North Carolina Methodist conference selects Fayetteville for 1939 session
Elizabeth City November 19 The North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South chose Fayetteville for its 1939 session and adopted a resolution urging total abstinence from alcohol. The meeting appealed for Louisburg College support and noted a mission to teach liquor evils in public schools. A car crash near Elizabeth City injured Louisburg College staff en route to the conference.
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Elizabeth City
North Carolina
Eld Baxter B. Slaughter
Agabeth
W. P. Few
H. Porter
Durham
Conference of Methodism
Kansas City
Walter Patten
Louisburg College
M. T. Plyler
The
Christian Advocate
Istian Board
High Points Center Theatre Under Construction Progress
Progress on High Point's new Center theatre continues with plans for year round air conditioning and Western Bloc microphonic sound. The building measures about feet by 65 feet with a 100 foot lobby connection from South Main to the auditorium. R. K. Stewart and Son and architect Erle G. Stillwell oversee the project aiming to create one of the region's finest theatres in design and comfort.
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Orpheum
Center
South Main
R. K. Stewart and Son
Archi
Erle G. Stillwell
South
Ted
Carolina
Queen Mary’s rudder weighs 140 tons and is featured
A note on the Queen Mary liner mentions a rudder weighing 140 tons. A separate item notes that Paris did not adopt a standard time measure until 1816.
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Aris
France
State Highway Commission Faces Assembly Push for Reform
Raleigh in November reports a coming General Assembly drive to dismantle the centralized highway and public works plan. Western lawmakers seek a return to a real state highway commission with district czars and no unified system. Critics allege prison division costs and political manipulation under the current structure.
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Henry Averill Raleigh
State Highway and Public Works Commission
General Assembly
Frank Page
Capus Waynick
Dunlap
Sunday ice cream rule bans cardboard containers in England
A law in England makes it illegal to take home ice cream in cardboard containers on Sundays. It allows taking ice cream home in edible containers or cones as an exception.
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England
Sun-Earth Distance Milestone Maps December Pole Moment
On December 22 the South Pole lies closest to the sun of any place on Earth, marking the year’s nearest solar approach for a terrestrial location. This astronomical note highlights the seasonal tilt and orbital position affecting sunlight exposure.
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Earth
Life story of artist John Kane vivid contrast
This feature traces John Kane from rough freight car art and tinting photographs in mining settlements to painterly visions of Pittsburgh industrial scenes. Despite early rejections, his work gained posthumous value, with quotes on seeing life honestly and observing beauty everywhere guiding his unique path.
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MacKees Rocks
Lincoln
Homer Saint-Gaudens
Carnegie Institute
Marie McSwigan
Kane
Harvard Society of Contemporary Art
Museum of Made Art
New York
Toledo Museum of Art
Sky Hooke
Cain
Akron
Pittsburgh
N. C. State and Clemson Yearling Teams Tie 0-0
Rain soaked crowd watches NC State Wolflets and Clemson baby Cubs play to a scoreless charity game in Charlotte. NC State misses two early scoring chances on Clemson’s five and eleven yard lines while Clemson fails to advance past State’s 21. A Doak fumble leads to a late field goal try by McElveen which is ruled no good.
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N. C
N. C. State
Clemson
Wolflets
Little Tigers
White and Blackbirds Occur Frequently Due to Albinism
White and blackbirds frequently occur as a result of albinism, a genetic condition producing reduced pigment. The phenomenon affects plumage coloration across bird species and can influence visibility and study interest.
College Football Scores From Various Venues
A broad slate of early games shows Auburn defeating Georgia 23 to 14 while LSU dominates Southwestern Louisiana 32 to 0. Numerous other results feature ties and varied margins including Georgetown over Maryland 14 7 and Tulane routing Sewanee 38 0.
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Florida
Georgia Tech
Duke
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Elon
Davis-Elkins
Georgetown
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Emory-Henry
Randolph Macon
Virginia Military Institute
Roanoke Howard
Birmingham Southern
Presbyterian
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Appalachian
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Array
Tulane
Sewanee
Tenn
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Oglethorpe
East Tennessee
Milligan
Eastern
Techrs
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Centre
Louisville
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Transylvania
Centenary
DePaul
Mississippi College
Millsaps
Ben Wolf Painting Artist Sparks Highway Truck Mystery
The remark notes Ben is an artist not a highway truck driver and raises confusion over identifying the Ben Wolf who did.
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Ben
Ben Wolf
Thanksgiving Day 1918 Reflections From The Enterprise
A retrospective on the 1918 Thanksgiving postwar mood as The Enterprise recalls letters poems and editorials praising America’s role in the war and blessings of peace. W A Bivins notes readers remembered the Armistice joy while Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe frames divine victory over greed and pride.
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Enterprise
America
High Point
C. M. Brown
The
Europe
Gilbert T. Rowe
Wesley Memorial Church
Duke University
Blue Ridge
Washington City
Ernest C Walton Dies After Illness at Veterans Hospital
Ernest C Walton of 1302 Tryon Street High Point died at a Johnson City Tennessee veterans hospital after about three months illness. Born February 26 1898 in Guilford County he was the son of Reed and Sara Tomlinson Walton. Surviving are his widow Ruby Sherrell of Concord five children Eugene Helen Shirley Evelyn and Donald all of High Point one brother Pergle Walton Lancaster South Carolina and one half brother Lonnie Walton Leaksville. The body was to arrive at Greens Funeral Home Thomasville Sunday and funeral is planned for Monday afternoon at West End Baptist Church.
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Tryon Street
High Point
Johnson City
Tenn
Guilford County
Reed
Sara Tomlinson Walton
Ruby Sherrell
Concord
Eugene
Helen
Shirley
Evelyn
Donald
Pergle Walton
Lancaster
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State's witness taken for ride in bombing case
Lee Baker a 39 year old Negro and principal state's witness against Isa dore Londe the former Egan gangster charged with bombing a cleaning shop was found shot three times beside a rural road early today He survived and was taken to county hospital where doctors said wounds were not fatal Londe who was paroled in March 1936 from Michigan state penitentiary where he served a robbery term was set to stand trial on Monday
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ST. Louis
Lee Baker
Isadore Londe
Baker
Londe
Michigan State Penitentiary
High Point Mayor Eyes New Hospital Through Alternative Plan
The High Point mayor advocates an alternative financing proposal for a municipal hospital, arguing voters would approve if it bypasses direct city bonds. Dr Grayson, a hospital investor, says a self sustaining facility could work with Guilford County welfare funds, while PWA decisions loom. The mayor remains hopeful a grant or revenue bonds may back the project.
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High Point
Grayson
Guilford County
PWA
Charlotte
Pwaa
Congress
CIO claims court packed by Hague in Philadelphia case
The CIO and the ACLU told the Supreme Court that extraordinary behavior by Presiding Judge J Warren Davis of the federal circuit court in Philadelphia cast public suspicion that the tribunal was packed in favor of Mayor Frank Hague and Jersey City officials. They asked the Court to assume jurisdiction over the civil rights dispute and halt further circuit court action.
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The
CIO
American Civil Liberties Union
Supreme Court Today
J. Warren Davis
Federal Circuit Court
Philadelphia
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Supreme Court
Hague
Circuit Court
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