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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1970
Page
12
A family story centers on a youngster and jade hunting with a rare find by Mrs. Childers. The piece discusses jade varieties, ancient uses, and cultural significance, plus a legal-arts show with a jury deadlock and admission details for the gem and mineral event.
Article notes that despite reluctance to admit it, church life functions with political influence and involvement among clerics and church leaders.
A discussion of teaching methods for underachievers, time as a tool, and the need for dedicated teachers and parent involvement. The piece notes counselor limits, principal roles in teacher evaluation, and calls for open church politics and educational accountability.
W Ian Thomas founder of Torchbearers Evangelistic Organization and Jopibah Hall leader will speak at First Christian Church 2323 Broadway next week with noon four and seven thirty services Monday to Friday sponsored by Campus Crusade For Christ. Thomas wrote The Saving Life of Christ.
Dr John Burnett of Dallas named outstanding general practitioner of the year at Friday session New officers elected include Dr Richard M Hall Groom president elect Dr Walters R Russell Dallas vice president Dr Samuel B Ganz Corpus Christi speaker of the house Dr John H Boyd Louise vice speaker New trustees are Dr James W Lively Corpus Christi Dr Max E Ayer Bonham Dr Raymond E Beck Fort Worth Dr Robert G Haman Irving and Dr Michael A Calabrese El Paso Registration for the main six day meeting began Friday with a golf tournament postgraduate lectures and a president's reception Lecturers include Dr Paul A Stern Dallas Dr William V Cole Kansas City Dr Armin L Karbach Arlington Dr Patrick McCaffer Fort Worth and Dr Thomas S Szasz Syracuse plus Dr William Sweet Fort Worth El Paso will host the convention site for 1970 with Fort Worth 1972 and Houston 1973
In Lubbock the Class AA UIL regional meet begins with eight plays at 3 p.m. in the University Theater. Mason High School performs The Chairs followed by The Trysting Place and others from Fabens Merkel and Reagan County. Night Must Fall and Waiting for Godot close the evening. Awards, best actor and actress await after the final show. Approximately 2,000 students from 195 schools in 26 UIL districts will participate over three days.
The Rev and Mrs D C Jensen of Grand Prairie will lead a narcotics program at 7 30 pm in the Melanie Park Baptist Church sanctuary 66th St and Indiana Ave open to the public The Jensens promote narcotics education through Youth for Christ of Melanie Park Baptist Church They will speak show films no charge
George W. Cornell surveys Moses freeing the enslaved and Easter’s Christ triumph as roots of human dignity and the struggle for rights. Rabbi Bernard Segal and church leaders frame Passover and Easter as timeless calls to freedom and justice.
Seymour Ashley of the Wycliffe Bible Translators on furlough from the Philippines will speak in Lubbock next week. He and his wife translated St Marks gospel and the three epistles of John into Tausug and will present slides and demonstrations at several area churches.
The General Assembly of the Diocesan Pastoral Council will convene Sunday in Harrar Memorial Auditorium at Wayland Baptist College. Registration starts 1 p.m. and the meeting at 5:30 p.m. with Bill Hogge as moderator.
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints host an open house at 3271 88th St from 2 to 4 pm Sunday. The program centers on home and family with the film Man's Search For Happiness, previously shown at the World's Fair in San Antonio and in Japan. Bishops Robert Larson and Rent Henderson oversee the event.
Kenny Shaver of Abuene Christian College will begin a three month ministry training program at Broadway Church, training for youth education. He plans to graduate next spring, marry Blaine McMilliams of Balinger on May 22, and lead a Broadway youth trip to Utah in June. He will then work with Lubbock youth ministry. The program funds total $300.
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