News Of Interest To Colored People Tribute Page Items
A collage of community notices announces meetings for the Daugh ter Elks and Daughter of Dorcas clubs. Miss Margaret Hill earns a master’s degree and joins Atlanta University staff. church services, reunions, and club activities fill the week with baptisms, choirs, and youth programs across High Point and nearby towns.
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ELKS
Odd Fellows Hall
Win
Doras
Sylvia Alford
Lela Thomason
Dorcas Club
High Point
Society of the American Association of Social Workers
American Red Cross
Atlanta University
Clark College
Daisy Potter
Sarah Hill Scotter
Clarence Holt
J. E. Melton
Yro
YPC
St. Stephen Ame
Iron Church
Mary Lee Thompson
Daniel Brooks
Pauline Allen
Presbyterian Church
Scarce Lumber Allocated to Boxing Arena Provokes Protest
Ray Pennell secretary of the Columbus housing advisory commission called it terrible to see 600000 feet of lumber authorized for stands for the Lewis Conn fight in New York June 19. He said the lumber could build 35 low cost homes and would protest to the civilian production administration in Washington.
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Columbus, CO
Ray Pennell
Columbus Housing Advisory Commision
New York
Civilian Production Administration
Washington
Pennell
Chester Bowles Faces Washington Housing Shortage
Chester Bowles, former OPA administrator, and his family are “living with friends” in Georgetown due to a housing shortage. They vacated a McLean Virginia house after the owner returned from the war, and Bowles plans to spend summer in Essex Connecticut while he searches for a new home.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Georgetown
Virginia
Bowles
Essex
Conn
OPA
McLean
Chess by mail claims world’s busiest player at William Jewell
Morton W. Luebbert Jr., an Air Force veteran and William Jewell College student, plays about 25 concurrent chess games by mail with enthusiasts worldwide. He spends mornings studying, afternoons in class, and evenings replying to letters, then repeats the routine for a steady mail call. His wife notes the chess habit as a relaxed clockwork addiction.
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Liberty
INL
William Jewell College
Morton W. Luebbert, Jr
Luebbert
Willie Beeson Dies of Heart Attack at 54
RANDLEMAN Special Willie Beeson 54 died of a heart attack at his home Saturday morning. Survivors include his widow Mattie McCollum Beeson daughter Mrs J W Texler Greensboro three brothers Pearlie John Beeson High Point Fanando Beeson Randleman Rt 1 and one grandson Funeral services at Level Cross Church at 4 pm with interment in the church cemetery
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Randleman
Willie Beeson
Mattie McCollum Beeson
J. W. Texler
Greensboro
Pearlie
John Beeson
High Point
Fanando Beeson
Rt. 1
Level Cross
Kelly Receives Honors For His War Exploits
Pittsburgh’s Charles E. Kelly known as a one man army has been awarded the Military Valor Cross by the Italian government for valor and self sacrifice in the Italian campaign. He also holds the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Charles E
Kelly
Dick White to Open White Realty Company
H. M. Dick White, formerly with the Donald Conrad agency, announced plans to open a White Realty Company here with real estate and insurance services. He is arranging a location and expects a formal announcement soon after returning from military service.
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H. M
Dick) White
Donald Conrad Agency
The
White Realty Company
White
Rae
Elephant Is Principal In Suit For $2,000
A Chicago woman filed a $2,000 damage suit against Marshall Field and company claiming injuries after an elephant being moved to an elevator caused a crowd to flee and knocked her down in the store on November 20.
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Chicago
Marshall Field and Company
Florence M. Williams
Salvation Army Bible School Opens Monday
The Salvation Army annual Bible school begins Monday at 9 o clock and runs through June 21.courses include beginners studying the Gospels of the New Testament junior on Palestine customs and manners intermediate studies of the Old Testament. An added feature this year is religious films every other day and animated cartoons during recreation periods.
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Vacation Bible School
St. Mark Methodist Church
Victor Blackburn
St. Mark Church School
Mingo
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
YWCA
Acme Club
Connie Gaines
Blue Triangle Club
Bennett
Joan Barber
Mi Graye
Reba Gripper
Annie Saunders
Betty Jean Hall
Thayma Carter
Stella
Girl Reserve Committee
Alice Williamson
Evelyn Robinson
Wanda Hunter
Irma Eccles
Inez Burris
Mary Balfour
Eva Crawford
Betty Scott
Barbara Allen
Barbara Gripper
Frances Russell
J. A. Martin
M. B. Davis
Josephine Martin
Virginia Reid
Carrie Harris
Romelia Mason
Julia Hall
Helen Stewart
Hattie Hall
Ora Martin
Martha Boulware
Hattie Boulware
Bobby Spencer
Revaleers
Charlotte
St. Matthew C. M. E
Criterion Club
Salvation Army
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C. W. Robinson
Normal Street
Royal Degree Circle
United Order of Tents
Bethel Holiness Church
Jamestown River
Shiloh Baptist Church
James Hayes
W. Willis Street
Cherry Street Presbyterian Church
Daniel Brooks Center
United Club
Washingston Street
Helen Hiner
E. Washington Street
Mt. Olive
St. Paul Holiness Church
O. C. Crone
O. N. Gray
Winston-Salem
N. C
Pilgrim Congregation Church
J. B. Jones
Mt. Calvary Holiness Church of
J. A
Ymca News
YMCA
Gethsemane Baptist Church
Paulson
Johnson C. Smith
Ymca Board of Directors
William Howard
James Craward
Frank Hunter
Robert Miller
Howard
Crawfford
Leonard Street
Fairview Street School
Leonard Stree
Eckard Garvin
Willie McLain
Robert Lee Nelson
Circle Meeting
Beatrice Richardson
Alder Street
Mamie Morris
Daisy Farrington
Underhill Avenue
James Hoyer
W. L. Brooks
C. C. Elliott
Dorothy Mae
Lewis
Stevenson
Samuel Love
Baldwin
S. McDaniel
Bernice Gray
Juanita Ledwell
Mangum Street
Alice Rush
Trinity
Burrus Hospital
Gray
G. W. Byers
Employment Office
West High Street
Dick White
Loon
Salvation Army Bible School
MON Mann's
Carl Durham
Reer
Egberd
Seaforth
Men’s Tale
Shulton
Men's Tale
Lorle
Houbigant
Fougere Royale
Wembden's
Dewelle
Leatherie
ST. High
Gue
Yardley
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