Ex-Moderator Answers Present Moderator Ex-Moderator
Dr Henry van Dyke replies to Reverend Walker's Presbyterian magazine message urging support for Hoover urging church members to vote as a duty. He defends religious liberty and insists biblical scripture does not mandate voting for a political candidate, calling for spiritual independence and free conscience. He cites Col 2 16 and warns against ecclesiastical edict guiding civic choice.
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The
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Magazine
Henry van Dyke
Walker
Mr. Hoover
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church In
United States of America
Herbert Hoover
Presbyterian Church In America
Brother Walker
Hoover
Congress
Volstead
St. Paul
Dr. Walker
Legionnaire Ed Edwards Captures Hearts With 70 Decorations
Lieut Dan Edwards of Abilene Texas the most decorated visitor at the American Legion Convention has over seventy decorations and fought in six campaigns and thirty seven battles losing an arm and a leg. He holds both the congressional medal of honor and the distinguished service cross earned after his machine gun unit was decimated. Edwards has been wounded nine times and later fought in the Philippines Vera Cruz AEF China English Madagascar Mexico and the Greco Turkish War.
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San Antonio
American Legion
Dan Edwards
Abilene
Coleman County
Edwards
Union
Siessons
Philippine
Vera Cruz
Madagascar
Villa
Obregon
Mexico
Master of her soul conquers worry in hospital tale
A young woman facing a dire illness tells her observers not to worry and declares she will get well. She wins her recovery, returns to class, and resumes studies happily. The piece ends urging readers to conquer worry. Also an ad touts long-distance winter dry goods buying from M. C. Spivy & Co. Bonham.
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Frank B. Craig
M. C. Spivy & Co
Bonham
Oliver Dominates Duroc Jersey Prizes at Red River Fair
Sherman reports Grayson County pig club boys show strong turnout with seventy five head of Duroc Jerseys. J R Oliver of Whitewright owned most blue ribbon winners including Grand Champion boar Great Sensation and Grand Champion sow Lucy Sensation. Denison Chamber of Commerce judge R R Walker presided, with junior and senior champions also exhibited by Oliver.
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Denison Chamber of Commerce
M-K-T
Oliver
Lucy Sensation
No Time To Rest In Train Ride Home
A four year old Billy tires on a late train ride home to see his father. He comments that the train whistles too much and worries it might get out of breath, prompting concern about needing to stop and rest.
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Billy
Freakish Plane Crash During Takeoff Shakes Three
A Midland Chamber of Commerce secretary Paul Vickers, laundry operator Frank King, and pilot Lou Mitchell escaped serious harm when a plane took off Sunday morning and dropped its engine from the nacelle after bouncing over it on two bumps. All three were badly shaken but uninjured.
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van Horn
Paul T. Vickers
Midland Chamber of Commerce
Frank King
Big Spring
Lou Mitchell
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Lloyd Moore
Whitewright
Texas
Res
DRS
F. C. Mangrum
Duroc
Chesley Rutledge Confectionery
Taylor-Owens Hdw. Co
Columbus
Ruther
Lilley Dry Goods Co
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