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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1947
Page
2
A devotional guide urges harmony in daily life through Proverbs and Jesus teaching. It emphasizes helping neighbors promptly, avoiding quarrels, and using a wholesome tongue, with examples on temper, mercy, and peacemaking, citing Solomon and the Sermon on the Mount.
The record notes that more than 20,000 motion picture theaters operate in the United States, reflecting a sizable cinema infrastructure alongside a marine amount of beetle species.
Notes that gold and petroleum dominate Colombia's mineral wealth. Mentions Jefferson as a leading figure in early American development.
Rivett Drive extension Rev A burgess pastor Sunday school at 0 45 a m Herman Billings superintendent Morning worship at 11 am with sermon by the pastor Young peoples service at 6 40 pm Evening worship at 7 30 pm
Co. M. McKinney pastor leads church school at 4 45 with B and K Hedrick as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 led by the pastor. Youth fellowship at 4 45. Evening worship at 7 45.
East Green at Thissell with Rev C B Newton pastor holds Sunday school 10 a m. Morning worship at 11 with sermon by Rev L W Rudisell. Youth Fellowship 6 45 p m. Evening worship at 7 with pastor preaching on The Parables of Our Mid week prayer meeting 7 30 Wednesday.
Lebanon Methodist on North Main at State with Rev. G W Hates as pastor holds church school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 with a sermon by the pastor Evening worship follows at 7 30 The Wesley Memorial on North Main at Sheraton led by Rev. Paul Hardin Jr conducts church school at 9 45 with morning worship at 11 Dr G T Rowe delivers The Antidote for Pessimism The MYF supper is at 6 15 and the standard training school opens at 7 40 with a message by Dr Rowe Classes run through Thursday evening.
Notices from Lindsay Memorial Methodist Barker Rankin Memorial Methodist and Welch Memorial Methodist list pastors and service times. Lindsay: church school 9 45 morning worship 11 MYF 6 44 evening worship by pastor mid week prayer Wednesday. Rankin: church school 9 45 morning worship 11 MYF 6 15 supper evening worship 7 30 mid week prayer Wednesday 7 30. Welch: church adopt 9 45 morning worship 11 MYF 6 15 evening worship 7 30 mid week prayer Wednesday 30 p m.
Rev. P. T. Dixon pastor conducts church school at 10 a.m. KR & Bundy superintendent. Sermon at 11 on "What Do You See?" Youth Fellowship 6:45 p.m. Training school at Wesley Memorial at 7:30 p.m.
Reverend Carl A. Grimm leads Sunday school at 0 45 for all ages and worship at 11 with the pastor delivering the message at First Reformed Church.
Rev. Neil J. Armstrong leads Sunday schools at 9:45 with morning worship at 11 and an evening service at 7 30. The junior choir provides special music during the program.
North Main at Richardson presents Rev Wilson Weldon as pastor. Sunday school 9 45 led by L F Ferree. Morning service 11 with sermon on Where Are Your Followers. Midweek chapel broadcast Wednesday 6 30 with pastor talk. Youth supper 6 15. Standard trains school at Wesley Memorial at
North Main at Farriss hosts Holy Communion at 8 a m with church school at 9 45 a m and a nursery. Rector Howard S Hartzell to give the large prayer and sermon. St Dunstan boy choristers and men of choir to sing. YPSL at 6 p m. St Anne's Guild meets Monday at 8 p m with Confirmation classes Tuesday and Thursday at 4 and 8 p m.
Rev W R Enny preaches at Arumdale Methodist with Sunday school led by Geo B Elpersupt and youth fellowship at 6 15 pm Morning worship at 10 30 am and 7 30 pm evening sermon by Rev L Easter Mid week prayer Wednesday 7 40 pm Rev D Virgil Pike leads Oak Hill Friends on West Burton Street with Sunday school at 9 45 am Carl Shepard superintendent Worship services at 11 am and 7 pm
Central Friends on South Main at Commerce lists Rev. Cecil Haworth as pastor. Church school at 9:45 with Horace Haworth as superintendent. Junior choir at 5:30. Youth Fellowship at 6:30. Evening worship at 6:30. choir rehearsal Wednesday at 7:30.
Emmanuel Lutheran North Main at Howell Kew presents regular services led by Pastor F Conrad. Sunday school at 9 45, Sunday services at 11 and 7 30 pm, mid week prayer Thursday at 7 30 pm. Pastor Clay J Childress noted for Sunday sermon at 11.
Fred Rock ett Lutherans 808 Centennial Avenue features Sunday school 9 45 and morning service 11 with Walther League Monday 7 30. First Church of the Nazarene 1300 East Green Street shows Sunday school 10 and worship 11 with 7 30 evening service and Wednesday prayer. Bethel Temple notes multiple services and prayer meetings. Congregational on West Green at Tryon lists 9 45 Sunday school and 11 am worship with no evening service. Foursquare Church 1800 English Street and Vimf Church of God afternoon details incomplete in the fragment.
Morning worship at 11 with sermon. evening evangelistic service at 7:30. Midweek prayer Wednesday 7:30. Pastor Rev Charles A. Epperson. church school 9:45. Ray Wagner superintendent. Also Hayworth Wesleyan and WyPS schedule with 11 am services and 7:30 pm worship.
Main Street Methodist on South Main lists Rev. M Jones as pastor with 9:45 am Sunday school and 11 am worship. Intermediates meet 6:30 pm, Youth Fellowship at 7:30 pm. Pentecostal Holiness on Highland Avenue led by Rev. F A Dail holds 9:45 am Sunday school, 7:30 pm services, Mitchel Davis superintendent. PHYS meets 6:15 pm with midweek prayer and Bible study Wednesday.
Church notices include Christian Science Society on North Main with Sunday services at 11 and Sunday school at 9 45 for those under 20, reading rooms Wednesdays and Fridays 10 to 1. Church of God on East Commerce with morning service at 11 and 7 30 p m revival. Green Street Baptist on Mangum avenue with 11 o clock sermon, Jewel Baptist near J P Rawley farm with 9 45 Sunday school and BTU at 6 45 and 7 45 p m.
Rev. John Burger, pastor, leads Sunday school at 10 a.m. Henry Garrett is superintendent. Morning worship and a sermon by the pastor follow at 11. Youth fellowship meets at 6 30 p.m.
North Hamilton with Rev W E McGilvrey and Rev J A Grout host Sunday school 9 45 am morning worship sermon and Christian Endeavor 7 pm evening service. First Pilgrim Holiness 712 South Hamilton with 9 45 am school John Lain 11 am worship sermon Do What We Can 7 30 pm sermon evening. Pisgah Baptist Worth and Wingate streets CM Floyd pastor 9 45 am Sunday school 11 am worship 7 30 pm worship midweek 7 30 pm BTU 6 30 pm J G Ritch. Mount Calvary Baptist 910 Randolph Rev Co M Floyd pastor 11 am Sunday school Carl W Staley 12 noon morning service.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m with R S Edwards as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 00. B T U at 6 30 p m and evening song service at 7 30 p m.
Conrad Memorial Baptist on C Camp Road led by Pastor Rev George Rich man holds Sunday school at 9 45 morning worship at 11 BTU at 7 evening worship at 8 and prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 with the pastor teaching first Peter
W Wilbur Hutchins pastor leads Sunday School at 9 45 for all ages with nursery care. Morning worship at 11 features a sermon titled Stormy Weather and Anchors. Choir led by Carl Cronstedt with Emile Serposs on organ. Evening service at 7 30 includes a sermon What's Right With the church by the pastor.
Asheboro address on Glenola road with Rev. Charlies Mc Bride as pastor. Sunday school at 9 45 led by R J Brown superintendent. Morning worship at 11 BTU at 7 p m Evening worship at 8 with pastor sermon. Mid week prayer service Wednesday at 8 Cottage prayer meeting Thursday at 8 p m.
West End Baptist in Ennis and Redding streets led by Pastor Guth with Sunday school at 9 44. Morning worship at 11 and BTU at 6 30. Evening evangelistic services at 7 80. Archdale Baptist on Asheboro Road led by Rev Marvin Turner with Sunday school at 10 a m. Tom Causby superintendent. Morning worship at 11 and evening service at 8 with sermons by the pastor.
Reverend W H Barker leads Southside Baptist with Sunday school at 9 45 led by A Y Bean as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 BTU at 4 30 and evening worship at 7 30. Prayer service Wednesday at 7 40 p m revival meetings at 7 94.
A fragment notes First Presbyterian Church on North Main at Shirley with Rev. Paul associated. Details are sparse, but it indicates a church location and a pastor named Paul.
Thomasville September 13 Mt Zion Pilgrim church Rt 2 has secured Rev T R York as pastor for another year. The state conference at Kernersville sanctioned the call. This marks 19th consecutive year York has served Mt Zion with gains in membership and a building program including a ten room Sunday school addition and a modern heating system. The expansion aims to accommodate a larger, more comfortable school. the new building addition costs about 10000 dollars.
Archdale Methodist church opens its annual revival starting Sunday and ending September 21. Guest evangelist Rev. L. Easter, formerly of Lebanon Methodist High Point, leads daily 7:30 p.m. services with choir under Roy M. Padgett. The revival supports the church loyalty program planned to run six weeks.
Tudor Jones, pastor, conducts Sunday school at 9 45 with P H Lston as superintendent. He speaks on That Phantom Fear. Young people meet at 5 pm and supper is at 6 pm.
North Park Baptist on Putnam Avenue schedules Sunday school at 10 a m with H B Chatham as superintendent. Rev Luther Grice leads BTU at 7 and preaches at 7 45 in the Evening Worship, with sermon by Mr Grice.
East Green at Arch hosts Brentwood Presbyterian with Rev J P H McNatt pastor. Sunday school at 9 45 led by H Frazier, morning worship at 11 with sermon by Edgar Hartley.
Crestwood Chapel schedules 9:45 youth activity with H. C. Simmons as superintendent and Ernest McCall teaching an Adult class. Evening worship at 7:30 features a message by Rev. Paul Tudor Jones. Randolph Chapel shows 9:45 service with J. D. Ross acting superintendent and Adult class teacher.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at 209 East Commerce Street announces Sunday worship and Bible school led by branch president J. D. Smith at 10 a.m.
The Highland Methodist Church announces a Sunday morning service at 9 45 with C N Jarrett as superintendent of the church school A second service at 11 will feature a sermon by minister Spencer M Johnson An evening service follows at 7 40 Youth fellowship gathers at 8 30 A WSG meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 30 pm and a midweek service is planned Wednesday evening
Rev E M Gardner pastor of Friendly Baptist on Kivett drive leads Sunday school at 9:45 with worship at 11 and 7 30. Mid week prayer service Wednesday evening. In Jamestown Rev Sherman Farrington superintendent conducts church school at 10 and sermon duty plus 11 and 7.30 services. Mid week prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30.
Clifton C Pearson minister leads Sunday school at 10 a m Albion English superintendent presides worship at 11 with a message by the minister Friends Youth Fellowship at 630 p m Choir practice Wednesday evening at Yelock location
Sunday school 9 45 A L Slate superintendent Morning worship 11 Training Union 7 Ev erett Grubb director Evening worship Training Union in charge Wednesday 7 45 prayer meeting
West Albertson church led by Rev. E M Dellinger with church school at 9 45 led by O O Lewallen and morning worship at 11 Young People's service at 6 45 and Evening worship at 7 30 Mid week prayer service Wednesday at 7 30 pm.
Rev George Rich leads this week at Camp Road church with Sunday school at 9 45 morning worship at 11 BTU at 430 and evening worship at 739 Wednesday midweek prayer meeting follows at ite
J D Boyd pastor leads Bible school at 10 a m with A A Kessler as superintendent. Dedication Sunday at 3 p m features Rev Homer Wilson of Winston-Salem on The Lordship of ORS. Evening service at 7 0 with Rev Néwtean J Robison of Rateigh on The Appeal of Christ. Visiting ministers conduct services nightly at 7 30.
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An archival TV radio listing details program times and titles across the evening, noting Daylight Time adjustment to add one hour. Items include news, music, drama, quiz shows, and variety programs from 6:00 to midnight with multiple networks and regional listings.
Mrs Minnie Walker Saunders 67 wife of the late Scott W Saunders died Friday night at her daughter’s home in Fair Grove after an extended illness. Born August 26 1880 in Pender county she lived in the area 23 years. Surviving include six daughters two sons and many relatives. Funeral at Reed Street Baptist church Sunday 4 pm with interment in Holly Hill Memorial Park. Burial arrangements at Green's funeral home. The body will be at the church from 3 30 pm.
Mortgagee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest cash bidder at the East Court House door Greensboro on Monday October 20 1947 at 1 00 P M the property in High Point Township Guilford County Lot 44 and 45 on J L Jones plot recorded in Book Six f 85 The deed is dated December 13 1946 and recorded in Book 1150 Page 479 default on debt led to sale J G Ritch mortgagee September 11 1947.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church sets its first western air parish with Rev Norval G Hegland a licensed pilot to lead five congregations spanning 5500 square miles in the West River country of South Dakota based at Lemmon and flying a Piper Super Cruiser funded by the South Dakota Luther League. An Okinawa revival note says half of its 580000 population considers Christianity and that 30 churches exist in the Okinawa Christian Association. The New York Episcopal diocese targets forgotten parishes around the Cathedral of St John the Divine under Bishop Gilbert with suffragan Donegan noted for youth work. Shanghai’s top three colleges merge into East China Union University with Hangchow University, St John’s University and Soochow University reshaping studies. Morning Star mission vessels resume South Seas work as Morning Star VI VII and V1 carry mission crews and Bibles to the islands.
Philadelphia report notes Abraham Weiner, who vowed to remain jailed until the moon turned green to avoid refunding $1,279 in rent overcharges, has vacated his cell. The moon allegedly refused to change color, ending the standoff.
A Guilford County Superior Court resale order directs a commissioner to offer Lot No. 3 in Block A of BE H C Pields subdivision at 226 Willowbrook Street High Point on September 20 1947 at 2 00 PM. The 30 by 125 foot lot includes a dwelling and improvements and starts bidding at 3935 00 with a 5 percent deposit. The sale is subject to court confirmation.
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