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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1949
Page
2
The Rev. John Barclay will deliver the 10:55 a m sermon at Central Christian Church on Our Beliefs That Matter. Special music will include an anthem, and the Christian Youth Fellowship hosts a supper at 6 p m Sunday.
Parish activities next week include three holy communion services at St. David's Church with servers and acolytes listed. The annual parish meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. in the Parish House. A Young People's Service League event is planned for 5:30 p.m. and prayers at 5:15 p.m. Each day features morning communion and various church roles announced.
Govalie Methodist Church will host Rev. R. F. Curl executive secretary of the inter board council of the Southwest Texas Conference as visiting speaker for the morning service Sunday. Curl is a former district superintendent of the Austin District. The choir will sing an anthem directed by Sanford Ragsdale with Carol Roe at the piano.
The Rev. Archie K. Stevenson becomes Hyde Park Christian Church minister in Austin succeeding Rev. Chester Crow. He arrives from First Christian Church in Billings Montana and is a Phillips University graduate with an MA earned in 1934. He has served churches in Arkansas and Ohio. He will preach on How To Be Reverent in Church at morning service and How Jesus Grows on People at the 7:30 p m service.
The Evangelical Free Church invites worship Sunday morning with the sermon Buried Treasure. Evening services feature a 7 25 program with orchestra and choir and a sermon There Were Two Sons. The yearly business meeting begins Monday at 7 30 p m with a second session Friday at 7 30 p m. Choir rehearsals are set for Tuesday at 8 p m.
A burning paper match yields about one candlepower, roughly one twentieth of the brightness of a 25 watt incandescent lamp.
An ad for FASTEETH describes a powder to sprinkle on upper or lower plates to hold false teeth firmly. It claims the product prevents sliding or rocking, has no gummy taste, is alkaline, and neutralizes denture odor. Available at drug stores.
St Paul Lutheran Church will install new officers at the 10 30 a m service led by Rev Albert F Jesse. Officers include Oswald Wolves E L Kaiser vice chairman E Wilkening secretary Gus Steglich treasurer and others with Lawrence Schulz John Borth Emil Wenzel Albert Kissman and Paul Schultz among elders trustees and school board members. The sermon topics are The Meaning of Jesus Baptism and Invited to Be Guests of Christ.
Dr. Edmund Heinsohn selects Pumping Vitamin for the 11 a.m. service at University Methodist with the vesper choir led by Dr. Archie N. Jones and soloist Malcolm Gregory. Organist Eldon Sutton plays. An 7:30 p.m. service offers Keeping One's Soul with vesper choir under Dr. B M Bakkegard and Miss Josie Champion as soloist.
St John s Lutheran Church at 1222 Bickler Road in the Austin Theater area will host an Epiphany morning service at 10 45 a m with a sermon on The Excellency of the Gospel of Jesus Christ Four councilmen will be elected at the congregational business meeting after worship A new adult confirmation class begins Sunday at 7 p m with 12 lectures on Christian fundamentals The Sunday School Workers Conference meets Tuesday at 8 p m and the Church Council meets Wednesday at 8 p m at the pastor s study
At 11 a.m. South Austin Christian Church will host Rev. Hugh R. Baker speaking on Put Your Heart Into It followed by a 7:30 p.m. sermon on How to Pray. Kerns Taylor will sing a solo. High school and older youth meet at 5:30 p.m. for snack hour and program led by Miss Mary Lynn Richardson.
S. J. Mueller, Texas' best known trichologist, is in Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio to give free scalp examinations and describe home treatment methods. The clinics claim to eliminate dandruff prevent baldness and even regrow hair in thinning areas.
An advertisement promotes a hair recovery program led by Mr. Mueller. It claims 30 percent top head hair growth and urges readers to visit or mail reports for personalized adjustments. Clients are told they will be checked every two months by a Mueller expert, with hotel visits between 10 AM and 7 PM on specified days and no appointment needed.
The Official Board approved final specifications for the proposed first unit of the new building and plans will be sent to a contractor for estimate. Reverend D Rhea Allison will preach Sunday morning on The Divine Imperative Advance and Sunday night on The Folly of Making Excuses. pledge cards on spiritual life will be collected.
A provocative line asserts the Pacific Ocean holds salt enough to cover the United States to about a mile deep, prompting discussion on scale and ocean chemistry. The claim, while striking, lacks precise sourcing and invites scientific scrutiny.
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