Barroom tale sparks talk of odd crime at corner bar
Two patrons at their usual corner bar discuss a co worker tangled in trouble with the law. One remark notes the man hadn’t kissed his wife in ten years and then killed a man, highlighting a curious pattern of behavior amid the lighter chatter.
Wiggins Leads Middletown Salvation Army Advisory Board First
Edward P Dougherty notes in 1921 Middletown formed an advisory board for the Salvation Army with John Jo Wiggins as president and A C N Thompson as vice president. The group included Dr. Stanley N Holt as secretary and L H Barlow as treasurer, plus inaugural educational committee members Harold B Woodward and Rev W F Kettle. Fifty years ago Pueblo, Colorado faced floods affecting Orange County residents connected to Middletown, including S G Pierson of Otisville and Canfield properties damaged in the flood.
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Edward P Dougherty
Salvation Army
United States
Middletown
Chamber of Commerce
King Street
John A. Overton
New York
Overton
ET. Hanford
John Jo Wiggins
A.C.N. Thompson
Stanley N. Holt
L.H. Barlow
East Main Street
Pueblo
Colo
Middletown Times Press
Orange County
S.G. Pierson
Otisville
Colorado Fuel and Iron Works Co
Times Press
Pierson
Arkansas River
Jesse H. Canfield
Leander C. Purdy
No long hair musicians cause DC traffic disruption
More than 3,500 demonstrators were rounded up and detained at the Kennedy Center after a planned mass protest aimed at moving the Watergate area. Police declared arrests, with bonds set at 100 for over 35 and 40 for under, while organizers vowed a September return.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
Watergate
Lincoln
Jerry Wilson
Constitution Hall
State Department
Kennedy Center For
Kennedy Center
Red Cross
Meyer Davis’ Orchestra
Peter Duchin
Wilson
Jim Bishop Defends Clergy Stay Out of Politics View
Jim Bishop argues clergy should stay from politics while noting mixed editor letters from Protestant and Catholic clergy. He recalls tax and pulpit tensions, cites theologians and a Bible study on Jesus and political critique, and urges ministers to preach faith not partisan policy.
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Tebors
Bob
Denver
Jim
Adolph Weaver
Brush Valley
George W. Herd
First Methodist Church
Lancaster
Ohio
Brotherly Love
William E. Sissell, Jr
Chatham- Harwich United Methodist
Massachusetts
Jesus
Christ
Israel
Caesar
Augustus
Sanhedrin
Potomac musings on Dylan age and trust
Potomac observers note Bob Dylan turning 30 years old sparks little change in reception as many former fans grew wary after he hit 25. The discussion centers on enduring influence and shifting public trust rather than personal milestones.
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Bob Dylan
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Harold B. Woodward
W.F. Kettle
First Congregational Church
Art Buchwald
American Civil Liberties Union
Jim Bishop
Brookfield
Wisc
Heaven
God
Samuel Hoenig
Yeshiva University
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