Faith Baptist Church grows rapidly in High Point
Faith Baptist Church at 1301 Redding St in High Point has grown from a tent service on June 6 1953 to a debt free congregation of 131 members. It bought the former Church of God building and two rear lots for expansion and plans to build a new educational building next spring. The church supports missions and contributed 222.80 to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering under Pastor Rev. W M Cassell and his wife with help from many members.
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Faith Baptist Church
Redding St
High Point
Church of God
New Faith Baptist
Lottie Moon
W. M. Cassell
Sunday School Leader to Speak at Day School
Miss Eunice Lindvall, state Sunday school director for the Assembly of God, will be guest speaker at the day school and worship service tomorrow in the YMCA auditorium. Pastor Rev. Doy Robison invites the public to attend as Miss Lindvall reports on Sunday School operations.
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Eunice Lindvall
Assembly of God Denomination
Lindval
Fayetteville
YMCA
Doy Robison
Miss Lindvall
Reaching Out Film to Benefit Local Youth
The film Reaching Out will be shown this evening at 7 30 at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church to benefit the church and community youth. The public is invited to attend.
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Lexington Ave. Baptist
John Wesley Film Debuts at Wesley Memorial
The new motion picture John Wesley will be shown tomorrow at Wesley Memorial Methodist starting 7 p.m. The feature in Eastman color is produced by the Radio and Film Commission of The Methodist Church in cooperation with J Arthur Rank. It portrays the 18th century evangelist and educator. Additional showings are planned for next week at other Methodist churches.
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John Wesley
Wesley Memorial Methodist
Methodist Church
J. Arthur Rank
Piedmont Training Union to Sponsor Study Institute
The Piedmont Training Union will sponsor a Study Institute at the College Park Baptist Church in Greensboro on Feb. 1 from 7 30 to 9 15 p m. The program aims to prepare teachers to teach in churches this spring with books including A Church Revival and Every Christian's Job by C Ray Winning Others to Christ by the Rev William Bennett Witnessing for Christ by Miss Katy Ruth Grayson and Jesus Saves by Miss Gwen Horne.
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Piedmont Training Union
College Park Baptist Church
Greensboro
C. Ray
William Bennett
Katy Ruth Grayson
A. L. Parker
Jesus
Gwen Horne
Somoza Urges Truce as Costa Rica Revolt Near End
Nicaragua's President Anastasio Somoza urged rebels to accept a truce if Costa Rica allows exiles to return and promises free elections. Costa Rica reported capturing key rebel bases near the frontier as US supplied fighters bolster Costa Rican defense. rumors tied a VIP to Calderon Guardia’s camp amid a high‑stakes crackdown.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
San Jose
Costa Rica
Somoza
United States
Jose) Figueres
Organization of American States
San
OAS
Ncaragua
Costaca
Pacific Ocean
Revoluto Sonal
el Cals Guaranrees
Red Cross
Prongio
Puerto Soley
Teodoro Picado Jr
Ex Union Official Faces Serious Sentencing
Clayton A. Lowry, former secretary treasurer of District Council 51 AFL Painters Union, convicted by a federal jury on extortion and conspiracy charges. He faces up to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine, while co defendant John F E Sullivan was acquitted. Judge Edward M Cur ran reserved sentence timing. The case stemmed from testimony before a House Committee probe into union racketeering.
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Washington
Clayton A
Painters’ Union
House
Lowry
John FE. Sullivan
District Council 51
AFL Painters Union
U.S. Dist
Edward M. Curran
Sunday Enterprise Preview of Tomorrow Features
The Sunday Enterprise highlights include a staff review of new car models with dashboard pictures and test impressions. Pilot School gains space as enrollment climbs, with a detailed survey and visuals. A feature on Winter Furniture Market in High Point recalls optimism despite weather setbacks.
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Sunday Enterprise
Ni Oe
Pilot School
Weatherman
Survivors In Good Condition From Navy Amphibian Rescue
Seven survivors rescued after a twin engined Navy amphibian ditched in the Central Pacific are en route to Pearl Harbor aboard the transport Fred C. Ainsworth. The men include Lt. James Goffray Mease, Ens. Harrison B. Nordstrom, Ens. Robert N. Gordon, Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class Edward G. Newark, Aviation Machinist Mate 1st Class William C. Pavey, and Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jerome J. Warras. Coast Guard Lt. Martin W. Flesh led a search that covered 45 000 square miles west of Johnston Island as air and surface units located the crew in a life boat.
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Pearl Harbor
Central Pacific
Fred C. Ainsworth
Hawaiian Sea Frontier
Navy
Kwajalein
Johnston Island
James Goffray Mease
Pist
Norfolk
Harrison B. Nordstrom
St. Paul
Hostages Exchange Ends Prison Siege at Ermine Prison
Four convicts surrendered after an 80 hour standoff inside a Massachusetts prison. They released five guards and six fellow inmates, two guns and themselves to a seven member civilian negotiating committee. Attorney General Fingold said the four face up to 20 additional years. The Canham led civic group called the measure a poor deal but aims to secure future hope for the prisoners.
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Boston
Pee Tga
Massachusetts
George Fingold
Erwin D. Canham
Christian Science Monitor
Canham
Phantom Chicago donor mystifies police with scattered gifts
Over eight days a mysterious benefactor has given $650 in three reported gifts in Chicago. Cecil Mayes, a 45 to 50 year old hitchhiker from Evergreen North Carolina, received $300 after a question about belief in God, then vanished. Nathaniel Patterson, 22, unemployed, received $250 after the same encounter, while a Negro carpenter got $100. Authorities verify the money as real but remain unsure of further gifts or motives.
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Chicago
McCoy
Cecil Mayes
Evergreen
N. C
Mayes
Santa Claus
Nathaniel Patterson
Patterson
Wisconsin
Press Protests Secrecy at North Carolina Legislature
At the North Carolina Press Association annual institute closing business meeting resolutions protesting secrecy in Legislature activities were adopted. Gov Hodges presented awards and speakers emphasized press responsibility while noting a 1953 survey showing many states allow closed sessions.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
North Carolina Press Assn
Holt McPherson
High Point Enterprise and Association
D. Hiden Ramsey
Asheville
Thomas L. Robinson
Goodson
United States
Luther Hodges
Duke Andniversity of
North Carolina
Arees
Jon Blue
Sandhills
Blue
General Assembly
Potter Against Helping Families Visit Prisoners
Lawmakers push legislation to pay travel costs for relatives of jailed Americans in Communist China. Senator Sparkman and Rep Keating discuss funding and free transport options as the Red Cross offers up to the trip’s cost. State Department signals cautious stance amid evolving proposals.
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Washington
China
Aess
Keating Trny
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
U.S
U.N
New Yerk
1Steen
Uae
Keating
Japan
Peter
Potter v. Lane
Potter
State Department
Department
Navy Carrier Task Force Heads Toward Formosa War Area
A U S Navy fast carrier task force reportedly left Manila Bay early for Formosa waters amid tense talks of a potential clash. The fleet, including carriers with about 100 planes each, was described by sources as moving to bolster defense of Formosa. Nationalist forces reportedly hit Yikiangshan island in retaliation for a Communist seizure, as fighting and air attacks continued in the region.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Manila Bay
Formosan
Red China
Yikiangshan Island
Yikiangshan
Tachen Islands
Administration urged to take firm Formosa stance with no appeasement
Representative Richards urges a strong Formosa policy with no appeasement or weakness. He says any shift of Chinese Nationalist forces should be tied to a warning of new military perimeters and vows to defend Formosa by arms if needed. He believes Eisenhower has authority to use air and sea power if Nationalist defenses move.
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Tachens
Formosa
Tachen Islands
Congress
Eisenhower
National Security Council
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
Morse
Indore
Foreign Relations Committee
Sparkman
Sleet Threat Across Carolinas to New England
Cold air spreads from Rockies to New England with snow and rain in the Midwest and Northeast. Freezing sleet pounds North Carolina and Virginia while the Far West stays chilly. Ely Nevada reports 8 below zero as Brownsville drops to 49, a rare warm spot at 68 elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Rockies
New England
Midwest
East Gulf States
North Carolina
Virginia
Pacific Northwest
Great Basin
Great Plains
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
North Dakota
North Central
Texas
Brownsville
Pacific Coast
Ely
Nev
Modernist statue sparks politics at Los Angeles unveiling
In Los Angeles a hurly burly unveiling of a bronze statue honoring a new police building triggers protests and sharp critiques. Council member Harold Harby derides the piece as a monstrosity and seeks its recasting as a plaque for fallen officers. The artist and supporters defend the work amid threats and legal threats from a bidder and a city official.
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Los Angeles
Mars
Harold Harby
Bernard Rosenthal
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