The Childhood of Jesus in Nativity Narrative
A compact retelling of Matthew 1 2 highlighting the birth in Bethlehem the guiding star the visit of the wise men flight to Egypt and the return to Nazareth. It notes Herod's massacre order and the eventual settling in Nazareth as fulfillment of prophecies. The piece frames Jesus early years as a new year start with peace and divine guidance.
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Matthew
Jesus
Jerusalem
Herod
Christ
Bethlehem
Jerusa
Lem
Joseph
Egypt
Palestine
Rama
Rachel
Israel
Archelaus
Judaea
Nazareth
Galilee
Antipas
Manood
Mary
OPA posts Charlotte supervisor. NC farmers receive large checks
H Thornburg resigns as Mecklenburg War Price and Rationing board chief clerk and will become an OPA supervisor in Charlotte area overseeing Charlotte Davidson Mooresville Statesville China Grove Salisbury Spencer and Pineville boards. In Washington payments to 136 NC farmers under 1943 conservation and 1942 parity programs totaled 275000. Largest NC payment went to Caledonia State Prison Farm Halifax at 10888.94, followed by Z V Pate estate Laurinburg at 9203.63 and Z V Pate Inc at 2235.76. Special Superior Court Judge Arlene Blackstock, 59, died suddenly in Asheville after years on the bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Charlotte
H. Thornburg
Mecklenburg War Price and Rationing Board
Davidson
Mooresville
Statesville
China Grove
Salisbury
Spencer
Pineville
Washington
Jan
North Carolina
House of Representatives
Grover B. Hill
Hill
Caledonia
Halifax
N. C
Z. V. Pate
Laurinburg
Z. V. Pate, Inc
Crenasheville
Special Superior Court
Arenee E. Blackstock
Blackstock
Agreement Hinted in Mica Records Case in North Carolina
Attorneys for the federal government indicated an agreement had been reached to make available records of mica companies in western North Carolina. A hearing on subpoenas before Federal Judge J Yates Webb in Shelby was postponed, with another hearing possible if the agreement fails.
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Asheville
Jan
North Carolina
J. Yates Webb
Shelby
Executrix notices claim deadline for Dennis H. Hall estate
Mae Vesta Hall, Executrix, announces claims against the Dennis H. Hall estate must be exhibited by December 10, 1845, to her or attorney D. H. Parsons in High Point North Carolina. Creditors urged to immediate payment. Date December 9, 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis H. Hall
Guilford
North Carolina
High Point
Mae Vesta Hall
D. H. Parsons
Family Holds Reunion On Italian Front With Brazilian Force
Rio de Janeiro figures meet on the Fifth Army front in Italy as General Roanerges Lopes de Sousa visits the Brazilian Expeditionary Forces. The general's son in law leads the Brazilian medical staff with Major Ernestino de Oliveira. He also toured Florence and Naples headquarters observing intact monuments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
INS
Rio de Janeiro
Roanerges Lopes de Sousa
Fifth Army
Jaco Baptista Mascarenhas de Moraes
Supreme Council of Military Justice
Ernestino de Oliveira
Rio
Wilson Lo de Sousa
Lopez de Sousa
Brazil
Florence
Naples
Anderson arrives at Asheville redistribution station for reassignment
T/Sgt. John R. Anderson of Quantico VA arrives at Asheville Army Ground and Service Forces Redistribution Station for about ten days before reassignment. He returns from 22 months in the Southwest Pacific with the Engineers and the 2nd division. His wife Lillian will accompany him, residing at 311 Church St., High Point NC, during their stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Anderson
Quantico
Asheville
Anderson
Southwest Pacific
Engineers
Lillian
Church St
High Point
N. C
Local Navy Officer Slaydon Begins Training at Little Creek
George Slaydon Jr his wife and three children Patricia Michael and the family reside in Archdale while he undergoes training at the Amphibious Training Base Little Creek Virginia for officers and men aboard the LSM Slaydon left a local manufacturing job to enlist in April a former High Point High School football star and son of Mr and Mrs John Slaydon of 1021 Redding Street High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Patricia
Michael
Archdale
Little Creek
Virginia
Slaydon
Navy
High Point High School
John Slaydon
Redding Street
High Point
Robertson hospitalized after service in Europe
Pvt. Wm. W. Robertson of High Point North Carolina has returned from overseas duty and is hospitalized at Northington General Hospital Tuscaloosa Alabama. He served months in the European theater and was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries received. He joined the Armed Forces on October 26 1943. His wife Thelma Robertson lives in High Point North Carolina.
Ruddock Completes Aviation Machinery Course at NAS
James B. Ruddock Seaman First Class, son of Mrs. F. E. Ruddock of New Bern and husband of Mrs. Myrtle Nichols Ruddock of Thomasville, has completed an aviation machinery course at the U S Naval Air Technical Training Center in Memphis and will transfer to a naval unit for duty. He attended High Point High School and worked at Glenn Hosiery Mill before enlisting in April 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Ruddock
Memphis
Tenn
F. E. Ruddock
East Front St
New Bern
N. C
Myrtle Nichols Ruddock
P. O. Box 7
Thomasville
U. S. Naval Air Technical Training Center
Ruddock
High Point
Naval Service
Glenn Hosiery Mill
Brewer with B 17 unit of 15th Air Force in Italy
Corporal Elbert L. Brewer 28, radio operator gunner from Winston St Thomasville NC, assigned to an AAF B 17 Flying Fortress unit in the 15th Air Force. He joined the army July 1943 and earned his gunners wings July 1944. In civilian life he worked at Thomasville Chair Co as assistant plant superintendent. His mother Mrs Ida K Brewer lives at 204 Winston St Thomasville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewer
15Th Aaf
Italy
Elbert L. Brewer
Winston St
Thomasville
N. C
15Th Air Force
Cpl. Brewer
Thomasville Chair Co
Ida K. Brewer
Sandifer Returns From 29 Months Overseas in Europe
Tom M. Sandifer has returned from 29 months overseas in the European Theater of Operations and is not at the reception center. He will soon leave to visit his wife at 203 Lindsay Street, High Point, North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandifer
Fort Bragg
N. C
Tom M. Sandifer
Lindsay Street
High Point
PVT Glen Stinson Arrives at Daytona Beach Convalescent Center
Pvt Glen E Stinson formerly of High Point North Carolina has arrived at Welch Convalescent Hospital in Daytona Beach Florida the Army’s new conditioning center. He enlisted in November 1944 and recently worked for American Bakery in High Point. His wife Christian lives at the Daytona address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen EB. Stinson
Daytona Beach
Glen E. Stinson
High Point
N. C
Welch Convalescent Hospital
Army
Cary Stinson
American Bakery
Christian
Private Grant Lin Leaves Training Center for Sioux Falls Duty
Pvt. Lelia Grant, daughter of Mr and Mrs Eugene Grant of Union Point Georgia, member of the Women’s Army Corps, departs the First WAC Training Center for duty with the Army at Sioux Falls South Dakota. Creamed green bell peppers described as an unusual vegetable. light steam sliced peppers with cream sauce and paprika garnish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Lin
Dakota
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Lelia Grant
Fairview Street
High Point
N. C
Eugene Grant
Union Point
Women's Army Corps
First Wac Training Center
Army
Sioux Fall
S. D
Baptist Sunday School Convention Set for February 6–8 1945
Plans advance for the state wide Baptist Sunday School Convention to be held at First Baptist Church Winston Salem February 6 7 and 8 1945 led by L L Morgan Raleigh secretary of Sunday school work for the North Carolina Baptist State Convention. Expected attendance over 1500 with speakers from Baptist boards and seminaries and church leaders across North Carolina and Tennessee. Music will be directed by Horace B som and Mildred Thomas with conference leaders from multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
Winston Salem
L. L. Morgan Raleigh
North Carolina Baptist State Convention
High Point
G. S. Dobbins
Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Kentucky
J. N. Barnette
Sunday School Board
Nashville
Tennessee
Arthur S. Gillespie
China
C. C. Warren
First Baptist Church
Charlotte
Sankey Blanton
Wilmington
F. Orion Mixon
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Raleigh
E. L. Spivey
North Carolina Baptists
W. A. Harrell
Baptist Sunday School Board
J. M. Crowe
First Church
Phillip Harris
Lillian M. Rice
Allene Bryan
Mattie Leatherwood
John B. Lane
Columbia
South Carolina
Myra Motley
Co. D. Bain
Dunn
Clyde Bauham
Wilson
C. R. Hinton
Albemarle
U S Pilot Leads 27 Nazis to Allied Custody
24 year old 1st Lt. Emil Bertza of East Chicago Ind. talked 27 German prisoners into surrendering after a Thunderbolt crash and guided them to Allied custody. He used calm talk and deception to identify enemy troops and coordinated their transfer with an arriving Allied division. The article notes the U S had three presidents in one month: Van Buren Harrison and Tyler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ins
Ninth Air Force
Thunderbolt
Emil Bertza
Fulaski Street
Chicago
Ind
Bertza
United States
Martin van Buren
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
Two Local Men Serve 90 Days For Assault
In municipal court Judge D C MacRae sentenced Tommy 1 26 and Tink Tysinger 30 to 90 days each for assault with a deadly weapon. Williams was found guilty of assault with a bottle, inger guilty of hitting John te with a bottle, and P L Reddick was acquitted after a knife-attack case was dismissed. Ra McKinney 36 was fined for drunk driving and license and alcohol violations and released to return to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. MacRae
Tommy
Tink
Tysinger
P. L. Reddick
Williams
Ick
Inger
John Te
Ra McKinney
Winston-Salem
Oleo tax denounced as unAmerican by Rep Mendel Rivers
Representative Mendel Rivers of South Carolina introduces a bill to repeal the domestic oleomargarine tax on opening day of the 79th Congress. He calls the tax iniquitous discriminatory and punitive, arguing it harms housewives while benefiting dairy interests and noting oleo's growing role in the American diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mendel Rivers
D-S. C
Rivers
Congress
Dairy Trust
Local Soldier Escapes Bomb In Pacific
Randolph Field Texas Pfc Robert L Philbeck son of Mrs Lillie Anthony of 110 Thurston Street High Point trained at Randolph after 34 months in the Southwest Pacific near Darwin Australia where a bomb fell within 30 feet of him. He dropped flat uttered a quick prayer and was not scratched. He earned a Distinguished Unit Citation the Good Conduct Medal the American Defense Ribbon and the Asiatic Pacific Ribbon with two bronze battle stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph Field
Texas
Pfe
Robert L. Philbeck
Lillie Anthony
Thurston Street
High Point
AAF Training Command
Central Instructors School
Tex
Southwest Pacific
Pfc
Philbeck
Darwin
Australia
Missionary couple to speak at First Presbyterian Church
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Knox, returned missionaries from Korea, will visit the First Presbyterian church. Dr Knox preaches at 11 a.m. Sunday and Mrs Knox leads the 5 p.m. young people's meeting for both adults and youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Knox
Korea
First Presbyterian Church
Knox
Wesley Memorial Circles Set Meetings January 8
Wesley Memorial Church circles of the Woman's Society of Christian Service meet at 3 30 with circle numbers 1 2 4 5 6 and 7 led by chairs and hostesses. Additional circles 3 and 8 gather at 12 30. Wesleyan Service Guild meets 7 30 in the choir room with hostesses named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Wesley Memorial Church
H. E. Anthony
Charles Kearns
Ralph Slate
Frances Given
S. C. Clark
C. E. Kearns
Hunter Sechrest
Ernest Causey
W. C. Idol
C. E. Rozzelle
V. D. Sale
W. B. Hall
J. E. Woosley
J. C. Shelo
Forrest Murray
Wesleyan Service Guild
R. J. Welch
Birtie White
Norma Dutton
Mona Harville
Ministers To Hold Monthly Meeting in High Point
The High Point ministers schedule a monthly meeting at 1 00 on March in the First Church. New officers Dr F L Conrad president and Rev Wilson O Weldon secretary assume duties for the new year. Rev Joe D Boyd will present a program after the business, speaking on Labor and the Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
F. L. Conrad
Wilson O. Weldon
Joe D. Boyd
First Methodist Church Service and Youth Fellowship
The Reverend Wilson O Weldon preaches at 6 00 am on Give Unto Thee and the choir sings Father O Hear Me. Evening service at 5 00 pm features a sermon This Is the House. Youth Fellowship meets at 6 00 pm with Steward Hartley leading. Crusade for Christ the Crusade at Wesley Memorial on Wednesday at 7 30. Junior Choir rehearsals Saturday at 9 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Wilson O. Weldon Orm
Mr. Weldon
House of the Youth Fellowship
Committee On Community Service
Stewart Hartley
Wesley Memorial Church
Schuyler E. Garthacker
Foundation Solid and Secure at Reform Church
At First Evangelical and Reformed Church the 11 am service features Rev. Hoy L. Fesperman speaking on A Foundation Solid and Secure. The choir directed by Mrs. O K McCarter performs My Lord and I. Elders and Deacons are installed. Evening service at 6:30 led by Miss Edna Earle Ferree with The Man After Whom Jesus Was Named as the sermon title and the Sextette singing Open Now the Gates of Beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Church
First Evangelical and
Hoy L. Fesperman
O. K. McCarter
Lord and I
Serzei
Edna Earle Ferree
Jesus
Neander
Worship Schedule and Meetings Highlight Local Church Events
The meeting for worship is at 11:00 with Cecil Haworth speaking on Christ and Our Prayer Life. Evening worship at 6:30 features the minister on What Christianity Will Do For Us. Young Friends Fellowship leads at 6:30 under Annie Lee Ferguson. Monday lunch follows at 1:00 with speaker Roy S. Braden. Tuesday 7:30 Elizabeth Fry class holds its regular meeting focusing on the sewing project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil FE. Haworth
Young Friends Fellowship
Annie Lee Ferguson
Woman's Auxiliary
Roy S. Braden
Elizabeth Fry
Wesley Memorial Church to Host Two Sermons and Revival
The church will hold morning and evening sermons titled Gains and Losses and A New Heaven and Earth. Revival Co. V. Creel announces evangelist Harrie E. Gafaith leads a revival at the Church of God on the corner of Redding and Clinton streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Memorial Church
Second Christian Church Preaches on Pressing Forward
Rev. Joseph Boyd of the Second Christian Church at 1003 FE. Green Street will deliver a morning sermon at 11 o clock titled Pressing Forward and an evening topic Why Are We.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Christian Church
Joseph Boyd
Green Street
Sacrament to be administered at Emmanuel Lutheran
Emmanuel Lutheran church will administer the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper on Sunday at 11 o clock in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Ennis Street Trio to Perform Special Music at Tabernacle
The Ennis Street Trio will ring special music at the 5 o'clock services at the People's Tabernacle West High Point at 10 A highway tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ennis Street
Willring
People's Tabernacle
West High Point
Christians Urged To Take Part In Universal Prayer
Raleigh based reports outline the Universal Week of Prayer from January 7 to 14 with union services and study texts The 98th annual event promotes prayer across churches The piece also notes seminars by Dr Charles T Holman in Raleigh Durham and Greensboro for clergy and service members counselors and church workers The article covers capital punishment debate urged by New Garden Friends Meeting and Presbyterian guidance on prayer in 1945 from Mr K Hudson Raleigh Presbyterian leader
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Cns
Charles T. Holman
North Carolina
N. C
Durham
Greensboro
Holman
YMCA
YWCA
USC
North Carolina Council of Churches
New Garden Friends Meeting
Friends
Federal Assembly of North
Presb
Outlook
Journal of the Presbyterian Church
K. Hudson
Hudson Co
Hudson
First Presbyterian Church
Dramatic Surgeon Story Traces Lister's Birth of Modern Surgery
A historical column recounts Joseph Lister's 1865 breakthrough in antiseptic surgery in Glasgow, detailing how carbolic acid and germ theory transformed operations. It notes later refinements by modern surgeons, and credits Ming Truax’s dramatic account for its vivid portrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Clendening
Glasgow
Joseph Lister
Bobbe- Merrill Co
Nnt
Lister
Horace Well
Pasteur
Carlisle
Ming Truax
Inspirational Service by Piedmont Baptist Association
The First Baptist Church in Greensboro hosts an inspirational service tomorrow from 3 to 5 PM. Over 1000 attendees are expected as Dr Ralph Herring of Winston-Salem delivers the message for the Piedmont Baptist Association drive to win over a million souls to Christ in 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Greensboro
Piedmont Baptist Association
Ralph Herring
Winston-Salem
Piedmont Baptist Association Celebrates Centennial Meeting
A planned gathering invites attendees to join as the Piedmont Baptist Association marks its 100th anniversary. The meeting aims to review past work and set directions for future service in the community.
St. Marys Episcopal Church Announces Service Schedule
Rev. Howard Hartzell will lead communion at 8 o'clock. Church school will be held at an early time and the sermon will be delivered at a later hour. The article notes the rector and the church events for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Mary's Episcopal
Howard Hartzell
Episcopal Church
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