Settlement and Struggles in Canaan
A compact study outlines Joshua’s leadership after Moses, the crossing of the Jordan, Jericho’s fall, and the later settlement of the tribes in Canaan. It covers Achan’s sin, the Gibeonites deceit, Caleb’s Hebron, and Joshua’s admonitions, with Judges’ darker era, Deborah’s victory, Gideon’s oppressions, and the Ruth romance.
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Moses
Joshua
Jordan
Jericho
Rahab
Achan
Gibeon
Canaan
Ruth
Judges
Bataan Survivors Freed After Three Years in Captivity
Five defenders of Bataan, long held in silence, were liberated in Luzon by troops of the 40th Infantry Division. Among the rescued is Sgt. William Gately and other members of the garrison identified in the report.
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Luzon
INS
Bataan
40Th Infantry Division
William Gately
Missing in action trio linked to Luzon harassment
I Greenbrier Ark Bernice R Fletcher Leo Tex Sgt Joe Felix 336 East Front Street Venture Cal Pfe Blair Robinett 207 Of futt Street Cumberland Md and Pfe Nano Ducero 843 Armijo Road Alberquerque N M were reported missing in action after Corregidor. They spent thirty six months in Luzon mountains and low lands harassing the enemy.
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I Greenbrier
Ark
Bernice R. Fletcher
Leo
Tex
Joe Felix
East Front Street
Venture
Cal
Blair Robinett
Offutt Street
Cumberland
Pfe
Nano Ducero
Armijo Road
Alberquerque
N. M
Corregidor
Luzon
Churches Gather for San Francisco Conference Service
Churches across Blowing Rock and nearby cities united in worship at First Presbyterian marking the San Francisco conference on world peace and Dumbarton Oaks as a basis for world order. Durham Raleigh and Wilson groups joined prayers and urged support for the Dumbarton Oaks plan and sending resolutions to U S delegates and officials.
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Blowing Rock
CNS
First Presbyterian Church
San Francisco
United Nations
Durham
Eugene Pfaff
Southern Council of International Relations
Dumbarton Oaks
World Order Curches
Burlington United
Raleigh
Citizens Council of the United Nations
Pop See A. Penick
Rev. C. Sheppard
Woman's Auxiliary
Diocese of
North Carolina
Wilson
Washington
Moravian Easter Service Draws Worldwide Letters
Moravian Easter service broadcast worldwide by short wave receives a flood of letters. Aviation Radio Technician James B. Shore of Kernersville sent a note from the Pacific after a navy bomber flight interrupted his listen. He recalled his Kernersville Easter band involvement and described the thrill of the service from the sky.
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Winston -Salem
CNS
James B. Shore
Kernersville
Shore
Pacific
Brotherhood of St Andrew forms prison chapter in Raleigh
The Brotherhood of St Andrew has created a Society of St Andrew in America at North Carolina state prison Raleigh. The Raleigh unit sponsors services and adopts a permanent program led by Frank Armstrong, a Negro inmate named president. Edgar A. Womble of Raleigh founded the movement and first leaders joined the national group.
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Raleigh
CNS
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
National Organization of
Protestant Episcopal
Society of St. Andrew
America
North Carolina State
Brotherhood
Brotherhood of the Church of the Good Shepherd
Frank Armstrong
Edgar A. Womble
Presbyterian Auxiliaries Meet Across North Carolina in April
Presbyterian women of North Carolina hold nine auxiliary meetings throughout April in localities. Principal speakers include Mrs J W MecQueen director of field service for the church and Miss Mary C Crawford missionary to the Belgian Congo. Mrs George A Baucom Jr of Raleigh president visits each meeting with a message titled Now Proving Our Love.
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Presbyterian Auxiliaries
Raleigh
CNS
Presbyterian Women of
North Carolina
J. W. Mec-Queen
Department of Field Service
Woman's Department of the Church
Mary C. Crawford
George A. Baucom, Jr
Woman’s Auxiliary
Synod of North Carolina of the Presbyterian Church
U. C
Presbyterian church boosts Negro work plan and appeal
The Home Mission Council of the Southern Presbyterian Church moves to expand Negro outreach. It will ask the general assembly for permission to run a $5,000 campaign for Stillman Institute, and urges sessions presbyteries and synods to emphasize Negro mission work with added scholarship aid for deserving Negro students.
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Richmond ,Va
CNS
Home Mission Council
Southern Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Rmission
Stillman Institute
Tuscaoosa
Alabama
M. E. Melvin
Presbyterian Church
Wesley Memorial to Host Say It With Stars Sermon
Wesley Memorial church will hear Dr. C. E. Rozzelle preach tomorrow on the theme Say It With Stars. Youth Fellowship meets at 6 15 PM and there will be no evening service.
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Wesley Memorial
C. E. Rozzelle
Wesley Memorial Church
Central Friends Morning Worship Report
During morning worship at 11 the minister Cecil E. Haworth leads services with the Junior choir performing at 5 0.
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Central Friends
Cecil E. Haworth
St Marys Episcopal Plans Holy Communion and Choir Anthem
St Marys Episcopal church schedules a Holy Communion at 8 a.m. A church school session is at 9 45 a.m. Then at 11 a.m. the rector leads morning prayer and delivers a sermon. The St Dunstan choristers and men of the choir will sing Open Our Eyes as the offertory anthem.
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ST. Mary's Episcopal
St. Dunstan
Will C. MacFarlane
First Presbyterian Hosts Dr. Walter Lingle as Guest Speaker
Dr. Walter L. Lingle president emeritus of Davidson will be the guest speaker at the 11 o'clock morning worship service. Sunday school in all departments begins at 9 45 a.m. There will be no regular Young People's meeting due to the spring rally in Greensboro Sunday afternoon.
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Pisgah Baptist
Pisgah Baptist Church
Worth Avenue
Ap Detent Langapeng Hentory
First Presbyterian
Walter L. Lingle
Davidson —S
Greensboro
First Reformeds Sunday Service and Crusade Closing
The First Reformed Church holds Sunday worship at 11 AM with Rev. Hoy L. Fesperman presenting When Faith Falters. The choir conducted by Mrs. O. K. McCarter sings O For a Closer Walk With God. junior choir also performs. Junior practice at 6:30. Youth Fellowship at 7 PM. social hour refreshments. Evening service at 8 PM features All Of Me and The Lord's Prayer. Mid-week prayer Wednesday at 7:30.
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First Reformed
First Evangelical and Reformed
Hoy L. Fesperman
O. K. McCarter
God
Foster
Geo. Duggins
First Pilgrim Holiness Holds Revival Services
The First Pilgrim church hosts a revival with Kenneth and Geneva Ashby of Greensburg Indiana as evangelistic singers and Rev. Pratt of Springfield Ill delivering the messages. At 11 a.m. Sunday he speaks on Spiritual Darkness Its Cause and Cure. The 7 45 p m service targets young people with the topic Success and How Achieved.
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First Pilgrim
First Pilgrim Church
Kenneth
Geneva Ashby
Greensburg
Ind
Pratt
Springfield
First Methodist Church Preaches on Hope and Anniversary
Bishop Paul B. Kearn of Nashville will preach Sunday night at 8 on Yesterday and Tomorrow. A double quartet will sing More Love to Thee O Christ. Rev Wilson Weldon preaches Sunday at 11 on We Are Saved By Hope. Choir anthem Create in Me a Clean Heart O God. Youth fellowship meets 7 led by Miss Lillie Mae Moore. Rev Roy I Farmer of Cleveland will be speaker. Fiftieth anniversary services continue nightly at 8.
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Southside Baptist
W. A. Barker
Nora Hedrick
Winston-Salem
O. F. Montgomery
ORD
First Methodist Church
Paul B. Kearn
Nashville
Tennessee
Magnhildge Top
Lynn Jane Davis
Jothy Hoskins
Mary Miller
Roy M. Padgett
W. C. Phillip
C. L. Gray
Lester Teague
Protherose
Wilson
Weldon
Muller
Lillie Mae Moore
Roy I, Farmer
Cleveland
Ohio
Carolina Methodists Support Mission Fund
Methodists in the Charlotte Area covering South Carolina and western North Carolina contributed 131,414 to the World Service fund in the first ten months of the war emergency, a rise of 17,728 or 15.8 percent from last year. National totals show 8,000,000 Methodists gave 3,863,221 for the World Service fund during June to March, up 380,796 or 10.9 percent. The drive also aims to raise one million dollars beyond the 25,000,000 goal for relief and reconstruction as part of Crusade for Christ. Conference treasurers reported gains across South Carolina and Charlotte area in ten months.
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Chicago
Charlotte
South Carolina
North Carolina
Clare Purcell
World Service Fund
Re B. Lugg
Or Methodist General Commission On World Service and Finance
World Servicei Methodists
J. D. Griffin
Cameron
George A Ie Ee Ibert M. Wayne
Four Main Islands of Japan
The four main islands of Japan are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku. Kartoum on the Nile River lies in Sudan. the moon most strongly affects Earth's tides and oceans.
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Japan
Kartoum
Khartum
Earth
Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikoku
Kyushu
Hints on Etiquette from Voltaire Quotation
A concise aphorism attributed to Voltaire suggests courtesy as a constant practice. The quoted line emphasizes speaking obligingly even when full compliance is not possible.
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Voltaire
Horoscope for April 80 Birthday Loyal Worker Bright Outlook
If this is your birthday you are a loyal conscientious worker applying yourself to each new task. Guard against brutality in speech. Your marriage is or will be happy. Your thoughts sparkle and your personality shines today with Mars enhancing intuitive discernment of your appeal.
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Mars
Draftees Leave Bus for Induction in North Carolina
Five men bound for Fort Bragg fled a Statesville bus and hid in a taxi to Taylorsville, as police sought the names of the runaways. Officers from Alexander County and the FBI pursue the men, who escaped from a military transport.
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Taylorsville
Fort Bragg
Statesville
A. C. Barnes
Alexander County
FBI
Agriculture and labor tied for postwar progress says Coltrane
D. B. Coltrane assistant commissioner of agriculture spoke in Laurinburg about improving the postwar relationship between farming and labor. He said farmers’ income depends on steady employment and that the main challenge is finding a pace that absorbs near current American production.
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Laurinburg
Coltrane
Three new bank examiners named for state commission
Raleigh April 2046 three new bank examiners were added to the staff of the state banking commission. They are W. C. Norris of Durham Jack M Kornegay of Goldsboro and W O McCorkle of Winston Salem.
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Raleigh
State Banking Commission
W. C. Norris
Durham
Jack M. Kornegay
Goldsboro
W. O. McCorkle
Winston-Salem
Martin to Speak at Campbell College Commencement
Raleigh banker Leroy Martin will be the literary speaker at Campbell College commencement exercises starting May 27. Dr. George D. Heaton pastor of Myers Park Baptist Church Charlotte will deliver the finals sermon, announced President Leslie H. Campbell.
Wyatt Taylor Elected President Of Eastern Carolina Camping Group
Wyatt Taylor of Raleigh wins the presidency of the newly formed eastern Carolina chapter of the American Camping Association. The April 28 meeting set up leadership for the regional group.
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Taylor
Raleigh
Wyatt Taylor
Eastern Carolina
The
American Camping Association
Postmaster Nominations Approved in North Carolina
The senate approved nominations for postmasters in North Carolina including Marlin Grady Bishop Browns Summit Willie E McGoogan Lumber Bridge and Lucy A Williamson Turkey.
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Washington
Senate
North Carolina
Marlin Grady Bishop
Browns Summit
Willie E. McGoogan
Lumber Bridge
Lucy A. Williamson
Turkey
Employers Must File Reports By Monday
Local social security board urged all employers subject to the social security act to send quarterly payroll tax returns by midnight April 30. Everett A. Hoffman noted most area employers include names social security numbers and wages, but some still assume the law covers only larger firms with many workers.
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Social Security Board
Everett A. Hoffman
Brucellosis A Complex Disease With Varied Symptoms
Brucellosis presents in diverse ways from fever to nervous system involvement and many possible symptoms. Transmission through unpasteurized dairy products and direct animal contact is common, with diagnosis aided by laboratory tests though treatments remain limited.
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Aan
Sla
C. Graham Reid
North Carolina
Bruce
Letters to Dad in Service Advice for mothers with husbands in the service
The letter offers guidance on keeping soldiers connected with their families through frequent, meaningful communication. It urges mothers to send daily notes about children, share little drawings, handprints, and photos, and involve children in writing and drawing for the father. It also suggests asking fathers for advice on child discipline and stressing respect for authority.
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Pacific
Views Of Tobacco Men To Be Obtained
In Danville Virginia April meeting grounds set for gathering views from tobacco farmers ware housemen and buyers. The group will draft recommendations for TAUS June meeting addressing complaints about last season's controlled auction system. A committee led by Lee Gravely Herbert Jackson Fred Royster and J Melville Broughton will study the issue.
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Danville
Tobacco Association of the United States
Lee Gravely
TAUS
Herbert Jackson
The
Leaf Tobacco Exporters Association
Hair Count Estimate From 1809 Sparks Debate
In 1809 Erasmus Wilson estimated the human scalp to hold about 100000 hairs. The assertion reflects historical attempts to quantify human biology and sparked later discussion on variation in hair density.
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Erasmus Wilson
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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N. Main
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Mordecai Ham
WGBG
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Louisville, Ky
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Naomi
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Nora Hemrick
Southside Baptist Church
Bill Barker
Carolina Methodists Support Mission Fund
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Gilberts
Marine Corp
Herbert Douglas Crotts
Silver City
Crotts
Oxford
OPA
N. C
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