North Alabama Awards Honor Rural Community Leaders
Dr. Frank N. Philpot of Athens College praised 16 North Alabama counties at the Alabama Rural Community Improvement award luncheon in Decatur. Winners included Baldwin in Cullman County for home improvement, Cave Springs in Etowah for community improvement, Tenbroeck in DeKalb for economic development, and Grassy in Marshall near Arab as Overall Winner with 300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank N. Philpot
Athens College
North Alabama
Decatur Inn
Auburn Extension Service
Decatur
Baldwin Community
Cullman County
Cave Springs
Etowah County
Tenbroeck
DeKalb County
Grassy
Marshall ‘County
Arab
Wilburn Roberts
Grassy Community
Red Cross
Baldwin
Micah Prophet and Social Justice in Judah
Micah lived in a farming district on the Judah Philistine border and wrote to expose rural oppression. He prophesied during Jotham Ahaz and Hezekiah reigns, denouncing idolatry and corrupt rulers, warning that Samaria and Judah would face judgment as the land and Jerusalem were laid waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Ramsey
Micah
Moresheth
Judah
Marissa
Mediterranean ‘Sea
Isaiah
Jotham
Ahaz
Hezekiah
Samaria
Israel
God
Zion
Jerusalem
Jeremiah
Assyria
Syria
Damascus
Egypt
Hosea
Christian Education
Churches of Christ
U.B.A
King Features Syndicate
Micah’s Call for Justice Mercy and Humility
The article reflects Micah 6 8 urging true worship through justice kindness and humility. It contrasts outward sacrifices with inward renewal and notes Hezekiah reforms amid Assyrian pressure while Judah faces divine judgment and calls for sincere repentance.
Cape Kennedy Pastor Finds Old Fashioned Theology Still Fits
Rev George C Serbe Jr who leads the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection near Cape Kennedy says space age insight shows the need for basic gospel clarity. He reports that electronics professionals seek faith that explains God and His purposes in daily life amid missile age uncertainties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George C. Serbe Jr
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
Cape Kennedy
Fila
Moonport
Sim
Ple
Lutheran Church In America
Cocoa Beach Church
God
Stock gifts for minors become festive holiday tradition
The New York Stock Exchange promotes stocking stuffer investments for children including stocks, U S Savings Bonds and insurance policies. Legislation now allows parents to buy and reinvest in a child’s name with tax advantages and penalties limited by gift tax rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NW York
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
U.S
Old England
Castle Goring
Sussex
Morgan County Pine Ridge notices and youth rally update
The Morgan County Youth Rally will meet at Pine Ridge Baptist Church Saturday at 7 30 p m Guests are urged to attend. Local residents note Thanksgiving events and family news including a new baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Paylor. A religious article discusses a minister's isolation and duty in personal counseling and church leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Pine Ridge Baptist Church
Douglas
O. D. Griffin
Hartselle Hospital
Peter “Paylor
Funeral service held for Mrs Ora Simrell in Decatur
Dozens attended the funeral for Mrs Ora Simrell mother of Rev Bill Simrell pastor of the Baptist Church in Decatur. Other items note ongoing hospital stays and family visits across the area including Hartselle and Fort Benning Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Simrell
Decatur
Bill Simrell
Baptist Church
Bluitt Wallace
Hartselle Hospital
Will Wright
Black-Chandler Hospital
Lewis Fields
Hartselle Hosptal
Don Calloway
Decatur General Hospital
Athens College President Calls for Individual Growth
The Athens College president urges cultivating faith enthusiasm integrity boldness patience and tolerance. He criticizes objectionable groups for chasing recognition and says the college aims to make somebody out of everybody rather than rely on large universities to do so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens College
Senate backs court tests on church school aid in bill
The Senate approved by 71 to 0 an Ervin amendment allowing lawsuits to challenge federal aid to church affiliated schools under the separation of church and state doctrine. The move could affect the 14.2 billion three year school aid program and other federal aid schemes with religious links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
House
Wayne Morse
Dre
Ervin
de Ervin
Thanksgiving Day Visits and Local Happenings Highlights
Mrs. Pearl Crow joined her son John A. Crow and family for Thanksgiving. Miss Joyce Lowery of Decatur visited her mother Mrs Vivian Lowery. Churchgoers attended Enon service. Keith McCaghren is ill. Mr. and Mrs. James Sullivan of Texas and Mrs. Alice Callahan and Billy stayed with the Pruitt Callahan family Tuesday. Cotton picking delayed by rain and cold. Kenny Johnson stayed with Jimmy McCaghren Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Crow
John A. Crow
Joyce Lowery
Decatur
Local Families Visit In Alabama and Texas
Randolph family and relatives from Hartselle Decatur and Paul Davis visit arrangements noted. Carolyn Jo Randolph confined to Hartselle Hospital as patient. Rev Steve Yarbrough and family from Texas spend days with their parents as Rev Bill Simrell and Mrs Douglas attend a baby christening in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph
Louis Callahand
Hartselle
Grady’s Fergerson
Decatur
Carl Ratcliff
Paul Davis
Carolyn Jo Randolph
Hartselle Hospital
Steve Yarbrough
Texas
Bill Simrell
Douglas
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Ed Bruchac
Carolyn Marty
George W. Cornell
John Collier
Decature
Sam Gibson
Russellville
Blaine Kilpatrick
Bobby
Joyce) Whitt
Ardmore
Tenn
Alton Bailey
Anderton
Wallace Graves
Ft. Payne
Earl Saxon
Attalla
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Cooperative Extension Service of
Auburn University
Liberty National Life Insurance Co
Hazen G. Werner
Frank Philpot
America
the Exchange
Pine Ridge
J. W. Parker
Morgan City
Mrs
Doyle Slaten
Albertville
Donald Strahm
Indiana
Mittee
Christian _Advocate
Danville
Birdie Mae Randolph
W. M. Randolph
Hart- Selle
Larry Robinson
Louis Lanier
Ft. Benning
Jimmy Randolph
Bennie Hicks
Chapel Hill
Janet Carol
Memphis
Charles Davis
Add
Wesley Smith
Judy
Somerville
Thomas Fowler
Cataco
Bill Burke
Cullman
Etta Moore
Lawrence County
Jessie McCaghren
Brookhaven Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Church
C. R. Burns
Beltline Rd
Bellemeade SW
Rodney Piedot
Maranatha Baptist Church
W. B. Ferguson
Union Hall
Westgate
Ninth Street
Chur
Lamar M. D
Son
OS Methodist
Avis
Pastor Ervice
Goa
T. J. Chitwood
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Johnston St
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