Charles Carroll of Carrollton Signer of Declaration
The Maryland patriot Charles Carroll of Carrollton signed the Declaration of Independence after Marylandan delegates were instructed to oppose without convention approval. He studied law in London, chaired Maryland and U S Senate presences, aided boundary and railroad efforts, and was the last surviving signer of the Declaration.
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Charles Carroll
Carrollton
Philadelphia
Carroll
Maryland
Congress
United Colonies
Continental Congress
Virginia
Baltimore and Ohio
John H. B. Latrobe
Missionary Clippings in Flanders Field
Reports from Rev W G Wilmot Ghent District show Comines hall too small for growing Methodist congregations as Catholics veto renting property. He seeks to buy a larger hall to sustain evangelism amid war torn Flanders areas. China missionaries remain undaunted despite anti Christian sentiment and foreign resentment as Dr W B Nance notes increased attention and testing of the mission.
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Flanders Fields
Ypres
Weverghem
Comines
W. G. Wilmot
Ghent
China
W. B. Nance
Soochow University
Protestant influx boosts Terrebonne Parish outlook
Rev. G A LaGrange reports a fifty percent improvement in Terrebonne Parish since Protestants arrived, noting locals recall poorer conditions a decade ago. He operates four preaching places under the Home Mission Board, with eager crowds eager to hear the gospel.
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Terrebonne Parish
G. A. LaGrange
Louisiana
Home Department
Board of Missions
aGrange
Sengdo School Students Baptized in Big Church Service
More than fifty students at Sengdo Higher Common School Ko rea were baptized and joined the church during a Sunday service on January 21 per Rev. Lloyd H. Snyder. A second division faces baptism in March, aiming for over one hundred new church members in the year, the largest in the school's history. last year eighty eight students united with the church, many baptized by Bishop Boaz.
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Sengdo Higher Common School
Korea
Lloyd H. Snyder
Songdo
Church
Boaz
Richmond Goodwill Plant Aids Needy In Richmond Va
The Richmond Goodwill Industries plant operates biweekly rounds for clothing furniture and paper supplying labor for 5204 days of work at a total wage of 8066 78. Plant sales reached 15629 34. The operations are directed by G E Holley in the Southern Methodist Church network.
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Richmond Goodwill Industries
Goodwill Industries
Richmond
G. E. Holley
Southern Methodist Church
Converts Baptized in Wembo Nyama District Congo Mission
Nineteen new converts were baptized in the out villages of Wembo Nyama District Congo Mission during the last quarter of 1925. Rev J J Davis reports increased evangelistic work and growth in the district.
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Wembo Nyama
Congo Mission
J. J. Davis
Mr. Davis
Citation by Publication in Petty Custody Case 1926
Court notices summon Tom Petty in a divorce custody suit filed by Atlas Petty. Publication required weekly for four weeks in a local or nearest district newspaper. The proceeding seeks custody of three children and dissolution of marriage. Judge Willie Riggs signs the order. Deputy Ruby Lee Edens records. The snippet ends with a cartoonish exchange about a doctor and a poker game.
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Young County
Tom Petty
80Th Judicial District
30Th Judicial District
District Court
Graham
Atlas Petty
Willie, Riggs
L. S
Willie Riggs
Rubye Lee Edens
Great shipwreck thrills in Norma Talmadge film The Only Woman
The national theater presents The Only Woman April 26 and 27. A storm during the Nor ma Talmadge photodrama drove sixty actors to land by boat and capsizing a men’s boat. all were rescued. Norma and Eugene O Brien faced waves as filming continued. The plot centers on a woman who marries to save her father, then discovers she loves her husband.
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Norma Talmadge
National Theatre
Norma
Eugene O’brien
Sun Up Comes to Liberty Theatre May First
MGM presents Sun-Up at the Liberty Theatre Saturday May 1 based on Lula Vollmer's Broadway play about rugged North Carolina folk. Vollmer spent months among mountain inhabitants to capture their lives, customs, and the mother’s love and sense of honor symbolizing light and knowledge.
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North Carolina
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Liberty Theatre
Lula Vollmer
It Is Easier to Do the Right Thing Than Correct It
A maxim quotes the difficulty of fixing mistakes versus choosing the right path. It emphasizes ethical action and accountability in daily decisions. The saying contrasts moral clarity with the burden of aftercare.
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Letitia Calhoun
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Washington
Flanders Field
A. M. Graham
Congo
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Laine
Ella
Hinson
Hockaday Texas Motor Co
Bolin Motor Co
Electric Alarm CO
Denver
Colorado
Schloss Bros. Clothing
Schloss Brothers
Harry Berger
Graham J. P
Alexander CO
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