Drive Urged for Missions Drive Urged for Missions
The Methodist Church board of missions and church extension heard a four year plan to double foreign staff and expand financial aid. Dr E Diffendorfer urged 593 new missionaries and a 16.74 million dollar budget with 5.12 million for Latin America.
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Buck Hill
Falls
Latin America
Board of Missions and Church Extension
Methodist Church
Ph E“Diffendorfer
New York
Foreign Missions
Denominions’ Overseas Service
Diffendorfer
Hugo C. Turner
Brazil
Board of Missions
Europe
India
Central
Africa
Burma
Malaya
Philipines
China
Korea
Japan
North Africa
Odds Against A New War Says Springer
UP News features Writer John L. Springer argues that based on history war is less likely now. He cites multiple peaceful resolutions to international tensions, from 1799 peace with France to 1846 Oregon boundary talks and later incidents involving Britain, Germany, and Mexico.
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John L. Springer
UP News
New York
United States
France
America
Britain
U. S
Washington
John Adams
Bonaparte
James K. Polk
Northwest Territory
Alaska
Oregon
Forty Ninth Parallel
John Bull
Europe
Lincoln
Alabama
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Venezuela
British Guiana
Cleveland
U.S
Satie
Napoleon Til
Mexico
Napoleon
Germany
Samoa
Local Social Notes From Aldridge Grove and Moulton Area
Lawrence County updates report gatherings visits and family news. Mil ford Byrant family, Tass Jacobs household, and the Hood family share week end visits. Baby joy for Andrew McKay. a wedding between Mort McCoy and J W Nelson noted.
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Milford Byrant
Barbara Ann
Moulton
Tass Jacobs
Linas Dave Hood
Lowell Cole
Lester Cole
Wren
Grand Ole Opry
Nashville
Tenn
Andrew McKay
Mort
Rob Jacobs
Marvin Lowell Cole
Frances
Arthur Rodgers
Decatur
Eddie Mae
Melson
Goodyear Mills
Boy artist sacrifices ear muffs for real fur art
Six year old Gene Pruitt of Hobart grade school drew a squirrel he intended as a real animal. Teacher Elizabeth Caldwell found the crayon concept included a tail of real fur and bushy. Gene had sacrificed new ear muffs to his art.
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Hobart
Okla
Gene Pruitt
Elizabeth Caldwell
Gene
Past crises and tensions shape today’s war-leaning debates
The article recalls Roosevelt pressing for canal control and arbitration with Germany, Chilean incidents and Mexican tensions, U S military actions in Vera Cruz and Pancho Villa raids. It notes predicting war from history is unreliable and cautions about current instability.
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Panama Canal
Adm
Dewey
Roosevelt
Valparaiso
Mexico
U.S
Vera Cruz
Wilson
Gen. Pershing
Pancho Villa
Columbus
N. M
First Presbyterian installs amplifying device for Christmas music
Athens Alabama reports the First Presbyterian Church has installed an amplifying device to broadcast Christmas music, creating a gala tone through the holiday season. The article notes the amplified sounds carry over a distance from the square and mentions helium is largely sourced from natural gas wells in industry and medicine.
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Athens
Ala
First Presbyterian
Tuberculosis Seal Drive Progress in Athens County
A total of 1356.72 has been received from 614 contributors for the Christmas seal campaign in Athens County. Officials expect the county total to exceed last year’s 1908.75 as two weeks remain and about 35000 seal sets were distributed, per Edward C. Duncan of Athens, executive secretary of the North Alabama Tuberculosis Association.
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Athens
Ala
Edward C. Duncan
North Alabama Tuberculcosis Association
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