Coleman Brothers to Perform at William Penn Auditorium
News Of Interest To Colored People reports the Coleman Brothers or Millonairs will appear Monday night at 8 at William Penn auditorium. The program is presented by John McLean Post 196 of the American Legion with Negro History Week library displays and new books in the public collection. Funeral services for Marie Allen are set for this afternoon at St Paul Holiness Church.
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Coleman Brothers
William Penn
John McLean
The
American Legion
Fred Allen
Bill Stern
Arthur Godfrey
John Hope
Terrence
Bontemps
DuBois
du Bois
McWilliams
Protestant Church
Lescher
Woodson
Marie Allen
Daniel Brooks
St. Paul
Mr. Rush
Safety Town
Leroy Sellers
Willie Barber
Ewell Lendon
Lee Annis Townsend
G. E. Lynch
H. L. Forbes
Thessie Brawner
WHPE
L. E. Flowe
J. W. Williams
Revival at Church of God in Christ Begins Monday
Rev. E. C. Cannon known as the Cannon Ball evangelist from Hamlet will conduct a revival at the Church of God in Christ beginning Monday February 7.
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Church OF God
E. C. Cannon
Hamlet
Cannon Ball
Evangelist
Church of God In Christ
Friendship Baptist Church Service Today
Rev J B Jones and the congregation will worship today at 3 pm at Friendship Baptist Church.
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Friendship Baptist
J. B. Jones
Friendship Baptist Church
Talent Night at Brooks Memorial Church
A talent night program will be held at Brooks Memorial Church tonight at 8 o clock. Local performers are invited to showcase abilities in an evening of community entertainment.
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Brooks Memorial Church
Young Peoples Stewardship Club Announces Coal Raffle Winners
Mt Vernon Baptist Church Young People’s Stewardship Club closed its coal raffle on January 31 with J H Strickland winning a ton of coal and Mrs Margaret McDowell taking a half ton as second prize. The club plans a meeting at 8 pm February 3 at 380 Daniel Brooks apartments hosted by Dessie Mae Dyer. Also a birthday party for Leon Sharp Jr was hosted by his parents with seventeen children in attendance.
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Alpha Art Club
Fairview School
Anna
Saunders
L. S. Merritt
Cole
Terrah
Carolina Whitten
Miss Beale
Yy. P. Ss
Young People's Stewardship Club
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
J. H. Strickland
Hobson Street
Margaret McDowell
Daniel Brooks
Dessie Mae Dyer
Funeral in Winnsboro for Lula Mae McCant
Funeral services for Lula Mae McCant of 208 Hay street will be held at 2 30 p m today in Winnsboro. She died Wednesday in Columbia South Carolina A bus will leave 1307 Kivett drive at 8 30 a m today for Winnsboro.
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Winnsboro
Lula Mae McCant
Hay Street
Columbia
S. C
Aged worker quits Adams-Millis after 30 years
William Andrew Webb 84, who began as a yarn man in 1918, retired from Adams-Millis Plant No. 1 after 30 years of faithful service. He deposited a 1100 check from profit sharing and plans to loaf and raise chickens, recalling brickwork that left his hands scarred.
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Adams-Millis
Wiliam Andrew Webb
Adams Millis
William
Stehli Silk Mill
Old Union Furniture Company
High Point
Charlie Robbins
Deep River
J. W. Snotherly
William Webb
J. L. Shaw
C. B. Loflin
Beauticians Club Meeting Set for Fairview Beauty Shop
The Beauticians club will meet at the beauty shop on Fairview Street with Mrs. Elizabeth Sharp presiding. The gathering is scheduled for Monday at 6 p.m.
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Beauticians
Beauticians Club
Elizabeth Sharp
Fairview Street
Willing Workers Plan Next Meeting with Mrs Bertha McRae
Willing Workers will hold their next meeting with Mrs. Bertha McRae. Twenty two members heard Mrs Fannie Alexander speak on Kingdom Building at the last meeting with Mrs Winnie Miller.
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Vernon
Bertha McRae
Fannie Alexander
Kingdom Building
Winnie Miller
YWCA Weekly Notice Calendar and Delegates
The YWCA lists meetings for Monday through Friday with committees and clubs. Delegates attending the mid winter Industrial Girls conference in Winston-Salem February 5 and 6 include Pauline Beloe Edith Clinton Viola Ellison Ethel Hunter Margaret Smith and Rezelia W Armstrong. Pearl Burford will attend a teen program directors conference in Richmond Virginia February 3 to 6. The Y Teen clubs will keep their usual meeting schedule this week.
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YWCA
Committee of Management
Acme
Winston-Salem
Pauline Beloe
Edith Clinton
Viola Ellison
Ethel Hunter
Margaret Smith
Rezelia W. Armstrong
Pearl Burford
Branch Y
Richmond
Early Egyptian water clock used hourglass principle
A historical note describes an ancient Egyptian water clock functioning on the same principle as an hourglass. The device measured time by regulated flow, reflecting early timekeeping ingenuity and cross cultural ideas about measuring hours.
Ancient Civilizations Measured Time with Sundials
Ancient Babylonians and Egyptians learned to measure time accurately using sundials. The method reflects early astronomy and daily life in Mesopotamian and Nile civilizations.
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History Week
Crusaders
Baptist Church
Otis Durant
Hoover Street
Kilby Hall
F. D. Allen
Leonard Street
Daisy Mack
C. V. Holmes
Langston Hughes
Bethel
M. Super
Bethel Holiness Church
Truitt
South
RUS Company
Greensboro
North Carolina
IFOR
U-San-O Tria
Bru
Leon Sharpe
Leon Sharp, Jr
Pride OF
Guilford
K. of P
Odd Fellows Hall
Guiding Star
Blanche Burton
Elk Rest
Rose B
Seventh Day Adventist Church
J. Z. Siler
St. Matthews C. M. E
PTA
City P. T. A. Council
City Union
T. H. Simpson
Ministers Wives
Ministers’ Wives Alliance
Ophelia Sutton
Underhill Avenue
North Carolina A & T
W. E. Merritt
Willie Emanuel, Jr
Henry L. Livas
Henry, Jr
Livas
Hampton Institute
Armeta H. Byrd
High Point Memorial Hospital
Josephine Martin Harriss
East Washington Street
E. McCant
J. K. Williams
Tuskergee
Ala
Gospel Singers
Traveling Echoes of
St. Matthew's Holiness Church
Taylor Street
Silver Star Quartette
St. Matthew's C. M
House of Prayer
Anna Johnson
the Family
Anderson ‘Alston
Mrs
Eliza Alston
Walls
Joe Leslie
Enterprise
Bessie
Henrietta Hamlet
Hilltop Street
Gabardines
Penney
Coats
Gabardine
Penney’s
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