Lenten Guideposts in Faith and Healing
Kathy Fischner recalls how her family faced polio in 1954 and how healing words from neighbors and therapists helped Johnny Pat and David. She describes supportive phrases that reframed illness, the role of physical therapy, and later David’s diabetes, ending with resilience amid taunts from others.
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Kathy B. Fischner
Houston
Texas
Johnny Pat
David
John
The Worst Lazy Of All and A Pharaoh Checkers Tale
A reflective excerpt contrasts a child’s observation of laziness with moral insight about lazy hearts. The piece marks TV star Tuesday-Gertrude Berg’sGuideposts story about family happiness. It references ancient Egyptian checkers per Britannica.
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Mommie
Gertrude Berg
Guideposts
Guideposts Associates, Inc
Carmel
N. Y
McLendon Opposes Two Year Medical School Plan
State Sen. L P McLendon says he will oppose any session effort to start a two year medical school at East Carolina College in Greenville without sufficient study. He favors location only if the Medical Center Study Commission recommends it and supports broader regional input.
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Raleigh
L. P. McLendon
East Carolina College
Greenville
McLendon
Guilford County
Walter Jones
Pitt
Pitt County
North Carolina Medical School
East Carolina
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