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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1964
Page
6
A sermon urges realistic year long growth not quick fixes or shortcuts. It contrasts oak like steady faith with squash like hollow Christianity, calling on readers to commit to ongoing spiritual growth in 1965 and be firm instruments of God in the world. See you in Church.
Ripley Mississippi AP The Christmas Carpenters a group of college students rebuild a rural Negro church burned in October after a civil rights rally The roof nearly finished windows in and most wiring done by tonight They expect light and heat The rally will feature Fannie Lou Hamer of Ruleville a Mississippi Freedom Democratic party leader and ally in the fight for seats in the U S House of Representatives The party challenges white Mississippi representatives arguing Negroes are barred from voting
On this date historical events include Brig. Gen Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold attacking Quebec in 1775, Montgomery killed and Arnold wounded. Lincoln signed West Virginia statehood in 1862. Ellis Island opened in 1892. US Germany relations resumed in 1921. Bermuda voted to edit auto ban in 145. A Liberian tanker disrupted the Suez Canal in 1955. De Gaulle backed European unity in 1965.
The Rev. Herman Mayer will give his final service at Trinity Lutheran Church this Sunday as he leaves for missionary work in the North Topeka area. He has served Garden City three years with no successor named. Rev. William Hirst of Iuka will oversee services during the vacancy while the church maintains its regular schedule.
Roy Lee Moody, former Holcomb and Garden City resident, will speak Sunday at 7 30 p m at the Church of the Brethren. He is son of Mr and Mrs Troy Moody of 1511 N 8th. Moody is pursuing a master’s in religious education at Southwestern Baptist Seminary Fort Worth Texas. The Moodys live at Buckner Baptist Children’s Home in Dallas where they oversee 36 orphan boys. The Rev Dorsey Rotruck said the public is invited.
Western Kansas Migrant Ministry members are invited to hear Howard Frazier from the U S Office of Economic Opportunity at Lakin Presbyterian Church next Wednesday at 9 30 am CST. The session seeks guidance and aid channels for the migrant ministry effort with a meal to follow arranged by Wesley H Davis and Sid Raymond of the Kearny County Migrant Ministry.
New members joined the Community Church during morning worship last Sunday. The group includes Vernon and Donna Schwartz, Vaughn and Velma Lippoldt, Galen and Cleta Flora and children Jeff and Doug, Louis and Eleanor Stout and Phillip and Sue Ann, Mrs Leo Mae Kopp, and Robert and Esther White. Each received a carnation from the Altar Guild and coffee was served in Fellowship Hall after the service to honor them.
Washington says a Great Plains parkway may be studied by federal and state agencies including plans for a Kansas prairie parkway. The Interior Department will study plains grassland areas for possible inclusion in the national park system and research historic resources near Ft. Robinson Nebraska. Studies will be conducted by state agencies the National Park Service and other federal bodies. The parkway would traverse Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota North Dakota and other plains states.
Judy Brown, visiting the Larned State Hospital, watched as inmate Ronald Horner, 24, slide into her car and then quickly flee the scene after commandeering the vehicle. The escape occurred on Wednesday with Horner driving off before Brown could react.
First Christian Church launches a 24 hour New Year prayer vigil from midnight to Jan 2 in the sanctuary with dozens of listed leaders guiding 30 minute shifts. Open to all, with Holy Communion and invitation to families to start the year in prayer and godliness.
The Men's Fellowship of the Community Church will meet for breakfast Sunday at 7 a.m. at the church located at 3rd and Walnut. Men from First Baptist Church will attend as guests. Sneaker will be Capt. Kenneth Nelson of the Kansas Highway Patrol.
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