Two Out-Of-Town Men Vie For Police Chief Post
The civil service commission holds interviews at 4 30 pm for two out of town candidates Captain J A Lowdermilk and W F Parrish both with FBI experience and former Charlotte police. Local officers Ellington Teague Stoker Johnson tested or were prior record. An eligible list of three top contenders will be sent to City Manager Roy S Braden for a same week decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
J.A. Lowdermilk
Greensboro Police Ment
F.B.I
W. F. Parrish
Charlotte Police Department
Commission
Widow of S L Lambeth Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Mintie L Hepler Lambeth 77 of Davidson county died in a Thomasville hospital after an extended illness. Born May 22 1867 she was the last of her family and a Liberty Baptist member. Survived by five sons Brantley Lennie Haywood Clifford Lindsay and two daughters Effie and Eller plus 18 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral from Liberty Baptist church with interment in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Mintie L. Hepler
Lambeth
Davidson County
S. L. Lambeth
John Hepler
Dorina Wood Hepler
Liberty Baptist Church
Brantley H. Lambeth
Lennie C. Lambeth
Haywood H. Lambeth
Clifford R. Lambeth
Lindsay S. Lambeth
Effie C. Grubb
Cid
Rt. 1
Eller Bryant
Haywood Lambeth
Revival to Open At Pleasant Grove Church
Rev. E Bingham pastor of the Marchute Methodist charge will conduct evangelistic services at Pleasant Grove Methodist church beginning Wednesday at 8 p m and continuing through Sunday September 17 Rev C E Ridge pastor at Pleasant Grove says Mr Bingham is a leading minister of the Western North Carolina conference with unusual success in evangelistic work
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Bingham
Marchute Methodist Charge
Charlotte
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
C. E. Ridge
Pleasant Grove
Bingham
First Evangelical Plans New Structure Committee To Be Appointed
The Junior and Senior consistories of the First Evangelical and Reformed church approved forming a building fund to erect a new auditorium and educational building after the war. A special committee will study plans and fund-raising, with substantial budgeted amounts for 1915 and subsequent years. The pastor said a building fund committee will be announced Sunday and a meeting set soon to appoint a treasurer and plan fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Hoy L. Fesperman
Romulo to Speak in City Sept 29 for Rotary Fund
Colonel Carlos P. Romulo, famed Pacific War figure and Pulitzer winner, will address High Point on September 29 at 8:00 p.m. in the senior high school auditorium. Tickets go on sale tomorrow. proceeds support the Rotary Club Crippled Children's Fund aiding polio victims.
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Carlos P. Romulo
Philippine Army
Douglas MacArthur
Philines
High Point
Rotary Chub
Paul W. Casey
Arrants
Romulo
Bataan
Pacific
al MacArthur
Philippines
Corregidor
Jonel Romulo
General MacArthur
D-Mh-M
China
Burma
Thailand
French Indo-China
British Malaya
Dutch East Indies
Pearl Harbor
Pulitizer
Casey
Rotary Club
High Point Iron Jung
Noesae
Cithes
Mrs. Alice Elizabeth Lee Dies at 77 in Jamestown
Alice Elizabeth Lee 77 of Jamestown died suddenly at her home at 10 15 last night after years of declining health. Born May 22 1867 in Guilford County she was a daughter of Cornelius and Nancy Bennett Stack. Survived by son Charles H. Lee Greensboro two daughters Violet Burnsides and Stella Parker Greensboro and Jamestown one sister Minnie Witty Greensboro Rt 1 ten grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral 3 pm Wednesday at Sechrest Funeral Home chapel with Rev C M McKinney officiating and interment Deep River Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Elizabeth Lee
Jamestown
Guilford County
Cornelius
Nancy Janes Kennett Stack
John W. Lee
Charles H. Lee
Greensboro
Violet Burnsides
Stella Parker
Minnie Witty
Rt. 1
Rehobeth Methodist Church
Sonefield
Sechrest Funeral Home
C. M. McKinney
Jamestown Methodist Church
Deep River
Divorce Actions Filed in Clerk of Court
Two divorce petitions were filed today in the clerk of court. Gladys Hyde is seeking dissolution from David L. Hyde on statutory grounds. Marshall Lee Haynes seeks a divorce from Grace Matthews Haynes citing two years’ separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Hyde
David L. Hyde
Marshall Lee Haynes
Grace Matthews Haynes
Butner Group Presents War Production Army Show at High School
The 225th Army Band and cast perform for workers at High School tonight to honor wartime production. No seating reservations. about 1300 capacity. Superintendent Carroll and a returning veteran address attendees. A film segment “Film Communique Fifth Issue” will be shown.
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Indus
Hight
Formance
225Th Army Band
C. V. Kelley
Charles F. Carroll
Silvert
Camp Butner
Nick Barile
225Th Army
High Point
Fire drills arranged for new firemen
Chief E K Ingram announced fire drills for new department members and others recently joined. Training spans months and covers ladder work hose handling building entry rescue self preservation and equipment locations. Lectures will use hypothetical scenarios to teach methods for various fires. The annual drill week with refresher courses will be held in October.
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E. K. Ingram
Ingram
Ashtray Assault Case Set For Tomorrow
Bishop Welch of High Point Route 2 and an employee of R D Fowler Motor Lines faces a charge of assault with a deadly weapon in municipal court. He allegedly struck Lucy Ich on the knee with an ashtray on Labor Day. Welch posted a $300 bond for appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Welch
High Point
Rt. 2
R D. Fowler Motor Lines
Strikin Lucy Ich
Bishop
Blaze Extinguished At Globe Parlor Furniture Co
Firemen were called yesterday at noon to the Globe Parlor Furniture Company to extinguish a blaze that began in the shaving pit. They brought it under control with little damage, though a separator was damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Parlor Furniture Company
Mrs Brown Same Name Distinguished in Court Case
Mrs. W D Brown of 907 North Main Street is not the same Mrs. W D Brown who appeared in municipal court last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.D. Brown
N. Main Street
W. D. Brown
Forty-Six 18 Year Olds Register With Local Draft Boards
Forty six young men registered with draft boards in August. Names and addresses appear in two boards including Payne, Stanley, Coble, Grant, Reed, Willis, Bowers, Smith, Robertson, Spainhour, Gannaway, Portee, Jones, Garner, Goodin, Harris, Wilson, Glover, Welch, Gaines, Alexander, Plummer, Byrd, Miller, Bennett, Flagler Jr., Henderson, Sugg, Rathburn, Washington, Wilson, Owens, Peace, Parrish, Monroe, Copley, Jarrett, Austin, Borum, Hughes, Hilliard, Henderson, Ray.
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Harold Newby Payne
S. ‘Hamilton St
Elijah Louis Stanley
Doris St
James Robert Coble
Paul William Grant
Trinity
Willie Reed
Olga St
Cleve Willis
Fairview St
Charles Richard Bowers
Box
Henry Albert Smith
Willie Robertson
W. Green
Bruce Hine Spainhour
Garrison, Jr
Parks
Montheu Ave
John Walter Henderson
W. Burton St
Jack Royce Sugg
High Point
David Harold Rathburn
Best St
Fred Douglas Washington
Lee St
Howard Gilmore Wilson
John Franklin Owens
N. Main St
Norman Lee Peace
Thomasville
Charles Thomas Parrish
More Bicycles Than Dogs Registered Here
Police report 1 891 bicycles registered versus 1 614 dogs registered. J O Poin dexter notes dog registrations run slightly ahead of last year but urges more canines be registered. He cites over 2 500 registrations in 1943 44 and says citation action may follow for unregistered dogs.
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High Point
J. O. Poindexter
Share Ride Chairman Blanks Drive for Gas Applications
J F Jones of the local war price and rationing board directs plant transportation committee chairmen to obtain supplementary gas applications for all car share ride operators. Foremen and committee members must ensure operators secure properly executed applications before presenting them to the board. Jones notes many operators have unexecuted forms on hand and require proper signatories.
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J.F. Jones
War Price and Rationing Board
Transportation Committee
Jones
Strike Strains Cleveland Graphite Bronze Plants Resume
Cleveland Graphite Bronze Co reports partial resumption of operations after a five day strike. Union leaders say only about one fourth of the 1321 workers were at work by midnight. Company spokesman cites 716 workers on the job. The text also notes the 1787 founding of the first Shaker Society in the United States.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Graphite Bronze Co
United States
NotDelinquent Draft Dodger Now In Merchant Marine
Donald W. Saferight of Jamestown, once reported by Draft Board No 5 as not reporting for induction, is now in Merchant Marine service as a deck engineer aboard the S S Robert Paine. A War Shipping Administration letter states sea-going personnel are exempt from the draft while serving on a vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald W. Saferight
Jamestown
Draft Board No. 5
Armed Forces
Merchant Marine Service
Saferight
T. S. Torresson
United States War Shipping Administration
War Shipping Administration
Civitan Club Addresses Miss Washburn Speaker
Miss Washburn, math teacher at the junior high, spoke at the Civitan Club luncheon on national issues and the American way of life. She urged return to Jeffersonian principles, equal government by the people, and stressed taxes, labor harmony, temperance, and support for unconditional surrender and world peace. Guests were Lt. Robert Hutchins and Dr. C. D. Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civitan Club
Ce Ae
Issay Washburn
Miss Washburn
Jefferson
United States
Robert Hutchins
C. D. Thompson
Veterans Advisory Council Meets in High Point
The Veterans Advisory council gathers at 4 p m in the Sheraton Hotel ballroom to plan veteran assistance and job reentry programs for High Point. Members from 20 civic groups and two Selective Service boards discuss offering aid to returning soldiers and attracting new veterans to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Advisory Council
Sheraton Hotel
High Point
Selective Service Boards
U. S. Employment Service Office
Ralph J. Miller
Miller
Family Service Bureau
W. W. Dickerson
Altrusa Club
C. C. Garrett
Selective Service Board
H. A. Millis
Mitchell
Mrs Clinard's Mother Passes In Conway S C
Mrs Sarah Margueritette White 68 widow of L A White died at her home near Conway after a lingering illness. Surviving: two sons Needham and Claude R White of Conway. three daughters Bertha Smith Jacksonville Fla and Mrs Walter Harris and Mrs Ethel Clinard of Conway. Also two sisters Mrs J B Herring Loris and Mrs W T Todd Conway. Funeral at Marple Baptist Church Tuesday morning officiated by Rev E P Keen and Dr F Dibble with interment in Thompson Cemetery.
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Conway
S. C
Sarah Margueritette
L. A. White
Needham White
Claude R. White
Bertha Smith
Jacksonville
Fla
Walter Harris
Ethel Clinard
J. B. Herring
Loris
W. T. Todd
Marple Baptist Church
E. P. Keen
Maple Church
F. Dibble
Conway Methodist Church
Thompson Cemetery
Ants Reported to Have Strongest Jaw Grip Among Insects
Reports suggest ants possess the most powerful proportional jaw grip of any insect or animal, highlighting their impressive bite strength relative to body size.
New Students Must Register Before School Opens
Principal D. Whitley announces new students must register before the opening day. The high school office is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily and 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays for registrations. Old-year high school students completed their registrations at the tail end of last term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Whitley
Whitley
Thomasville Negro Receives Suspended Term
In Thomasville on September 5 Junius Brown local man received a suspended sentence for a non ven a hearing. The term was suspended on condition of full employment in Thomasville provision for his wife and children and appearance in court by September 22 plus court costs. Fred Gallimore from Denton was taxed with court costs after a drunkenness indecent exposure conviction and B Frankemg High was ordered to pay costs in his case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Junius Brown
Soulonday
Asville
Pear
Fred Gallimore
Denton
B. Frankemg
Harrisburg couple wed after meeting at roller rink
Harrisburg residents Martin E. Blackwood and Edna May Weader tied the knot after meeting in a roller rink where an ace on roller skates helped spark their romance.
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Harrisburg
INS) Corp
Martin E. Blackwood
Edna May Weader
Harris
Ace
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Roy S. Braden
VY. L. Garner Agency
Ward Street
S.L. Lambeth
L.C.C.M
Poindenter, Ger
Cc. W. Cechl
Nat Walker
Fyel
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N. Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Winston-Salem
N. C
First Evangelical
State College
Raleigh
Oscar F. Smith
Ralph B. Douglass
Smith- Douglass Company
Col. Romulo
City
North Maln ST
Butner
Globe Parlor Co
Mrs. Brown
D. W. Saferight
Washburn
DR. B. F. Thomas
Teh St
Max Bones
Depot
North Main
Washington
Araby
198 & Main 87
Trent Hees
Thont Wichelson CO
Parker-Brown Lumber CO
Oak Street
Rly
East Washington St
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