Lincoln County Exceeds Victory Loan Quota with Strong Showing
Lincoln County surpassed its $165000 E Bond quota and more than doubled the overall $337000 Victory Loan goal by raising about $700000. Community leaders W. C. Henderson J. A. Polhill Gordon L. Goodson Dan M. Boyd and S. Ray Lowder coordinated drives, with the Women s Division led by Mrs. Walter Costner and Mrs. C. H. Hinson contributing significantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
J. Everett Henley
C. T. Leinbach
Federal Reserve Bank
Richmond
W. C. Henderson
J. A. Polhill
Gordon L. Goodson
Dan M. Boyd
S. Ray Lowder
Snuff Taxes Add Up As Treasury Reaps Snuff
Washington reports Uncle Sam collects about 18 cents a pound on snuff. Last month the Treasury took in 674,940 dollars from nearly four million pounds sold. Snuff use centers in the South with steady New England demand. the Senate keeps its snuff boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Sam
Treasury
Department of Commerce
South
New England
Senate
William Joyce Executed for Treason at Wadsworth Prison
London reports the 40 year old American born broadcaster William Joyce famed as Lord Haw Haw was hanged at Wadsworth Prison for high treason. The execution occurred shortly after 9 am local time with only prison officials present. The sentence had been confirmed by a British court last September 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William Joyce
Haw Haw
Wadsworth
Joyce
Adolf Hitler
Navy Magic Carpet brings Lincolnton veteran home
T L Cline husband of Mrs B M Cline Lincolnton NC is among 1100 high point Navy veterans returning to the States aboard the USS New Kent from Saipan. The New Kent part of the Magic Carpet fleet left December 21 and is due in San Pedro early this month to send passengers to Separation Centers for discharge formalities before civilian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Brooks
West Church Street
Lincolnton
N. C
Seattle
Wash
Chilton
Army High Point
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
T. H
T. L. Cline
B. M. Cline
U.s.s. New Kent
Saipan
San Pedro
Seaman James Flint Sherrill Discharged After War Service
James Flint Sherrill son of Mr and Mrs J Walt Sherrill Route 3 was discharged from the U S Navy at Farragut Idaho and has arrived home He served two and a half years on the USS Westson destroyer escort in the South Pacific His ship was hit by an enemy plane on April 7 and he was seriously burned Eight of his buddies were killed and twenty two injured in and near Okinawa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Flint Sherrill
J. Walt Sherrill
Route 3
U. S. Navy
Farragut
Idaho
Westson
South Pacific
Okinawa
Cherryville Shooters Preserve New Year Firework Custom
About 25 members of the Cherryville Shooters fired muskets to mark the old year and usher in 1946. The group visited numerous homes and businesses from early Tuesday morning to about 5 PM, ending with a community meal and a traditional New Year speech by Sidney Beam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherryville
Fortune
Wayside Inn
Dwight Sweatt
Ed Chapman
West Cherryville
Viola Carpenter
Austin Beam
North Brook
Z. M. Dellinger
Flay
Pete Bess
Walter Foster
Bess Chapel
Michael Leonhardt
Ruff White
Webb Beam
W. Blaine Beam
Carl Beam
Lawrence Beam
E. L. Shull
Carolina Freight Carriers Corporation
Ben Black
Carlton Yarn Mills
Bill Blackwelder
C.A. Rudisill
M.A. Stroup
John Shull
Rhyne-Houser Mill
Fred Hendricks
Sidney Beam
Ben Neill
Purch Beam
Tom Hovis
Howell Stroup
Toby Propst
Billy London
Lloyd Heavner
Boyd White
Boss Bess
Luther Sisk
von Heavner
Dennis Beam
Rhodes Family Sells Interest In Rhodes-Rhyne Mill
Greensboro January 7 The Rhodes family sells controlling stake in Rhodes-Rhyne Manufacturing Company and Indian Creek Mill to Hers McIntyre and Bernard Weill. The two mills operate with 7600 spindles and 164 looms since their founding in 1923. North Carolina reports fiscal year tax collections rising by about 81 million dollars in the first six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
North Carolina
Charles H. Robertson
District of North Carolina
Robertson
Comany
Indian Creek
Rhodes
McIntyre
Charlotte
Anniston
Ala
Bernard Weill
New York City
Paul Rhodes
MclIntyre
Amber
Alabama
Weill
Ari
Renew Talk Of Truman Visit In North Carolina
Washington reports a plan under White House review to have President Truman visit Statesville in early February, fulfilling a pledge to Rep. Robert L. Doughton. The trip could be part of a broader Southern and Miami itinerary tied to Churchill’s own American visit plans and the stalled jobless pay bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Robert L. Doughton
Laurel Springs
Statesville
White House
North Carolina
Miami
Florida
Winston Churchill
Churchill
London
America
Britain
House of Commons
Clement Attlee
Coughton
House
Ways and Means
Tad Heel
Five Acre Cotton Contest To Be Held In 1946
A North Carolina state five acre cotton contest will run in 1946 under the State College Extension Service with total prizes of 3000 dollars. The state is divided into three districts with district prizes of 300 200 and 100 dollars. The top state prizes are 800 and 400 dollars, with winners not eligible for district prizes. Landlords and tenants may enter together if they farm 6 or more acres in one block. Previous prize winners cannot repeat the same prize but may win a higher prize. Sponsoring groups include various business and civic organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College Extension Service
I. O. Schaub
North Carolina
Recreational Facilities Plan Circulates At City Meeting
Citizens from various groups met at the Chamber of Commerce office to discuss youth recreation needs. Organizers including C. D Wayne Davis urged central facilities and planned a follow up meeting on January 21 at 4 pm for a definite announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
C. D Wayne Davis
Chamber
Chief Anderson to Speak at Men's Brotherhood Supper
Charlotte Police Chief Walter F. Anderson will address the Men's Brotherhood Supper at First Methodist Church Friday at 7 p m. A brief business session will elect officers and report the nominating committee. Local and state officials and law enforcement guests are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. Anderson
Charlotte
J. Harlan Heafner
Southeast
Anderson
Police
Winston-Salem
Chief Anderson
FBI
Tennessee
Cherry
State
Highway Patrol
First Methodist Church
Youth For Christ
Gastonia
E. M. Browne
C. V. Tilson
Lincolnton
Rudisill
B. C. Nesbit
State Highway Patrol
New York Firms Report Record November Building Contracts
F W Dodge Corporation notes 10 new dwellings planned in 37 Eastern states at $7 000,000 plus, the largest monthly total for privately owned homes since April 1942. Eastern states awarded 15 481 projects totaling $370,087,000, with $207,671,000 in nonresidential construction. Overall, November up 17 percent from October and 124 percent from a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
F. W. Dodge Corporation
Rocky Mountains
Anges V. Larkee Sailing For Home From Magic Carpet
Anges V. Larkee of Lincolnton North Carolina is among 2058 high point veterans being returned to the States aboard the U S S Sanborn. The ship left Yokosuka Japan November 24 and is due to arrive in Seattle around January 9 as separation centers arrange discharge formalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
T. H
Anges V. Larkee
Lincolnton
N. C
U.S.S
Seattle
Spare Tire Rules To Stay In Force
Washington reports that the ban on new spare tires for new autos and trucks remains in force after tire rationing ended January 1. The Civilian Production Administration announced the policy continuation. A Times Want Ad Will Sell It!
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Washington
Civilian Production Administration
Miss Knox Heafner Killed in Hit and Run
Due to bad weather the opening of city and county schools was postponed to Thursday after a survey by S. Ray Lowder and Joe R. Nixon. Miss Heafner 28 of Mt. Holly was killed Saturday night when struck by a hit-and-run car in High Shoals. John Hugh Abernethy is jailed in Gastonia on manslaughter charges. Funeral rites will be held in Mt. Holly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Ray Lowder
Joe R. Nixon
Johnnie Knox Heatner
Mt. Holly
High Shoals
John Hugh Abernethy
Gastonia
Abernethy
Heafner
Ballots Mailed for Chamber of Commerce Directors
Ballots for nominations to the Chamber of Commerce board are mailed today from the office of executive secretary F De Wayne Davis. Each contributing firm will have its members listed. ballots are due by January 11. A first round selects 28 nominees, a second ballot picks 14 directors who then organize and elect officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
F. DeWayne Davis
Chamber
Two-Headed Baby Girl Born in England Dies After 50 Hours
A two headed newborn girl, born New Year's Day to Mrs. Joseph Govro of Missouri, died after 50 hours of life at Selly Oak hospital in Birmingham. Doctors planned post-mortem to study anatomy. infant weighed five pounds twelve ounces and had two heads sharing a body. The father is an American soldier who returned to the U S last July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
England
United States
Joseph Govro
Festus
St. Louis
Selly Oak Hospital
George Digh Buys The City Shoe Shop
George C. Digh recently discharged from the U S Army has bought the City Shoe Shop beside First National Bank and will operate it in the future. He served thirty-two months overseas in Iran and China with a truck company and will make his home in Lincolnton after securing quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Digh
U. S. Army
First National Bank
Mr. Digh
C. S. Digh
Fort Bragg
Iran
China
Mary Hoke
Gastonia
Lincolnton
Republicans Do Not Offer Candidate in NC District Election
The Republican Executive committee of North Carolina's Tenth district voted 4 to 1 to not nominate a candidate for the upcoming special congressional election to replace the late Representative Joe W. Ervin. J. Bennett Riddle moved the measure. E. R. Presser opposed. The action does not constitute endorsement of the Democratic candidate Judge Sam J. Ervin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mecklenburg County
C. G. Geitner
Hickory
H. A. Jones, Jr
Lincolnton
Roy Harmon
Avery County
Riddle
Sam J. Ervin
Small World Ties Soldier to Local War Housing Resident
At Seymour Johnson Field in Goldsboro a GI awaiting discharge met G. T. Boykin of a war housing project. They became friends, and the soldier later visited Boykin. He noticed a picture in the apartment and said it resembled a friend he played with in the Pacific. The man then learned he had known Boykin's son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. T. Boykin
Seymour Johnson Field
Goldsboro
Boykin
Pacific
Taxpayers face January 15 deadline for 1945 estimates
Washington notes that January 15 is the final day to file estimates of 1945 income tax and to pay the last quarterly estimate. Farmers with most income from farming may delay to January 15 and file a regular return instead of a separate declaration, while others may file Form 1040 or amend declarations by January 15.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
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Pfc
James Brooks
States
Lincoln
Buffalo
Floyd W. Carlson
Williamsville
Bell Aircraft Plant
U. S
H. S. McIntyre
Charlotte and Anniston, Ala
Charlotte Police Department
Miss Knox
Heather
High Schoals
H. Abernethy
C. of C
George Digh
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