Soldiers and Sailors from High Point Area Return and Report
Veterans from High Point North Carolina are stationed or awaiting reassignment in Georgia Florida and Cuba. Pvt W Suggs returns to the United States after 12 months in Europe and holds the European theatre ribbon with two campaign stars and the Purple Heart. Sgt John N Stanley Jr reports to Camp Bland ing Florida after overseas service with 33 months abroad and the ETO ribbon with three stars and the Good Conduct Medal. Seaman George J Bell of High Point serves on USS Mason with two brothers in service and prior European theater service. Sgt Richard A Lowe of High Point serves as chief mechanic in India Burma theatre with the 628th refrigeration company. Pfc Robert W Surratt of High Point returns to the states via Miami Beach processing for next assignment after 10 months in the European theater and European campaign ribbon with one star.
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Stanley
Florida
Camp Blandingwto Z
Camp Blanding
Fila
John N. Stanley, Jr
Green Ject
Fla
W. S. Edelstein
United States
Miami
Thomasville Road
Seaman Geo. J. Bell
George J. Bell
USNR
High Point
N. C
Mason
Seaman Bell
James H. Bell
U. S. Navy
Alonzo C. Bell
U. S. Army
Dunbar High School
Lexington
Ney
R. A. Lowe
Calcutta
India
India-Burma
Richard A. Lowe
Hansell St
Lowe
628Th Refrieration Company
Ledo Road
U. S. Army General Hospital
Ledo
Miami Beach
Robert W. Surratt
C. R. Surratt
Army Ground and
Surratt
Pic
Burlington Mills Corp
Armed Forces
Army Sergeant Chas Waggoner Waggoner Honorable Discharge
Charles Waggoner Swananda of High Point N C has received an honorable discharge from the army due to physical disability. He entered in 1942 at Camp Croft served in the European theater with the 840th Engineer Battalion saw action in Normandy the Ardennes Rhineland and Central Europe. He was a machinist at Newport News Shipbuilding before induction. Mrs. Waggoner resides at Rt 2 High Point.
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Charles Waggoner Swananda
N. C
Chas. Wagogner
Rt. 2
High Point
Army
Moore General Hospital
Camp Croft
European
9Th Engineer Command
Normandy
Ardennes
Rhineland
Europe
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co
Waggoner
Navy Lieutenant Jesse White reports for duty at San Diego
Lt. Jesse Jessup White of High Point North Carolina has reported for duty at the U S naval hospital. He joined the navy July 23 1917 at Norfolk Virginia and has served at Washington D C on the China Station in Nicaragua at St El N Y and at the marine base in San Diego Calif. PFC Ef DeVault returned to Ft Bragg after a 30 day furlough here with his wife and daughter Myrtle Nell and his mother Mrs S F Jones of Grassy Creek North Carolina.
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Jesse White
Houston
Texas
Jesse Jessup White
U. S. Navy
U. S. Naval Hospital
High Point
N. C
White
Navy
Norfolk
Washington, D. C
China Station
Nicaragua
St. El.n. Y
Marine Base
San Diego
Calif
EB. Devault
DeVault
Ft. Bragg
Myrtle Nell
S. F. Jones
Grassy Creek
N.C
States
Needlework Lovers Offer From Aunt Ellen’s Work Basket
Mrs L K L of Minnesota recommends Aunt Ellen’s Work Basket a monthly needlecraft magazine offering hot iron transfer patterns and ideas for doilies edgings bedspreads and more for 1 a year twelve issues with a money back guarantee if not pleased. Orders go to WORKBASKET Westport Station Kansas City 2 MO.
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Westport Station
Kansas City
Ellen
Adv
Cpl. Ernest B. Freeman Jr Returns to Fort Bragg
Cpl. Ernest B. Freeman Jr has returned to Fort Bragg after a 30 day furlough with his wife Doris Newman and his parents Mr and Mrs E B Freeman of 1803 Gilbert Street He recently arrived in the United States after spending 16 months in the European theater with the Ninth Air Force He is now assigned to a tank de adhbas.
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E. B. Freeman, Jr
Ernest B. Freeman, Jr
Fort Bragg
Doris Newman
E. B. Freeman
Gilbert Street
Cpl
Freeman
States
Ninth Air Force
Service Man Returns From Leave to Camp Bradford Base
Bruce FE Woodell reports back to Camp Bradford Virginia after a leave with wife Sarah Wrye Woodell of 412 North Main Street and mother B P Moffitt of High Point. He enlisted November 1944 and trained at Bainbridge Naval Center in Maryland as a signal man.
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Bruce FE
Woodell
Camp Bradford
Sarah Wrye Woodell
North Mainstret
B. P. Moffitt
High Point
Rt. 2
U. S. Naval Training Center
Bainbridge
Returns to Florida Sgt Beck after 90 day furlough
T/Sgt. John A. Beck of Rt. 1 returns to Miami Beach Florida after a 90 day furlough with wife and parents. He was liberated April 29 1945 and spent 14 months in a German prison camp. He is son of Mr and Mrs T L Beck of Linwood. His wife formerly Miss Rachel B Atkinson of High Point Rt 1 accompanied him.
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Florida
John A. Beck
Rt. 1
Miami Beach
Fla
Sgt
Beck
T. L. Beck
Linwood
Rachel B. Atkinson
High Point
Paul D. Rich Serviceman Aids Luzon Base Preparations
Paul D Rich son of Mrs Ethel Rich 911 Asheboro road is stationed at an advance base on Luzon after campaigns in New Guinea and the Netherlands East Indies He serves as an anti aircraft artillery repair man and helps assemble vehicles and equipment for occupation forces to Japan Overseas since January 1944 He wears two combat stars on his Asiatic Pacific theater ribbon the Philippine liberation ribbon and the good conduct medal
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Paul D. Rich
Ethel Rich
Asheboro Road
Luzon
New Guinea
Netherlands East Indies
Japan
T/5
Carl W. Smith Assigned to Redistribution Station
Carl W. Smith of Fort Oglethorpe Georgia is stationed at the redistribution station for a two week stay before reporting to a new stateside assignment. He recently returned from 37 months in the European theater and is brother of Mrs Gertude East of Draper and husband of Mrs Kathryn Smith of West Broad Street High Point.
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Carl W. Smith
Fort Oglethorpe
Gertrude East
Draper
Kathryn Smith
West Broadstreet
High Point
Redistributors
States
United States
German rocket could carry bombs and be radio guided
A 1944 Radio Craft drawing shows a German planned not launched rocket. Allied reports say rockets guided by television and radar could strike targets at times earlier than launch. Air Power League says rockets might travel faster than the earth and reach targets before launch.
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Air Power League
Radio Craft Magazine
H. H. Arnold
Radio Craft
Earth
Rifleman Receives Heroic Decorations For Service
A rifleman earned the European Theater of Operations ribbon with three campaign stars along with the good conduct medal and the Purple Heart. He served with commendation for valor in wartime actions prior to Pearl Harbor.
Soldier Returns Home After 20 Day Furlough
Cpl. June W. Leonard, son of Mrs. Pauline Leonard of Rt., returned to Camp San Luis Obispo California after a 20 day furlough at home. He served ten months in the 104th Timberwolf division in the European Theater. He holds the Good Conduct Medal the Combat Infantryman Badge a Presidential Citation and the European Theater Ribbon with three battle stars.
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California
June W. Leonard
Pauline Leonard
Camp
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Cpl. Leonard
United States
104Th Timberwolf
Campbell visits home from European service
Pfc. Lemuel Campbell spent the weekend with his sisters at 309 Richardson Street before returning to the States after twelve months in the European theater with the 95th Division and with the Third and Ninth armies. He wears the good conduct medal and campaign ribbon with three battle stars and is now convalescing at Moore General Hospital in Asheville.
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Campbell
Lemuel Campbell
W. B. Johnson
Mamie Teer
Richardson Street
States
95Th
Moore General Hospital
Asheville
Seamen Smith and Donald Powell Return From Pacific Duty
Jerry A. Smith, 19, seaman first class USNR of High Point, has served aboard the USS Colorado in ten major Pacific invasions including Okinawa and Leyte. Donald Hornsby Powell, 18, seaman second class USNR of High Point, arrives at Norfolk training for duties aboard a new destroyer.
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Tarawa
Gilbert Islands
Kwajalein
Eniwetok
Marshalls
Saipan
Guam
Tinian
Marianas
Leyte
Mindoro
Lingayen Gulf
Philippines
Smith
Pacific
Colorado
High Point High School
High Point
Navy
Donad Hornsby Powell
Powell
Smyre Assigned to New Post in U S Air Station
Smyre Hal D. Smyre son of Mr and Mrs Ernest D Smyre of High Point North Carolina is assigned to a U S Army station after 14 months in the European theater as a rifleman. He holds the European theater ribbon with three campaign stars the good conduct medal the purple heart and the distinguished service badge bronze arrowhead.
Air travel could reshape postwar sports travel says Hobson
Howard Hobson argues air travel enables compact schedules for teams like Oregon, allowing in-flight games and rapid returns. He notes Britain and Europe tours could follow, easing foreign competition for U S squads.
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New York
G. I
Howard Hobson
Oregon
Europe
Italian coach asks for American teams to boost basketball growth
While in Italy Hobson taught Italian coaches and visited a British sports school at Bennevento. Guido Grasiani, coach of the 1936 Italian Olympic team, says basketball could overtake soccer soon and favors importing American teams to aid development. Major Geoffrey Dyson, peacetime coach at Loughborough College, ...
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League OF Nations
Italy
Hobson
Bennevento
Guido Grasiani
Geoffrey Dyson
Loughborough College
Radio Schedule Notes Late Changes in Programs
Eastern War Time adjustments shift programs backward by one hour for CWT and two hours for MWT. The listings detail net corrections affecting overviews including serials, news, music, and entertainment across CBS ABC and NBC outlets with multiple repeats and guest spots.
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Parrell Seiaie
Atc Sparsow
the Hawk
Sermai
Ocbs
Jed
Urata Sall
Ab-Easi Tioup Hiareo
Galia Depeat
Olher
Abe ‘Yuu Mia
mibs-Oasic
Abe Wuincy Thowe
Cbds
Walter Kiernan
Neweeath
Neweeath-east Kiepoul of the Terry Serial—auc- West
Dowe
Biie
Abe Jimmie Carroll
Arenestra
Ibs
Vick Tracy
Abe- West Seriai
Superman
Ibs-West
Kileen Farrell
Cbs
Jack Armsttrong
Abe- West
Tin Healy
Mbs-Weat
Lowell Thomas
Nbe World News
Abc-Basic
Tennessee
Mbs-West
Adios Sapper Clib
Cbs News
Abt Wifteen
Comient
Abe Jack Smith
Raymond Swing
Raymond Swing and Commenyt
Mbe
Carolyn Ulvert
Abe Bob Hawk
Cbs Basie
Cba
Lone Ranger
Abe Freank
Imbs-Basic
Parks and Warren
Dbs Lum
Abner
Abe Cecil Brown
Don Gardiner
Abe
Howard Barlow
Aoe
Joan Davis
Abe Radio Theater
Hollywood
Cos
Rex Maupin
Abe Gabriel Heatter
Abe Wilfrid Pleisher
Abe Coen Rands
Ohe
Screen Guild
Mayers
Cbe
Mueiababe
Dave Etman
Cbs East
Bob Hawk
Neaves
Cbhs & Abe
Funeral Services Held For Mrs. R H Hardy
Funeral services were conducted today for Mrs. Raymond H. Hardy 32 of the Hugo section Lenoir County whose body found at home yesterday with throat slashed Sheriff Sam R Churchill said two suspects in jail in another county are former tenants on the Hardy farm about 10 miles from Kinston Coroner F A Garner said a formal inquest would await further investigation
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Kinston
Raymond H. Hardy
Hugo
Lenoir County
Sam R. Churchill
Hardy
F. A. Garner
Heavyweight Program At Garden Tonight
Undefeated Freddie Schott meets Freddie Fiducia in a 10 rounder at Madison Square Garden as promoter Mike Jacobs launches a series of heavyweight eliminators to find a Louis challenger. Schott, from Paterson New Jersey, aims for a 41st straight win against Newark’s Fiducia before a 12 000 crowd and a $42 900 gate.
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New York
Freddie Schott
Freddie Fiducia
Madison Square Garden
Mike Jacobs
Joe Louis
Schott
Akron
Paterson
N. J
Newark
Freddie
Garden
Billy Grant
North Carolina College to Open 1945-46 Session
North Carolina College for Negroes in Durham will hold the formal opening of the 1945 46 session on Thursday September 20 for freshmen orientation on Tuesday and Wednesday prior. President James Shepherd announced the current enrollment is the largest in school history and $46 000 was spent on physical equipment plus repairs and maintenance for the coming year.
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Durham
North Carolina College For
James Shepherd
Shepherd
Origin of Gerrymander Traced to Massachusetts District
The term gerrymander derives from the 1812 redrawing of a northeastern Massachusetts district to favor a political party. The historic maneuver produced a salamander shaped district and the coinage entered common usage.
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Massachusetts
Tigers Triumph as Richards Drives In Five in 6-3 Win
Paul Richards powered Detroit with three doubles and five RBIs to lead the Tigers past Boston 6-3. Rudy York hit a crucial homer and scored, while the rest of the lineup contributed to a strong offensive showing.
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Paul Richards
Rudy York
Tigers
Richards
Detroit
Boston
York
Buddy Lewis
Mike Kreevich
Senators
Lewis
Nats
Chicago
Kreevich
Jeff Heath
Les Fleming
Indians
Heath
Yanks
Fleming
Yankees
War Notes on Japanese Surrender and Marines on Fujitsu Peninsula
A wartime reminiscence describes U S Marines landing on Fujitsu Peninsula Tokyo after Japan's surrender. Camp details include an exhausted reception, a quirky Japanese interpreter, and a chuckling quip about vaudeville. The account notes a midget tank at Yokosuka, a civilian Wake Island worker awaiting rewards, and a high yen price for meals paid in cigarettes.
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Japan
Fujtsu
Tokyo
Missouri
Co. H. Bennett Whipple
Yokosuka Naval Base
United States
Wake Island
Louisville Player In Errorless Season
Chick Genovese center fielder for the Louisville Colonels finished his second American Association season with a record unlikely to be surpassed. He appeared in all 154 games and went nine innings short of total perfection without an error. Genovese totaled 227 straight flawless games, handling 915 chances with 499 putouts and no misplays.
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Louisville
Chick Genovese
Louisville Colonels
Genovese
Colonels
Southern Association Playoffs Set After Regular Season
The 1945 Southern Association ends with four contenders ready for the Shaughnessy playoffs. Atlanta Crackers, Mobile, Chattanooga, and New Orleans prepare for opening matchups with Pelicans vs Crackers in Atlanta and Mobile at Chattanooga. All four clubs travel Thursday for a three game series beginning Friday in New Orleans.
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Associated Press
Southern Association
Atlanta Crackers
Mobile
Chattanooga
New Oreans
Shaughnessy
Pelicans
Crackers
Atlanta
New Orleans
Grand York Masons Set Fall Convocation in Charlotte
The annual convocation of Grand York Masons of North Carolina will be held in Charlotte October 14 to 16. The meeting, usually in May, was postponed last spring due to travel restrictions.
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Charlotte
Grand York Masons of
North Carolina
Kate Cutting Named Supervisor of Schools
Kate Cutting appointed supervisor of schools in Onslow county. A native of Salisbury she was president of the southeastern district Teachers Association and previously a Bladen county principal.
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Kate Cutting
Jacksonville
N. C
Southeastern District Teachers Association
Onslow County
Salisbury
Track Fans Wager Big Sum in 50 Day Camden Season
Garden State track fans wagered 82 million through pari mutuel machines in a 50 day racing season ending Saturday. A single day Labor Day record saw 42,201 bettors place a total of 2.64 million dollars. The Latin American land area is about 8 million square miles.
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Camden
N. J
Garden State
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