Amputation Foundation Rebuilds Church For Veterans Help
The National Amputation Foundation plans a new home converting a century-old church into a job counseling and rehabilitation center for veterans. After WWII and the Korean War, many ex-soldiers sought aid. the foundation provides aptitude tests, training, and personal counseling to help them rejoin civilian life.
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Amputation Foundation
Ee Kleiner
NEW York
NEA
Tional Amputation Foundation
Foundation
Gans
Sylivan R. Gans
National Amputation Foundation
Old New York Church
Two Men Cited to Court After Local Vehicle Crash
Police cited Henry Grier 28 of Shelby for reckless driving after his 1940 Chevrolet truck’s brakes failed causing a collision with a 1951 Hudson driven by Hanna H Hackler at Main Street Lexington. Damages totaled 225 dollars from a separate Montlieu Avenue crash. No injuries or arrests.
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Henry Grier
Shelby
Chevrolet
Hudson
Hanna H. Hackler
Nathan Hunt
R. A. Lyder
Duke
Montlieu Avenue
Frazer
Guy Hamilton
R. B. Allen
Montlieu
Hamilton
Allen
Administratrix Notice for Estate of Bessie Shedd
Probate notice in Guilford County North Carolina requires all creditors to present verified claims within one year of publication. The administrator Pete McGahey of High Point is identified, with publication date July 1951 and return address provided for claims.
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Bessie Shedd
Guilford County
North Carolina
Pete
McGahey
High Point
Confucius Golden Rule and Maple Syrup Figures
The piece notes Confucius and the Analects with a version of the Golden Rule. It also mentions maple syrup production requiring 30 to 40 gallons of sap to produce a gallon of syrup.
Obituaries and Funeral Notices From Thomasonville Area
Obituaries list John Robert Petty 92 of Thom and Sandy Y Hopkins 81 from Bethel Methodist Church with services noted. Carlette Faye Gordon infant daughter of Carl F Gordon Sr. and Katherine Turner Gordon, Mocksville burial planned. Frontis T Parks 81 of High Point with Spring Hill Church service. John Wilson Gordon 76 High Point dies at hospital with funeral at Sechrest Chapel and entombment Guilford Memorial Park.
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John Robert Petty Thomasville
John Robert Petty
Thompastor
E. M. Avett
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
High Point
Carlette Gordon Thomasville
Carlette Faye Gordon
Carl F. and
Katherine Turner Gordon, Sr
Treington
Albert
Ellen Lapish Parks
Merel
Gustina Schaeun
High Point A
Myrtlerae Company
F. T. Parks
Bo Watson
Lindsay Billings
Durham
Sapna
Spring Hill Methodist
W. C. Levin
Hayworth Memorial Church
The
Hill
IN Wilson Gordon
John Wilson Gordon
Carter Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
Union County
Oar
William J
Martha Carricker Gordon
Waverly
Edgar J. Johnson
W. M. Blythe
Tom Alexander
Monroe
Sechrest Funeral Home
W. G. McFarland
Main Street Methodist Church
Guilford Memorial Park
Sechrest's
Mayflower Pact, Dionne Quints, and Smith’s Home State
The Mayflower Compact shaped colonial self government. The Dionne quintuplets were born in 1934, making their ages in the mid-90s today in historical retrospectives. Margaret Chase Smith’s home state is Maine. A A A stands for the American Automobile Association. The Merry Widow was composed by Franz Lehar. The prolific writer born in Brooklyn on May 26, 1865 was multi authored and died in 1933. The question notes a U S senator and newspaper publisher born in Chicago on May 16, 1877 and who married the daughter of a noted politician.
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Margaret Chase Smith
A. A
Brooklyn
N. Y
Paris
Smart
Outsiders
Cardigan
Outdoor Land
Forest Land
Iole
Fighting Chance
Ailsa Paige
Athalie
Dark Star
Ellangowan
New York
Ada Behan
United States
Chicago, Ill
Yale College
Pusillanimous Defined as Cowardly and Lacking Courage
The word pusillanimous means destitute of manly strength and firmness of mind, cowardly, arising from weakness of spirit. It derives from Latin pusillus and animus via Old French origins.
Notable figures urged to celebrate today in sports and science
Henry Moore, sculptor, and Vladimir K. Zworykin, physicist, among others, are highlighted for celebration. Baseball figures Casey Stengel, Joe Coleman, Paul Minner, and boxer Jimmy Goodrich are listed alongside key sports roles, signaling a day of achievements and recognitions.
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Henry Moore
Vladimir K. Zwerykin
Charles D
Casey) Stengel
Yankees
Joe Coleman
Athletics
Paul E. Minner
Cubs
Jimmy Goodrich
Soviet Sport cites Pomogayeva 800m world pace
Soviet Sport reports Valentina Pomogayeva ran 800 meters in two minutes 12.2 seconds at a field meet, claiming the time as a new women's world record pace.
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Moscow
Soviet Sport
Valentina Pomogayeva
Oldest Harp Instrument Compared Across Nations
The harp is noted as the oldest stringed instrument used by many nations. Jubal is cited in the Bible as its inventor. A standard distance is given as 2:13.8 with Anna Larsson of Sweden setting a tied mark in Sweden on August 30, 1945.
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Jubal
Anna Larsson
Sweden
Senator M. A. Hanna Remembered in Obituary Notes
Senator M. A. Hanna of Cleveland Ohio a vice chairman of the Progressive National Committee and Illinois congressman at large 65th Congress and senator from 1919 25 died February 25 1925. He was publisher of one of Chicago's largest morning newspapers.
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M. A. Hanna
Cleveland
Progressive National Committee
Illinois General Assembly
Illinois
Chicago
Births of Vasari Viblen and Henry Ford
Chronology notes Giorgio Vasari born 1511, Thorsten Bunde Viblen born 1857, and Henry Ford born 1863, highlighting their roles as painter architect economist and automobile pioneer, respectively.
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Giorgio Vasari
Thorsten Bunde Viblen
Henry Ford
Humility and Self Improvement Insight by Sir Benjamin C Brodie
A concise quotation emphasizes humility as the driver of personal growth and self improvement attributed to Sir Benjamin C. Brodie.
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Sir Benjamin C. Brodie
First American Constitution Signed in Provincetown Cabin
A 1620 document signed by about 41 settlers in a Provincetown cabin aboard the Teenaeer establishes early colonial governance in Maine region. The item references the American Automobile Association and composer Franz Lehar, with a radio cue sequence ending 49180 on WRER-1 Sequel.
Clean pigs myth challenged by hog behavior
A historical note argues hogs are not filthy by nature and will eat generously like other animals. It mentions mud, mating, and excess feeding as part of their habits, presenting hogs in a neutral light rather than as inherently dirty.
National Methodist Conference participants spotlight
Among 1500 Methodist pastors and lay leaders at the National Methodist and Country Conference in Sioux City Iowa July 21 24 JW S McLeod superintendent Winston District Methodist Church planned to discuss time and place of church services in rural and smaller communities. Bishop Charles W Brashares of Des Moines was general chairman and keynote speaker. McLeod participated in a delegate visit to 196 counties in four states within 80 miles of Sioux City reaching 20788 in preaching services and 17 school sessions at First Methodist Church Missouri Valley Iowa. Willie Shaver 450 Meredith Street died Saturday at High Point hospital after months illness. Funeral at Hairlip funeral chapel 3:30 pm Green Hill Cemetery. The sun gives out as much energy in one minute as mankind uses in a year.
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Sioux City
Iowa
JW. S. McLeod
Winston Distrie
First Methodist Church
Missouri Valley
Willie Shaver
Meredith Street
High Point Hospital
Hickman
Baltimore
Miss Shaver
Aes
Davie
John
James
Lonnie
Green Hill
More Comfort Wearing FALSE TEETH
An ad describes PASTEETH denture powder for loose plates. It claims better fit with no gummy taste and an alkaline formula. The product supposedly reduces denture odor and is sold at drug stores.
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Oria War II
Goody
Sandy Hopkin
Thomasville
Sandy Y. Hopkins
Bethel Methodist Church
Winston-Salem
Mocksville
Happy
Lilian Campbell
Central Press
Renee
Ats
Leonard Ea Pe
ABC
Main Stree
LD Urham
Nhesterfields
Chesterfield
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