Lord's Acre Cut For Church Fund At Richmond
Richmond (Special) Members of the Methodist Community Church and friends cut and bale hay for the Lord's Acre plan to support the church building fund. About 1300 bales were produced on farms west and east of town under leaders Preston Stockard Frank Cox and Robert Wilson with volunteer help. The effort includes a fair booth, youth group outreach, and planned Harvest Festival in November to celebrate and boost funds.
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Richmond
Hayfield
Methodist Community Church
Preston Stockard
Frank Cox
Robert Wilson
Ray McLees
Richmond Lake
Kenneth Cunningham
Henry Wilson
Cecil Vining
Lord’s Acre
M. W. Fishburn
First Methodist Church
United Presbyterian Church
T. Neil Hiatt
Cecil Orr
Booth
Richmond Fair
Howard Smith
Charles Edwards
Barbara Robertson
Phyllis Berry
Charles Collins
George Hutchison
Lord's Acre
Fishburn
Lloyd Carr
A. O. Sigler
Lon Mishler
Oscar Newmaster
David Perkins
Wilbur Duffey
Donald Easton
Earl Brooks
Richmond Methodist Community Church
H. L. Wilson
R. S. Gault
Maurice Ponton
Ronald Dunbar
Melvin Stockard
Lowell Hutchison
Raymond Wagner
Albert Dunbar
Winston Wilson
Tom Chambers
Leon Freese
Lucille Perkins
West Virginia Founded and Israel Proclaimed in 1948
West Virginia became the 35th state in 1863 after forty western counties seceded from Virginia. The Free State of Israel declared independence in Tel Aviv on May 14, 1948, with the United States promptly recognizing the new state on the same day.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Free State of Israel
Tel Aviv
U. S
Suez Canal Case May Go To U N
An Egyptian source near President Nasser says Egypt may take the Suez Canal dispute to the U N Security Council before the August 16 London conference. If pursued, Foreign Minister Mahmoud Fawzi would travel to New York to file the complaint. A decision is not expected for about a week amid talks with India’s ambassador and Nehru’s mediation hints.
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Cairo
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Suez Canal
U. N. Security Council
Britain
London
U. N
Mahmoud Fawzi
New York
Nasser
Nawab Ali Jung
Nehru
Light Primary In Missouri
U S Sen Thomas C Hennings Jr won automatic renomination in a drab Missouri primary with voter turnout under 25 percent. Hennings was unopposed for a second term. Republican race narrowed to Herbert Douglas and Albert E Schoenbeck. Lt Gov James T Blair Jr seen as Democratic governor nominee frontrunner. Polls opened 6 am and closed 7 pm.
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ST. Louis
U. S
Thomas C. Hennings Jr
D-Mo
Missouri
Hennings
Senate
Kansas City
Tom J. Gavin
Herbert Douglas
Neosho
Albert E. Schoenbeck
Forrest C. Donnell
James T. Blair Jr
Jefferson City
Lon Hocker Jr
Joseph M. Whealen
Notable tablet inscription on Liberty statue and birth death rates
The statue carries a tablet inscribed with July 4, 1776. U S birth rate stands at 24.7 percent annually while the death rate is 9.6 percent.
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U. S
Zhukov says big armies needed despite air and nuke power
Soviet Defense Minister Georgi Zhukov says future wars will require large armies and vast quantities of conventional arms even with airpower and nuclear weapons. He answered written questions for the New York Times, transmitted via the Soviet Embassy, and the Times notes his view aligns more with ground forces than the nuclear air power school.
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New York
Georgi K. Zhukov
Zhukov
Hanson W. Baldwin
New York Times
Moscow
Washington
Baldwin
Times
United States
Farm union urges plan to double farmers income
National Farmers Union president James G. Patton urged Democratic platform drafters to endorse a farm plan aiming for an average net income of 5000 dollars a year in 1955 terms, up from 2200, through expanded food programs, steady price supports, and government payments to prop up market receipts.
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Chicago
National Farmers Union Today
James G. Patton
Farmers Union
Patton
The
Democratic Party
Chas. F. Brannan
Truman
Treasury
Enduring Occupation Standoff in French Somaliland
In French Somaliland, French forces prevailed in 1832 but the Egyptian garrison held until 1884 without a battle or withdrawal, marking a calm but unresolved standstill.
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Somaliland
Farm Youth Meeting Expands IFYE Influence in Colorado
Estes Park Colorado report on a four day conference where over 150 former US delegates and eight foreign youths on IFYE assignments gather at the YMCA camp. The meeting discusses extending the reach of the International Farm Youth Exchange and amplifying grass roots ambassador efforts.
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Estes Park
Colo
International Farm Youth Exchange
United States
IFYE
YMCA
Last Veteran Laid To Rest
Albert Woolson, the last Union Army veteran, was laid to rest in a four mile funeral procession led by 200 military men and a drum and fife corps. The Sons of Union Veterans conducted the services at the hilltop burial with music including Onward Christian Soldiers Sweet Bye and Bye and the Battle Hymn of the Republic. A fern wreath a lone rose and a miniature flag were placed on the casket.
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Duluth
Minn
Albert Woolson
Sons of Union Veterans
Mount Vernon
Ohio
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Paine
Pontiac
Bonneville
Utah
America
North Main
Allen Degarmo
Douglas
Linda
U.N
Pat
Walker
Colorado
John
Kaiser
Masonic Bldg
Pho
RCA Victor Thome E
RCA Victor
RCA
Victor
RCA Victor Eaton
Crites Body Shop & Appliances
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