Hong Kong War Aftermath Tarnishes Crown Jewel of Orient
British divers clear wreckage from Victoria Harbour as Hong Kong rebuilds after surrender. many Chinese laborers strip luxury mansions left empty by war and looting. Refugees flock to hotels while the peak areas, once wealth hubs, lie ruined behind glassed walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Britain
Orient
Saacaeton
Victoria City
Shanghai and
Hong Kong Bank
Kong
Gloucester
Peninsula
Stanley Bay
Gas plagued woman finds relief with INNER-AID
A High Point reader recalls a prior bloated stomach and daily headaches. After taking INNER-AID she reports no gas after meals, headaches or constipation, claiming the twelve herbs cleanse bowels and improve liver function. Sold at local drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
State's Industrial Story Told In Paper
A six page Esso Oilways spread from Raleigh covers North Carolina's industrial progress for tens of thousands of executives worldwide. Illustrated from advertising division files, it starts with a state overview and then details industrial growth, based on data from the state department of conservation and development. Ten thousand reprints were provided free to the advertising division as stock literature. Joseph Swift is noted as West Point’s first graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Esso Oilways
State Department of Conservation and Development
German POW escape reported at Camp Butner
Federal agents announced two German prisoners of war escaped from a work detail at Camp Butner. The escapees were Wilhelm Cordsen, 39, and Helmut Zenker, 22, who disappeared from the Butner reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Camp Butner
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Welhelm Cordsen
Helmut Zenker
Butner
Alpha Art Club Plans Special Call Meeting
The Alpha Art club schedules a special call meeting Friday at the Daniel Brooks Center. Mrs. L. Boyer urges members to attend. Rev. L. M. Mayfield chairs nursery school committee and invites parents and friends to gather Wednesday at 7 p.m. to hear the report and discuss continuing operation at the Daniel Brooks homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Art Club
Hgh Agg Gd Sas
Agg
L. M. Mayfield
Daniel Brooks Homes
Daniel Brooks Center
Fairview School Tea Sponsored by PTA and Groups
The Fairview school PTA grade mothers and men's group sponsor a big fall tea on Sunday September 30 at 4 p m in the school cafeteria. The public is invited to attend and support the school’s initial project this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview School
Fairview School Pta
Sailor details Tokyo Bay surrender aboard DeHaven
Hoover Hilliard, aboard the USS DeHaven flagship of Rear Admiral J F Shafroth, writes his parents about the September 2 1945 surrender ceremonies in Tokyo Bay. He recalls the ship’s entrance to the bay and describes seeing General MacArthur before the Missouri ceremony.
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Hoover H. Hilliard
Uss DeHaven
T. W. Hilliard
North Main Street
Tokyo Bay
U. S. S. DeHaven
MacArthur
Missouri
Hutchens Brothers Update From Military Posts
The Hutchens brothers now serve in different posts. One is ranked among the r ar and stationed at Fort Lewis Washington in the Madison General hospital training unit. Lt Robert L Hutchens recently returned from the European theater and flies a B 24 from Williams Field Arizona. John Grover Hutchens has entered the McCallie School in Chattanooga Tennessee. They are sons of Mr and Mrs 16 E Hutchens.
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Fort Lewis
Washington
Madigan General Hospital
Robert L. Hutchens
William's Field
Ariz
John Grover Hutchens
McCallie School
Chattanooga
Tenn
16. E. Hutchens
Army hospital adds PFC Clyde M. Smith from High Point
The Finney General Hospital in Georgia reports a new arrival, PFC Clyde M. Smith of High Point North Carolina, joining the list of recent army personnel admitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc. Smith
Finney General Hospital
This Army Hospital
Pfs
Clyde M. Smith
High Point
N. C
First Army HQ Opens at Fort Bragg Under Hodges Command
Fort Bragg announces the First Army headquarters is in operation under General Courtney Hodges with Chief of Staff Major General William Kean and most officers and men having arrived. Public relations said today.
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Fort Bragg
First Army
Courtney H. Hodges
Hodges
William B. Kean
First
Tom Thumb Wedding Rehearsal Parents Urged to Attend
Parents of children cast in the Tom Thumb wedding at First Baptist Church are urged to bring their children to a Wednesday rehearsal at 5 p m. The performance will take place at the church on October 1 at 8 p m.
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First Baptist Church
Junior Church Promises Guest Speaker and Promotions
The First Baptist Church Junior Church Department holds a Wednesday rehearsal at 4 30 p m for promotion exercises. Friday night program begins at 8 30 p m with parent invitation. Sunday at 3 30 p m guest speaker Mrs Martha Brown from Shaw University will discuss and promotion certificates will be awarded.
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The
First Baptist Church
Martha Brown
Shaw University
Raleigh
Flood Waters Recede Across North Carolina After Week Long Flood
North Carolina rivers and streams fall to normal levels after a week of disastrous flooding. Cape Fear at Fayetteville drops 20 feet to 45 feet while Elizabethtown remains critical. State inspectors from agriculture and highways continue flood dam inspections.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Elizabethtown
Cape Fear
Fayetteville
State Departments of Agriculture and Highways
Tobacco price ceiling urged by Eastern Carolina group
The Eastern Carolina Warehousemen's association asked the federal government to stabilize tobacco prices at the 1945 ceiling for all grades. Directors met in Farmville yesterday and approved sending telegrams to Undersecretary of Agriculture requesting action.
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Kinston
Eastern Carolina Warehousemen’s Association
Farmville
Agricul
Hybrid Corns Would Increase Yield Many Tons
North Carolina could raise total corn yields by 9 to 10 million bushels using hybrid corn and better practices. Only 4 percent of NC corn is hybrid, with a seed shortage noted. The Agricultural Experiment Station at State College and the North Crop Improvement Association promote hybrid seed and tested varieties for regional adaptability.
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College Station
North Carolina
Agricultural Experiment Station
State College
North Crop Provement Association
Whisky sale limits argued by judge in wedding case
In St Louis a Druggist Thomas Levin faced 30 days in jail and a $200 fine after being found guilty of selling whisky wholesale without a license. Judge Moore ruled there is a limit on whisky sold in one retail lot despite a wedding invitation.
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ST. Louis
Thomas Levin
George H. Moore
Levin
Coats Missing After Luther Memorial Rummage Sale
Mrs. Albert Wike arrived late at the Luther Memorial church rummage sale in Springfield and helped the workers. After all clothing sold she could not locate her coat and a sales clerk recalled selling one described as hers for 2.50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Albert Wike
Luther Memorial Church
Burglars In Salt Lake City Soiled Bathroom At Irvin Home
Mrs. Grace Irvin reported burglars who stole a portable radio and caused a mess in the bathroom. They misplaced a bottle of cologne and left a ring in the tub.
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Salt Lake City
Grace Irvine
Mission Program Held at First Baptist Church
The home foreign missionary society of the First Baptist Church held a Sunday program dedicating the gram to Mrs. Caldwell former society president now residing in New York. Presidents of all church clubs attended the program.
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Home Foreign Missionary Society of the First Baptist Shhurch Iban
Caldwell
New York
ST. Mark
L. E. Whitaker
Lacy Kendall
Hattie Mae Hall
Hattie Leach
T. A. Brower
Homecoming of Pfc Alphonzo Dubard Ends Overseas Service
Pfc Alphonzo Dubard returns home after 41 months in the armed forces with 22 months in the European theatre. He is discharged and joins his family, having earned five campaign stars.
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Pfc
Alphonzo Dubard
Armed Service
Alma Brown Back From Vacation in Baltimore
Mrs Alma Brown 45 returns from a vacation in Baltimore Maryland where she visited Mr and Mrs Nealson Austin.
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Hack
Alma Brown
Daniel ‘Brooks Homes
Baltimore
Nealson Austin
American Legion Tonight at Brooks Center
The John McLean Post 196 of the American Legion will hold an important meeting tonight at eight oclock at the Daniel Brooks Center. Post Commander H M Kirkpatrick urges legionaires to be present for the meeting.
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American Legion
John McLean
Daniel Brooks
H. M. Kirkpatrick
Card of Thanks to Friends and Family
Alexander Thomasson thanks his many friends who aided during his hour of need and expresses gratitude for their support and kindness.
London’s rain exceeds yearly average by July
London recorded 25.46 inches of rainfall by July 31, higher than the 24.2 inch annual average. The wetter year highlights ongoing rainfall levels above normal for the period.
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London
City of High Point Sealed Bids for Fireman and Policeman Uniforms
The City Council of High Point North Carolina invites sealed proposals for furnishing uniforms for the fire and police departments. Bids due October 2 1945 at 10 00 AM, bids on standard forms, include 2 percent certified check. Specifications from Purchasing Agent. bids may be rejected or accepted at Council discretion. J Wilson Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
N. C
Pire
Medlin Returns Home On 30 Day Navy Furlough
Everett Medlin coxswain and survivor of the USS Franklin, son of Mr and Mrs C R Medlin of Rt 2, is home on a 30 day furlough. He enlisted in the navy in February 1943 and will report to Raleigh for reassignment after his visit.
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Everett Medlin
Franklin
C. R. Medlin
Rt. 2
Navy
Raleigh
Harris Arrives in San Antonio District
AAFPDC Sergeant Everette G Harris from 302 Chestnut Street High Point North Carolina arrives in the San Antonio district as AAF personnel distribute command. He served ten men in the European theater as a career gunner and was a prisoner of war in Germany.
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Texas
San Antonio
Aafpdc
Everette G. Harrris
Chestnut Street
High Point
N. C
AAF Personnel Distributing Command
Grover B. Harris
Harris
Germany
Firefighter to Return Home from Navy Service
Walter George Wilson of High Point has been honorably discharged from the Navy at Charleston after 20 months of service. He plans to return to High Point to enter the fire fighting business and was former captain of the fire department. He served as fire fighting instructor at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Sampson Training Center.
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Charleston
S. C
Sixth Naval District
Walter George Wilson
High Point
Naval Service
U. S. Naval Personnel Separation Center
Naval Air Station
Navy
Trenton
A. G. Wilson
Salisbury
Re Department
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Sampson Naval Training Center
George M. Lewis Receives Army Honorable Discharge
George M. Lewis of High Point has been honorably discharged from the army for medical reasons. He served as a sergeant in the infantry and was discharged at Oliver General Hospital in Augusta Georgia.
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Lewis
Augusta
George M. Lewis
High Point
Infantry
Oliver General Hospital
Ellis is Home Fort Bragg Cpl John Ellis Returns
Cpl John T Ellis 33 of High Point has arrived at Fort Bragg after training at Ellington Field Texas He enlisted April 1942 went overseas January 1943 with the 12th air force serving in North Africa Sicily and Italy as a C 47 mechanic He wears the good conduct ribbon European theater ribbon with eight bronze stars and the distinguished unit badge. He was employed by Hedgecock Lumber prior to service.
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Ellis
Fort Bragg
John T. Ellis
Mary E. Ellis
South Main Street
High Point
AAF
Cpl
Ellington Field
Texas
Army Air Forces Training Command
12Th Air Force
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Hedgecock Lumber Pany
Carrier crew recalls long Japan patrols and near end of war
Claude E. Vongon, aviation electrician's mate, serves aboard the carrier ON A NON ON BON HOMME REINARD off Japan. The ship joined the occupation fleet and spent 45 days patrolling the Japanese coast as the Third Fleet conducted 13 air raids and five bombardments. The vessel fired its guns only once, when a Japanese plane briefly slipped through before being shot down.
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Bon Homme Reinard
Japan
Claude E.vongon
Aviation Electrician
S N. C
U.S
3Rd Fleet
Hutchens Promoted as Sgt George W Hutchens
Sgt. George W. Hutchens has recently received a promotion reflecting his service. Details are limited in the extract.
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Hutchen Brothers
George W. Hutchens
Two U S Ships in Tokyo Bay and Okinawa Casualties
Seaman Jerry A. Smith 19 of High Point North Carolina rides into Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Colorado as occupation starts. Raymond R. Cross of Thom asville serves on the USS West Virginia which suffered first combat casualties at Okinawa when a Japanese plane crashed after being shot at by anti aircraft guns. one plane was downed but another struck the ship, a bomb on board did not explode.
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Colorado
Tokyo Bay
Jerry A. Smith
Seaman
USNR
Troy L. Smith
Vail St
High Point
N. C
West Virginia
Raymond R. Cross
Thomasville
Pacific
Okinawa
Beeen
U. S
Biship
Botulism Watch for Poultry Now at State College
College Station warns poultrymen to watch for botulism known as limberneck in chicken and turkey flocks this time of year. Caused by a germ in decaying matter, early diagnosis and antitoxin can save birds. prevention includes clean barns, roosts, yards, and dry footwear to avoid spread.
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College Station
Sept
Limberneck
C. D. Grinnell
Agricultural Experiment Station
State College
Grinnells
Veteran ship aided preinvasion push toward Tokyo
The carrier participated in operations near Tokyo and Sagami Bay aiding the first airborne landings at Atsugi airfield before MacArthur’s arrival. It supported assaults at Jop shore and backed campaigns at Tarawa, the Philippines, and Okinawa across four years.
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Japan
Tokyo
Sagami Bay
Atsugi Airfield
Douglas MacArthur
Colorado
Tarawa
Philippines
Okinawa
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Hirohito
Hal Boyle
Quints
Sigmund
Jimmy Hatl
Yoo
Joseph Swift
West Point
Pielle
Bellecamp
Erwin Cotton Mills
Erwin
Cooleemee
National Labor Relations Board
Berlin
Russia
von Sengbusch
Reinhold von Sengbusch
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute
John C. Lynn
Asheville
American Control Food and Agriculture Section
Iure
J. B. Hutson
Tobacco Division
C. EB. Gage
Park
Andrews
Virginia
Alpha Art Meeting
Coe
NEW Angle
Provo
Utah
Central Utah Peach Officers’ Association
Oakland
Calif
Frank Souza
Chicago
Steve Dudas
Marquette
Wscs
St. Mark Methodist Church
W.S. McLeod
Brooks Memorial Circle
Brooks Memorial Methodist Church
Parthenia Johnson
Fairview Street
Alexander Thomasson
J. ¥. Wilson, JR
Susie
Father
Duke Power Company
Duke Power Home Service
Bate
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