Baptists in North Carolina Achieve Much in 1931 Despite Hard Times
Across 67 white and two Indian associations with 2,394 churches and 420,085 members, NC Baptists report 11,434 new members and 20,245 converts in 1931. Piedmont association leads denominational gifts at 55,972.30, Pilot Mountain tops total gifts at 208,214.43. Schools and youth groups expand, with 2,313 Sunday schools and 54,506 BYPU members. Good Will Center aid to Tobata, Japan, noted.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Gaston County
Piedmont
Mecklenburg- Cabarrus
Mount Zion
Pilot Mountain
Kings Moun
Robeson
Piedmont Ass'n
Piedmont Association
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Durham
Mecklenburg-Cabarrus
Charlotte
Concord
Roanoke
Rocky Mount
Tarboro
Scotland Neck
Washington
Williamston
Nashville
Spring Hope
Wilson
Weldon
Wake Forest
West Chow
Ahoskie
Murfreesboro
Aulander
Wind
High Point
Reidsville
Kings Mountain
Buncombe
Asheville
Department of Sunday Schools
Department of Baptist Young People’s Union
Woman's Missionary Union
Fannie E. S. Heck
Naomi Schnell
Tobata
Japan
Heck
Vivid War Pictures From Manchuria By War Correspondent Kuh
Frederick Kuh, United Press manager in Berlin, described vivid radio pictures of the Sino Japanese war zone from Manchuria. He interviewed General Ma Chan-Shan, once police chief and bandit, whose photo he received like a Hollywood star. Kuh recounted dangers, censorship delays, and a 20 mile dash across the Japanese pursuit with shells and ruined equipment along the road.
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Manchuria
Hollywood
Frederick Kuh
Kuh
United Press
Berlin
America
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Anganchi
Tsitesihar
Harbin
Livingstone Johnson Memorial Fund Planning Meeting
The General Board of Missions of fifty members of the Baptist State Convention will meet Thursday January 7 at the First Baptist church to discuss allocations for the year and plans to meet March 1 obligations. Dr John R Jester of Winston Salem is president and Rev C B Green of Durham is secretary. Secretary Charles E Maddry will present Executive Committee recommendations for forward looking plans for the denomination.
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General Board of the
Baptist State Convention
Golf Talk With The Pro At Sea Of Tidbits
A wife teases her husband about his first golf game after return from the links. He recalls the word mix up while the pro directed him to address the ball and jokes he learned all the terms as Tid-Bits.
Subtle Hint on Broad-M minded Man of the World
The exchange notes that becoming a broad-minded intelligent man costs more than expected. One character remarks on saving money while the other agrees, illustrating a thrift driven perspective in a Tit-Bits style dialogue.
Pictures Aid Patients In Boston Dentist Office
Dr. Lawrence Obrey, a Boston dentist, uses moving pictures projected on his ceiling to help patients endure the strain of tooth treatment during procedures in his office.
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Boston UP
Lawrence Obrey
Boston
Nail loss linked to work exposures and chemicals
Dr Morris Fishbein reports cases of fingernail separation among laundry workers and others using washing powders and bottle labeling work. Symptoms include black spots under nails within 48 hours, nails loosening within days, and regrowth in four to six months. Wearing rubber gloves and reducing chemical exposure prevent irritation and nail damage.
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Morris Fishbein
American Medical Association
Hygeia
Health
Radical college experiment cuts class attendance in physics
Dr. Harvey B. Lemon describes a new two year program at a New Orleans division of a university where students attend lectures and discussions voluntarily. Attendance remains high with 90 percent at lectures and nearly 100 percent at informal discussions.
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New Orleans
Harvey B. Lemon
University of Chicago
American Association of Physics Teachers
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Lemon
Museum of Physics
Lemon Said
People's State Bank Charleston Shuts Doors
The People's State Bank of Charleston with 44 branches failed to open today. The board turned affairs over to the state bank examiner for 30 days amid plans for possible reorganization. The bank valued at 2 million capital and 28.7 million in resources listed offices across South Carolina and noted delays due to general business conditions.
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Charleston
S. C
the People’s State Bank
State Bank Examiner
Ihs
Jerre L. Dowling
New York
Charleston Bank
R. Goodwyn Rhett, Jr
R. Goodwyn Rhett, Sr
The
People’s Bank
Columbia
Abbeville
Allendale
Anderson
Batesburg
Bennetsville
Chesne
Clemson College
Darlington
Dillon
Edgefield
Ehrhardt
Batt
Florence
Gaffney
Georgetown
Greenville
Greelyville
Greer
Hemingway
Johnsonville
Kingstree
Lake City
Lamar
Lexington
Manning
McColl
Monks Corner
Newberry
Olanta
Ridge Springs
St. George
St. Stephens
Seneca
Springfield
Summerton
Summerville
Sumter
Swansea
Timmonsville
Yarnville
Boris Karloff Emerges as Hollywood's New Man of a Thousand Faces
For 11 years a tall dark gentleman with a Russian name and English accent has appeared in pictures and on stage. Hollywood hails Boris Karloff as a potential successor to Lon Chaney in the title of man of a thousand faces. Karloff began in silent films as a heavy and spent years in that role with limited recognition.
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Hollywood
Boris Karloff
Karloff
Lon Chaney
Talkies Lifted Boris Karloff To Fame And Notoriety
The article notes Karloff’s rise through The Criminal Code and Five Star Final where he played a sly minister. It credits his performance with bringing him into the spotlight ahead of the Frankenstein casting search. It mentions his later celebrity and a contract, and describes the monster as a stark contrast to the actor, a well mannered Toluca Lake resident married with a stable home.
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Talkies
Karloff
Toluca Lake
Richard Arlen
Charlie Farreil
Screen Heroes With Homes and Ancestry
Karloff traces Russian and English roots and is English by birth. He has not visited London since 1909 when he first came to America.
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Karloff
London
America
Career shaping for a versatile screen actor
The article suggests a film star avoids the label man of a thousand faces while pursuing varied roles, including a French Canadian persona in silent films. It notes the appeal of chilling thrillers like Death by Own Action Club and The Invisible Man, asserting audience preference for suspense over conversation.
Inventor duo unveils rotorless lifting helicopter design
Sandor Rosenberg and Jacob Hochman propose a new helicopter concept that avoids direct blade thrust. The craft instead uses a rotor that compresses air into open end boxes, from which air reaction lifts the machine.
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New York
Sandor Rosenberg
Jacob Hochman
Carrots Centerpiece with Bean Edge on Platter
A simple platter presents a vegetable dish with carrots centered and string beans arranged around the edge. Each piece is well buttered, yielding an attractive centerpiece suitable for a formal table.
Los Angeles Salvages Heavy Scrap Metal Monthly
Los Angeles recovers about 100 tons of tin cans and other metals from its scrap heap each month, turning discarded material into a steady stream of usable metal.
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Los Angeles
MS SISTER MARYS KITCHEN VEGETABLE RECIPES AND MENUS
A vintage recipe feature lists vegetable dishes with calorie calculations and meal planning tips. Recipes include Stuffed Onions Parsnip Ring and Cheese and Potato Souffle with step by step prep, timing, and a proposed tomorrow’s menu for breakfast lunch and dinner.
Park officials to confer on Tennessee North Carolina plan
Washington officials Cammerer and Squires join North Carolina Park Commission chair and Tennessee Park Commission chair Chapman in a Thursday conference. James Shelton, a young farmer from Tarboro, shot himself at a relative’s home with no stated motive. A. D. MacLean, author of the 1931 state school law, supports moving the law to a state rating in the newscast’s cooperation.
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Teville
Ano Ashevi
B. Cammerer
Washington
National Park Service
Mark Squires
North Carolina Park Commission
D. C. Chapman
Knoxville
Tennessee Park Commission
Tarboro
N. C
James Shelton
Redden Abram
Hfs
MacLean
Washington, N. C
A. D. MacLean
Body Injured in Fall From Moving Freight Car
Willie Everett of Macon Georgia was seriously injured in Charlotte North Carolina after falling from a moving freight car and rolling down a 60 foot fill of the Southern Railway.
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Charlotte
N. C
Willie Everett
Macon
Southern Railway
Unknown Dies in Wilmington After Street Injury
A man wearing a hat stamped with the name J. D. Williams, Second, died in a local hospital after being found unconscious in the street with a bruised head in Wilmington, North Carolina.
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Wilmington
N. C
J. D. Willams
Corporations to Seek Tax Valuation Reductions in Rutherford County
Twelve corporations will be represented on January 8 in Rutherfordton hearing seeking reductions of assessments totaling about 3.1 million dollars in property valuation within Rutherford County.
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Rutherfordton
N. C
Cleveland Farmers Profit From Higher Cotton Prices
Shelby North Carolina farmers will gain roughly eighty thousand dollars more for the 1931 cotton crop than for 1926, driven by favorable weather boosting production across Cleveland County.
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Cleveland
Shelby
N. C
Cleveland County
Monsignor Dempsey Opens Free Dining Room for Unemployed
Monsignor ey Dempsey of St. Louis transformed a day nursery at his settlement house into a free dining room serving the unemployed, expanding aid during hard times.
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Monsignor
Ey Dempsey
St. Louis
Piedmont Building Loan Assoc Annual Stockholders Meeting
Notice of annual meeting for Piedmont Building Loan Association stockholders. Meeting to be held at 7:30 p m on Wednesday January 20 1932 in the Wachovia Bank directors room. Agenda includes treasurer report board of directors election and other business. Secretary 129 W C Idol.
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Piedmont Building Loan Association
Wachovia Bank & Trust Company
Administrator's Notice in Guilford County Probate
Administrator W T Kennedy notifies all creditors heirs and claimants of the estate of Miss L V Cecil to present claims verified on or before December 7 1932 or be barred by law. Parked with court filing December 7 1931. Estate probate actions require prompt settlement by all debtors and claimants.
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L. V. Cecil
Court
Guilford County
W. T. Kennedy
Admr
Canes
Clementine Meredith
Superior Court
Bane
Executors Notice Guilford estate claims due November
Executors Reuben T. Jordan and Henry Davis announce claims against the Guilford County estate must be presented with verification by November 1 or be barred. The notice, dated November 23, calls for presentation and mentions penalties for noncompliance.
Administrator's Notice for Clementine Meredith Estate
Notice by administrator bane L for claims against Clementine Meredith estate Guilford County before December 23 1931 or claim will be barred. Also Claudia H Davis estate High Point Guilford County notice for claims by December 9 1932 with payment due from debtors. Attorneys Roerson Haworth Reese address in High Point North Carolina.
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Claudia H. Davis
High Point
Guilford County
North Carolina
Ee Peesons
Southern Chair Company
High Poin North Carolina
L. Davis, JR
Roerson, Haworth & Reese, Attys
Executors' Notice in Long Estate at High Point NC
Mina Alexander Long and The Commercial National Bank of High Point announce themselves as executors of the last will of Charles F. Long, of Guilford County NC. Creditors must present claims before December 3 1932 or be barred. all debts to estate should be paid promptly. December 1 1921.
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Charles F. Lor Ph Jate
High Point
Guilford Couty
North Carolina
Mina Alexander Long
Commercial National Bank
N. C
Charles F. Long
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