Turmoil at Concordia Seminary Draws Church Scrutiny
Lutherans at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis face accreditation jeopardy after internal clashes over doctrinal oversight led by Rev. Dr. J. A. O. Preus. Faculty appeal to save academic freedom as the American Association of Theological Schools cites intrusion on governance and education for ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. O. Preus
American Association of Theological Schools
Concordia
Association
Arlis Ehlen
Board of Higher Education
Ehlen
Preus
Tietjen
Dr. Ehlen
Wellsville Personal News Details End-of-Year Meeting
Personal News of Wellsville reports the end of year association meeting honoring retiring teachers Miss Evelyn Penn and Mrs. Lucille Wagner with silver baskets. Members voted to buy band instruments for indigent students and to promote a scholarship fund. Also notes Wellsville Middletown Schools offer summer Drivers Education starting June 26 for eligible drivers with a $6.50 fee and instructor Robert Wagner.
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Mexico
Association
Evelyn Penn
Lucille Wagner
Wellsville-Middletown
Jay
Robert Wagner
Mr. Wagner
Paris Personal News Highlights and Birth Announcement
Tennis court interest at the fair grounds prompts calls to Mrs. Lee McCall and Mrs. Cecil Bodine Jr for responses. July 11 meeting set with Mrs. Zoris Studer. Don Cruzan and wife welcome Dawn Renee born June 6 at Boone County Hospital weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces. siblings Lorie and Tracy. grandparents Gentry Featherstone and Russell Cruzan. Miss Louise Ball of San Angelo visits Paris. former Paris High School teacher.
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Fairgrounds
Lee McCall
Cecil Bodine Jr
Zoris Studer
Don Cruzan
Route 2
Paris
Boone County Hospital
Dawn Renee
Louise Ball
San Angelo
Tex
Miss Ball
Montana City Personal News Reunion Remembers Alumni
A Montana city reunion gathers longtime residents and former students from Wyoming, Colorado, Florida, Oklahoma, California, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and beyond. One class member, Jim Timmerberg, died in military service. Harry Getz remains missing. After 25 years, the gathering centered on visiting and reminiscing.
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Wyoming
Billie Grey Wildman
Colorado
Richard Gruber
Florida
Mima Hagood
Oklahoma
Donald Langford
California
Marjorie Hillebrand Nunnelly
Cape Girardeau
Carl Scott
Charles Lett
Illinois
Margie Shocklee Everard
Kansas
Jean Ann
Hunenfeld
St. Louis
Raymond Palmer
Herbert Johnson
Montgomery City
Jim Timmerberg
Harry Getz
Personal News of Vandalia and Nearby Towns
A long list of local residents from Vandalia ville and surrounding areas visited Bowling Green and Bethesda over the weekend. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. N. Burt, Mr. and Mrs. George Pease and daughter Judy, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Norton, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Deickman, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Grapenthen, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Allensworth and daughter Tina, and many others. Harvey Hans and Paul hosted a fish dinner for Robert’s 17th birthday with Elmer Boethemeyer and Glenn Roethemeyer present. A family reunion for Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Fivans honored Mrs. Frank Piccale. Additional attendees included Fayette Mudd Jr., Manuel Shaw, Hussell Monroe, Lloyd Hatton, Alvin Grapenthen and Lawrence, Hubert Doyle, Clarence Houseman, Joe Jackson, Mrs. Dorman, and others from Wells and nearby towns.
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Anna Smith
Terry Smith
Bethesda
Harvey Hans and
Paul
Robert
Elmer Boethemeyer
Glenn Roethemeyer
Luddonia
Harry Fivans
Karber
Walter Canter
New Hartford
Harvey Fivans
Vandalia
Frank
Larena) Piccale
Stockton
Calif
Fayette Mudd Jr
Middletown
Manuel Shaw
Hussell Monroe
Lloyd Hatton
Hawk Point
Alvin Grapenthen
You
Lawrence
Wentzvilla
Hubert Doyle
New Haven
Clarence Houseman
St. Charles
Joe Jackson
Dorman
Bla Newnan
Wells
Grape Vines Offer Hope And Work In Atoka Okla
Atoka County unveils Mt. Carmel as a new low income community with 18 surplus government trailers. Ten pilot families occupy 160 acres, aiming to expand to 1 090 acres next year by planting 8 000 grape vines on about 30 cleared acres. They expect at least five tons of grapes per acre generating 150 to 225 dollars per ton, relying on outside income while building market capacity.
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Atoka
Okla
Atoka County
Mt. Carmel
Oklahoma
United States
State Office of Economic Opportunity
Rex Sparger
Sparger
Val Schott
Bond Audit Criticizes PSC Expenses
State Auditor Kit Bond released a management advisory report on the Public Service Commission covering July 1960 to June 1971. It criticizes travel expense practices and gasoline card use by several engineers and their aides, noting about 120000 dollars in travel costs and possible card abuse, while stating no material reliability issues in the audit.
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Jefferson City
State Public Service Commission
Christopher
Kit”’ Bond
Bond
Martin J. Rosen
CPA
PSC
Amish Can Work Minus Hard Hats
Amish construction workers in northeastern Indiana were furloughed after not wearing hard hats, citing religious beliefs. A 1970 federal act mandated safety headgear, but an exemption for Old Order Amish allows them to work without hats. Workers are returning to jobs. exemptions do not affect workers compensation or insurance.
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Auburn
Ind
Indiana
John Martin Smith
Smith
U.S. Department of Labor
Surgery for Joliet Man Fred Weils at Silver Cross
Fred Weils of Joliet Illinois underwent major surgery at Silver Cross Hospital Joliet on Tuesday. He is progressing in Room 3205 according to his mother Mrs Lucy Weils of Mexico.
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Fred Weils
Joliet, Ill
Mexico
Silver Cross Hospital
Joliet
Lucy Weils
Television repairman foils supermarket cash drawer arm
CARTERET New Jersey AP Daniel Frolich, a TV repairman, serviced Le Bow's Food Town closed circuit camera and, after bringing the picture back, saw a large arm reach into a cash drawer. He seized the arm and a suspect was charged with attempted robbery.
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Carteret
N.J
Daniel Frolich
le Bow
Frolich
Final Crop Report Date Set July 1 in Audrain County
Audrain County producers must file final reports by July 1 under the 1972 Wheat and Feed Grain Programs. Report planted acreages and set asides promptly after planting, or submit final planting reports for other commodities if soybeans will not be used for history purposes.
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Audrain County
Mary Bosler
ASCS
McNary Bond Trade Words in Missouri Gubernatorial Race
St Louis County prosecutor Gene McNary challenged Missouri auditor Kit Bond to name his presidential backing. Both seek the Republican nomination for governor. McNary backs Nixon for re election and suspects Bond may back George McGovern. Bond accuses McNary of outmoded Republican thinking and says he will aid changes and accept any support.
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Clayton
St. Louis
Gene McNary
Missouri
Christopher “Kit
Bond
McNary
Nixon
George McGovern
Diabetic Camp To Be Held In August
Winkler announced the Central Missouri Diabetic Children's Camp to run for two weeks starting August 6 at Camp Banting near Holts Summit with contact in Mexico. The effort aims to provide social interaction and essential diabetes management training for children, highlighting long term benefits and diabetes as a major health concern.
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Dim Winkler
Route 5
Columbia
Central Missouri
Camp Banting
Holts Summit
Mexico
Joe Herhardt
Winkler
Jimmy Rushing Blues Singer Dies at 68 in New York
New York AP reports Jimmy Rushing the blues singer from Kansas City who joined Count Basie in 1936 and rose to fame with Good Mornin Blues and Goin to Chicago died at 68 after a brief illness in Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital Queens home.
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New York
Jimmy Rushing
Kansas City
Count Basie
Chicago
Rushing
Queens
Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital
Two Sisters Drown in Missouri River Near Boonville
Two teenage sisters Rosa Friedrich aged 15 and Betty Friedrich aged 13 drowned seven miles west of Boonville Missouri after stepping into a drop-off while wading in the Missouri River. Witnesses said they reached for a board, missed, and disappeared.
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Boonville, Mo
Missouri River
Here
Rosa Friedrich
Betty
Kissinger Arrives in Tokyo for Busy Japan Visit
Henry A. Kissinger flew to Tokyo for an unofficial weekend visit as guest of the Japan-U.S. Economic Council to bolster Nixon administration ties with Japan. His schedule included meetings with top officials from Prime Minister Eisaku Sato downward in a crowded agenda.
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Tokyo
Henry A. Kissinger
Japan
Nixon
America
Eisaku Sato
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Centralia High School
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