Missionary recounts 39 years in China and wartime relief
Miss Blanche Groves of Bridgeport told First Baptist church members about 39 years as a missionary in China. Sponsored by the Southern Baptist Convention she left the United States in 1920 and served in Soo Chow and Yates Academy before shifting to church work and relief during wars. She described Japanese invasion and postwar internment and said no American missionaries have returned since 1951.
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Sheila Wormsbaker
Blanche Groves
Bridgeport
H. L. Couch
China
First Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
United States
Miss Groves
Soo Chow
South Pacific
Hong
Hong Kong
Groves
Letter to Parents Urges Voting to Teach Citizenship
Teachers address mothers and fathers urging them to register to vote by January deadline to model good citizenship for their children. They stress voting is free but essential, and urge parents to explain why they vote, highlighting the power of one vote and the example set for students.
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Etl
Madera
Memphis based aviation mechanic completes 320 hour course
Airman Apprentice Tevelas R Custer USN son of Mr and Mrs Robert R Custer of Chilhddress Ohio completed a 320 hour Aviation Structural Mechanic Hydraulics School at the Naval Air Technical Training Center Memphis Tennessee The program covers hydraulic systems troubleshooting and maintenance and aircraft stability and control The course includes safety inspection of landing gear and general aircraft operations preparation for fleet assignment
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Memphis
Tevelas R Custer
Tensions Along 151 Mile Front Rise In Korea
On the 151 mile truce line U.S. Army forces repelled infiltrators with GI fire as North Korean activity remained limited. Maj. Gen. Frank H. Isenour of the 2nd Infantry Division said his troops were fully prepared for any escalation. There was no hard intelligence of a major North Korean offensive.
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Page Three
Frank H. Isenour
U.S Army
2Nd Infantry Division
UPI
Pueblo
North Korea
Submarine Dakar and Minerve Still Missing in Mediterranean Search
An international search encompasses American, Greek, Turkish, British, Israeli, and French forces for the Dakar and the Minerve. Both submarines vanished with crews aboard after last contact near Toulon and Haifa, the Minerve at 8,200 feet deep and Dakar in waters up to 6,000 feet. officials note long submersion limits and dangerous conditions as weather hampers recovery efforts.
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Dakar
Toulon
Sturday
Minerve
Cyprus
Pe Cleene
Haifa
Cmdr
Yaacov Raanan
Mediterranean
Allied Statement Links Laos Sweeps to Border War
An Allied briefing accuses North Vietnam of flouting truces during Christmas and New Year and views its Laos sweeps as an effort to overwhelm border defenses. Marines report 52 North Vietnamese killed while Leathernacks say seven gravely wounded and 27 injured in the clash.
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Vietnam
North Vietnam
Laos
U.S
Leathernecks
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