Wing-Byrd wedding events and Easter services in Cove area
Mrs Mathon Weis of Pensacola hosts pre rehearsal dinner for Wing-Byrd wedding party at Cove hotel. Rehearsal 9 pm First Baptist church. Rotary luncheon at Cove hotel 12 noon with Elizabeth Wing honored by Jean Bennett Maggie Fleming Ouida Hardy Wilhelmina Mathis Martha Sherman. On Saturday Elizabeth Wing will wed Isaac Wyatt Byrd at First Baptist church 4:30 pm. Reception at Fannin home. Sunrise Easter services at Bay Beach Park 5:30 pm. Public invited. services in local churches morning and evening.
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Mathon Weis
Pensacola
Wing-Byrd
Cove Hotel
First Baptist Church
Rotary
Elizabeth Wing
Jean Bennett
Maggie Fleming
Ouida Hardy
Wilhelmina Mathis
Martha Sherman
Isaac Wyatt Byrd
Harry Fannin
Bay Beach Park
Panama City
Rev W H Wages to Preach at Lynn Haven Sunday
The Rev W Harvey Wages of Thomasville Georgia will preach at both Lynn Haven First Baptist services Sunday He is a former Georgia Baptist executive committee member and Georgia House chaplain He spoke here last year and drew a large crowd The morning topic is The Resurrection with an evening sermon Honoring God with What We Have Members urged to attend and the public invited.
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W. Harvey Wages
Thomasville
Lynn Haven First Baptist Church
Wages
Georgia
Georgia Baptist Convention
Georgia House of Representatives
Lynn Haven Baptist Church
Hutchins Speculation for Sec Post Reignites Talk
WARM SPRINGS Ga Apr 7 Speculation that Robert N Hutchins president of the University of Chicago might be named chairman of the Security and peace division was revived after a visit to President Mosses Welt’s vacation cottage by the young educator.
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Hutchins
Sec
Warm Springs
Robert N. Hutchins
University of Chicago
Mosses
Flower Show Set as Outdoor Event in Old City Park
The Panama City Garden Club sponsors a two day outdoor flower show at Old City Park east of Harrison Avenue on April 28 and 29. The club aims to beautify Bay Front Park at the foot of Harrison Avenue, with beautification work already under way and committees urging fresh flowers and shrubs donations. Garden club circles will accept donations via circle chairmen, and unaffiliated contributors may call Mrs A P Laughlin at 759 to offer flowers.
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Panama City Garden Club
Old City Park
Harrison Avenue
Garden Club
Bay Front Park
A. P. Laughlin
Bride-Elect Elizabeth Wing Honored by Mrs Harris
Mrs J C Harris hosted a bridee luncheon for Miss Elizabeth Wing as she prepares to marry Isaac Wyatt Byrd tomorrow at First Baptist church. Twenty four guests attended with red rose decor and fine service. prizes went to Mrs Will Cook and Mrs S A Daffin Jr. Out of town guests included Mrs A M Cowart Dawson Ga Mrs J C Hattaway Arlington Ga Mrs Mal hon Weis Pensacola and Mrs W T Wing Jacksonville.
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J. C. Harris
Elizabeth Wing
Isaac Wyatt Byrd
First Baptist Church
Miss Wing
Bridge
Will Cook
S. A. Daffin, Jr
Man in the Moon Acrobat Seriously Injured at Madison Square Garden
New York April 7 The man in the moon a Ringling Brothers act lay in a hospital with wrist bones broken and possible skull and rib fractures after a 20 foot fall at Madison Square Garden He is 35 year old Swiss acrobat Rosello whose real name is Friedrich Kotsis The accident occurred at the end of his third U S tour performance as he slid down a 60 foot rope His spinning hoop act high above the arena may have been slowed by a leather mitt that broke and caused a dangerous release
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey Circus
Rosello
Friedrich Kotsis
Mozleys Announce Birth Of Daughter At Clinic
Mr and Mrs W W Mozley announce the birth of a daughter this morning at the William Carme Roberts clinic integral to the local hospital network.
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W W Mozley
William Carme) Roberts Clinic
Dr James Opens Modern Laundry Plant At 565 Warrison Ave
Dr James announces that from next Monday he will provide complete laundry service. New equipment has been installed at his plant on 565 Warrison Avenue and a corps of workers is assembled. James has four years of laundry experience.
Coal field shutdown halts Easter pay days across regions
Thousands endured a payless Easter as coal mines in the Appalachian fields halted production. Operators and United Mine Workers representatives left wage talks in New York, while railroads and truckers faced broader disruption as the coal movement stopped.
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Pitsburgh
Appalachian
United Mine Workers Oo
New York
Panama Young Men's Club Forms Charter Membership
Permanent Panama City organization completed last night with a charter membership list released today. Forty plus men joined including Charles Abbott Boyd Ward Kermit Thomas Dave Brown Claude Porter Wilton Eiland Wallace Lunsford Woodrow DeBerry and others. next meeting set for Thursday night April 13 at Sorrentino Hall 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Charles Abbott
Boyd Ward
Kermit Thomas
Dave Brown
Claude Porter
Wilton Eiland
Wallace Lunsford
Woodrow DeBerry
Harry Jennette
Joe Penton
Terry Collins
Buck Atwell
Glen Ward
Julius Odum
Jack Warren
Milton Spencer
Ralph Sorrentino
Tom Bingham
A. J. Harvard
Custer Russ, Jr
Harry Ward
Jack Tribble
Myles Harmon
J. C. Stewart
Mack Davis
Clyde Fellows
Glenn Porter
Claude Bradley
Harvey Collins
Francis Cotton
Howard Hinman
Jack Howard
Woody Davis
Stag Dinner Held Last Night For Isaac W Byrd
Isaac W Byrd son of Mr and Mrs W O Byrd of this city was the guest of honor at a stag dinner given by friends at the Tavern in St Andrews held last night in anticipation of his forthcoming marriage to Miss Elizabeth Wing. Guests included Mack Lewis Wayne McCall Earl Wiselogel Lynwood Conrad Laviey McGuagge Earl Thomas Cook Freeman and M Q Nelson.
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Isaac W. Byrd
Elizabeth Wing
First Methodist Church
Mr. Byrd
Earl Wiselogel
Lynwood Conrad
Laviey McGuagge
Earl Thomas
Cook Freeman
M. Q. Nelson
Ed Rood elected UF student body president, 1939-40
Gainesville Florida April 7 Ed Rood Bradenton law student won the 1939 40 UF student body presidency defeating George Simonson St. Petersburg 1295 to 1094 The Gator party swept 18 of 23 offices Emmett Smith was elected chancellor of the Honor Court Lester Poucher won vice president Jack Jones secretary treasurer The record turnout exceeded 2400 votes with over 80 percent participation in a heated campus campaign
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Gainesville
Fla
Ed Rood
Bradenton
University of Florida
George Simonson
St. Petersburg
Rood
Gator Party
University Union Party
Steve O’connell
West Palm Beach
Emmett Smith
St. Augustine
Honor Court
Lan Foster
Miami
Lester Poucher
Largo
Bob McCann
Fort Lauderdale
Jack Jones
Gator
Bill Stewart
Vero Beach
Governor O'Daniel to host Ripley program on CBS
On CBS at 9 30 p m tonight Robert Ripley will introduce Texas governor W Lee O'Daniel as master of ceremonies. The Perricone Quad. Tuplets are billed as the only living male quads in the United States. Four year old Donald Rutledge of Texas will be presented by the governor and narrate a remarkable heroism tale. A dramatic segment covers Mussolini's push for Suez Canal representation and its impact on a nation.
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Robert
Ripley
CBS
W. Lee O’daniel
Texas
Perricone
United States
Donald Rutledge
Mussolini
Suez Canal
Excessive speed cited as top cause of Texas highway accidents
Department of Public Safety statistics point to excessive speed as the chief factor feeding Texas highway crashes. The findings highlight risk levels across major corridors and emphasize the need for targeted enforcement and driver awareness campaigns.
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Texas
Department of Public Safety
New French Rose Debuts in America Mme Jean Gaujard
Garden Club notes introduce the French rose Mme Jean Gaujard named for hybridizer Jean Gaujard’s wife. Introduced this year in America, it has won gold medals in France and Italy and features buff orange, carmine pink, and gold hues, long pointed buds, and sturdy stems. The plant is hardy, ideal for cutting, with light green foliage and well spaced branches.
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Garden Club
America
Mme
Jean Gaujard
Pernet- Duchet Gardens
Silk
Lyon
France
Europe
Italy
Hospital dismissals prompt local updates
Mrs. W E Inman of this city was sent home yesterday after a stay at Lisenby hospital. Miss Greenell Nichols of Port St Joe is being discharged today from Lisenby hospital to her home.
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W. E. Inman
Lisenby Hospital
Greenell Nichols
Port St. Joe
Man cites pies as cause of dog's illness
In Dunkirk New York on April 7 a husband asked Police Chief John J Warren if his wife could be prosecuted for cruelty to animals after her pies allegedly sickened him and the family dog and were fed to robins which died. Police ruled it a culinary instruction matter not a crime.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
John J. Warren
Warren
Lost World of Albert National Park on stamps and fashion ad
Stamp description extols Albert National Park in the Belgian Congo with mountains forests wildlife and 3308 square miles of ground. It notes 600 mountain gorillas and diverse species, plus a stamp image from 1949. The page also promotes Pattern 801 sewing dress with sleeve variations, sizes 36 to 50, price 15 cents, and order details.
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Lake Kivu
Equator
Lake Albert
Albert National Park
Belgian Congo
Africa
Carl Akeley
NEA Service, Inc
Claire Tilden
Thrift
Panama City News-Herald
Fifth
Avenue
New York
Personalities and Holiday Travel Round Panama City
Mr and Mrs C M Young and Mrs Estelle Smith left yesterday for Columbus Ga where Mrs Smith will continue to her home in Canada Miss Mary Nell Pope and Billy Cannady students at the Polytechnic Institute at Auburn Ala are home with their families for the holidays University students home for the holidays are Crawford Mosley and Alf Coleman W J Hogan and Rudy Cone of Atlanta Ga are spending the weekend in Panama City Miss Nelda Gray and Miss Christine Hardin are weekend houseguests of Mr and Mrs James R Asbell Miss Ouida Hardy and Miss Mary Finney students at Women's College in Tallahassee are spending the holidays with their parents here Mr and Mrs Jack Ensor of Pensacola spent Thursday in Panama City Mr and Mrs Sidney Daffin sr of Marianna were visitors in Panama City yesterday Robert Vann of Abbeville Ala student at Auburn is spending a couple of days in Panama City
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Mary Nell Pope
Billy Cannady
the Polytechnic Institute At
Auburn
Ala
Nelda Gray
Christine Hardin
James R. Asbell
Ouida Hardy
Mary Finney
Woman's College
Tallahassee
Sidney Daffin, Sr
Marianna
Panama City
Robert Vann
Abbeville, Ala
Episcopal Women's Auxiliary Program Meeting At St Andrews
The St. Andrews Episcopal Church Women’s Auxiliary met Monday afternoon at Mrs. Harry Gainer’s home. The program highlighted the United Thank Offering with songs by Mrs. Jules Prevost and Mrs. Robert Brown, piano by Mrs. Hettie Swift, and an article by Bishop S. G. Tucker on United Thank Offering and the Church’s Mission. Mrs. John Wills summarized group activities, Miss Catherine Martin spoke on Mrs. Soule, and Mrs. Laughlin discussed a United Thank Offering meeting in Fiji Islands under the Church of England.
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St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Harry Gainer
Jules Prevost
Robert Brown
Lord
Mrs
Hettie Swift
Arthur Laughlin
S. G. Tucker
John Wills
Catherine Martin
Soule
Easter Services At Callaway Planned
Callaway residents organize an Easter program for Sunday featuring Union Sunday School songs readings and a short play by the youth. A Panama City minister will preach at 11 a.m. followed by a basket dinner in Scott's park. Cal Gray of Millville oversees a 2 p.m. song service. Rev H H Stewart invites all.
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Callaway
Union Sunday School
Panama City
Scott’s Park
Union Church
Cal Gray
Millville
H. H. Stewart
It's Still Done Right Way And Wrong Way
Woman manners and chivalry are discussed in fashion era terms with tips for men. The piece urges traditional courtesy in social settings and advises on seating, coat handling, makeup discretion, lighting cigarettes, and escort behavior.
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Joan Durham
Ash Tray Request and Dutch Dining Advice
A dated social note suggests finding an ash tray and having a companion handle payments. It advises letting the other person pay the bill even when dining “Dutch,” and entrusting cash transactions to the person accompanying you.
Union Easter Sunrise Service Planned At St Andrews
A Union Easter Sunrise Service will be held at 6 a.m. Sunday on the lawn of the St Andrews Presbyterian Church. The Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian churches of St Andrews join for the event, offering short talks songs and prayers. The public is invited to attend.
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Union
St. Andrews
Baptist
Methodist
Presbyterian
St. Andrews ‘Presbyterian Church
Millville Methodist group presents a Mission Study playlet
The Millville Women's Missionary Society will stage a playlet as tonight's Mission Study. The event urges all to attend and will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Millville church.
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Millville Methodist Missionary Group
Millville
Old style coved bridges linger in North Carolina towns
In 1939 North Carolina still had 42 old style coved bridges with Randolph county hosting 32. The note highlights regional bridge counts and the persistence of historic structures in the state.
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North Carolina
Randolph County
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W. H. Wages
Lynn Haven
Whitman
Brewer's
Rexall Store
Clif
Young Men's Club
Fnlists
O’daniel
M. L. Mounts
Price Department Store
University
Crawford Mosley
Alf Coleman
W. J. Hogan
Rudy Cone
Atlanta, Ga
Jack Ensor
Episcopal Women’s Auxiliary
Central Tire Service
Drug Co
Jacksonville
Florida
Eee
Robert Kloeppel Hotels
Gulf’ Insurance
H. J. Goldthwaite
Panama City, Fla
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