Jersey Baptist Church History in Yadkin Valley
Jersey Settlement founded in 1750s near Lexing ton grew into a major NC Baptist church. John Gano helped establish worship, faced Regulators and Indian wars, rebuilt after 1760s, and expanded through 18th and 19th centuries. By 1960s the church had 317 members, a $65 000 plant, a $20 000 annual budget, and a distinguished record in state Baptist affairs.
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Lexington
Jersey Baptist Church
Jersey
Yadkin River Valley
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Carolinas
John Gano
Gano
Benjamin Miller
Swearing Creek
Jersey Church
Jersey Baptist
Baptist State Convention
North Carolina
Josiah Wiseman
Farmer Fights Phone Cable Standoff Over Bill Dispute
In Palestine Texas Juan Macias parks his tractor by a company cable ready to remove it if not cleared by 4 p.m. The dispute centers on a 33 percent rate hike and back bills. Reverend Collin Farr backs the subscribers opposing the increase while 2,900 others seek rescission or service removal. The company cut service after partial payment, contending no service means no right of way.
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Palestine
Tex
Juan Macias
Texas Telephone and Telegraph Co
Macias
Collin Farr
New Med Center At Duke Aids Facial Prostheses
Duke Medical Center opens a regional center for facial prostheses funded by the Vocational Rehabilitation Administration. Director Elon H. Clark notes demand grows, with 1 500 prospective patients yearly in the Southeast. center aims for 50 75 patients annually, offering counseling, fitting, and maintenance of artificial noses and ears built in two to three days per prosthesis.
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Durham
Elon H. Clark
Duke University Medical Center
Clark
Duke Medical Center
Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Administration
Duke
Southeastern
Atlanta
Aviation Forum Program Prepared
The second North Carolina Forum on Aviation will be held May 4 at the Greensboro High Point Winston Salem Airport starting at 8 30 a m. Sponsor is the Guilford County Pilots Assn Murray White Jr of High Point a past president said the forum is for all interested in aviation The event includes a devotional service and a ladies program in the Pilot's Lounge with discussions on weather and flight techniques and displays by airplane manufacturers and component suppliers
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North Carolina
Greensboro
High Point
Winston- Salem
Guilford County Pilots Assn
Murray White Jr
Pilots Organization
Terry Sanford
White
Burnett Spencer
Midway Airport
Louise Thaden
Thaden Engineering
FAA Flight Services
George McCraith
William T. McKinney
RDA
Raleigh
A. B. Miller
HKY Fss
Hickory
Robert L. Cress
ARTCC
Atlanta
Leighton Collins
Air Facts Magazine
Princeton
N. J
Charles B. Carney
US Weather Bureau
Jim E. Lavasqué
Associates Discount Service
Roscoe E. Harris
Cable Construction Co
Avionics Inc
John R. Fields
Robert Buck
Trans World Airlines
Westfield
John Glenns World Changed by Accident and Career Shifts
Houston AP profile of John Glenn detailing his post spaceflight accident in Ohio that left him with a concussion and balance issues, delaying his Senate bid, forcing withdrawal from the race, and prompting reflections on his future as he recovers at home outside Houston. It notes his past as an astronaut, Marine officer, and 1962 spaceflight, plus family and financial strains from debt and college costs. Glenn declares optimism about recovery and hints politics may not be feasible soon.
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Houston
Tex
Mart
John Glenn
U. S. Senate
Glenn
Earth
Globe
Annie
Ohio
Senate
Marine Corps
Glenn Treasury
David
Lyn
Mr. Smith
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Church of England
England
Rowan County
Dobbs
George Washington
Yadkin Valley
William Tyron
Tyron
Alamance
Sandy Creek
Abbotts Creek
Jersey Settlement
Hillsboro
Benjamin Merrill
Sign OF the Times
Farmer Battles Phone Company
Episcopal Diocese of
North Hills
Aviation Forum
John Glen
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