Barbed Wire Hobby Reveals West’s Fence History
Floyd County trio Mac Smitherman Glan Black and Charles Overst collect and study over 300 barbed wire types from homemade designs to patented styles The group cites the book The Wire that Fenced the West as inspiration and notes public curiosity and skepticism as part of the hobby’s challenge and fun.
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Floydada
Tex
Black
Idris_ Winner
West
Henry D
Francis McCallum
White rhinos multiply forcing relocation plan in Zululand
Natal Parks Board faces moving 60 white rhinos from Umfolosi border area as overstocked reserves cannot accept them. Some conservationists propose controlled hunting or transfers to other regions, while others note horn trade concerns and past barter deals. Rhinos from Natal have been sent to Kruger Park and overseas. the species now faces risk of overpopulation rather than extinction.
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Durban
South Africa
UPI
Natal Parks Board
Parks Board
Umfolosi
Zululand
Far East
Natal
Kruger National Park
Japan
Australia
Canada
United States
Europe
Africa
Douglass Calls Outdated Church Structures Urges Denominational Union
Dr Truman B Douglass executive vice president of the Board of Homeland Ministries United Church of Christ argues that current church organizations are outmoded and proposes an immediate union of home missionary agencies with other denominations to tackle racial justice slum populations and education. He cites joint ministries in Kansas City St Louis New York Chicago and other cities and says disunity cripples mission work urging a return to the original missionary movement.
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New York
UPI
Truman B. Douglass
Board of Homeland Ministries
United Church of Christ
Congregational Christian Churches
New England
Evangelical & Reformed Church
Douglass
Episcopal Church
United Presbyterian Church In
USA
The
Methodist Church
Dr. Douglass
Las Vegas
Kansas City
St Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Boston
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Rochester
Episcopal
Methodist
United Presbyterian
Disciple
United Church
Eader
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Haerman
Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
Bill Swift
E. Harrison
Ington, Iowa
Wards
White
Oul, Dike, Warde
Fortes
S.i
South Side Sq
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