Campaign kicks off for Carl Chavis YMCA drive headlined by Army Navy game
The Carl Chavis YMCA annual membership drive opens with two teams the Army and Navy divisions led by W. T. Amaker N. S. Morehead John R. McClain and Luther Kimbrough. Campaign runs Feb 3 to 22 with first report meeting set for 7 29 p m. and management committee coordinating sponsorships and donations.
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Carl Chavis
Navy
Luther Kimbrough
Carl Chavis Ymca Board of Management
Gray Club
Fairview St
Leonard St
Boundary and Griffin
Dave Clark Challenges Rep Jonas In 10th District
Dave Clark of Lincolnton official announces bid to oppose Rep Charles Jonas in North Carolina's 10th District. Clark, a 38 year old former four term State House member, plans a person-to-person campaign and will file for the May 28 Democratic primary.
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Clark
House of Representatives
Surface Coal Patches Dip Deep in 1700s Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia geology in the 1700s yielded coal seams near the surface. Miners could pry coal from the ground with simple crowbars. The article highlights shallow deposits and easy access to fuel for local communities.
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Nova Scotia
William Penn Notebook Highlights Student Achievements
Report card day brings mixed reactions as students reflect on effort. English teachers attended a workshop at Dudley High School in Greensboro. Penn's music groups remain active with performances for YMCA, Delta Sigma Theta, and YWCA events. Annie Rucker earns 1960 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow top score, advancing to state competition with other seniors Rosa Dunlap Agnes Collins Mae Ella Pressley Barbara Leach Gladys Wright Dorothy Johnson Barbara Griffin Carolyn LeGrand.
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Dudley High School
Greensboro
Betty Crocker
Rosa Dunlap
Agnes Collins
Mae Ella Pressley
Barbara Leach
Gladys Wright
Dorothy Johnson
Barbara Griffin
Carolyn LeGrand
Tornadoes Strike Two North Carolina Counties
Tornadoes tore through Harnett and Robeson counties Friday night causing property damage but no injuries. One tornado hit near Lillington destroying parts of a home and injuring none of the occupants. A second twister east of Lumberton damaged a tobacco barn and other buildings on the Willis Walters farm while residents recalled it roaring in like a freight train.
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Harnett
Robeson
Jim Davis
Lillington
Thomas McCormick
Lumberton
Robeson County
Choate Delivers Webster Eulogy at Dartmouth College
On July 27 1853 Rufus Choate delivered a Webster memorial eulogy at Dartmouth College spanning 1200 words and taking about ten minutes to read.
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Rufus Choate
Daniel Webster
Dartmouth College
Return Of Ashley County’s Bill Armstrong Honors Asheboro Star
Bill Armstrong, a former Asheboro second baseman from 1906 to 1910, dies October 19, 1959 in Joliet Illinois. A planned 2:30 p.m. service at Giles Chapel Methodist Church will honor his wish for cremation with ashes sprinkled at the church cemetery. His widow Ethel Armstrong is ill and cannot attend.
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Louise A. Tomlin
W. Willis St
Lumberton
Spartanburg
S.C
Brooks Memorial Church
Wesleyan Service Guild
National Springs Corp
Asheboro
Bill Armstrong
O. J
Skipper) Coffin
University of North Carolina School of Journalism
S. B. Stedman
A. I
Bladen County
Joliet, Il
Giles Chapel Methodist Church
Giles Chapel
Bill
Armstrong
Church
Ethel W. Armstrong
Joliet
Isolated Havasupai Reservation in Grand Canyon
The Havasupai, a 300 member tribe, inhabit a tiny isolated area within Grand Canyon National Park. The reservation comprises a few square miles in a remote canyon side, making it among the smallest and most secluded in the United States.
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U. S
Grand Canyon National Park
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YMCA
Dorcas
Daughters of Dorcas of the First Baptist Church
Bessie L. Holtom
Fairview School
PTA
Fairview School Pta
Helen Gilmore
Emma Truesdale
Rembert Crawford
M. H. Blackburn
C. M. Robertson
M. L. Adams
ST. Matthews
James Thompson
St. Matthews Cme
Stewardess Board
Valentine
High Point
National Association of College Women
J. C. Morgan
YWCA
Ethel Ballenger
H. G. Cole
Erline Dennis
Mildred Little
Georgianna Matthews
Lula Moore
Lola Saunders
Shirley Wiley
J. K. Williams
Masonic
Hiram Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
P.H.A
Pythian Hall
Perry St
Toussaint L’ouverture Lodge
Prince Hall F. & A.M
Industrial Social and Savings Club
Katie Baldwin
Grayson St
First Baptist Church
Emmanuel Missionaries
Azalee Moore
Kivett Dr
Emmanuel
Samoa
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Crusaders Club
the First Baptist Church
Eddie Durant
WM. Penn
William Penn Pta
The
Flower Club
Community Flower Club
Lottie Smith
Furlough St
WSCS
W.S.C.S
St. Marks Methodist Church
Gladys Beatty
Helen Ashton
Daniel Brooks
M. P. Brown
C. O. Parks
Taylor St
B. Lomax Johnson
Underhill
Garden Club
Flower Lower Garden Club
Ora Martin
E. Washington St
Brooks Memorial Methodist Church
Laura Harrington
Mount Vernon Willing Wickers
Gospel Singers
West End Gospel Singers of
Winston-Salem
Gethsemane Baptist Church
Missionary Circle
Missionary Circle No. 3
Julia Byrd
Daniel Brooks Apt
Calverettes
Angelic Nightingales
William Paul
Mars Hill Holy Church
Mildred Ingram
Elsie St
Leroy Cowans
Hobson St
G. B. Ingram
Wadesboro
Ywca Calendar
Young Adult Council
Parents League
Ywca and Family Service Bureau
Mary McLeod Bethune
Young Women’s Christian Association of
Family Service Bureau
Ymca-Ywca
North Fourth Street
Walter
Freddie Mason
Paul
Masons
Nora Stirling
Plays For Living
Family Service Association of America
Jacqueline Rochelle
General Electric
Weathertron
Brett
N. Main ST. PH
Dave Clark
Rep
Jonas
William Penn
Penn
Delta Sigma Theta
Annie Rucker
AD Furniture
Merita Bakery
Callus
S. Main ST
Penney’s
Penney
Brentwood
Nash
Jewelry & Loan
N. Main
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