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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1956
Page
7
Sunday at the churches lists 30 a.m. services children’s groups and midweek prayer. GAs and RAs meet. adult choir rehearsal at 8:00. Board of Stewards meeting at 4:10 p.m. Men’s Bible study and related events follow the schedule.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a Southside church ceremony with unclear details about attendees and actions. It hints at songs and a potential clash or destruction but provides no concrete names, dates, places, or outcomes to confirm.
Fragmentary OCR item notes a game time around 7 with a player or team reference. Mentions Chet Sopot and WP in unclear context. Readers see a brief sports update with generic timing and partial names, lacking full details or standings.
Fragmentary OCR indicates a church named St Ann's seeking assistance for Neal Hog i cena e in ge netual help with a time reference around 7:90, unclear due to garbled text.
Central Methodist Church at the corner of Jackson Street and Sixth Avenue East issues a public notice. Details unspecified in the fragment.
Central SaRprist Corner at 4th Avenue and Grant Street lists Rev. A B Van Atadale as pastor in a brief church notice.
A church class will meet with Francis on Thursday for its monthly gathering. W M Flake is listed as teacher in the notice and will conduct the session at 206 Seventh Ave N W.
Church notices read that a prayer meeting is scheduled for 7 15 tonight with a 10 00 start time and a forthcoming program including hymns and readings. The fragment mentions youth participation and a focus on spiritual preparation.
A brief item notes a Sunday gathering at First Assembly of God located at 415 8th Ave SW, Lang. The notice lists the church name and address with a local service emphasis for the weekend.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Greenbrier Baptist and a gathering invitation. The legible words reference fellowship and joint remembrance, but the overall event details, date, and participants are unclear.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions family visitors and services, with only partial words readable. The item appears to be a small local notice or obituary fragment lacking clear names, dates, or actions.
The notice lists Jr. G. A's meet on Tuesday at 1 pm and R. A's meet on Tuesday at two armd weak 28 m. It invites readers to visit Our church, inviting them to make it their church and noting it as a friendly congregation.
Beech Street Church invites visitors to an Wednesday evening service led by Sheylind at 7 oclock. All are welcome to attend and join in the community gathering.
Harold Minister invites Susi to attend Peeneesee Bible Study at 4700 on Wednesday evening and to join the 10:00 11:00 and 7:00 services.
The Grant Street Church of Christ at 643 W Falkner invites the public to attend all services led by Minister Sety. Members and neighbors are welcome to participate in regular worship, prayer meetings, and community events hosted on Sundays and weekdays.
East Washington church announces 1:00 and 6:30 p.m. services at St Timothy's Episcopal. Tuesday 7 p.m. Metis Club meets after the evening service.
A church bulletin reports a morning sermon and celebration of the Sacrament of Communion at 7 30 am with a practice to follow. Midweek service is set for Wednesday evening at 780. A radio broadcast from Station WHOS airs each Sunday morning over local channel.
The readable text hints at a meeting at a church hall at 1 p.m. with references to Father and a person named PEG. The fragmentary OCR obscures most names, places, and actions, but indicates an event held at a church venue with a specified time.
The item notes church staffing with Mr L Triplett as superintendent and Paul as assistant, and lists morning service starting at 10:85. It references Capal and Lafayette streets and a topic for the service.
Vesper service set for 5:00 PM led by pastor at the church parlor with a short meeting to follow. The announcement emphasizes fellowship and community gathering after the service.
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