Summer vesper services planned on Miller House lawn
Plans were made for summer Union Vesper services held Sundays at 7 p m on the Miller House lawn next to First Baptist Church. A rotating schedule lists churchs in charge and speakers from Christ Episcopal to Braddock Street Methodist with Rev William E Eisenberg and Dr William Archer Wright among organizers and speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E Eisenberg
William H. Hanckel
B. W. Coe
Miller House
First Baptist Church
Christ Episcopal Church
William H. Manckel
Congregational Christian Church
Robert A. Whitten
Old Stone Presbyterian Church
Raymond Womeldorf
E. T. Clark
Centenary Reformed Church
8. L. Flickinger
Market Street Methodist Church
Edgar G. Hill
United Brethren Church
Carl W. Hiser
Friends
Walker McC. Bond
Grace Lutheran Church
Willam E. Eisenberg
Montague Avenue Methodist Church
Braddock Street Methodist Church
William Archer Wright
Leon Kishback Dies Suddenly at Fort George Club
Leon R. Kishback of 113 N Cameron St and longtime Fort George Club steward died suddenly last night at 10:30 while on duty. He leaves three sisters Mrs Bearer of Wilmington Delaware Mrs Miller of Spring City Pennsylvania and Mrs Gordon Bear of Ashland Pennsylvania. Funeral arrangements were unavailable pending relatives arrival. The body rests at Omps Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon R. Kishback
N. Cameron St
Fort George Club
Fred T. Bearer
Wilmington
Del
Charles Miller
Spring City
Gordon Bear
Ashland
Omps Funeral
First labor unions formed in 1790s in major cities
The earliest labor organizations arose in the 1790s with carpenters and shoemakers in Philadelphia printers in New York and tailors in Baltimore forming societies that resembled early local trade unions. Modern chartered unions began in the 1850s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Urban versus rural population in United States 1950
The Census Bureau reports on April 1, 1950 the urban population totaled 96,467,686 and the rural 54,229,665. New Jersey had the highest urban share at 86.6 percent while North Dakota had the greatest rural share at 73.4 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bureau of the Census
New Jersey
North Dakota
New Mechanical Aircraft Handler For Theseus
The Theseus aircraft carrier resumes testing a new mechanical handler for aircraft. A small trolley operated by one man is designed to replace manual labor in hauling planes on flight decks and into and out of hangars at sea and on land bases. Designers claim it enables one operator to lift and maneuver heavy planes with ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Theseus
Church Volunteers Build Quick Addition for First Baptist
Volunteers in Jacksonville raced to erect an educational space for the First Baptist Church as membership swelled by over 130. The new wing will serve Sunday School needs and other church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
First Baptist Church
Professor to Publish Collection of Ballads
Cleveland professor Harry Lee Ridenour longtime head of Baldwin Wallace College English dep retires after 30 years to publish an Ohio folk songs and ballads collection He has recorded about 400 folk songs and developed a course on ballads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Harry Lee Ridenour
Baldwin-Wallace College
Ohio
Ridenour
Lindy Matchbook Worth $100 to Collectors
A 25 year old Lindbergh luncheon matchbook from the Hotel Astor after the New York to Paris flight is highly valued by collectors. Tom Torrent of a Brooklyn hobby shop places the item at about $100 but refuses to sell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Lindbergh
Hotel Astor
Paris
Tom Torrent
Brooklyn
War Debt Settled in Singapore and Ceylon Claim
Singapore and Ceylon governments settle a long standing debt from Indonesian theater evacuees. Ceylon provided cash assistance to Malayans evacuated during the Japanese attack on Malaya totaling 695 dollars. Over two years Singapore collected only 51 dollars from individuals. the colony Legislative Council agrees to fund the remainder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Ceylon
Malaya
Colony Legislative Council
Playing possum explained in defense and deception
The expression means to pretend illness or ignorance with deceitful intent. The opossum feigns death when danger approaches, becomes limp, and lets itself be handled, yet can strike fiercely when cornered or protecting its young. The habit is seen as an instinctive nervous system trick.
Delicate Brain Operation Fails To Keep Ex Prisoner Out of Jail
A Pittsburgh man once paroled after a brain operation to curb theft is back in jail amid a burglary probe. Millard F. Wright, 43, was arrested after a pawn shop led detectives to Regis Splane, 44, and a haul of watches and razors. Wright refused to discuss the case, saying only that Splane did nothing wrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Millard F. Wright
William Harris
Wright
Regis Splane
Splane
Indiana
Harris
State FFA to Name New Officers Today
The 26th annual Virginia Future Farmers of America convention in Blacksburg announced officer elections with no opposition. Bruce Ayers of Hardin-Reynold High was slated as president, with a slate including Jessie Green, Tommy Fields, Richard Reeves, Bevers, Bobby Jewell, Jack Ingle, and Dennis Brown. Hottle becomes an executive committee member. Governor Battle spoke, 150 State Farmer Degrees were awarded, and William Matthews of Ararat was named 1952 State Star Farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Virginia Future Farmers of America Association
Virginia
Bruce Ayers
Hardin-Reynold High
Crutz
Patrick County
James Hottle
Winchester
Jessie Green
Rappahannock
Ceres
Wevers Cave
Woodstock
Toms Brook
Cleveland
Scottsville
Cumberland
Midway
Liberty Hall
Narrows Galax
Herndon
Carolina
Battle
Virginia Ffa
Andrew Lewis
Dayton
Willian Matthews
Ararat
Blue Ridge
General Council of the Congregation Meets in Claremont
The General Council of the Congregation holds sessions in Claremont California with church leaders and delegates discussing governance and policy. The meeting focuses on organizational structure and upcoming year's plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claremont
Calif
General Council of the Congre
Congregational Christian Churches Approve Moderator and Merger Move
The group elected Chicago layman Dr. Robert Cashman as moderator and moved to proceed with a merger between the Congregational and Evangelical and Reformed Churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gational Christian Churches
Chicago
Robert Cashman
Congregational
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Agreement Near for Weirton Steel Contract
The leader of an independent union representing 13,000 Weirton Steel Co. employees disclosed today that a new contract with the firm is near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weirton
W. Va
Weirton Steel Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Helsinki
Finland
Leon Kishback
ATLAS
H.L. Mills
Valley Avenue
Lindy
N.Y
Eikichi Araki
John D. Rockefeller
The
Japan Society
Araki
John Foster Dulles
International
Ridgway
Europe
Matthew B. Ridgway
Rome
Randolfo Pacciardi
United Nations
Korea
Yale David Koskoff
Louis Little
State Ffa
R. W. Baker
ESSO
Valley Ave
Willow Lawn Farm Market
Kiwanis
Advertising Council
Nectional Safety Council
Winchester Evening Star
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!