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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1955
Page
7
The Trinity Methodist Church at Corner Washington and College lists services and events led by Doctor Shaffer and Patricia Shaffer. Church school at 9 45 a.m worship at 11 a.m Eve services 3 p.m 6 p.m and 7 30 p.m with sermons on faith and religion. Regular choir music and vacation church school sessions scheduled through two weeks.
The Bland Street Methodist Church at 214 Bland St lists services and events led by Dr. Clyde Hensley with organist Robert Sutton. Activities include church school at 9:30, worship at 10:45, youth meetings, choir rehearsals, mission commissions, and a Bluefield picnic for Young Adults.
The Grace Methodist Church at corner of Thomas and Rogers Streets will hold a 11 a.m. sermon by Rev Byron John titled Trial By Fire. Church school at 9:45 a.m. Youth meetings at 6:30 p.m. The choir sings Open Our Eyes and organ pieces Lord Pour Thy Blessing Prelude In G Minor. Evening service features Send The Light, with a film Southern Highlanders in the Youth Center.
Immanuel Lutheran on South Mercer and Duhring hosts a Sunday school at 9 45 a m with a children’s day program on church year seasons. A combinedJunior and Senior Choirs sing two anthems A Song of Thankfulness and A Child’s Prayer with a sermon for children Gods Three Trees of Japan at 11 a m. No Luther League or Vespers.
Westmin Chapel on East Pak Street announces Sunday school at 9 30 a m with Reese Gillespie as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 a m features sermon by Rev James Keller. Evening worship at 7 p m with another pastor sermon. Bible study meets Thursday at 7 30 p m led by M M Williams.
Mercer and Duhring Streets hosts Cecil V. Cook Jr pastor and Mrs. Marvin Williams organist. Sunday schools Northside 9 30 a m Main 9 45 a m Sunbeams 11 a m morning worship 11 a m pastor preaching Cornerstone service 5 p m Augusta street 6 30 p m Training Union Tuesday Inter mediate R A 7 15 p m Wednesday Prayer League 1 30 p m W M S 2 p m Chancel choir 7 45 p m Thursday Fellowship supper 6 15 p m devotional service 7 p m
Patterson, pastor, preaches 11 a.m. and 7 30 p m on Sunday. Sunday school at 9 45 a m with Eugene Meade as superintendent. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m, choir rehearsal 6 30 p m. Nursery provided. Training union 6 20 a m DVBS underway closes June 15.
The Rev. W. Ross Baley is vicar with James T. Eastman as lay reader. Prayer and sermon begin at 4:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Bramwell.
Brushfork Littlesburg Road hosts Rev. Harl Clark as pastor with Sunday School at 10 a.m. Curtis Roten superintendent, L E Cumby Bible teacher. Cumby preaches at 11 a.m. Young People meet at 11 a.m. Herman Hutchinson in charge. Evening service 7 30 p.m. with Rev. Frank Niday. Revival Sunday night AM. Everyone welcome.
An OCR fragment notes this week’s page highlighting CY Dudley Memorial Mortuary in Bluefield Virginia and Montgomery Ward in Bluefield West Virginia, signaling local business notices or sponsors on the page.
The First Presbyterian Church of Tazewell Duhring led by Howard H Gordon D D holds Sunday school at 9 45 a m with D B Gray as superintendent. Worship at 11 a m features Essence of Religion morning and Son of God Son of the Devil evening. Youth events include vesper and supper 5 30 p m with Senior High Fellowship at 809 Rockbridge and Pioneers at 1310 Hillcrest Dr. Women meet Wednesday at 2 p m for The Mystery of Love.
The cornerstone for First Baptist Church of Bluefield will be laid at 1325 Augusta St in a special ceremony led by Rev. Cecil C. Cook Jr. The service will replace the regular one and be recorded for radio. Choirs, soloists, and church and committee members will participate. The granite cornerstone will bear the inscription The First Baptist Church 1955 organized in 1889.
E G Otey president of the First National of Bluefield and leader of the Area Development Corp has been named by Governor William C Marland to serve on the Governors Committee on State Industrial Development. The organizational meeting will be held in Charleston on Tuesday June 21 to further industrial development and assist implementation.
The Concord College first summer session closed with 904 students, the largest enrollment in college history, per Registrar S. L. McGraw. The six week term began June 6 and ends July 15, with a second term from July 18 to August 26 expected to draw many more students.
The Rev Ben W Cox pastor Joseph Bertalan minister of music and education Mrs Grace West organist Sunday school 945 a m Lyman E Gery superintendent Morning worship 11 am sermon by the pastor Anthem by Chapel Choir Celestial Choir will sing Nursery provided for small children B T U 615 pm Joseph Bertalan director Evening worship 730 pm sermon by the pastor Anthems by the Chapel Choir Board of Deacons meets Tuesday 730 pm Church business meeting and family hour Wednesday 730 pm Choir practices Crusader Wednesday 630 pm Church Wednesday 830 pm Chapel Thursday 645 pm
East End Baptist at 1504 Princeton Ave announces Sunday school at 9 45 with J G Poley as superintendent. Training union at 6 30 led by Mrs John E Caldwell. Evening worship at 7 36. Wednesday programs include teachers and junior choir at 6 45 and prayer meeting at 7 30. Vacation Bible School 9 to 12 each weekday with Thursday demonstration at 7 30.
Edgemont Drive off Grassy Braich Road hosts F. Howard Baker as pastor with a 10 a.m. unified morning service and Sunday School for all ages. An evening gospel hour at 7:30 features a gospel hymn and chorus with a sermon titled Serv ing God or Mammon. Daily Vacation Bible School runs 9 a.m. Monday to Wednesday, with a 7:30 p.m. Wednesday program. Everyone is welcome.
The schedule lists M. R. Carner as superintendent delivering a Sunday sermon titled "Paul's Debt" at 11 a.m. The day begins with a sun service at 10 a.m. and BTU at 6:45 p.m. A prayer meeting is set for Wednesday at 7:45 p.m.
J Taylor Stinson, minister, leads Sunday school at 10 a.m. with W L Shockley as superintendent. Preaching and worship at 7 45 p m. All members and friends invited to attend.
The local church at 60 Bland Street Eugene holds a Sunday School at 9 45 a m with C O Warren as superintendent Special Children s Day observance occurs The morning worship at 11 includes a sermon The Deeper Authority The Adult choir sings The Souls of the Righteous by Field A C F meets at 5 30 p m Sunday and 6 15 p m Wednesday followed by a congregational dinner and business meeting Friday 7 30 p m Christian Men s Fellowship election of officers Choir schedule includes Cherub and Children s chorus and various rehearsals on Sundays Tuesdays and Wednesdays with multiple choirs listed
W W Thomson pastor leads Sunday school at 9 45 with Clayton Robile as superintendent Morning worship at 1 includes sermon by pastor and Adult Choir music Young People meet at 7 with Edith Lewis in charge At 7 45 evangelistic message with Youth Choir Sunday night Youth Choir performance Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 45 followed by Youth Choir practice Beginning Monday Vacation Bible School runs daily 9 to 11 through June 19th.
Reverend W M Anderson leads the Church of the Nazarene with G W Stewart as Sunday School superintendent. Sunday School at 9 45 a m Daily Vacation Bible School at 10 30 a m NYPS meeting at 7 15 p m Miss Bessie Simpson president Evening worship at 7 45 p m sermon by the pastor Prayer service Wednesday at 7 45 p m.
The Rev. John E. Williams preaches at 11 a.m. and leads morning prayer. Services include 8 a.m. Holy Communion, 9:45 a.m. church school family service, and nursery for children. Parish events host St Agnes Guild Tuesday, Young Adults Club Wednesday, and choir practice Friday. Visitors welcome.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at 137 Preston Street lists Sunday school at 10 30 a m with Elder H O Brown superintendent and Elder James Cumbie conducting the exercises A sacrament meeting is at 1 30 p m with Brother John Tipper conducting In the evening Priesthood meeting at 6 30 p m MB I A gathers at 7 30 p m Tuesday and all are welcome to attend every meeting.
At Kingdom Hall Bland St 202, Saturday 7 30 p m Theocratic ministry school study topics cover Deuteronomy 15 16 17 Beginning Tuesday June 14 a special week with Circuit Servant visit R J Sunal Theocratic Ministry school service theme Theocratic Instruction Bible study Thursday 8 30 p m Creation of New Heavens and a New Earth Bible study at Roy Cole Montrealm W Va 7 30 Wednesday New Heavens and A New
The text notes Mars appears red while Venus is bright white, highlighting a stark color contrast between the two planets.
Pastor A B Wing to lead Holy Communion at 11 a.m. and Sunday School at 9 45. MI Fellowship 5 and 6 p.m. Tuesday Methodist Men 6 30 p.m. Official Board 7 45 p.m. Wednesday annual church picnic at Glen Pats cars at 6 p.m. Woman's Society postponed to Thursday June 23.
Graham Christian Church conducts Bible school at 9:45 a.m. led by Clarence E. Smoot with C. H. Carbaugh as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 a.m. includes ly Communion and a sermon on The Life Everlasting. Special music by the adult choir directed by Mrs. C. D. Kinzer. Vacation Bible School closing exercises Sunday at 7:45 p.m. Congregational business meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m. at St Mary’s Episcopal Church.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m led by Charles KB Grabeel with worship at 11 a m Rev Ryburn T Stancil preaches the sermon. Training union at 6 30 p m directed by Peggy Steele. Evening worship at 7 30 p m Rev Stancil again. Vacation Bible School runs Monday 9 a m to 11 45 a m for two weeks for ages three to 16. Midweek service at 8 gd? 7 30 p m Wednesday.
West Graham Virginia church led by Pastor Bernie H. Hampton lists services at 9:45 a.m. church school 11 a.m. with sermon When The Canaanite Is In The Land. Youth Fellowships at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. revival after 8:30 p.m. with Rev. Wallace Chappell on Sunday June 19.
The Rev. W Baley serves Christ Church in Virginia with morning services at 9 15 and 10 o clock including prayer and a sermon.
The Grace Episcopal Eckman church will hold 7:30 a.m. Holy Communion and 11:30 a.m. Prayer and sermon. Rev. Charles Draper, rector of St. Thomas Church White Sulphur Springs W Va, will conduct and preach. He previously served Grace Church while studying for ministry and worked in Peerless Coal Co mines.
1409 Augusta Street hosts Sunday school and church at 11 a.m. with a sermon on God the Preserver of Man and a golden text from Isaiah. A Science and Health reading and a Wednesday testimony meeting at 8 p.m. invite all to attend and visit the Reading Room at 622 Federal Street.
The Pisgah Road church led by Rev. T Dwight Dickenson lists morning worship at 10 a.m. with sermon by the pastor, Sunday school at 11 a.m. and various age group classes plus evening service. Kee Street Methodist at Caperton Ave with Rev. Dickenson offers 9:45 a.m. Sunday school and 11 a.m. worship, 7:30 p.m. sermon by guest speaker, plus revival and Vacation Bible School upcoming with slogan They Shall All Be Taught of God.
Clayton D. Sweet pastor hosts morning worship with sermon titled Such Belongs the Kingdom of Heaven and special music by the adult choir. Vacation Bible School begins June 13 at 9 am and duties include a deacons meeting Monday at 7 pm and a church birthday event Friday June 17 at 7:45 pm with Rev Herman Mauch as guest speaker.
Donald L. Erwin leads Sunday morning service at 11 with music by W. S. Herring. Sunday school at 9 45 led by Fred Mullens. Evening vespers for junior and senior high fellowships at 6 30. Circle 5 at 6. Circle 6 meets Monday with Mrs. W R Stephens for a picnic supper. Circle 6 meets Tuesday at 7 30 with Mrs. Hunter.
The House Appropriations Committee recommended 1 300 000 to start Sutton Dam construction in West Virginia on Elk River near Sutton. The sum would restore 1950 funding frozen during the Korean War. Rep Bailey notes the Ohio River division’s role. About 1 800 000 more has been allocated for planning land purchase services and railroad track relocation.
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