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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1954
Page
2
Glen L. Wallace will close the week long gospel services at the Church of Christ with an evening sermon Sunday at 6 p.m. The revival saw strong attendance with daily morning services and the hotel morning meeting ending today. Harrell Collard noted no morning services Saturday but 7:45 p.m. evening services.
The social calendar notes the Choir of First Baptist Church will meet Sunday at 4 p m for practice.
The 24 hour period ended at noon today reached a high of 77 degrees, measured at 6:30 p.m. yesterday. The low stood at 54.8 degrees at 3:30 a.m. today. Temperatures follow.
Rivercamp HDC will host a bazaar at the old Goodyear building 237 Main this Saturday starting at 8 30 a m Mrs Cleon Mullins says baked goods and fresh vegetables will be sold.
A compact puzzle list of across and down clues featuring notable figures and terms. Includes references to musicians, a football quarterback, Boone’s nickname, royalty, insects, verbs, and Roman emperors, plus common crossword items and wordplay hints.
Wordplay puzzle answers include Cress edging Century plant and Glancing blow as hints. Willow and Struck age ball appear among clues. Advantages, Sand hills, Painterdel Sarto, Foot lovers, Short essay, Cloyed, Penny, Medley, Persian prince, Be borne, Not one, Crack, Born fill the rest of the grid.
Miss Nancy Massey and Sid Holland Jr wed at First Baptist Church at 8 am with Dr. B J Martin officiating in a white theme setting. The couple, both graduates of Childress High School, were attended by Miss LaNedle Caldwell. guests from Vernon Austin Amarillo Paducah and Higgs in attendance.
The article recalls the arrival of a flash switchboard in 1916 and notes Miss Alva Lee Berry as chief operator in 1910 with seven operators. It cites 1930 telephones 1,066, 1945 about 1,543, and current near 2,500. Daily local calls average 20,735 and 263 long distance calls with peak 9 to 10 am.
Dr T G Brown of Dumas Texas says he has invented a burn ointment and writes to Oklahoma readers in a sympathetic letter. A Newark New Jersey sympathy card mentions Praise for “them boys” and a Miss Gloria Gerauldo adds kind words. Letters offering help accompany the note.
Rev George K Curlee leads Bethel Baptist Church with Sunday School at 10 a m Morning worship at 11 a m Sermon The Mysterious Stranger Evening worship at 7 45 p m Sermon How May I Be Saved Prayer meeting Wednesday 745 p m Singing Class Song leader W H Davis conducts church music each evening 745 p m through Saturday open to all free of charge
A dense list of church services and meetings across many denominations. It covers Sunday School times from 9:45 to 11:00 a.m., morning and evening worship, Training Unions, youth and prayer meetings, mid week events, and occasional Bible studies at various addresses and by diverse pastors including C. C. Lamb Ira Parrack E. A. Sanders Jack Edwards J. E. Young J. Murphy Rev. Tom M. White Rev. Gerard Lynch Wendell Russell Rev. R. O. Shefer R. L. Self and Rev. Lydia Sweet.
Gospel service schedule outlines morning worship at 10:45 with minister Glenn L Wallace delivering both services. Sunday morning sermon themed A Christian Defined and evening message Prepare to Meet God concludes a Gospel sermon series.
Bible Baptist Church at 803 Ave C Northwest announces Bible School at 10 a.m. Morning service at 11 a.m. Prayer and Bible study at 7 p.m. Evening worship at 7 30 p.m. Pastor Luther R. Bradley leads the congregation.
Pastor A Holcomb Jr leads Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 10 55 a m Faith is the Answer will be the morning message. Intermediate MYF meets with Senior MYF at 6 p m and the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is observed at 7 p m.
Pastor George Stewart directs training session for the Training Union at 6 40 p m Wednesday Prayer Meeting at Cloyce Neuman superintendent Earnest Hamm B T U director involved in activities and leadership roles.
The notice lists weekly services for two Black churches. First, Church of the Nazarene at 510 Avenue H North East holds Sunday School 9:30 a.m. and services at 11 a.m and 7 p.m with midweek prayer and choir practice. Second, Church of Christ at 8th Street Northeast led by Thomas Reese offers Bible School 10 a.m, services 11 a.m and 7:30 p.m, plus Bible class Tuesday 7 p.m and preaching Thursday 7 p.m.
The notice lists activities at 1600 Avenue C NW including Watchtower study Sunday book study Tuesday 730 service meeting and Theocratic Ministry School Friday 730 p.m. Supervising Minister Howard Wommach oversees the sessions.
A sequence of notices lists Mrs J E Begley yesterday Vicki Kay Catherall today and Charlie Gilmore today as part of the ongoing reader notices in the local page describing residents and related events.
An adult teacher announces a Bible school starting Monday June 7 at 8 30 a m at Bible Baptist Church.
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