Comfort in faith guides a fragile heart in Augusta
A church brief from Augusta Ga recounts a sermon on patience and scripture as a source of comfort for the sick, children, and the weary. It notes biblical examples from Abraham to Jesus and praises companionship of the saints in the earthly pilgrimage. The piece ends with Eisenhower announcing a massive 1956 Hungarian refugee airlift plan.
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Heroes of Israel
Jesus
Augusta
Eisenhower
Tayhes C. Hagerty
White House
United States
Borge
Navy
Inter-Governo 1 Committee On Europeanation
Gronchi Visits Bonn for State Visit
Italian President Giovanni Gronchi arrived in Bonn for a three day state visit marking Italy's first high level talks with West Germany since the postwar era. Brisk talks and official ceremonies are scheduled with Bonn's leadership and various dignitaries.
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Bonn
Italy
Giovanni Gronchi
Adventist World Mission Drive to Launch in Garden City
The Garden City Seventhday Adventist church starts the Lord Annual World Missions Appeal with a week long city drive and house to house calls plus Christmas carols. Pastor W. J. Christensen leads volunteers, with proceeds supporting local food basket programs and broader welfare, disaster relief, and educational services worldwide.
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Lord
Garden City
Seventhday Adventist Church
W. J. Christensen
Adventist Welfare Society
North America
World Church
Bishop Lewis to Visit at St Thomas Parish
The Rt Rev Arnold M Lewis bishop of the Salina district will administer the sacrament of confirmation at the morning service at St Thomas. Dr Pull Need Harold Gilger and Reuban Sherwood lay readers will lead the morning prayer. A covered dish dinner follows in the parish hall with one service that day. The bishop will be guest of honor at a dinner Saturday evening at Hotel Robinson in Scott City hosted by St Luke's Mission members.
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Arnold M. Lewis
Missionary’ District of
Salina
Bisher Lewis
Uam
Pull
Need
Harold Gilger
Reuban Sherwood
Hotel Robinson
Scott City
St. Luke's Mission
Archbishop William Godfrey Named Westminster Leader
Vatican announces Archbishop William Godfrey of Liverpool will succeed Bernard Cardinal Griffin as Archbishop of Westminster. Godfrey, age 67, assumes leadership of the Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain following Griffin's death August 19.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
William Godfrey
Liverpool
Eee
Westminster
Godfrey
Great Britain
Bernard Cardinal Griffin
In Memoriam Polio Vaccination Urges Action
A disjointed In Memoriam note from Richmond sketches a Christmas dog dinner at the city pound and shifts to a national poliomyelitis vaccination issue. Folsom warns of public apathy as abundant vaccine sits unused while urging Congress to provide federal aid for school construction and rapid immunization.
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Richmond
City
Washington
Walfare Folsom
Folaom
National Press Club
Folsom
Congress
More Troopers To Be Asked Topeka State Patrol Expansion
Topeka brief reports Col. Tom Glasscock proposed adding 100 troopers to the Kansas Highway Patrol over the next two years. The force would rise from 165 to about 265, with 145 troopers and 20 examiners now. A new revenue source via driver license examination fees was floated, and the idea of new speed limits was discussed but rejected in the past.
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Topeka
Tom Glasscock
Kanas
Docking
Local Girl Scout Troops Present Christmas Activities
Ruth Dudley reports on Scout troops conducting holiday crafts, caroling, and parties. Troop 18 hosts a Christmas coffee for mothers and grandmothers. Troop 3 works on hospital badges. Troop 27 visits Brown Construction for Pioneer badge. Safety topics and new songs noted.
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Ruth Dudley
Red Capes
Scout
Scout House
Alta Brown
Brown Construction Company
Knife wielding robber in Junction City linked to $400 halt
Police in Topeka arrest Dennis Schnegelsiepen of Junction City on robbery ties after a service station attendant is robbed of $400. The suspect, who had a prior $738.60 armed robbery charge from last Sept. 23, is held for questioning. The attendant Wendell Gurtler described the bandit as tattooed with the phrase born to raise hell on his right hand. The report notes the police connection and the suspect’s wife and five children were with him briefly.
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Junction City
Kas
Topeka
Dennis Schnegelsiepen
Schnegelsiepen
Crites
Wendell Gurtler
Gurtler
Gery
Washington W
Phrage Jentist
Hell
Schegel
Smithsonian Institution
Slepen
HE. J. Opik
Armagh
Treland
Baby Crop May Hit 4.2 Million Births in U S
The Public Health Service forecasts 111000 more babies born this year than last, with nine months of 1956 showing births about 3 percent above 1955. Projected total reaches 4202000 births as the year ends.
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Washington
The
Public Health Service
United States
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Combert
Cob
Elijah
Edwards
Gronchi
Adventist Church
World Mission Appeal
Evangelistic
Tae
Church of the Brethren 6Th and Sr
Eugene E. Gnagy
Lewis
St. Thomas
George Clark
Scala
Memoriam
Se Joseph
Sun
Gvangelist
Andrew Wiley
Jarl
Albert
Rovenstines
Harl Deas
Jay
Bud Christy
Lee
M’s
Dream
MeRcury
Milton Motor Company
East Fulton
Montclair
Rauch
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