Clergy changes and community notes in small town
Rev J R Smith and Janet Arlene have moved to Ft Scott where he will serve as pastor of the Nazarene Church, with Rev Anthony Oddo succeeding him here and delivering his first sermon on July 7. Other items report family visits, local club events, and a tornado book offer from Muecke Studio. Rotary meeting guest speakers and pharmacy school graduate noted.
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J. R. Smith
Janet Arlene
Ft. Scott
Church of the Nazarene
the Nazarene Church
Anthony Oddo
Nazarene
Craig
Oddo
Gary Hartpence
Jim Allen
R. R. Redmond
Rotarian
Rotary Club Today
W. G. Roberts
Parsons
Ward Spielman
Baldwin
C. A. Murdock
Kansas City
Bob Wellington
The
Herald
John Kramer
K. U. School of Pharmacy
Douglas Horton
Unifica
Offes
Harvard Divinity School
U.S
Billy Graham Defends Faith Against Escapism in New York
Evangelist Billy Graham urged 16 000 listeners at Madison Square Garden to resist escapism and seek salvation. He warned that neglecting God's plan yields no escape, citing Hebrews 2 3 and noting 461 decisions for Christ bringing total crusade conversions to 23 107. He announced a Polar Grounds rally on Oct 27 to end a five day home visitation in New York.
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New York
Billy Graham
Madison Square Garden
Graham
Crusade
Christ
Polar Grounds
Upper Manhattan
More Wheat Is Being Harvested Across Franklin County
Wheat fields again roll toward harvest after moisture delays. Today’s cut wheat is drier than earlier, with yields around 30 bushels per acre and tests near 58 to 60. In Franklin County, harvesting continues but full cutting isn’t expected for several days.
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Franklin County
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Recorded
Admitted Don Harbison 528 5 Sycamore Tuesday. Gwendolyn Rodgers 626 Walnut today. Dismissed Rev. Lee Lennon 614 S Cedar transferred to KVU Medical Center Tuesday. Mrs Don Pries 514 S Cherry and Mrs A K Watts RFD Overbrock today.
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Don Harbison
Sycamore
Gwendolyn Rodgers
Walnut
Lee Lennon
S. Cedar
K. VU. Medical Center
Don Pries
S. Cherry
A. K. Watts
Five Caught In Speed Check
Five speeding violators and two overtime parkers faced Justice Court this morning after an electric speed timer operation in the 800 block on North Main yesterday. John W. Springer pleaded guilty to 44 mph in a 30 zone and was fined 24 dollars. Frances F. Woldridge forfeited a 20 dollar bond for 40 mph in a mobile zone. Tris L. Luker forfeited a 20 dollar bond for 40 mph. Oletha M. Pierson pleaded guilty to 42 mph and was fined 22 dollars. James A. McBride pleaded guilty to 41 mph and was fined 21 dollars. May H. Dobbs forfeited a 1 dollar bond for overtime parking in the 100 block on West 2nd. A Shawnee County car driver did not appear.
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Prlice Court
North Main
John W. Springer
iOak
Milo Harris
Frances F. Woldridge
Springfield
Tris L. Luker
Oletha M. Pierson
E. Wilson
Harris
James A. McBride
N. Ceidar
May H. Dobbs
Williamsburg
West 2Nd
North Korea Seeks Broad Conference on Troop Withdrawal
North Korea urged an international conference to arrange withdrawal of all foreign troops from Korea and to seek a peaceful solution for the divided peninsula. The UN Command rejected the proposal as inappropriate for a military conference. Chinese Premier Chou En-lai then voiced support for the conference plan and criticized U.S. Korea policy, amid continued arms ban violations by the Reds.
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Panmunjom
North Korea
Korea
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Chou En-lai
Peiping
U.S
U. N
U.N
South Korea
Land Sale Near Homewood Recalls Franklin County History
A farm near Homewood totaling about 1242 acres is being sold to Dwight Haworth of Ottawa by John P. Harris of Hutchinson. The 242 acre farm comprises two tracts of 73 and 169 acres with a long history dating to 1870, involving the Harris family and other early Franklin County settlers.
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Homewood
Dwight Haworth
Ottawa
Franklin County
Haworth
John P. Harris
Hutchinson
Milo R. Harris
Ralph A. Harris
Fred M. Harris
W. G. Saunders
Clare Harris
Milo L. Harris
R. A. Harris
Fred W. Mosier
Eleanor S. Harris
Sidney F. Harris
John P
Actress Jeanne Crain and Family Saved at Sea
In Newport Beach California a Coast Guard rescue saved actress Jeanne Crain her husband Paul Brinkman and their four children from a disabled 51 foot power cruiser that drifted for nearly three hours after engine trouble on a second honeymoon voyage. A passing ship towed the vessel near the Newport Beach jetty just before danger.
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Newport Beach
Calif
Jeanne Crain
Coast Guard
Miss Crain
Paul Brinkman
Brinkman
Robert
I Newport Beach
Car Sideswiped on North Main
William Milburn Rector of Farmington Massachusetts recalls his Ottawa trip with some misgiving after his car in the 600 block of North Main was hit at 6 23 by a 4 ton truck driven by 76 year old John Lloyd Turner of RFD 4. Police report major damage to Rector's car.
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William Milburn Rector
Farmington
Ottawa
North Main
John Lloyd Turner
RFD
Hospital Named For Indian Wars Hero
A new hospital here will be named for Brig. Gen. Bernard John Dowling Irvin, a Congressional Medal of Honor winner who helped found the frontier Army at Ft. Riley. Irvin earned the medal for gallantry near Apache Pass, Arizona, in 1861. He was the father in law of the late Col Robert McCormick, publisher of the Chicago Tribune.
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Ft, Riley i
Bernard John Dowling Irvin
Frontier Army Past
Ft. Riley
Irvin
Apache Pass
Ayiz
Robert McCormick
The
Chicago Tripune
United Church of Christ Formed In Nationwide Merger
Cleveland reports the reunification of Congregational Christian Church and Evangelical and Reformed Church into the United Church of Christ. About 2.2 million members in 8,011 congregations unite under a single denomination embracing diverse Protestant traditions. President Eisenhower praised the merger, highlighting renewed service to God and neighbor.
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Cleveland
Eisenhower
Congregational Christian Churches
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Congregationalists
Arrested Here For Parole Violation
Howard Benson was arrested this morning by Undersheriff Willard Lister for violation of parole. He had been arrested March 10 on an assault charge and pled guilty April 1 to a reduced simple assault charge, receiving 90 days in jail. On April 19 he was paroled, and on June 14 Judge Floyd J Coffman ordered him to spend nights and weekends in jail until court costs are paid or further order. Last night he failed to report, and he will appear before Coffman tomorrow.
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Howard Benson
Willard Lister
Benson
Floyd J Coffman
Coffman
Benso
Cuffman
Traffic Toll Topeka Kans Fatalities 1957 Report
The State Accident Records Section lists fatalities for the Topeka Kansas area over the last 24 hours. The 1957 figure shows 292 deaths, reflecting data collected for the cited period, compared to 302 in the same span of 1956.
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Topeka
Kansas
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