Isaac and Ishmael tale ends with a binding test and a wife
The narrative recalls Sarah bearing Isaac after long wait, Ishmael’s tension, and the near sacrifice on mountains. An angel intervenes, a ram is offered, and Sarah dies as Abraham secures a burial site. The servant finds Rebekah in Nahor and she becomes Isaac’s wife, comforting him after Sarah’s death.
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Hagar
Abraham
Isaac
Sarah
Heth
Mach
Rebekah
Mesopotamia
Nahor
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Administrator notice concerns Jessie Rankin Smith estate in Guilford County North Carolina. P C Penn administrator invites creditors to file claims by July 21 1946 and directs all debtors to settle promptly. Attorney Walter B Crissman handles the matter, dated July 20 1945.
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Jessie Rankin Smith
Guilford County
North Carolina
P. C. Penn
Walter BE. Crissman
Quote on Lincoln as he lay dying
The question asks who said Now he belongs to the ages as Lincoln lay dying. The famous remark was attributed to Secretary of War Edwin Stanton who reportedly declared it after Lincoln’s assassination in 1865.
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Lincoln
Words of Wisdom on Happiness and Peace
A reflective piece quotes Seneca and Bovee on happiness and inner peace, asserting that a life free from disturbance yields great felicity. The snippet presents timeless maxims rather than current events or actions.
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Seneca
Etiquette Tip Warns Against Whistling at Work
Office habit of whistling or singing may annoy colleagues and even offend the boss, a etiquette note advises. It urges workers to keep noise low to maintain professional decorum and harmony in the workplace.
Horoscope for August 6 Birth Anniversary Outlook
If this is your birth anniversary you may be impulsive emotional and retiring by nature. Cultivate a more assured aggressive outlook and choose a mate with intellectual interests for happiness. Do not be a foolish victim of flattery today. Listen with hardened senses and take words with a grain of salt.
Stevenson and Jekyll Hyde in One Minute Quiz
The item references Robert Louis Stevenson and notes Dr Jekyll turns evil as Mr Hyde. It also mentions Edwin M Stanton as secretary of war in a brief quiz style prompt.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Yde
Edwin M. Stanton
Secretary of War
Invention timeline of printing and paper
Traditional lore notes paper's origin in China around 105 A D and asserts printing existed earlier through rubbings from inscriptions as well as stencils and stamps on silk and other media.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
China
Retreat for Rural Ministers Opens at Seven Springs
Durham reports that a Rural Ministers Retreat will open at Seven Springs Methodist Church next Monday with speakers including Dr. J. M. Ormand of Duke University author of The Rural Church in North Carolina. Also teaching are Rev. E. D. C. Brewer Dr. Gustav Ulrich and Mr. Rufus Moseley.
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Durham
CNS
Seven Springs Methodist Church
J. M. Ormand
Duke University
Ormand
North Carolina
E. D. C. Brewer
Town and Country Church Commission
The
Methodist Church
Gustav Ulrich
Outlaw’s Bridge Community Church
Rufus Mosen
Macon
Rgia
Ulrich
Outlaw's Bridge
Life Magazine
Moseley
E. Stanley Jones
Birthday gift to African missions exceeds previous total
The Atlanta headquarters announced that the annual birthday offering for African missions raised 105000 dollars, about 19000 more than last year. Miss Mary Quidor presented a check to H Kerr Taylor in Montreal where a conference was in session. Dr Taylor forwarded the funds to Dr William Rule III in Knoxville, a Belgian Congo medical missionary on furlough. Part of the money will fund new hospitals and equipment in Africa.
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African Missions Atlanta
CNS
Atlanta
Assembly
Committee On Women
Mary Quidor
H. Kerr Taylor
Foreign Missions Committee
Montreal
Dr. Taylor
C. Darby Fulton
Brazil
William Rule III
Knoxville
Belgian Congo
Africa
Portrait of Charles H Spurgeon presented to Southern Seminary
A life size painting of Charles H Spurgeon, created during his London pastorate, was given to the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville by a son of Dwight L Moody. The portrait, treasured by Baptists worldwide, has not been shown recently and is being reframed for Norton Hall before September’s next session.
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Louisville
CNS
Southern We Tist Theological Seminary
Charles H
Spurgeon
Spurgeon Tabernacle
London
Dwight L. Moody
Leo T. Crismon
Moody
Norton Hall
Presbytery Elects Dr Boyd Minister to Hospitals
The Mecklenburg Presbytery at its mid summer meeting elected Dr C M Boyd as minister to hospitals and called for a full time director of religious education. They also discussed a camp and conference center on land 12 miles from Charlotte under option.
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Presbytery
Charlotte
CNS
Mecklenburg
Duke Night at Lake Junaluska featured speaker and photos
Duke University will hold Duke Night at Lake Junaluska on Monday at 8 p.m. in the lake assembly auditorium. Dr. Alan K. Manchester will speak, Dr. Mason Crum will show color photos of Duke doorways, and Charles A. Dukes will speak for alumni relations. Several musical numbers are planned.
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Duke
Crum
Charles A. Dukes
North Carolina
Lake Junaluska
Methodist Assembly
Millions Restored To Their Homelands
About 4,166,000 displaced persons of 17 European nationalities have been cleared from American and British occupation zones in western Europe and sent home. Army statistics show 2,174,182 are still to be moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt-On-Main
Germany
Europe
Sermons At The Churches On Early Church History
The morning service features the topic Those Who Sail With Thee with preacher Joseph Da vid Boyd. At 8 p m a series on early church history opens with Events in Early Church. The conation meets in Ma sonic Terriple.
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Joseph David Boyd
Holy Communion Series at St Marys Episcopal
In August St Marys Episcopal will hold Holy Communion only on Sundays at 9 30 a m and honor a union evening service at First Baptist Church with other churches tomorrow launches the series
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ST. Mary’s Episcopal
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
St. Mary's
First Baptist Church
Archdale Pastor William B Penny Returns for Services
Rev William B Penny pastor of Archdale Methodist returns from an extended trip and will preach at both morning and evening services. The 11 o clock sermon title is The Forgiving Spirit In Prayer and at 8 o clock the evening topic is one of the Beatitudes.
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Archdale Methodist
William B. Penny
Wesley Memorial to Host Sunday Service and Union Worship
Dr. C. E. Rozzelle will teach at 11 o'clock with the topic The Power of a Plus. Church school assembles at 9 45 and the union service with other churches occurs at First Baptist at 8 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Memorial
C. E. Rozzelle
First Baptist Church
Sunday Worship Schedule With Special Music
Sunday school convenes at 9 45. Morning worship at 11 features special choir singing and congregational singing. No evening service. Rev Edward Suits to fill regular appointments on Sunday August 12.
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Edward Suits
Getting Under Jay Sermon at Main Street Methodist
Main Street Methodist Church announces Rev. Walter R. Kelly will preach at eleven Sunday morning on Getting Under Jay. The Wesleyan service guild gathers at 6 30 Tuesday evening at J O Connor home on Washington street then proceeds to the city lake for their meeting and watermelon. Youth fellowship meets tonight at seven. Intermediates meet Monday 3 30 to 5 00 at the church. Juniors meet Tuesday 3 30 to 5 00 at the church.
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Main Street
Walter R. Kelly
Jay
Wesleyan Service Guild
J. O. Connor
Washington Street
City Lake
First Methodist Church Announces Sunday Service and Meetings
Dr George R Brown will preach at 11:00 am in the absence of Rev Wilson O Weldon at Albion College Michigan. His topic is Two Likenesses and the choir will sing Repe The Lord Is King. Youth Fellowship meets 7:00 pm led by Gilbert Gray. A union service with Baptist church is at 8:00 pm. Board picnic at City Lake Monday 4:30 pm. Junior Guild meets Monday 8:00 pm with Miss Celest Payne 1006 Johnson street speaker Magnhild Soderberg.
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First Methodist Church
George R. Brown
Wilson O. Weldon
Albion College
Michigan
Brown
Keating
Gilbert Gray
Baptist Church
Board of Stewards and Trustees
City Lake
Celest Payne
Johnson Street
Magnhild Soderberg
REFORMED CHURCH GATHERS FOR MORNING SERVICE
The Reform ed Church holds Sunday service at 11:00 with Rev. Hoy L Fesperman delivering The Danger of an Empty Life. The choir will sing O Master Let Me Walk With Thee by Hine. A union service is planned at the First Baptist with Rev. Paul T Jones as guest minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Church
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Hoy L
Fesperman
Hine
First Baptist Church
Paul T. Jones
First Presbyterian Church
Marines Missing After Plane Crash Near Cape Lookout
Two Marines are missing after a land plane crashed into water three miles southwest of Cape Lookout North Carolina on Thursday. The aircraft was linked to the Marine Auxiliary Air Facility Oak Grove North Carolina. The text notes Britannica records of petroleum production starting in Romania in 1857 and in the United States in 1859.
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Norfolk
Cape Lookout
N. C
Marine Auxiliary Air Facility
Oak Grove
Romania
Encyclopaedia Britannica
United States
Quakers Plan 248th Annual Meet at Guilford College
Guilford College hosts the 248th annual session of the Society of Friends from August 6 to 12 at New Garden meeting-house on the campus. Addresses by notable Quaker leaders and officials will cover spiritual life church administration and social outreach.
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Guilford College
North Carolina
Society of Friends
Quakers
New Garden
Oington
Friends’ Committee
Elbert = ‘sell
Guilford Colege
Errol T. Elliott
Richmond
Indiana
American Friend
Clyde A. Milner
Milton Hadley
Springfield
N.C
Friends’ Meeting
Friends
Mary Elizabeth Pittman
Colfax
Alice H. White
Lucretia J. Moore
Algie I. Newlin
Dorothy Lloyd Gilbert
Office of Defense Transportation
State Labor Census Publishes Directory of Plants
North Carolina completes its first statewide employment census since 1939 and issues a directory listing manufacturing plants based on factory head questionnaires. Copies cost $1, covering printing. Budget for Wilmington’s 1945-46 year set at $1.6 million with a $1.35 tax rate.
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Raleigh
State Department of Labor
Forrest Shuford
Wilmington
City Board of Commissioners
Timber auction planned for Raleigh region lands in two counties
Regional headquarters of the farm security administration announced that 1,200 acres of timber and timber lands in Richmond county and about 3,100 acres of similar lands at Pembroke farms in Robeson county will be sold at public auction on August 29 and 30.
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Raleigh
Farm Security Administration
Richmond County
Yembroke Farms
Robeson County
Beer tax take in North Carolina hits two hundred thousand
Raleigh reports state beer taxes collected amounting to 240575.56 dollars as documented by the United States Brewers Foundation. Greenville judge Hinds Frizzelle gives defense until Wednesday to answer to motion seeking Dr Leon R Meadows original income tax returns from 1934 to 1943 as evidence in the embezzlement trial. Meadows faces charges of embezzlement and false pretense with cross examination of main defense witness completed. Governor Cherry appoints Hathaway Cross as paroles commissioner with William Dunn Jr named assistant commissioner after Cross’ Army discharge.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
United States Brewers Foundation
Greenville
J. Paul Frizzelle
Leon R. Meadows
Meadows
Ralfigh
Cherry
Hathaway Cross
Cross
William Dunn, Jr
How They Voted North Carolina Delegation
Washington August 4. North Carolina members of Congress votes on recent roll calls. Senate approved the United Nations charter 89 to 2 with Ballo not voting and Hoey for. A stray line notes a tip about preventing scatter rugs from slipping using a rubber star ring under each corner.
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Washington
North Carolina
Congress
Senate
Bailey
Hoey
Last Service For Revered Schram In Thom asville Church
The Rev Harold F Schram pastor of the Second Wesleyan Methodist church in Thomasville will hold his last service Sunday night marking three years of service before moving with his family to Marion Indiana to attend Marion Wesleyan College The World of Religion section cites Bible reading in public schools across states and notes historic church school links The story also covers war era church welfare and a public sale notice in Guilford County North Carolina followed by a legal notice of foreclosure sale set for August 27, 1945.
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Harold F. Schram
Second
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Thomasville
Marion
Indiana
Marion Wesleyan College
American Bible Society
the Society
Mutual Building and Loan Association
L. J. Pisher and
Duke V-12 Chaplains to Train in Charleston
Eleven navy V-12 chaplains in Duke divinity program will depart August 21 for five weeks of interim training in Charleston under experienced chaplains. They will transfer to the sixth naval district command for supervision and gain insight into navy duties before the fall semester. Senior trainees Dwight Dirks Charles McCoy and Glenn Oglesby will not join the trip.
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Durham
Navy
Divinity School
Duke University
Charleston
D. C
C. P. McFeaters
Sixth Naval District
Charleston Navy Yard
Yron Ch . Okla
Walter J. Clouse
Aspinwall
Myers B. Curtis
Rosebud
Tex
Perry W. England
Gastonia
Ernest W. Glass
Sanford
Roberti W. Harwell
Moaresville
Daniel H. Leaks
Raeford
Robert B. Way
Ridgeland
Dwight W. Dirks
Tyndale
S. D
Charles S. McCoy
Laurinburg
Glenn A. Oglesby
Selma
Ala
Barrett to Speak at E R Church Men’s Class
The E. T. Hedrick Bible class at First Evangelical and Reformed church will hear J. O. Barrett speak at 9 45 Sunday morning. Barrett, once a High Point citizen now in Salisbury, leads a large Bible class while nine year old Carail Ann Briggs will sing a vocal solo. Class teacher S E Tucker and church officials invite friends and interested people to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Hedrick
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
J. O. Barrett
High Point
Salisbury
Carail Ann Briggs
S. E. Tucker
Guilford County Real Estate Transfers High Point Township
Real estate transfers list includes Willie Black and wife to J. Cooper Malpass on Reed Street. Carl Worth Swink to & E. Bencini on East Green Street. Mary W. Swink to R. & Bencini on Snow estate. T. M. Briles to C. R. Rodden on Old Lexington Road. J. W. Metcalfe to Charles E. Hayes on Clodfelter and Miller plats. Harold R. Sparks to R. R. Wilson on Johnson lands. Ralph L. Sparks to R. R. Wilson on Johnson lands. Mrs. Fannie Little Turner to Wachovia Bank and Trust Company on Nulin property.
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High Point Township
Willie Black
J. Cooper Malpass
Reed Street
Carl Worth Swink
E. Bencini
East Green Street
Mary W. Swink
R. &. Bencini
Snow Estate
T. M. Briles
C. R. Rodden
Old Lexington Road
J. W. Metcalfe
Charles E. Hayes
Harold R. Sparks
R. R. Wilson
Johnson
Ralph L. Sparks
Fannie Little Turner
Wachjovie Bank and Truet Company
Nulin
Sanford Lamm To Preach Sunday At First Baptist
Rev Sanford Lamm pastor of Haynes Memorial Baptist Avondale will preach at First Baptist Sunday in the pastor absent on vacation The 9 45 Sunday school meets with Dr W F Clayton as superintendent The evening union service features Rev Paul T Jones First Presbyterian The mid week prayer meeting is at 7 30 Wednesday The piece ends with a note about the 1849 gold rush and workers paid for passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Sanford Lamm
Haynes Memorial Baptist Church
Avondale
Mr. Lamm
North Carolina
Mars Hill College
Wake Forest College
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Lamm
Noke
Cochran
W. F. Clayton
Paul T. Jones
First Presbyterian Church
Jones
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