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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1942
Page
3
Sunday schools and services listed for ARCHDALE and AVESLEY MEMORIAL churches. G E White and Clarence Excelle Rozelle are ministers with schedules including Sunday school 9:45 and 11 am services, evening worship, prayer meetings, and midweek activities for families, youth, seniors, and choir, plus a quiz/ scavenger event.
Minister Neil C. Williams leads a Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Roscoe W. Sowers is Sunday school superintendent and am B. Moss directs religious education. Morning service is at 11:00 a.m. Evening service at 8:00 p.m. Young people's meeting at 6:45 p.m. Prayer meeting on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
Ministers Edward Suits and William A Jenkins preside over services at Barker Adams and North Main Richardson streets. Sunday school 9:45 a m. morning worship 11 a m. junior church 11 a m with guest speaker Thomas Dodamead. evening service 7:30 p m. Prayer meeting and Bible study Wednesday 7:30 p m. Youth Fellowship 6:30 p m. Woman's Society of Christian Service meets first Monday 7:30 p m. Thursday Congregational dinner 7:30 p m with quarterly conference.
Minister Robert E Ward leads High Point service times with Earnest Stephens assisting. Morning worship at eleven o'clock and evening service at seven forty five. Youth meeting at six forty five, mid week prayer Wednesday at a quarter past one and cottage prayer Friday at seven forty five.
Minister James E. McSwain leads morning service at 2:00 PM with Horace Stephens and Charles B. Evans. Evening Union meeting at 7:45 PM. Wednesday prayer at 7:45. Choir practice Tuesday evening.
Lake and Mangun Ave ministers Rev J D Williams and O L Brown with A H Holton, address 120L East Green. Morning service at 10 45, evening service 7 30. Christian Endeavor 6 15 and Youth Fellowship 6 45 with Prayer meeting at 7 30 Wednesday.
Minister Rev. Oscar Lee Easter leads morning service at 10 a m and evening service at 7 30 p m Christian Endeavor at 6 45 p m Midweek prayer on Wednesday at 7 45 p m Dale Montgomery referenced as part of church events.
In St Marys Farriss and North Main, Rev Howard S Hartzell leads church activities with a 9 45 a m church school, 11 a m Holy Communion, and 6 30 p m Litany and Y P S L observed by the congregation.
Catholic Saint Edward's on Park and Green Streets lists masses at 9 and 11 a.m. with confessions on Saturdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Rev. Robert J. MacMillan serves as minister.
Attendance and interest run high as Rev. J. P. Trueblood continues services next week at Hayworth Memorial Wesleyan Methodist Church assisted by Rev. R S Conley a song evangelist.
The notice names Rev. C. M. Floyd and Rev. William L. Smith with service times at 7:30 p.m. and 11 a.m. Morning worship followed by Bible study at 6:00 p.m. and midweek prayer at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Corner Worth Ave. and Wingate Street with Wade Cumbie exiting service at 7:30 p.m.
A. C. Lovelace and Vernon Coffey serve as ministers with R. G. Barlow directing the BTU. Prayer service set for 7:00 p.m. The Wednesday service follows at 8:09 p.m. The morning topic is Seek Ye The Lord followed by First Five Minutes After Death.
Minister alert Houston Dunning delivers services at the J P Rawjey Farm area. Sunday school starts at 9 45 a m with B T U at 6 45 p m. Prayer meeting choir practice Wednesday 7 45 p m and Bible study Saturday 7 45 p m led by S Pratt Stutts Sr.
Hughey O Miller pastor leads Sunday school with L E Edwards superintendent Baptist Training Union directed by J W Metcalf Morning worship at 11 00 a m Afternoon service at 3 00 p m Both services feature Rev D Virgil Pike Oak Hill Friends delivering the message climaxing the Union evangelistic services Evening service with Ward Street Methodist faith leaders in attendance.
William E. Gilroy presents a Sunday school lesson on Joseph highlighting the latent capacity for goodness in humans. He notes Judah's shift to sacrifice for Benjamin, arguing crisis reveals nobility, and urges the church to inspire virtue in peace as well as in peril for a robust democracy. The next session promises the brothers' forgiveness as Benjamin’s innocence is shown and Joseph reveals himself.
A church bulletin notes a Wednesday program with BTU at 7 30 p m and a W M U meeting at 8 30 p m featuring Miss Myrtle Zentmeyer a state W M U worker as speaker for the event.
Reverend A. J. Swinson, pastor, holds Sunday School at 9 43 a.m. and preaching service at 11 00 a.m. on Old Thomasville Road.
South Main and Russell Streets hosted Rev Hoy Lee Fesper man leading morning sermon What The Church Must Do with an evening service and prayer meeting at 7 30 pm Wednesday Also honoring service for boys in armed forces Roots Of Sin noted alongside Sunday school at 945 am J M Hedrick listed as an official
Parish activities list services at 1209 Park Street with Sunday School at 2 00 p m and Afternoon service at 3 00 p m.
Minister Aster Lee McGee leads services. Ray Moose directs O.T.U. Sunday school at 9 45. B T U at 6 30. Mid week prayer meeting 7 45 p m Wednesday. Cottage prayer meeting 1 45 p m Thursday.
Grace Missouri Synod at 808 Centennial Ave. hosts Roswell E. Mennen as minister. Sunday school at 10 a.m. Morning service at 11 a.m. Walther League meets at 6:30 p.m. Herman Bodenheimer involved.
Emmanuel North Main and Howell Streets lists minister Flavius Leslie Conrad Sr as Sunday school superintendent Newell Black. Sunday school 9 45 a m. morning service 10 a m with subject The Master Calls Mary. evening service subject Silence Is Not Golden.
Minister Ernest M. Smith and L. R. McNeil lead services at the Training Union director W. H. Brock hosts Sunday school at 10 a m Evening service at 8 00 p m B T U at 7 15 p m
Minister Julian S Hopkins leads a church with Walter E Crissman listed. Sunday school at 9 36 a m, morning service at 11 00 a m, training union at 6 30 p m, evening worship at 1 45 p m, and a prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 p m.
Irby B. Jackson, pastor, leads Bible School at 9 45 a m with S R Clinard as superintendent Morning Worship at 10 45 a m Training Union meets at 6 15 p m and Union Service at 7 30 p m in the church schedule.
Minister William Dennis Hel sobeck and H. H. Kinney announce Lord's Supper at 11:00 a.m. and evening service with Christian Endeavor at 7:36 p.m. at Worth Hamilton on State Street.
The listing notes a Bible school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11:15 a.m. with a sermon by Rev. J. C. Preston. A baptizing service is at 3 p.m. Christian Endeavor meets at 7 p.m. on Sunday, and Thursday prayer is at 7:30 p.m. in Stokesdate.
The notice lists 1012 Asheboro Street with Minister R B Conner and W W Kendall. Evening service is at 8 pm with a midweek prayer service on Wednesday.
Minister Dr Austin B Con rad and Dr Walter F Clayton lead morning service at 11:60 oclock with Thelma Patrick mentioned as attendee.
Morning service at 11 a m on North Alain Street followed by testimonial meetings on the first Wednesday of every month. Sermon subject announced as Matter.
Christian pastor Rev. John Pugh leads a morning service at 11 a.m. every Sunday except the second in each month. A.D. Hunt and the choir conduct practice at 6 p.m. Wednesday, followed by a prayer meeting at 7 30.
The Church of Living God Macedonia at 1105 Lake Street invites worshipers to an 11 a.m. memorial sermon by Rev. W. L. Hicks. A 12:30 p.m. lunch follows, with a 1:00 p.m. sermon by the pastor.
Sunday school at 9 45 morning service at 12 00 noon. Evening service features Evangelist J P Trueblood of Hertford continuing revival this week. W Y X P S at 6 00 p m and mid week prayer on Wednesday at 7 15 p m.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m led by superintendent Melvin Potts. Preaching at 11 a m by Rev M C Connor. W Y P S 6 30 p m. Preaching 8 30 by the pastor. Wednesday prayer meeting 7 30 p m. Friday cottage prayer meeting 7 30 p m.
Located on Nivett Drive Rev J Paul Hill pastor Sunrise prayer service at 7 a m Sunday School at 945 a m with Ern est Taylor superintendent Morning worship at 11 a m W Y PL group at 630 p m Evening worship 730 p m Prayer service Wednesday 730 Revival service each night this week at 71130 p m
Union 603 Prospect Street with Minister Rev. S. E. Taylor holds evening service at 1 45 p m and Fellowship Forum at 6 45 p m Prayer meeting Thursday 1 45 People’s Junction of highways 10 and 10 4 Minister George J. Silison J R Tucker Sunday school 10 00 a m Evening service ? o clock Prayer service Wednesday 8 00
Rev H P Williams at 225 Willowbrook St leads an evening service and Christian Endeavor at 1 pm. Morning sermon titled Son of Solomon continues the series. Evening sermon asks What dook the Lord Thy God Require of Thee with service details by Rev D J Camino and R C Floyd in charge.
Location at South Main and Commerce hosts Sunday school at 9 45 and morning service at 11 with subject And He Brought Him To Jesus Harold Hadley will preach in the evening Young People's Choir participates Wednesday choir rehearsal at Burton and Hansell Streets with D Virgil Pike and Leslie Gurley Morning service at 11 a m Union Revival with Hilliard Memorial Baptist Union Revival at Ward Street Methodist Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m and prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30
Minister Harold Hadley announces a Christian Endeavor gathering at 7:30 p m and choir practice Thursday at 8 o'clock. The morning service centers on the topic Stewardship of Life.
Clifton C Pearson serves as minister with Oscar L Moe Campbell as Sunday School superintendent The church holds Sunday School at 10 am Morning service at 11 am Christian Endeavor at 6 30 pm and choir practice at 8 pm
George W. Denny announces a church week at Presbyterian Brentwood with Woman's Auxiliary at 4 30 p m Young People's Council at 7 30 p m Young People's meeting Tuesday 6 45 p m North Main Street choir rehearsal minister Dr O C Williamson Evening vesper service at 3 p m choir rehearsal Wednesday and mid week prayer service at 7 30 p m }
Allied bombers attacked a 2000-ton merchant ship in the central Mediterranean bringing it to a halt with a heavy port list. That same night torpedo planes hit a large ship and smaller vessels off Tobruk as reported by a British communique. Desert front activity was limited to patrols and artillery. Air activity over the desert was on a small scale.
A dense listing of radio programs with times from morning through late night. Includes orchestras, news, dances, sports, and variety shows featuring groups such as the L S Marine Band, Golden Gate Orchestra, Hank Dorsey Hour, and NBC Dance segments. Mentions contests, war updates, and musical performances across hours ending with late night talk and news segments.
Difficulty setting seniority among city physicians persists. The list shows Dr J A Stanton arriving in 1891, Dr W J McAnally in 1898, Dr C Te Reitzel in 1905, and Dr C A Grayson in 1907. Stanton 31 years, McAnally 44 years, Reitzel 37 years, Grayson 55 years.
A fragmented excerpt from Bill Nye’s The Truth about Methuselah satirically tracing the aging patriarch’s life and the imagined postmortem debates among physicians. The piece shifts to City Engineer Kirkman addressing weeds on High Point sidewalks and the need for financing sidewalk construction and safety for children.
Pilgrim Congregational outlines morning worship with Mrs. Charles F. Rush of Charlotte as national Missionary Union president and an afternoon speaker Mrs. W. S. McCloud. Evening Bible drama “Two Masters” focuses on China. St Mark M E Church hosts program Sunday at Pearson Memorial Church 3 p m. First Baptist notes 9 45 a m Sunday school, 11 a m sermon on Handling the Impossibilities, 6 30 p m Youth meeting under Prof. Z Z Bord, and evening sermon Working All Things Together For Good. Episcopal service 5 p m at Haizlip’s Chapel with Rev Othello D Stanley and St Titus boys’ choir. Ministerial Alliance meets Monday at 11 o’clock at First Baptist.
Denver report details Helen Rees and her Persian Smoky as the cat climbed a tree to keep a porcupine company. After days with the stranded animal in the branches, Miss Rees investigated and arranged a rescue to free the puzzled porcupine.
In Albuquerque, complaints about constant whistling fade as police observe a traffic cop directing vehicles while a street painting crew works. In New York, Esther Tufts reports squeaky shoes gain fashion status after Europe’s war impact. In Georgia, Mayor Jackson investigates sounds near a chicken coop and discovers a possum by the tail.
German spokesmen in Berlin claimed rain hindered their assault on Stalingrad, stating smoke and flames obscure attackers and torrents of blood flowed through the city over the past two days as resistance reached 26 days.
A sale by order of the Guilford County Clerk proceeds by public auction on September 5, 1942 at 9 00 A M on the premises in High Point Township. Lands described as two tracts on Reed Street include lot No. 49 Perry addition and lot No. 30 registered parcel. Resold due to an increased bid. Commissioner A Yore signs the notice dated August 17 1942.
The executor asks all creditors of the Charles Ragan estate to present claims by August 2 1943 at 407 Otteray Drive High Point NC or be barred. Debtors are urged to make immediate payment. Dillard C Ragan Roberson Haworth & Reeser Attorneys dated August 22 1912.
Public auction to the highest bidder for cash in front of the Guilford County Building High Point North Carolina on September 25 1942 for Lots 3 4 and 5 in the Commerce Street subdivision described by lot lines and street margins. Terms cash. Haworth as trustee under a deed of trust dated December 3 1941 recorded in book 972 page 269.
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