Church Services and Meetings Across Local Congregations
Canal and LaFayette churches schedule 9:30 a.m. school 11 a.m. worship Christ Pre eminent. Evening Youth Fellowship Junior Fellowship 6 30. Wesleyan Guild Monday in church parlors Prayer Wednesday 7 30. Grant Street Church of Christ ministers R D Underwood K M Kelley Bible study 9 45 a m morning service 10 45 a m evening 7 30 p m. Men’s training Friday 7 30. Junior Young People Saturday 10 a m. Westminster Presbyterian Sunday School 9 40 a m worship 11 a m sermon by Rev M E Mansell Choir practice Wednesday 8 15 p m. Watch over Me service 2 p m St Peters Mission Wilder Place Monday Unit No 3 meets with Mrs J R Hunter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Canal
LaFayette
T. L. McDonald
Wesleyan Guild
Grant Street
Church OF Christ
R. D. Underwood
K. M. Kelley
Westminster
Presbyterian
M. E. Mansell
St. Peter's Mission
Wilder Place
J. R. Hunter
Central Baptist Church Service Schedule Ad
Central Baptist at corner 4th Ave and Grant St lists Paul Roberts as pastor. Pleas Manley and Edmond D. Keith Associates are noted, with Mrs S B Burr as organist. Sunday School at 9 30 a m worship at 10 45 a m Training Union at 6 30 p m evening service at 7 30 p m and prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m. The best decoration for a live church is YOU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Baptist Cormer
Easter Services and Rector’s Schedule At St John’s
The message outlines Easter services at St John’s Episcopal Church at East Gordon Drive and Jackson Street led by Rector Eugene Marsden. It notes Holy Communion at 7:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. with a 9:45 a.m. service and sermon at St Timothy’s Athens, plus a church school session and morning prayer at 11:00 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John's Episcopal
Gordon Drive
Jackson Street
Eugene Marsden
St Timothy's Church
Athens
Foy Short to Lead Sunday Bible Services at Evening Worship
Pastor Foy Short will conduct 10:00 a.m. worship and 11:00 a.m. sermon with Alfred Thompson substituting in his absence for both morning and evening sermons. A Wednesday Ladies Bible class at 3:15 p.m. and a general Bible study at 7:30 p.m. will be followed by a young men's training class at 8:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foy Short
Alfred Thompson
Mortals And Immortals Lesson At Decatur SS Sunday Service
The First Church of Christ Scientist Decatur branch invites the public to a Sunday service at 11:00 AM with the Golden Text from Second Corinthians and Psalm readings. Sunday school starts at 9:45 AM. a 7:30 PM Wednesday meeting. reading room hours are 2 to 4 PM Wednesday and Saturday at the rear entrance on Johnston Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Church of Christ, Scientist
Decatur
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusettes
Johnston Street
First Presbyterian Corner Oak and East Vine Services
Sunday schedule at First Presbyterian lists Rev W W Glass as pastor with 9 45 am Sunday school. Guest minister Rev David Park of Birmingham preaches at 11 am and 7 30 pm services. Oakland Chapel hosts 3 pm Sunday school with Claudie Shumake as superintendent and Mary Louise Garrett as adult advisor for Youth Fellowship at 6 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FIRST
Presbyterian Corner Oak
East Vine Streets
W. W. Glass
A. J. Coleman
David-Park
Birmingham
David Park
Willoughby Presbyterian Church Service and Schedule
Willoughby Presbyterian at Sixth Avenue and Ninth Street South led by Pastor William B. Strong offers Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. worship at 11:00 a.m. Westminster Fellowship at 7:00 p.m. worship again at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer and song at 7:30 p.m. Visitors welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willoughby Presbyterian
Sixth Avenue
Ninth Street South
William B. Strong
Westminster Fellowship
Central Methodist Church Service Notice
Reverend G M Davenport listed as pastor with church services and school session times noted. Service details are limited but indicate 9 30 a m church school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist
G. M. Davenport
Pilley Lead Morning and Evening Worship at Central Baptist
Rev and Mrs John A Pilley lead morning worship with mission work in China noted. Evening service at 7 30 features the Pilleys. Youth and Young Adult fellowships, plus a missionary societies federation meeting, picnic dinner May 21, prayer meetings, choir practice, and a church youth gathering follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Pilley
China
Young Adult Fellowship
City Federation of Missionary Societies
Central Baptist Church
Our
Methodist Fellowship of Evangelism
T"m- Eubanks
L. R. Yarbrough
Church notices at Sixth Avenue and Sixteenth Avenue
Local church schedule lists Rev. R. F. Miller at Sixth Avenue Church of God with morning and evening services and Sunday school. Sixteenth Avenue Baptist announces Rev. Bert Murphree preaching while Rev. Radford attends convention with events including Sun beams, Junior G A, and a sound picture on Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist
Wadsworth St
Sixteenth Avenue
L.C
Radford
Paul McCluskey
S.S
Cora Feild
Bert Murphree
Flint
Southern Baptist Convention
Miami Florida
Murphree
God
Salvation Army announces weekly services and revival meetings
The Salvation Army posts a full week of services at 1331 4th Ave So with Sunday school at 9:30 and revival nights starting Tuesday at 7:30 led by Adjutant Jack Key from Albany Georgia. FIRST CHRISTIAN Church at East Moulton and Fourth Avenue invites all to worship with distinct services and youth fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Salvation Army
Home ‘League
4Th Ave
Young People’s Legion
Home League
Junior Legion
Singing Company
Sunbeams
Oscar Fuller
Jack Key
Albany
Georgia
First Christian East
Church Building Began With 1888 Meeting to Organize
A group of 16 men and women met with Rev. John Davies at 724 Grant Street in 1888 to organize the church project begun in 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Eighth Avenue
Jackson Street
John Troxler
Hobbs and
Looney
John Davies
Grant Street
Moulton Heights Churches and Historic Decatur highlights
Religious notes from Decatur recount Moulton Heights Baptist and Westminster Presbyterian histories. Pastors include Rev J A Gomes and Rev E Horace Porter with early members A D Jervis family. tower rebuilt in 1939 by George Lane and David J Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Horace Porter
Decature
Porter
Eighth Avenue
Jackson Street
George Lane
David_J. Reynolds
David J. Reynolds
Abergele
Wales
Willoughby
B. Frank Guille
Westminster ‘Presbyterian
J. W. C. Willoughby
Wallace
Decatur
Town Creek Churches Host Services and Schedule
Minister Hollis Roberson leads Town Creek churches with Bible study at 10:00 a.m. and worship at 11:00 a.m. Young People's class 6:30 p.m. and evening worship 7:30 p.m. Athens Bible college young men to conduct Sunday service May 19. Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Ladies Bible class 3:30 p.m. at Leighton 7:30 p.m. Saturday Junior Young People's classes in Courtland 1:00 p.m. and Town Creek 3:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF Christ
Hollis Roberson
Athens Bible College
Leighton
Courtland
Town’ Creek
Westminster Presbyterian Church Pastors and Members Chronicle
The article chronicles pastors who served Westminster Presbyterian Church from 1904 to 1942 including Wallace Willoughby S. D. Logan W T Bartlett Gordon Lang E Lysander Gray L F Goodwin E N Hart Lewis Hubert Knight Jo n Troxler and temporary supply ministers. It lists organists choir director elders deacons and the finance committee with names and dates. Charles Johnson is noted as one of the oldest living members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Willoughby
Iraq
Presbyterian Board
India
Willoughby
Decatur
S. D. Logan
W. T. Bartlett
Westminster ,Presbyterian Church
Gordon Lang
E. Lysander Gray
L. F. Goodwin
E. N. Hart
Lewis Hubert Knight
Joan Troxler
Gilbert Henry
Westminster
Presbyterian Church
Troxler
Charles Johnson
A. F. Murray
Bonnie Jervis Davies
B. Pickens
George Jackson
Louis Ling
Paul Eubanks
J. R. Wilson
R. T. Sheppard
Lamar Penney
Guy Counts
George Reddings
Harry A. Wyatt
T. M. Harvey
O. S. Hagerman
Charles. Johnson
E. S. Loyd
A.C. Dillehay
R. —H. Jervis
Roy O. Wyatt
E. J. Chenault
Dr. J. B. Wiley
Julian Hardy
J. O. Colvard
R. B. Blackwell
L. M. Jones
R. T. Harris
J. S. Wyatt
R. E. Rogers
Elmer S. Loyd
Alabama airports to share in GI flight training funds
Alabama airports will share about $500000 in GI Bill flight training funds, says State Aeronautics Commissioner Asa Rountree Jr. More than 500 students are signed up and 38 base operators qualified as instructors. The program predicts over 1000 former servicemen will begin instruction by midsummer across South Alabama, with 34 expansion projects in progress and inspections planned at multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Asa Rountree, Jr
Rountree
Aeronautics
Atmore
Bay Minette
Robertsdale
Foley
Plaeau
South
Alaama
Andalusia
Geneva
Columbiana
Talladega
Sylacauga
Factory workers' peak 1945 hourly earnings hit $1 046
During the wartime peak in 1945 factory labor wages reached an hourly earnings level of 1 046 dollars. The figure reflects rapid pay growth for skilled and unskilled workers amid full production for the war effort.
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Decatur General Hospital
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Sixth Avenue Church OF God
R. F. Miller
Lee Billions
Crusaders
Moulton Heights
Baptist
J. A. Gomes
Alvis Briscoe
Davies
Presbyterian Board of Home Missions
J. D. Jervis
A. D. Jervis
Town Creek
Pany
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Richiy
American Beauty Greenhouse
W. Moulton ST
Pendin
Hartsboro
Scotts
Thomasville
Watch Repair Service
Gunter
Second Avenue
Johnston ST
Gunter’s
Gunters
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