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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1945
Page
9
Durham September 27 Thomas Wright president of Wrights Automatic Machinery company announced plans to purchase a government owned plant. The structure built in 1941 42 for war production stands among 126 surplus industrial buildings declared by the navy department.
Mrs. Ruth Ann White Moore, 42, died at Norfolk General Hospital from burns suffered in a gasoline explosion on a motor boat on September 15. She was married to T. A. Moore and survived by sister Ethle M. Hoote of Washington, D C and brother J A White of Newport News. A Washington N C native, she was the daughter of Walter J. and Ellen Taylor White and had lived in Norfolk 21 years.
An act of the Continental congress in 1775 established the American mail service with Benjamin Franklin serving as postmaster general.
CAPT LOIS K. GRANT recalls Nordhausen camp horrors seen by a U S Army nurse with the 51st Field Hospital in Germany. She describes living skeletons, starvation, filth, and mass deaths, urging Americans to confront the truth of German atrocities and the enduring impact on witnesses.
Pfc. Ralph F. Wagner of 801 Lindsay street is awarded a certificate of commendable service for 26 months of meritorious conduct while on duty in the Alaskan theater. He has 38 months of Army service and is stationed at Fort Amador, Panama.
Sgt William Avery Hayworth Jr son of Mr and Mrs W A Hayworth of 1308 East Green street has returned to the states after 18 months overseas in Hawaii and Okinawa He plans a four week furlough with his parents in about two weeks.
Pvt. Frank Chandler of the 661st Company 5th Replacement Depot AFWESPAC cares for recovering Allied personnel in Manila camps. He plans to return to work as a Chesapeake & Ohio clerk after discharge. His wife Evelyn and children live at 300 Ennis Street High Point North Carolina. parents reside in Richmond Virginia.
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