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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1954
Page
3
A Lovington minister critiques The Faulkner Story and notes the Army McCarthy clash as a major public puzzle. He mentions Lea County Civic Loyalty League, Baptist views on liquor, internal church disputes, and calls for state guidance to organize a county dry vote amid feuding leaders.
A compilation of church times and activities across St Thomas Catholic, Jan ioch Baptist, First Baptist, and Nazarene churches. Details include mass schedules, catechism, Sunday school, morning and evening worship times, radio broadcasts, choir practice, circles, prayer meetings, and fellowship events.
Otto Correll reports a man drove to Eddy Lumber and Coal Co. in Flint and threw a brick at a plate glass window. After a first brick failed the target, a second brick shattered the pane, causing about 100 dollars in damage.
Sunday School is at 10 15 a m with church services at 11 a m Evening training union at 6 30 and services at 7 30 p m Church activities listed for the Maljamar congregation.
Korean Methodist leaders missionaries and overseas relief representatives will convene a Study Conference on Reconstruction in Korea in Seoul from June 23 to 30. Delegates will plan an expanded Methodist program in Korea focusing on church and school rebuilding and relief for the homeless and ill.
The Methodist Church produced feature length color film John Wesley had a private New York City premiere and is being released to 515 churches nationwide for display and distribution.
The Hobbs New Mexico group sets a weekly agenda with Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m. Friday Ministry School at 7 p.m. Sunday Public Lecture and Watch Tower Study at 6 p.m.
The notice lists services for IOOF Hall 310 North Love and The East Side Church of Christ. It mentions Rev M A Rohane as pastor at IOOF Hall with morning and evening services and Holy Communion on the first and third Sundays. East Side Church of Christ led by Bro J H Gilmore with Bible study at 9:45 a m and multiple services including 11:30 a m preaching and 7:45 p m Sunday services.
Community church notices list Bethel Baptist with Otis Edwards and New Hope Baptist with J E Williams. Service times include Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Training Union 7:00 p.m. Evening Service 8:00 p.m. Prayer services and midweek meetings noted across two locations along Denver City highway between Lovington and Hobbs.
Broadacts schedule lists Bible classes at 8:05 a. m. 9:30 a. m. and 10:30 a. m. Worship at 10:30 a. m. Weekday broadcasts from 8:15 a. m. Ladies class at 9:30 a. m. Evening Bible study at 7:00 p. m. from Monday through Friday.
L. H. Perot, pastor, outlines morning service at 11:00 a.m. Young People’s Service at 6:30 p.m. Evening Preaching at 7:30 p.m. and Evening Prayer at 7:00 p.m., with AY SUND noted.
The notice lists Pastor M. O. Hills on 2nd Street and Avenue with services at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. daily prayer and preaching sessions include a 6:45 p.m. BTS and a 7:30 p.m. service.
Pastor George Hudgens preaches at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. with an evening service at 7:00 p.m. The schedule notes a morning sermon and an evening gathering.
Pastor L. C. Wood posts weekly church activities including an 8:00 p.m. sermon on Sundays, a 2:00 p.m. ladies meeting on the first Monday each month, a 7:30 p.m. Brotherhood gathering, and a Wednesday prayer meeting at 7:20 p.m.
Pastor L E Laing leads Union at 6 30 p m with Evening Service at 7 30 p m and Service Officers And Teachers Meeting at 7 45 p m.
Rev Emil F Krugler leads Sunday worship at 8 30 and 11 00 with Bible School at 10 00 and Young People at 7 00 Evening Service at 6 30 and 7 00 p m. Church location is 324 West Avenue Lovington New Mexico.
Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick defends Planned Parenthood as constructive, arguing birth control is a tool for creating stable, well planned families. Missionary dentistry shifts to Central Congo and India with Clara Swain Hospital training oral hygienists and delivering mobile care.
Mrs. Luta Shumway, who turns 102 on July 1, shares her longevity tip. She advocates eating applesauce daily and drinking a glass of water before each meal as a path to a long life.
The notice lists St Christopher's Episcopal Church at 201 Permian Drive with services including Holy Communion at 8 a m and Morning Prayer at 11 a m Sunday School at 9 45 a m Confirm Instruction at 9 45 a m. The Christian Science Society at 901 N Turner offers Sunday School at 9 30 a m Morning Worship at 11 a m and Evening Service at 8 p m.
The Lewis Chapel M E Church lists Sunday School at 9 45 A M Morning Worship at 11 00 A M Epworth League at 6 00 P M and Evening Worship at 7 00 P M for weekly services. Local parish events follow the standard weekend routine.
Vacation Bible School will start Monday morning June 7 at 9 o clock at the Church of Christ. Classes run 9 to 11 daily Monday through Friday with an adult class by Lynn Shelton from Tatum. Evening music instruction begins at 7 30 with Wayne Mickey leading a song drill. Several congregation members will teach including Mrs Lee Wilks Schenck Bailey Burns Ivy Dean Hibbetts Shelton Johnston Cooke Witherspoon Gill Mack Price Nowell Wick and others.
A reflection on Matthew as the principal formatter of Jesus sayings. It highlights his gospel's Sermon on the Mount as the heart of the Gospel, illustrating Kingdom principles, parables like the Prodigal Son and Good Samaritan, and the call to forgiveness and action.
A June 6 1954 Lovington Leader poem urges readers to act on care and service. The speaker admits failing to help neighbors and seeks forgiveness, vowing to align deeds with prayers. The piece emphasizes tangible blessing through service rather than words alone.
A founder and president of a New York based Music Research Foundation offers a prayer pleading for strength faith and will. It calls for freedom to worship love listen work and learn and asks for wisdom vision and might to prove their way is right.
Eva Getchell recalls her eight year old dog Patsy drinking coffee each morning for breakfast. She notes the rising price of coffee has tempered the habit but Patsy still gets a cup, though she no longer calls it a clever trick.
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