William Penn High School Band to March in City Parade
The William Penn High School band will lead the parade Friday launching the city wide cleanup campaign. Following the band are Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, school patrols, bicycle clubs and other groups. The event includes a Red Cross pageant and a Junior Red Cross program directed by Mrs. J. K. Williams and Mrs. M. H. Blackburn. A separate note invites the grade mothers council to meet at 408 Vail Street with changes announced. A second item advertises a Thursday night Youth Center “night of fun” with quartet performances and discussions of club business.
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William Penn High School
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Robert
Bernard Phipher
Robert Anderson
Geneva Graham
Bernice Haizlip
Frank Gibson
Beatrice
James Robertson
Beatrice Hill
Calvin Steed
Willex Merritt
Ray Evans
Paul
Grade Mothers Council
H. T. Starr
Vail Street
Portee
Youth Center
East Street
North Carolina Negro Teachers Association
Raleigh
Nelson H. Harriss
Shaw University
Harriss
G. E. Davis
N. C. Teachers Association
L. S Merritt
Leonard Street School
Fairview School
NAACP Local Chapter Announces City Cleanup Drive
The local NAACP chapter led by Rev W F Elliott plans a city wide cleanup campaign to beautify neighborhoods. Prizes will be offered to Black residents for notable cleanup efforts, with details on prizes and eligibility to be released later after NAACP discussions with city officials.
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W. F. Elliott
Associa
Red Cross drive aims for 164.90 more to reach 495
Dr C T Whitten chairs the local Red Cross drive thanking helpers and principals at Fair Street and other schools for fund-raising. To date Leonard school 40 William Penn 6 Fairview Street 75 via Junior Red Cross. Final meeting set for Wednesday at Hairlip's Chapel with Rev J T Hairston delivering anniversary sermon at 3 p m and banquet to close the observance.
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C. T. Whitten
Red Cross
Citiens
J. K. Williams
M. H. Blackburn
Fair Street
Leonard
William Penn
Fairview Street
Urgan
Hairlip’s Chapel
Nursery School Open House At Daniel s Homes
The nursery school in Daniel s Homes 14A hosts an open house from 5 to 6 tonight. The event showcases a newly developed, welcoming nursery for colored children, inviting the general public to visit and view the facilities and the children enjoying their day.
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Eent
Fairview School Hosts Junior Red Cross Pageant Winners
A Thursday contest sponsored by the Junior Red Cross for the children's fund in foreign countries crowned Hill of grade 6 A as king and Vanderhall of grade 3 A as queen with Dorothy among top ranks.
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Fairview School News
Jun- Red Cross
Cren's Fund
One Hill
Mrl. Grayeiser
Red
Robert Vanderhall
M. Hart
Red Cross
Dorothy
Twilight Choral Club to Perform at Zion Church
The Twilight Choral Club of St Stephens A ME Zion Church will render a musical Monday night at 8 15. S G Hunt is director and the public is invited.
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Twilight Choral Club
St. Stephens A. ME. Zion Church
S. G. Hunt
Easter Pageant by Brooks Memorial Church Presented for Easter
The Brooks Memorial church choir will present the pageant On The Third Day a sacred Easter cantata at Fairview School auditorium Monday April 3 at 8 p.m. Roles include Gains a Roman legionnaire Camp Friend Rachel his wife Marcus a friend Isaac Williams Anna maid servant Mary Lawrence Sarah Rachel's mother Amy Williams and others. Music will be heard off stage directed by Mrs Helen C Coles.
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Brooks Memorial Church
Fairview School
Gains
Rachael
Jessie Dixon
Marcus
Isaac Williams
Anna
Mary Lawrence
Sarah
Rachel
Amy Williams
Leslie Car- Withers
B. J. Lawrence
Wyatt Cole
Helen C. Coles
Camp Meeting Choir to Sing at Emmanuel Baptist Church
The Camp Meeting Choir of Petersville North Carolina will perform tonight at 8 p m at Emmanuel Baptist Church. The public is invited to attend and join in the event.
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AMP Meeting
Camp Meeting Choir
Petersville
N. C
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Easter Circle Meetings At St Mark Methodist Church
Mrs G P Kendall hosted W S C S Circle No 1 at her Lee Street home with Mrs S Evans presiding. Devotions and reports followed with a program including Mrs O T Griffen on Easter Message and Christ's Betrayal and Death. A pre Easter repast was served to members. A study course for women begins March 27 at St Mark Church led by Miss A L Jones and Mrs T Y Brincefield. Circle No 2 met at 4 pm at Mae Williams Allens home on Kivett Drive. Circle 4 gathered at Mrs Gibson on Hobson Street with members listed and a pre Easter repast.
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G. P. Kendall
St. Mark Methodist Church
Lee Street
S. Evans
Johnson
O. T. Griffen
R. J. Robbins
T. Y. Brincefield
Mae Williams Allen
Kivett Drive
Circle
Gibson
Hobson Street
Flossie Ashe
Frances Spencer
Mesdames Hattie Leach
L. B. Whitaker
F.covington
M. Hinton
Lula Carter
Anpoine Si Smith
M. J. Reid
M. Wright
M. Crutchfield
Charles McCuller
C. C. Mack
Supper Honoring Mt Veron Deacons at Mrs Spencer Home
A Friday supper at the home of Mrs. Charlie Spencer honored the Mt Veron Baptist church deacons and their wives. Attendees included notable couples such as Mr. and Mrs. George Lemons, Rev. and Mrs. Bass, and Mrs. Spencer among others with Y P C meeting details noted for St Stephens A M E Zion church.
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Charlie Spencer
Mt. Veron Baptist Church
George Lemons
James Stephenson
L. T. Tyson
F. QO. Bass
J. M. Kennedy
H. W. Cobb
Emery Foust
Mess
Beauticians Club Meeting Set At 632 Fair View Street
The Beauticians Club will meet Monday at 6 p m at 632 Fair View street with Mesdames Daisy Jameson and Arnetta Chaplains as joint hostesses. The W E E S group holds a meeting Thursday night at the president Mrs L M Mayfield home. Members urged to attend. A Youth Fellowship social at St Mark church Youth Center Tuesday March 28 starts 8 15 p m with games prizes and fun for all.
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Beauticians
Beauticians Club
Fair View Street
Mesdames
Daisy ‘Jameson and
Arnetta Chaplains
Youth Fellowship
Youth Fellowship Club of
St. Mark Church
Youth Center
Revival At Bethel Holiness Continues
The Bethel Holiness church revival led by Rev. L. C. McClury of Charlotte will continue with today’s sermon titled Speeding On Life's Highway.
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Bethel Holiness Church
L. C. McClury
Charlotte
Social Standards Conference at William Penn High
The Girl Reserve department of the YWCA and the student council of William Penn High plan a social standards conference. The event aims to discuss community ethics, conduct, and youth involvement, with students and advisers organizing activities and panels.
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Girl Reserve Department
The
Y.W.C.A
William Penn Highi
3500 Burma cargo trips each month record set by planes
Brig. Gen. William Old reports U.S. Douglas cargo planes and allied air support in Burma made 3500 trips last month supplying Allied forces. Airfields near Burma and India handle landings while hospital planes evacuate wounded to India. Old notes low losses since Oct 1943 and his 8000 flight hours since 1924.
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Burma
Stillwell
William Old
Uvalde
Tex
Old
India
Perley Lewis
Phoenix
Ariz
John Moser
Altoona
William Moore
Little Rock
Ark
G. S. Young
Muncie
Ind
Betty Pifer
Cleveland
Bessie Baer
Peoria
Ill
Edward Bryant
Philadelphia
Abbot
Air
China-Burma-India
Tenth Air Force
China
Burma Road
Social standards conference at the school this spring
The school sponsors a fourth social standards conference with the theme Through Ourselves for the Post War World. Mrs Romelia G Mason Miss Mary Ellen Hege and Prof C E Yokeley lead executive grade students Jadys Ross Willie Ba James Stanton and others in planning an all day vocational guidance program with speakers and students from nearby cities invited.
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Romelia G. Mason
Mary Ellen Hege
C. E. Yokeley
Ray
Jadys Ross
Willie Ba
James Stanton
Brotherhood No 2 Meeting Honours Luther Brooks
The Brotherhood No. 2 of St. Mark church met at Mrs. E. V. Baldwin’s home with Levi Rice as host. A memorial service led by Rev. W. S. McLeod for Luther Brooks followed the business session. A four course chicken dinner was served by Mrs. D. Rice to members and guest S. Barnhill, with one new member J. Henry.
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Brotherhood No. 2
St. Mark Church
Levi Rice
E. V. Baldwin
W. S. McLeod
Luther Brooks
D. Rice
Fol Amaker A. Peebles
G. Owens
J. Tussey
W. Turner
H. Staten
J. Turner
N. Jackson
M. Leach
D. Hardin
S. Barnhill
J. Henry
Wesleyan Service Guild Meets at St Mark Church
The Wesleyan Service Guild of St Mark Church will meet this afternoon at 5 o clock with Mrs Lady Carter.
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Wesleyan Service Guild
St. Mark Church
Lady Carter
High Production Seen For Post War By Sloan
Detroit March 25 General Motors chairman Alfred P Sloan Jr said the postwar period offers a chance to reach new high production and higher national income. He spoke in a stockholders statement detailing expansion plans including a 500 million dollar investment, reconversion and modernization of plants and retrofitting for postwar production. Libya is cited oddly as a note on northern Africa.
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Detroit
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors Corporation
Bricker Urges Law To Ban War Time Strikes
Gov John W Bricker of Ohio contends a new law should be enacted to prohibit strikes during war and rejects the National Service Act as an answer. Bricker, seeking the Republican presidential nomination, says the strike issue can be solved by fair legislation and proper enactment.
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Little Rock
Ark
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Bricker
Toymaker Wahls Dies in Greenwich Hospital
Leonard William Wahls tor, 67, founder of a national organization, Santa, died today in Greenwich hospital after a long illness. He was well known for charitable toy drives and community service in Connecticut.
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Greenwich, Conn
Leonard William Wahlstrom
Santa Today
Greenwich Hospital
Women’s Organization Aids Servicemen’s Families
A national women’s advisory committee to help soldiers and families with financial and legal needs was formed by the War Department. Led by Mrs. Brehon Somervell, the group includes prominent officers’ wives and Red Cross representatives.
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Washington
Army
Meena
Women's Advisory Committee
Brehon Somervell
Army Services Forces
Robert P. Patterson
George C. Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Henry H. Arnold
Red Cross
Missing Radium Capsule Valued at Fifteen Thousand Dollars
Buffalo police reported that an inch long radium sulphate capsule, used to detect metal flaws and capable of fatal burns within minutes, was taken from the Bison Casting vault. The capsule, leased from a Canadian company, dates to the mid 1800s and could harm a person if mishandled.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Bison
G. John
Canadian Dium and Uranium Company
York City
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Wa.c.s. News
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