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Devout Christians had been sipping sacramental wine for centuries when Dr. Thomas Bramwell Welch stepped in as Communion steward of the Vineland (N.J.) Methodist Church in 1869. A stern prohibitionist, Dentist Welch determined forthwith to banish Bacchus from the altar. After reading up on Pasteur and experimenting with figs, raisins and blackberries, Dr. Welch gladdened the hearts of fellow communicants on Sunday by serving sterilized, unfermented grape juice. It tasted almost like wine...
...first weeks of his campaign, Case, a far better campaigner than Democrat Howell, did most of his talking to small groups all over the state. His campaign almost ended as it was beginning: one day his car was sideswiped near Vineland and he was knocked unconscious. More recently, he has turned to television. Until six weeks ago, there was no television set in the Case home. Then Mrs. Case decided she could hardly bother her neighbors every time she wanted to watch her husband make a campaign speech...
...honor of Louis Sven Erlandson, the first member of Leif Ericson's hardy band to stomp grapes in Vineland, the editors of the CRIMSON will retire to a contemplation of the benefits to humanity of his exploits. No CRIME is plotted for Monday. Next CRIME day--Tuesday...
Last week, as Alice Nash completed her 50th year there, Vineland's 93 buildings spread over a broad, 1,100-acre campus. A hundred Vineland boys ran a 400-acre farm which helped feed the school's 550 students. The school had already fostered five other New Jersey institutions for the mentally retarded, served as the model for such schools as far away as Australia. The next step was a $1,000,000 fund-raising drive to build a new research center and expand the school's facilities...
...last week and listened to tributes from Nobel Prizewinner Pearl Buck, Stateswoman Ruth Bryan Rohde and New Jersey Governor Alfred E. Driscoll. She nodded happily at the applause of friends, former students and parents who had gathered to honor her, then prepared to return to her boys & girls at Vineland...