Herald Personals Reflects Christmas Travel and Illness
Local notices list Misila Harmon bedridden with sudden illness and Cpl. Jim Everhart visiting his mother, with others traveling home or visiting relatives for Christmas. Includes social news from Mrs. Hayne Blackmer, Miss Jeanne Griffin, and Lt. Col. Lewis, plus church circle gathering at Williams home with gifts and Christmas decor.
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Misila Harmon
Cpl
Jim Everhart
W. R. Everhart
Camel of Jesus Blessed by Child Christ in Syria
A fragment reports a camel associated with Jesus in Syria blessed by a child, with notes of water and wheat awaiting the animal. The text is incomplete, but centers on a religious omen or relic linked to Syria and a youthful blessing.
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Syria
Jesus
Church News December 16 1945 Lutheran and Presbyterian Notices
Church news lists services for Lutheran and Presbyterian groups with pastors and times for Sunday school worship and social events. Includes calendars for Hanging of the Greens catechetical class choir practice and youth programs, plus Boy Scout and Cub Scout activities and ARP church notes.
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Lutheran Church
Wm. H. Stender
Carl Mauney
Luther League
Inter
the Greens
Kings Mountain Schools End Christmas Holiday Early
Kings Mountain city schools will lose the customary two week Christmas holiday and pupils will return to school on Monday December 31. The change affects the district calendar and attendance at all grade levels.
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Kings Mountain City
Pvt Otis Falls Jr Survives Crash Near Columbus Georgia
Pvt Otis Falls Jr escaped injury in a Monday morning car crash near Columbus Georgia while returning to Ft Benning after attending his grandmother Jobs Sipe's funeral. His father's Pontiac was destroyed.
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Otis Falls, Jr
Columbus
Ft. Bennini
Jobs Sipe
Falls
Pontie
Wesleyan Drum Quartet to Sing at Second Wesleyan
Lincolnton singers from AT SECOND WESLEYAN Drum's Quartette, heard Sundays at 1 over WGNC, will perform Sunday night at 7 15 at Second Wesleyan church, announced this week.
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Second Wesleyan
Lincolnton
WGNC
Second Wesleyan Church
Lutherans Will Hold Special Yule Program
St Matthew's Lutheran church hosts its White Christmas service Sunday evening December 16 at 7 30 in the Sunday school auditorium. The primary department tells the Christmas story with flannelgraph scenes read by Mrs George W Mauney and acted by Mrs Garland Bull. Choirs directed by Mrs E X Shenk provide musical effects. Auditorium decorations follow a white motif. After the story gifts in white are collected for special Christmas objectives. All friends are invited to worship.
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St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
George W. Mauney
Garland Bull
E. X. Shenk
Lutherans Plan Hanging Of Greens
The St Matthew s Lutheran congregation will gather inform ally to decorate the church for the joyous fests after an hour of fellowship and carol singing light refreshments will be served all members urged to attend and extend an invitation to friends of Bt Matthews Farmers need to plan exhibits for the Seed Exposition at Lambert Henry Rooker of Nortina Warren County Corn Contest with 103 bushels per rt
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St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Friends of
Bt. ‘Matthews
Henry Rooker
Nortina
Warren County
My Daily Prayer for a Brighter World
A reflective verse expresses a wish to be a kind friend next year and daily, to help others, seek sympathy, and bring light when skies are overcast. The speaker hopes to earn trust, avoid regret, and make the world feel more like heaven through truthful, fair dealings.
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Ornis
Superstitions Told bout New Year's In Many Lands
A fragmentary review of New Year superstitions from various lands. Beliefs include unmarried people looking out a window for a spouse, seeing a horse granting a wish, a dog bringing luck, a cat foretelling worry, and saying rabbits first upon waking. Other charms involve luck through careful actions, greetings with crossed fingers, stocking placement, and opening a bank account on New Year’s Day.
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England
Scotland
New Year's Blessings Across Swiss Churches Abroad
An ancient note from Swiss church records notes blessings exchanged during the New Year mass abroad. It references a ceremonial hour and the exchange of holy greetings among Swiss officials and parishioners. The fragment hints at international religious observance.
North Carolina 4-H State Winners Named for 1946
Four North Carolina 4 H club members earned 1946 state championship honors in clothing canning farm and home methods. Ora Leow of Burlington Grace Breedlove of Nashville Walter Coates of Smithfield and Francis Pressly of Stony Point each receive a National Club Congress trip to Chicago funded by sponsors. Leow won top rating in Clothing Achievement for a six year sewing record, Breedlove canned 3996 quarts over six years, Coates led in first year Field Crops with 12 acres cotton nine corn eight tobacco and practical rotation, and Pressly earned Electric Otter Methods award for barn lighting and rural electrification work.
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North Carolina
Chicago
Withers
Ora Leow
Burlington
Ora
National Bureau of the
Spec.catton Company
Grace Breedlove
Nashville
Chicago Club Congress
Kerr Glass Corp
Grace
Walter Coates
Smithfeld
Francis Pressly
Stony Point
Club Congress
Westinghouse
Francis
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