Baptists Debate Church and State at Memphis Convention
Southern Baptists debated separation of church and state in Memphis as officers for the Southern Baptist Convention were to be elected from the floor. The committee on public relations urged more church state separation, opposing religious instruction in public schools. Leaders discussed candidates to succeed President Louie Newton, with Dr. John H. Buchanan and Dr. Robert G. Lee named as likely successors.
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Memphis
Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
Louie Newton
Atlanta
John H. Buchanan
Birmingham
Ala
Robert G. Lee
Newton
Truman
Israel
Foreign Mission Board
Home Missions Board
Louisville
Oer Worth
New Orleans
Shoplifter Leaves With $30 Lawnmower In Muskogee
In Muskogee Oklahoma a shoplifter calmly wheeled a $30 lawnmower from a store and disappeared before clerks could stop him. Authorities suspect a waiting car was involved.
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Muskogee
Okla
U.P
City offices move prompts jail and police quarters remodel
City officials plan moving City Hall offices to Municipal Auditorium before Aug. 1 with completion by Oct. 1 due to lease expiration. Basement police offices to first floor, new cell block added, Locker rooms and distanced Corp court and traffic bureau set for first floor. Jail kitchen may be built. YMCA and Federated Women’s Clubs will vacate auditorium space.
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City Hall
Municipal Auditorium
N. V. Moss
Moss
Corporation Court
Traffic Bureau
Potts Ingerton
Ingerton
City Commission
YMCA
Federated Women's Clubs
Dyes Show Promise in Cancer Fight at University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia reports that University of Pennsylvania cancer commission researchers, led by Dr. Margaret Reed Lewis, found nile blue sulfate selectively targets cancer tissues in animals. Dyes bound to tumors slowed growth and extended survival. compounds given orally entered the bloodstream. Further human studies are required to assess safety and effectiveness.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Cancer Commission
University of Pennsylvania
Margaret Reed Lewis
Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
America
Henry A. Sloviter
Philip P. Goland
Lewis
Commission
Army Maneuvers Meet Match in German Girlfriends
In Graffenwohr Germany the Army maneuvers are rivaled by GI girlfriends using every ploy to visit. Commanders closed the area to civilians and kept towns off limits to troops while wives complain the drills may extend into summer. Weekend billets were arranged so husbands could be seen when not on mock war duties.
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Graffenwohr
Germany
U.P
Army
No snapping allowed at Alexandria invitational sweep stakes
The second annual invitational sweep stakes will be run in Alexandria on May 31 with no snapping at the post. Entrants are turtles tortoises or terrapins but no snappers. Last year a snapper in a field of 53 nearly bit a judge's thumb.
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Alexandria
Va. U.P
President Elector To Have Easy Trip To PEKA
Bert Mitchner, Kansas revenue and taxation commissioner, will cast the state’s presidential ballot after the November election. He will travel from his fifth floor State house desk to the secretary of state’s office on the second floor with no mileage as elevator service is free.
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Peka
Tran
United States
Bert Mitchner
Kansas
Mitchner
State House
Revenue and Taxation
Secretary of State
Llano Estacado Camporee Opens Friday At Camp Don Harrington
The Llano Estacado Boy Scout Council announces the annual Camporee and Field Day will be held at Camp Don Harrington, 12 miles south of the Canyon Highway intersection. A 4:30 p.m. tent city setup Friday precedes an 8:15 p.m. stunt program. Saturday features early flag ceremony, contests, and drills including camping, cooking, knot tying, nature study, and tug of war with Scoutmasters’ round table after the campfire. Parents and friends are invited to attend both events.
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Llano Estacado
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Michael R. Lindsey
C. P.A
George C. Kiker, C. Pla
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Barfield Building
N.S. Griggs & Sons
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DU Pont
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Jim Jacobsen
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Sam Houston Junior High
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Wichita Falls
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