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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1956
Page
4
The program invites Catholic, Protestant and Jewish leaders to share how they chose religious work. The Reverend Jack Kent of the Long Beach Unitarian Church speaks about unity, human value, and the goal of reducing barriers between people to prevent wars.
Sixteen choirs totaling over 500 voices perform a program at New Hope Baptist Church Los Angeles for the Southern California convention of the Providence Missionary Baptist Assn opening. Delegates from about 80 Southland churches expected. Rev. Nathaniel J. Kirkpatrick presides. Open sessions and speeches by city officials and pastors accompany the musical program through Friday with officer elections Friday.
Miss Adeline Groven of the Evangelical Lutheran Church arrives in Long Beach to start activities for Christ Lutheran Church the new Los Altos congregation. First worship is set for 11 am Sunday Aug 26 at Stanford Junior High School 1871 Los Arcos St with Rev A K Odden as pastor. Groven will conduct a three month survey of the area to contact interested residents.
Dr O Byron nenarason will conclude a revival series at Narbonne Southern Baptist Church 24739 Narbonne Ave Lomita with services 8:30 and 10:30 am and 7:30 pm Sunday Dr Richardson pastor of First Baptist Alice Texas serves on the state executive board of the Southern Baptist Convention of Texas and as a trustee of Howard Payne College in Brownwood Texas Victor Wardle is named president of men s council at Grace Methodist Church
At Woodruff Temple Charles Lane, a well known Los cantor, is named to lead Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services at the Woodruff Jewish Center Temple. Mrs. David Gold, chairman of the High Holy Jews committee, says he will be assisted by Jacob Goldberg as the bal tvilah.
Moscow reports Premier Sei is set to sign the Soviet Japanese peace treaty next week if completed. Shigemitsu left the Soviet Foreign Ministry after talks and indicated he abandoned further claims on Kunashiri and Etorofu. The draft cedes the Habomai and Shikotan islands while Kunashiri and Etorofu are not mentioned. A subcommittee finalized fisheries and trade clauses with lingering issues on UN admission and establishing diplomatic relations.
City officials reported metropolitan Tokyo grew by 175,078 people in the first half of the year, reaching 8,243,979 as of July 1. The gender split stood at 4,248,295 men and 5,995,684 women.
Bud Snitehler of Riverdale Utah left a local hospital Friday after frost bite suffered while transferring propane gas from a tank on a high pressure line. He was sprayed by the frigid gas as a coupling failed during the transfer.
Sunday programs list Dr Earl Cranston USC School of Religion dean and author as guest speaker at First Congregational Church Long Beach along with worship leaders Mrs Margaret Fisk and Rev James Napp sharing platforms at multiple churches across the area. A 40 year missionary couple and other church leaders from Belfast Ottawa and Dartmouth appear in upcoming services.
A European violinist’s Guarneri example illustrates dormant power within each person. By embracing faith as a technique and believing we are akin to God, we can awaken inner greatness, overcome difficulties, and live as our best selves. The piece urges using belief to unleash potential and become more than we think.
A church notice on SOUTH ST. and LIME lists Rev. William D. Powell as factor or organizer for Celvary Sactis Church activities.
Premier Chou En Lai says U S correspondents are invited to visit Red China to see what is being done. The offer comes as Peiping radio reports lifting the seven year ban on American newsmen. The State Department warns journalists may face jail fines and passport restrictions when traveling to unrecognized nations.
The St John’s Lutheran Church founded in 1931 by Rev Henry A Fisher marks 25 years with services led by past pastors including Fisher now in Kirkwood Missouri and Hillmer in Los Altos California. A fellowship dinner precedes the 7 30 pm service and Fehner presides. The congregation grew from 21 to over 160 and recently dedicated a 400 seat sanctuary.
In central Texas, residents near Fort Hood heard a powerful blast Friday. Officials first labeled it a demolition drill for Oklahoma Guardsmen from the 45th Infantry Division. A later note floated a supersonic bang from jets at James Connally Air Force Base. Belton and Temple areas reported震 disruption as investigators searched for the cause.
The report notes wet spots east of the Rockies with fair overall conditions. Widely scattered thunderstorms occurred in the northern Rockies, southern plateau, central plains, mid-Mississippi Valley, and parts of Virginia, Georgia, and the Carolinas with light rainfall elsewhere. Sioux Falls and Richmond recorded about 4 percent inch in six hours as highs in Kansas stayed below 100.
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