Community Notices and Club Activities Abroad
A roundup of local events includes study sessions on Christian mission in Latin America at Brooks Memorial Church led by Harry Bell with slides from his tour. A twist contest at Odd Fellows Hall, PTA meeting with Rufus Bostic, Civil Defense home preparedness courses at YWCA, Masonic lodge gathering, and various church and club activities follow throughout the week.
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Latin America
Brooks Memorial Church
Harry Bell
Tenement Fire Kills Four In Baltimore
Four people died in a tenement fire on Eutaw Street in Baltimore. A second 12 alarm blaze struck the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Mount Clare shops, gutting about half the brick buildings in the four-block area. Ethele Hicks, 36, and two of her children were among the survivors.
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Baltimore, Md
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
Eutaw Street
Ethele Hicks
Clifford
Anthony
Mount Clare
William Penn Notebook and School Events Preview
District track meet expected in early April with about 20 athletes. Coaches attended Raleigh conference for tips. A 14 students and two adults visit from Douglas High School April 2 3. Host committees plan a smooth stay. 1962 Follies set with Parent of the Year crown. Dances performed for Boundary Street School and a spring recital planned. Seniors get prom and banquet plans while juniors arrange their own event.
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Raleigh
Penn Family
Gill
Douglas High School
Kingsport
Tenn
Boundary Street School
Blue Moon
Australia Cheek
Carol Leach
Maurice Ingram
Linda Reid
Glenda Reid
Sandra Reid
Isabelle Haley
Margaret Morgan
Juanita Tucker
Firecracker injures patrolman’s finger in Memphis incident
Police officer Bill Hart found a suspicious object on a downtown sidewalk and lit it to test if it was a firecracker. The device exploded, injuring his right ring finger and sending him to hospital for surgery to repair the damage.
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Memphis, Tenn
Bill Hart
Larrette
Hart
Reluctant Congress Deliberates Kennedy Farm Plan
Washington AP reports Congress weighs Kennedy administration farm program as supporters fear enactment. Plan proposes production controls for wheat, feed grains and milk with referendums. if rejected, price supports would be withdrawn. Bushes within agriculture split among Farm Bureau opposition and Farmers Union support. Democrats split, Republicans in opposition though unable alone to block.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Orville L. Freeman
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Farmers Union
National Grange
Tempe Council Chairs Rival Chair for Mayor
Tempe officials bought new seating for city leaders with six standard swivel chairs for council members and a special high back chair for the mayor. The mayor’s chair features left and right turn functions and a rocking action.
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Tempe, Ariz
Tempe
Sims Love Vows Spoken In Double Ring Ceremony
Miss Martha Costello Sims married William R. Love in a March 3 home ceremony at 3 PM officiated by Rev. L L Macon. Details include bridal attire, attendants, music by Joyce Sellars and Robert Davis, and both families listed with addresses and occupations.
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Martha Costello Sims
William R. Love
Ethel G. Hughes
L. L. Macon
Temple Memorial Baptist Church
Joyce Sellars
Robert Davis
Janie Clark
Josephine Belton
Arlean Wilkes
Robert Walden
Groom
William Roger
Prince Walker
Sergeant lands plane in Havana seeks asylum
Key West AP reports an American Army sergeant landed a single engine plane at Havana Libertad Airport and requested political asylum, signaling a defection.
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Key West
Fla
Havana
Libertad
Watching Fidel In Living Room
Christine MacGill reports from Key West on how Cuban television and radio frame anti US propaganda. She describes programs depicting U S imperialism as evil, with cries against Yankees, praise for socialism, and a daily mix of news and entertainment crafted to denigrate the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Macgill
Key West
Fla
Florida Island
Cuba
Havana
Cmq-Tv
United States
Fide
Castro
U.S
CMQ
New York
Iron Curtain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Odd Fellows Hall
Bostic
Rufus Bostic
Bey
Domestic Relations Bureau
Boundary Street
PTA
Bertha Bailey
Mary McLeod Bethemn Ywca
Lodge
Acme Masonic Lodge No. 2
Industrial Social and Savings Club
YWCA
William Penn
Carl Chavis Ymca
Emmanuel
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Heavenly Gospel Singers
Oak Grove Christian Church
Golden Voices
Church of God
Gurley Street
Theen
the of God
Yadnom Civic Club
CME
First Baptist Church
Smith
Davis Ave
Garden Club
J. C. Stricklin
Happy Variety Garden Club
Wendell Avenue
Catherine Stricklin
Pat Dent
Thelma Threadgill
Helen Leach
Agnus Stevenson
Ola M. Staton
Estelle Easter
Nannie L. Burns
Wendell Ave
Agnes Stevenson
Y-Lettes
Connie Lavern Tyson
Stella M. Johnson
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc
William Penn High School
William Penn Notebook
Pennpoint
Golden Agers Club
Mary McLeod Bethune Ywca
The
Greensboro
Art Richardson
Zenith
High Point
J. S. Loflin
Hearing Aid Sales & Service
N. Main ST
Love
Lula Mae Sims
Heritage Furn, Co
Sammie Love
Myrtle Desk Co
Meredith Street
Mrs
William Love
G.A.C
N. Main Street
North Carolina
Fidel
Russell Stover
Calhoun Drug Store, Inc
Montheu
SIDA
Ame Motors
Lincoln
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