St Pauls Adds 22 Members to Church by Confirmation
St Paul Lutheran Church plans a 10 30 a m service with confirmation and baptism for 22 new members, 18 adults and 4 children, following six months of catechism. Rev Albert F Jesse will officiate with a 7 30 p m Holy Communion service and sermon. Junior Walther League meets at 2 pm. executive board at 1 15 pm led by Leanda and Lewis Riewe.
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St. Paul Lutheran Church
Albert F. Jesse
Willis Ude
St. Paul Church
Walther League
Americans in Japan Buy Yule Gifts Early
In Seattle on December 2, Americans in Japan purchased Christmas gifts ahead of time. The US Army transport James O'Hara delivered 5,509 pieces of mail totaling 246,230 pounds, largely Christmas packages. Port officials noted no prior cargo match since the occupation began.
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Seattle
Japan
James O'Hara
Saint Nick
College Service to Feature Rev Joe M Brown Guest
The University Presbyterian Church hosts a Sunday night service with Rev Joe M Brown as guest speaker. Brown, pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Port Arthur, is Austin College and Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary alumnus and former pastor at El Campo and Navy chaplain. Presbyterian students from Port Arthur will attend as special guests. coffee and fellowship follow.
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Joe M. Brown
University Presbyterian Church
Brown
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Port Arthur
Austin College
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
el Campo
Rev Earl Martin To Speak On Christian Faith
The Rev Earl Martin of St John s Methodist Church will speak on Christian Faith at 10 50 a m Sunday and will use a Salt Shaker as an object lesson at the 7 p m hour.
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Earl Martin
St. John’s Methodist Church
St Luke's Family Night Program At Methodist Church
St Luke's Methodist Church hosts a Friday family night with a 7 p.m. covered dish dinner and fellowship. Rev. Darrel Gray delivers morning sermon on Christianity's Manifesto and again in evening on Our Faith in Christ. Adult choir directed by Mrs Starley Peterson performs with the Methodist Youth Fellowship meeting at 6:30 p.m. The Austin Seminary Male Quartet including John Cunningham and Jim Wharton performs a mix of spirituals carols and light classics.
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St. Luke's Methodist Church
Darrel Gray
Starley Peterson
Methodist Youth Fellowship Group
L. B. Cook
Gray
Austin Seminary
John Cunningham
John Craven
Jim Wharton
St Martins Mission Festival Observed With Services and Meetings
St Martins set a week of events centered on the Mission Festival with a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school program and an 11:00 a.m. sermon by Rev F G Roesener on The Impact of Mission Work. Speakers include Rev Melton Bulgerin at 5:30 p.m. and Rev Milton G Moore at 5:30 p.m. for adult meetings. The Lutheran Student Association and Evangelism Committee hold sessions across the week with a TB Sanitarium visit and officer elections.
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St. Martins
American Luthern Church
F. G. Roesener
Roesener
Melton Bulgerin
Salem Lutheran Church
Lutheran Student Association of
University
Milton G. Moore
Lutheran Homes
Round Rock
Evangelism Committee
Brotherhood
At & P
Presbytery Winter Session Set At Cumberland Church
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church will host the winter session of Austin Presbytery with Rev. M. F. Allen as pastor. Opening service at 7:30 p.m. Friday features Rev. James C. Gilbert of Houston. Saturday business sessions and a 7:30 p.m. Presbyterian Missionary Society service by Rev. O. N. Baucom of Hillsboro. Concluding program by Presbyterian Youth Fellowship at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
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First Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Austin Presbytery
M. F. Allen
James C. Gilbert
Houston
The
Presbyterian Missionary Society
O. N. Baucom
Hillsboro
Presbyterian Youth Fellowship
Speaker To Talk On God of Hope At First English Lutheran
Advent communion services are set for Sunday at 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the First English Lutheran Church with Dr. Lewis P. Speaker delivering a morning meditation on The God of Hope and Dr. Walter H. Beck assisting. An evening sermon titled The Holy Catholic Church will follow, plus a non member instruction class.
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Advent
Lewis P. Speaker
Walter H. Beck
Texas Lutheran College
Speaker
Holy Catholic Church
Austin
The
First Church
University Christian Church
Luther
Brotherhood of the First Church
Tarrytown Methodists Plan Church Addition
The Tarrytown Methodist Church schedules services with sermons by Rev. Ted Richardson on Sunday and a 7:30 p m topic Jesus of Nazareth. The choir led by Mrs. Humeston will sing an anthem and the building committee report outlines plans for an addition. The church school aims for 150 in attendance by Sunday Dec 11 led by Frank Rundell.
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Tarrytown Methodist Church
Ted Richardson
E. J. Humeston
Jesus of Nazareth
Frank Rundell
Lewis Refuses Welfare Fund Trustee Vote in Coal Dispute
Washington date. John L. Lewis again blocks former judge Charles I. Dawson from serving as a trustee for the miners welfare fund. Dawson says he voted, Lewis rejects, and Bridges votes for the public, leaving the $100 million fund deadlocked with hospital payments and pensions in dispute. Funds are two months behind and pensions suspended since September.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Charles I. Dawson
Miners’ Welfare Fund Board
Dawson
Lewis
Louisville
United Mine Workers Union
Senator Bridges
R-Nh
Brokke
Ezra van Horn
Russia Calls Death Of Yank Accidental
Russia said the shooting of American Staff Sergeant John E. Staff was accidental but US officials called the explanation unsatisfactory. The incident occurred November 25 near the Soviet border when a guard fired on Staff’s car. Major General Maxwell D. Taylor urged punishment of the sentry and steps to prevent repeats.
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Berlin
Russia
John E. Staff
Ramsey
Maxwell D. Taylor
Austin Bookkeeper Questioned in Embezzlement Case
Kenneth Ray Johnson former chief bookkeeper for Kuntz Sternenberg Lumber Company is questioned after surrendering to Austin detectives on a reported embezzlement of about 21000. He had failed to appear for work November 19 triggering a warrant and an audit showed a 21000 shortage over the past year. Johnson was located after a trip from Dallas and gave a statement at police headquarters before overnight detention.
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Kenneth Ray Johnson
Kuntz- Sternenberg Lumber Company
Johnson
Kansas City
California
Houston
Dallas
Corpus Christi
Justice of the Peace
Travis Blakeslee
Marion Lee
T. O. Lang
Rear Waco
Lee
Austin
Son
Lumber Company
American Inventor Leaps Pin Making History in 1824
Lemuel W. Wright, an American, created the first machine to manufacture solid-headed pins in 1824, marking a milestone in industrial production. He introduced a method that automated pin making, boosting efficiency and impacting early American manufacturing.
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Lemuel W. Wright
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