Methodists Set Laymen's Day Across North Carolina
Laymen's Day will be observed Sunday February 26 as pastors step aside and let lay members lead many North Carolina churches. Authorized by the general conference, the observance is sponsored by the board of lay activities in Chicago and supervised in North Carolina by Paul F. Evans of Lexington and William Jasper Smith of Bethel.
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North Carolina
General Conference of the
Methodist Church
Chicago
Paul F. Evans
Lexington
William Jasper Smith
Bethel
Sayings of curbstone Socrates mix humor and rambling wit
A collection of humorous, aphoristic one liners on love, dreams, life, and society. Observations touch on marriage, aging, fear, envy, temperance, self perception, museums, and religion with satirical quips about human folly and modern life. Notable bits reference baths, wallets, and the paradoxes of happiness and self improvement.
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New York
Curbstone
Socrates
Blue Mold Reaches North Carolina Earlier Than Ever
In Raleigh, blue mold, a major tobacco disease, has been found in Columbus and Ro ssin counties marking the earliest NC record. J Nusbaum of North Carolina State College reports the northward advance from Georgia and South Carolina and urges immediate control measures. Weather and spread threaten a harsher outbreak than last year, prompting potential importation of tobacco tents.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
J. Nusbaum
N.C. State College
Columbus
Rosson
Georgia
South Carolina
Nusbaum
Cunties
Now She Shops Cash and Carry
Elderly readers faced with backache fatigue and frequent urination are urged to try Doan's Pills. The ad claims Doan's has provided relief for over fifty years, aiding kidney function and reducing discomfort.
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Dean
Ny Times
Doan
Nationwide Fire Losses Rise in January 1950
Losses from fires across the United States totaled about 58.8 million dollars in January, up 15 percent from a year earlier, said W. E. Mallalieu, general manager of the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Annual totals show 668.4 million dollars for the year ending January 31, 1950, down 5.3 percent from 1949. Mallalieu urged care to reduce the estimated 10,000 annual fire deaths, noting cigarette and match carelessness as a major cause.
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W. E. Malalieu
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Mallalieu
Incentive plan eyed to boost Marshall Plan trade liberalization
The Economic Cooperation Administration seeks an incentive scheme for Europe to liberalize intra‑European trade. A quarterly review would award extra ECA funds to Marshall Plan nations that advance in customs liberalization quotas dual pricing currency exchange, though the plan awaits Budget Bureau approval.
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Southeast Asia
Washington
Butterworth
Economic Co-Operation Administration
Europe
Budget Bureau of Congress
ECA
Man 100-Year-Old Called To Debtor's Court
George A. Long once wealthy inventor who built a steam driven automobile in 1875, will be 100 on March 3 but no honors are planned. On March 2 the feeble and blind man will be taken from a charity basement to explain in debtor's court why he has not paid a $1000 Superior Court judgment for legal services. A doctor fears a court appearance could kill him.
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William Osler
Boston
Mass
George A. Long
Long
Friendly Aid Foundation
Federal Aid To Education Opposed by Chamber of Commerce
William J. Bird, national affairs advisor of the chamber of commerce, warned that federal aid to education could yield Washington control over public schools. Speaking on radio broadcasts, he urged local and state participation and criticized federal intervention while noting needs for more classrooms buildings teachers and higher salaries.
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Washington
William J. Bird
Chamber of Commerce
WMFR
WHPE
Washington, D. C
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Bird
America
National Teachers Organization
United States
Albans star wins five events at Indoor Games preview
Bill Albans of Albans North Carolina the track ace slated for the Indoor Games in Chapel Hill on February 25 won five firsts in the same event last year. He took the broad jump high jump 60 yard dash 70 yard high and low hurdles and set records in the high jump and low hurdles.
Southern Conference Indoor Games Return to Chapel Hill
The Southern Conference Indoor Games will be held in Chapel Hill on February 25 marking the 15th staging of the event under this name. The meet had been known as the Southern Invitational Indoor Games for five years when not sponsored by the Conference.
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Chapel Hill
Plans Revealed for Short Course In Photography at University
CHAPEL HILL plans for the first Southern Short Course in Photography to be hosted by the Carolinas Press Photographers Association at the University of North Carolina in April 2022. The program features top photographers from ACME News Pictures Holiday Magazine Life and more. Registration runs until April 1 with open access to qualified photographers thereafter.
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Chapel Hill
Carolinas Press Photographers Association
University of North Carolina
Harold Blumenfeld
New York
Acme Newspictures
Alfred De’Lardi
Holiday Magazine
Robin Garland
Saturday Evening Post
Graflex
Lawrence Laybourne
Washington
Life Magazine
John Faber
Birmingham
Ala
Billy Davis
Carolina Inn
The
Photographers Association
University Extension Division
National Press Photographers Association
North Carolina Press Association
Hugh Morton
Wilmington
Stuart Sechriest
John Hemmer
Raleigh
R. W. Stephens
John E. Jones
Asheville
John K.havlicek
Greensboro
Richard, M. Minor, Jr
Burlington
Adventurous Actor
A filled crossword style clue set includes adventurous actor across and vertical hints. The puzzle lists multiple word clues such as Ceremonial and Posted with various lengths and cross references for solving.
Egypt's Faith Shift Reflected in 1947 Population Change
The article notes a historical transition as Egypt, once among early Christian regions, shows a demographic shift toward a predominantly Muslim population among its youth. It cites broader religious and social changes affecting the country in 1947.
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Egypt
U. S
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