Church Players To Offer Four Original One Act Plays
Theatre Associates of First Methodist Church will present four original one act plays on Monday November 7 at First Methodist Church recreation hall and Tuesday November 8 at High Point College Robert's Hall auditorium at eight o'clock. Plays include Good Night My Brother The Better Half Technique and Lonely Strand. Cast features Mary Lib Barton John Parker Bob McKenzie Olin Jackson Judy Moore Janie Bartlett Don Toliver with Myrtle Davis and Juanita McKenzie assisting.
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Theatre Associates of
First Methodist Church
Recreation Hall
High Point College
Robert's Hall
Bea de Haven
Herman Coble, Jr
Mary Lib Barton
John Parker
Bob McKenzie
Olin Jackson
Judy Moore
Janie Bartlett
Don Toliver
Myrtle Davis
Juanita McKenzie
Special Notice and Obituaries in Local News Of Colored People
The state American Legion Auxiliary requests units send gifts for the gift shop by Friday. Members should contribute items for men women and children and ensure all items are new. Funeral notices include Mrs Martha Boulware of 1508 Lee Street, a St Matthews C M E organizer, and Willie Graves of 117 Eccles Street with services at Hairlip’s Chapel and Green Hill Cemetery. Barney Bright’s death in Chicago leads to a town funeral at First Baptist Church and Greenhill Cemetery. A chitterling supper hosted by Eva Mae Pike at 217 Reed Street is announced for Saturday night.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Martha Boulware
Lee Street
Cheraw
S. C
St. Matthews C.M.E
United Vrder
James Boulware
James
Robert
High Point
Willie
Armed Services
Bennettsville
G. P. Gadd
Greenhill Cemetery
Willie Graves
Eccles Street
Randolph County
Martha Ellis
Lucretia Whitworth
Chester
Albert Graves
Lessie Coltran
Mattie Luther
Asheboro
Hairlip’s
Greenhill
Barney Bright
Chicago
N. F. Bright
Mary Bright
Haizlip’s
Frank Bright
Georgia Bright
John and
Chauncey
Clarence
First Baptist Church
Eva Mae Pike
Reed Street
International labor dispute stirs Philadelphia convention
Albert H. Fitzgerald of the old UE seeks a federal restraining order against the CIO over a new union name The IUE CIO planned to organize a week after UE convention in Philadelphia on November 21 The day’s actions tested the new right wing controls at the CIO convention amid questions on leftist purge promises.
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International
Albert H. Fitzgerald
Philadelphia
CIO
Fitzgerald
Iuecio
GOP Leader Returns to Poverty War Talk and Resigns
A Chicago Republican treasurer James S. Kemper resigns from the Republican National Committee citing criticism of bipartisan foreign policy. He aligns poverty and civil rights as core issues to resist totalitarian threats while condemning the Truman administration’s anti communist programs.
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Truman
James S. Kemper
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Mine Boss And Agent Center Illinois Strike Tactics
Union leaders warn of leverage moves amid rising distress in Illinois mining. The piece notes a possible split strategy by Lewis aiming to secure partial settlements to pressure the wider industry. Also mentions a steel strike settlement between Philip Murray and Bethlehem and cites Britannica on the liver as the largest gland.
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Illinois
Lewis
Indust
Cio
Philip Murray
Bethlehem
Communists Demonstrate as Harlem Tensions Rise
Police battle to control a Harlem march as missiles shatter windows and a police car is damaged. Six arrests include four Black men. Davis calls for reelection to end police brutality and defend Harlem rights amid a bitter local campaign. Bail for 11 communists delayed before approval.
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Police Department
New York City
Davis
Harlem
Appropriations Not to Be Cut Stirs Tax Note Plans
State officials signaled possible sale of short term tax anticipation notes to cover current expenses. Hodges said repayments would come in March after income taxes are collected. He noted general fund receipts exceed legislature estimates so far, but warned of a potential year end surplus of 9 million and a next year deficit of 3 to 5 million.
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Brandon P. Hodges
Hodges
Deaths and Funerals Notices Sweep Local Area
S. M. Gantt of Statesville dies suddenly of a heart attack at home. Mrs. R. L. Sechrist of Whistler Alabama dies. sister in law to Mrs. Clyde Gilbert. R. C. Simier 63 of Pittsburgh dies. funeral in Pittsburgh tomorrow. survivors include widow and several Pennsylvania sons and daughters. Miss Sallie Potter Betts dies in Sanford after illness. former dean at Louisburg College and at Greensboro College. daughter of Rev. A. D. Betts. Mrs. Julia Ann Nifong 68 of Thomasville dies at son’s home after declining health. survived by daughter Mrs. J. H. Grubb, three sons, sister, brother, and seven grandchildren. Funeral services for Betts and Nifong held in local churches with burial in church cemetery. arrangements by Green Funeral Home.
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Co. M. Gantt
S. M. Gantt
R. B. Gantt
Statesville
R. C. Simler
R. C. Simier
Pittsburgh
Penn
R. D. Langston
Fisher Street
Langston
Pennsylvania
Sallie P. Betts
Sanford
Sallie Potter Betts
Southern Pines
Greensboro College
Miss Betts
Little College
Louisburg College
Thompson Orphanage
Charlotte
A. D. Betts
Elizabeth Davis Betts
J. 8. Betts
Greensboro
Julia Ann Nifong
Thomasville
Robert Edward Nifong
Ray A. Nifong
Nifong
Davidson County
John Alexander
Sophia Ball Proctor
First Baptist
John H. Grubb
Ray A
Walter E
Paul V
Winston-Salem
Mary Ee, Freedle
C. Herman Proctor
Rich Fork Baptist Church
Charles F. Leek
First Baptist Church
J. H. Clark
T. R. York
Mt. Zion Pilgrim Church
Robert Taylor
Glenola Baptist Church
Green Funeral Home
Colonial Store Reopens After $60,000 Remodel
Formal re opening of the Colonial store here follows a 60 000 remodeling cost drawing store leaders from North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia. The modern layout features a seven gondola setup 40 feet long a 100 percent self serve meat market seven check out lanes and a candy section with officials including H W McCullough C M Tuttle R B Escoe E H Vickery Jr Tommy Little among attendees. Local managers W R Hayes J A Walden and L M Williams are noted.
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High Point
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
H. W. McCullough
Durham
C. M. Tuttle
R. B. Escoe
Columbia
S. C
E. H. Vickery, Jr
Tommy Little
Norfolk
W. R. Hayes
J. A. Walden
L. M. Williams
Trade controls ease on China and related goods
Officials say limited shipments to Red China persisted due to civil war disruptions while most goods left under world wide controls except for Canada. Items dropped from license controls include optical glass, asbestos, aluminum ores, platinum, and various electrical components. A kitchen tip suggests baking bacon at 400 F for about 12 minutes for crisp results.
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Red China
Canada
Capitol Squares Power and Lawyers Dominate School Board Talk
The state board can veto but not compel local boards on budget items. Lawyers discuss legalities as Lt. Gov. Taylor misses meeting while Pritchett jokes about the insurance program. Oil interests seek lease extensions to drill more, and superior court decisions favor the state in eighteen cases. Advertising chiefs Bennett and Parker visit Raleigh to outline plans.
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H. P. Taylor
Archie McL. Graham
John A. Pritchett
Brandon Hodges
McMullan
Ralph Moody
Pritchett
Superior Court
Supreme Court
Randolph County
Ervin
A. R. Crisp
Asheboro Seaman Joins Navy Exercise in Pacific
James W. Cheek seaman first class from Asheboro N C serves aboard the aircraft carrier USS Boxer as part of Operation Miki an amphibious exercise in the Pacific through November. The simulated assault includes about 40 000 soldiers sailors and marines with General Mark W Clark as overall commander opposing the Hawaiian Sixth Army.
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Asheboro
James W. Cheek
USN
N. C
Boxer
Pacific
Mark W. Clark
Sixth Army
State publicity subject to approval by ads committee
Publicity in the state requires approval by the advertising committee. The text notes that all materials must pass the committee before distribution and publication.
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Advertising Committee
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Wally Fowler
OAK Ridge Quartet
Reynolds Auditorium
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The
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Johnson Family Singers
Lions Club Quartet
Nashville
WSM
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RITZ
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Carson City
Moon-Glo
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Dial
Winston Road
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Dale Frans
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Oliver Hardy
Ray Whitley
OF & Bloe
Meu Eee
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Paramount
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Will Rogers
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Geronimo
King OF
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Batman
Robin
Rialto
Wilson
Shadows OF the West
James Bros
Missouri
Raymond Hatton
Praire Express
Jimmy Warley
Taylor Cannon Ball
Icarolina
Allied Artists Presents
Aeorm
Reaby Ayia
WTA
GOP
American Labor Party
U. S
R. L. Sechrist
Whistler
Ala
Colonial
Capitol Square
Lynn Nisbet
Coastal Plains Company
Carolina Petroleum Company
Matt Allen
Kinston
State Board of Education
Department For Conservation and Development
Education Board
C&d Board
Harold C. Bennett
Bennett Advertising Agency
Raleigh
Bennett
Chase Parker
S. Main ST
West Bend
Payne
Ing
Sele
Ashley
Save
Hester Brothers
Dedur
D & H Book Store
Commerce ST
Majestic Athens
ALLEN
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PRIDE
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