High Point Civilian Guard Consolidates For Training
High Point Civilian Guard Companies 1 and 2 are consolidated into a single unit of about 125 men. Major C. E. Lehmann announced a 52 week training course under Capt. C. A. Morrison of Company 22 State Guard, to train both units together for faster completion and greater value to members and citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Civilian Guard
W. F. Bailey
C. E. Lehmann
Civilian Guard
C. A. Morrison
State Guard
Lehman
Ggg
Lehmann
Morrison
High Point
Dr. Humphreys Heads to Cincinnati Meeting
Dr. G. I. Humphreys president of High Point College travels to Cincinnati Ohio for the executive meeting of the National Association of Methodist Universities and Colleges at the Cincinnati Club. He serves as association president and will join the Commission on Cooperation of the Methodist Churches along with Dr. Brown of Drew University Dr. Moreland of Randolph-Macon College and Dr. Von Kleinschmidt of the University of Southern California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. I. Humphreys
High Point College
Cincinnati
Ohio
National Association of Methodist Universities and Colleges
Cincinnati Club
Humphreys
J. E. Wildman
Depauw University
Commission On Cooperation of the
Methodist Churches
Brown
Drew University
Moreland
Randolph-Macon College
von Kleinschmidt
The
University of Southern California
Sister of Mrs Neese Claimed by Death Rites This Afternoon
The sister of Mrs D A Neese, Mrs Georgetta Greeson Kirkman, widow of W Charles Kirkman, died yesterday at her Pleasant Garden home. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 5 at Pleasant Garden Methodist Church. Survived by six sons and three daughters, plus one brother John T Greeson of Julian and one sister Mrs D A Neese of High Point. She will be remembered by High Point friends who visited the Neese home on Montlieu Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Neese
Georgetta Greeson Kirkman
W. Charles Kirkman
Pleasant Garden
Pleasant Garden Methodist
High Point
Treasury Department
Jane Wyman
John Payne
Jinx Falkenburg
Sheraton Hotel
Hugh J. Smart
North Carolina Theatres, Inc
J. W. Poole
J. J. Corrigan
W. B. Hall
S. C. Kirkman
Amos Kearns
W. J. Carter
E. L. Chitwood
Teague Seeks Absolute Divorce From Joseph Teague
Mamie Hazel Teague filed for absolute divorce from Joseph Odell Teague in High Point Municipal Court. They married November 3, 1940, and the complaint alleges a statutory offense by the husband between October 1941 and February 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Hazel Teague
High Point Municipal
Joseph Odell Teague
Grubb Arrested on Larceny Charge in Oil Theft Case
A. R. Grubb, 46, white resident of High Point route four, was jailed today on a larceny charge with $300 bond. Police say he stole 26 gallons of motor oil from Gulf Refining Company in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Grubb
High Point
Route Four
Grubb
Gulf Refining Company
Aunt of Mrs Millington dies in Holland Ohio
Word was received today of the death yesterday of Mrs. Martha Alice Lohr Perdue at her daughter’s home in Holland Ohio. She was an aunt of Mrs. Daisy Millington of High Point. The body was sent home and will arrive Friday. Funeral arrangements will be completed later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Alice Lohr Perdue
Johnnie Urban
Holland
Ohio
Perdue
Daisy Millington
High Point
Anniversary to Be Observed by Sunday School
Allen Jay Baptist Sunday School marks its eighth anniversary on Sunday September 6 with Rev Cade Deaver of Laurinburg as principal speaker. Organized September 1934 in a former dance hall building, the school now enrolls 305 with 230 average attendance. An afternoon program at 1 30 will feature a song program open to singers and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Jay Baptist Sunday School
Cade Deaver
Laurinburg
Allen Jay
Allen Jay Dance Hall
HR. L. Smith
Wade Cumbie
Equipment Registration Required for War Effort in Carolinas
Raleigh report states owners of used construction equipment in the Carolinas must register with the war production board within 30 days. Filing must cover equipment type and location. Owners must report status changes such as movement, ownership changes, or stoppage of use as an inventory is planned to support wartime work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Carolinas
War Production Board
W. W. Caughman
WPB
Caughman
Salvage Office Set Up in Carolinas by WPB
Charlotte rushes to salvage vital war materials as the War Production Board establishes an industrial salvage office to survey all Carolinas plants. L. E. Walters, conservation manager for the Southeastern regional office in Atlanta, oversees the effort with E. S. Deschamps from Sumter, South Carolina directing daily operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
The
War Production Board
Carolinas
WPB
L. E. Walters
Atlanta
E. S. Deschamps
Sumter
S. C
Milk Fund Appeal Urges Public Help For Underfed Children
A plea from The Enterprise highlights that war conditions leave foreign children undernourished while American families struggle less. The Milk Fund closes tomorrow. readers are urged to donate to provide milk to needy children this winter. Contributions listed total 1,212.45 with multiple local donors and groups supporting the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Monarch Ladies Auxili Atv Sien Gina Nias
Lions Club
Junior Chamber of Com
C. J. Cummins
C. A. Barbee
Gilbert Bernard
D. E. Headen
McLean
Heath Es
Janet
Ellen Russell
H. F. Cooper
Dr Elwood Amos Receives Promotion at University of Pittsburgh
Dr J Elwood Amos son of Mr and Mrs J E Amos of this city is promoted from assistant to associate professor of finance at the University of Pittsburgh. Born in Reidsville he holds a BA from Colorado College 1923 MA from Illinois 1928 and PhD from Illinois 1937. He previously led False High School Falcon Colorado Ellicott High School Calhan Colorado and was a graduate assistant at Illinois. He authored The Economics of Corporate Saving published 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Elwood Amos
J. E. Amos
University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Amos
Reidsville
Colorado College
University of
False High School
Falcon
Colo
Ellicott High School
Calhan
University of Ilinois
Albion English Named Manager of Cinderella Slipper Shop
Albion English, long active in local shoe retail, was named assistant manager of the Cinderella Slipper Shop by owner Louis Tanner. Tanner praised English as thoroughly familiar with the shoe needs and styles desired by High Point women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albion English
Louis Tanner
Tanner
English
Morals charges against defendants dismissed in High Point
Judge D C MacRae dismissed fornication and adultery charges against Mrs Rachel Culler of Oakwood Court Apartments and T G Meacham of 522 Ridgecrest Drive after an eight hour hearing in High Point Municipal Court finding insufficient evidence to convict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Culler
Oakwood Court
T. G. Meacham
Ridgecrest Drive
D. C. MacRae
High Point Municipal Court
MacRae
Two Salisbury Men Die From Poison Accident
Salisbury report says two local men died after accidentally drinking a strong poison. Arthur S. Mowery a prominent businessman and E. Johnson who worked on the Mowery farm near Salisbury were the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Salisburians
T. W. Lea
Rowan County
Arthur S. Mowery
E. §. Johnson
Mowery
Convention for Hosiery Men Will Not Be Held
Charlotte September 3 The Southern Hosiery Manufacturers Association will not hold its annual convention this year due to transportation shortages. A mail vote by directors and then members showed a large majority favored calling off the meeting. Secretary Taylor R Durham reported the result yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Southern Hosiery Manufacturers Association
Taylor R. Durham
Large group of women take nurse examinations
About 200 young women from western North Carolina are taking State Board of Nurse Examiners tests in Winston-Salem. Some 214 candidates from the eastern part of the state are in Raleigh. The large class and transport restrictions forced division into two groups. Exams began yesterday and run through Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
State Board of Nurse Examiners
Raleigh
Red Cross War Fund Uses Half for Armed Forces
The American Red Cross reports half of the 65 million dollar 1941 42 War Fund will aid armed forces. Ten percent funds civilian emergencies. one quarter supports preparedness. the remainder sustains local chapters. Funds support camps, stations, training, care for the wounded, blood for transfusions, and relief for personal burdens nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross War Fund
American Red Cross
W. T. Powell
High Point
Powell
Norman H. Davis
National Red Cross
Red Cross
Hawaii
Canal Zone
Puerto Rico
Trinidad
Newfoundland
Iceland
Australia
Honolulu
Philippines
Dr Tankersley Presents Canadian Rockies Pictures to Rotary
Dr J W Tankersley of Greensboro showed technicolor scenes from a Western Canada hunting and fishing trip to the Rotary Club. The film featured Jasper National Park landscapes with jagged peaks and glaciers and wildlife including moose caribou goats sheep and trout of at least twenty inches. The September journey faced snow and rain across 27 of 30 days, preserving meat without refrigeration. Rotarian O B Bonner ran the program and introduced the speaker. Charlotte visitor C E Hornsby attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Rockies
J. W. Tankersley
Greensboro
Rotary Club
Canada
Alberta
Takersley
Tankersley
Jasper National Park
O. B. Bonner
C. E. Hornsby
Charlotte
Openings in Defense Training Classes in City
The local Employment Service reports openings for trainees in machine shop work welding aircraft sheet metal and riveting classes. Courses run eight hours daily five days weekly with six weeks for aircraft sheet metal twelve weeks for machine shop and ten weeks for welding. Interested persons should contact the Employment Office in the Terry Building on North Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Employment Service
Terry Building
North Main Street
Dr Tice Office Remains Open Weeks Longer
The office of Dr W T Tice will stay open for a few more weeks as he has left to join the United States Army Medical Service as a captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Tice
W. T. Tice
United States
Army Medical Service
Protest Over Blair Park Golf Fees Stirs City Debate
A protest wave rose in the city as officials consider raising Blair Park Golf Course fees to align with other municipal courses. Players criticized potential price hikes while noting past course neglect before the city awarded a contract for new mowing equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair Park
W. F. Bailey
Emerywood Country Club
Bailey
Blair Park Course
John Wesley Camp Meeting Hosts Two Daily Services
John Wesley Camp Meet ing near here hosts two daily services at 10 30 am and 8 pm with three services Sunday at 10 30 am 2 30 pm and 8 pm Rev John R Church evangelist of the Methodist church conducts the services with Rev and Mrs Joseph Crouse as musical directors Two meals daily are served on the camp grounds free for ministers and a small charge for others The camp is interdenominational bamwe near the old CCC camp road
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wesley Camp Meeting
John R. Church
The
Methodist Church
Joseph Crouse
CCC
Five Tar Heel Women in WAAC at Fort Des Moines
Five North Carolina women sworn in at Fort Bragg joined 10 other Southern auxiliaries as they arrived at Fort Des Moines Iowa for training in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps. The NC group includes Anne S. Mayes Huntersville Rose Bradley Asheville Dorothy Russell Query Fayetteville Myrtle M Webb Morehead City and Helen L Smith Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Fort Bragg
Anne S. Mayes
Rt. 2
Huntersville
Rose Bradley
Haywood Rd
Asheville
Dorothy Russell Query
Fayetteville
Myrtle M. Webb
Winth St
Morehead City
Helen L. Smith
E. Smith St
Greensboro
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Dr. Humphreys
Neese
Millington
Holland, Ohio
Guilford Furniture CO
N. Main St
Rev
Elwood Amos
Path Bass
Brooklym
Officer Candidates School
Fort Sil
Okla
Camp Callan
Calif
Sam ‘Mavrakis
Ue Pent, Eeentinan
James W. Patton
N. C. State College
David A. Lockmiller
University of Chattanooga
Lockmiller
Patton
Rutherford County
Vanderbilt
University of North Carolina
Overs College
Spartanburg
S.C
WAAC
Americus
Rose Furniture CO
South Main Street
East Main Street
Thomasville
North Fayetteville Street
Asheboro
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