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...Michigan to make a heavily financed assault on U. A. W. of C. I. O. They will work with A. F. of L.-convert Homer Martin, the youthful ex-preacher, who as National A. A. U. hop-skip-jump champion (in 1924 and 1925) was known as "The Leaping Parson from Leeds" (Kansas). This explained to observers Mr. Martin's nonchalance of the week before, when his wealthiest, strongest U. A. W.A. F. of L. local (Packard) moved 10,000 members and its treasury over...
...been chaplain of the Connecticut Senate, sat in its House from 1927 to 1929, has been on the Middletown City Council, is now on its school board. For 25 years he has written for the Rural New-Yorker a homely column, full of health and heart, called "Pastoral Parson and His Country Folks." Sample: "Here comes a man and says . . . 'Can any be possibly saved who are not Episcopalians?' 'Well,' the Parson answers humorously, 'hardly any, perhaps a few choice souls.' " Mr. Gilbert in his youth learned barbering, still cuts his parishioners' locks...
Last week the Christian Herald decided that, among rural clergymen in the U. S., Middletown's George Gilbert had most to tell about his life. Harper & Brothers, when their Horse and Buggy Doctor was a success last winter, had asked the Christian Herald to discover a parson as kindly and old-fashioned as best-selling Dr. Arthur Emanuel Hertzler. The Protestant monthly (most successful in the U. S.) opened a $250 contest for 500-word descriptions of rural parsons, received 1,000 entries. Paron Gilbert will write, Christian Herald will print serially, and Harpers will publish in toto next...
Founder of the League two years ago was a tall, gaunt Anglican, Rev. Wallace Harold Elliott, 54, vicar of swank St. Michael's Church in London. Vicar Elliott is England's most famed "Radio Parson," has been longer on the British air-seven and a half years-than any other churchman. His League, however, did not begin piling up memberships until he, another Anglican, a Baptist and a Congregationalist vowed themselves to Peace at the Unknown Soldier's tomb in Westminster Abbey last Armistice Day. Then, like other Englishmen with a cause in their hearts, they wrote...
...EPEE: Parson (Y) defeated Croach (H), 3-2. Auchincloss (Y) defeated Croach (H), 3-2, and Murphy (H), 3-2, Park (H) defeated Auchincloss (Y), 3-1, Parson (H), 3-1, and Hart (Y), 3-1. Croach (H) defeated Hart (Y), 3-0. Murphy (H) defeated Hart (Y), 3-1, and Parsons...