Students Build Church in Raymondville for $3 a Week
Ten Texas college students from the Baptist Student Union labor on a new First Baptist Spanish church in Raymondville. They live in the parsonage, work up to 15 hours daily, dig 750 feet of foundation trenches, lay concrete blocks, and conduct revival services while sleeping in shared rooms. Their pay is room and board plus a rewarding experience.
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Bob M. Gassaway
Raymondville
Texas College
South
Texas
First Baptist Church
Primera Iglesia Bautista
Baptist Student Union
Jeff Crossland
North Texas State University
Crossland
First Baptist
Betty Ann Gunstream
Baylor University
Patsy Blum
Tarleton State College
Bill McDaniel
First Baptist church project in Raymondville progresses
The church site costs amount to 6000 dollars on a 400 by 150 foot lot with total project cost near 22000 dollars and land value about 40000 dollars. First Baptist has contributed 11000 dollars to the building fund and the Texas Baptist Convention 6000 dollars. Out of Raymondville’s 10000 residents about 8000 trace Mexican ancestry and an estimated 6500 do not attend church. Primera Bautista operates about 30 years with 80 members. services occur in a dilapidated residence.
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First Baptist
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Raymondville
Primera Bautista
Platform committee faces tax and school prayer questions
Atlantic City AP reports a Democratic platform committee fights through conflicts on handbag taxes school prayer and public schools while seeking a universal platform. Panel 1 features Charles Winegarner and Franklin Salisbury debating constitutional amendments and church state issues.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Washington
Supreme Court
Democrats
Charles W. Winegarner
Citizens Congressional Committee of
Los Angeles
Winegarner
Franklin C. Salisbury
Panel 2 panel debates tax cuts and economy
The text outlines a panel discussing economy labor agriculture and women’s handbags as a wartime tax is debated for removal. Witnesses report no public opposition. Panel 3 covers health education welfare urban affairs and government operations with a daily vocabulary segment defining despicable as contemptible.
Words of the Lesson on Misused Pairs and Spelling
The excerpt discusses the distinctions between AT LAST and AT LENGTH with examples. It explains the correct pronunciation of mainsail versus mains'l and highlights common misspellings such as abat toir and the letters in certain words. It lists synonyms for keep and other related verbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Besselink Takes Bogey After Final Hole Shot Skid
Al Besselink sent his second shot on the final hole skidding across the screen. PGA supervisor Joe Black awarded a free shot but Besselink then skidded his third shot past the hole and posted a bogey five.
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al Besselink
ICC
Joe Black
Bessie
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Jimmie Shorb
Thurmont
Anna Grace Shorb
Pius Shorb
Charles E. Schwinger
Eugene Martin
Waynesboro
Don Eyler
John and
Margaret Shorb
Dim Grant
Frank Stranahan
Eys Bei
Mus
Lady Towncraft
Penney
Bermuda
Penney's
Frederick
Bennett
FORD
Falcon
Frode
Motor Company
Patrick Street
Frederick, Maryland
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