Davidson College plans modern church and gym complex
Davidson College officials led by President John R. Cunningham announced plans to build a new church and gymnasium. Final plans rest with the contractor as they seek materials and specialists in colonial architecture. The gym will face Richardson field, include a 75 foot pool and a versatile main floor convertible to three courts, with the church location undecided.
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Richardson Field
H. R. Weeks
University Oforth Carolina
Davidson
Baptists Plan First State Sunday School Convention Since War
Winston Salem reports that the North Carolina Baptist state convention will hold its first statewide Sunday school convention in two years at First Baptist Church on April 24. L. L. Morgan of Raleigh announced the event. The 1946 gathering aims for about 1500 attendees from 2699 Sunday schools, following a High Point meeting with 1200 religious workers.
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Winston-Salem
First Baptist Church
L. L. Morgan
Raleigh
North Carolina Baptist State Convention
High Point
Plans to reopen Lost Colony pageant in outdoor theatre
Roanoke Island Historical Association trustees meet in Raleigh to finalize summer reopening of the Lost Colony pageant in the outdoor theatre. Former Governor J M Broughton says the group will raise about 75 000 dollars to rebuild the theatre and launch a nationwide publicity drive. The piece ends noting the New York Zoological Park publishes a farm dictionary for city visitors to its farm in the zoo.
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The
Roanoke Island Historical Association
Loke Island
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New York Zoological Park
Wandering Writer Dreams Across America For Material
A columnist contemplates hitch hiking the nation to seek scenes and human stories from New Mexico to New England. He imagines meeting diverse people, visiting landmarks, and revisiting classic American lore to fuel future writings.
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America
Funeral Rites for F W Easter Held at Ward Street Church
Funeral services for F W Easter, who died in Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk Va Saturday morning, will be conducted Monday at 2 pm from Ward Street Methodist church of which he was a former member. The service will be led by Rev C M McKinney Dr C E Rozzelle and Rev J E McSwain. Interment will be in Oakwood cemetery.
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Norfolk General Hospital
Norfolk
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C. E. Rozzelle
Thomasville
J. E. McSwain
Moriah Methodist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Mrs Pan nie Frazier McLendon Rites Scheduled
Funeral services for Mrs. Pan nie Frazier McLendon 66 who died at her daughter’s Greensboro home will be held Sunday. A brief home service at 12 30 p m followed by a 3 30 p m service at Mt Gilead Baptist Church Montgomery County will be conducted by Dr A B Conrad Rev Julian S Hopkins and Rev C E Stevens Interment will be at Sharon Cemetery Montgomery County.
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Pannie Frazier McLendon
B. H. Russell
Greensboro
Rt. 1
Welborn Street
A. B. Conrad
North Main Street Baptist Church
Julian S. Hopkins
Green Street Baptist Church
Rome bus token caper tied to Lavarnway collection
People who deposit out of town bus tokens in Rome fare boxes help pad the collection of Henry G Lavarnway city bus line manager. His stash includes tokens from Washington D C San Antonio Honolulu Indianapolis Seattle Norfolk Tulsa and Canada.
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Veterans seek simpler paths for veterans benefits and pensions
A Dis abled American Veterans Chicago convention calls for reduced complexity in veterans legislation and tighter protections for disabled veterans. The piece recalls Qs on life insurance lump sums, vocational rehab effects on pensions, civil service preference timing, readjustment allowances, and GI bill eligibility amid ongoing war status.
Yugoslav Women Take Lead in U S Tanjug Branch Effort
Vuka Simic and Mrs. Vica Balen, Yugoslav women in New York, organize a U S branch of Tanjug the Yugoslav News Service. They cite war losses reconstruction needs and new roles for women as causes. They note women hold ministry posts parliament seats and drive education as Yugoslavia rebuilds.
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Tanjug
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United States
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Washington
New York
Yugoslavia
Mrs. Balen
American Committee For Yugoslav Relief
Simic
Stanoye Simic
Czechoslovakia
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Split
America
Women's Committee
Walter Winchell Dispatches From New York Gossip Ring
Walter Winchell reports on interlinked celebrity and political chatter. French leaders claim DeGaulle is prisoner in Paris. Hollywood politics, strikes, and inflation tales weave through New York nightlife and media circles with names like Doris Lilly Rita Hayworth Dreiser and O'Dwyer appearing amid a flurry of rumors and satire.
Palm Beach Gambling Spot and Broadway New Year Rumors
Palm Beach hosts a gambling venue with decor swastikas. Shep Fields opens March 1 at the Concord hotel in upstate resort style. Veronica Lake touted for Judy Holliday role in Born Yesterday if cast remains. Erich Remarque's Arch of Triumph expected atop lists. Chas Einfield and David Loew to film. Eddy Glenn, a war veteran, sought by Hearn's store girls as a tall, blue eyed display lad.
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Judy
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Arch of Triumph
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Mr. Glenn
Robert Taylor
Donna Andrews
Alan
President Truman makes surprise Quantico base visit
President Truman visited the Quantico Marine Base in Virginia unannounced aboard the presidential yacht Siamsburg. He left the yacht with Brigadier General Vaughan and walked two miles with a brisk pace while briefing staff and the base commandant Maj. Phillip H. Torrey on the early morning reconnaissance of the post.
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Truman
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Vaughan
Siamsburg
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White
Quanti¢éo
Maj
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The
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Social Groups to Meet at University
Social workers county superintendents of public welfare and sociology teachers Red Cross travelers aid workers and allied fields plan a meeting at the university Monday to discuss personnel needs and recruitment in social work About 75 delegates are expected from across North Carolina and several out of state representatives will attend.
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Travelers Aid
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Oial
Return of Fritz Kuhn Touches Hollywood Memories
The wartime era returns as stories recount Fritz Kuhn’s postwar image battles. U S army papers reveal allegations of sensational propaganda schemes and media scrutiny from reporters including Walter Winchell amid a broad reassessment of Kuhn’s actions and loyalties.
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Finalwigsburg Sentinel
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