Baptists Urge Against Fund Raising Events
At the national General Conference meeting in Omaha a resolution urged member churches to stop fund raisers such as suppers bazaars and merchandise sales and instead emphasize tithes. Other resolutions called liquor curbs and reaffirmed church state separation. Registration for the gathering reached 724. Rev. Lester Thompson of Muskegon Michigan was named moderator for next year with Rev. E E Eklof of Moline Illinois as vice moderator. Rev. J Gordon Peterson of Waukegan Illinois was elected to the foreign missions board.
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Board of Foreign Missions
Lebanon opens 17th largest tan nery for cowhides
The facility launches operations as Lebanon expands its leather industry with a new tan nery focused on processing cowhides, signaling growth in local manufacturing.
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Lebanon
Couple Weds In 50-Degree Lost River Caverns
Naomi K. Peiffer and Robert G. Gilman married in the chapel room at Lost River Caverns in Hellerton Pennsylvania to escape heat. The couple met eight years ago at a dance, and the ceremony took place in a cave setting.
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Hellerton
Pennsylvania
Naomi K. Peiffer
Robert G. Gilman
Lost River Caverns
Wage Demands Served On Chrysler Corp
The CIO United Auto Workers served wage demands on Chrysler Corp in Detroit. Chrysler, with about 75,000 production workers, is the second major auto firm targeted after Ford. The union seeks a $100 monthly pension at 65 after 25 years, a health and welfare plan, and an indefinite wage increase, aligned with the Ford pattern.
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United Auto Workers
Crysler Corp
Chrysler
Ford Motor Co
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Ford
Children’s Distress Isn’t Funny Stand Against Ridicule
The piece urges adults to stop laughing at youths’ grief and fears. It notes adolescence brings deep pain from lost loves and failed ambitions, and suggests offering comfort, open dialogue, and shared stories of resilience. It mentions Dr Patri’s leaflet on child fear and how to obtain it.
Interim Wisconsin Legislative Council to be reshaped next session
The Wisconsin interim legislative council will be reorganized with 15 members for the 1951 term, likely led by Sen. Warren P. Knowles as chairman. Speaker Alex Nicol and the Senate president pro tem will sit ex officio, with 13 other seats apportioned by districts and a few Democrats expected to join voluntarily. The council will study taxes, corporations, liquor laws, public health, and economic controls, guiding state policy after adjournment.
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Senate
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Frank Panzer
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Luxembourg A Foxhole Against The A-Bomb
HAL BOYLE reports Luxembourg as a fortified small state. 17 miles of tunnels beneath its capital, reinforced postwar ties to America, a token army of 10 000, and a population around 300 000. Luxembourgers favor neutrality yet lean pro American while many study in the United States and drive American cars.
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Shanghai Blockade Officially Begins
Shanghai blockade by Nationalists began officially Saturday with no ships moving and rains from a typhoon edge. Air raids and a sea watch are presumed to be the instruments of the blockade.
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