Laymen Speak In Two Services At Welch Memorial
Laymen Day planned at Welch Memorial Methodist Church with two services Sunday. Morning program includes prayers, Scripture Romans 12, sermons on evangelism and Christian home, church finance, power, and discipleship. Evening service features discussions on work and church attendance, plus a laymen talk and fellowship themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch Memorial Methodist Church
C. W. Hoover
H.H. Kivett
Tom Morgan
W. W. Frye
Hyman
W. B. Delk
W. W. Fry
Mason Morgan
Howard Voncannon
Earl Shoat
Eugene Segraves
Odell Brown
J. D. Williams
Firemen Confrontissa Uncontrolled Car on Mangum Avenue
Fire units respond to a driverless car on Mangum Avenue in the 400 block. The vehicle, left in reverse gear by owner Raymond Hedgepeth, lurches uphill striking a curb and igniting the ignition system after a short circuit in the starter.
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Mangum Avenue
Raymond Hedgepeth
Turkey weighs future role in a widening war
Turkish officials now say their aid to Britain and France could be passive rather than active as diplomacy tests the likelihood of entering a broader conflict. Previously ready to push beyond Balkan frontiers, Turkey now fears a Mediterranean war may unfold before her gates.
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Turkey
Britain
France
Balkans
Berlin fights to hold Pont Remy as heavy fire slows advance
German forces claim to dominate the south bank near Pont Remy under a three hour French artillery hail. French colonial troops reportedly counterattack with rifles bayonets and knives while mines and machine gun fire pummel streets.
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Pont Remy
DNB
CNB
Paris
High Command
Dieppe
le Havre
Germany
France
England
von Reichenau
Walther von Reichenau
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
Breakin g and Entering Report at Sinclair Service Station
Eulie Dunn reports his Sinclair Service Station at Commerce and Willowbrook Street was broken into last night. A vending machine coin slot was rifled and a claw hammer left at the scene. Police cannot confirm money taken. break in involved a rear window. Eloise Peebles, a Negress, arrested in connection with a separate Perry Street home burglary. Butter and eggs reported stolen from the Troxler residence. Boy Scouts total listed as 3,305, 149.
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Eulie Dunn
Sinclair
Commerce
Willowbrook Streets
Eloise Peebles
Negress
Arthur Troxler
Perry Street
Roosevelt outlines war material surplus plan and procurement move
President Roosevelt explains turning surplus war material to manufacturers with credit to new purchases and notes old ammunition releases. He says new planes lack armor and self sealing tanks but no worry on confidential gear. He mentions Stettinius to study procurement consolidation and cites 1917 weakness while Allies push for faster military aid.
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Roosevelt
Navy
Treasury
National Defense Commission
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
White House
Battle in France Deepens as German Tank Assault Rages
German forces push into France with about 1,000 tanks and 480,000 infantry. Allied planes and artillery strike the tanks while French defenses along the Weygand Line hold, with fighting centering near the Aisne and Oise rivers and Chemin Des Dames.
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Aisne
Oise
Germany
France
Paris
Weygand
Telefrance
Flanders
Bresle River
Abbeville
Werygand
Weigand
Maurice Gustave Gamelin
Sedan
Netherlands
Belgium
Gamelin
Attigny
Rhine
English Channel
Bresle
Amiens
Peronne
Speesman
Allette
Allette Canal
Ing
Chemin Des Dames
Aisne River
Schedule For Free Swim Week At Y M C A
The junior swimming team and Physical Director Fay Martin oversee a free swim week at the Y M C A starting Monday June 10. Emma Blair leads sessions 9:30 to 10:00 am with aides Dick Hartley Douglas Barfield Bill Lloyd Bill Carter and Ralph Barrier at Johnson and Elm streets. Cloverdale times run from 11:30 to 12 noon with Ray Street Brentwood Oak Hill and Grimes Street served by Bill Ellington Durwood Ward Grady Ward Kenneth Taylor and Eugene Kearns. Junior High 2:00 to 2:30 pm and Senior High 2:30 to 3:00 pm instructors are Malcolm Sullivan Ben Skinner Ned Petty Otis Chapman and Richard Skinner.
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Fay Martin
Y. M. Co
Ray Street
Brentwood
Oak Hill
Grimes Street
Bill Ellington
Durwood Ward
Grady Ward
Kenneth Taylor
Eugene Kearns
Malcom Sullivan
Ben Skinner
Ned Petty
Otis Chapman
Richard Skinner
Funeral rites for W. R. Hughes at Pleasant Grove Church
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 pm for W. R. Hughes at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church. The pastor Rev. Mr. Williams of Denton and Rev. W. L. Smith of Pisgah Baptist Church led the service. Grandchildren served as pallbearers as the Pisgah Spiritual Quartet sang Sacred pieces.
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W. R. Hughes
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
Mr. Williams
Denton
W. L. Smith
Pisgah Baptist Church
High Point
Mrs Shuford Peeler Rites Held at Charlotte Church
Last rites for Mrs. Shuford Peeler wife of the pastor at First Reformed Church in Charlotte were held Wednesday after a five month illness. She was born April 23 1879 in Davidson County and was active in the Reform Church. Surviving are her husband two brothers Reid F. Dorsett and Arnold L. Dorsett.
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Shuford Peeler
P. H. Johnson
High Point
First Reformed
Charlotte
Peeler
Violet Johnson
H. W. Dorsett
Davidson County
Reformed Church
Reid F. Dorsett
Winston-Salem
Arnold L. Dorsett
Danville
Edrie T. Moose
Lacy Thomas
R. E. Deal
J. C. Penny
P. TV. Humphreys
W. B. Allen
H. T
Italy Watches and Moves in War Chronology
Italian ships have faced weeks of observation as Italy is seen likely to join Germany when ready. Officers in New York have predicted Mussolini will retain neutrality to protect lives and property. Italian freighters may travel the eastern coast. consulate leaders declined comment. The Washington liner rerouted from Italian ports to Galway and Lisbon, while the Manhattan heads to New York with 1,914 aboard.
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Italy
New York
Germany
Mussolini
Il Duce
Verrando
Key West
Cape Hatteras
Fifth Avenue
Gaetano Veccchiotti
Vecchiotti
U. S
Washington
Europe
Genoa
Naples
State Department
Bordeaux
France
Galway
Lisbon
Manhattan
United States Lines
Military Experts regroup in England after Flanders defeat
Reports say Germany has 40 western divisions including five Panzer divisions with about 1 500 vehicles. Allied forces retreat and workers move reserves from Holland and Belgium. French air superiority erodes as Italy may intervene and German raids press from the Rhone Valley.
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England
Flanders
Holland
Belgium
Siegfriend
Dunkerque
Weygand
Rhone
Corps Area Asks NC Enrollees for Civilian Conservation Corps
Guilford County Welfare Department announced North Carolina should send many CCC enrollees to the Ninth Corps Area during July enrollment. In prior years NC enrollees served in western camps across eight states. eastern states supplied workers due to numerous public domain camps. July 1 3 enrollment dates are set for white applicants with a separate later notice for Negro applicants.
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North Carolina
Civilian Conservation Corps
Ninth
Guilford County
United States
Stormy Session Probes Funds for State Professors
The house debate centered on President Graham asking for authority to use 50000 from the North Carolina State student fund to match WPA funds for a new State building at an estimated cost of 100000. Chatham challenged university liberalism while defending Graham and the president praised the university leader. Daniels defended the liberal stance and urged more funding to spread its influence.
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Kenan
Graham
N. C
State
Chatham
Mark Lassiter
Snow Hill
Chapel Hill
McDonald
Doctor Graham
H. P. Grier
Statesville
University
Doctor McDonald
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh
Daniels
America
Air Raid Drills Rise as Britain Warns of Night Invasion
British reports show expanded aircraft output since May and continued German raids on airfields. A three mile blackout zone around the UK now guards merchant ships as Americans in Britain plan to depart, with U S liners carrying refugees to Lisbon and Galway. Local casualties and near misses are noted amid alarms, while the government pledges compensation and expands air raid precaution training for civilians.
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Ers
Britain
Air Ministry
England
Ministry
Ministry of Home Security
Lincolnshire
Air Force
Admiralty
United Kingdom
United States
Washington
Italy
Galway
Ireland
Naples
Lisbon
U. S
President Roosevelt
Durham
Yorkshire
Nottinghamshire
Suffolk
Norfolk
Kent
Sussex
Surrey
Hampshire
North
Cambridgeshire
Ruhr
Hamburg
Germany
France
Italian Trade Surges as US Sourcing Expands
The United States becomes Italy’s second largest customer after wartime disruptions. Italian shipping firms charter many extra vessels. Italian liners Georgic Fassio, Mongioia, Mar Blanco, Maglauco, and Conte Blancamimmo are noted in American waters or at Atlantic harbors, with several at Galveston and Hampton Roads awaiting orders.
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Genoa
Manhattan
Italy
United States
Scandinavia
American
Georgic Fassio
Mongioia
Galveston
Hampton Roads
Maglauco
Balboa
Canal Zone
Police Officer Kiwanis Speaker Addresses Highway Safety
Lieutenant John Lowdermilk of the Greensboro police spoke to the Kiwanis Club at the Elwood Hotel luncheon on highway safety. He cited education engineering and law enforcement as key factors and shared statistics including 32 600 highway deaths nationally and 30 million cars traveling 400 billion miles yearly. He noted inter city risk and that pedestrians account for 53 percent of Greensboro accidents. Visitors included Jim Mitchell H P Boles G F McGowen and Sapp Morrison joined the club.
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John Lowdermilk
Greensboro
Oscar M. Bundy
Jim Mitchell
H. P. Boles
Winston-Salem
G. F. McGowen
Charlotte
Sapp Morrison
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