Episcopalians Challenge Catholics At General Convention
At the 58th General Convention in Honolulu the Episcopal Church debated Roman Catholic influence in South America. Delegates heard Bishop Louis Melcher compare Chaplin’s fame to Christ and urged expanded opportunities, while mentions of racial equality and colonialism raised questions on policy. Bishop Norman Binsted spoke on equality and ending white man colonialism.
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Honolulu
Protestant Episcopal Church
South America
House of Deputies
Louis C. Melcher
Brazil
Charlie Chaplin
Jesus Christ
Christ
Episcopal Church
Norman Binsted
Episcopal Missionary District of the Philippines
Chamber Plans Industrial Show Meeting and Air Committees
The Chamber of Commerce will map plans for an industrial show at 3:30 p.m. in the conference room with Milton Keating as secretary manager. The aviation committee meets at 1:30 p.m. today, and water committee members convene at 10 a.m. Thursday chaired by Clyde Shelton to expand Lawton’s water supply, with a Fort Worth regional weather chief attending Thursday.
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Lawton
Chamber of Commerce
Milton Keating
Chamber
Aviation Committee
Clyde Shelton
Fort Worth
Tex
MacArthur to lead Tokyo parade and local notes
The article lists a parade planned in Tokyo led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur. It mentions Comanche County Oklahoma as well as various local updates including resignations at Church of God, Emil Woesner becoming post commander at Lowery Post 29 American Legion, Bill Mobley injured in a fall from a power line pole, Fred Bentley elected president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, an oil well strike in Elgin, and a housing shortage for Army officer families in Lawton. L S Reagan of Southwestern Light and Power is among five electrical engineers nationwide honored on an overhead lines committee.
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Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Comanche County
Oklahoma
L. C. Pennington
Church of God
Emil Woesner
Lowery
American Legion
Bill Mobley
Southwestern Light and Power Company
Fred Bentley
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bob Gilbert
Elgin
Lawton
L. S. Reagen
Bishop Urges U S Reference Cut From Prayer Books
HONOLULU Episcopal bishop Rt. Rev. Horace W. B. Donegan proposes removing mentions of the United States of America from prayer books sent abroad. He argues that rising nationalism abroad makes such changes appropriate and urgent. A Far East visit convinced him that foreign peoples fear growing nationalism in the United States.
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Honolulu
United States of America
Horace W. B. Donegan
New York
Far East
United States
California Heat Wave Continues In Los Angeles
LA endures eighth straight day of 100 plus heat with 104 forecast as deaths, livestock and crop losses rise. Coroner notes 73 heat related deaths since last Wednesday. poultry and rabbit losses total about $1.0 million and $0.5 million respectively. Beef cattle, fat pigs minor losses. tomato, cut flower, avocado, and walnut crops damaged.
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Los Angeles
Lester Adelson
Emery Johnson
The
Poultrymen’s Cooperative Assn
Robert J. Schroeder
County Livestock Department
Fletcher District Fair Opens Three Day Run
Fletcher district fair starts tomorrow with a three day schedule. All entries except livestock must be in by noon and livestock by 9 a.m. Friday. The fair ends at 8 30 p.m. Saturday. Superintendents include Don Harrel for dairy cattle Danny Hayes and Billy Don Masters for beef cattle Joyce Scott and Charlie McGuire for swine Don Taylor and Robert Revel for sheep Eldon Mullenix for poultry 4 H clubs and Mrs Richard Dalton for flower exhibits.
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Fletcher
Fletcher District
Don Harrel
Danny Hayes
Billy Don Masters
Joyce Scott
Charlie McGuire
Don Taylor
Robert Revel
Eldon Mullenix
Carolyn Ridgway
Charlotte Ingle
Richard Dalton
Cars Grow Slightly Longer Over The 14 Years
The average 1955 car registers 2.7 inches longer than the average 1941 model reflecting modest changes in automobile design over the 14 year span.
Sparkman warns of wary friendship with Russia
Senator John Sparkman, visiting Russia with other senators, says the United States trusted the Russians in 1945 and until 1947 and will extend friendship but remain wary. Sister Agnes Arelia of Mount Carmel Academy Fort Worth says no black students have applied. none has applied.
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John Sparkman
D-Ala
Russia
Agnes Arelia
Mount Carmel Academy
Fort Worth
Bert Parks on talk format soothing fears by self focus
Bert Parks, TV radio quizmaster, voices belief that making guests discuss themselves calms nerves. He says self focus dissolves fears as entertainers become absorbed in their own story.
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Bert. Parks
Commander Capt. Carver Leads Recommissioned USS Benfold Richard
Capt Lamar P. Carver takes command during recommissioning at San Francisco naval shipyards. He notes the carrier and its air group possess striking power greater than the entire U.S. fleet in 1945, underscoring modernization and firepower.
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Lamar P. Carver
Ben. Homme Richard
San Francisco Naval Ship Yards
U.S
Overtime Ban by 6000 Pan Am Workers Across U.S. Cities
The CIO Transport Workers Union banned overtime by 6,000 Pan American World Airways employees to push for a new contract. Workers in New York Miami Boston Brownsville Houston San Francisco Seattle New Orleans San Juan and Honolulu are affected.
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New York
CIO Transport Workers Union
Pan American World Airways
Miami
Boston
Brownsville
Houston
San Francisco
Seattle
New Orleans
San Juan
P.R
Hofiolulu
GIs Urged to Get Fair Insurance Deals
A House Armed Services subcommittee urged the Defense Department to tighten overseas insurance regulations after finding laxity and abuses by agents and companies. It accused overseas commanders of licensing firms, noted inadequately funded operators at posts, and cited servicemen bought insurance deemed practically worthless. European command abuses were highlighted in the probe.
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Washington
Defense Department
House
Armed Services
Department
European Command
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