Amish Churches Hold Services in Homes
The home agent notes Amish congregations avoid church buildings, considering such structures worldly, so communities conduct worship in mutual homes to maintain religious practice.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1946
Page
6
The home agent notes Amish congregations avoid church buildings, considering such structures worldly, so communities conduct worship in mutual homes to maintain religious practice.
In a Christmas party for crippled children the Missouri Pacific Booster clubhouse hosts 2 PM Saturday events. Three unlisted volunteers will be recognized. Rosemary Pettit will sing carols, Sidney Rae Greenblatt will supervise gift distribution, and Mrs Edward Crowley contributed gift wrapping. The preparations are led by the arrangements committee including Mrs Porter Stern Sugar Miller Ritter Thornton Hinkle Breard Bennet Modes Koeninger. About 55 million Muslims live in the Dutch East Indies out of 70 million inhabitants.
An exploration of how publishers judge a children's book as readable for age group eight and the broader study of readability. It cites tests on vocabulary, sentence length, and factors from Gray and Leary, noting varied findings and concluding with encouragement to buy books for children despite strong comic-strip preferences.
A string of property transactions in Monroe and West Monroe shows multiple sellers, including Mrs. Ida Hankins and H F Parrish, selling to institutions and individuals. Purchases involve lots in G O Dooley's subdivision, The central third of Flournay’s addition, and other parcels, with prices ranging from 200 to 22,500 dollars.
James L. Colvin 31 of Hotel Monroe was arrested by West Monroe police after his vehicle struck a parked car owned by William K. Dyer at 1404 Cypress Street Monroe. Colvin booked on a drunk driving charge. both cars suffered considerable damage.
Real estate transfers recorded yesterday at the Ouachita parish clerk of court show Sherrouse Realty sold to Jimmie Johnson Jr. lot 5 block 35 Booker T. Washington addition for 125 dollars. Alvin J. Arledge sold to Mrs. Mary Arledge lot 6 block 12 Splane Place subdivision for 325 dollars. Lester G. Toombs sold to the Peoples Homestead and Savings Association, which sold to Orval J Swan a section of land in the east half.
Home demonstration agent Jewel L. McQuiller urges immediate refrigeration of turkey and dressing after dinner. She suggests removing dressing first, wrapping the bird, and using bones for soup or meat for sandwiches salads and casseroles.
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