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Content I was upset! Fortunately, the incident took place n
from the entrance of Keorkune village, and happily the
was out of sight and had already disappeared fro:
Scone. I was back home with some anxiety. The next
the village chief (Moukhtar) loaned me a revolver for!
protection during night travels. One late evening
Pravelling from Ekiz-Olouk to Keorkune. On the way.
sense some strange movements going on in the bus!
the other side of the road. Instinctively. my thoughts
tee to the hyena incident. With the revolver in myih
1 started to move toward the bushes and was about tosh
directly into them. Surprise! A missionary woman, MGR
from Latakich, Alice Apelian (married Tootikian) of
Kune, and a woman teacher from Idlib were hiding’
bushes to frighten me with the replay of the hyena i
‘The missionary woman was the first to come out from]
with shouts of mixed feelings, and the others followed he
Emotionally shocked, all of us were very upset and con
It was time to get on our knees and thank God for
us safe . . +!

| only experts could tell the difference. One day a big snake
ome caught hidden somewhere in the parsonage organ. Our
| Sz nbors killed it with one stroke. On another occasion,

nog aw a pair of big snakes in our outdoor restroom flirting
wt pissing. I Uhink these poisonous reptiles, Once more, Wwe
called in our neighbors for help. ‘They killed those snakes
| ith gun shots.

Youth: We had only one organized youngsters’ group
which was all girls, ages fourteen to twenty. In our parish
Thure were few teenage boys, most of whom were under the
fect influence of Gousaktsoutioun — the political party.
; However, some of them did attend church services.

_ Bducation: Ours was an Elementary Schoo! with forty
pupils and three teachers. The same group also attended
_PeP'sunday School. Our graduates from day school used to
go to Kessab Evangelical Junior High School to further
H their education. Life on the whole was peaceful, but one
ugly episode did frighten my family in Keorkune. For sev"
tral years, an undercover struggle was going on in Kessab
tnd the surrounding villages. The aim was to politicize our
schools, even using scare. tactics and violence when deemed
necessary to attain results. Such was the situation when 1
Was assigned to serve the Kessab church. Meanwhile, my
| wile Nevart was asked to continue her job in the Keorkune
‘strange looking spot on his lips. Dr. Apeliai School as the head teacher until the end of the academic
‘Therefore, he ordered his patient Karey to go immé year. For a while, we had to live our separate lives, Nevart
to the A.U.B. hospital for a in Keorkune and 1 in Kessab. Usually, my wife was alone
sary. He obeyed the doctor's order. The patient ré ‘with our little son, Manuel-Sarko. One night, in the thick
home with a medical report. Apelian’s diagnosis was © of the dark, a stranger hurled a huge rock at the parsonage
‘The nodule on the patient's lip was a cancerous hitting the glass window of the balcony shattering it to
‘The operation was successful, and Karey's life was Sigg pieces, Fortunately, mother and child were some yards away
Everybody was happy. Meantime, Dr. Apelian warns ftom the frightening scene and no one was: injured.
patient with a touch of theological humor, and openly
vm not to use obscene language anymore, other
im tose both of his lips to malignant cancer « «42
‘There were quite a number and various types of 9
around our village — some poisonous, and others ha

Dr. Soghomon Apelian w
of the first medical graduates from the A.U.B. He was}

Tears Mixed with Anger: Before the break of World
Wer I1 there was a secret agreement between the British
and the French to have Turkey annex Sanjak d’Alexand:
retta from Syria. This took place in October, 1939. Musa

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"Ekiz-Olouk--Keorkune United Parish (1938-1940)", "Armenian Evangelical Church - Keorkune, 1938-1940": pages 84-91. In English (8 pages). Includes photograph. With handwritten note in English "Some history of my father...", Luther Eskijian. (1 page).

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Source 20230913-dadrian-eskijian (batch), Hovhannes Eskijian Archival Materials (subcollection), University of Southern California (contributing entity), Vahakn Dadrian Papers (collection)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu (digital); eskijian@ararat-eskijian-museum.com (original)

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Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 (digital); 15105 Mission Hills Road, Mission Hills, CA 91345 (physical)

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Title Eskijian. "Some history of my father", 1938-1940 [label]

Alternative Title Mostly personal originals (supplied title)

Description "Ekiz-Olouk--Keorkune United Parish (1938-1940)", "Armenian Evangelical Church - Keorkune, 1938-1940": pages 84-91. In English (8 pages). Includes photograph. With handwritten note in English "Some history of my father...", Luther Eskijian. (1 page).

Subject Eskijian, Hovhannes, 1882-1916 (personal name), Eskijian, Nancy L. (personal name), Minassian, Hovannes "John" B. (personal name), Minassian, Mary (personal name)

Coverage Spatial 10 Kilburn Road (roadways), 1760 East Washington Street (roadways), 203 Clayton Avenue (roadways), 2171 Garfias Drive (roadways), 2223 Midlothian Drive (roadways), 30 Northwood Road (roadways), 58 Park Avenue (roadways), 5924 North 12th Street (roadways), Aintap (cities), Aleppo (cities), Allop Cemetary (cemeteries), Altadena (cities), Antep (cities), Asia (continents), Beirut (cities), Ekiz-Oluk (cities), Garden City (cities), Gaziantep (cities), Lebanon (countries), New York (states), New York (cities), Newtown Square (cities), North America (continents), Pasadena (cities), Pennsylvania (states), Philadelphia (cities), Syria (countries), Turkey (countries), USA (countries), Waynesboro (cities)

Coverage Temporal 1911, 1938/1964

Inherited Subject Eskijian, Hovhannes, 1882-1916 (personal name), Eskijian, Nancy L. (personal name), Minassian, Hovannes "John" B. (personal name), Minassian, Mary (personal name)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu (digital); eskijian@ararat-eskijian-museum.com (original)

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections (digital); Ararat-Eskijian Museum (physical)

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 (digital); 15105 Mission Hills Road, Mission Hills, CA 91345 (physical)

Rights Shnorhokian, Manasseh H., Gabriel, Charles H. (Charles Hutchinson), 1856-1932, Eskijian, Luther, 1913-2007, California District Committee, Janjikian, Apaxie, Janjikian, Hovsep O., American Evangelical Christian Endeavor Union of Syria and Lebanon, Eskijian, Hovhannes, 1882-1916, Eskijian (née Danielian), Gulenia H., 1888-1946, Ahamlian, A., Armenian National Council of America, Շամլիան, Ա. (Keshishian, G.), Benedict, D. Norris, Hagopian, M., Ոսկեմատեան (Goldsmith)

Date Created 1892/1893, 1911-04-30, 1949-12-07, 1958-05-12, 1958-05-19, 1958-06-13, 1958-06-23, 1958-07-22, 1963-03-04, 1964-09-02, 1964-10-18, 1964-10-25, 1964-10-31, 1965-02-16

Creator Ahamlian, A. (writer), American Evangelical Christian Endeavor Union of Syria and Lebanon (writer), Armenian National Council of America (writer), Benedict, D. Norris (writer), California District Committee (writer), Eskijian (née Danielian), Gulenia H., 1888-1946 (writer), Eskijian, Hovhannes, 1882-1916 (writer), Eskijian, Luther, 1913-2007 (writer), Gabriel, Charles H. (Charles Hutchinson), 1856-1932 (composer), Goldsmith (writer), Hagopian, M. (writer), Janjikian, Apaxie (writer), Janjikian, Hovsep O. (writer), Keshishian, G. (writer), Shnorhokian, Manasseh H. (writer), Շամլիան, Ա. (writer), Ոսկեմատեան (writer)

Contributor AMAA (recipient), Ararat-Eskijian Museum (donor), Armenian National Council (recipient), Benedict, D. Norris (recipient), Chop (recipient), Christian Endeavor Union (recipient), Ekmekjian (), Eskijian, Luther, 1913-2007 (recipient), Hanum, Sofia (recipient), Harter, Annig (recipient), Janjikian, Hovsep O. (translator), Keshishian, Mrs. K. (recipient), Minassian, Hovannes "John" B. (recipient), Minassian, Mary (recipient), Nouritza Hanum (recipient), Salisian, Mrs. M.S. (translator), Sevag, M.G. (recipient), Shnorhokian, Manasseh H. (recipient), Սալիսեանը, Տիկ. Մ.Ս. (translator), Քէշէշեան, Պըն. Կ. (recipient)

Publisher Chanasser (original), Chicago Daily Tribune (original), Eritassart Hayastan (original), Lraper (original), New Life (original), Tr. Cape Town St. Marks Lighthouse (Los Angeles, California, USA) (original), University of Southern California. Libraries (digital), Եընի Ըօմր (original), Ջանասէր (original), Տր. Քէափըլ Ճ. Մորկընի Քարոջը (Los Angeles, California, USA) (original)

Date Issued 1913-09, 1920-11-15, 1926, 1958, 1958-05-24, 1958-06-03

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