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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1946
Page
20
A long list of area churches outlines Sunday school at 9:30 to 10:00 a.m and morning worship around 10:50 a.m. with varied sermons such as Ter rors Of ener BTU and When The Lions Roar Against Us. Evening services at 7:30 p.m include multiple subjects and a range of choir and youth activities.
Sgt Clarence B Henry arrived at Riverside California on January 12 and is expected to be home soon to visit his mother Mrs W C Henry at 2514 Walnut. He telephoned after arrival. Henry served six months in the Pacific theater with substantial time in the South Pacific.
Five youths from Aransas Pass High School join the regular Army, completing the mid term graduating class. The group includes Floyd See, James Barker, Robert Blaylock, Joel Collins, and Boyd Gates who graduated Thursday and depart San Antonio to begin their year long enlistments.
The ichneumon wasp detects a grouch beneath two inches of wood, bores to it, and lays eggs in its passageway, illustrating a vivid natural predator behavior.
Belgium Canada Czechoslovakia and the United States hold the bulk of known uranium ore reserves, the source of atomic power.
Former resident Miss Mary Frances Appling of Salinas California and Eugene Yost of Great Bend Kansas wed at Salinas United Presbyterian Church on December 24 officiated by Rev M L Kemp er The bride wore white chiffon lace with colonial bouquet Matron of honor Mrs Leo Spencer and bridesmaids wore blue net dresses Best man Thomas Beck and ushers Lloyd Appling and Lester Barnes Guests attended a reception at the Appling home The couple planned a wedding trip to Los Angeles The bride attended Lubbock High School
Louella reports on spring nuptials for Tech students Doris Mae Burdett and Rufus Rush Jr set for Easter Sunday April 21. Notes Doris Mae a Tech sophomore and Rufus returning from service and reentering college next semester.
Lt Col Alvin W Blanton on terminal leave with intent to return to Civil Service at El Paso He is son of R E Blanton of 1908 Ave B and a Lubbock High School graduate His last Army posting was Wright Field Ohio and his reserve rank remains lieutenant colonel The article also notes other local names and events including a 1526 reference to William Tyndale and a final line Pay Your Poll Tax
A weekly calendar lists church society meetings across multiple denominations. On Monday Broadway Church of Christ hosts a 3 p m Bible class. Central Baptist and First Methodist share WMS and WSCS circles with leaders named for various regions, and details include addresses in Mexico, Africa, Peru, Chile, Panama, India, Cuba, Alaska, Korea, China, and Poland. The schedule also includes First Baptist WMS circles with numerous hostesses and times, and other gatherings listed for Tuesday and Friday.
An early English law made it a capital offense to read the Bible in English. It threatened confiscation of land, cattle, life, and goods from heirs forever.
Three lawsuits filed by Chester Bowles, administrator of the Office of Price Administration, charge two Lubbock lumber yards and The Vogue of Lamesa with violations of the 1942 emergency price control act. Defendants include Lloyd Lyons and J R Ernest of The Vogue, Holmes Lumber Co, and George W Gray Lumber Co. Cases seek injunctions, compliance, and treble damages for alleged overcharges.
The Arnett-Benson Baptist mission plans its first regular Sunday services with Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m Rev Cecil Ray announces Saturday Training Union at 6 30 tonight and preaching at 7 30 p m God s Endowment is the morning topic and Micah s Doxology is the night topic James H Milam recently discharged as a captain in the Infantry will share battlefield experiences at the weekly Methodist Men s Club luncheon Monday noon at the Lubbock hotel Milam is an attorney who was wounded in action and will speak on The Infantry Soldier in the American Army.
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