Ezra and Nehemiah in Persia and Jerusalem
The article recounts Cyrus' decree allowing Jewish return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple, Persians under Artaxerxes and Darius supporting or opposing the work, Ezra's reaction to mixed Jewish marriages, Nehemiah's leadership in rebuilding the walls, and the public reading of the law with the people’s response including a days-long reading, fasting and confession.
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Ezra
Cyrus
Jerusalem
Nebuchadnezzar
Artaxerxes
Persia
Darius
Babylon
Nehemiah
Ehemiah
Temple
Israel
Jehovah
God
University Trustees Meet In Greensboro
The University of North Carolina board of trustees met in Greensboro at the Woman's College unit with Governor Cherry presiding. A 1 o'clock luncheon preceded the session as the administrative council from each university unit gathered, with President Graham and chancellors Harrelson and House in attendance.
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Greensboro
Board of Trustees
The
University of North Carolina
Woman's College
University
North Dining Hall
Cherry
W. C. Jackson
Frank P. Graham
J. W. Harrelson
State College
Raleigh
R. B. House
University At
Chapel Hill
Sugar with More Than 70 Industrial Uses Highlighted
The article notes sugar serves over seventy industrial applications, underscoring its versatility. It details various sectors where sugar is utilized beyond food, signaling broad demand across manufacturing and production domains.
Minister to Speak on Loose-Leaf Mind at Pee Worship
The Central Friends church announces minister Cecil E. Hayworth will speak on The Need for a Loose-Leaf Mind during Pee worship tomorrow. The Junior and Young Friends plan rehearsals and a 6:30 program by Mrs. R. B. Pegram. Evening worship at 6:30 features slides to illustrate Famous Old Churches of America.
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Cecil E. Hayworth
Central Friends Church
Young Friends
R. B. Pegram
America
Memorial Service for Private Wade O Sykes at Highland Church
Memorial service for Private Wade O Sykes who died as a prisoner of war in Germany will be held Sunday at 4 p m at Highland Methodist Church. Pastor S W Johnson will preside with Rev C F Noble and Rev W Parker assisting. Survived by mother Mrs J D Sykes are four sisters and three brothers.
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Highland Church
Wade O. Sykes
Germany
Highland Methodist Church
S. W. Johnson
C. F. Noble
W. Parker
J. D. Sykes
Minister to Speak on A Testament of Faith at Ardmore
At 11 a.m. Dr. R. Dwight Ware pastor of Ardmore Methodist Church in Winston-Salem will deliver A Testament of Faith. Youth Fellowship meets at 6 15 p.m. and Victory Hour is observed Wednesday at 8 p.m.
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R. Dwight Ware
Ardmore Methodist Church
Winston- Salem
Winston-Salem
Wesley Memorial Church
Our City
St. Marys Episcopal Plans Sunday Services and Choir Song
On Sunday morning St Mary's Episcopal will hold Holy Communion at 8, church school at 9 45, and a 11 oclock service. St Dunstan choristers will sing Lovely Appears by Charles Gounod at the service.
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ST. Mary’s Episcopal
St. Dunstan
Charles Gounod
Mitchel Chapel Worship Schedule and Invitation
Following Sunday school at 10 00 the morning worship hour will be led by pastor B L B Bur rus. He will be services at 3 00 and 7 30 in the afternoon. The public is cordially invited.
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Mitchel Chapel
L. B. Burrus
Boy Sopranos Sing 23rd Psalm at First Presbyterian
Norman Thomas and Billy Barrett of the St. Dunstan choristers will perform Henry Smart's paraphrase on the 23rd Psalm during the regular evening service at the First Presbyterian Church.
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First Presbyterian Church
Norman Thomas
Billy Barrett
St. Dunstan
Henry Smart
Growing in Grace Sowing and Reap at Main Street Church
Sunday school starts at 9 45 with Reverend Walter R Kelly preaching at 11 00 on Growing in Grace and again at 8 00 with Sowing and Reap Youth Fellowship gathers at 6 45 WSCS meets Monday 7 30 Monthly church WSCS meeting Mid week service at 7 45 Wednesday night
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Main Street Methodist Church
Walter R. Kelly
WSCS
Jewel Baptist to Host Allen Jay School Leader Sunday
Jewel Baptist church will host T Bennison principal of Allen Jay school this Sunday evening at 7 45 with the Allen Jay quartet to perform several selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewel Baptist
T. Bennison
Allen Jay School
Jewel Baptist Church
Allen Jay
First Evangelical and Reformed Church Worship Service
Worship at First Evangelical and Reformed church Sunday morning is at 11. Rev Hoy L Fes perman will preach on Gods Overflowing Mercy. The choir sings The Lord Is My Shepherd. A junior sermon and a youth fellowship meeting follow. Evening service at 8 led by youth and church. Donald Gibbardt will reside. Prayer service Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
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First Evangelical and Reformed
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Hoy L. Fesperman
Nordman
Donald Gibbardt Willreside
First Methodist Church Sets World Services Sunday
World Services Sunday observed in all church classes at 9 45. High Point College baccalaureate sermon at 11 by Dr G I Humphreys with special music. J C Madison to speak to junior department at 10 15. Memorial service at 5 0 0 p m prevents 8 p m service. Youth fellowship at 7 p m. Bible study Wednesday at 8 p m.
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First Methodist “World Services
First Mathodist
High Point College
G. I. Humphreys
J. Clay Madison
Madison
First Methodist Church
Waynesville
L. F. Honeycutt
Myrrle Cates
Bullets Startling To Trieste Natives
Sudden bursts of machinegun fire and rockets sent civilians in Trieste scurrying for shelter as Yugoslav troops staged a fireworks display for Marshal Tito s 53rd birthday celebration. For nearly an hour rockets arched over the city and partisans fired toward the sea while a line of lights flickered to the north.
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Trieste
Marshal Tito
General Assembly Opens as Church Debates Budgets and Missions
The 85th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church convened in Montreat on May 24 with 374 commissioners from across the nation. Debates include revised budget percentages, withdrawal from the Federal Council of Churches, Negro education programs, and rearing Presbyterians’ mixed-marriage children in the faith. In Raleigh, Bishop Penick announced the acquisition of 80 acres for a Negro church camp site near Wake Forest and Raleigh, with plans for a youth program and future facilities, led by Dr Black, Prof Chippey, J C White, and Rev J H Thompson.
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Montreat
CNS
Presbyterian Church
U. S
Baltimore
el Paso
Kansas City
Key West
General Assembly
Charles L. King
First Church
Houston
Texas
Federal Council of Churches
Raleigh
Edwin A. Penick
N. C
Episcopal Church
Wake Forest
Raleigh-Wake Forest
Dr. Black
Rocky Mount
Arthur Chippey
St. Augustine's
J. C. White
Method
J. H. Thompson
Teaching Charlotte: Sunday School Tests Boost Learning
Dr. George D. Heaton of Myers Park Baptist Church launches a quarterly teaching improvement plan. Teachers prepare 15 to 30 questions after lesson study and test pupils on the first Sunday. The results are analyzed and sent to teachers, who re-test on the last Sunday to gauge effectiveness and absenteeism.
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Charlotte
CNS
George D. Heaton
Myers Park Baptist Church
Heaton
Negro speaker explores industrial race relations in Salisbury
Victor D Daly, Negro chief of the minorities division of the war manpower commission for Maryland Virginia and North Carolina, spoke on industrial race relations to Salisbury Interracial Council leaders. Dr David E Faust of Catawba College called the session highly informative, noting the wartime context revealing democratic weaknesses.
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Negro Speaks
Salisbury
CNS
Salisbury Interracial Council
Victor D. Daly
War Manpower Commission
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
David E. Faust
Catawba College
Daly
Stay-at-Home Conventions Planned for Churches
Mrs. William E. Wisseman announces Stay-at-Home Conventions for local churches across North Carolina and Virginia. The Executive Board of the Women’s Convention proposed the plan after the regular convention was canceled due to government restrictions. The events would occur at each church around June 26 with reports and planning for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
CNS
William E. Wisseman
Southern Convention of Congregational Christian Churches
North Carolina
Virginia
Women’s Convention
Which U S general shares Truman's home state
A concise query about James H. Doolittle and allied topics. It asks which U S general hails from the same state as President Truman and whether the United States shot spies in World War I, followed by a note on etiquette stressing broad knowledge for social conversation.
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James H. Doolittle
U. S
Truman
United States
Words of Wisdom on the Elastic Mind
Tryon Edwards notes that the human mind grows stronger under pressure as duty expands capacity. He compares the mind to imprisoned steam that rises when pressed and suggests greater effort yields greater achievement.
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Tryon Edwards
Horoscope for May 28 Focus on family and confidence
Family life stands out today with emphasis on generosity and self reliance. Do not brood over small irritations or fear outcomes as emotional fear tends to exaggerate danger, yet chances for success and happiness remain strong through determined, sociable living.
Military ranks and leaders in one-minute test
The query references a lieutenant general and General George C. Marshall as the chief of staff. It appears to confirm a wartime leadership context with Marshall as a key figure.
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George C. Marshall
Local societies plan Stay-at-Home Conventions
Mrs Wissemann states that cancelling a major convention will allow more women to attend via Stay-at-Home meetings, transforming the perceived handicap into a blessing while distributing the agenda to presidents of local societies.
War Bond Drive Backed by North Carolina Churches and Colleges
Under Dr Price H Gwynn Jr leadership twenty two church related colleges in North Carolina sponsor a state wide bond drive for their institutions Former Governor J M Broughton of Raleigh chairs the sponsoring committee urging bonds from the Seventh War Loan be pledged to a church related college in the state many of which have suffered amid the war.
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Davidson
CNS
Price H. Gwynn, Jr
J. M. Broughton
Raleigh
Bishop Darst Honored in 30th Anniversary Issue
The Mission Herald of the Diocese of East Carolina publishes a tribute issue honoring Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Darst for thirty years as bishop. It features photographs and tributes from clergy and lay leaders noting progress and thirty years of leadership. Seventy priests have been ordained under his guidance.
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Darst
Wilmington
CNS
Mission Herald
East Carolina
Episcopal Church
Thomas C. Darst
Dies Committee reform eyed as postwar unity push grows
A San Francisco gathering of lobbyists and lawmakers signals the Hart Committee will be renewed with broader powers to police alien propaganda. Supporters argue postwar unity requires ongoing scrutiny of foreign influence and domestic concealment strategies.
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San Francisco
House of Representatives
Dies Committee
Germany
Japan
Ress
Pacific Coast
Wee
Edward J. Hart
New Jersey
Hart Committee
War Department tightens rules on press visits to European theater
Officials deny forthcoming changes in regulations governing newspaper correspondents visits to the European theater. The move follows controversy over how the German surrender story was handled by SHEAF. Washington intends to make it harder for writers and radio commentators to crisscross the continent.
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War Department
Sheaf
Washington
Church Music Review Magazine Debuts Here
A new quarterly publication titled The Church Music Review will debut this week under editor G. M. Nichols. The journal aims to cover various aspects of church music and features leading national authorities as contributors. The first issue releases now with the second planned for September 1 due to wartime restrictions.
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Church Music Review
G. M. Nichols
Nichols
Discharges to Be Granted Under Objector Point System
About 900 conscientious objectors will receive discharge over a year starting August under a credit system. Points accrue for months of service, children born before May 12 1945, and a wife at marriage before that date. Misconduct reduces points. releases follow highest totals with no fixed cut off.
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Uncle Sam
Paris
Berlin
Rome
Prague
War Department
Moscow
Europe
Washington
Selective Service
Robber Fly Uses Curved Hooks to Snare Prey In Flight
The robber fly uses curved hooks on the ends of its long legs to seize prey mid air, sinking sharp claws into the victim during the capture.
Japanese Prisoner Warns Captors During Jeep Ride
American base Philippines report notes two soldiers from Kansas City Missouri and Scranton Pennsylvania pick up a Japanese prisoner in a jeep and he points to a 30 mph speedometer under a 20 mph limit sign. Susie the 13th air force liberator marks her 100th mission over water.
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Philippines
William J. Shannon
Kansas City
Paul J. Raieney
Scranton
Shannon
Rainey
Susie
Airforce
Pacific
Truk
Yap
William E. Watson
Aleton
Kans
Hirohito
Interstate league shutouts highlight strong wins
OPPONENTS ZERO Philadelphia May 26 The Interstate league saw three victors combine for 33 runs without allowing a single run. York crushed Trenton 17 to 0, Wilmington beat Allentown 7 to 0, and Hagerstown shut out their opponent 9 to 0.
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Philadelphia
York
Trenton
Wilmington
Allentown
Hagerstown
Stained Glass Windows of the Middle Ages
The article describes how medieval stained glass used colored glass pieces joined by lead came. Lead strips served both as binding and as part of the decorative structure.
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