Progress Report on Ending Racial Segregation in Churches
Report from the General Assembly of the National Council of Churches notes slow but steady progress toward desegregation. About 10 percent of U.S. churches now interracial, with 30,864 of 308,647 churches including white and colored members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liston Pope
Yale Divinity School
New Haven
Martin Luther King, Jr
Montgomery
Ala
America
Assembly
Episcopal
Everett H. Jones
San Antonio
Texas
Francis P. Miller
Charlottesville
Blake Smith
Austin
North
South
South Africa
Singapore
Drunkenness Worries Communists in East Europe
AP report notes alcohol abuse concerns across Soviet satellites. In Czechoslovakia youth drunkenness rose 31 percent among 20 year olds, with 17 first aid stations for alcoholics and compulsory treatment for known drunkards. Poland and Hungary also report factory accidents tied to drinking on the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Prace
Social Sciences Titles Added to Library Selections
The public library adds a new list of social sciences works for general circulation. Entries include American Teen-ager Money and Banking Government and Administration of Iowa Complete Guide to U S Civil Service Jobs Basic Statistics American Governmental Problems Not Guilty Fourth of a Nation City Governments in the United States Delinquency Sickness or Sin Night mare of the Innocent Tichborne Imposter Business Economics The New Class an Analysis of the Communist System Louisville Story Lloyds of London a Study in Individualism Age of Steam Executive Careers for Women Australia Principles of School Administration Economics History of Presidential Elections Social Order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Public Library
Remmers
Radler
Prather
Iowa
Ross
U.S
Turner
Simpson
Kafka
Swartz
Frank
Woodring
United States
Kneier
McCann
Larsen
MacGregor
Colberg
Djilas
Louisville
Carmichael
Lloyds of London
The Poet of the People by Edgar A Guest
A moral verse encouraging perseverance and hard work. It urges readers to buckle to tasks, push through difficulties, and focus on solving problems rather than worrying about outcomes. The poem frames effort as key to proving character and strength.
Jacobynan S Triumph in St Paul Bridge Contest
Oswald Jacoby analyzes a hand from the 1958 St Paul winter carnival bridge tournament where local favorite Mrs Norman Grue figures prominently. The article showcases bidding and play examples to illustrate strategic concepts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Norman Grue
Careful play lifts Mrs Grue to overtrick in diamond finish
The hand features North overcalling and West showing strength. Mrs Grue, dummy, and East exchange cards in a disciplined diamond line to set up a successful finish. The article notes the singleton king possibility and ends with a remark on the name Jesse meaning wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Dummy
Mrs. Grue
Rocket Explodes in Texas Class Killing Teacher
Floydada Texas AP a rocket made from pipe exploded during a high school chemistry class killing teacher Garland Foster 40 and injuring seven students Keith Hollums 18 and Jerry Crawford 17 seriously injured while five others suffered minor injuries Dennis Whitfill 18 described the setup and aftermath as the school planned to close for two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floydada
Keith Hollums
Jerry Crawford
Hollums
Crawford
Lubbock
Also Mentioned on This Page
George W. Cornell
Francis Pickens Miller
Virginia
Deep South
Pope
Cowbella
Hatlo Hatti
Jennie
Dearborn, Mich
Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Remington Rollectric
Antetn Wder
Newton's
Newton's Jewelry Co. Ornate
St Ave
Ar Rapids. Ts
Remington
Phewad
Cinébeam
Cinélens
Emit Peoples Furniture
1St Ave
Jacoby
Oswald Jacoby
EAST
Westays
Lnerable West North Pass
Jesse
Dennis Whitsill
Toytown
2Nd Avenue
Santa
Newman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!