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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1933
Page
4
Mrs. E. T. Sheppard and Mrs. Reginald Goree hosted a sociable evening with bridge at Goree's home in January. The Mary Lou Dancy Chapter 320 OES and multiple church and society groups announced upcoming meetings, circle appointments, and programs for January and February.
Westside and Willoughby Presbyterian churches list January and February sermons by Rev Vande A Gordon and Dr W L Pettingill. Topics include God Vs Mammon Christ the Leader The Unpardonable Sin Growing Crowded Out The Wise Fool Go And Tell John The Value of Life Recognition In Heaven Witnesses A Deserter The Great Teacher. A cordial welcome awaits the public.
Huston Motor Company, longtime Ford dealers for the county, move to Huntsville to operate as Madison county Ford dealers. Luther Yarbrough will wind up local business and continue supplying Ford demand in Athens.
Announced Sunday and weekday services at Church of Christ Grant Street with Bible classes at 9 45 and 10 45 morning services at 7 00 and 7 30 evenings including a 6 00 Young People meeting and a 3 00 Thursday Ladies class. All services in Morgan County Bank building. public invited.
Sunday school at 10 a m preaching at 11 a m and 6 30 p m. Morning subject Truth Evening subject First Now If Any Man Have Not at of Christ Hs Is None of His Second Can We It When We Have the Spirit of Christ Third Can Two Differ and Both Have the Spirit of Christ H L Kirby speaking Come and lets reason together.
Dr. H. B. Woodward pastor leads worship with a men’s Bible class at 9 30 a m and sunday school at 9 45 a m G W Norwood teaches the class J F Springer supervises B Y P U Department 5 45 p m C Li Buck directs You will feel a hearty welcome at all these services. Come and worship with us.
The West Decatur Methodist Church schedule lists Sunday school at 9 45 a m worship at 11 a m with The Way to Heaven and Who Can Walk In It as the sermon topic The Boys and Girls World Club meets at 1 30 p m Mrs J E Wallace superintendent Epworth League at 6 p m with Julian Moody president at 7 p m Life and Death Set Before Us is the topic Woman's Missionary Society meets 2 30 p m Monday Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 p m led by John E Wallace who will recount his war era France experiences.
The Westminster Presbyterian Church at Jackson Street and Eighth Avenue posts Sunday activities led by Ernest N. Hart with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Elmer Elam supervising, Bible classes for men and women, morning worship at 11 o’clock on Christian Faithfulness, Y P C E at 2 p.m., vesper at 5 p.m. on The Second Commandment, Senior League at 6:15 p.m. All members urged to attend. church invites friendly welcome.
Sherman Street and Fourth Avenue pastor Rev. E. T. Town leads 9:15 a.m. Sunday school and Bible class. A. J. Holtman conducts 10:30 a.m. devotional service. 2:30 p.m. voters’ meeting. Teachers’ Training class Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Sermon title “A Changeless Christ for a Changing World.” You, too, are welcome.
The First Presbyterian invites the public to morning worship at 11:00 led by Pastor J D Wallace who will preach Christ Our Lord and to evening worship at 7:00. Sunday school begins at 9:30 with children's gathering at 2:00 and a Young People's meeting at 6:00. The church extends a cordial invitation.
Pastor J. E. Berkstresser leads at 9:30 Bible school supervised by W. M. Bailey. 11:00 morning worship on The Christian As a Citizen. 7:00 B Y P U and worship with The Certainty of Salvation. 7:15 no mid week due to city wide Bible at Westminster Presbyterian by Dr Wm L Pettingill.
Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. led by J. B. Harlow. Preaching by the pastor at 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Evening worship follows. All members urged to attend and the public invited.
The Church of God at 1114 Sixth Ave South schedules Sunday School at 9 45 a m with John C Conley as superintendent and evening preaching by Mrs Pearl Stanford at 7 p m. The homelike church invites all.
Central Baptist announces James Allen Smith will lead Sunday school at 9 30 a m with worship following. The notice highlights the pastor and the morning schedule for the church service.
Rev. Arthur H. Nabors urges attendance at Central Methodist Church services last Sunday was a loss for the absent. He emphasizes worship at God’s temple and invites reading topics and discussion. Sunday school at 9 30 a m. sermons at 11 a m and 7 p m Epworth Leagues at 6 15 p m for youth.
The First Methodist Church at Canal and Lafayette invites all to Sunday School at 9 30 a m with J H Johnson as superintendent. Dr W F Price preaches at 11 a m on A Game Greater Than the Game in Rose Bowl and at 7 p m on The Unreasonableness and Wickedness of Unbelief. Epworth League meets at 6 p m and midweek prayer 7 p m Wednesday. Special music by the choir with Mrs W E Curry at the organ.
Westside Presbyterian on Seventh Avenue led by Pastor W A Gordon schedules 9 45 a m Sunday school with full attendance promised and 11 a m morning worship on the series first topic Go And Tell John. A 2 30 p m Monday Ladies Aid session is listed as well and the speaker series continues through February.
Wil loughby Presbyterian at 6th Ave and 9th St South has morning worship at Westside and 6:00 p.m. Senior Christian Endeavor with 7 p.m. Evening worship. Sermon topic: God Vs Mammon. Activities include Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and Ladies A id Monday at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday prayer services at 7:00 p.m. The Trial of Jesus. All are welcome.
The service schedule shows Bible school at 9:45 with Li B. Wright as general superintendent. Morning worship at 10:45 with Rev. J Ed Jones preaching on The Sabbath and the Church. Evening worship at 7:00 with a sermon on The Fruits of the Sabbath and the Church. Southside invites all.
On Jackson Street and Gordon Drive the service for the second Sunday after Epiphany is hosted January 15 with Rev. Peter M. Dennis as rector Atlee H. Hoff layreader Mrs E E Graves organist Mrs F P F Tidwell pianist Louis G Hoff C 8. Holy Communion at 7 30 a m with Bishop McDowell and Rector present.
Southern Baptists begin a debt-raising campaign across the South inviting four million members to make self denied offerings by March to meet 1933 debt needs. Dr. F.P. Brown leads, while local churches already contributed, and a “Gathering up the Fragments” effort converts old jewelry into cash for the denomination. A separate Flying Squadron led by Martin F. Whitt will recruit members during nine rallies in the county on February 7.
Born to Mr and Mrs H Higdon on January 14 at Benevolent Hospital an eight pound daughter Mrs Higdon and baby are doing nicely. Church schedule lists Bible classes and services at St Peter's Episcopal with Bishop McDowell preaching at 2 30 pm and Woman's Auxiliary events noted.
Rev. Peter M. Dennis, rector, leads church service and church school at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Athens Alabama at 10 a.m.
Cornelius T. Young, a 27 year old Wisconsin Democrat, named speaker of the state assembly in Madison succeeding Charles Perry, 67. Young makes history with the appointment.
Miss Bert Yarbrough hosted a large tea and bridge gathering in Athens honoring her sister Mrs Myrtle Yarbrough Dillehay of Little Rock Arkansas. High score prize went to Mrs D L Rosenau Jr A luncheon and bridge afternoon plus a later contract club gathering with top scores noted. Several residents traveled or planned visits including Anne Lovelace and her son to Miami and Almeda Crenshaw wedding in Memphis.
County officials teachers bus drivers and education departments reached a plan halting suspected school trouble by agreeing grammar grades will run five months and high school nine months for the regular term. Funds and implementation details to follow.
Salaries for the current scholastic year are paid satisfactorily and teachers warrants due January 15 will be cashed on demand at the Lime Stone County Bank of Athens.
Central and east Gulf States see warmer start with increasing cloudiness and possible rain early in the week. A midweek drop brings colder conditions, then generally fair skies and rising temperatures toward week’s end.
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