Three Women Burn To Death In Highway 65 Fire
A blaze tore through a four room frame house on Highway 65 near Little Rock last week, killing Mrs Emma Boddy aged 55, Mrs Dorothy Jones 24 and her daughter Margaret Richardson 20 a reformer. Sam Barnes who lived across the road woke to a loud noise, found the Boddy home ablaze and tried to enter the front room but was driven back by flames and smoke.
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Little Rock
ANP
Emma Boddy
Dorothy Jones
Margaret Richardson
Sam Barnes
Boddy
Church of Incarnation Announces Septuagesima Sunday services
On Sunday January 21 the church marks Septuagesima Sunday the third before Lent. Church School begins at 9 30 a.m. with Sung Mass Sermon and Communion at 11 a.m. Evening service Solemn Evensong and Sermon at 7 30 p.m. Father John J Jarrett will celebrant and preacher at both Mass and Evening service. You are invited to worship and remember that prayer changes things.
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John J. Jarrett
Church of the Incarnation
University Chaplain to preach at St Agnes Sunday vesper
The Rev. Father Ward, Episcopal Chaplain at the University of Miami and Vicar of Christ Church Coconut Grove, will guest preach at the Solemn Vesper service at St Agnes Sunday January 21 at 7 30 p.m. The Canterbury Club will be lay guests. A Patronal Festival celebration includes Corporate Communion at 7 15 a.m. and Solemn High Mass, procession and sermon at 11 20 a.m. The service will be broadcast. Church School at 0 p.m. Parishioners and friends are urged to attend.
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Father Ward
University of Miami
Christ Church, Coconut Grove
St. Agnes
Canterbury Club
University
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Lillian Wallace
The family thanks friends and relatives for sincere labor acknowledgments cards telegrams and flowers during the bereavement. They also thank St. Mary's W M Church for assistance and Rev E A Culmer for the sermon and Francis funeral home for the service from start to finish.
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Lillian Wallace
St. Mary’s W. M. Church
E. A. Culmer
Francis Funeral Home
In Memoriam Capers Pigford Family Remembrance
An in memoriam notice honors Mr. R J Pigford and Mrs Hattie Pigford with January birth and death dates and lauds Mrs Daisy Sneed and Mr Tom Pigford. The Capers Pigford Family asks readers to remember these beloved parents aunt and grandfather and their enduring place in hearts and memories.
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R. J. Pigford
Hattie Pigford
Daisy ‘Sneed
Tom Pigford
Capers
In Remembrance of Harry Riou by Colleen McKinney
Colleen McKinney, sister, remembers Harry Riou who passed away January 16. She writes loving words, saying she loves him and trusts Jesus to rest in peace.
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Harry Riou
Jesus
Colleen McKinney
That's How They Play The Game
Mrs Patrickness describes how race tensions in South Africa color national outlook and daily life. She recalls a voyage where a colored woman reached a deck tennis semi final but white passengers refused to play her, leaving her to win the prize and her husband to present a toast to the captain.
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London
ANP
South Africa
Patrickness. White
National Council of Women
Britain
Ness
Union of South Africa
Council
Maritzburg
Bethel AME Church hosts 11th Episcopal District meeting
The Greater Bethel AME Church hosted the 11th Episcopal District annual conference with Rt. Rev. John Andrew Gregg presiding. Dr W F Ball, popular Florida preacher, returned for a third year and led with 61 of 69 votes. Ball is endorsed for Bishopric with potential historic first election from Greater Bethel.
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11Th Episcopal District of African Methodist Church
John Andrew Gregg
Bethel Ame Church of
Miami
Salters Chapel of
Brown
Greater Bethel
Salters Chapel
J. C. Williams
Ball
W. F. Ball
Gregg
J. A. Roberts
Coconut Grove
St. Paul Ame Church
L Long
Charles S. Long
Williams
Orlando
Florida
General Conference
Greater Bethel Ame
E. M. Blocker
Ft. Pierce
Blocker
Reed
Frances Bolton pushes $47 million nurse training bill
Washington notes Frances Bolton, Ohio congresswoman, champions a long range program to train more nurses with $47,000,000 in federal funds. The plan includes provisions for practical nurses and commits to expanding opportunities for colored women nationwide.
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Washington
ANP
Frances Payne Bolton
Ohio
House
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