Seven Sides and a Dollar of Kindness in a Town Chronicle
A fragment recalling a Negro entertainer nicknamed Seven Sides and his pay dispute with Dad, followed by a meditation on kindness, mortality, and shared humanity. The tale includes Sam Sides, a laborer, and finishes with reflections on immortality and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Deep River
Seven Sides
Sam Sides
Dad Eee
Dad
Sam
Mr. B
Jess
Eferting
Aunt Ellen's Work Basket Needlework Ad
A reader recommends Aunt Ellen's Work Basket monthly needlework service offering hot iron transfer patterns and craft ideas. Subscription is $1 a year for twelve issues, with a money back guarantee if not pleased. orders to Work Basket 903 Westport Station Kansas City Missouri.
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Minnesota
Ellen
Westport Station
Kansas City
Adv
Funeral services set for Mrs Ellen Winslow of Randleman
Funeral services for Mrs Ellen Wellborn Winslow 67 widow of J R Winslow will be at 3 30 PM Tuesday at Old Union Methodist Church near Sophia Burial follows in the church cemetery She died after a few months illness at her home in Randleman Surviving are two daughters and four sons plus four sisters and several relatives across North Carolina
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Ellen Winslow
Asheboro
Ellen Wellborn Winslow
Randleman
J. R. Winslow
Old Union Methodist Church
Sophia
Farlow
Leland Smith
Margaret Winslow
T. W. Winslow
High At
P. B
Winslow
Greensboro
J. D
J. W. Winslow
C. S. Spencer
Trinity
R. W. Farlow
J. M. Milia
High Point
E. Davis
Mrs J B VonCanon Sr Dies At 69 In Pinehurst
Mrs J B VonCanon Sr aged 69 died of a heart attack Saturday in Moore County hospital Pinehurst. A West End resident she was a West End Methodist member and daughter of the late J M Tysinger Randolph County. Surviving are children Ethel Davis E T Hinson Ruth Sut W A Johnson J B VonCanon Jr Paul VonCanon and Fred VonCanon with 16 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral at West End Methodist Tuesday afternoon. Burial in church cemetery.
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J. B. Voncanon
West End
Moore County
Pinehurst
VonCanon
E. T. Hinson
Ruth Sut
W. A. Johnson
Paul VonCanon
Fred VonCanon
Sanford
Nathan Yates
High Point
Lula Snyder
Henry
Robie Tysinger
Thomasville
William Tysinger
Mechanic
West End Methodist Church
Flood Damage To Highways Is Being Inspected
Inspectors from the highway and agriculture departments began surveys to assess flood damage to roads and crops across eastern and southern North Carolina as waters receded. Full damage estimates will follow after field checks, with attention to possible total losses in corn and hay.
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Rale
North Carolina
Highway and Agriculture Departments
Raleigh
Hong Kong Beggars and Street Life Before the War
Boyle recounts Hong Kong’s stark beggary and squalor from a Western visitor’s lens. He details silent-eyed children, starved bodies, and the moral drama of alms as beggars swarm for coins while a tarantula labeled boy drags himself along the pavement. The writer sketches a China where poverty and spectacle mingle amid narrow streets and silk markets.
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China
Hong Kong
O. Henry
Arette
Mrs Pinion Donates to Rowan County War Fund
Salisbury woman Mrs D Pinion has given nearly $3,000 to Rowan county 1945 community chest and war fund drive for her three crippled sons. She credits county welfare and church gifts for support and says she wants the chest to aid others in trouble.
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Salisbury
D. &. Pinion
Rowan County
Know
Eee
Costly correspondence slows reunion for Molalla groom
Alfred Riggins of Molalla Ore writes to his Australian bride while awaiting transport to the United States. He explains his brevity in letters to save on air mail costs, which run 70 cents per half ounce.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Alfred Riggins
Molalla
Ore
United States
Injuries Fatal To Aged Man In Newton Collision
Newton, Sept 23. Oscar Frye 61 of Catawba route 2 died in Newton hospital from injuries after a late night crash in which three of his children were seriously hurt. Sgt James E Frye 29 of Seymour Johnson field Goldsboro was listed as driver of the car. The truck driver Junior Banks of Asheville is held on manslaughter charges awaiting a hearing Tuesday.
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Newton
Oscar Frye
James E. Frye
Seymour Johnson Field
Goldsboro
Ray Pitts
Charlotte ‘Highway
Newton Hospital
Phillip
Pitts
Junior Banks
Asheville
Ration Roundup Update on Stamp Validity
Ration roundup lists stamps with dates: fats meals four red stamps good through Oct 31 and through Nov 30. sugar book five pounds December 31. shoes book stamps 1 2 3 4 valid indefinitely. GPA states no plans to cancel any.
Insignia Collector Tracks Patches From War Areas
Thirteen year old Jimmy Hines of Fort Worth has over 400 different servicemen shoulder patches from an army camp and hospital tour entertaining wounded GIs. Patches include Russian English German and many American divisions. A tip notes sugar in flower water helps preserve stems and blooms.
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Fort Worth
Texas
INS
Jimmy Hines
Radio Schedule Fragment Displays Late Program Adjustments
A historical radio guide lists a dense evening schedule with numerous programs and series. It notes a one hour time adjustment for Eastern War Time and references many shows and performers across CBS and NBC networks, including serials, news, music, and dramatic segments.
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Seviai
Abe Sparrow
She Haws
Seriai
Tennessee Jed
Urania Siit
Abe-East
Lipp Harrigan
Abe Tom Mix
Dasie
Vincy Howe
Newa
Cbs Water Kiernan
Abe
Farrell
Cb Hepeat
Jack Armstrong
Wes
Lowell Thomas
Newseast
World News
Charlie Chan
Tennessee
Abe-Weat
Tom Mix
Abs- West
Cbs News
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Muse
Jeo” Sith
Cba-Bassec
Cbs
Raymond Swi
Hs Vaneeing
Seaman Assigned to Navy's New Super Carrier Midway
Cletus William Coley 27, seaman second class USNR of Thomasville NC, assigned to duty aboard USS Midway first of the navy's new super carriers, aboard Newport.
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Newport. R. 1
Cletus William Coley
Usnr
Thomasville N. C
Sailor John H. Royal Serves Aboard USS Chicago
John H. Royal seaman second class USNR son of Mr and Mrs Amos Royal Route 1 Thomasville NC serves on the heavy cruiser USS Chicago in Sagami Wan Japan as part of the fleet helping occupy Japan.
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Chicago
Sagami Wan
Japan
John H. Royal
USNR
Amos Royal
Thomasville
N. C
Seaman Phillips Reaches Tokyo Aboard USS Chicago
Stanley M. Phillips, 20, seaman second class USNR, son of Mrs. Crenmar L. Phillips of High Point North Carolina, has reached Tokyo aboard the USS Chicago. His ship with Admiral Halsey’s 3rd Fleet took part in three major shore bombardments and supported nine carrier air strikes against Honshu during the final push before Japan’s surrender.
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Tokyo Bay
Chicago
Stanley M. Phillips
USNR
Crenmar L. Phillips
High Point
N. C
Tokyo
Admiral Halsey
3Rd Fleet
Honshu
Seaman Thomas W Hill Serves Aboard USS Bon Homme Richard
Seaman First Class Thomas W Hill of Route 3 High Point North Carolina serves on the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard assigned to the U S occupation fleet off Japan as part of postwar duties.
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Witth
Japan
Thomas W. Hill
USNR
High Point
N. C
U. S
Furlough for Corpse? No, Couser in Nice Seven Day Rest
Sergeant James P. Couser of Company E, 370th Infantry, 92nd Division, spent a seven day rest furlough in the Riviera recreation area at Nice France. He has 29 months overseas service and is authorized to wear the European theater ribbon with two battle stars for campaigns in North Africa and Italy. He resides with his wife Margie Couser at 1304 Leonard Street, High Point North Carolina.
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Riviera
Nice
France
James P. Couser
Co. E. 370 Infantry
92Nd Division
U. S.S. Riviera
Couser
North Africa
Italy
T. E. Dodamead
High Point
N. C
Margie Couser
Leonard Street
High Int
Engineer Harris in Manila with 42nd Battalion
Prs. Robert G. Harris son of Mr. W. P. Beck of High Point North Carolina is now in Manila with the Noten 42nd engineer construction battalion. He has been in the army since 1941 and spent over two years in Alaska and the Aleutians before arriving in the Pacific.
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Manila
42Nd Engineer Const
Philippines
Prs
Robert G. Harris
W. P. Beck
Forrest Avenue
High Point
N. C
Noten
Harris
Alaska
Aleutians
Pacfic
Purple Heart Awarded for Wounds in Action
Richmond Virginia reports a service member receives the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in action against German forces during a World War II engagement. The ceremony honors bravery and sacrifice amid ongoing combat operations.
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Richmond
Presentation Given To Pvt Columbu At McGuire Hospital
A presentation was presented to Pvt Colum bu Hughes of Lexington North Carolina at McGuire General Hospital in Richmond where he is a patient.
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Pvt, Columbu. F. Hughes
Lexington
N. C
McGuire General Hospital
Richmond
Navy Seaman Thayer Arrives at Pearl Harbor Staging Center
Lt. Robert B. Thayer of 1132 Montheu Avenue High Point has arrived at the Pearl Harbor staging center under the demobilization plan and will soon be discharged honorably from the naval service. He joined the Navy in September 1940 and has spent two months overseas.
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U. S. Navy
Pearl Harbor
T. H
Robert B. Thayer
Montheu Avenue
High Point
Navy
United States
Naval Service
Henderson Seaman on Leave from Washington Home Visit
S-2c J. W. Henderson a Washington based seaman visits his father J. C. Henderson at 311 West Burton Street for a short leave. He is accompanied by his wife who had lived in Washington during his duty. Henderson will depart next Tuesday for San Bruno California for further orders.
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J. W. Henderson
Washingon
J. C. Henderson
West Burton Stret
Washington
Seaman Henderson
San Bruno
Cal
Smith-Connally Act Slated for Repeal amid Auto Strike Votes
The Smith-Connally war labor disputes act faced possible repeal as U S labor unions planned strike votes at GM Chrysler and Ford plants in late October and early November. Rep Howard Smith urged repeal while the Housed Military Committee studied the measure, noting past use by John L Lewis to drive negotiations and funding strains at the NLRB.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
House Military Committee
John L. Lewis
Lewis
NLRB
Chry
Idle Gulf Coast oil workers seek mediation over strike
More than 22,000 Texas gulf coast oil workers are idle as Oil Workers International Union officials travel to Chicago for mediation with oil company executives. The talks aim to resolve wage scales and other disputed points amid refinery shutdowns and related closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Texas Gulf Coast
Chicago
O1 Workers International Union
CIU
Texas
Two Golfers Tie For Honors At Reidsville
In the Carolinas Open at Penurose Park Reidsville Sept 24 Winston Salem pros Thurman Edwards and Orville White tied after 54 holes Edwards shot a final 66 to reach 219 and earn a rematch next Sunday for the Carolinas PGA title White also 219 service men Al Brosch and Al Smith placed third and fourth with 224 and 227 Mel Arnette of Reidsville was fifth with 232.
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Reidsville
Winston Salem
Thurman Edwards
Orville White
Penurose Park
Carolinas
White
Edwards
al Brosch
al Smith
Smith
Mel Arnette
Pfc Glascoe Receives Two Military Honors at Finney General
Pfc Floyd M Glascoe of High Point North Carolina was awarded the Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster and the Combat Infantryman Badge at Finney General Hospital by Col S M Browne. Glascoe is convalescing after overseas service. The presentation occurred in Browne’s office with staff present.
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Finney General Hospital
Pfc
Floyd M. G
High Point
North Carolina
Col
S. M. Browne
Glascoe
Finney
Browne
Unions Push Demands as Idle Refrenries Close Plants
Four union officials led by President O A Knight left Fort Worth for Chicago as 52 hour pay demands and a closed shop are pressed. P J Sweeney of Pan American says the strike violates a contract that bars strikes before it expires March 22 1946.
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Unain
O. A. Knight
Fort Worth
Chicago
P. J. Sweeney
Pan American Company
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Jim
Dare
Stanly News & Press
Nanloam
South East Airlines, Inc
Boyle
America
la Passerbay
Hol Boyle
Mrs. Pinion
Tojo
Clark Lee
International News Service
MacArthur
Lee
International
Lum
Helda
Howarders
Carolyn Gilbert
Abe Alz
Mais
Yin Ule
Nt—Ebs Uestenbe ‘Ood—Eds
Itra
Kfiv
Voornees Radio Theater
Aor Eatte
Real Life
Winksen Fleishi
Anna H seoPive
Screen Guild
Pacific
Soret
Dave Kiman
Doe
Stowweemrd
Ala Ketter
Orles
Ats—Mps
Eri
Super Carrier
Jake Hotchkiss
Federal Shipbuilding Company
Kearny
Parl Harbor
Christopher Columbus Was
Domenico Colombe and
Suzanna Fontanarossa
Plymouth
DODGE
DeSoto
de Soto
Autome Ag
Chrysler Service
ACU
MOPAR
Chrysler Corporation
Andre Kostelonets
EWT
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