The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1953

_ TIIE 01-IIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST August 105~ A NEW VAL \ T 1~: l~ ~ () x (, l l .\ :\ I ) I j I~ [~. , J l'.. I{ I ). ~; J J ( 1 • f ' T ' ,. , (). -, • () ) )} S() ll l )p, , . I . .. \ llP\Y <1 rri,·,1 l 1 l l cl 11, f H 11 l 1 l \" is • • ()f l'clUl\t• P~l>C'(l– t,lti()ll. ...\ ftc>r a 1()110· ,,· ,1it t}1e t"\ 11<'\\'P-.;t ,1clclitio11 tt) tl1 \ l 'l1,111<llc r~ ,,·n8 clrli,·erecl la.. t 111011tl1. rfllt' 11<?\\' clrri,·al i. 1101 ('Xcl 1 tl,r • a t 1 l1a 11<.1 l er l),· l)i rt 11 1)11 t a 11f,r • 10.>;{ 1 he,·rolet ., t<l tio11 ,,· c12.·011. T t ,,·,ts soo11 ,ld<)l)tell l)~· ,111. E,·e11 \ a11tl)·. ,lge ~. ~ it. ,Yitl1 a,,·e a. ,,·e t1·a ,·p 1 <lo,,·11 t ]1 r roacl. Tl1c b11 il t– i11-l)1111111. of t]1e '-!1 l1a, 1 e ._.11clcle11 - I~· g·i,·e11 ,,,.a~.. to tl1f t·111ooth ricle of tl1e '33. i11 ·e la t Octobe1 .. ,,·e had l<110,v11 of tl1e 11efd of a t,1tio11 ,,·airo11 £01" " 0111· ,,·orlc. "\'\re ,,·er e l111able to ol)- tai11 011e i11 Ollr l1 0111e to,·v11. E, 1 e11 a t1i 01111t ol1ld 11ot l1e ol1tai11ecl ,,·hi ·h ,,e l1011ec1 co11lc1 be 11. ed to– ,,ar"d l1ip1)i11g· co t . The J;or 1 k:.110,,·. all a bo11t the. e liffitl1lti 1111 t II e oftf11 fail. to 11otif·v· 11 i11 .. acl,·a11 ·e of IIi. J)la11. to a11. ,,,er {)11r 11eed. . Ea1·l}" 011e ~ atl1r ..da)-r 111or11i11g·, a n1011tl1 ago, a Jo11g· di tance c:all fro111 "\\Ta te1·loo, Io·\va. i11for111ec1 11 . that a l11·i. tia11 far111e1· i11 llli11oi. hacl a 1953 be, .. ,.. .. •tatio11 \yao·o11 . - at a , ,e1·},. lo,,.. pri ·e. It l1acl l)ee11 orcle1 ..ecl i11 ::.\I arch lJu t deli1rer,r ,,..a~ clela~,red fo1· four mouth . · The 111i io11a1'y ,,Tho 01'c1ered the }1e,~- 1·olet bo11frht a11other . tatio11 \Yag- 011 0111~.. a f f\·v ho111· l)ef or e lie re– c·ri,.. e,1 11e,,1. that the 1 he,~,... ,,·a. 1·ea 1~... \\rhat 111i. . io11ar,.. .. ,,,a11t. • tT\·o car . 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