Peter Pan set for Tuesday at junior high auditorium
Clare Tree Major's Children's Theatre presents Peter Pan on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Junior Service League and the Parent-Teacher Council bring the Barrie fantasy to the junior high stage, promising a lively production with pirates fairies and a crocodile.
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Clare Tree Major
Junior Service League
James M. Barrie
Never-Neverland
Wendy
Michael
John
Never-Never Land
Captain Hook
Peter Pan
Hook
Tinker Bell
Peter
They Used to Call Her Fatty Headlines a Weight Loss Claim
An advertisement touts rapid weight loss with Tremett without exercise or dieting. It promises three to five pounds weekly loss, a 30 day results guarantee, and a full refund if expectations aren’t met.
Lions And Ladies Dinner At Ladies Night Event
Oakie Allison of Winston Salem keynoted a Lions club ladies night at the Sheraton ballroom with 180 attendees including clubs Ellerbe and Dobson. Lions International director John Kalte praised district work and Cuba trip. 289 new members joined, surpassing a 150 goal. Local club added twenty one new members. guests honored for work with blind children. program featured Ellington and Peddicord bands, singing, dancing, and favors.
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Oakie Allison
Winston-Salem
Lions Club
Sheraton Ballroom
John H. Kalte
Lions’ International
Cuba
Allison
Lions Clubs
Ellerbe
Dobson
M. B. Leath
M. A. Lackey
O. B. Bonner
Lions Organization
E. A. Wright
High Point Lions Quartet
Paul Tigar
Henry Whitlark
Bill Barrett
Ralph Miller
Ralph Tilden
Tips for Teens by Elinor Williams on age and dating
A reader, 15 and in eighth grade, explains she feels out of place among high school peers and with older dating partners. The piece notes there is no polite way to dodge questions about grade, and urges honesty about her schooling.
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Elinor Williams
Woman Agent Jean Rose Steers Troubled Show Biz
Jean Rose runs a New York theatrical agency, handling engagements for nightclub and radio performers. A typical day: crises on billing, accommodations, and payroll, with Rose managing clubs, managers, and acts from mid-afternoon to late night while aspiring to package radio shows. She grew up in show business, bought her agency in 1943, and eyes broader production goals.
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Adelaide Kerr
Jean Rose
New York
Jean
Broadway
Nellie
Miss Rose
Jack Smith
Bernie George
Greta Keller
Eileen Dineen
Muriel Gaines
Rose
Paramount Publix
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American Steamer Distress Off Ireland Near Scotland Rocks
The 7,177 ton American steamer William L. Davidson struck rocks east of Ohio Light on Scotland s north west coast and radioed for help. Aid from Kristiansund, Norway was reported en route as rough seas and heavy snow affected the Ohso Light area.
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Belfast
Notern
Ireland
William L. Davidson
Ohio Light
Scotland
Lloyd
Skagen
Kristiansund
Norway
U. S
Ohso Light
Judge Earl Rives Praises USO Staff At Closing Banquet
Judge Earl Rives saluted USO staff at High Point closing banquet on East High Street. He recalled World War II service, urged readiness and peace, and praised staff for 30 months of service with awards for hours logged and star honors. The event included a skit, remarks by Miss Virginia Frank and Miss Carahan, and gifts for coordinators.
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USO
E. Earl Rives
Greensboro
Edgar Hartley
USO Council
Judge Rives
J. F. Hayden
T. V. Rochelle
Enterprise
Judge E. Earl Rives
High Point
East High Street
USO Center
Hayden
Rochelle
Harry Doctor
Royster Thurman
J. H. McCall
YWCA
John R. Peacock
Miss Frank
H. D. Smith
C. W. Davis
Margie
Proverb List Being Brought Up To Date
In Chapel Hill on March 9 Professor Richard Jente head of the German department released the first copies of his Checklist of 1250 Proverbs for collectors aiding a dictionary of American proverbial lore. He chairs the North Carolina committee for the statewide collection of folk sayings and aims to involve locals in gathering new proverbs and variants.
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Chapel Hill
Richard Jente
Jente
North Carolina
America Dialect Society
Oss
Indiana University Press
University Faculty Club
Bedell To Take Drum Head And Beaters To Russia
Washington dispatch reports new U S ambassador to Russia Lt Gen Walter Bedell Smith will bring a snare drum head and fly swatter beaters for jazz drummers. Gen Smith will deliver them to Eddy Gilmore head of the AP Moscow bureau upon arrival. Bell said Soviet stores lack drum accessories and the gifts support American jazz music tied to a new band including officials and soldiers.
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Washington
Walter Bedell Smill
Russia
Gen Smith
Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
Moscow
J. Raymond Bell
Gilmore
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
Bell
S.O.S
Smith
Lord Halifax Struck By Chicken Pox In London Embassy
British ambassador Lord Halifax has the chicken pox and is confined to the embassy in Washington. Embassy officials hope Winston Churchill avoids infection as he returns to the embassy after a trip to Richmond, Virginia.
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Lord Halifax
Washington
Winston Churchill
Halifax
Churchill
Richmond
Coast Guard Builds Lightship for Diamond Shoal Station
A new Coast Guard lightship is under construction and will be assigned to duty at the Diamond Shoal lightship station off the coast of North Carolina.
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Coast Guard
Diamond Shoal
North Carolina
Miss Hughes and E E Qusterman announce vows
Miss Lena Patricia Hughes wed Everett E Qu sterman of Cranford in a February ceremony at the First Press church Cranford officiated by Robert G Longaker The couple reside in Cranford New Jersey Miss Hughes is daughter of Mr and Mrs James Hughes of High Point N J Groom is a recent Air Force discharge veteran who served three years overseas in the China Burma India theater
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Everett E. Ousterman
Lena Patricia Hughes
James C. Hughes
Cranford
New Jersey
New
Everett E. Terman
Robert G. Longaker
James Hughes
High Point
Bryce Commercial College
Air Corps
Veterans Housing Push Aims At CofC Registration
Veterans register at CofC as a housing shortage prompts action. Frank J. Sizemore, chamber secretary and housing committee member, says registrations will gauge demand and guide a plan. A special subcommittee studies substitutes to speed home construction for veterans.
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Cofc
Commerce
Chamber
Frank J. Sizemore
Secre
Special Housing Committee
Honesty in a Small Town Cash Exchange
In Twin Falls Idaho a customer returned money to a shopkeeper after admitting a check had been cashed long ago. Charles Russell, the shop owner on Main Street, accepted the repayment and the unexpected moment of honesty, the customer noting the sum was about ten years old.
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Twin Falls
Ida
Charles Russell
Main Street
Russell
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