Marjoe Will Conduct Two Week Revival At Canton Fairgrounds
The world's youngest ordained evangelist, Marjoe Gortner, arrives in Canton with a two week revival at Stark County fairgrounds. He preaches nightly except Wednesdays, plays multiple instruments, composes his songs, and emphasizes juvenile delinquency warnings while presenting a modern crusade styled like Billy Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjoe
Fairgrounds
Canton
Stark County Fairgrounds
Vernoe
Life Magazine
Vernon Gortner
Marge Gortner
Long Beach
Calif
Schmucker Named Administrative Head of Cleveland Veterans Affairs
George R. Schmucker former YMCA director takes over as post administrator of the Cleveland Veterans Administration replacing Brig. Gen. Robert W. Chamberlin who enters law practice. Schmucker, a World War I balloon unit commander and World War II artillery battalion leader, serves as a reserve colonel and joined the Akron sub-district staff in 1946. His son, First Lt. Stanley Schmucker, commands a unit of the 136th Artillery National Guard in Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Veterans Administration
George R. Schmucker
Y.M.C.A
Lakewood
Robert W. Chamberlin
Mr. Schmucker
Third Army
France
83Rd Infantry Division
Veterans Administration
Akron
Stanley Schmucker
136Th Artillery National Guard
Dayton
Schmucker
Canton
Councilman Seeks New Quarters for Canton Recreation Board
Canton councilman Allan C. Sterling urges relocating the recreation department from city property to make space in the Safety building for expansion of Canton Municipal Court. He asks the Canton board of education to locate new quarters for the recreation board, with temporary council chambers slated for a third courtroom per state law. Rent may be required from a .2-mill levy already in effect, as the recreation board currently pays none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan C. Sterling
Canton Recreation Department
Canton Municipal Court
Sterling
Canton Board of Education
Recreation Board
Public Property Committee
Church Directory and Hours of Services List
A comprehensive local directory lists Baptist, Brethren, Catholic, Christian, Evangelical, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, and other denominations with each church's address, pastor, Sunday School times, worship hours, and evening services across multiple city areas. It provides a snapshot of congregational schedules and locations for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brethren First
2Nd
Hartford
Jesse Hall
Christian Endeavor
Trinity
7Th
Gibbs
Edwin Boarflman
Louisville
John T. Byler
C. EB
C. Y
Middlebranch
Edward Lewis
Church OF the Brethren First
Arnold and
Hoover
Glenn H. Bowlay
Center Church
Harlan Grubb
Maple
17Th
John Meyers
Eden
C. C. Louder
Hartville
Glen M. Baird
East Nimishillen
Arthur H. Hess
West Nimishillen
North Canton
Edwin C. Petery
St. Peter’s
Cleveland
G. N. Habig
St. John the Baptist
McKinley
Owen L. Gallagher
St. Joseph’s
Tuscarawas W
Ralph C. Kotheimer
Christian First
P. H. Welshimer
Moreland
Waynesburg Rd
C. A. Freer
Co. H. Kern
Sherrick Rd
Phillip Bellisario
North Industry
E. L. Russell
Indian Run
Church of Christ
Cherry
S. J. Compton
Howenstine
D. C. Meyer
Church OF God Church of God
Bentley NE
W. R. Fowler
Young
D. E. Levers
Mt. Zion
11Th St
J. W. Inman
Eleventh Street
Warren J. Roark
Church of God
Corner 9Th and
W. P. Stallings
Five Points
Shepter Road
Gabriel Levers
E. G. Evans
Young Peoples
13Th St
Charles Heard
East Canton
Ninth Street
9Th St
James B&. Eaton
Crystal Park
10Th NE
William Hull
R. W Calvin
East Spartard
Jesse Rossier
Christian Science First Church of Christ
Scientist
Congregational First
Tuscarawas St
Russell N. Kerr
Evangelical United Brethren Bethany
Mahoning Rd
E4award
R. E. Carmany
Fairhope
R. E. Appel
Kennet Hulst
Calvary
Leroy Deininger
Grace
Earl W. Toy
Zion
Whipplerd NW
Marvin A. Leist
Grove
George Mendenhall
Emerson R. Rugh
Magnolia
C. E. Babler
P.m
Mapleton
A.m. Niess
Navarre Rd
Snev
A. C. Zagray
Werner, RD
Canton
Paul Murphy
McDonaldsville
St. Pauls
Tuscarawas
Karl Koepke
23Rd NW
Arthur Harsh
Richville
Paul F. Berkenstock
A.m. Lowell, Arington
3Rd St NW
L. S. Hegnauer
St. Paul’s
Albert A. Rosewer
Christ
C. C. Huprich
G E. Chalfant
Waco
G. E. Chalfant
Donald Burge
North Industry Methodist
F. L. Mitzel
Church OF the Nazarene First
3Rd
Herbruck
James H. Jones
Milled
M. R. Hershberger
Llth
Clarendon
Ina Riggs Fink
Full Gospel Tabernacle
N. C. Ruppert
Full Gospel Mission
Waynesburg
J. F. Johnson
Canton Friends Church
I1st
Harrison Ave
C. E. Haworth
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Salvation Army
Market Ave N
Y.W.C
Lambert Bittinger
Children’s and Holiness
Young Peoples Legion
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ
Court NW
Gospel Center
Pentecostal Church of Christ
Alfred Moore
Bethel Pentecostal
E. H. Mitchell
WCTU Attacks Drink Promotion For Home Use
Boston dispatch reports WCTU officers criticizing distillers and brewers for shifting focus from barroom sales to promote home drinking among women and youth. Mrs. Butts cites rise in take-home beer and fall in draught beer, condemning TV and radio beer ads as urging family viewers to drink. President Colvin links U S diplomacy to high alcohol use and domestic drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
B. Blanche Butts
Evanston
Ill
D. Leigh Colvin
W.C.T.U
Washington
Alaska
Pearl Harbor
NYC medical examiner handles 16000 annual death cases
The New York City medical examiner's office, responsible for investigating violent deaths, processes about 16,000 cases each year, reflecting a high workload and ongoing forensic workload for city public safety.
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New York City
Navajo Indians Use Chromium Ore Scrappings for Face Paint
Navajo ceremonial dancers apply yellow face paint from chromium ore scrapings. The practice highlights traditional pigment use in dances, reflecting cultural customs and ceremonial color symbolism.
Freight Rates Set To Rise Across Rail Transport
Washington reports higher railroad freight rates likely to take effect August 28 for most items except grain and grain products which rise nine and six percent respectively. Grain schedules get 30 days notice, with public display by Aug 13. The ICC cites higher operating costs and OPS protests passenger fare hikes as potentially inflationary.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi
Potomac
ICC
Association of American Railroads
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Commission
Cincinnati Firm Low Bidder on Navarre Project
J A White Co of Cincinnati submitted the lowest bid for Navarre to build a Fire Station City Hall complex at 4500 dollars and a sewer and street improvement program at 10000 dollars. The building bid carried a 2 percent interest and a 6 dollar premium for a nine year term. The improvement bid carried 2 4 percent interest and a 53 dollar premium for a ten year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navarre
J. A. White Co
Cincinnati
City Hall
First Purple Heart Awarded in 1782 by Washington
The Order of the Purple Heart decoration for military merit was established by George Washington on August 7 1782 when it was first awarded. Only three men, all noncommissioned officers, received the tribute at that time.
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George Washington
Massillon Driver Nabbed After 26-Block Police Chase
Massillon police arrested Glenn Gourdan 26 of Canton after a 26 block pursuit through Lincoln Way E and W at high speeds. He pleaded guilty in Massillon Municipal Court to operating with a temporary permit and reckless driving, receiving fines, jail time, and license revocation. He admitted wrongdoing with the remark You got me I deserve to be arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assillon
Glenn Gourdan
Exeter Ave
Canton
Stark County
Gourdan
Massillon
Lincoln Way
Navy Reservists Attend Training Classes Here
About one hundred naval reservists from Cleveland Akron Canton Youngstown Warren Steubenville and Lorain joined a training class at the Naval Reserve Training Center Park Drive SW. Thirteen officers from Fourth District Naval Headquarters Philadelphia also attended. The course covers highlights of current training aids and will be duplicated in other Fourth District cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval
Naval Reserve Training Center
Park Dr SW
Cleveland
Akron
Canton
Youngstown
Warren
Steubenville
Lorain
Fourth District Naval Headquarters
Philadelphia
Naval Reserve
Fourth Naval District
Man Fined Maximum For Petty Larceny Charge
Paul D. Keeton, 21, with no permanent address, was fined the maximum $200 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail by Municipal Judge Gordon J. Burris on a petty larceny charge. He was arrested in connection with the July 14 theft of a wallet containing $30 and a cigarette lighter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul D. Keeton
Gordon J. Burris
Keeton
Osnaburg Cloth Named for German Town Origins
Coarse cotton Osnaburg cloth described as plain weave medium to heavy weight resembling crash. The term derives from the German town where it was first produced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osnaburg
Germany
Army Postpones Muskingum River Locks Abandonment
The Army Corps of Engineers postponed indefinitely plans to abandon locks and dams on the Muskingum River between Marietta and Zanesville. Col Walter Krueger Jr said no action will be taken until Congress reviews the case. Protest grew in several towns and Ohio Governor Lausche urged postponement until the 1953 legislative session.
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Huntington
W. Va
Army Corps of Engineers
Muskingum River
Marietta
Zanesville
Walter Krueger Jr
Huntington Engineers
Congress
Muskingum
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
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Aring
Baptist First
J. H. Satterfield
Maryland
J. Benj Buzard
2Nd St
Whipplerd
Mark L. Mitchell
Cherry Ave
A. Thomas
Wm. C. Cotton
Harold Henninger
Mt. Calvary
J. R. Sanders
Shiloh
Nimisilla
J. S. Sanders
Jerusalem
Liberty
R. T. Harris
Antioch Baptist
J. Roy McDonald
St. Benedict’s
Regis McCoy
Sacred Heart
Clark
Joseph J. Krisko
Ernest J. Smith
St. Mary’s
Thomas R. Heimann
St. Anthony’s
James McLaughlin
St. Joan of Arc
Mt. Marie Academy
William J. Fitzgerald
All Saints
Henry SW
Aleph J Bernas
Little Flower Parish
Middle
Bartley J. Kennedy
St. George’s
E. Crihalmean
Sancta Clara Monastery of Perpetual Adoration
Clement Crock
Episcopal St
St. Jacob’s
Cairo
North
Melvin ‘ Beck
Paradise
Carl W. Bormuth
Salem E.U.B
Freeburg- Salem Rds
Raymond Hearn
Psp SS Te Bae
Lutheran Trinity
Willard Hackenberg
Martin Luther
Walnut NE
Otto Fangmeyer
Bethel
Broad and
7Th NW
G. W. Strobel
A.m. Zion
Dueber
Tom B. Hominghausen
Our Saviour
Rowland NE
Richard E. Meinzen
Herbert E. Troge
Paul R. Daneker
W. E. Weber
Holy Trinity
Middlebranch Road
William O. Calvert
Missions Goodwill
E. E. J. L. Marshall
Converts Club
Christian Youth
William Hupp
Evangelistice
Canton City
Melvin Thomas
Lawrence Shaffer
Charles Street
12Th SE
Harry M. Kimbel
Mennonite Beech
O. N. Johns
Stoner
Roy Farmer
First Wesleyan
Marion
T. O. McCracken
Second Wesleyan
R. Willard Dunn
B. Orr
Centenary
John Wreford
Christ Community
35Th St
Roland
Anthony Lakey
A.m. Presbyterian
McKinley Ave
George E. Parkinson
Shorb
Auburn
John B. Barker
Superior
Francis R. Nagy
Westminster
Austrian
Robert W. Bricker
Waynesburg Presbyterian
Norman Riedesel
United Presbyterian
14Th St
Cleveland NW
Donald G. Lester
Bedford
Bedford Ave
H. L. Henderson
C. U
Fairmount
3Rd SE
Ivor A. Frick
Full Gospel Assembly
James Earls
Glad Tidings
Tuscaranas
E. J. W. Miller
Tor
34Th
Morris
Gene Z. Kulik
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Concord
Gerald Hayes
North Canton Tabernacle
W. D. Cowan
Unity Center
6Th St
William S. Schneider
Foursquare Gospel
Nettie E. Lopp
Christian Tabernacle
JL Highn Ave
Paul J. Sorensen
South Canton
P. J. Oney
Corner 6Th and Smith SW
A. Lessner
Walnut Hill
Osage Road
LaRue Bird
Mt. Nebo United Holy Church
Schwaim
H. S. Gee
Christadelphian-Berean
George Worthen
Lloyd C. Neilson
Spiritual First Alliance
H. Rheamount
E Pal
W.sty Fuller
Unity Spiritual Science
George C. Wille Co
6Th
Robert K. Wilson
Schmidt's
Tusc. W
Ravriel
ST. Francis
For
Ave
Dr. J. Lieberman
Optometrist
E. Tusce
Otis Hille Apie Yal
Dial
Mieux
Stow, Ohio
Hudson and
Stow
Overdale
Akron Exchange
Lillian Jae
ROSE
Pennsylvania
Navy
Ohio China Wholesale Co
Rex Ave
NEW ‘Ashers
Maytag-Rice CO
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