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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1956
Page
15
A dense directory of Lawton Oklahoma congregations with pastors and weekly meeting times. It lists Bethel and Calvary Baptist, First Assembly of God, Church of God, Congregational, Baptist and Nazarene churches, plus Salvation Army, Lutheran, Catholic, LDS and various mission groups with service hours, Sunday schools and midweek gatherings.
In Altoona Pennsylvania on January 15 1981 a young preacher recalls delivering his first sermon before a real congregation at his home church. He describes rehearsing it alone and notes the learning curve of choosing paths aligned with God versus worldly shadows. The reflection closes with a belief that daily choices define Christian living.
Sunday School begins at 9 30 with classes for all ages Morning worship at 10 50 features a special anthem MYF Snack supper at 5 15 MYF meets at 6 15 Evening worship at 7 30 titled When the Heart Is Hungry Wednesday choir practice at 7 15 under director Melvin Keeney Saturday junior choir practice at 9 30.
At 611 S 25th Rev Dean Wynn and W S Parish Jr lead services and youth groups. Bible study, Sunday school and morning worship are listed with times. Activities include Chi Rho, C Y F meetings, and district meetings in Apache and Chickasha. Choir rehearsal and school of instruction planned midweek, plus World Day of Prayer Friday.
Church services 9:00 to 10:00 and 11:00 to 12:00 with Sunday School 10:00 to 11:00. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. Telephones listed as Church 556 and Parsonage 1099.
Mennonite Brethren church at 1225 Wisconsin led by Rev. H. J. Neufeld hosts 7 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday services. First Presbyterian at Eighth and D, Clayton with Valdez minister offers 8:45 and 11 a.m. worship plus Junior and Senior high Westminster Fellowship and various midweek activities including sweetheart dinner, family night, choir, and youth programs. Scouts from Troop 42 assist with services.
Dr. John W. Inzer, renowned lecturer and former American Legion chaplain, will address the First Baptist Church Men's Bible class banquet at 7 p.m. Monday. Residing in Dallas, he has led pastorates in Alabama Tennessee and North Carolina and toured Rotary clubs and Rotary's Orient speaking in 1934. P A Becker invites all class members to attend. Frank L. Hughes serves as class president.
Rev. Lin Loeffler former associate pastor of the First Methodist church is in Woodward hospital after two heart attacks. After three weeks in hospital he will move to his parents home in Sonora Texas to convalesce about three months. Wilford Jones district Methodist superintendent announced supply pastors will fill Loeffler s pulpit at the Laverne Methodist church during his absence.
Ottawa reports a government study of 589,716 vaccinated Canadian children aged 5 to 10 during July to November shows 5 paralytic polio cases, 0.84 per 100,000, compared with 51 cases among 885,000 unvaccinated peers at 5.76 per 100,000. Health Minister Paul Martin announced the findings, noting the vaccine is at least 85 percent effective.
New York FBI arrested Cyril Marshall a 54 year old subway car inspector and treasurer of the Empire Employes IRT Union Credit Union for embezzling about 145000 over 13 years. He allegedly used 7000 to pay another loan and faces up to five years and a 5000 fine if convicted.
The U S Naval Reserve invites applicants for its classified telecommunications censor ship program. Chief Recruiter R E Barkley says the Eighth Naval District has 125 openings for linguists translators and censors. Information is available at the Navy office in the Post Office Building Lawton Oklahoma City district office reports indicate.
An unidentified woman driver ran out of fuel in front of a Henderson filling station, only to find the station itself was out of gasoline, too, creating an ironic roadside mishap.
Oil field notices from Oklahoma and surrounding counties report multiple spud and drilling activities. Lawton area sites include No. 1 A School Land 575 foot test, and No. 2 Sweeney 514 inch casing at 964 feet. Beckam Tillman and Comanche County wells show tests and surveys ranging to 7,554 feet.
Washington UPI The Interior Department asked the attorney general to file a condemnation suit for about 7000 acres on the Crow Reservation in Montana. The land is needed for the Yellow Tail Dam on the Big Horn River, a unit of the Missouri River basin project with an estimated total cost of 95 721 000 dollars.
Probate details show most of the $28,267 estate of veteran actor Charley Grapewin who died February 2 at 86 going to his housekeeper Miss Eddie Haupt. Title to his Corona California home goes to his former wife Mrs Laura Becker of Chicago.
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