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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1944
Page
11
Religion in the News reviews wartime religious topics. It notes a third of Polish priests perished under Nazi rule and outlines efforts by Christian groups to educate Africans, promote literacy, and spread reading habits through the Laubach method. It mentions Father Tucker of Mobile and Cadet Clarence Maygon arriving at Corsicana Field.
A dense church directory lists sermons, Sunday schools, and services across multiple congregations. It notes pastors, service times, and special events at Grandview Baptist, Enterprise, Ozark, Prospect, and numerous others, with details on morning worship, evening services, and midweek studies.
Poors NL evangelist Robert G Le Tourneau will address the De Than's Christian Men's Evangelist Club at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the First Baptist Church. He is a noted gospel speaker who funds missions nationwide using income from his machinery business and private airplane and bus.
Congress backs modified measures to curb wartime costs while clashing over tax changes and renegotiation clauses. Food subsidies face possible veto overrides as administration pushes for price stabilization and veteran benefits, but Senate debates stall civilian service draft plans and postwar price controls.
Readland Methodist Church announces Sunday school at 10 am led by Superintendent L J Sheffield, morning worship at 11, and evening worship at 7. Colt Bea Methodist Charger lists services with pastor H Lisenby and multiple weekly times. Mt Zion and other churches with sermons and revival topics noted. Friendship Baptist Church in Malone holds service on first and third Sundays at 12 pm.
A church brief notes a Treming Union meeting Tuesday at seven for Night service and a guest speak er from the First Reptiot Caarse. Also announced are Evangelistic events by Methodist and Baptist pastors, a Business Men's Club gathering, Lions Club tribute to Rev. Phillips, and a memorial plaque dedication at Tempe Emanu-E with Brotherhood Week ceremonies.
Scout Executive A W Benner asked all Scouts and Cuba in Dothan to attend a church of their choice today with their troop or individually for Boy Scout Week special services at Foster Street Methodist First Baptist Lafayette Street Methodist and Headland Avenue Baptist churches. Scouts are pledging bonds and a council contest aims to see which troop raises the most during the War Loan Drive. several units have already reached $20 000 in pledges.
A meeting to organize an extension course from Oglethorpe University in English education or science will be held at 1 P M Wednesday at the Houston Memorial Library. Dr. C B Davis of Oglethorpe University will teach with Mrs D B Williams assisting. The class meets two hours weekly for ten weeks and college credit will be accepted.
A letter from Staff Sergeant Voy Welle notes that Tha Dothan Eagle issue dated October 24 reached him January 28 on the New Georgia Islands. He explains the paper traveled from Orlando to an Air Base, then overseas to San Francisco and several South Pacific AEF bases including Guadalcanal and the New Georgia group.
Maryanna stores will receive 30 extra quarts of free milk daily to ease a temporary shortage. The announcement came from the county defense council's director of head distribution, who aims to meet the area’s canned milk supply needs.
Sanitation Department warns retailers and residents to keep waste in containers until collectors remove it. G J Parrish Jr, superintendent, says ongoing violations threaten enforcement action to uphold the city ordinance prohibiting sweeping trash into the street and downtown areas.
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