California group to establish new church in Meadville near Harmonburg
Three Californians led by George Hurd Dan Pierce and Josh from Ben Lomond announce plans to form a Pennsylvania branch of the Anthropodese Church on land donated two miles south of Harmonsburg. About 40 members will live on site, grow food, and work part time while constructing separate dwellings for families. The group emphasizes nonviolence and brotherhood, with ages 18 to 40, and will be governed by a three-member board. Separately, the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot sets an $11.8 million budget for 1968 69 with $27 million allocated for development.
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Meadville
Harmonsburg
George Hurd
Dan Pierce
Josh
Ben Lomond
Calif
Pennsylvania
William Close
Hurd
Brotherhood of Man
Santa Cruz Mountains
David Ward
Rehovot
Israel
Weizmann Institute of Science
Convention Focuses on Teens Only Workshops at Erie County Rally
The Erie County Sunday School Convention returns June 14 and 15 at North East High School with 33 workshops centered on Christian education for teachers parents and pastors. Teen only sessions run each day with leaders from national groups and local educators while adult discussions are restricted to teens. Child care is available Saturday at the North East Methodist Church. kickoff June 13 features a banquet at GE Community Center. Reservations by June 10.
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Erie County
North East High School
Wayne Buchanan
National Sunday School Association
Chicago
Paul Loth
Evangelical’ Teacher Training Association
Wheaton
Illinois
Joe Bayly
P. H. Augustine
East Springfield
Arthur Funkhouser
Broomall
Melvin Banks
Merv
Merla Watson
Toronto
Canada
Raleigh Harris
EUB
North East
North East Methodist Church
North Lake Street
General Electric Community Center
Erie County Sunday School Association
Peninsula Drive
Erie
Memorial Day Picnic Trips to Historic Boston Visits
Rain country memories describe a Memorial Day weekend picnic with Merkle and Dudas families from Union City and Wattsburg. Raymond Straite and family traveled to Quincy Massachusetts to tour Boston sites including the Old North Church, Bunker Hill, the Constitution, Plymouth Rock, and colonial plantations with Don Straite’s family.
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Rain Country
Harold Merkle
Helen
Louis
Merkle
Frank Dudas
Union City
Kenneth Merkle
Wattsburg
Plymouth
Mass
Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Plantations
Don
Belated anniversaries and social visits noted in Mill Village area
Mrs. Alice Wentzel of Salem Ohio and others were guests at Amy Kinney's home. James Kinney and family visited from Mill Village. Gerald Tenney and Deloris Bennett connected to the Lay family. Belated wedding greetings to Isaac Sherlocks with a chicken barbecue at Mill Village Fire Hall. Visitors to Brenners celebrated 29th anniversary. Sparta Grange changes, Winans farewell party, Harbor Hall picnic, and Friendly Neighbor Club gathering summarized with local social events and plans.
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Sonja
Alice Wentzel
Salem
Ohio
Rena August
Eva Pollock
Andoverton
Amy Kinney
James Kinney
Mill Village
Jim
Amy, Kineney
Gerald ‘Tenny
Greenboro
N.C
Frank Lay
William
Tenney
Geraldine Bennett
Jack Bennett
Lay
Emmit Young
Deloris
Isaac Sherlock
Edinboro
Bar Hunt
Brown Hill
Glenn Burlingame
Monongahela
Glenn
Fred Burlingame
Alvin Brenner
Noah Hilty
Alvin Brenneman
Orrville
Brenners
Hilty
Christian and Missionary Alliance , i Church
W. S. Lemison
Concord Corners
Harlen Burlingame
Sparta Grange
Sparta
Herman Winans
United Methodist Church
Winans
Harbor Hall
Friendly Neighbor Club
Eileen Rogers
Deaf Man Perfects Tiny Hearing Aid in York Ad
An extremely small hearing aid using a powered unit is perfected by a hard of hearing inventor. He has over ten years of impairment and invites readers to write A. W. Newell, P.O. Box 3012 York PA for full information at no cost or obligation.
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A. W. Newell
P.O
York
Nab Two Men In Motel TV Theft Attempt
Two James town men, Leroy Markish and Charles McLaughlin, both 21 to 26, were charged with larceny of two televisions from the Theatre Motel Westfield and Lone Pine Motel Chau tauqua. They were stopped while attempting to remove a portable TV at Lone Pine by the motel owner who alerted sheriffs. They are jailed in lieu of bail. unrelated meeting notes mention a flower committee and a June 26 gathering at Mrs. Dorothy Nichols' home.
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Mayville
Jamestown
Chautauqua County
Leroy Markish
Charles McLaughlin
Theatre
Westfield
Lone Pine
Chautauqua
Chattauqua
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Corry
Gerald Lloyd
Lloyd, Rey
Walter Gilliland
Exhbert Earle
Lyle Chase
Johnston
California
Loblaws
Orchard Park
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Avovl
Firestone
Pern
Firestone Dealers
Barney’s
Kalxracue
South Center Street
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