High School Artists Bureau Gains Wide Recognition
The High Point High School Artists Bureau organized in October 1940 by Miss Virginia Frank has attracted broad recognition. It offers free public performances for capable students and provides musical programs to civic groups. Noted nationwide mentions include The State magazine, the National Committee for Music Appreciation, Scholastic, and diverse local appearances through March and April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point High School Artists’ Bureau
Virginia Frank
City Schools Music
State Magazine
National Committee For Music Appreciation
Fifth Avenue
New York
Scholastic
United States
Emma Blair
Ada Blair
Oak Hill
Exchange Club
Civitan
Monarch
Kiwanis
First Methodist Church
Wes Iey
Monarch and
Woman's Club
High, Point High School
Gilbert Grey
Jacqueline Price
Betty Brockmann
Margaret Kernodle
Russell Clark
Charles Medlin
Homer Haworth
Kelly Lawson
Capital Shorts Capital Shorts Raleigh April 21
Gov Broughton cut several highway commissioners from office, many his political foes from the primary. D C Barnes of Murfreesboro, a foe in echoes of gratitude, may have been sacrificed to bar Carroll Wilson from challenging Congressman Kerr. Oscar Pitts, a top ally, reportedly traveled to Warrenton and Washington to urge Kerr Jr. to act.
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Raleigh
Broughton
D C. Barnes
Murfreesboro
Barnes
Carroll Wilson
John Kerr
Oscar Pitts
Warrenton
John Kerr, Jr
House Appropriations Committee
Washington
Percy B. Ferebee named to highway post in tenth district
Governor Broughton appointed Percy B. Ferebee of Andrews to the tenth district highway post amid local claims that former commissioner E. D. McKee built roads to favor his High Hampton hotel. Critics note Ferebee owns or has major hotel interests in Junaluska, which is said to have ample roads already.
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E. D. McKee
Tenth District
High Hampton
Broughton
Percy B. Ferebee
Andrews
Junaluska
Modern Etiquette Q A Home Wedding Preparations
The piece advises that home wedding preparations mirror those for a tea or reception with decorations and music as key features. It also addresses tennis on a public court and dating etiquette, noting fair play and mutual rudeness in breaking dates.
Lessons in English By W L Gordon
A compact note on usage and pronunciation highlighting common errors. It covers misused phrases, mispronunciations like bev er ij with three syllables, and misspellings such as pendent. The piece urges daily vocabulary growth by mastering one word, today stratagem meaning deception, with a quotation on human reason.
U S Canners Produce Fifty Million Fruit Cases
Census Bureau records show annual U S canning output reaches about fifty million cases with peaches leading at over twelve million cases. The data highlights fruit canning scale and regional production emphasis.
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U. S
52nd Street Jamboree at Paramount Wednesday
A new 52nd Street Jamboree arrives at the Paramount Theatre for four performances on Wednesday. The revue combines nightclub atmosphere with dance teams show girls and star cameos from venues like the 21 Club and Rainbow Room. A first run film Where Did You Get That Girl ends the program with Leon Errol Helen Parrish and Eddie Quillan.
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Paramount Theatre
52Nd Street
21 Club
Stork Club
Famous Door
Leon
Eddie’s
Yacht Club
Nut House
la Conga
Hickory House
Beachcomber’s
Rainbow Room
Leon Errol
Helen Parrish
Eddie Quillan
Paramount
The War Today on Turkey and Near East Risk
DeWitt MacKenzie argues Hitler aims to pressure Turkey to allow troop passage into the Near East. A Turkish stance loyal to Britain is crucial as Libyan offensives threaten Egypt, with brutal desert conditions and sandstorms shaping campaign timing. Britain seeks a quick liquidation of the Libyan front while Turkey faces Axis pressure.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Turkey
Greece
Fuehrer
Near East
Balkan Peninsula
Iraq
Suez Canal
Egypt
Britain
Yugoslavia
Mediterranean
Libyan
Hitler
Cleaning and whitening tips from an old guide
The text offers methods for cleaning dried paint from brushes by soaking in turpentine, gasoline, or hot vinegar for an hour, then washing with strong soap. It also suggests whitening yellowed clothes by overnight soaking in borax solution, and freezing if needed. It mentions making mothproof bags from stitched newspapers and notes Alaska’s area at 590,884 square miles.
Violent Deaths Reported Across North Carolina
Six people died violently in North Carolina over the weekend. An automobile collision near Durham killed Robert R. Evans, 54, federal alcoholic bureau investigator. his wife and daughter were injured. In other autos deaths, Raleigh official William M. Jones, 49, died in a traffic crash. Drowning accounted for two deaths, including Eddie Lebaron, 21, of Fair Bluff, and Raymond Mure, 35, of Gaston County, with Lebaron’s body sought in Lumber River and Mure’s recovered from the South Fork River near High Shoals. A freight train killed Mrs. L. G. Gunter, 62, at Bosnal, Wake County. Leroy Jenkins, 13, of Mount Holly, was electrocuted while touching a wire. The piece ends with a stray line about water molecules on a pinhead.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Durham
Robert R. Evans
Federal Alcoholic Bureau
William C. Morris
John H. Harris
L. G. Gunter
Bosnal
Wake Country
Raleigh
William M. Jones
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Growning
Eddie Lebaron
Fair Bluff
Raymond Mure
Gaston County
Labaron
Lumber River
Mace’s
South Fork River
High Shoals
Leroy Jenkins
Mount Holly
LOOK and LEARN! Acid, origins, chess, rights, hare
Acetic acid is in vinegar and the term news comes from the initial letters of north east west south. Chess has king queen rook bishop knight and pawn. The government can take private property under eminent domain with compensation. Leveret is the young of a hare.
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Nswers
Meaning of the Cross program at Y M C A
H S Regar, superintendent of the Silver Knit Hosiery Mill, will present The Meaning of the Cross at the Y M C A on Tuesday night April 22 at 7 30. The talk uses picture and story to trace crosses through history and ends at Calvary. The Christian Fellowship Club sponsors the event with Senior Hi Y Club and industrial young men invited as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Regar
Christian Fellowship Club
Mother Saves Son From Car Then Is Hurt
Mrs. Reba Wilson of 610 Willow Brook Street was injured when she stepped into the street to push her three year old son Darrell from an approaching car. She suffered a broken ankle and minor injuries after being struck by Rialpl Sparks at Burrus Memorial Hospital treated her. Police exonerated Sparks following the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reba Wilson
Willowbrook Street
Darrell
Wilson
Rialpl Sparks
Ragan Street
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Yow
Warner Leads East Carolina Amateur Golf Qualifying
Rodney Warner of Raleigh holds the lead at the Carolina Pines Course with a 70 two under par as qualifying for the East Carolina Amateur Golf Championship continues. Match play begins Thursday with the 36 hole finals set for May 4.
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Raleigh
East Carolina
Carolina Pines
Rodney Warner
Raleigh Holdings
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