Churches Send Bicycles to Europe Aid Effort Heads to India and Asia
Church groups continue humanitarian work overseas with Church World Service dispatching over a hundred bicycles to Europe to aid pastors in visiting members. Dr John H Reisner outlines plans to meet India’s severe agricultural needs as 200 million Indians face nourishment challenges. Methodist mission staff return to Asia with related postings while Truman lauds freedom and vigilance.
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United States
China
India
Africa
Europe
Church World Service
John H. Reisner
Agricultural Missions, Inc
Reisner
College of Agriculture and Forestry
University of Nanking
National Christian Council of India
Foreign Missions Conference of North America
Christmas in 17th century Puritan England and colonial America
The text recounts abolition of public Christmas observance in Cromwell's England and early colonial Massachusetts with fines for celebrating. It notes gradual acceptance by New York in 1850 and New England in 1856, and ends urging readers to ask Catholics about the holiday.
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England
Massachusetts
Bradford
New York
New England
Christ Jesus
Son of God
Prince
Peace
Llano Hereford Sale Featured on WOAI Farm and Ranch Round-Up
Llano County Registered Hereford Breeders and cattle received statewide publicity when featured on WOAI's Farm and Ranch Round-Up at 6 30 last Saturday. Edt Bill Shomette recorded an interview with Association president Alex Hardin about the sale where thirty head of registered Hereford Bulls averaged 3320 per head. Local residents and visitors included Mr and Mrs Jasper Massey Kerrville and others from San Antonio. Funeral services were held for Joe Schaetter in Fredericksburg Tuesday.
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Llano County
Woai
Bill Shomette
Alex Hardin
Hardin
Christmas customs across Nordic and Roumanian communities noted
The article describes holiday practices across Norwegian Swedish and Roumanian groups. It covers Christmas preparations like bathing, new clothes, almond in rice pudding determining who marries first, and family bread and cakes. It notes herding sheaves for birds, sleigh visits, lighting homes, and Roumanian Dec 24 and 25 Advent traditions with turte cake symbolizing swaddling clothes.
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North
Midwest
Jesus
Christmas Church Announcements and Local Visits
A compiled note of church life from Harper's area listing Masses and Holy Days at Catholic parishes, details for Christmas Eve and Day services, union church activities, and upcoming programs at St James Lutheran and First Baptist along with social visits to local families during the holiday season.
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Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian
Methodist
Union
E. D. Dimaline
Austin
Cyf
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al Institutions
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Evelyn Honig
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Harper
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Llano Hereford Sale
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Little Son
Kerrville
W. R. Massey
Charlie Barrett
Clinton Brown
Carlos Parker
Arthur Baumann
Wm. Kaiser
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ST. Anthony's Church
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Goldie Kramer
George Price
J. O. Stevens
Ted Rogers
Uvalde
Melba Massey
Herbert Otto
Liano
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Clayton
Raymond Reed
Berthold Reed
J. S. Morris
Jack Lee
Pete Kramer
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