Methodist Students Hear Gross at Kansas Conference
In Lawrence Kansas Methodist students at the fifth quadrennial conference heard John Gross of Nashville Tenn say there must be a climate favorable to the churchs aims The church cannot curb crime without moral law respected The six day event at the University of Kansas ends Saturday Dr Glenn A Olds of the University of Denver was to speak today with Bishop Booth noting Christian education fights race prejudice and its global impact
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Lawrence
Kan
Methodist
John
Gross
Nashville
Tenn
University of Kansas
Saturn
Educational Institution
Reer
Eee Onterday
Newell S. Ae
Congo
Booth
Christian Edu
Cation
Nixon
United States
America
Glenn A. Olds
University of Denver
Spigots Pour Out Wine at Dijon Hotel Terminus
In Dijon France the Hotel Terminus installs in-room spigots that dispense free wine instead of water. Guests receive red and white wine on the house.
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Dijon
France
New Ports Director To Be Named
North Carolina State Ports Authority will elect a new director for the Wilming ton and Morehead City sea terminals at a Goldsboro meeting. Col George W Gillette resigns Jan 1 and earn $13 398 annually. State Sen Edwin Pate says candidates range from 2 to 3 men from 15 contenders and that politics will be kept out of the decision. Gillette’s final SPA duties will be addressed at an early 1954 meeting.
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Wilmington
N. C
North Carolina
Morehead City
State Ports Authority
Goldsboro
Sucar
George W. Gillette
Aeca Gillette
Edwin Pate
Laurinburg
Spa
Petty Cs
Pate
Cillette
Three Men Charged With Murder In Roaring River Shooting
Three men Everett Sparks Paul Sparks and Walter Jester were charged with murder in the shotgun death of 33 year old Georgie Lee Pierce of Roaring River Wilkes County coroner indicated charges were filed after a coroner's hearing and Pierce died from a chest shotgun wound He was killed December 22 as Pierce sat in his car near a Roaring River store On the same night Lester Sparks 52 was wounded by a .38 pistol fire and he claimed Pierce fired first.
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North Wilkesboro
N. C
Roaring River
Wilkes County
Everett Sparks
Paul Sparks
Walter Jester
Georgie Lee Pierce
Myers
Pierce
Lester Sparks
Burglar Forgets Cash At Charlie Pitt Man’s Barbecue Stand
Dallas police report a burglary at Charlie Pitt man’s Barbecue Stand where the till contained only $2 in pennies and $65 in hot checks, suggesting a poor haul for the thief.
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Dallas
Charlie Pittman
Suit Tests City Limits Extension Law In North Carolina
A Lumberton-led suit challenges a state law guiding how cities extend borders. The case, filed in Robeson County Superior Court with Atty. Gen. Harry McMullan as a defendant, stems from West Lumberton residents opposing annexation into Lumberton. Plaintiffs argue the statute imposes debts and regulations without voter consent and delegates boundary power without citizen approval.
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Raleigh
Lumberton
Harry McMullan
Robeson County
West Lumberton
General Assembly
Two Brothers Jailed For Contempt of Court Released
Two Wilkes County brothers James and Judson Ladd were released after serving about half of a 30 day contempt of court sentence. They testified in the murder trial of Frank D. Weatherman for a July 30 shooting near Union Grove and later gave inconsistent statements. A writ of habeas corpus freed them, but they still face perjury charges tied to the trial.
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Winston-Salem
Wilkes County
James
Judson Ladd
Dan K. Moore
Frank D. Weatherman
Richard Cass
Union Grove
Weatherman
John H. Clement
Presbyterian Youth Holds Convention in Auburn
Dr. John MacKay addressed the fifth quadrennial Presbyterian Church youth convention in Auburn drawing 2 000 students from 16 states and seven foreign countries. He warned against light philosophies denying ultimate truth and condemned communism as a secular faith needing better ideas to prevail.
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Auburn
Ala
John AcKay
Presbyterian Church
MacKay
Princeton Theological Semiae Cae
U.S.A
Nietzsche
Dr. MacKay
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