Church Losing Ground in Rural America Study Finds
New York June 17 AP Exhaustive study by the Institute of Social and Religious Research shows Protestant attendance in rural America has fallen to about half of a generation ago. The report urges standardization of church records and better data beyond money and member counts to gauge church influence.
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New York
America
Institute of Social and Religious Research
Institute of Soci and Religious Research
John R. Mott
Ernest T. Barton
Raymond B. Fosdick
James L. Barton
W. H. P. Faunee
Kenyon IL. Butterfield
Galen M. Fisher
Institute
Luther Fry
Fry
Windsor County
Vermont
United States
East
South
Federal Council of Churches
Brotherhood leader elected president of broad labor activities
Stone the grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is elected president of all brotherhood activities including banking insurance and labor organization Paris Louis Barthou will remain head of the reparations commission Detroit ambassador Warren will return to Mexico later this month amid retirement rumors Cambridge John D Rockefeller Jr donates 500000 to Harvard Fine Arts in honor of President Emeritus Eliot
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Cleveland
Warren
Stone
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Paris
Louis Barthou
Detroit
Charles B. Warren
Mexico
Cambridge, Mass
John PD. Rockefeller, Jr
Division of Fine Arta
Harvard University
Charles W. Eliot
Parliament Faces A Long Session In London
London June 16 AP Parliament reassembled after Whit Monday vacation facing lengthy sessions and slim chances government can push multiple measures. Lords have largely nullified eviction prevention bill. government plans to reject all amendments with Liberal support. Key debate centers on former Premier Baldwin's resolutions tied to imperial reference proposals.
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London
House of Lords
Baldwin
Foley Cathartic Tablets Offer Quick Constipation Relief
A Toledo Ohio user reports Foley Cathartic Tablets help severe constipation with no after effects. The vegetable tablets claim to act on the liver and are marketed as easy to take and sold everywhere.
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John S. McComb
Lucas Co. Home
Toledo
Ohio
Rodeo Promoter Faces Ban Over Steer Injury in London
The opening of Tex Austin's international Rodeo in London's exhibition stadium ends with one steer breaking a leg during roping. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals sought a court summons against the promoters, prompting the promoter to drop roping contests for crowd time. A plan remains to hold roping and tying when the audience is absent as cowboys traveled 5,000 miles for prize money.
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London
Tex Austin
British Empire Exhibition Stadium
MacDonald
Royal Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
In the Name of Humanity
Austin
England
Balangiga Massacre Hero Retires From Army Service
Knoxville native Master Sergeant Lamar Taylor B. Hickman, survivor of the Balangiga massacre in Samar, Philippines, is honored at the Presidio in San Francisco after 26 years of service. He receives a decoration as the company venerates his courage and vows he could fight again if needed. The Balangiga action left 250 natives dead and three officers and seven enlisted men of Company C, Ninth Infantry, killed.
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San Francisco
Presidio
California
Balangiga
Lamar
Taylor B. Hickman
Knoxville
Tenn
United States
Hickman
Ters
Ninth
U. S. Infantry
Island
Samar
Philippines
Custer
Basay
Episcipal Workers Meet at Wellesley College
The 20th anniversary of the Episcopal Conference for Church Workers and the ninth anniversary of the Summer School for Church Music will be celebrated at Wellesley College from June 13 to July 3. Leaders from mission fields will lead round table discussions on church methods and problems. Fifty four dioceses and missionary districts are represented among 472 registered members from the United States, the West Indies, Panama, China, Japan and the Philippine Islands.
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Wellesley Mass
Episcopal Conference For Church Workers
Wellesley College
Episcopal Communion
Williams College
United States
West Indies
Panama
China
Japan
Philippine Islands
Absence Marks Opening of Greer Trial in Los Angeles
The trial of Horace A. Greer, former chauffeur for actress Mabel Normand, opened with Dines of Denver absent. Dines had told prosecutors he could not attend this week and urged another postponement, but juror selection began without delay.
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Los Angeles
Horace A. Greer
Mabel Normand
Courtland
Dines
Denver
Foley Pills Promise Kidney Relief From Advertisement
Mrs Ellen Reighard of South Park Pennsylvania reports kidney relief after using Foley Pills a diuretic stimulant for the kidneys that flushes cleanses and eliminates waste. The ad claims Foley Pills increase kidney activity and encourages readers to try a bottle sold everywhere.
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Ellen Reighard
South Park
Band Dance Friday at the Dance Palace
Friday evening event at the Dance Palace invites attendees for a band dance night. Local residents expected. doors open early, with music and social dancing scheduled to start at dusk. Tickets available at the door.
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Dance Palace
The Ballad of Blackie Duff the Wild West Rough Rider
A historical verse portrays Blackie Duff, a feared cowboy known for brutal killings and bold shootouts. Molly the clever heroine tames him through romance leading to marriage and a gentler town life, ending his reign of terror.
Hurry to North Powder and back road report from division one
A fragmentary road guidance note warns drivers about detours and cows on divides from Honkem Ferry to North Powder and Uncle John's dairy farm. It humorously cautions night driving dangers, roadside animals, and ditch risk while urging car upkeep before continuing. A personal letter follows detailing a confident self-description and appeal to Mr. Olaf.
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Honkem Ferry
North Powder
Uncle John
Dear Oaf and Portneuf Soap Satires in Letters
A reader scolds a hypocritical age obsessed with soap and water while mocking political rhetoric and urging reform. The missive contrasts a guardian’s bedtime plea with a call for lower taxes and greater efficiency in government, set against a Nature Lover’s quip about poets and bubbles.
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Oaf
Tony
Portneuf
As We Seen It Column Change Proposed
A Sunday column was delayed by the mechanical department which suggested moving the piece to Monday and renaming it As we Seen It. A reader joked about California game laws limiting fish to six daily as he recalled a winter with the Native Sons.
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California
Radio Press Service hints at local station choices
In a reader oriented note the Radio Press Service cites owners preferring a varied program from a nearby good station over tuning to a weak thirteenth class station in Osh kalamazoo Idaho. Malad names its new baseball squad the Holsteins.
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Oshkalamazoo
Idaho
By Right or Strongest leads Strand tonight and tomorrow
A big outdoor drama stars K Lincoln Helen Fegiuson George Miegmann Tom Santschi and Tully Marshall as feature players. Wednesday’s bill showcases George Arilses in Twenty a Week.
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K. Lincoln
Helen Fegiuson
George Miegmann
Tom Santschi
Tully Marshall
George Arilses
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