Classes As Usual. Student's Homeland Marks Freedom
Jude Edmund Aidoo, a Soberlin College student, attended classes at Oberlin College as usual while his thoughts stayed with the Gold Coast of Africa. Independence celebrations mark the birth of Ghana ending 113 years of British rule and signaling a new era of development driven by resource richness and national leadership.
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Oberlin
Jude Edmund Aidoo
Soberlin College
Gold Coast
Africa
Ghana
Edmund Aidoo
Oberlin College
Florence Township Minstrel Show Planned For Mar 16
Florence Township Community Club announces a minstrel show titled The Blackbirds of 1957 to be staged March 16 at 8 pm. The event features Nelson Howe as director with about 40 performers from Florence and nearby areas. The program aims to raise funds for local youth activities.
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Florence Township
Aidoo
Birmingham
Blackbirds
Germany
Kwame Nkrumah
England
Lincoln University
Oxford
Gold Coast
Accra
Henrietta Plans Prayer Day Around World Day
The United Church Women of Amherst and a community will observe World Day of Prayer at St Johns Evangelical and Reformed Church in South Amherst Friday starting at 1 30 pm. Mrs Jerome Wenner of Amherst will be speaker. Mrs Etta Lateman Henrietta is program chairman.
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Henrietta
United Church Women of
Amherst
St John's Evangelical and Reformed Church
South Amherst
Jerome Wenner
Etta Latteman Henrietta
Rotary Ann dinner draws sixty at Amherst congregation
About 60 members and wives attended the annual Rotary Ann dinner in the Congregational Laurel dining room. Army Ordinance Ravenna representatives presented a film on Mike detailing the guided music program. Fred Berger acted as master of ceremonies with Ralph Albright leading singing and a pantomime by Miss Carelmuniga. Daniel E Buser gave the invocation. Ohio Turnpike Patrol charged Russell Arena 28 Parma Heights with speeding 95 in a 65 zone. he posted a $40 bond and was released.
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Amherst
Congregational Laurel
Army Ordinance
Ravenna
Mike
US Army
Ray Grocott
Fred Berger
Ralph Albright
Carel Muniga
Daniel E Buser
Albright
Berger
Ohio
Fellowship Plans Speaker Sunday at First Methodist
Oberlin Dr Clyde Hrodrosk professor of religion at Oberlin Graduate School of Theology will speak for the Wesley Fellowship at First Methodist Church Sunday afternoon. His subject is How Important is Belief in the Divinity of Christ.
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Oberlin
Clyde Holdrosk
Ten
Oberlin Graduate School of Teology
Wesley
Firet Methodist Church
Five Speeders Fined In Oberlin Court By Police Justice
Five motorists charged with speeding in Oberlin were fined by Police Justice Andrew Stefan. Names include George Yacyszyn and Edwind Myers for speeds 55 and 75 mph in zones 35 and 60 mph, plus others from Shipherd Circle, Dunellen, and Wellington with fines ranging from 5 to 25 dollars. Additional guilty pleas covered intoxication, dis orderly conduct, and license issues.
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Oberlin
Andrew Stefan
George Yacyszyn
RD 1
Edwind Myers
Rts
Ralph Turner
Shipherd Circle
George Bogdanoviteh
Dunellen
Edward G. Newberger
Rt. 18
Wellington
Paul Demling
Star Hotel
Cleveland
Harold Auble
Lodi
Eric L. Haskins
Roosevelt Monroe
Foster’ Park Rd
Amherst
Cary Brown
Steelton St
Elyria
Andrew Davidson
Gifford Rd
Pearl W Ollson
Omaha St. Lorain
George W. Davis
Rt 303
Twenty Attend Church Meeting In Amherst
Twenty members of St Pauls Evangelical and Re formed Church Brotherhood in Ely MA attended a St Peters Church meeting last night. Rev J A Wenner reviewed Peoples Padre by Emmet McLoughlin and Paul Mortimer presided. Women’s Guild banquet set for March 18 at 6 30 PM. Donald Fuller and Earl Kane in charge.
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Amherst
St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church Brotherhood
Elyma
St. Peter's Church
J A ‘Wenner
Emmet McLough
Paul Mortimer
Women's Guild
Donald Fullmer
Earl Kane
Ralph Thomas
Floyd Schwitzke
George Berry
Oberlin High class simulates Supreme Court rulings
Oberlin High School seniors in Mr. Szwaja’s civics class studied hypothetical cases and two real Supreme Court style judgments. The students reached findings closely matching the high court in religious training in public schools and the Detroit book banning case. Opinions often mirrored the Supreme Court’s in division and interpretation of the Fifth Amendment free speech and press rights.
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United States Supreme Court
Szwaja
Supreme Court
High Court
Champaign
Ill
Sawaya
Detroit
Brownhelm WCTU Conducts All Day Session
Women of the Brownhelm WCTU gathered for an all day meeting at Mrs Harvey Brandau’s home. They sewed carpet rags for disabled soldiers, shared a potluck noon meal, and heard devotions and prayer led by Mrs T W Wilson.
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Arthur Hasenpflug
T W Wuson
A J Cooper
Alle Claus
Arthur Hasenplug
Bertha Hasenpflug
Hayes Whittlesey
Fred Brandau
Henry Stick
Brandau
Vulo McQueen
Oberlin Student To Give Lent Sermon At Rust Church
Rev Vancent Brown, a Graduate School of Theology student, will preach the first in a series of Lenten sermons at Rust Methodist Church tomorrow night. The talks will center on the "Seven Last Words".
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Oberlin
Vancent Brown
Graduate School of Theology
Rust Methodist Church
Sam Lubell to Speak at Oberlin on Moderates Revolt and Party Realignment
Political analyst and author Samuel Lubell will speak at Oberlin College noon assembly in Finney Chapel on Revolt of the Moderates. He will also discuss Feasibility of Party Realignment at a 4:30 p.m. Forum Board event at First Church. Lubell, a noted writer on American politics, WWII era policy, and democracy, has appeared in major magazines. The events are open to the public.
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Oberlin
Samuel Lubell
Oberlin College
Finney Chapel
First Church
Lubell
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Sunday Ceremony Marks Beginning Of Scout Week In Oberlin
Oberlin holds Scout Sunday at the Episcopal parish house to honor Lord Baden-Powell founder of Scouting. The event includes a processional flag ceremony prayers songs and readings with Kathryn Reichard at the piano. There are 21 Girl Scout troops in Oberlin with 329 registered scouts plus leaders. Baden-Powell born February 22 1857 is commemorated as the English war hero and Scout motto Be Prepared.
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Oberlin
Lord Baden-Powell
Girl Scout
Lori Baden-Powell
Umibals
Kathryn Reichard
Prayer Day Service Planned at Oberlin Chapel
World Day of Prayer services set for Fairchild Chapel Feeday at 230 pm with Oberlin United Church Women sponsorship. Mrs Grady Robson will call to prayer, songs led by Mrs P T Fenn, with participants Mrs George Vaught Mrs Vesta Haynes and a Ripton Community Church representative. Dr Richard Wolf will give the sermon. Miss Mary Grubb will play organ.
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Oberlin
Fairchild Chapel
Oberlin United Church Women
Grady Robson
P T Fenn. J
George Vaught
Vesta Haynes
Ripton Community Church
Richard Wolf
Oberlin Graduate School of Theology
Mary Grubb
School of the Slogs
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