Annual conference highlights Baltimore Methodist Church gains
The Baltimore Area Methodist Conference reports 166,953 members with 5,909 new members last year. Properties total 22.1 million dollars with parsonages at 3.12 million and other holdings at 2.50 million. Twelve new churches and 37 educational units were consecrated along with 19 new parsonages. Missions funding reached 384,327 and local work 331,619 via the Women’s Society of Christian Service. Bishop Peele presided as session opened at Western Maryland College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminnster
Thealtimore Area
World Service
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Maryland General Hospital
Baltimore
Sibley Hospital
Washington
W. W. Peele
Richmond
Western Maryland College
Dorsey K. Sturgis
Emmiette R. Spencer
Peele
Lowell S. Ensor
Eugene Woodward
Westminster Methodist Church
Baltimore church conference reads district reports
The meeting opened with a large assembly of delegates and guests. Dr J Milton Rogers presented the combined reports of six district superintendents including East Baltimore The other superintendents named were Dr Charles F Phillips South Baltimore Dr J T Spicknall West Baltimore Rev William F Wright Hagerstown Dr F C Reynolds Washington East and Dr Ralph D Smith Washington West. The terms for Spicknall Smith and Wright expire this year. The conference will close Sunday night with the reading of ministerial appointments for the coming year.
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Tors
J. Milton Rogers
East Baldl
Charles F. Phillips
South Baltimore
J.T. Spicknall
West Baltimore
William F. Wright
Hagerstown
F.C. Reynolds
Washington East
Ralph D. Smith
Washington West
Spicknall
Smith
Wright
Cincinnatian Hearing Set to Decide Train Abolition
The Public Service Commission schedules a June 9 hearing with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to justify ending the West Virginia portion of the Cincinnatian passenger service. The line loses about 30,000 dollars monthly, and B&O seeks to transfer equipment to Cincinnati Detroit trains, with West Virginia stops at Keyser Martinsburg Grafton Clarksburg and Parkersburg. The Cincinnatian began in January 1947 as an all coach daylight round trip between Baltimore and Cincinnati.
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Charleston
W. Va
Public Service Commission
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
B. and O
West Virginia
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Keyser
Martinsburg
Grafton
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
Cincinnatian
Russia Slows Traffic in West Berlin Border Standoff
Border guards in Helmstedt ordered a slow down as trucks were reduced to about one to seven per hour, a reprisal amid aget unsettle, following clashes over the Lillebeck incident. West Berlin Assembly rejected Soviet concessions for unification. Bonn called for probe into alleged kidnapping by Russian zone Communists. Youth sit-down at Luebeck ended with police scrutiny of vehicles and officials reported mistreatment claims by Western police. About 10,000 youths involved at the border.
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Berlin
Russia
Lillebeck
East Berlin
Helmstedt
West Berlin
Bonn
Luebeck
ADN
West Germany
West Berlin shelters 250 Soviet youth refugees
West Berlin admitted 250 Soviet zone members of the Free German Youth and 500 other East Germans as political refugees over the past week. A Whitsun rally hinted at the fate of a United States Navy Privateer plane lost in the Baltic. A Soviet pilot’s toast to Meresyev and Honecker’s remark were reported by Nee Zeitung, noting Meresyev’s celebrated status and muttered wishes of the Privateer crew’s fate.
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Luebeck
Berlin
West Berlin
Free German Youth
FDI
Baltic
United States High Commission
Nee Zeitung
Erich Honecker
Alexei Meresyev
S. A
Meresyev
Sykesville Opens Three Day Homecoming With Music
Sykesville High School launches a three day homecoming tonight with dancing to Henry Butsse orchestra at Springfield Auditorium. Saturday and Sunday afternoons feature concerts by the U S Navy School of Musicians band. A former U S Senator from Oklahoma will speak tomorrow and two alumni now ordained ministers will lead community services Sunday morning. Public invited to join all events.
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Sykesville High School
Henry Butsse
Springfield Auditorium
U.S. Navy School of Musicians
U. S
Oklahoma
Community events outline with dances and concerts
Committeeman Wilbur Wimmer announced tonight's dance from 9 pm to 11 pm. Alumni registration opens at 1 pm. Saturday features the Music Aris Sedger Band concert by U S Navy personnel at 3 o'clock, followed by Congressman Willa P Bolton introducing speaker Josh Lee former Oklahoma senator and Civil Aeronautics Board member. Supper at 5 pm. A strawberry and ice cream social is planned for 7 90 o'clock and another concert follows.
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Wilbur Wimmer
Muslcaris Sedger
U.S. Navy
Willa P. Bolton
Josh Lee
Oklahoma
Civil Aeronautics Board
Sen
Lee
Community services and flag day speakers announced
The News reports Rev. James Richards and Rev. Ward Kemp, both Sykesville High School graduates, will lead Sunday morning services starting 11 a.m. A band concert at 2 p.m. at the high school auditorium concludes the program. Dr. H C Curley Byrd of the University of Maryland will speak at the Elks Flag Day service in Baker Park on June 14 at 8 p.m.
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James Richards
Ward Kemp
Sykesville High School
Lea
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