Prize Contests Close Soon With Diamond Ring Award
A weekly contest announces a final push with thirteen special prizes. The top prize is a diamond ring for the highest weekly vote and twelve district gold brooch prizes. Entries must be submitted by December 12 to influence grand prizes. payments via post office money orders or cash. no private checks. Neighborhood Improvement Day urged in North Carolina schools with a December 4 observance to assess needs and report results to the County Superintendent.
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Judes
Rizes
Omeme
Poswife
Ind
Dan Lutue Birth in Thanksgiving Night
Correspondence from The Journal reports the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lutue of Monroe R F D 1 in Lucia Gaston county on Thanksgiving night. All are doing well except Dan who is convalescing.
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Dan
Stanly
N. C
Lucia
Gaston County
Dan Lut Ue
Monroe
Missionary Entzminger Praises Brazil and United States
Rev. W E Entzminger, a South Carolinian serving 23 years in Brazil, spoke at Monroe Baptist Church on South America and Brazil. He described growth in churches, religious liberty, and Brazil’s size and population, noting cultural exchanges and U S friendship since President Wilson's policy.
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Mr. Entzminger
South America
United States
Wilson
Mexico
Baptist Church
Monroe
W. EB. Entzminger
Brazil
Chicago
Bennos Aires
Entaminger
Baptist Editor Held as Spy in Germany
Edward Bright an American citizen is detained at Jingen Goettingen charged with spying. His wife in New York reports Bright lived in Goettingen for nearly ten years and studied at the university. Mrs Bright appeals to the State Department noting Ambassador Gerard urged an early investigation and saying the exact offense remains unknown. Born Yonkers New York 47 years ago he was formerly editor of the Baptist Examiner before traveling and studying abroad.
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Edward Bright
Jingen
Hight
New York Dispatch
Goettingen
Germany
Bright
Gontingen
Goettin
Gerard
State Department
Yonkers, N. Y
Baptist Examiner
Disappointed Contact Fails To Meet Percival
A brief exchange recalls a missed meeting between Miss Percival and another caller. The speaker laments being out when the call came, and the other confirms they hoped to find her as she disappeared around the corner.
Compleat Samaritan Angler Feeds Fish In Quiet Water
In a terse exchange a narrator questions a fisherman about removing fish from a water body while the angler explains he is not removing them but feeding them, after hours of no bites.
North Carolina School Day Set For December 4
Public schools across North Carolina are urged by Superintendent Joyner to observe North Carolina Day on Friday December 4 as part of School and Neighborhood Improvement efforts. Meetings in every school house will cover rural census school term length subjects agriculture and domestic science clubs school facilities roads health reading libraries and farmer cooperation. Observance of Public Roads Grounds and Buildings Day is set for Thursday December 3.
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North Carolina
Court House
Union County
R. Nesbit
Joyner
Wingat News and Views Highlights Wingate Nov 24 29
Wingate notes visiting relatives and teachers at Charlotte assembly. Ralph Griffin of Gastonia attends the Teachers Assembly. Miss Palmer Lee and Miss Hazenes Carroll are among attendees. Local marriages, Thanksgiving visits, play at the Academy, and reflections on faith and community are also described with multiple Wingate residents named.
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Wingat
Wingate
Ralph Griffin
Gastonia
Rosa
Glenn Womble
Boyce Helms
and Lire
R. L. Womble
J. G. Carroll
Teachers’ Assembly
Charlotte
Charlotte Last ‘Thursday, Miss Palmer Lee, A Teacher In the [Thomasville
la Bertha Johnson
Hazenes Carroll
Edgecombe Co
Carroll
Lou Braswell
Nell Hetner
Blair Bivens
Monroe
Luke Russell
Jusoe Austin
B.D. Austin
Bertha Johnson
Wingate School
Mary Bogan
Arlington
Florence Edgeworth
Annie Bogan
Y. M. Bogan
M. B. Dry
Maud Price
Genie Summerland
Gladys Hefner
Marshville
Ray Griffin
Mrs Griffin
Rev
B.C. Sn
T. C. Griffin
Immedi
Whitmire
D. C
John W. Mivens
Bivens
O. P. Timist
Ely
Curious Morning Meat Exchange
A husband questions a butcher about the morning meat, the reply praises the steak as smooth and velvet, then the husband abruptly requests sausage, revealing a humorous miscommunication. The exchange centers on a light domestic moment and a playful misunderstanding at a butcher shop.
Editor Missing After Subscriber Call
A puzzled subscriber questions the editor’s whereabouts after a yesterday call. The note hints at a serious absence and mentions a funeral as part of the unresolved events. The fragment implies staff disruption and potential editorial delay.
War Report: German Forces Split as Polish Front Trials
London dispatch notes fighting in France and Poland with German and Russian moves. Three mini engagements near Thorn and Cracow show focal successes for both sides, no clear winner. Analysts believe Hindenburg’s forces may be split into three units and one nearly enveloped, while Russians wedge Germany from Austria near Cracow. Critics say Germans underestimating Russians, now rushing reinforcements to avert a Polish Sedan moment. The issue hinges on reinforcements arriving in time.
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London
Poland
Berlin
Thorn
Cracow
von Hindenburg
Rugeiia
Monta
Germany
Daclares
Meld Marshall von Hindenburg
Petrograd
Paris
Russian and German fronts show mixed gains amid war report
The latest official bulletin says Monta still claims advantage in northern Poland while German offensives stall. Russian claims of Cracow victory and large prisoner totals surface, with German losses reportedly heavy. The Austrian and Turkish fronts see activity as weather dominates, and Field Marshal French notes German losses exceed Allies. Romanian king urges parliament support for wartime measures.
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W. B. McManus Oes
Myrtle Price
Eugenia Williams
North Monroe
Daisy Thomas
Monroe Township
S. E. Price
Lona Polk
Jennie Richardson
Belle Medlin
Bright Secrest
Mattie Jones
Sandy Ridge Township
Annie Gordon
Lillie Boatright
Carrie Godfrey
Clyde Belk
Mineral Springs
Ora Lee
Mamie Gamble
Lanes Creek
Leola Maples
Mary Rushing
Sarah Baker
John L. Helms
Eula Phifer Mise
Annie Smith
Ligsie Stimpson
Ma’ Shvili
Rena Moore
Maybelle Jo
Mix Ei Hamilton
M.le Sinclair
Goose Creek Township
May Austin
Carrie Clontz
Beatrice Watson
Lela Little
Della Helis
Annie James
Ola Baucom
Unionvill
Wilma Hargett
Gaither Coan
Blonnie Hinson Vee
Mary Starnes
Vara Belk
Kate Funderburk
Rosa Rogers
Maggie Sistare
Lessie Plyler
Mayme Belk
Ida Broom
Gladys Laney
One
Vance Township
Jerence Helms
Clara Stinson Teeee
Dor King
Ian Trail
J. Y. Fitzgerald
Mary Boyd
New Salem
Sallie Staten
Ola Mediin
Bila Smith
Lancaster
Mattie Steele
Annie Sapp
Ethel Taylor
Dessie Deene
Chesterfield Conty
Maude Funderburk
Myrtle Wallace
Mr. Entaminger
Jefferson
Pageland Journal
John G. Rivers
Chesterfield
A. C. Douglass
Allen Watson
Anson County
Long Pine Church
J. L. Tyler
B. C. Ogburn
Cheraw
Pageland
P. H. Arant
Ogburn
J. A. McGraw
Sumter
Methodist Episcopal Church South
McGraw
Laura King
Lonnie Kang
White Store Township
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
W. M. Mangum
Mr. Mangum
Watkyns—srue
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Rainer
London Dispatch
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Ar- Tak
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