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...member of the storefront church labored harder than Deacon Grimes. In the South he had tomcatted and boozed around until one day, at 21, he had seen the light. Now, a big, morose factory worker, he thundered God's word at his wife & children without cease. What he would not admit was that he served the Lord only by his words. He could never forgive his wife Elizabeth for having borne an illegitimate child before their marriage. And he hated the child, John, in a most un-Christian way, though the boy desperately wanted his affection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Lord, Hold My Hand | 5/18/1953 | See Source »

Church & State. In Los Angeles, detectives finally tracked down Superior Judge William B. Neeley's official gown, arrested city hall Janitor James Langley, who said: "I just sort of borrowed those robes to preach in, because I'm a deacon in my church...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, may 18, 1953 | 5/18/1953 | See Source »

Lowell House assistant superintendent Edward F. Chamberlain will succeed James C. Yule as superintendent of Kirkland, Deacon master Mason Hammond '25 announced yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Chamberlain Gets Kirkland Position | 5/14/1953 | See Source »

After one year of duty, Yule left the University police force to start building his reputation as "the friendliest superintendent at the College." At the Deacon House he long ago settled into his undisputed roles as checker champion and traditional performer in the annual Christmas play...

Author: By John J. Iselin, | Title: Deacon Superintendent James Yule Will Retire After 24 Years of Duty | 4/7/1953 | See Source »

...Deacon's own favorite appeared in the Salt Lake City Tribune at the height of speculation over whether Hitler was really dead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Making Papers Sing | 4/6/1953 | See Source »

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