Teen minister Bridger leads Unity church after Marines service
Donald Gene Bridger felt called to the priesthood in high school and later served three years in the Marines. Discharged in 1946 he became circuit pastor on the Linwood Charge, preaching at five nearby churches. Now a full time student pastor at Unity, he and his wife Gladys Craft live in the church parsonage with daughters Donna and Frances Ann.
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Donald Gene Bridger
Alwas
Damien
Marines
The
Memorial Methodists
Linwood
Lexington
Occus
Unity Every
Meth
Western
High Point College
Gladys Louella Craft
Donna
Frances Ann
Busy Season Underway at High Point College Music Dept
The High Point College music department plans a busy season with a Sunday morning service offering special anthems and a choir program at Elkin Methodist Church with soloist Miss Willie Davis performing Rosini and Bach cantata. The band prepares for a January 15 concert featuring Ed Sueta clarinet solo Frank Hammond trombone solo and a trumpet trio, as the ensemble grows and rehearsals begin.
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High Point College Music Department
Methodist Church
Elkin
Willie Davis
High Point College
Ed Sueta
Erie
Frank Hammond
Wilmington
Charles Caudil
Robert Hughes
Joseph Wilson
High Point
Aoe Hep
Umstead Likely To Face Late Democratic Governor Bid
Raleigh observers expect William B. Umstead of Durham to surge in the Democratic race for governor within a week. Potential challengers include L. B. McLendon of Greensboro and Hubert E. Olive of Lexington, though both may bow out. If they decline, Umstead faces little serious opposition for the nomination seen as the general election prize.
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Noal Yancey Raleigh
William B. Umstead
Durham
Raleigh
Umstead
L. B. McLendon
Greensboro
Hubert E. Olive
Lexington
Manley
Hodges
Henry W. Jordan
George
Highway Cour
Friends Appeal For Family Left Homeless After Fire
Friends of J. T. Howard and family appealed for clothing food and home furnishings after their home at 50 E Commerce was razed and contents destroyed about ten days ago. The destitute family needs clothing for parents and two children ages five months and two years with furniture kitchenware bed linen and other items needed. Donations may be sent to 218 N. Wrenn Street where the family is staying temporarily. The article notes a U S government check for seven and a half billion dollars issued in 1948 to balance treasury books was thought to be the largest ever issued.
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J. T. Howard
Howard
E. Commerce
N. Wrenn Street
U. S
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