Christ's Lutheran Church in 1959

Pastor G. Oliver Sands, conducting services.

Average attendance at Sunday services was 55.

Construction of the Fellowship Hall in back of the church was estimated to cost $31,185 ($203,014 in 2006 dollars) for a 49.5-foot-by-42-foot building. The congregation authorized spending up to $1,000 ($6,510) for final plans.

At Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, PA, a woman was an influential teacher of sociology.

The Woodstock Region in 1959

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The United States in 1959

[ Dwight D. Eisenhower ]

Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) was President. The newly elected 86th Congress was in session. A dollar in that year would be worth $6.51 in 2006 for most consumable products.

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The World at Large in 1959

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