Southern Methodist Church Unification Plan Approved
The quadrennial Southern Methodist Conference approved a union with the Methodist Episcopal North and Protestant churches by a 434 to 26 vote, adopting a unity plan and pledging 75000 dollars for a uniting conference fund. Delegates elected seven additional bishops as the eight day session concluded.
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South
Methodist Episcopal
North
John Wesley
Southern Methodist
Uniting Conference
General Conference
Methodists End Conference And Look To Merger Of Churches
Farmers enjoy good weather as the congregation reflects on church unification efforts. The article notes the 200th anniversary of Wesleyan church history, retirement of five others, and the judicial council upholding polygyny in unification, with various local visits and family gatherings interwoven.
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Methodists
Wesley
Alderstate
Judicial Council
Poly Mena
Barbra and Garry’s tangled spring changes unravel
In a turbulent postwar romance, Barbara plans marriage to Ray while Garry, hurt and restless, pours energy into a new play. Barbara hides heartbreak behind cheerful letters as Garry faces danger from four men pursuing a hidden stash near the Hudson hills.
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Wenda
Garry
Hudson
Palisades
Manhattan
Henrick Hudson
Amsterdam
Priceville Social Notes and May 6 School Closing
Morgan County Priceville notes list Sunday visits by the Collier Sybert Clemons McGhee Smith Rob inson and others. Annie Bee Bishop Evelyn Mills and Bourie Kate White with Kyle McGhee are among the recent callers. Priceville grammar grades school will be out Friday May 6.
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Jimmie Collier
Points
Florida
James Sybert
Blunt Robinson
Walter Clemons
Annie McGhee
Jewel and
Dwight Smith
Vivian Hartman
Bernord Sharp
Evelyn Robinson
Walter McGhee
Jim McGhee
Gladys Bentley
William Wallace
Melva Riley
Arnold
Workers Council to Have Supper at First Methodist
The Workers Council of the First Methodist church schedules its regular monthly supper Tuesday at 6 45 PM. Superintendent Julian Harris urges a full attendance as several important matters will be considered.
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Workers Council
The
First Methodist Church
Julian Harris
Local Limestone County Resident L. F. Nelson Dies at 82
L. F. Nelson, a well known Limestone County resident, died at his home near Athens at 1:15 a m Thursday aged 82. He was brother of Mrs. B. E. Phillips of Decatur. Survivors include another brother J. H. Nelson, two daughters and three sons.
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L. F. Nelson
Limestone County
Athens
Nineteen Arrested for Drunken Driving in Two Counties
Captain Van Gilbert of the North Alabama Highway Patrol announced that 19 individuals were charged with driving while intoxicated last week. The arrests occurred across two counties, with Morgan County noting at least three custodial arrests.
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van Gilbert
State Highway Patrol
North
Alabama
Morgan County
Eclipse of Moon May 14
New York reports a total lunar eclipse across the United States and parts of North and South America on May 14. The umbra begins at 11:44 p.m. CST, covers the moon by 12:57 a.m., ending around 4:31 a.m. with penumbra fading by 5:43 a.m. Central time.
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New York
United States
North America
South America
Duke of Devonshire Dies at Chatsworth House
The ninth Duke of Devonshire dies at 69 in Chatsworth House, former fortress of English nobility and seat of a storied family. Mary Queen of Scots once was imprisoned at the estate, marking its royal connections.
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Londo
Duke of
Devonshire
England
Chataworth House
Mary
Scota
Newark man pays debt to government with shelter
Jobless Fred Hohner of Newark New Jersey has given $100 of his $112 resources to the government as payment for 97 days of shelter received at a Newark mission house. He remains cheerful despite losing his job and having only $12 left. Central Pres
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Diogenes
Fred Hohner
Newark
N. J
Hohner
Central Pres
Montgomery girl wins UDC essay prize in Mobile
Miss Tuccoa Cozart of Montgomery won the United Daughters of the Confederacy prize for the best historical essay at the Alabama division convention in Mobile. The winning essay titled When Miss Lydia climbed the chimney recounts her witnessing Jefferson Davis's inauguration at age five.
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Mobile
Ala
Tuccoa Cozart
Montgomery
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Cozart
Jefferson Davis
Misa Lydia
Sermons Planned for Mother's Day at First Methodist
Dr L D Patterson returning from Birmingham attends services at First Methodist Church Sunday for Mother's Day. He will preach on The City of God and deliver an evangelistic sermon titled The Essence of Folly with a different focus from his usual sermons.
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L. D. Patterson
Birmingham
Sunda
Tterson
City of God
Thia
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