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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1941

Page

8

First Church of Christ Boston announces worship and events

The First Church of Christ in Boston Massachusetts invites the public to Sunday service at 11:00 a.m. and Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Midweek reading room hours and Sunday evening programs are listed with topics on Christian standards and evangelistic messages led by the minister.

Church of Christ Boston Massachusetts Reading Room Fear of Church Johnston Street

Bailey to Preach Twice at Huntsville Church Services

Reverend James E. Bailey of Huntsville will conduct morning and evening sermons. All church members and friends are invited to attend both services.

James E. Bailey Hunts- Wille

Central Methodist Church Weekly Schedule

Lambuth Archibald pastor at Jackson St and 6th Ave lists Sunday events with church school at 9 30 am worship at 11 30 am and 3 pm youth and Epworth Society events. Monday circles meet at homes and church with lunch at Mrs Robert Grants 887 Grant and Circle 2 at the church. The Young People's Chorus practice and orchestra rehearsal set for evening with Wesley Guild business meeting and teachers of the tailor department noted.

Central Methodist Church RR Lambuth Archibald Jackson St 6Th Ave Spencer Epworth Sea Woman's Society of Fir Service Robert Grant T. Z. Bailey Wesleys Guild Tenlor

Willoughby Presbyterian Church Admits Revival Meeting

Willoughby Presbyterian invites all Willoughby and Westside to attend revival services led by Rev John Troxler from Westminster. Sunday school at 10 am with Adult Bible Class and primary departments. no evening or midweek services. Pastor W B Strong to be absent for revival in Nebo Lime district.

Willoughby Presbyterian Sixth Ave Sth. Street W. B. Strong T. F.lewis Frank Thornhill Ralph Hood Lewis Jurnegin Nebo Limesatene John Troxler Westminster Troxler Willoughby Westside

Westside Presbyterian and John’s Place Church Notices

Church notices for Westside Presbyterian and John’s Place Church list Sunday schedule. Westside Sunday school at 9 45 a m worship 11 a m Christian Endeavor 6 30 p m with Miss Harriett Robinson superintendent. John’s Place Church August 10 1941 services include communion 7 30 a m Sunday school 9 45 a m prayer 11 00 a m and sermon by Edwin Wyle D Th pastor.

Westside Presbyterian W. B. Strong Bomday School Westside Christian Endeavor Society Miss Harriett Robinson Presbyterian Handbook

Ramage Leads Sunday Service at First Presbyterian

At the Corner of Oak and Vine Streets the First Presbyterian Church invites worshippers with Sunday school at 9 45 a m led by Barrett Shelton and morning worship at 11 00 a m with Dr A P Pitts preaching.

First Presbyterian Church of Oak and Vine Sts Edward V. Ramage Barrett Shelton A. 8. Pitts

Methodist revival service notice at 9th St Church

W H Curl pastor, 9:45 church school and 11:00 sermon by Rev H E Wright of Austinville Methodist. All urged to hear him. Choir directed by Billy Curl. Young people's meetings at regular hours. No night service. Pastor in revival at Austinville.

9Th ST. Methodist W. H. Curl Jno H. E. Wright Austinville

Moulton Heights Baptist and Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Services

Sunday 9:45 a.m. Bible classes and 11:00 a.m. morning worship led by Pastor Coffey at Moulton Heights. Evening service 8:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. B T U. Cottage prayer at 2:30 Wednesday. Genesis study begins. Visit and worship invited.

Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Cor 16Th Ave Wadsworth &J. Chas L. Dobbs Berryhill Paul McCluskey T. A C. L. Buck Delmar Turner Olive Street

Fairview Baptist Church Weekly Schedule

Carroll Carter pastors Fairview Baptist Church on Second Street and Magnolia Avenue with services at 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Morning sermon titled The Open Fisted Christian and evening sermon Something From Nothing. Also 7:00 p.m. Baptist Training Union and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer meeting.

Fairview Baptist Church Second Street Magnolia Ave Carroll Carter Harrison Baptist Training Union Bome

Church Sermon Series Promises Influence of Christian Character

Cecil J. Brown pastor will deliver the second sermon in a series titled The Influence of Christian Character at 10 o clock Sunday morning at the Church of God located at 6th Ave East and 4th St.

Church OF God 6Th Ave 4Th St Cecil J. Brown

Evangelistic Service Led by Local Pastor in Evening

The church announces an evangelistic service led by the pastor. The state camp meeting and ministerial conference run in Birmingham from August 17. A group from the local church will attend weekend sessions with Rev. Brown. Dr. F. G. Smith of Akron, Ohio is the guest speaker between Sundays.

Birmingham Brown F. G. Smith Akron Ohio

Parker City Revival Prompts Sunday Church Schedule

O B Lansbury presides at 9 45 church school and 11 00 morning worship with a sermon titled A Cry From the Cross. The Young People's League meets at 6 20 while the evening service is canceled for the Parker city wide revival. Circles of the Woman's Society of Christian Service meet at 3 00 and 7 30 Monday. Bring your family to church.

O. B. Lansbury Persinger Parker Young People’s League Parker Womans Society of Christian Service

St Pauls Lutheran Church Sermon and Service Notice

The Lutheran Hour at St Pauls Lutheran Sherman and Fourth Ave. announces Ninth Sunday after Trinity with a Bible class at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. The theme centers on repentance amid distressing world conditions and Holy Communion. Visitors welcome.

ST. Paul's Lutheran Church of the Lutheran Sherman St Fourth Ave E. T. Town EK. H. Roehrs Seibert

Central Baptist Church Schedule for Sunday Services

The Central Baptist Church at Cor 4th Ave and Grant invites all to Sunday School at 9 30 a m led by J C Cowan and morning worship at 10 45 a m with Baptist Training Union at 8 00 p m. The concurrent Evangelistic Campaign continues under Monroe Parker at the tent.

Central Baptist Cor 4Th Ave Grant John Cowell J. C. Cowan Baptist Training Union Monroe Parker

Revival meetings announced for Limestone County Churches of Christ

Revival services begin Sunday at Bethel Tanner Leggtown Pettusville and Holland's Gin with Granville Tyler Andrew Morris Woodrow Wilson J T Harris and A J Rollins preaching. A tent meeting starts Sunday at Shanghai Church of Christ with M A Creel preaching. J E Nowlin began a meeting at Hays Mill Thursday. Regular services held at Athens Church of Christ and other Churches of Christ in the county.

Church OF Christ A. J. Rollins Churches of Christ Limestone County Bethel Tanner Leggtown Pettusville Holland's Gin Granville Tyler Andrew Morris Woodrow Wilson J. T. Harris A. J. Rollings Shanghai Church of Christ M. A. Creel J. E. Nowlin Hays Mill Athens Church of Christ

Payne Minister and Sunday School Schedule

0 Payne Minister Sunday school at 9 45 a m Ged des Orman superintendent Morning worship at 11 a m Sermon by the pastor Christian Endeavor service at 6 30 p m Choir practice Saturday evening at 8 00 p m

First Presbyterian Church Payne Geddes Orman Christian Endeavor

Pastor Begins Annual Vacation After Revival at Fairview Church

The pastor started his annual vacation this week following a revival he conducted at Fairview Baptist Church. Services concluded with renewed community engagement and temporary closure for the summer break.

Fairview Baptist Church

DAILY CROSSWORD CLUES LIST

A puzzle page with across and down clues covering misc words from medieval to lode and willow variety. includes a cryptogram quote section and a dated note, SAUNDERS, and standard syndicated cryptogram. The page ends with Yesterday's Cryptoquote and attribution.

Regular church services continue during pastor's absence

The schedule remains at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. with the pulpit committee arranging speakers for the sermons. Sunday school continues at the usual time and Baptist Training Union meets at 7 p.m. All services follow daylight saving time.

Baptist Training Union

First Methodist Church announces weekly services Bennett T. Waites

The church schedules a 9 45 a m Sunday school led by superintendent M 8 Kennemer. Morning worship at 11 with a sermon by the pastor. Epworth League meets at 7 15 p m with Miss Emily handier as president. Evening worship at 8 p m features the pastor speaking.

First Methodist Church Bennett T. Waites Kennemer Epworth League Emily

First Christian Church Dedication Service Set in Athens

Grady Spiegel announces the dedication of a debt free church building with a large turnout planned. Bible school at 9:45 a.m. junior classes available, morning worship at 10:55 a.m., Christian Endeavor at 7 p.m., and evening service at 8 p.m. Attendance growing. former members and ministers invited.

First Christian Church Grady Spiegel Athens Thomas W. Spencer

Preaching Services At Local Church Schedule

Hugh F. Penn general superintendent leads an 11 a.m. sermon by the pastor. Miss Jenny Lind Gatlin directs and a 8:30 p.m. sermon by Billy Stephenson follows. Training Unions meet at 7:30 p.m. and a Wednesday 8:30 p.m. prayer service is planned.

Hugh F. Penn Jenny Lind Gatlin Billy Stephenson

Church Services Schedule With Town Details

Rev Thurman Hall pastor. All services on daylight saving time. Sunday school at 9 45 am Miss Florence Orr Supt Preaching at 11 am Christian Crusaders meet at 7 15 pm Miss Leotus Williams leader Evening worship at 8 pm Bible study Wednesday at 8 pm

Thurman Hall Florence Orr Christian Crusaders Leotus Williams

Church Services Announced by Nazarene Pastor

The Church of the Nazarene led by Rev. W. F. Hurst lists Sunday school at 10 a m preaching at 10 am N Y P 8S meets at 7 30 p m and evening worship at 8 pm The note invites new worshippers as the work grows in numbers and interest.

W. F. Hurst N. Y

Church services schedule for Rev. Thomas Compton

Rev. Thomas Compton leads Bible school at 10 a m and preaching on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at 11 a m. A Thursday 3 p m session and a Women’s Bible Study are also listed. All are welcome.

Church OF Christ Thomas Compton

No Pastor Lord's Day Bible School At 104

Communion service at 11 a m. The public is cordially invited to attend this church observance.

First Christian Church Lord’s Day Bible School

Brotherly Love Sermon at Sunday Worship Hours

John F. T. Brown leads church services with morning worship at 11:00 a.m. and a sermon on Brotherly Love. Evening worship includes the Lord's Supper and Candle-Light Service at 8:00 p.m. A Monday 4 p.m. W. 8S. C. S. meeting, led by Mrs. L. H. Houston, and Wednesday prayer meeting at 8:00 p.m. are noted with all welcome.

John F. T. Brown J. K. Haynes E. R. Currier C. S L. H. Houston

Index of Industrial Activity Unchanged In New York

The Associated Press index of industrial activity held at 142.2 this week amid mixed results as some sectors rose while others fell. Electric power output reached a record high for the fourth week, while cotton manufacturing declined modestly for the season.

New York Associated Press

Clyde Judah and Roy Conner Kill Rat Near Wagon

Clyde Judah and Roy Conner in Dale county killed a rat that crawled from under Conner’s wagon near his mule. The incident occurred in the county area and involved two local men.

Clyde Judah Roy Conner Dale County

Navy Reserve officer recruitment in Alabama seeks applicants

The Decatur Daily notes the V-7 Naval Reserve recruiting drive in Alabama quotas are filled by enrollments or approved applicants but may be exceeded to aid states short of their quota. College graduates are urged to contact Lt Commander J T Gibson Jr at the Birmingham Post Office Building to join Ensign programs and attend Navy deck and engineering schools. Classes for 1941 and 1942 are nearly full and the program may not reopen.

Decatur Daily Alabama U. S. Naval Reserve Navy J. T. Gibson, Jr Post Office Birmingham USNR

Local Happenings in Mt Hope Lawrence County

Community notices report hospital recoveries and visits. Mrs Katie Williams improves at home after illness. Geo Whitworth returns home from Florence after a serious condition. Visitors include Clayton and Hosey Bendall with Mary, Beulah Martin ill, multiple relatives and townspeople seen in Monroe Georgia Murphy area and Haleyville Alabama. A union revival is led by Rev N D Crawford at Rogerville.

Katie Williams Hayze Williams Birmingham Geo. Whitworth Florence Beulah Martin Clayton Martin Monroe Hosey Bendall Mary California Geo. Bendall Harold Pickens Patsy Murry Tenn W. A. Pickens

Anne Adams Pattern 4775 Soft Casual Sporty Frock

Anne Adams Pattern 4775 offers a soft bloused bodice with scalloped front yoke and versatile neckline. Features include a gathered waist, front buttoning duets, sash or buckle front, and a youthful pleated skirt with optional color contrast. Sizes range miss and women 14 through 41 with yardage for size 16. Pattern book promotion includes free hat and bag set, order details.

Anne Adams Daily West 17Th New York N. Y

Families Gather for Visits Across Town and States

Grandson James Ronald and family return from Jackson Tennessee to visit Mrs E W Dodd and relatives in Austinville. Mrs W L Wade Jr and Miss Martha Shafer from Portsmouth Virginia are guests of Mr and Mrs Robert Shafer. E W Dodd and children Bobby Ann Kenneth Jack and Wayne visit their grandparents Mollie Rose. Thelma Shafer stays with her aunt after months with Frank Shafer in Princeton Alabama. Mrs W J Buddy Vines Jr travels to Harrisburgh Pennsylvania for a new job. Mollie Rose may visit Sunday.

Carlie Pickens Pickwick Robt. Cleere Montgomery E. Counts W. A. Pickens Harold Pickens Haleyville Leon Cunningham Chattanooga Enos Sneed Carolyn Russellville Johnnie Roberson Lula Devany Henry Roberson Clay Counts Huntsville N. D. Crawford Rock Spring Presbyterian Church Rogerville Robert Shafer James Ronald Jackson, Tenn E. W. Dodd W. L. Wade, Jr Martha Shafer Portsmouth Austinville Bobby Ann Kenneth Jack Wayne Robert Vines Mollie Rose

Fire in Chester Laiigan car amid heat spell

Intense heat inside a parked car during a hot spell caused a fire that destroyed the vehicle. Chester Laiigan had taken the car to a field and left doors and windows shut while he shocked grain.

Chester Laiigan Laiigan

Revival to Begin at Belle Mina

A revival will begin at Belle Mina Methodist Church on August 10 at 11 00 am and 7 45 pm Central Standard Time through August 17 Rev 8 Allen Balch of Walnut Grove Methodist Church Bessemer will preach daily at 10 00 am and 7 45 pm A McMillian of Decatur will help with singing and Rev J R Rush will teach a Bible study each day at 9 30 am All invited and urged to attend.

Besle Mina Methodist Church Allen Balch Walnut Grove Methodist Church Bessemer A. McMillian Decatur J. R. Rush

Fire crews respond to Sun Ray nudist site blaze in California

In Toga California fire fighters were called after several acres at Sun Ray nudist colony were laid bare by a blaze. Ranger Walter D Winters noted the campers fled to avoid scorched toes. Smith Station in Lee County held a better babies clinic.

Toga Calif Walter D. Winters Smith Station Lee County

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