The pool champion of Council Bluffs (Iowa) is the Rev. Jacob R. Perkins, 66, pastor of Council Bluffs' First Congregational Church. For 25 years, white-haired Pastor Perkins has been baptizing, marrying and burying Council Bluffs' Congregationalists. He has also become one of the town's best known and best loved citizens. He eats lunch and plays bottle pool at the Elks Club, joins the town's sportsmen on fishing expeditions on which his Job-like patience is legendary.
Last week Pastor Perkins had won new fame. His second novel, Antioch Actress, a chiaroscuro tale of early...
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