Centenial reception closes four day church celebration
A Sunday afternoon reception at First Baptist Church marked the centennial observance and dedication of the new educational building. About 200 guests, led by Mrs. Elmer Dougan and other officers, toured the missionary display and historic records while a tiered cake and silver tapers enhanced the 100th anniversary program.
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First Baptist Church
Elmer Dougan
Woman's Society
Wilbur Bantz
Harold Lundgren
Tarleton
Vanney Miller
Alice Davis
Paul Winter
Gertie K. Johnston
Will Gorrill
Frank Jennings
John Dolbier
O. T. Black
Julia Williard
Frances Andrews
Ina May Brewster
Donna Carlson
Gayle Winston
Ruby Welburn
Clarence Winston
Arthur Dougan
Stanley Johnson
C. V. Leigh
Ross Cole
Japan
China
India
Africa
Katherine Willard Eddy
Mark Cadle
C. H. Bruchmiller
Herbert Wildeboor
Willard
Bascom Fearing
L. C. Allen
Women’s Society
Young People Attend Methodist Youth Institute at Baldwin
Youth from First Methodist Church and Centenary Church attended the Methodist Youth Institute at Baker University Baldwin. Counselors Nettle Wismer Lyle Hart and Sam Ferguson aided as staff while participants Worshiped, learned, and lived in group settings during the week ending Sunday afternoon.
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Institute For Methodist
Baker University
Baldwin
Kansas
First Methodist Church
Irene Sample
Martha Saunders
Kathy Sullivan
Reta Skeet
Donna Thomas
Annette Wells
Page Kirk
Jerry Hart
Monte Pearson
Jerry Bruns
Centenary Methodist Church
Geraldine Potts
Carla Robison
Nettle Wismer
Community notes of Leavenworth and nearby events
Mac key The Misser Judy and Linda Hemphill attended the 4 H Camp at Rock Springs and have returned home. Farmers present at Leavenworth Co courthouse for land taken by the Turnpike project will appeal or return next week. Father’s Day gatherings include the Brune and Van Nice families. A storm and a satirical note on Subway Deluxe in New York conclude the page.
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Misser Judy
Linda Hemphill
Rock Springs
Leavenworth Co
Frank Brune
William Eberhard
Lawrence
Paul Brune
Midland
Meridith Smith
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
H. D. van Nice
van Nice
Johns Scott
Barbara Johnson
Vera Ann North
Mr. van Nice
Jane Hanger
Topeka
First Baptist Church
William Edmondson
Leavenworth
Beulah May Murphy
Martha Lou Robb
Arthur Hemphill
Postal Chief Hints Ike 1956 Run at Soo Locks Event
SAULT STE. MARIE Mich Postal Chief Arthur F Summerfield hinted that President Dwight D Eisenhower may seek a second term in 1956. Speaking at the Soo Locks centennial celebration he said the president leads a third crusade for peace and freedom and would not rest until his job is done, framing it as the will of the American people.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Arthur F. Summerfield
Misenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Summerfield
Adenauer warns Russians stir up East German youths
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer told the West German parliament that the Soviets are training East German youths for a civil war against Bonn. He cited a standing army of 150,000 Germans trained by the Soviet Army and pushed debate on authorizing 6,000 volunteer soldiers for summer training.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn Republic
East Germany
Adenauer
West Germany
Bundestar
Eden Declares Britain To Continue Bomb Work
Prime Minister Eden stated Britain will not halt hydrogen bomb production despite hopes for a disarmament agreement. A House of Commons question pressed whether a pause could aid international accords in nuclear arms control.
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Eden
Britain
London
Lahorite
House of Commons
Washington bound summer plans and local notices
Mrs Howard Washburn will work in Washington D C this summer while Mr Washburn stays with Margaret Weill at her parents home and then joins her in July. he will enter the Marine Corps at Quantico Va after the summer. Children Day program at church featured flowers and a 10 AM Sunday school. Marie Wellman leaves for Washington D C for summer work. Vacation Bible School at Valley Grove begins for local youth. Mrs Calvin Collins visited Ottawa family. A T Lasher Sr family visiting Kenilworth Utah. Mr and Mrs Mick Ford of Warrensburg Mo welcome Cheryl Pence born recently.
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Howard Washburn
Washington D.C
Washburn
Margaret
Harry Weilleman
Marie Wellman
Washington ,D.C
Valley Grove
Calvin Collins
Ottawa
A. T. Lasher
Kenilworth
Mick Ford
Warrensburg
Cheryl Pence
Double Thrill For Jackson Chicago Beats Tigers
Ron Jackson of the White Sox enjoyed a double thrill as his team defeated the Tigers in a game. The report notes celebrations and family visits surrounding a birth at Knobnoster Air Force Base near Sedalia Missouri, with Sgt. Ford and relatives Ms. Floyd Petrie and Mrs. Charles Sparks mentioned in connection to the newborn. Mrs. Lt Roy Sparks and children also visited Mrs. Sylvia Nitcher in Law France to mark her birthday.
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Knobnoster Air Force Base
Sedalia
Ford
Floyd Petrie
Charles Sparks
Roy Sparks
Sylvia Nitcher
Law
France
Sylvia
Jackson
Chicago
Ron Jackson
White Sox
Jackson homers to tie game in pinch hit ninth inning
In the first game of a doubleheader Jackson pinch hit in the ninth and belted a home run to tie the score. The Sox won in the first game. Between games Jackson was honored with a plaque as the American Baseball Congress Rookie of 1954.
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Jackson
Sox
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