Local Rector Attends Interdenominational Conference
Rev. Eugene Chapman of Decatur joins 25 clergymen at the College of Preachers on Washington Cathedral grounds for an April 29 to May 4 gathering on Biblical Doctrine Of The Church. Leaders include Rev. Charles W. Smith with lectures and group discussions and a compulsory ministerial sermon followed by critique.
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Eugene Chapman
Gordon Drice
Decatur
College of Preachers
Washington Cathedral
Theodore O. Wedel
Charles W. Smith
Vetcor
St. Andrew's
Wellesley
Mass
Chapman
Federal airport aid bill sent to President for signature
Congress approved a half billion dollar federal aid program for state and municipal airport construction. The Senate voted 49 to 32 for a compromise bill allowing cities and states to apply for funds on a matching basis. The measure now goes to President Truman for signature.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
Woman Loses Suit Against Wrigley in Chicago
Iris Gardner, 51, widow and former hatcheck girl, sued Charles W. Wrigley for 523000, alleging an oral contract for 1000 dollars a month for life and a 250000 trust fund upon his death. Judge Williams directed the jury to verdict for Wrigley, ending the breach of contract case.
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Chicago
Iris Gardner
Charles W. Wrigley
Charles A. Williams
Wrigley
William Wrigley Jr
College Chapel Sermon Shared by Special Seminar Group
A college chapel talk was shared by a special seminar group as part of a religious and academic program. The event highlighted cooperative study and reflective discussion among participants.
Trouble and Wit Tales from a 1920s Club Scene
Anecdotes mix romance snubs and homey humor. A doctor taunts an unreciprocated love while advising snoring cures with a sock gag. Amos Tash recalls a cinema misadventure, and office flirtations spark playful banter about Sunday plans.
Protection! Heaven Protects the Working Girl
A fragmented dialogue touches on moral protection for workers and the fear that Heaven itself shirks duty. It also notes Myrtle's marriage three years ago and questions about her figure, while a child expert comments on children's intelligence. A kitchen mishap ends with a failed oil stove.
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Myrtle
Poor Sally and the Cat at the Diner Mystery
A disjointed vignette recalls Sally Stead's death from heat and a diner scene where a cat prowled tables. A waitress responds with odd dialogue about rabbit stew and management, while reflections on money and cars appear, creating a surreal, fragmentary note.
Community Notes From Lawrence County Friendship
Local column records social visits and upcoming events in Friendship. Miss Vera Asherbranner hosts a May 5 decoration day with morning preaching and afternoon singing. Families attend church, baccalaureate sermons, and Saturday night community gathering with singers. Cemetery cleaning planned for Friday.
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Lawrence County
Vera Asherbranner
Eoe
Dorothy
Ruby Praytor
Fred Sanford
Mary Bretha Lindsey
Barbara Morris
Robert Reed
Speake
John D. Kilpatrick
Birmingham
Floyd Looney
Penn
Lindsey Lawrence
Moulton
Jack Steele
Coburg Eyes Democracy via International Academy Study
Coburg Germany seeks to redeem its name by forming an international academy for agreement among nations. Coburg plans to attract students worldwide to study democracy with courses in government history religion languages and social science. The project aims to show German democrats can foster international understanding.
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Hal Boyle
Coburg
Germany
Meyer
France
England
America
German Girl Is Given Life Term
Ingeborg Fisc her, 22, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the March 15 fatal shooting of Tech. Sgt. John Chinar 26 of Tuscarora Pa. The case marked a first of its kind arising from fraternization between GIs and German girls.
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Frankfurt
Ingeborg Fischer
Tech
John Chinar
Tuscarora
Chinar
Hedderheim
Here
Coburg to open people's academy in ducal palace
Oberbuergermeister Meyer pushes a broad based academy in Coburg to be housed in the old ducal palace once visited by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He says 70 000 marks have been raised toward 300 000 needed and vows to proceed despite local opposition and Nazi nostalgia among youths.
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Meyer
Oberburgermeister
Ducal
Victoria
England
Prince Albert
Coburg
Fine Palace
Coburg Opera House
Ehrenburg Palace
Oberbuergermeisiter Meyer
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