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Newspaper
Delta Herald Times
Location
Delta, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1933
Page
4
Advertises nursing services in Delta or vicinity with daytime availability and usual rates. States they will not be at home from December 27 to 29 and provides phone contact Delta 8984.
Shareholders of the national bank will meet at the House in Fawn Grove to elect directors for the coming year. The session will address potential vesting matters and related enterprise concerns.
Acknowledges friends and relatives for kindness during the death of their daughter. H Charles Scarborough and family express gratitude for automobiles and music.
Sidney Cooper transfers a Peach Bottom township property to H Lewis Scarborough. The deal documents a real estate transfer within Peach Bottom township.
Slateville Presbyterian and First Methodist Protestant outline Sunday school at 9 45 and worship at 11 with a watch night service at 10 30. They announce the week of prayer schedule from Jan 2 to Jan 5 and note a December 31 Sunday evening time change for Watch Night. A 21 character pageant called Star Gleams was presented December 24. The Women and Home Missionary societies met December 21 and 26 respectively, reporting mission pledges and card sales success.
The society will add a Valentine social on February 17 amid merrymaking from exchanging gifts. Alma Macomber read Jest Before Christmas by Riley, Sellers read of the Phenominal Taltyanna and her habit of making the needy happy, while Orville Gehr sang a solo. Refreshments were served as the church children received their Christmas treat Sunday morning.
The Slate Ridge Presbyterian Church announces a full New Year program with Sabbath School at 10 AM and a sermon at 11 AM by Rev. W Merval Weaver, plus an 8 PM service on Thoughts for the New Year. Union week of Prayer services are scheduled across four churches Tuesday through Friday. The Sewing Society meets January 4 at 2 PM, hosted by Mrs Nelson Head, with a Missionary Study on January 2 at Mrs Mabombers and a noon covered dish luncheon and finance round table. Quarterly contributions will be received.
St David's P E Chapel invites all to Sunday afternoon worship at 3 o'clock. Join in the service and fellowship.
The Week of Prayer starts January 2 at 7 20 PM with a uniform theme The Mission and Work of the Holy Spirit Meetings run at The Chapel Slate Ridge Rehoboth and M P church The Holy Spirit's Mission The Holy Spirit as Comforter The Holy Spirit as Leader into Truth and The Holy Spirit as the Awakener.
The article describes a day in missionary work with Muriel Ramsay aboard a boat, detailing breakfast rituals, private prayer, Mandarin Bible study by Joly Wang, and Heavy Hong's talks for Mottiers' club. The crew sets sail toward Yellow Mountain along a canal with ballboats in bright sunlight.
The narrator and Jolly Wang visit Farmer Chang near Yellow Mountain to discuss starting a free evening school for reading and literacy. Chang, unlike typical farmers, is skilled at characters and enthusiastic about Maas Education School. They meet young learners, including Ah Dang and a sixteen year old, who vow to teach others once trained.
Miss Jessie C. Stuckey of Macon Georgia married James Wills Campbell son of Mrs. James W. Campbell of Havre de Grace and the late Rev. James W. Campbell on December 7 in Annapolis. Rev. James J. Coale officiated. The couple will reside at 110 South Washington Street in Annapolis. Campbell is a popular local figure and a representative of the Metropolitan Safe Insurance Company.
A voiced reminiscence describes giving each visitor a cigar and wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The writer notes visitors left satisfied and smiling and hints at financial strain and Santa Claus gifts like handkerchiefs socks and a hat.
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