Granville family visits and local movers in Texas
Dr and Mrs J B Granville of Brady visited Mr and Mrs C W Granville Sunday. Mrs Hugo Hopf and daughter were in Kerrville and Fredericksburg Saturday. Warren McDougall visited here Sunday. Mrs McDougall and her little son, who had been visiting for weeks, returned to Dallas with him. Mr and Mrs Lorenz Lange of Hye visited the Max Laner home. Mr and Mrs Creighton Stevens and their small son moved to San Angelo to make their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Granville
Brady
Cc. W. Granville
Hugo Hopf
Walter Eggert
Kerrville
Fredericksburg
Warren McDougall
Creighton Stevens
Small Son
San Angelo
IL. C Watkins
Fred Giles
Alfred Lenne
Robert
Gordon Harper
San Antonio
Chester Carnes
Mary Virginia Stevens
Rachel Stieter
Pos. University
Mary Virginia
A. Stevens
New Guinea
Boy Scout Week Marks 35th Anniversary Observance
Elmer Davis lauds Boy Scouts of America for 35 years of service and world brotherhood during February 8 14 1940 celebration. Dr James Bo West notes Scouting aids peace and cooperation amid global conflict, highlighting resilience of Scout movement and its three million members in 70+ lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Boy Scouts of America
Davis
Elbert K. Fretwell
World Brotherhood
James Bo West
International Scout Committee
Campbells Are Coming Three Act Comedy at Public School
Fredericksburg residents may see a three act comedy The Campbells Are Coming at the Public School Auditorium Friday and Saturday. The second annual Jaycees sponsored benefit for the Fredericksburg Junior Chamber of Commerce stars ten actors including Ewald Schaefer Sidney Henke Mrs AK Krause Frieda Peters Hans Hannemann Werner Kher Dorothy Bernhard Ruby Mochle Henry Holly and Helen Weyrich. Tickets on sale at Peters Hall and Central Drug Store with high demand for early purchase. A Fredericksburg High School Band performance and a Paillberry intermission feature add to the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Campbells
the Campbelly Are
Ewald Schaefer
Jeff Scudder
Sidney Henke
Bildid Tapp
AK Krause
Ma Brannigan
Mass Frieda Peters
Augusta Campbell
Hans Hannemann
Dick Brannigan
Werner Kher
Kingston Campbell
Dorothy Bernhard
Catalpa Tapp
Ruby Mochle
Kaye Brannigan
Henry Holly
Cyrus Scudder
Helen Weyrich
Betty Brannigan
World religious leaders and postwar plans span nations
The report highlights Dr T Terthus Noble elected president of the Hymn Society of America with officers named in New York and Madison Avenue, while missionaries sign a statement opposing harsh postwar treatments for Japan and advocating an international authority. It notes Archbishop of Canterbury candidate Geoffrey Fischer, church conferences in Cleveland, and Dumbarton Oaks proposals gaining allied support for world order. Local notes mention social visits, illnesses, and a quip about shoe leather amid paper shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Terthus Noble
Hymn Society of America
Churches of America
Seth Bingham
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
New York
Ray Brown
General Theological Seminary
Frank Metcalf
Washington
IDC
William W
Far East
Japan
Vietor
Pacific Basin
Charles Wiglehart
A. K. Jensen
Korea
Frank Laubach
Philippines
Kenneth S. Latourette
China
EB. Stanley Jones
India
Galen M. Fischer
Geoffrey Francis Fischer
London
William Temple
Canterbury
Church of England
George VII
Fischer
Fingland
Dro Temple
Malvern
Cleveland
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Dumibatton Oaks
Congress
State Department
Federal Judiciary College
Commission On Human Rights and Freedoms
Germany
World Council of Churches
Missionary Movement
Roosevelt
United Nations
Dumbarton Oaks
John FE. Dulles
Purgatory Belief and Catholic Lenten Announcements
The article reflects on Catholic teaching about the afterlife, contrasting it with non-Catholic views and endorsing purgatory as a hopeful intermediary stage. It includes parish notices for Sunday masses on February 11, Ash Wednesday, Lent observances, a Silver Wedding anniversary, and meetings of the St. Anthony's and St. Ann's societies with leaders named and service schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
St. Ann's Society
Lessing
Attie
Edwin Jung
Armed Services
St. Anthony's Society
Jacob Krito
Pres
Walte
Masel
Joseph Miosek
St. Anthony's
St. Ann's
Youth Sodality
Catholic Action
Confraternity
Rationing Reminders and Local Church Services
Detailing book four ration stamps for meats fats processed foods sugar and shoes with validity dates through June and March. Includes a community church notice for First Baptist Harper services on Feb 11 plus brief local social items and obituaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Harper
Wood. Green
Puuston
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