From Tent To Temple Grace Church Story
Grace Methodist church history traces its origins from a tent meeting near a YMCA site to a formal church on North Pruett Street. The first educational wing opened in 1948, sanctuary phases followed, and construction progressed through the 1950s under Rev. Milton S. Jordan, described as home spun with a Texas drawl and popular, humorous preaching.
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Isin
Wesmanity
YMCA
Pearce Jones
Wlof
Irs
Fred Manis
Crewford
Rev Milton S Jordan Popular Area Speaker With Sermon Humor
Rev Milton S Jordan a 38 year Methodist minister and Grace Church leader, born in Rockwall Texas, educated at Lufkin Pittsburg Wells Southwestern. Since his arrival, church membership rose from 990 to 1311 and giving has grown. he credits family for much of his work and supports Lions Club Community Chest and schools. He and wife Dorothy have five children, two at home Milton Jr and Sarah Elizabeth.
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Milton S. Jordan
Grace Methodist Church
Texas
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Jordan
Rockwall
Tex
Lufkin
Pittsburg
Wells College
Southwestern College
Grace Church
Dorothy
Milton S. Jr
Sarah Elizabeth
Robert Blanchard
Port Neches
Leroy Noland
Jack Sonville
R. M. Jordan
Ray
Lions Club
Community Chest
John Wesley Film Is Scheduled For St. John's
The St Johns Methodist church announces a Sunday evening service featuring the Eastman color film Jangid produced with imagery by Fadia and the commission. Rev Haywood will annex his sermon topic to Conquerors. Horace Smith directs the choir singing Now Thank We All Our God.
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St. John's Methodistate
John Wesles
Grace Methodist to open Gothic sanctuary amid delays
Grace Methodist Church plans a Sunday 10 45 AM dedication with Bishop A Frenk Smn as guest speaker. Open house for the new sanctuary is postponed due to schedule delays. the $250,000 project adds 15,905 square feet and seats about 1170, featuring leaded Gothic windows and a cross shaped plan with stained oak paneling and cork floors.
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Grace Methodist
Jordana
A. Frenk
Grace Church
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Christ
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I Perkins
Il Ae
Cox and Stine Construction Ga
Mat- Kin and Co
Houston
Thomas Govan
Prepster c. Is
Vets Corner VA benefits questions clarified
An excerpt covers continued VA compensation for a veteran widow's daughter while she attends school, noting continued payments during vacations if attendance is shown at term end. changes to GI life insurance beneficiaries can be done without VA form by supplying name, address, and service branch. and minimum GI home loan advance payment equals the larger of one monthly installment or one hundred five dollars, whichever is less.
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VA Showng
William Fulton to Return from Korea in 1958
William R. Fulton a Korea specialist third class and radio operator with the 8202d Army Unit of the Korean Military Advisory Group is scheduled to return to the United States. He arrived in the Far East in February 1958 after entering the Army in May 1954 and completing basic training at Fort Bliss Texas. He attended Lee College before enlistment and is the son of J J Fulton of 1514 Dallas Baytown.
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Korea
William R. Fulton
J. J. Fulton
Dallas
Baytown
8202D
Korean Military Advisory Group
Fulton
Far East
Lee College
Army
Fort Bliss
Tex
Plans Completed For 17th Annual Safety Conference
Plans for the 17th Annual Texas Safety Conference were announced by W Dudley Coursey of Texas Instruments Dallas serving as general chairman. Hines Baker of Humble Refining Houston will address the opening session after a welcome by Dallas Mayor R L Thornton Sr. The program includes industry talks from safety leaders in Wisconsin Illinois and Texas, sectional meetings on accident prevention in petroleum construction foods and beverages public utilities and metals and manufacturing, plus sessions on traffic control commercial vehicle operations schools and colleges and farm and ranch safety. Highlights feature a Tuesday luncheon for Industrial Safety Awards and a Monday banquet with Dr Alfred P Haake GM consultant and noted author and lecturer on economic problems.
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Austin
W. Dudley Coursey
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Dallas
Hines Baker
Humble Qu and Refining Co
Houston
R. L. Thornton Sr
Wisconsin
Illinois
Texas
Navy Opens Critical Rates Re-Enlistment Offer
The Chief of Naval Personnel F L Reynolds declares an open re-enlistment window for former sailors in critical rates. Discharged 3 months to under 1 year may rejoin in their prior critical rate. contact Reynolds in Room 202 Pruett Building for details.
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U. S. Navy
Navy
Naval
F. L. Reynolds
Baytown
Reynolds
Pruett Building
Color Film On Texas Colleges Planned By Sugar Land Firm
Sugar Land based Diaperial Sugar Co. plans a full color travelogue style film of Texas colleges and universities. Gov. Allan Shivers and educators back the project to showcase facilities and student life in 61 state supported and independent institutions. The film aims to guide high school students in choosing colleges and will also cover junior and private schools.
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Sugar Land
Texas
Diaperial Sugar Co
Sngar Land
W. H. Louviere
Allan Shivers
Louviere
Austin
Shivers
Awvill
Business
Uranium Found in Kitchen Sparks Heat in Kalamazoo
Lester Weiss, after a cross state rain search, reports his Geiger counter rang near a 39 year old orange tinted water jug. He says pottery makers used a uranium compound for decades to glaze items and that the AEC recently allowed a substitute while small uranium rations were supplied to manufacturers.
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Mich
Lester Weiss
Weiss
Atomic Energy Commssion
AEC
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