American Bible Society Marks 150th Anniversary
The American Bible Society celebrates 150 years since its founding in 1816. The article traces early leaders, translations for American Indians, and expansion into 494 languages with hundreds of millions of Bibles issued. It notes Cherokee writing by Sequoyah and ongoing efforts to reach new peoples with multilingual editions.
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American Bible Society
Elias Boudinot
United States of America
George Washington
Society
Peared
New York Bible Society
Christian Deake
John
Brethren of the Woods
Dakota
Massachusetts
Sequoya
Focal
Wihiter
Weapons Specialist Airman Tickle to Train at Lowry AFB Colo
Airman Fred D Tickle son of Mrs Doris L Tickle Mount Airy begins technical training at Lowry AFB Colo as a U S Air Force nuclear weapons specialist after completing basic at Lackland AFB Texas He is a Mount Airy Senior High School graduate class of 1965 Airman First Class Thomas E Wagoner son of Mrs Virginia R Wagoner Pilot Mountain serves in Vietnam as an air policeman for Pacific Air Forces guarding the Bamboo Curtain He attended Carthage High School and is married to Virginia R Montgomery daughter of Mr and Mrs Charlie Montgomery of Pilot Mountain
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David M. Sykes
Charlies A Sykes
Route 6
Mount Airy
Chanute Afb
U S. Air Force
Lackland Afb
Texas
Air Training Command
Sykes
North Surry High School
Fred D Tickle
Doris L. Tickle
Webanon St. Mount Airy
Ing
Lowry Afb
Colo
U.S. Air Force
Tex
Tickle
Mount Airy Senior High School
Thomas E. Wagoner
Virginia R. Wagoner
Pilot Mountain
Vietnam
Cific
Carthase High School
Virginia R Montgomery
Charlie Montgomery
Fan Like Drive Bases Parking
Off street parking design described as a fan shaped lot with a two car wide center spine from street to garage. Outer sections widen outward to hold four cars with bumper strips at far ends and cedar louver screens two feet back.
Hamlin Completes Seamans Course at Fort Eustis
Pvt. Willam C. Hamlin Jr. completed a seaman's course at the Army Transportation School Fort Eustis Virginia on June 10. He entered the Army in February 1966 and completed basic training at Fort Jackson, D C. He is a 1964 graduate of Surry Central High School Dobson.
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Pvt
Willam C. Hamlin Jr., Jr
Route
Dobsen
Army Trans
Fort Eustis
Hamlin
Army
Fort Jackson
D. C
Surry Central High School
Dobson
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Wagoner
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Fulton Insurance Agency
Franklin Street
Bartierd
Cannes Tient
Jamaicas
Hedeow
Everet Trim
Camay
Sass
Kotex
Gibbe
E Decorator
Cohors
Hudson Graham
Discount House
Ingram
Gene Ingram
Willow Street
Pilot Mtn
M. A. Pickett
Mt. Airy
M. A. Pickett’s Dept
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