Be-Bop Turning Point For Present-Day Swing
AP Newsfeatures recalls Dizzy Gillespie and Harlem's Onyx club where be-bop emerged as a radical new rhythm. Historians and musicians note its impact on modern jazz with extended chords and rapid riffs. Reports cite Gillespie Parker and Kemp among origin claims across New York and Kansas.
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Jean Meegan
New York
Harlem
Dizzy Gillespie
Minton
Stan Kenton
Boyd Raeburn
Gene Krupa
Jespie
Charlie Parker
Kansas
Cab Calloway
Gillespie
Mugsy Spanier
Hal Kemp
Kemp
George Frazier
Variety
Onyx
Weak, Run Down Feelings Warn of Low Blood Health
A brochure warns that pale lips nails and skin signal low blood count from non-organic anemia. It touts SSS Tonic as boosting blood strength by a special formula, claiming improved appetite energy sleep and overall vigor with regular use. It urges readers to start a course now and obtain the tonic from a drug store.
News of Colored People Activities in Local Clubs
Community notices list VFW Auxiliary meeting at post home, piano recital by A M Greenwood at Mary Bethune YWCA, Needle Craft Club gathering, YMCA Board meeting, and softball victory by YMCA Black Sox over Southern Royal Giants. Also upcoming camp at Whispering Pines, lodge instruction, WSCS circles, elementary track meet, missionary conference, and church program details with dates and hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Needle Craft Club
D. M. Moore
Fairview St
YMCA
Ymca Board of Directors
Ymca Black Sox
Southern Royal Giants
Spencer
N. C
Recre—— Park
Whispering Pines
Crab Tree
Raleigh
L. S. Merritt
Helen Boulware
Progressive Lodge 9627
A. M. Greenwood
Underhill Ave
Francena Eccles
Greenwood
Millis Stadium
N. C. Moss
Greensboro
AME
Ee Memorial
Radio Schedule Listing With Various Programs
A detailed time-scheduled roster lists radio programs across networks NBC CBS ABC and others from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM including news commentaries dramas comedies musicals and game shows. Notable items include The Lone Ranger Inner Sanctum Scotland Yard The Bobby Doyle Show Five Minutes News and Guy Lombardo Orchestra with multiple repeats and regional notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uric Sevareid
Dbscovey
Wanee
Abc Network
Mba-Enet Kiddles
Nbc
fRed Barber
Cbhe
Lowell Thomas
Nbc World News & Commentary
Cbs News
Abc
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Cbs
Elmer Davis
Henry J. Taylor
Kaitgnborn
Nbc Sports
Nbe
Dbs Lum
Abner
Abc Scotland Yard
Bobby Doyle
Howard Barrow
Abe Joan Davis
Abe
Gregory Hood
Voorhees
Aoe
Cbs Treasury
Gabriel Heatter
Goodman and Borge
Sammy Kaye
Bandé
Guy Lombardo Orchestra
Abc Screen Guild
Cbs Doctors
Abc Fish and Hunt Club
Buddy Weed
Dr. J.Q. Quis
Abe Bob Hawk
Cbs Best
Swine Raising Pays Farmer in North Carolina
A report from College Station notes G. C. Crudup of Louisburg Route 1 raised Poland China hogs, with four sows farrowing and about forty to forty three pigs born, while Crudup also supplies his own feed to boost profits. Gates County farmers show rising interest in poultry and urge buying pullorum-free chicks from approved hatcheries per agent H. L. Mitchell.
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College Station
Raleigh
G. C. Crudup
Louisburg
Route 1
H. H. Price
Franklin County
State College Extension Service
Crudup
Gates County
H. L. Mitchell
Vocal Range Limits in Humans Highlight Shorter Realized Span
A science note explains the human voice spans roughly three and a half octaves, but most individuals only use about half an octave. The piece discusses perceptual limits and factors affecting actual vocal range in practice.
Two Injured In Light Plane Crash At Carolina Air Show
Wilson May 12 A crowd of about 10 000 attended the first annual Carolina Air Show when a light plane piloted by Russell Sorrell of Raleigh and Poe Pittman crashed injuring them as Woody Emundson Charles Bing Zeke Sanders and others won aerobatics and racing events with Pittman having just demonstrated how not to fly.
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B. C. West
Kinston
Tom Bowling
Winston-Salem
James A. Mayhue
New Bern
Woman Fights Bandits During Roseville Farm Hold-Up
In Roxboro on May 12 a female guest wrestled a masked attacker to end a home invasion at Roger Crumpton's farm. She dropped her husband Silas Solomon’s wallet, chased the thief, and seized his pistol after a struggle. Solomon and Crumpton then tackled another robber as the trio fled.
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Roxboro
Roseville
Roger Crumpton
Silas Solomon
Crumptons
Crumpton
Mrs. Solomon
Solomon
Registration Director Back In Raleigh
W. L. Mayer director of registration at North Carolina State College has returned to campus after attending a meeting of the executive committee of the commission on curricular problems in research of the Southern Association of Colleges and Second Schools in Gulfport Mississippi. Mayer who is secretary of the group also attended the meeting of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars in Denver Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
W. L. Mayer
N. C. State College
Commission On
Southern Association of Colleges and Second Schools
Gulfport
Misse
Mayer
American Association of Collegiate Registrars
Denver
Colo
64th North Carolina diocese convention opens in Beaufort
The 64th annual convention of the diocese of North Carolina will be held at St Pauls Episcopal church Beaufort beginning tomorrow. Speakers include Coleman Jennings of Washington DC Episcopal lay leader the Rev George A Wieland of New York director of the home department of the National Council the Rev Edgar Neff National Council representative and Dr Richard G Stone president of St Marys Junior College at Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaufort
Diocese of North Carolina
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Coleman Jennings
Washington, D. C
George A. Wieland
New York
Home Department
The
National Council
Edgar Neff
Richard G. Stone
St. Mary's Junior College
Raleigh
Lobbying Costs Over One Hundred Thousand Dollars in 1947 Assembly
Raleigh May 12 Idus groups and associations spent at least 100 682 70 on lobbying the 1947 general assembly. Reports show 32 of 130 lobbyists worked on annual salaries with no extra pay, suggesting higher overall costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
General Assembly
Secretary of State
Boy Rescued From Pond After Firemen Break Dam
In Welborn Kas a pond nine feet deep trapped 11 year old Glenn Masterson until 20 volunteer firefighters drained the dam with crowbars spades and rails. As water drained Glenn appeared and asked why they were looking for him. The story notes a reference to the biblical cockcrow hour beginning at 3 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welborn
Kas
Glenn Masterson
Glenn
Executrix Notice and Divorce Action in Guilford County
Executrix Oriana B. James notifies creditors to present claims against Henry Clay Briggs Estate by April 25, 1948 and demands immediate payment of debts. Separately, Marie Gatton Ward sues Edward H. Ward for absolute divorce from High Point Guilford County with court action in High Point Municipal Court. response due within thirty days after May 19, 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Guilford County
High Point
Virgie Davis Nelson
Enoch Vernon Nelson
M. W. Nash
Charles R. Jarrell
Henry Clay Briggs
Oriana B. James
E. Green St
N. C
Marie Gatton Ward
Edward H. Ward
Plantiff
Charles R
Swamp-Root Kidney Health Claim Ad
An ad promotes Kilmer and Co’s Swamp Root as a remedy for frequent night urination, backache, and acidity. It asserts kidney flushing and improved sleep after early doses, offering a free trial by mail or full bottles at drugstores. The copy emphasizes herbal ingredients and a long company history.
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Kilmer
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