Homecoming for Lt Col Vernon Slater in Grand Rapids
Lt Col Vernon Slater arrives at 145 Ranson Ave NE Grand Rapids Michigan after 30 months in the China Burma India theater. His wife Dora Jacoby and daughter Jennie welcome him home as he prepares for a four week focus on a serious testing program. Slater’s career included roles in India and China with decorations including the legion of merit ribbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Vernon Slater
Ranson Ave
N. E
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Jennie
Slater
Burma
Co. Slater
Dora Jacoby
Fredericksburg
Herman Jacoby
Stonewall
Milmar Welershausen
Hye
Felix Jacoby
Lee Jacoby
Uvalde
Eric Jacoby
Albert
Walter Duecker
Ft. Worth
Grand Rapids Herald
India-China-Burma
Assam
Northern Combat Command
India
Col. Slater
Grand Rapids Officer Returns After Burma Service
Col Slater, a 24 year Army veteran, returns from Burma where he rose from warrant officer to major and later captain. He recalls monsoon hardships and mold on gear, and notes his leave runs through December 28 before reassignment. His wife and daughters greet him in Chicago and Grand Rapids.
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U. S. Defense
Grand Rapids
Boston
Burma
Slater
States
Michigan
Col. Slater
Chicago
Union Station
Jennie
Central High School
Mary Lynn
Michigan State College
Mary and Mary’s Honor Elevates Womanhood in Catholic View
A Catholic perspective extols Mary as a model of purity and virtue, arguing that respect for the Blessed Mother elevates all women. It claims Christian influence secured women’s dignity while contrasting with practices in antiquity and in other cultures. It asserts equality for women through devotion to Mary and urges Catholic readers to see this as their own tradition.
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Rome
Greece
Jesus
Mary
Christ
Raphael
Coreggio
Mother
Gabriel
Orient
Russia
Bishop Wesley Elevates as First World Methodist Bishop
Article notes Rev Arthur Wesley Th D of Detroit elected bishop serving Buenos Aires and eastern South America for the Methodist Church. It details his prior roles as Boca Mission superintendent and Union Theological Seminary professor, with Buenos Aires as episcopal seat. It also references war reflections from a Marine and the Dumbarton Oaks public policy prompts guiding a world order crusade involving 42,000 churches and 7.5 million members.
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John Wesley
Methodist Church
Wesley
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Arthur Frederick Wesley
Detroit
Michigan
South America
Boca
Union Theological Seminary
Council of Bishops of the
Methodist Cireh
Xcvad
Dumbarton Oaks
Tle
Crusade For
G. Bromley Oxman
New York
World Organization
Fifty-First Foreign Missions Conference Meets in Toronto
The fifty-first annual Foreign Missions Conference of North America gathers January 5 to 8, 1945 at the Hotel Royal York in Toronto Canada. Dr John R Mott will address a Sunday evening public meeting. Delegates tour the University of Toronto Canadian School of Missions and the Royal Ontario Museum with a reception hosted by the Lieutenant Governor for about 350 delegates.
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The
Foreign Missions
Royal York
Toronto
Canada
John R. Mott
University of Toronto
Canadian School of Missouni
Royal Ontario Museum
Presbyterian agency aids Navajo relocation and welfare
Dr. E. Graham Wilson, secretary of National Missions, says the church group aims to expand services to Navajo Indians moving from reservation lands into industrial regions. Helpers accompany migrants facing housing, health, schooling, and cultural adaptation challenges while Kayenta residents also seek aid. Government limits on herds strain resources as medical care remains scarce with a doctor 75 miles away and 1000 children without schools or teachers.
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E. Graham Wilson
Board of National Missions
The
Presbyterian Church In
U.S. A
Kayenta
Arizona
Wilson
John Milton Magazine Reaches Blind War Casualties Abroad
The John Milton Magazine sent free by the John Milton Society reaches blinded airmen in a European inn tment camp and a blind sergeant preparing for the ministry. The junior magazine, edited by Dr Margaret Appelgarth, circulates to sixty schools for the blind and to blind children at home.
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John Milton
John Milton Society
Fifth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Europe
Margaret Applegarth
Helen
Christmas Eve and Day Catholic Services Schedule
Christmas Eve vigil Masses at 9 and 10 30 p m and Midnight Mass with sermon. Confessions 5 6 and 8 11 p m. Christmas Day Masses at 9 and 10 30 a m. Night School of Religion resumes Jan 5. Monsignor Sheen on Catholic Hour. Parish meetings on the 1st to 5th Sundays. Local visitors noted, confirmations listed with many names.
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Catholic Action Councils
Keller Heads Society with Stauffer as Executive Secretary
Keller serves as president of the Society while Dr Milton Stauffer fills the role of executive secretary, guiding administrative affairs and organizational operations.
Gems of Thought on Light and Religion
A collection of brief quotes on faith and enlightenment. The passages emphasize inner light, spiritual unity, and the visible proof of religion through action and character. Notable lines reference Psalms, Chan ning, Lady Astor, Mary Baker Eddy, and Bernard Barton.
Christmas Eve and Day Services at Trinity Lutheran Church
Sunday December 24 at 7 00 PM a Christmas Program and candle light service Christmas Day December 25 at 10 00 AM Christmas Service A cordial welcome to all The mixed choir rehearsal will not be held this day December 28 but resumes on the second Thursday of January Offering at the Christmas Eve Service will support Lutheran Welfare Work in Texas and Trinity Lutheran Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Trinity Lutheran Home
First Baptist Church Christmas Hour Worship News
The First Baptist Church invites members and others to morning worship at 10:30 a.m. and a 11:15 a.m. sermon on The Birth of a King, with an additional 7:30 a.m. sermon on The Militant Life. The community is urged to attend and join in the Christmas hour of worship led by Pastor R A Aller. Presbyterian Church led by Charles G Workman also appears in the page.
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Presbyterian Church
Spaeths Visit Al Lehne Family Sunday
Mr and Mrs Alfred Spaeth and their children visited the Al Lehne home on Sunday in a local family gathering noted in society page brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Spaeth
al. Lehne
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