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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1934
Page
7
Local notices list Sunday school times and morning worship at two churches. J D Pickens delivers a sermon on Twice Born Men with baptism following preaching. Westminster Presbyterian and other congregants urged to attend all services and events this weekend.
The First Baptist Church marks six years of ministry with a special sermon by the pastor titled Dare To Be and Daniel. Morning worship at 11:00, 6:30 Baptist Young People's Union directed by Miss Madeline Dix, and a 7:30 tent meeting with no evening service. Church annex holds W M U business at 4:00 Monday, Sunbeams meet at 4:00. Rev Peter M. Dennis rector leads 10 a.m. Bible class and 11 a.m. Holy Communion. altar green.
Willoughby Presbyterian invites full attendance for Sunday school at 9 45 am led by Pastor V A Gordon. The church urges members to mobilize for the great soul winning campaign at the tent and to bring neighbors to participate.
Dr L G Sturdivant presiding elder of the Decatur district will deliver the sermon at Central Methodist Church. He is well known and widely admired by church members and friends.
Pastor J. M. Holland leads Sunday school at 9 46 a m with Gen Supt Guy dorts. Morning worship at 11 o clock with Rev L F Faust of Athens. Young People at 6 46 p m led by Mrs E B Beard. Tent meeting at 7 30 p m. W M S Monday at 2 30 p m with Ms Barnes Ross pres.
East Side Church holds Bible study at 10 a.m. and sermon at 11 a.m. The Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church presents various classes and services with a city-wide revival invitation. Activities include Sunday school, a youth program, missionary society, and regional evangelistic events led by Pastor T. H. Wilson and guest speakers.
The Rev E T Town pastor leads devotion at 8 30 a m with 9 30 a m Sunday school and Bible class on the theme A Changeless Christ for Changing World You too are welcome at Sherman Street and Fourth Avenue.
The Church of God on Sixth Ave and Fourth St South led by Pastor R B Conner offers Sunday school at 9 45 a m with J C Conley as superintendent Worship and Sermon at 11 a m Young People's Society at 6 30 p m with a discussion on Great Religious Teachers Sermon at 7 30 p m.
Local church listing shows Sunday School at 9 30 a m led by J A Johnson superintendent and morning worship at 11 o clock at the canal Lafayette site as read in the church notice.
A large Mt Hope revival concluded with a fervent dedication service. The evangelist's message Deciding For Eternity drew a crowd of several hundred, about 150 seeking Christ at the altar. Nearly 200 professed faith and 125 re consecrations announced as the event ended.
Troop four of the Boy Scouts held its regular meeting Friday night at 7 30. Scout work was discussed with brief talks on Citizenship Character Reputation and Honesty. Patrol leader William Dennis and Scout Frank Lee Chenault received their first and second class badges. Fifteen minutes was allowed for play before dismissal.
Rev L Cobbs pastor of Sixteenth Avenue Baptist church will start a revival at Antioch on Sunday. The campaign is expected to last about ten days.
Mrs L W Coffee of Birmingham has returned home after visiting relatives here.
The mid week prayer services at the First Methodist church are canceled for the rest of August. Local church officials announced the decision to halt all remaining Wednesday gatherings this month.
The pastor Dr W F Price will preach at 1730 and the congregation will join with city churches for a union service at the tent on Fourth Avenue and Johnston Streets. Epworth Leagues meet at 1830 and mid week prayers are paused until September first. The Board of Christian Education meets Tuesday at 1930. A special morning service features the choir and Miss Elizabeth Wallace. Strangers are invited to make the church their home.
George W. Emptage leads a full week at the church with 9:45 a.m. Bible classes, 10:46 a.m. worship, 6:45 p.m. Young People's class, 7:45 p.m. services, and midweek prayer and Bible study on Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. A Thursday Ladies' Bible Class at 3 p.m. invites the public to all events.
Central Baptist invites worshippers with Pastor James Allen Smith at 9 30 a m Sunday school and 11 a m worship led by Bro John Cowell. Preliminaries aim to limit duration. Evening Young People meet at 6 30 p m. Members urged to join and begin active Christian life.
The notice invites all to a Samity School gathering at 945 am with a cordial welcome extended to attendees. It mentions a worship section and a general assembly.
Fashion director Miss Helen Koues surveys buyers nationwide to select college wardrobe basics. Tweed three piece suit, wool two piece dress, crepe afternoon dress, and taffeta evening gown feature practical, adaptable design with color contrasts and stylish details. Exhibited coast to coast in August in New York Philadelphia Chicago and Los Angeles.
More than 25 decisions are registered for God as Cowell leads a tent revival during a religious effort. The final week opens Monday with a special sermon on temperance and the liquor traffic, and readings include prophetic themes about Christ’s return and the world’s fate.
Rev John C Cowell will speak at Central Baptist Church during the regular Sunday morning service on the topic What Is a Christian The pastor Dr James A Allen urges every member to attend for a great spiritual uplift and to make the service among the churchs greatest in its history in Decatur.
Mr and Mrs John W McGee of West Perth Ohio are guests of honor at a stated home event at 216 Eighth Avenue West.
Ophelia Humes as administratrix of the estate filed for a final settlement on July 20 1934 in Huntsville Meridian Alabama. The court set August 17 1934 to hear the settlement and determine why it should not be passed. The property described includes eighty acres in Morgan County Alabama, two quarters in Section 29 Township 8 South Range 1 West along with mortgage debt coverage. Mortgagee is The Federal Land Bank of New Orleans. Attorney: Chas KM By ter. Dates July 21 26 Aug 4.
State of Alabama Morgan County Lydia B Hyatt and husband William D Hyatt defaulted on a 1922 mortgage to the Federal Land Bank of New Orleans. The bank will sell at public auction on August 18 1934 in Decatur Alabama for cash to satisfy the indebtedness.
Hollywood notes report Mae West balks at leaving the room she used for She Done Him Wrong while others like Marlene Dietrich stay put after decorating. Claudette Colbert demands a bay window. Marie Dressler’s Beverly Hills home draws souvenir seekers. Guards at services curb crowds as Langdon adjusts look for new Columbia comedies. Hal Hoach teases plans for LA.
The fragment describes Hardy film plans, a proposed parkland gesture, and a seaside party in Beverly Hills. It mentions a river, arsenic, hangings, and a London studio return with Leslie Howard, plus a Miami promotion and a celebrity swimming pool scene.
Part of Lot 42 Banks survey begins at the Northwest Corner and follows Pond Street and Canal Street for specified feet to describe parcels. Names Alberta Biliott and Eugene Polytinsky appear with listed amounts 1871.64 and 783.72. City Clerk E W Collier, Aug 4 11 18. Also a late note about a Standard model Chevrolet driven under 3,000 miles by E J Polhill.
Notice by E W Collier City Clerk Decatur Alabama that under section 2217 of the Alabama Code the city will sell at public auction to collect delinquent public improvement assessments on August 21 1984 at 12 noon in front of City Hall Railroad Street Decatur. Sale lists ordinance 125 pro f 20 and details of parcels owners and amounts due.
A stream of names and fashion notes swirl around Jean Harlow Blanche Sweet and others as gossip hints at vote influence plays and yacht talk. Catalina star Marian Nixon appears with Raymond Hackett while Douglas Montgomery and Alice Faye are linked to romantic pairings. Joan Crawford noted for many namesakes in a social panorama.
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