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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1955
Page
2
A dense church notices page lists services for New Hope Baptist, First Baptist, Assembly of God and other denominations. It notes Sunday School times, morning and evening services, midweek activities, confession schedules, and contact details, reflecting a busy congregational calendar.
The Tatum Church of the Nazarene lists a 6 15 meeting, a 6 30 evening prayer, and a 7 00 p.m. service in its schedule.
The M. O. Hills Baptist Church on 2nd St and Ave N lists Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. followed by an 11:00 a.m. preaching service. An evening program BTS at 6:45 p.m. includes a 7:30 p.m. preaching service and a prayer service.
The notice lists Sunday School at 11:00 AM and church services at 6:00 PM and 7:00 AM at Lewis Chapel ML and Maljam ar Baptist, with Training Union at 10:15 AM and evening services 6:30 PM. Also Lovington Lutheran Church conducts Lutheran Hour with Rev Emil F Krugler, pastor, at 324 West Avenue D with services at 8:30 AM and Sunday School at 9:30 AM. LEA County Electric Co op is noted.
The piece surveys Florence Nightingale’s Crimea War nursing heritage at Selimiye Barracks in Scutari and how Turkish, British, and American nurses honor her. It also notes Miss Ada Mae Bookman’s Methodist health projects in Luanda Angola, and Lutheran and interchurch reflections on postwar fellowship across East and West Germany.
Evangelist Billy Graham reports to United Press after touring U S and European bases that moral and spiritual welfare of troops is at an all time high. He estimates preaching to four million people including radio and television reach. He notes not all soldiers are religious but sees a night and day difference from past eras.
The Swedish Board of Foreign Missions cites 1397 Swedish missionaries abroad with 11368 native assistants and over 600000 baptized Christians in mission areas. Last year 27000 were baptized. The network includes 40 hospitals.
August 1 entries include Jean Jones and Esther Land. Faye Donlin and B B Wells. Helen Murphy and H C Winslow. Flora Franks and Charles Black. Ann Carey and John Neill. Evelyn Stewart and Robert Fitch. Patsy Kenny and Harvey Alexander. August 2 lists Frances Lutkiewicz and Leon Chesser. Virginia D Phel...
Fragmentary OCR shows multiple names paired with ages and locations in Texas including Odessa Tohoka and Tatum. The text lists Bobbie Janice McMillan 16 to Carrol W Rich ards 20 and Kathleen Slack 35 to Howard D McFadden 29 among others.
Turnabout witness Harvey Matusow is jailed again in New York while awaiting trial on perjury charges after a federal judge ordered his return for failing to post a $3,000 bail.
At Fort Devens Massachusetts the USC Junior Hostesses have traveled 181142 miles and entertained GI's since 1948. Of 4581 hostesses only 92 have wed.
C E Toots Montgomery not connected with Montgomery and Knight and not authorized to charge anything to our account. We will not be responsible for any purchases made by him. Signed Montgomery and Knight.
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