Vacation Bible School Opens Monday at Central Friends
Central Friends church announces a two week Vacation Bible School starting Monday at 8 45 am for children ages 4 to 14 linked to the Sunday school and church. Miss Anna Mendenhall directs upper grades and Mrs W T Saunders directs kindergarten with a team of teachers and helpers including Miss May Frazier Annie Lee Jarrell and Rev Reuben Payne Archdale Friends church.
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Central Friends Church Bible School
Central Friends Church
Archdale Playground
Anna Mendenhall
W. T. Saunders
May Frazier
Annie Lee Jarrell
Bera Brown
Cora Worth Parker
Wilda Barbee
Sarah Jones
Luna Cox Ray
Ernest MecDowe
Tom A. Sykes
Reuben Payne
Archdale Friends Church
Rain Falls Across All States on January 14 1939
An unusual weather note reports rain occurring in every U S state on a single day January 14 1939 creating a rare nationwide rainfall event. The cloud cover and precipitation spanned extensive regions across diverse climates marking a historic meteorological moment.
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Union
Fredericksburg and Nearby Historic Sites Guide
A nostalgic tour through Fredericksburg Virginia highlights Mary Washington’s cottage Monroe’s old law office and Betty Washington’s Kenmore home. The piece notes historic markers Mason lodge Rising Sun Tavern and connections to Washington Maury and Jones with modern stays at Farmington and Monticello.
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Virginia
Mary Washington
Fredericksburg
Monroe
Betty Washington
Kenmore
George
Fielding Lewis
America
John Smith
Jamestown
Rappahannock
Washington
Matthew Fontaine Maury
Pathfinder
John Paul Jones
Pather
Fredricksburg
Farmington Country Club
Monticello
Charlotteville
Old Court House
University
Farmington
Jefferson
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Wheeler Woolsey At Carolina Monday In Musical Comedy
Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey star in Hips Hips Hooray at the Carolina Monday and Tuesday with Ruth Etting Thelma Todd and Dorothy Lee. A salon tale of Beauchamp Daisy Ruth and a $19000 theft leads to a cross country race and a comic finale full of music and laughs.
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Bert Wheeler
Robert Woolsey
Rko-Radio Pictures
Ruth Etting
Thelma Todd
Dorothy Lee
Carolina
Thies
Armand Beauchamp
Salon
Daisy
Ruth
Andy
Bob
Oscar De Priest to speak at William Penn High School
Oscar De Priest the only Negro member of Congress will address William Penn High School Wednesday evening under the George McLean chapter American Legion. Dr A M Greenwood post adjutant will preside. a dinner is being arranged by local colored citizens. Francis High School notes nine graduates and a commencement speaker Dean F Marcellus Staley of Bennett College Greensboro.
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Oscar de Priest
Congress
William Penn High School
George McLean
The
American Legion
Colored Legion
A. M. Greenwood
Florence High School
F. Marcellus Staley
Bennett College of Greensboro
Thestie
Lucile Jackson
Banks Cole
Louise Jeffries
Beatrice Hayes
Marie Fuller
Louise Mitchell
Mabel Lyner
Harold Joyner
Mrs Estelle Nelson Hosts Sister With Attractive Party
Mrs Estelle Nelson of Underhill Avenue honored her sister Miss Richetta McClain of Reidsville with a party Friday night. Visitors from Reidsville included Miss Nannie Macklein James Johnson Charlie Graves Thomas Scales Bert Mayers and Francis Bethel. Miss Macklein and Miss McClain spend the weekend with Mrs Nelson.
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Estelle Nelson
Bastelle Nelson
Underhill Avenue
Richetta McClain
Reidsville
Nannie Macklein
James Johnson
Charlie Graves
Thomas Scales
Bert Mayers
Francis Bethel
Mackhein
Miss McClain
Nelson
Miss Amy Saunders Graduates From Palmer College in Sedalia
Miss Amy Saunders daughter of Tom Saunders of this city will graduate from Palmer Junior College at Sedalia Monday evening. She is class president, a mathematics major, and alto singer of the Sedalia Singers who led the festival spiritual Troubled In Mind. Also notes arrival of two ministers promoting race relations and friendship in the community.
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Amy Saunders
Palmer
Palmer Spring
Miss Saunders
James D. Battie
Modern Educational and Religious Bureau
W. M. Melton
Battle
Tuskegee Institute
Christian Endeavor
South
Motion Picture Guide Reviews Week of Family Friendly Screenings
Seven local organizations join forces to rate films for parents choosing children’s entertainment. Highlights include Change of Heart from Paramount with no review but strong advance praise, Men in White directed by Richard Boleslavsky starring Clark Gable and Myrna Loy, and Let’s Fall in Love a Col film with Gregory Ratoff. Additional titles include Tell the World and related newspaper tale twists.
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The
Daughters of the American Revolution
National Society of New England Women
General Federation O Women’s Clubs
California Congress of Parents and Teachers
National Council of Jewish Women
Th Woman's University Club of
Los Angeles
United Church Brotherhoo
Paramount
Janet Gaynor
Chas
Firell
Wikely
Richard Boleslavsky
Clark Gable
Myrna Loy
Jean Hersholt
Henry B. Walthall
Otto Kruger
Sidney Kingsley
Confile
Duke
David Burton
Gregory Ratoff
Ann Othern
Edmund Lowe
Hollywood
Milly
Univ
Broadwest
Sedgwick
Lee Tracy
Gioria Uart
Onslow Stevens
Ture
Willing Workers Club Meets at Mrs Brevard Home
The Willing Workers club of Mt. Vernon Baptist church gathered at Mrs. Carrie Brevard’s residence at 1100 Hoover Street on a Wednesday evening. After business items were handled, refreshments were served by the hostess.
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Willing Workers Club
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Carrie Brevard
Hoover Street
Memorial Day Services at St Mark M E Church
St Mark M E Church plans Memorial Day observances on May 30 Sunday with special services. During the 11 o clock service baptismal rites will be administered to several seekers.
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St. Mark M. E
Revival in Shelby At First Baptist Church
Rev. F. R. Mason, pastor of the First Baptist Church, has conducted a one week revival at the Shelby church drawing local congregants and community members to evening services.
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F. R. Mason
First Baptist Church
Shelby
Kittrell College Day at Woman's Memorial Church
Kittrell College Day is observed Sunday at 3 PM in Woman's Memorial A M E Church corner East Washington and Excles streets. Funds raised support Kittrell College. Rev. C H White of Cherry Street Church will speak. Program begins promptly. Sponsored by Thomas B Smith, educational committee chair.
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Kittrell College
Woman’s Memorial Church
Woman's Memorial A. M. E
East Washington
Excles Streets
Kitrell College
Woman's Memorial Church
Co. H. White
Cherry Street
Thomas B. Smith
Red Sox to Play Textile Giants on Memorial Day
The High Point Red Sox meet the Greensboro Textile Giants on Memorial Day at 3 p.m. in Willis Park. After losing the first game, High Point has rebounded to defeat the Fayetteville Silk Sox and now eyes another upset against the Textile Giants with Cleotus Love pitching.
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General News Red Sox
Greensboro
Textile Giants
High Point Red Sox
Greensboro Textile
St Mark M E Church to Hold Sunday Sermon
Rev. J. F. Dunn pastor of St Stephen Metropolitan A M E Zion church will preach at St Mark church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
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St. Mark M. EB
J. F. Dunn
St. Stephen Metropolitan
A. M. E. Zion
St. Mark Church
By Candlelight at Carolina Wednesday
Elissa Landi and Paul Lukas star in Universal comedy based on Siegfried Geyer play. A European train setting from Vienna to Monte Carlo features a butler and maid in disguise sparking romantic complications aboard a train carriage.
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Universal
Carolina Theatre
Elissa Landi
Paul Lukas
Siegfried Geyer
Prince of Wales Theatre
London
Vienna
Monte Carlo
The Princes and Monte Carlo Casino Clash in a Veiled Affair
The story unfolds mainly in Vienna at the Princes apartments and shifts to Monte Carlo’s famed casino locations. Jealous husbands intensify tense, awkward episodes amid luxury and risk.
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Vienna
Monte Carlo
Mohammedans View Coffee as Intoxicating on Introduction
The article notes that Muslims considered coffee intoxicating when first introduced and that it remains forbidden by the Koran. The report cites religious authorities debating whether the stimulant should be prohibited or accepted in early Muslim communities.
New St Andrew Statue Erected In Saint Peter’s Facade
A 20 foot high statue of St Andrew, patron saint of land, is being erected to replace the weather beaten statue on the facade of St Peter’s in Ré. The new structure consists of six huge marble blocks weighing about 20 tons in total.
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St. Andrew
Andrew
St. Peter's
Ten Thousand Girls to Be Cared For in New War Camps
Frau Gertrude Sehd leads the Women’s Service planning to enroll ten thousand girls in a new camp system connected to a broader plan for all women to participate. The article outlines a formal effort to organize care and involvement.
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Gert
Frau Gertrude Sehd
Women's Service
Automobile owner year in the United States report
An unclear OCR fragment references automobile ownership and high sums tied to government administration and license fees. Details are fragmented, but suggests discussion of costs or fees applicable to auto ownership at the federal or state level.
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Automobile
United Stadition
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