Apostle Church Flourishes in Belgian Congo
In Elizabethville Belgian Congo a new sect the Church of the Apostiles grows amid many faiths. Followers imitate apostles in clothes and ritual as sects spread despite strict colonial bans. Leaders exile prophets to curb influence, yet sects reappear elsewhere. Most blends Christian sin with local beliefs and often oppose Europeans.
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Louis C. D. Joos
Elizabethville
Belgian Congo
Congo
Church of the Apostiles
Church of the Apostles
Africa
Kibangu
Ism
Padlock on Erie Vet's Newsroom Over Unpaid Taxes
ERIE Pa Internal Revenue agents padlocked the Vet's News room operated by Joe Rotunda for unpaid federal taxes on gambling devices. They cited 1955 and 1958 taxes totaling 41400 and warned other local newsrooms and establishments that fail to settle accounts will face similar action.
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Erie
Joe Rotunda
Internal Revenue
Rotunda
Internet Revenue Service
Japs Enjoy Huge Fireworks Display in Tokyo
The city marked Kawabiraki, its largest annual pyrotechnics show, with barges on the Sumida River firing thousands of dollars of fireworks. Police mobilized 3,000 personnel to manage crowds and river traffic as throngs filled the riverbanks from afternoon to midnight. The festival traces to a 225 year old funeral rite for cholera victims and aims to ward off evil spirits.
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Kawabiraki
iSumtda
Noted cellist and wife among 115 naturalized in court
In Pittsburgh a naturalization ceremony in U S District Court saw celloist Theo Salzman and his wife among 115 former aliens who took the oath, becoming citizens.
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Pittsburgh
Theo Salzman
U.S. District Court
Marines Destroy Marijuana Crop Over Pittsburgh Hills
Marines aided by a flamethrower destroyed two marijuana fields on a hillside overlooking downtown Pittsburgh. The crop, valued at about 250 000 dollars, was cleared to prevent salvage. The story mentions Salzman, principal cellist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and his wife who had left Vienna during the Nazi invasion era.
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Pittsburgh
Walay. Salzman
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Wug Wesc
Vienna
Israel
Australia
New Zealand
Dallas seeks Curtiss pigeons for Tokyo air show demo
Dallas officials request dozens of aircraft types for a Tokyo airfield demonstration tied to Love Field training near Chitose. The plan provoked concern over unintended noise and farm disruptions as U S and Japanese authorities review the exercise. Brig. Gen. Guyer called off July 22 to 29 drills as a temporary measure.
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Dallas
Tokyo
Chitose
Japan
Kennosuke Nosaki
Air Force
U.S
Hokkaido
L. M. Guyer
Sth Air
Force
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Phila. Sii
J. 1
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Phila
Indiana
Arthur G. Butler & Son
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Davis Brothers
Dick’s Sweet Shop Quality Meats & Groceries
Phila. Sti
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N. Lith
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Sinclair-Ize
Strutmatter
Lith & Phila
Jones Furniture Company
Angie
Lopresti
Marshall’s Atlantic Service
Ith & Phila
Sis
Jimmy Miller
Phila. St
Peterson Hardware
Rising Bros
Goodyear Tires
Rowley’s Greenhouse
Water St
Royal Clothier
Ruffners
Hawkinson
A. M. Segar
Sekerak
South 15Th St
SIPOS
Merle Stuchell
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Swinehart
Tenth ST. Amoco
10Th & Phila
Sts
Uncle Bill’s Amusements
Valenti
Phila, St
North 11Th St
ESSO
Happy Motoring
Wolfe’s
Streamline Market
Oakland Ave
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Wih & Oak Sts
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S. & H. Green
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