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Reader's Forum-i-mm 1 «*Lay Off The Braxton Monster, Reader AsksTSp w«lcrsmelt; letters on «mhjprl?lt; uf scncra! Interestwhich rfft *TC*:lt;*d 1.ll worrit in JoiiRth, A11 rna*t be*isn*d bul slxraturni will bt? wllfehrlci at Ihb arrllr.r'n xr.qap*?.Editor Gazette;Please stop printing the ballyhoo about the Braxton County Monster! h is quite embarrassing io the other residents here.It is., also, humiliating to be placed in the position to be ridiculed.We cannot believe the producers of We the People and the editors of the newspapers and magazines really believe this tale, hut are just using it for cheap publicity and are secretly laughing up their sleeves.There is no question that .something passed through the sky. Several people from here saw it, but all said it was nothing to be alarmed about.It must have beer, one of two things, either, a meteor that burned out just as it reached the earth, or, an electrical phenomenon, commonly called a ball 0/ Fro. Either of these could furrrsh sufficient heat to have ignited the foliage, and an overwrought imagination furnish the details.We wouldn’t mind a free trip to New York, but we'll go by some other means of transportation than on “The TALE of A Monster.”Burnsville. —M. C. Berry.—Mrs. Ruth E, Lev;is.Editor Gaze tie:I am writing you lo use the influence of your n«-.vs, pa per 10 prevent trie estamishrncnt of the proposed race track iri this vicinity. 1 foej it v.ouid he a real liability 10 our moral anJ financial standing.Sooth Charles ion. • C\ P. Cook.-Editor Gazette:!?. if. bani for’ reporters ‘.vie: aren't cousin:j.wi o the congregational independence which exists \uih-m the Church of Christ to avoid errors in reporting the present situation in Italy. But, because some of heard us preach concerning these matters and may be misled by the reports to think v/e are not practicing what we preach, I would appreciate your printing the following clarification:Cline Pad on is riot the head of the church in Italy, Rome, or elsewhere, lie is just a preacher in the church, lie is superintendent of the Frascati orphan borne.Contributions are not “sent to Texas where they were allotted to other foreign missionaries.” The church in Brownlie Id, To:., sent Cline Pa den to Italy and it defrays most of his expenses: but other congregations throughout America send aid. The congregations sending tlie? aid specify how if shall be used. There is no allotment made to other foreign missionaries,'' Other congregations iit Texas, and elsewhere, similarly support preachers in Ualv and other foreign fields.Beck lev. —Clifton Inman.Intercepted MessageSept. 24, 105XDear Dickie:Soms fund, eh kid?Yours.Rjrhnid M Nixon, Wop I ionriiriaie. Los: Angelos.
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Charleston Gazette
Charleston, West Virginia, US
Wed, Sep 24, 1952
Page 6
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