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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1938
Page
8
Senate lending spending plan exposes parity payments totaling 212 million dollars for farmers. Expected to aid cotton wheat corn tobacco and rice but actual disbursement depends on price comparisons to parity levels in early marketing years. Top payment limits vary by commodity and require 1939 acreage compliance.
Montgomery show day testimony wrapped in Canty murder case as defense moves to prove an alibi. Nurse Lilian Ward identified Canty as attacker. Thorpe Robert and wife testified noone came down the railroad from the scene. Police commissioner said Canty confessed freely. defense seeks to prove confession false.
Ninth Street Methodist church schedule: worship 11 am and 7:30 pm with Pentecost sermon, revival meetings start June 12 led by Rev. J Pred Sparks of Birmingham. Public invited. Baptist at Corner 4th Ave and Grant St also invites with services at 9:45 am Sunday school and evening worship 6:30 and 7:30 pm.
Corner Oak and Vine hosts 0:45 a.m. Sunday School. 11:00 a.m. Morning worship with the sermon A Cure for Despair. 7:30 p.m. Evening worship. 6:30 p.m. Young people of the church meet. Pastor Edward V. Ramage presides.
J. W. Myers pastor leads services at Southside Baptist Church. Morning worship at 11:00, Training Union at 6:15, Evening Sermon at 7:30 with baptism. Tuesday features all day Mor gan County Baptist Association meeting and evening session. Wednesday prayer service at 7:30 with theme Be a friend to Man and Worship and Serve the Lord.
Cor 16th Ave and Wadsworth invites all to worship with a full schedule. Mens Bible Class at 9:30 with E Dutton, Sunday School at 9:45 led by G. W. Norwood, morning sermon at 11, B T U at 6:15 directed by C. L. Buck, evening sermon at 7:30. Tuesday WM A meeting, Wednesday cottage prayer at 2:30, midweek prayer at 7:30.
North Carolina awaits a crowded Democratic primary with Senator Robert R. Reynolds opposed by Rep. Frank W. Hancock Jr. and multiple state and local officials drawing bids for renomination. Incumbents Kerr Barden Bulwinkle and Weaver also face opposition in congressional races, while utilities commissioner, judges and district solicitorships are contested.
The column lists St John’s Episcopal Jackson Street and Gordon Drive with Rector Rev Oliver C Cox. Services include Holy Communion at 7:30 a.m. Church School at 9:45 a.m. Morning Prayer at 11:00 a.m. Prayer at 6:30 p.m. Weekly meetings with Mrs Feefe days and Martha and Mary group. Choir rehearsal on Wednesdays 7:30 p.m.
Westminster Presbyterian Church at Jackson and Eighth Avenue lists Sunday School at 9 30 a m and a Sept sermon titled Rome as Paul saw it and as I saw it at 7 30 p m. Young People League Monday 3 00 p m Women’s Auxiliary Circle Monday 7 00 p m Boy Scouts Scoutmaster Bob Hunter Wednesday 7 30 p m Prayer meeting Order of Events in the Old Testament. The Westminster church is a friendly church with a hearty welcome.
Pastor L D Patterson leads 9:30 Sunday School followed by an 11:00 sermon by Dr R M Howell of Birmingham. Offering for Superannuate Homes. 6:30 Intermediate and Senior Young People joint meeting. 7:30 sermon by Dr L H Knight. Westminster Presbyterian events: Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Board of Christian Education at E E Hargrove home. Wednesday 7:30 prayer meeting led by the pastor.
The Rev E T Town pastor Sherman St and Fourth Ave E announces Pentecost Day services at 8:30 Sunday School and Bible Class led by E Seibert at 9:30 am Hour of Worship. A study on Monday at 7:30 pm in the church title A Changeless Christ for a Changing World. Visitors welcome.
The Friendly Church led by Pastor L. J. Kaylor lists Sunday School at 9 45 a m with G O Devine as superintendent and worship at 11 00 a m plus a 6 30 p m Young People gathering and 7 30 p m worship. Monday features Missionary C1 at 2 30 p m with Mrs Thornton McRae as leader followed by Boy Scouts at 7 30 p m led by H B Curry. Tuesday repeats with Elders and Deacons meeting at the pastor s home at 7 30 p m.
A devotional lesson notes Mary anointing Jesus in Bethany as a costly memorial while Judas plots betrayal. It contrasts Marys selfless act with Judas Iscariots treachery and urges believers to watch and pray to avoid temptation.
Rev R D Cook pastor leads morning worship at 11 00 with sermon Why We Need A Revival Supper to be administered Public invited Senior and Intermediate Departments meet at usual hours Sunday evening We Need by the pastor C P Parker superintendent church school at 9 45 am
Central Methodist Church schedules 9 30 Sunday school by J H Chitwood and 11 Worship with Communion led by Geo T Woodruff. Dr J D Hunter from Gadsden preaches 6 30 Epworth Leagues and 7 30 worship with music by the young people and Miss Clio Levin orchestra. Dr Munter opens revival Sunday night and daily 10 a m service and 7 30 p m services all week inviting attendance.
At 6th Ave E and 4th St the Church of God led by Pastor Conner holds Sunday Worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Young People 6:30 p.m. Evangelistic Service 7:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Dr Edwin Wyle of the Christian Church will speak inviting worship.
William B. Strong is pastor with Sunday School at 9 45 a m led by F T Lewis superintendent. Preaching and worship at 11 a m. Mid week prayer worship Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Presence of strangers and visitors appreciated.
The Lindsay Street Church of Christ led by Pastor Lindsay Allen hosts Bible study at 9 46 a m and Lord's day worship at 11 with Allen preaching. A 6 45 p m Young People meeting precedes 7 45 p m sermon. Tuesday teachers meet at Mrs Givens on Sherman Street. Wednesday features a 3 p m Ladies Class and 7 45 p m Mid week study. The church motto states where the Bible speaks we speak and where the Bible is silent we are silent.
East Moulton and Fourth Ave hosts minister Edwin Wyle teaching at 9 45 a m The Church at School led by acting superintendent R L Maury 9 45 a m The Caravan Mens Bible Class studies Serving by Personal Devotion to Christ Mark 14 3 11 27 31 11 00 a m Divine Worship and
The program features a Pentecost sermon theme and a 7:30 p.m. installation service for Dr. Edwin Wyle with an augmented choir and male quartet. Dr. Allen Wilson gives a guest introduction, with charges to the minister and church by Wilson and Wyle, plus remarks from state and local church leaders. The public receives a cordial invitation to attend.
Christian Science service at First Church of Christ, Scientist Decatur Alabama presents Revelation 4 11 as golden text and Psalms selections. Sunday service 11:00 AM Sunday School 9:30 AM Wednesday meeting 7:30 PM Reading Room hours 2 4 PM Mon Wed Sat rear of church Johnston Street public invited.
Bible study at 10:00 a.m. Preaching at 11:00 a.m. by Emmett Byars. evening preaching at 7:45 p.m. by R. C. McWhorter. Everyone is invited to come and worship with us.
Frank T. Smith leads Sunday with 10:00 a.m. Sunday school 11:00 a.m. preaching 6:30 p.m. Trading Unions meet and 7:30 p.m. preaching Rev Rudolph R. Scott also preaches at 9:45 a.m. Church School under Dr E. R. Currier Supt Morning hour Holy Com.
The passage contrasts Jesus as minister to the circumcision to affirm God’s promises to the fathers, while Gentiles receive mercy. It discusses Israel’s partial blindness until the fullness of the Gentiles, the future salvation of all Israel, and the contrast between the Spirit and the letter in law and gospel.
The union will be celebrated with a brief sermon on the Lord's Supper by the pastor. An informal Evangelistic service is planned for the evening hour.
W D Owen, pastor, conducts Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 00 a m. Evening programs include a Young Peoples meeting at 6 45 p m with Learn How to Talk and a missionary service with slides on Japan.
The Nazarene Church led by Pastor R D Messerschmidt holds Sunday School at 9 45 a m and a Young Peoples service at 6 45 p m Prayer meeting is held Thursdays at 7 30 p m
Rev. Leon Macon of Dauphin Way Church Mobile will preach at Athens Baptist Church with 9:45 Sunday School led by Joe Anglin, 10:50 worship on The Immortal Soul, 6:30 Training Union, and 7:30 sermon The Cycle of A Sinner. He is a prospective pastor and the first visiting minister since W M Gardner left. Public invited.
The U 8S Pitts minister will deliver Sunday morning sermon I am Debtor and urge aid for Chinese relief via the communion offering. Evening service discusses Thomas Who Missed Church Service. Stewards host Mrs Pitts at the parsonage Thursday. Woman's Missionary Society meets Monday at 3:30 pm.
Church notices report A. J. Rollings ministering at Athens CCC camp with Bible School and services. M. A. Creel returns from Alabama City to preach at Ardmore. Bennie Lee Fudge to fill Tanner appointments Sunday morning and evening.
Ss. O. Payne, minister, conducts Sunday School at 9 30 a m. Morning worship at 11 a m led by E Miller. Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m. Mid week prayer service Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Circle meets Monday at 3 p m with Mrs R B Ston street.
State Highway Patrolmen Moore and Barrett, hailed for saving an army bombing squadron at Huntsville, will attend the Birmingham air carnival banquet. Birmingham area patrols have 35 officers on duty to manage traffic today and Sunday, with six Tennessee Valley patrolmen assisting.
George Smith aged 32 died in a local hospital from 17 knife wounds sustained after being found critically wounded near the body of his estranged wife in her lodging. The incident occurred Wednesday night in Gadsden Alabama.
Secretary Cordell Hull called for humanizing warfare in a Nashville address and urged joint limits on armaments as the United States begins a naval expansion. Sumner Welles denounced bombings in Spain and China as barbarous, saying broad-area bombings violate law and humanity. State Department circulated Hull's remarks to capitals but instructed embassies not to relay them to foreign governments.
Joseph Caronia, 31, blind since age 15 and leader of four professional orchestras, will receive a bachelor of science degree Cum Laude from St John’s University on Tuesday. He can play piano banjo saxophone guitar and mandolin and studies law in spare time with political ambitions.
Recent surveys show Wisconsin leads in letters to Hollywood stars relative to population, making it the No. 1 state for fan mail per capita. The finding highlights strong public interest in cinema across the state and suggests fans actively engage with celebrities through correspondence.
A DeKalb area note urges church attendance and generous financial support, arguing the church does benevolent work beyond other institutions and that faithful attendees gain fulfillment from contributing. It emphasizes pledging presence and money to advance Christ's Kingdom.
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