Laymen to occupy Protestant pulpits for peace drive
Laymen's Movement for a Christian World sponsors Laymen's Sunday on November 8 urging congregations to link Armistice Day efforts to building lasting peace. message from Archbishop Miguel de Andrea stresses balancing self, family, country, and humanity in peace. British Army takes Ashagram area as Methodist school reopens in Pakaur near Calcutta with Williams principals.
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America
Laymen’s Movement For
Weyman C. Huckabee
Fifth Ave
New York City
Universal Community
Supreme Court of Last Appeal
North America
Miguel de Andrea
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Asansol
India
Ashagram
Frederick G. Williams
Williams
Pakaur
Bengal
Lee Memorial Mission
Calcutta
Roosevelt Warns On War-Era Education And Vigilance
President Roosevelt writes to Roy G. Ross of the International Council of Religious Education urging education of youth in democratic ideals and vigilance at home as the nation fights evil abroad. In China Bishop W Y Chen forms a National Christian Council for free China, uniting Protestant churches and missions in West China, while Dr Robert E Brown plans a medical center in Chengtu to coordinate hospital and research work across four medical colleges and mission facilities.
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Roosevelt
Roy G. Ross
International Council of Religious Education
Chicago
W. Y. Chen
Methodist Church In
China
National Christian Council For “Free
West China
Chen
National Christian Council of China
Shanghai
Robert E. Brown
Chengtu
New Council
Peace in the new world requires nations ceding sovereignty
A historical remark argues that postwar peace depends on nations willing to relinquish some sovereignty to create a supranational body with sufficient power to secure future harmony and cooperation worldwide.
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New World
Father of Lutheran missions marked in global centennial
In Kentucky and the Madras Presidency India the United Lutheran Church observes the centennial of Rev. Dr Christian Frederick Heyer founder of American Lutheran foreign missions in India. Heyer, once a conduit between Pennsylvania and Kentucky, organized churches schools and clinics in the Guntur Rajahmundry region now a vast Lutheran mission field with 200 000 baptized members in 2320 villages served by 83 missionaries and Indian workers. The centennial places Heyer as the father of Lutheran missions across Lutheranism.
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Kentucky
Madras Presidency
India
United Lutheran Church
Christian Frederick Heyer
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ohio
Indiana
United States
Guntar Rajahmundry
Heyer
Lutheran Missions
Watch School Crossings in Austin
Sept 14 appeals to drivers to watch for students returning to schools. State Police Director Homer Garrison urges careful driving to protect children and acknowledges broader education access concerns while stressing road safety.
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Austin
Homer Garrison
Fire Prevention Week Proclaimed in Texas War-Time Focus
Governor Coke Stevenson officially proclaims October 4 to 10 as Fire Prevention Week in Texas underscoring the need to curb fires during wartime to protect war production. State Fire Insurance Commissioner Marvin Hall urges Texans to adopt prevention measures at home and work to sustain lower insurance rates and safeguard factories farms and homes.
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Austin
Coke Stevenson
Texas
Stevenson
Marvin Hall
Hall
State of
Neffendorf Wins Clean Barracks Honor at Camp Barkeley
Private W N effendorf son of Mr and Mrs Wm Neffendorf is praised as having the cleanest barracks at Camp Barkeley Texas the first week in service and maintained the standard. Drafted from Gillespie County on June 22 he arrived from Ft Sam Houston and serves in the 54th Station Hospital U S Army. He previously worked at the Alfred Rahe Garage in Fredericksburg.
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W. Neffendorf
Wm. Neffendorf
Camp Barkeley
Texas
Neffendorf
Werner
Gillespie County
Ft. Sam Houston
54Th Station Hospital
U. S. Army
Alfred Rahe
Fredericksburg
Texas Governor Proclaims Fire Prevention Week 1942
Governor Coke R. Stevenson proclaims October 4 to 10, 1942 as Fire Prevention Week in Texas. Citizens and civic groups are urged to emphasize fire danger and promote enforcement of prevention rules to reduce fire disasters during wartime.
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Texas
State of
A. D
Farmers Get the Little End in Food Price Rise
COLLEGE STATION Sept 21 Farmers bear the smaller share of the rise in retail food costs. Bowles of the A and M College Extension Service says farm prices gained little while consumer costs rose, with margins absorbing most of the increase. He notes many items remain uncontrolled and shows wage rises for farm labor outpacing farmer gains.
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College Station
C. E. Bowles
A. and M. College Extension Service
Pearl Harbor
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U. S
Bowles
New Vitamin System Claims to Help Childless Wives
An ad touts a B complex vitamin blend said to boost fertility and reduce divorce rates. The Perles Vitamin System promises to aid childless wives with a low cost intro offer from the Perles Company in Chicago, requiring only name and address.
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Perles
Perles Company
North
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Ilinois
Perlex
Poultry Houses Ready for Winter in Texas
A. M. College Extension Service advises September steps to protect young layers entering production. Weatherby urges cleaning and disinfecting laying houses, repairing structures, checking lighting, stocking litter, ensuring feeding space, vaccinating pullets, and providing ample ventilation before cold weather. Delton Thornton visits Harper. local neighbor exchange about new residents.
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College Station
Texas
H. H. Weatherby
Texas A. and M. College Extension Service
Weatherby
Cull Old Hens and Pullets This September
Weatherby notes September is a good time to start fall chicks. It takes ample clean feed to lay eggs. a hen laying 110–120 eggs uses 69.3 pounds of feed and 7.06 pounds per dozen. A hen laying 260–270 eggs requires 84 pounds of feed and 3.73 pounds per dozen.
Come to Church Sunday Announcements
The coming month schedule lists Sunday School at 10 00 am led by Ray Bierschwabe as Supt Preaching at 11 00 am and 630 pm evening services moved up 30 minutes World Communion Sunday observed October 4 first Sunday of the month
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Ray Bierschwabe
Anthony's Church Service Times Notice
Rev A A Gitter presides at mass Sundays 10 am with 8 30 am on third Sundays and other times announced Weekday bells ring 8 00 am Mass follows Parish groups meet after 10 am Mass Sunday School after 10 am German services 3rd Sunday 11 am Luther League 2nd Sunday 9 pm Women’s Missionary Society 3rd Wednesday 3 pm All welcome to attend services and Sunday School each Sunday at 10 am Preaching on 1st and 3rd Sundays at 11 am and 8 30 pm You are cordially invited to attend these services.
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Luther League
Women’s Missionary Society
Local Notes From Junction And Austin Visitors
Mrs. Royce Buster of Junction visited her parents Mr and Mrs J J Rogers Tuesday night. Pvt Forrest Thomas of New Orleans arrived for a visit with his parents Mr and Mrs Ben Thomas. Mr and Mrs Murray Stevens of Austin were weekend visitors, and Mrs Creighton Stevens joined them. O Ruskey and son Clarence made a business trip to Lexington, Texas last week.
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Pvt
Forrest
Sonny Boy) Thomas
New Orleans
Ben Thomas
Murray Stevens
Austin
Matt Stevens
Creighton Stevens
O. Ruskey
Clarence
Lexington
Texas
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