Upturn in Religion Amid National Faith Move
The era of prohibition and jazz fades as religion surges nation wide with frank faith discussions and multiple church services. President Eisenhower and leaders invoke prayer at inauguration and in cabinet meetings while surveys show 92 percent of Americans pray or rely on faith, fueling a broad church revival.
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Readers Digest
Saturday Evening Post
American
Colliers
Life
Look
Williese Lial
God
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Nixon
U S. House of Represenves
Soviet
Russia
Kremlin
Home Front
John V. Beomer
House
House of Representatives
Senate
Capitol
Iniciana Meuse
Senate of the Seculture
Moscow
JU. S. Senate
Frederick Brown Harris
Bernard Braskamp Lothar Teeter
Hoosier
Trever
Graham
Brrth
Weather Summary Forecast Fair and cool tonight
Mostly fair and cool tonight with a warm Saturday. Low temperatures around 42 to 48 degrees and a high near 68 to 74 degrees. Saturday expected to be fair and warmer across the region.
Summer Reading Dart Prize Draws Lebanon Center Youths
Psi Otes Again Sponsor Summer Reading Event invites pupils from Lebanon and Center townships in grades three through eight to read through the summer. A large Library dart board marks progress with colored arrows for each book read and gold stars for every five. Registration runs June 1 to 7 with a finish by August 31. prizes include a new book for each participant upon completion.
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Eigth
Tata
Ay Etc
Lebanon
Center Township
Paul W. Neuman
Hibrarian
Hoghs. Reat
Sag
Wilbur Whitehead
Clayton Abbott
Robert Ballard
James Myers
Paffyn tions Playboy a Man Seeks and Finds Plenty
A man unsure of his desires ends up with ample fulfillment in a quirky narrative about chasing wants and discovering satisfaction. The piece explores hedged ambitions, misread signals, and unintended gains.
Televised Publicity for Adult Education in Illinois Vocational Progress
Miss Bliss Maple of this city writes in the May 1954 Illinois Vocational Progress about a television program she conducted on WHEE Rock Island. The piece highlights her role as supervisor of home economies in the Rock Island Island system and notes a letter from Rena Hedden praising Miss Maple’s work. Maple returned home Tuesday evening to 1010 Meridian for summer vacation.
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Bliss Maple
Ilinois Vocational Progress
Thins
Rena L. Hedeen
Ilinois
Miss Maple
Rock Hives High
Three Groups Commit To Lebanon Fourth of July Floats
Lebanon plans a large Fourth of July parade on Monday July 5 with floats from three groups the Junior Chamber of Commerce the Jayshees and the Lebanon Lions Club plus consideration by the Kiwanis club. Parade Chairman Willis Falwider urged more business firm entries to make it the biggest in the nation's history.
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Willis Falwider
Jumor Chamber of Commerce
Jayshees
Jaycees
Lebanon Lions’ Chif
Lebanon Kiwaris Eclube
Tnat
Fulwider
Thehanon
Ful Witter
Local Woman Hurt Aiding Injured Girls in Accident
Lebanon resident Roby Johnson sustained a broken leg after tripping on a rug while rushing to help two girls injured in a Sunday accident near New Boss. Ji Youngs suffered a broken arm and her sister Karen Ann received minor bruises. Mrs Johnson was visiting the Youngs’ parents, Mr and Mrs A N Youngs, at the time.
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Lebanon
Roby Johnson
Ji Youngs
Karen Ann
Recall Drive for Senator McCarthy Gains Momentum
Milwaukee club reports 28 000 signers and vows to pursue a recall election under state law. Organizers need 25 percent of gubernatorial votes within 60 days. attorney general must rule on validity. Gore appeals for continued signatures, noting penalties for noncompliance and vowing secrecy of collected names unless the target 403 080 is reached. A court inquiry subpoenas a witness in Sauk City as part of a probe into possible violations of the Wisconsin Corrupt Practices Act.
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Milwaukee
Joe
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Ity
Wepaper
Tatewide
Vlub
Chanrel
Siena
Gore
Tore
Aiad
Democrats
Wisconsin
Vore
Gee Remiwy
Byky
Barabso
Dist
Atty
Harlan Kelly
Sauk City
Kelley
Kiwanis Baseball Day Highlights Local Youth Program
The Kiwanis group celebrated Baseball Day and discussed Little League origins in Lebanon, noting 1958 enrollment and the role of leaders like Whitney. They stressed inclusive opportunities for all youths to play and reported Whitney’s plans with the Lebanon Merchants team and the chance of producing a future major league player within five to seven years. Also attending were High School basketball coach Bobson Mossman and others from the Lebanon newspaper community.
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Leaho
Pima
Eogiecand
Hs Leaeers
AOS
Fumie DiGauer
Orson
Whitney
Lebanon Merchants
Lebanon
Bishop Urges Family Life Like Nazareth
Bishop Raines urged a Nazareth like family life as hundreds of Methodist traders from nearby towns attended a dedication service for a new residence and education center. He urged homes to foster love, discipline, and Christian values mirroring Jesus upbringing, hoping Madonna Hall becomes a nurturing environment for local children.
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Madonna Hall
Richard C. Raines
Indianapolis
Indiana Methodist Children’s Home
William H. Spieth
Lebanon
Nazareth
Ina
Vaden
Far Uitis
Indiana
W.tamp Street
Esterday
Farrut Wind
Yain
Hutadarweint
Carrind
Ares
Destling Nagorey
Rimes
Nassreth
Jesus
Sens
Raines
Mary
Joseph Jesus
Ens
Joseph
Peenie
Otis L. Caller
Fort
Board Trustees
Almor J Coble
South Bend
D. Beck
Connersville
T L. Stovall
West Lafayette
Dor Willan H N
Boone Native Dies Thursday
Charies Utterback, 87, of Boone died Thursday after a long illness. He was a retired farmer and longtime resident of Zionsville. Survived by his wife Emily, a son, a sister, and several immediate relatives. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home in Zionsville with Rev. Robert Howell officiating. Burial at Salem Cemetery.
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Charies Utterback
Aobie
Ionsville
Mrite Rak
Bia
Tate Sydney
Emily
Grerce Trein Utterhack
May Brar
Zionsville
Phillips
Robert Howell
Salem Come
Knightstown Named After Route Builder Henry County Town
In Henry County the town of Knightstown traces its name to John Knight, the government engineer who oversaw the construction of the national road now part of U.S. 40 through the community and across Indiana.
County Welfare Board Accepts $211,215 Budget
Boone County Public Welfare Board met at the courthouse yesterday afternoon and approved a 211,215 budget for administration and grants for the next year. The board noted funding would be raised by taxes, with an estimated rate of 95 cents per thousand, subject to review by the Indiana State Welfare Department and State Tax Board.
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Boone County Public Welfare Board
Court House
Boone County
Indiana State Welfare Department
State Tax Board
Lutheran Mission Pastor Leads New Lebanon Congregation
The United Lutheran Church establishes a new mission in Lebanon under Pastor Robert W. Schmeding, a Springfield graduate interning at Harama Divinity School. The church, part of the three-synod federation with over two million members, reports active support from Baptists and Methodists nearby as local Shriner and Knights of Pythias groups observe regular services.
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Initiana Syand
United Lutheran Chanh Im
Jia
Schareding
Pore Wasne
Wetenberg College
Springfield
Harama Divinity School
Hamma Piwinite Setani
United Lutheran Church
Eio
United States
Canada
Fatheran
Ats
Laresst Protestant
Amerits
Heer
Beloral
Hare
Sely
Bloody Hanoi battles as Vietminh push toward Haiphong
Vietminh rebels swept Hanoi and near Haiphong in two brutal engagements. In one fight near Cho Mot the Vietminh crushed defenders after a week long siege, ending with heavy casualties among Vietnamese and Catholic militiamen. A separate encounter sixty miles southeast saw 3,000 Vietminh overpower 1,000 Vietnamese and Catholic volunteers in Nanphungha, described by a French army spokesman as a religious war with brutal hand to hand fighting.
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Indochina
Conm
Hanoi
Thuphong
Cho Mot
Hane
Haiphong- Hans
Haiphong Harbor
Nanphungha
William Booker Rites Saturday in Zionsville Cemetery
William Booker, 82, retired farmer, died yesterday at St Vincent's hospital. Born in Iowa in 1872 to Woon Margaret Banker, he lived in Zionsville many years and was a member of Zionsville Christian Church. Survived by wife Addie Carter preceded in death in 1949, two stepsons Robert Carter of Indianapolis and Mrs Park Brock Sioux City Ia, along with five grandchildren and ten nieces and nephews. Rites at Phillippi Funeral Home and burial in Zionsville Cemetery follow Saturday at 10 am.
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Zionsville
Phillippi
William
Booker
St Vincent's Hospital
Iowa
Woon Margaret Banker
Sioux Cry
Bribe Offer Probe Tied to Fight Fix in New York
District Attorney Frank Hogan said a $15,000 bribe offer to boxer Robby Jones to throw his title fight with Jack Tarver was under scrutiny. Jones and manager Beds Melnick, in New York for a Madison Square Garden bout with Joe Giardello, denied knowledge of the offer. The probe, reported by Bill Corum of the Journal American, involves two men who contacted Jones in his Plymouth Hotel room early this week.
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Lebanon
West Main Street
Jake Lucas
Marion Robbing
John Denny
Frank Rader
Lafayette Avenue
Belletin
New York
Tlarence Henry
Robby Jones
Jacv Tareile
Frank Hogan
Bobby Jones
Oakland
Calif
Juddieweikt
Joe Giardello
Philadelphia
Madison Square Garden
Bill Corum
New York Journal American
Todlay
Frank Hegan
Jones
Associated Press
California
Ager
Melnick
Bob Melnick
Fix
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