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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1957
Page
4
In a noted bid from Georges Theron, the French expert traps South in a spade slam. The article frames the hand as a swindle of the year, arguing the slam belonged in no trump and detailing how a heart finesse could have secured the contract despite spade break.
A major church union unites the Congregational Christian Church and the Evangelical and Reformed Church into the United Church of Christ. About 1.4 million members across 8,311 congregations join as leaders bless the pact. The merger, celebrated in Cleveland with 3,000 in attendance, marks a historic blend of Protestant traditions and governance.
Churches announce Rev. E. W. Fox as pastor with 10:00 am Sunday school and 11:00 am morning worship. Evening prayers and M. Y. F. at 7:30 pm. Bible school starts Monday June 24 from 9:00 to 11:30 with program Friday June 28 at 6:00 pm. Presley Cummins noted in services.
Since July 1956 the Primitive Baptist Church met in City Hall. They purchased the former Bethel Missionary Church last December, moved three quarters of a mile west of Bethel School, and have made improvements. Services begin Friday June 28 at 7 30 p.m. with Saturday same time, dedication Sunday at 10 30 a.m. A basket dinner will follow on the church grounds and visiting ministers are expected.
Excerpts quote Fos ter Dulles on freedom and peace as an unstoppable force. Felix notes anxiety as normal in growth. Health department advises comfort during heat waves in New York City. A Soviet zone worker cites burden of Communist policies, referencing June 17 1953 uprising and Konrad Adenauer.
There are 2,030 state parks in the United States, up 18 percent in five years, offering capacity for nearly 200,000 overnight campers.
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