Britain's quiet king rises from shadows as self made ruler
Roger D. Greene profiles Albert Frederick Arthur George, later King George VI, detailing a lifelong struggle with stuttering, health scares, and an inferiority complex. The piece traces his growth from overlooked royal son to capable, steady leader, noting his athleticism, friendships, and a public image shaped by perseverance.
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New York
Britain
Bertie
Albert Frederick
Arthur George
Edward
Great Britain
Ireland
Prince Charming
Windsor
Albert
Collingwood
Jutland
Duke of York
GH. Drummond
Royal Sons of Vu
Pytcs
Jorrocks
Fm Camp
Elizabeth
George V
Altho
Church Council Flags Increased Liquor Use in Nation
Asbury Park New Jersey December 11 The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America warns of a grave social emergency from wide spread and excessive drinking A resolution from its biennial session notes liquor production in 1996 reached 449 million gallons versus 181 million the year before The group urges reinforced temperance education and study of measures to curb drinking patterns.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Council
Press and Media Push for Alcohol Restraint Measures
The article discusses growing calls to reduce emphasis on drinking in press and radio coverage and to promote sponsor-led restraint and control measures for individuals. It notes concerns about the influence of media on drinking habits.
Christmas services and church meetings across Lawrence
The Friends church and many others in Lawrence hold a weekend of events. Sunday school at 9:45 and morning worship at 11:00 with duets and talks by local ministers. The Friends quarterly meeting gathers representatives from area churches with devotional services, lunch, and business sessions.
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Friends Church
Delaware
Clinton L. Nellis
Friends
George Votan
Bible School
Rockwell
Mary Lou Epray
Doroth Winer
Janint
Alice Smith
Frank Davies
Wichita
Young People's Mission
Plymouth Congregational Church
Vermont Street
Joeseph F. King
H. E. Chandler
Alice Noncrieff
Winia Stoner
Albert McCullough
Boetlmann
St. Duis
Reynolds
Postponed Communion and Evening Bible Series Ads
Postponed communion service this Sunday at 11 00 and a 7 30 evening evangelistic series on the Second Coming of Christ. Readings include The Dying World's Hope Signs of the Times The Coming Anu Christ or World Dictator The Great Tribulations and The Final Judgment Day. Churches invite crowds with daily messages by Rev C E McCarrell and others.
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First Church of Christ
Scientist
Massachusetts Street
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Maze
Christian Science Reading Room
Wiedemann
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Tenth
Kentucky
Stoeppelworth
Lincoln
Jst
Christ
C. E. McCarrell
Christmas church pages and local society notes
Church services at The Church of God discuss Wednesday prayer and Sunday school with a Christmas pageant planned for December 20 and an auditorium completion target. Unitarian sermons reference New Frontiers. community events include bazaars, operettas, club meetings, and a Santa Fe railroad riprap project along the Kaw river. Funeral notices, family gatherings, and numerous local club elections are recorded alongside civic and social updates.
De Soto News Notes From Arcadia To Lawrence
De Soto reports visitors from Arcadia and Kansas City including Ruth Miller returning to work in Kansas City. James Hiddleston funeral held, and relatives from Pratt South Dakota visit. High school basketball season begins December 11 with 16 games, Gardner Wellsville Eudora Spring Hill and De Soto in a round league. Mrs. B. K. Lowe to fill Johnson County prosecuting attorney duties starting January 1.
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F. E. Stuchberry
Arcadia
Ruth Miller
C. G. Mickey
Kansas City
Austin Broyles
Galt
Broyles
Artie Cunninghen
Cunningham
Lawrence
G. Nowell
Nowell
Tom Warson
Snefid
Rhodes
Freeman
Louis Warsep
Gene
M. Freeman
Miura Dockery
Frank Chambers
Pratt
S. D
Charles Hiddleston
James Hiddleston
J. D. Chambers
Lloyd
Olathe
Gardner
de Soto
Wellsville
Eudora
Spring Hill
B. K. Lowe
William Clay Jones
Johnson County
Kansas University
Bethel Ladies Aid Holds Annual Guest Day
Bethel Ladies Aid met Wednesday for its annual Guest Day with Meth odist Ladies Aid of Centronolis among guests. Over sixty ladies attended including former members. A seasonal themed dinner followed a brief business meeting. Readings by Mrs. H. K. Ebright of Baldwin closed the program and Mr. and Mrs. William Smith visited Garnett from Thursday to Saturday.
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Bethel Ladies’ Aid
Methodist Ladies Aid
Centronolis
H. K. Ebright
Baldwin
William Smith
Garnett
Thanksgiving social notes from Brubaker area and vicinity
Local families gathered for Thanksgiving events including visits by G E Kretsinger of Baldwin and Minnie Brecheisen’s club serving lunch at the round-up. Several residents traveled to Lawrence and Ottawa for Santa’s parade while others planned winter visits to Texas and Emporia. Community club met for a regular meeting and guests shared meals and hospitality with kin across nearby towns.
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Dwight Smith
Smith- Garber
G. E. Kretsinger
Baldwin
John Brechelsen
Mr. Brecheisen
Cecil and
Durene
Minnie Brecheisen
Black Jack
Miss Brecheisen
Edward Oberst
Velma
LaVerne
Juanita
Falls City
Neb
John Brecheisen
Minnie Eno
Overbrook
Delbert Hottie
Hoffman
Dorothy
Lawrence
Ottawa
William Turner
Texas
Clara van Ham
Emporia
Eliza Baldwin
Joe Hughs
Wellsville
Samuel Oberst
Sam
Neh
Brubaker Community Club
Pres
Lawrence High Student Stars In Educational Film Night
PUFFY ident, Mrs. G. C. Clark, presided and Mabel Jones read the minutes of the last meeting. Bradford Towell of Lone Star, a Lawrence High student, used the high school theater set to present an educational film enjoyed by young and old. Mrs. Maurice Fishburn will provide the next meeting’s entertainment with a Christmas program. Sunday visitors at the John Brecheisen home included Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bretain ger of Topeka, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Shellack and daughter Maxine of Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. Vivian Brecheisen and children, and Mrs. Arthur Woodruff of Vassar. Gift ideas for former Lawrence residents offered as easy, economical keepsakes, including a Journal-World mail subscription. Phone 22. Adv.
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Lou Romero
Pueblo
Colo
Chambers
de Soto
Betty Lou
Lela Regriat
Misa Leslye
Ing Martin
Kansas City
D. R. Wright
Kaw
Will Welch
Harry Cramer
John Blaylock
Mae Blaylock
Misa Lucille Blaylock
Gladys Strickland
Lena Burks
Virginia Kobler
Monti Kaegi
Helen Blaylock
Walter Biga
CCC
Valley Falls
Vincent McLaughlin
Lawrence
G. C. Clark
Mabel Jones
Bradford Towell
Lone Star
Lawrence High School
Maurice Fishburn
John Brecheisen
Mis
Paul Bretainger
Topeka
Louis Shellack
Maxine
Baldwin
Vivian Brecheisen
Arthur Woodruff
Vassar
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Max Hodges
Anne Lee Hazen
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Epworth
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