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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1949

Page

9

World Council of Churches Eyes Study to Break East West Deadlock

Evanston Ill March 22 Delegates of American Protestantism seek a universal study on defining a responsible society bridging freedom justice and public order. Robert Bilheimer urged a lay driven program under the Federal Council of Churches to explore international aspects and lay input.

Evanston, Ill World Council of Churches Robert S. Bilheimer New_York World Council In North America Amsterdam Council Bilheimer Federal Council of—Churches

Hucksters Of Culture at Louisville Library Centers

Louisville librarians market learning through phonograph records, motion pictures, radio and television at 11 centers. About 1,000 people view TV nightly, with a new “television sitter” job created. They offer LP records, 300 films, a public address system, and a February FCC license for educational FM broadcasts to boost book circulation.

Horace B. Ward Louisville Clarence R. Graham Louisville Free Public Library Graham Louis Ville United States University of Kentucky Notre Dame University of Louisville Federal Communications Commis Sion Louisville Philharmonic Society

Memphis Man Slain In Duel

In Sumiton near Birmingham a gun battle left 43 year old Johnny Mulkin dead and another man wounded. A Memphis resident William John Meyers 47 with address 535 Bon Air Street was named on a driver’s license found at the scene. Mulkin was questioned by Deputy Earl T. Cooper and described an intruder wearing a mask who assaulted him at his roadside inn before the shooting.

Birmingham Sumiton Here Johnny Mulkin Mulkin William John Meyers Memphis Tenn Bon Air Street Earl T. Cooper Milkin

Southeast Asia dominion seen as British plan for self rule

Stanley Swinton reports that Britain plans a Southeast Asia dominion including Malaya Singapore Sarawak North Borneo and Brunei with potential Hong Kong and Cocos Keeling and Christmas Island. The move aims to blunt communism by offering real independence while maintaining imperial ties and economic access.

Federation of Malaya Singapore Sarawak North Borneo Brunei Cocos- Keeling Islands Java Lonely Christmas Island Hong Kong Oriental Kowloon China Southeast Asia United States Britain British Southeast Asia Indochina

Mulkin Fired Then Shot by Intruder at Scene

An intruder fired after being fired upon, pulling a pistol and shooting Mulkin twice in both legs. The attack followed the firing, with Mulkin sustaining leg wounds from the gunfire.

Mulkin

Interesting Meeting Held By Methodist Group at Oak Ridge

The Oak Ridge MYF met Sunday with a call to worship and piano solo by Mrs Dorothy Kirby. Wilma Hartselle led singing and the group joined in The Lord's Prayer. Orval Sparkman introduced the lesson as Roy Wayne Martin spoke on It Is Good To Be An American.

Oak Ridge MYF Dorothy Kirby Wilma Hartselle W. A. Thompson Orval Sparkman Roy Wayne Martin

Definition of a Dominion Under the Westminster Statute

The passage describes what constitutes a dominion under the Westminster statute. It explains an autonomous entity within the British empire that is equal in domestic and foreign affairs to Britain and other dominions. It notes the linking allegiance to the British crown and a relationship of free association with other dominions.

Southeast Asia Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa India Pakistan Ceylon Statute of Westminster Britain Commonwealth Dominions

Fragmentary note on literature figures and titles

A fragmented line references Violet and a piece titled Christianity And Democracy by an unspecified author. It mentions Wilma Hartsette and a work called Responsibility and notes a group dissolving with the M. Y. F. benedict. The readable text is sparse and unclear.

Violet. Cook Wilma Hartsette Responsibility Disnact M. Y. F. Benedic-T

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