Founders Day Program Featured at Brentwood PT A Meeting
Founders Day program presented by Brentwood School grades at the February Brentwood PT A meeting. audience sang America, L P Greenway presided, Rev Q L Brown led devotion, Nancy Jean Hicks read the President's message, and pupils presented emblematic scenes and a flag drill. Brentwood Glee Club performed as audience joined in The Star Spangled Banner.
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Brentwood School
America
Blair
PHT. A
Hearst
Birney
Mildred Jeffers
Coe
Patsy Clodfelter
Brentwood P.P. A
R. C. Hicks
Johnson Street P T A Program Features National Dairy Council Speaker
Miss Jane Umstead supervisor of the National Dairy Council in Greensboro spoke to the Johnson Street School Parent-Teacher Association on Thursday evening at 7 30 o clock. Mrs Raymond Campbell presided and Miss Sue Speed led devotionals. A Founders Day talk and a milk foods display followed with a silver offering collected. Attendance banners went to Mrs Coe's room and to Annie M Vanes second grade. Larry Norman Varner born February 7 at Guilford General Hospital to Mr and Mrs Charles Varner Jr formerly Miss Margaret Furr.
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Jane Umstead
National Dairy Council
Greensboro
Johnson Street
Thursda
Raymond Campbell
Sue Speed
E. Ex. Hightower
Larry Norman Varnerk
Charles Varner, Jr
Larry Norman
Guilford General
War Bonds Appeal Urges Immediate Defense Fund Drive
A wartime fundraising appeal urges citizens to buy U. S. Defense Bonds and Stamps with bold callouts for .25, 850, $100 and $1,000 bonds. The message stresses every hour counts to support ships planes and guns and defeat the enemy.
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United States Defense
Friendly Oyster Supper To Aid Trinity Church Interior
The Friendly Sunday School class of Trinity Methodist Church will sponsor an oyster supper at the church tonight. Serving begins at six o'clock, with proceeds to fund interior improvements for the church.
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Friendly
Trinity Methodist Church
Reoperating R L Davis and Return from Charlotte Death Visit
R L Davis resumes activities at home after illness. Mrs R A Craven returns from Charlotte after being summoned by the death of her sister's baby Peggy Joyce Keziah. The note covers diverse facts from science and history, mentioning ocean minerals, salt customs, General Grant, and rail fuel records.
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R. A. Craven
Lexington Avenue
Charlotte
Peggy Joyce Keziah
Hollywood Discord Drives Rumors in February Hollywood
Hollywood gossip notes divorces and romances, stockholder lawsuits, and feuds among major studios as stars and producers face taxes and shifting power. Welles and Selznick form independent associations, Disney’s payment dispute surfaces, and Bogart teases suspense as production delays and remakes loom.
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Hollywood
Hollywood Just New
House of Representatives
Walt Disney
Secretary of the Treasury
Welles
Selznick
Chaplin
Hays
Brazil
Dolores del Rio
Cary Grant
Barbara Hutton
Ginger Rogers
Marlene Dietrich
Jean Gabin
Miss Dietrich
John Wayne
Metro
Weissmuller
Glorifying Yourself By SENSE Nant NEA Service Staff Writer
A lifestyle piece by NEA Service quotes Margo on beauty while fighting a cold. She advises bed rest, careful makeup to calm tired eyes, and dress choices to draw attention away from the eyes. Tips include mauve shadow, minimal mascara, bright neckline accents, and tissue use for irritation.
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Nant
NEA Service
Margo
Oil imports and sun dial science headline
The report notes US oil imports for the first half of 1940 totaling 2 280 249 pounds of various oils. It also mentions a California scientist developing a sun dial with curved lines to read hours and minutes. In Raleigh, L. S. Spurling filed to run again for the 16th district seat, paying a 5 filing fee.
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Jane Russell
Eleanor Powell
Alanila
Humphrey Bogart
United States
California
oSeee
Tallest Smokestack in British Empire Stands Tall in Cap P Cliff
The tallest smokestack in the British Empire sits at Cap P Cliff in Ontario, Canada. Constructed of brick and weighing about 15,000 tons, it rises 510 feet with a base diameter of 65 feet.
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British Empire
Capp Cliff
Ont
Canada
Stairless designs may replace stairs in future blocks
An expert foresees apartment buildings evolving to remove stairs, using Gentile slopes instead of conventional staircases. The concept envisions accessible vertical movement through inclined surfaces, potentially transforming urban housing design and accessibility.
Untitled fashion note on neckpieces and mood
A guidance piece discusses how a white neckpiece contrasts with skin tone and suggests tweed and solid color dresses to flatter appearance. It advises simple prints and bold hues to lift mood and spare others from discomfort.
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Margo
Daughter Eleanor June McCrery Born February 10
Mr and Mrs J David McCrery announce the birth of a daughter Eleanor June on February 10 at Burrus Memorial Hospital. Mrs McCrery was formerly Miss Lucille Crangford.
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J. David McCrery
Eleanor June
Burrus Memorial Hospital
McCrery
Lucille Crangford
We The Women We The Women
In wartime America the piece condemns frivolous publicity around actresses and socialites linked to the war effort. It calls for focusing on serious defense needs and rejects sensational attire, public stunts, and glamour coverage as inappropriate for the era. The author urges restraint in fashion and celebrity coverage and emphasizes respect for national effort.
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America
Tomm Manville
Cafe Society
Yeu
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