school age to 15 and urges early enrollment for all students.
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North Carolina General Assembly
War Fund drive urged for famine pestilence relief
Kearns urges a united national effort through the National War Fund and UNRRA to combat famine pestilence and distress. He notes High Point’s wartime campaigns and announces a new Veterans’ Center agency as part of the 194? appeal starting October 10 with local leaders confident in continued support from uniformed citizens.
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National War Fund
Onober 10
High Point
Veterans’ Center
High Point Victory is Launched at Baltimore Yard
The U S High Point Victory ship is launched at Bethlehem Fairfield yard in Baltimore on September 6 at 4 00 pm The 10 700 deadweight ton cargo ship named for High Point North Carolina will be the 88th ship built at the yard and boosts its total to 502 ships slid down the ways since 1930s. Mrs E N Phillips wife of High Point mayor serves as sponsor.
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U. S
High Point Victory
Bethlehem Fairfield
Baltimore
Gusandama
Campengertee
Itimore
High Point
North Carolina
Papy Henry
E. N. Phillips
Greensboro
S.S
Fairfield Yard
Maritime Commission
American Business Club of
S. S
Couple Arrested For Operating Disorderly House
W. G. Colbert a 39 year old local man and Idell Reddish 36 employed at a local textile concern both of 417 Park street were arrested by city police last night on charges of operating a disorderly house. Bond was set at 500 dollars each. Police noted prior similar incidents involving the couple. The arrests pushed the day’s total to 19.
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W. G. Colbert
Idell Reddish
Park Street
Agencies withdraw from National War Fund list
Four agencies exit the National War Fund for the coming year. British War Relief, Russian War Relief, American Danish Relief, and American Field Service are no longer part of the campaign, with public information expected in the next weeks.
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National War Fund
British War Relief
American Denmark Relief
American Field Service
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Cpl
Emmanuel L. Draughon
E. E. Draughon
North Drive
Draughon
Lela EK. Mathis
Seaman 1-C
T. A. Brinkley
Cpl. Mathis
Elizabeth City
N.C
Seaman Mathis
Charles S. Martin
Martin
Ave
France
Chester D. Brown
R. W. Brown
Mangum Avenue
Goldsboro
8Th Air Force
Billy L. Brown
Sgt. Brown
Bainbridge
Triangle Hosiery
Donald H. Powell
E. C. Powell
W. Ray Street
Norfolk, Va
Gene H. Mathis
Fort Bragg
Mathis
Seventh Army
Conoy C. Moran, Sr
C. C. Moran
Jamestown
Camp LeJeune
N. Y
Lawrence G. Summey
Thurman Summey
Thissell Street
Army
Summey
New Guinea
Australia
Netherland East Indies
Leyte
Luzon
High Point High School
Eugenics Board
Our
Herbert Smith Ingram
Pfe
H. 8. Ingram
Elm Street
Germany
State Bar Association
Sir Walter Hotel
A. E. Thigpen
Maj. McLendon
Rob
Carlye
Varser
Major McLendon
Robinson
Tar Heels
Rinian Base
Col
Kearns
Boston
John J. Coax
A. L. Paxton
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Coax
International Soundphoto
USS
Lieh
Mel Thomas Rothwell
Singing Schell
Pilgrim Holiness Church
S. Hamilton
Schell
Mr, Rothwell
Professor Schell
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