By DANNY MINTON March 4, 1933, opened with a mostly cloudy sky, the sun peeking through at times then disappearing behind the gray fluff overhead. The temperature was a chilly 42 degrees. The nation was in the midst of one of the lowest economic times in history. Jobs were scarce, and families were desperately seeking ways to make ends meet.
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By PAUL FABRIZIO As the U.S. Senate examines and then debates the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, there is much discussion of how he may vote on various issues if he were to be on the Court. Admittedly, no one knows the future. However, Brett Kavanaugh’s writings, rulings, and speeches have provided a pretty good
Read moreAbilene will be well represented when the Parliament of the World’s Religions meets Nov. 1-7 in Toronto. Retired Hardin-Simmons University religion professor Rob Sellers is chairman of the board of trustees of the parliament. And Dennis Land, a McMurry University graduate, is an ambassador. And, a number of university students and others in Abilene are expected to attend. Land is recruiting others to
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON Running late to get to my breakfast meeting, I decided to take a shortcut, bypassing the school zone that would have made me even later. This particular morning I was watching carefully since there were children out by the curb waiting on the school bus. Passing several houses, I spot an old man in his late eighties
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Thursday, Sept. 6, will be a big day at Hardin-Simmons University as new students are officially welcomed at fall convocation in the morning and the university’s oldest living graduate is honored that night. Fall convocation will begin at 9 a.m. in Behrens Auditorium. Guest speaker will be Michael Evans, Sr., pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Chgurch in Mansfield and president of
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By LORETTA FULTON In the second grade, Rick Atchley announced what he was going to be when he grew up. And, no, it wasn’t a fireman, policeman, or cowboy. “I’m going to be a preacher,” he proclaimed. For the past 40 years, Atchley, senior teaching minister at The Hills Church in North Richland Hills, has been making more proclamations. And
Read moreThe parish hall at St. Luke’s Orthodox Church, 510 Sunset Drive, was burglarized over the weekend, a member, George Niebling, reports. All the major appliances and the air conditioning unit were stolen. The santuary was not affected. Niebling has a request: “Please pray for those who did this, that their hearts might be turned, and souls preserved, and that they
Read moreBy LORETTA FULTON Sunday was not a day of rest of a lot of church members in Abilene as they joined together to pack 2,500 boxes of non-perishable food for Children’s Hunger Fund. The food packing took place at Zion Lutheran Church. It was the fifth year for the church to partner with Children’s Hunger Funday for the
Read moreMcMurry University students stain a picnic table, left, and work in the Aldersgate United Methodist Church garden as part of a day of community service prior to school starting. Classes started Aug. 27 at all three of Abilene’s church-affiliated universities. As part of orientation week at each school, new students took part in community projects. Photos by Loretta
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