Vaus to Tell Why He Quit Crime
James A. Vaus Jr once linked to Mickey Cohen will speak on Why I Quit Syndicated Crime at 7:45 p.m. Saturday at Youth for Christ Tracy Auditorium. The Los Angeles evangelist, an electronics expert, helped police with wire tapping gear before turning to evangelism since November 6, 1949. He recounts years with the underworld and his switch after Billy Graham’s LA campaign.
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James A
Kim
Mickey Cohen
Vaus
Underworld
Billy Graham
Los Angeles
Assistant Pastor Resigns to Lead New San Pedro Church
Rev. John R. Gutth, assistant pastor at First Baptist Church of Long Beach, resigns to head a new Baptist church to be built in San Pedro under the Baptist City Mission Society of the American Baptist Convention. The church will sit in a new San Pedro residential district. Gutth joined First Baptist in November 1931 and was ordained June 1, 1952. The resignation takes effect September 15.
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John R. Gutth
First Baptist Church of
Long Beach
San Pedro
Baptist City Mission Society
American Baptist Convention
Gunn
First Baptist
Sunday School Begins at Mt Olivet Church
Mt Olivet Evangelical Lutheran Church opens Sunday services at the Roosevelt School location 6145 N Clark Ave with an 11am sermon by Rev James A Youngquist titled He Hath Done All Things Classes next week will be for children only, followed by an adult class later.
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Mt. Olivet Evangelical Lutheran Church
Roosevelt School
N. Clark Ave
James A. Youngquist
Sound investment boosts Long Beach ad reach
Independent Press Telegram classified ads are read in nine of ten woes in the Long Beach area and prompt calls to 6-9072 for increased sales.
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Independent-Press-Telegram
Long Beach
Church Value in Training of Youth Told
Long Beach Seventh Day Adventist sabbath school superintendent Dr R Wayne Eyer cites parental disinterest as a major cause of juvenile delinquency He announces three women to represent the church at a child evangelism workshop August 24 30 at Cedar Falls camp in the San Bernardino Mountains The group will study methods of teaching the title to children and learn how to instruct in religious music He warns that two thirds of American homes give no religious instruction and that children who never attend church are likely to face the criminal court
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R. Wayne Eyer
Long Beach
Seventh Day Adventist Sabbath School
Joseph Cummings
Charles Dean
Carol Jacobs
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Cedar Falls
San Bernardino Mountains
Criminal Court
Bethel Lutheran Forms Large Choir for Fall
Bethel Lutheran Church prepares a large choir for fall and winter as Maynard Meader directs rehearsals set to begin next Thursday evening. Reverend Thor H. Quanbect will deliver the Sunday sermon on “When All Things Are Well,” focusing on Christ’s power to set lives right.
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Bethel Lutheran Churén
Maynard Meader
Thor H. Quanbect
Christ
Film Player to Be Heard at Local Church
Redd Harper known as Mr. Texas in the Billy Graham film will perform at First Bible Baptist Church on Wardlow Road and Delta Avenue Sunday night. Harper a guitarist singer and composer recently entered religious work and will sing many of his own pieces including Had Step poe the Way.
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Mr. Texas
Billy Graham
First Bible Baptist Church
Wardlow Rd
Delta ,Ave
Harper
Steppoe
Missionary Talk Slated at First Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Paul Moser, devoted foreign mission worker and chair of the Board's Foreign Committee, will speak at the 11 a.m. service Sunday at First Presbyterian Church. She has traveled widely guiding women’s groups and attended the World Council of Churches in 1950 as well as a 1952 West Africa church survey with Frances Gray.
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Paul Moser
First Presbyterian Church
B ‘of Foreign Missions
Moser
World Council of Churches
Amsterdam
Frances Gray
Church Board
West Africa
Reverend Peters Returns to St Stephen’s Church
After an extended vacation Rev John H Peters resumes his ministry at St Stephen’s Lutheran Church 1629 Pine Ave Sunday at 11 am He will speak on The Greatest Thing on Earth Ward Coburn choir director Janet Bengis organist This marks Rev Peters 37th year as a Southern California minister and St Stephen’s fifth anniversary under his leadership
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St. Stephen’ Lutheran Church
Pine Ave
Jon
Ward Coburn
Janet Bengis
Peter
California
Bishop
Anaheim
Pomona
Los Angeles
Long Beach
St. Stephen's
First Methodist Youth Attend Camp Parley
Seventeen youth from the First Methodist Church join nineteen peers at Camp Radford Seven Oaks for the Methodist Youth Institute. Rev. George B. Grose hosts the week long camp one of 23 in the Southern California Arizona Conference with counselors Miss Pat Patterson and Mr. Fred Vickers assisting.
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Seven Oaks
First Methodist Church
Billie Ann Bach
Jim Baker
Janice Bon
Barbara Brewer
Loretta Coats
Bob Cotton
Saundra Davidson
Sheryll Eaton
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Coni Hope
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Myrna Kelly
Jill Kiep
Barbara MacCammon
Virginia Martin
Diane Miller
Joan Morrison
Maudette Winters
Ann Yeary
George B. Gr
Board Chairman to Occupy Pulpit at North Long Beach Church
L. C. Jones, chairman of the board and local business and church leader, will occupy the pulpit at Sunday night services of the North Long Beach Christian Church. He will read devotions from Thy Will Be Done and a color film will be shown during the program. Rev J Irving Marsh, chaplain of the Douglas plant, will preach at the 8:30 and 11 am services on Who Is Your God. Rev Carl L Crain is on vacation.
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Beeves
North Long Beach Christian Church
L. C. Jones
J. Irving
Marsh
Douglas Plant
God
Carl L. Crain
Vacation Church School Completes Registration At St Timothy
Mrs. Austin Wilson, superintendent, reports full capacity for Vacation Church School at St Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church. The school continues next week with closing programs Thursday and Friday evenings open to the public. Rev. Alfred Storvick preaches at 10 o clock Sunday on Are You a Crusader and at 11 am on Our Christian Liber.
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St Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church
Austin Wilson
Alfred ©. Storvick
Rev Burton Coffman To Speak At Uptown Church Event
Restor Here From Capital Rev Burton Coffman named to lead autumn evangelistic campaign among Air Force personnel in the Orient. He will speak at the Uptown Church of Christ at 7 30 p m Wednesday. Coffman, pastor in Washington, will fly from San Francisco to the Orient on August 31. He discusses the mission aims and his first stop in Nagoya Japan.
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Burton Coffman
Air Force
Orient
Uptown Church of Christ
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