War Between The States Campaign Boosts Sunday School Attendance
Two area churches mount a summer rivalry named The War Between The States to boost attendance. Mt. Pisgah Baptist and Meadow Hills Baptist hold weekly “skirmishes,” each Sunday honoring a Civil War battle, with about 300 in Sunday school and Meadow Hills ahead 311 to 303 at Ft Sumter in the first clash.
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Mt. Pisgah
Buck Island Rd
Athens
Meadow Hills
Blue Spring Rd
Huntsville
Meadow Hill
Ft. Sumter
Mt. Pis
Yacoubian to Speak Sunday at First United Methodist
George Yacoubian an immigrant from Old Jerusalem and Athens Junior High teacher will speak Sunday at 7 p m at the First United Methodist Church corner of Canal and Lafayette Streets Mrs Ben Peck recalls meeting him in 1960 in Jerusalem and sponsoring his education for seven years He recently graduated American University of Beirut and teaches in Athens He is sought by church and civic groups across North Alabama to share his Christian witness. Archeologists have dug into Sarabit el Khadim inscriptions suggesting early pictorials influenced the Western alphabet.
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George Yacoubian
Old Jerusalem
Athens
First United Methodist Church
Canal and
Lafayette Streets
Ben Peck
Yacoubian
Jerusalem
George
University of
Athens United Methodist Church
E. M. Barnes Jr
Decatur First United Methodist Church
New Church Unity Plans Grow Among Protestants and Catholics
Protestant Catholic ties tighten with talks on joint communion and shared rituals. Vatican and Canterbury offices weigh future unity as Lutherans and Catholics push for practical steps in Detroit workshop week.
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George W
Cornell
New York
Disciples of Christ
Canterbury
Detroit
Christian Unity
Prophet Micah and the vision of peaceful nations
The article reflects on Micah the sixth minor prophet and his love for humble soil folk, his critique of corrupt city life, and optimism that nations will seek guidance from Zion. It quotes a future prophecy of universal peace, with nations learning war no more.
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Micah
Israel
Jacob
Zion
Lord
Terusetem
When Did Restaurants Begin In The New Book Of Knowledge
A column outlines the history of dining places from ancient inns and monasteries to the first US restaurant Delmonico s and the origin of the word tip. It notes coffeehouses in 1650 England, drive in service in 1762, and French chefs after 1789. includes reader contest details and winners.
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Barbara Strobel
Cherry Hill
N. J
Book of Knowledge
Cross
Egypt
B. C
England
America
United States
Delmonico’s
Fun Time The Chuckle Box Peggy Dating Claim
Peggy says she can date anyone she pleases while Jane retorts that she hasn’t pleased anyone. The playful exchange appears in a lighthearted panel from a comic page.
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Chuckle Box
Peggy
Jane
Navajo Mother of the Year heads to New York pageant
Kay Bennett of Gallup New Mexico travels to New York with corn pollen an eagle feather a ceremonial basket and a drum to open the Wonderful World of Mothers pageant The Navajo singer doll maker and author is New Mexico 1968 Mother of the Year born on the Navajo Reservation in a hogan She is the first Indian to hold the title.
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Gallup
N.M
New York
Kay Bennett
New Mexico
Bennett
Hogan
There Are Two Sides to Every Argument Sign
Worshipers at Hill Street Baptist Church in Louisville were greeted by a bulletin board sign stating there are two sides to every argument but no end.
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Louisville. Ky
Hill St. Baptist Church
Walking for weight loss debated amid health talk
A health note discusses whether walking helps shed pounds. It mentions salt deposits along the Gulf Coast as a separate fact about natural resources and long term supply.
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