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...faith held by the Bible-centered Witnesses is concrete and uncompromising. Jehovah's first Witness, they believe, was Abel. Noah, Abraham, Moses, et al. continued the line to the "Chief Witness" -Jesus Christ. According to Witness calculations, Christ did not establish His Kingdom until 1914. Since the Bible says that some who are alive when Christ enters His Kingdom will see the end of this world, it is clear to Witnesses that it is likely to happen any day now. Obviously then, the most important thing that a man can do is scramble onto the right side...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Waiting for Armageddon | 8/14/1950 | See Source »

...Masterworks Theater (Sun. 9:00 p.m., NBC-TV). Hedda Gabler, starring Jessica Tandy, Walter Abel, Margaret Phillips...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Program Preview, Jul. 24, 1950 | 7/24/1950 | See Source »

Loyal Red Wing fans had waited all year for the moment, and the 13,000 or so of them in Detroit's Olympia Stadium sent up a great roar. The roar subsided to happy bedlam as Red Wing Team Captain Sid Abel accepted the trophy cup in center ice. Then the Detroit crowd struck up a chant: "We want Howe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Late Finish | 5/1/1950 | See Source »

...Sidelines. Howe had been one of the reasons for Red Wing success all year. The trio of Howe, veteran Center Sid Abel and Wingman Ted Lindsay had scored more points (215) than any other three men in National League hockey this season. The question was: How could Detroit win the Stanley Cup with one of the trio on the sidelines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Late Finish | 5/1/1950 | See Source »

Veteran Joe Carveth, 32, was hauled into the regular lineup, and with Lindsay and Abel playing in their usual style, the Red Wings came from behind to beat Toronto in their half of the cup semifinals, four games to three. Meanwhile the New York Rangers had crushed Montreal, four games...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Late Finish | 5/1/1950 | See Source »

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