1962 Outlook: Business Up, Not a Boom Yet
New York reports a cautious 1962 forecast as economists project GNP rising to 557 billion from 520 billion in 1961. Iron Age cites a 15 to 20 percent January steel rise while retailers and industrialists foresee gradual recovery, stronger construction, and higher investment activity despite gaps in auto supply.
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New York
University of Michigan
Iron Age
National Industrial Conference Board
Detroit
Church Services and Activities Schedule
Sunday Bible study at 10:00 a.m. Worship and communion at 11:00 a.m. Evening worship 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Bible study for all ages 7:30 p.m. First Baptist Church lists Sunday School 9:55 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. Training Union 6:00 p.m. Worship 7:00 p.m. Monday Week of Prayer for Foreign Missions 2:00 p.m. Tuesday WMS Circles meet 2:00 p.m. Primary Sunbeams Junior G A at church 4:00 p.m. Prayer meeting WMS in charge 7:00 p.m. Choir practice 7:45 p.m. Deacons meeting 7:45 p.m. Friday details incomplete.
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WMS
Foreign Missions
Sunday School and Christ Ambassadors Schedule Note
A schedule fragment notes Sunday School at 9:45 a m and Christ Ambassadors with a Saturday session during the Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 00.
Sunday Church Schedule With Various Meetings
The notice lists Sunday services including Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Training Union at 7:00 p.m. Worship at 8:00 p.m. and 10:55 a.m. The Methodist Youth Fellowship meets at 6:00 p.m. on Sundays and the fourth Sunday at 5:30 p.m. The Women’s Society of Christian Service meets first and third Mondays at 3:00 p.m. The Wes leyan Service Guild meets every other Monday at 7:30 p.m.
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Methodist Youth Fellowship
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Wesleyan Service Guild
Church Services Schedule Highlights
Sunday School at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m at First Presbyterian Church. Central Christian Church preaches on the first and third Sundays of each month at 9 a m.
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Central Christian Church
California Bristlecone Pines Try Roots Through Ancient Cracks
Gnarled bristlecone pines in the White Mountains began thrusting roots into rocky crevices over 4,000 years ago. The article notes ancient growth and resilience of these trees amid harsh high altitude conditions.
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California
White Mountains
Thanksgiving Faith Through Psalm 23 In 1961
A Thanksgiving reflection contrasts fears of the H-Bomb with Pilgrims who faced famine. The piece cites King David's Twenty Third Psalm as comfort, noting the Lord as shepherd and guidance during turmoil and future uncertainties.
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Damocles
Pilgrim Fathers
David
Draft Call Made For Physicians
A draft call for physicians born in 1935 was received by State Selective Service headquarters in Austin. The call will affect doctors when they turn 27, according to Col. Morris S. Schwartz, selective service director.
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Austin
Selective Service
Morris S. Schwartz
Selective Service Director
Rise in Mortgage Delinquencies Tops Historical Survey
The Mortgage Bankers Association reports a national delinquency rate of 3.02 percent for the quarter ending September 30 1961, a new high since the survey began in 1953. GI loans average 3.61 percent delinquent, FHA 3.08 percent, while conventional loans remain 1.78 percent delinquent.
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Chicago
Mortgage Bankers Assn. of America
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Induction Call Issued For Physicians Born Late 1934
A call for physicians born July 1 to December 31, 1934 targets induction from December 1 to January 31, 1962. All those summoned will be assigned to the Army, while those proving commission applications may have inductions postponed, per Schwartz.
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Army
Schwartz
Public favors newspapers over mail ads in survey findings
A four city survey for the American Newspaper Publishers Association shows about 40 percent are annoyed by advertising mail and 53 percent discard it unread. Newspaper ads win on credibility and perceived value, with stores using newspapers seen as offering better brands and real bargains.
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Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Bureau
Market Research Service
Army Reserve Chief Declares Crisis Over
Maj. Gen. Michael J. Galvin announced the Army Reserve crisis was over and released activated reservists as draftees can be called up. He warned the government will not reactivate ready reserves for future Cold War offensives. A separate note cites a Turkish divorce case over a husband failing to provide coffee for his wives.
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Boston
Army Reserve
94Th Infantry Division
Michael J. Galvin
Turkey
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