George Stephens Returns Home To Conduct Crusade For Christ
Evangelist George Stephens returns to High Point on Wednesday to launch a four week inter denominational Crusade for Christ inside a weatherproof steel skeleton tabernacle named The Spirit of High Point Local churches and business leaders fund the campaign so no collections or pay will be taken Stephens aims to spread the gospel without financial strain recalling the early tents and costly wooden tabernacles used in past campaigns
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George Stephens
High Point
Evangelist Stephens
South Main Street
Crusade For Christ
John Converse
Pittsburgh
Wilbur Chapman
Stephen
P. C. Pledger
Spokane
Spirit of High Point Tabernacle Offers Portable 3000 Capacity
A High Point driven project led by Mr. Stephens created a portable frame tabernacle called The Spirit of High Point. Built in Youngstown and Greens bor o, with support from Carolina Steel and Iron and Industrial Electric, it features 3000 capacity plus 300 annex, hot air furnaces, rustless copper alloy steel, and a 15 ounce army duck canvas weather cover.
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High Point
North Carolina
Texas
Industrial Electric Company
Local Evangelist Underwrites Meeting Costs in High Point
Local businessmen finance a revival led by 46-year-old Canadian George Stephens who has preached in 22 states. He and his wife, once with Moody Bible Institute ties, settled in Warsaw and later High Point, aiming to spread the Crusade for Christ amid community booster support. The piece also notes a toy exhibit at J C Penney on November 14 by the local AAUW chapter highlighting age appropriate play materials for child development.
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Stephens
George Stephens
George
Grand Trunk Railway System
Canadian National Railroad
Spokane
Jin Spokane
P. C. Pledger
Pledger
Mr. Stephens
United States
Chicago
Indiana
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Warsaw
Ind
Mayo Brothers
American Association of University Women
J. C. Penney
Play And Education In Child's Early Learning
An essay arguing play is essential to growth, not idle time. It urges adults to choose well designed toys that build real knowledge, imagination, and habits, linking play to physics understanding, crafts, and moral development while warning against wasteful or overrated toys.
Imlay filling station hit by twelfth robbery in 13 months
In Zanesville Ohio robbers strike the Imlay filling station for the twelfth time in just over a year. About $100 worth of merchandise was stolen and officials hope the thirteenth heist proves unlucky for the thieves.
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Zanesville, O
Imlay
Red Cross Reports Over Four Million Members
The American Red Cross enrolled 4,130,966 members last year as the 1930 Roll Call opens, inviting every citizen to support Red Cross activities and join the effort.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Hoover Brings Fame To Little Quaker Church
The Friends Church of Washington D C gained national attention after Herbert Hoover became president. The small Orthodox Friends Meeting House seats 300 but has hosted more as visitors flock to the church today. Hulda Hoover helped shift family church affiliation to the Orthodox Friends. The church remains the smallest chosen by any president, with Theodore Roosevelt attending a smaller church previously.
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Hoover
Little Quaker Church
National Capital
Friends Church
Washington, D. C
Herbert Hoover
Friends’ Meeting House
Hulda Hoover
West Branch, Jr
Friends
Theodore Roosevelt
Wealth and law mix as officials reshuffle in North Carolina
In Albemarle Robert House urged students wealth comes from intelligence. In Asheville R W Ray escaped injury after police freed him from an overturned truck. In Lexington Davidson County faced a sheriff transition with the death of Sheriff Fred C Link and rapid appointments including Coroner J L Sowers and jailer Frank McCain. Major James A Leonard, Democrat, is slated to take office December 1.
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Lexington
N. C
Davidson County
Fred C. Link
J. L. Sowers
Frank McCain
Roby G. Loflin
James A. Leonard
Lees-McRae Football Keeps Drills Through Snow
Lees-McRae coaches report eight inches of snow still allows the football squad to practice ahead of today’s Belmont Abbey game. The team has remained undeterred by winter weather and continues drill activities as scheduled.
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Lees-McRae
Number of Chicago Area Gasoline Stations Reaches 4636
A Chicago area tally reports 4636 gasoline filling stations serving the region. The count reflects widespread fuel access across city and suburbs with varied brands and locations.
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Chicago Area
Raleigh Hosts Baptist Meeting Centennial Session Opens
Raleigh expects large Baptist turnout for the North Carolina state convention one hundredth annual session at First Baptist church with Dr. J Clyde Turner presiding. Sessions move to Wake Forest college Thursday with sermons by Dr J R Jester and talks by Dr W J McGlothlin and President Thurman D Kitchin. Financial strains loom though optimism remains for the year's work.
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Raleigh
Baptists of
North Carolina
First Baptist Church
J. Clyde Turner
Greensbor
Wake Forest College
Here
Wake Forest
J. R. Jester
Winston-Salem
W. J. McGlothlin
Southern Baptist Convention
Thurman D. Kitchin
Ownership of engagement ring hinges on breaking engagement
In Sunbury Pennsylvania Judge Lloyd ruled that engagement rings become the property of the man when an engagement is broken. Joseph B. Lesby sued Mrs Albert H Horne for a ring given before marriage after she ended the engagement and married another. The court ruled for Lesby and awarded the ring's value.
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Sunbury
Lloyd
Joseph B. Lesby
Albert H. Horne
Humorous Clinic Exchange From Fliegende Blätter
A Munich joke notes a doctor claiming the patient’s heart remains healthy enough for 70 years. The patient replies he is 76, prompting the doctor to concede with a wink. The quip reflects early 20th century humor about aging and medical certainty.
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Fliegende Bilaetter
Munich
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Greensboro
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Educational Department of
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Knight
Ihe Oa
the Friends Church
Albemarle, N. C
Robert House
Asheville
R. W. Ray
Woodfin
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Banner Elk
Baptist Meeting
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