Church League Opens Season with Four Top Matches
The City Church league resumes its 2843-44 season tomorrow evening at Central Junior High Gym with four games. Unbeaten Catholic foursome meets Baptist players from First Baptist in the opener. Christian Church five faces First Methodist. Episcopal meets Mabscott Baptist, then Methodist Temple clashes with Presbyterian crews. League president Filmes keyed entry fees and eligibility lists must be submitted before play. no games last week due to players working in local stores.
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City Church League
Central
Catholic
First Baptist Church
Christian Church
First Methodist
Episcopal
Mabscott Baptist
Methodist Temple
Howard Filmes
Entoy
This Is Not My Game by E. D. Wright
E D Wright of the Egyptian Gazette rails at a Cambridge Rugby scene overlong waits and elixir antics amid mid match conferences and substitutions. He cites Hollywood editors trimming tactics and timeouts, says the game teaches patience, and ends professing a renewed love for soccer and rugby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Lord’s
E. D. Wright
Egyptian Gazette
Wright
Hollywood
Christmas Services Form Local Holiday Observance
Funeral notices list Mrs. Carrie Houchins of Lawton Mrs. Victoria Smith of Minden Mrs Julia Benson of Beckley and John James of Eccles with arrangements pending. Christmas services planned with Rev A Abrams delivering morning message and choir presenting The Music of Christmas cantata at eight. Public invited to events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Houchins
Lawton
Victoria Smith
Minden
Julia Benson
Fast Beckley
John James
Eccles
5. A. Abrams
H. C. Hargrove
Bessie Young Smoot
Gladys Hargrove
West Virginia Sports Scars Parkersburg and State Football News
West Virginia sports report notes the death of an originator of the North-South game, Fairmont State dropping football, and a fish kill in southern streams. It records Parkersburg Big Red as state gridiron champions and major players from Parkersburg and Weirton, plus a fatal horse spill at Charles Town and the annual all state Negro football team with Gary topping the first team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont State
Parkersburg
Cerédo-Kenova
Virginia
Jules Blanton
John Chenoweth, Jr
Logan Pro
Curtis Edward
Billy) Fieldson
Mount Hope
Dunbar
Rabbit Shasons
Harry Lathes
West Virginia
Fairmont
Virgil A. Adams
Raleigh
Big Red
Joseph W. Pannell
Charles Town
Weirton
John
Lefty) Core
University
Cleveland
Jimmy Scott
Vear
Gary
T Woon
Two Die In Philadelphia FireBlast Kills Two In Cold Nest
Two persons died as a Christmas fire swept a three story brick apartment building in Philadelphia. Twelve were injured and about 130 tenants fled into 18 degree cold after stockings burned near the blaze. Residents jumped to safety or were helped down nets and ladders by firemen as scorched gifts and damaged decorations framed the scene.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Yale
Pineville Christmas Travel and Visits Noted
Register staff reports Mr and Mrs Ralph Hale spend Christmas with relatives in Princeton. Mrs Fred L Snyder and two children Kellan and Bobby celebrate Christmas at Mrs Snyder’s parents home in Talcott. Mrs W C Worrall, Wyoming graded school teacher, spends holidays with sister Mrs W H Dearing and Dr Dearing in Meade.
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Register
Pineville
Ralph Hale
Ralph Webster
James
Princeton
Fred L. Snyder
Kellan
Bobby
T Register
W. C. Worrall
Wyoming
W. H. Dearing
Dr. Dearing
Meade
Navy honors graduate on leave after training
Jackson Fairfax King 18, honor man of his recruit training company at U S Navy station Great Lakes Whains, is on boat leave with his mother Esther J. King of 912 Church Street. Before joining, King studied at Hampton Institute and earned a recommendation for further Navy diesel training. His brother Philip Jr serves with the U S Army in Italy. Christopher Columbus journeyed to Ireland to check a report that St Brendan sailed the ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Fairfax King
Esther J. King
Church Street
United States
Naval Training
Great Lakes
Whains
Navy
King
Hampton Institute
Ao Tavy Diesel School
Philip, Jr
United States Army
Italy
Germans Have Little Xmas Spirit in 43 War Year
Stockholm dispatch from John Colburn Ay reports German morale at a seasonal low. Berliners face primitive living conditions with shattered buildings, rain seeping through upper floors, lamps scarce and heating limited. Christmas is muted with few presents or family gatherings while evacuations and wartime separations rise.wardrobe fare and scarce goods mark a grim holiday scene as Nazi propaganda shadows daily life.
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John Colburn AY
Stockholm
Germany
Berlin
Ole Olsén
Social Demokraten
Olsen
East Front
Ollen
Answary
Olen
Hero Cran Ben
Attonbladet
Cethars
A Christless World a Parable of Lost Color and Hope
A religious meditation contrasts a world without Christ with the Christmas message. It presents a legend of a colorless, lifeless planet doomed without the Spirit of the New Born King. The piece urges readers to embrace Christmas as God’s love gift, noting soldiers and believers finding renewal in faith despite war, to prevent a Christless future.
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Christimas Christ
Christ
Bethlehem
Christ Jesus
Church Guide McALEIN MeaAlpin W V Sunday school details
A compact church guide lists numerous area congregations with service times and leaders. It includes McAlein MeaAlpin in West Virginia, First Church of God Fourth and Oakwood Streets with Rev. R Wingham, Salvation Army at 125 Fayette Street, and multiple others such as First Baptist, Glen White Community, St Stephens, Marianna Glover, St Marys, Maxwell Hill, and many mission and Christian groups.
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William G. Capel
Holabird Signal Depot
Baltimore
Maryland
Wyche Capel
Fort Riles
Kansas
Norma Capel
West Virginia Virginia
Greenbrier Club
Monroe Club
Forrest
William Lucas
Margaret Lee Brown
Kentucky
Otho Brown
First Church OF God
Oakwood Streets
R. Wingham
Christian Crusade
Salvation Army
Fayette St
George W. Whitaker
Young People’s Legion
Women's Time League
Girls Guards
Christian Fellowship
Beaver Unian Church Services and Programs
Everett W Powers leads morning services at 11:00 with special messages from heaven and evening services at 7 34 p m on Sundays with peace on earth theme. Sunday school at 10:00 with Larkin Gunter as superintendent. Preaching first and third Sundays. Prayer and Praise Wednesdays at 7:00. Everyone invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Star Baptist Church
B Fisher
LC. Creger
Ki. Myers
Ll A
Pharoes
First Baptist Church
Eccles
Weler Tiedgecoa
Seto
Berges Grant
Wight
Payetteville Baptist Church
J. F. Frame
Lee
Alten
Frame
Kaymore
Prosperity Baptist Church
James H. Neal
Noel Thurmond
Everett W. Powers
Lernon
Heaven
Fermion
Peace On Earth
Larkin Gunter
Christmas Schedule At Local Churches In North Berkley
Sunday services and sermons are listed for MAST BAPTIST CHURCH North Berkley Rev D C Hunter Pastor Realm Ebenezer Ebenezer etc with morning and evening worship times including Sunday School and Cantata Christmas program. Churches include MAST BAPTIST, Ebenezer, LUKE CHURCH OF GOD, CHURCH OF GOD OF AMERICA and Parkside Park Fider with pastor names and service times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Tessenwriter
Church of God of America
East Park
ST. Mara’s Methodist East Berkley
Albert F. Fogleston
Denzel Palmer
Church School
Hollywood Baptist Church
MacArthur
Harry L. Stevens
Wenalom
R. Cawley
Finley Prewitt
Mast Baptist Church
North Berkley
D.C. Hunter
Realm
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Beckley
H. €. Nabrit
Atty
Butts
Fider W. A
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Church League
Marine Pvt
William L. Veeck
Milwaukee Brewers
Marine Corps
San Diego
Calif
Central Street
Philip F. King
Ellen
Esther
M. E. English
Wheeler Crawford
Kaymoor
New River
The
Missionary Society
Lizzie Brown
Beatrice Arnold
W. Va. Sports Hit
Talcott
Christopher Columbus
Ireland
Si. Brendan
Palestine
Beckley Ice and Seed Co
Prince Bt
Platnick Brothers
Nat Mahscott
Kester
Nehi Bottling Co
Beckley, W. Va
R. D. Watts Insurance
Pan
Goca-Cola Bot. CO
State Adjustment Service
Raleigh County Bank
Main Street
Hash
Main &T
Sicily
Church Guide
Neville
First Ave
Alvin J. Cook
Earle Ribb
Christ the Lord
Wils
Christ the Savior
Glen White Community Church
Clyde Meador
Harper Baptist Mission
Omer Boon
Sanhia
Dowle Wilson
Marianna-Glover
Bernard Dryfield
Marianna
Glover
Church OF Christ
W. Neville
Maxwell Hill Baptist Church
Aden Brown
Henry Kent
First Christian Church
the Methodist Church
Berkley
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Clarence Figegat
Frayer
Baptist Church
Mt. Vahora
Ila. m
Mason Clay
Sept
Betty Jo, Reid
Oak Nile Baptist Church
Gilmer H. Cress
Ard Filler
Manwell Wise Baptist Church
Hible Sehool
Kent
Angelo Devil
Crusaders
Philip ‘the Evangelist
Calvary Bantist Church
Pither Pactor
Bluestone Baptist Church
Charles Emerson Walker
J. A. Walker
Pluto Log Baptist Church
Roy
T. C. Cochran
Edward Kingsley
C. E. Walker
Oceana
Maud Covart
Henry Smith
Beaver Unian Church
Flat Top Baptist Church
Carl Lilly
Wilmer Meador
Breckenringe Baptist Church
Maypool
Preyer
Atanaford Baptist Church
Jennings
Basil Youngs
Suneath
Practical Welding School
Kanawha
General Stores, Inc
Oakwood Avenue
Kanawha Street
Oak Hill, W. Va
Vulcanizing S and Tire Service
Aea Tee Mee Met
SD 204
Third Ave
Ta Ale
Appalachian Electric
Lawton Jasper Motors, Inc
Scarbrn
Oak Hinhone
Beckley Machine & Electric Ca
Goodman Jeffrey
General Electric
Westinghouse
Roebling & General Gable Locomotive & Machine
Gablas
W. Va
ST. Matthews Aa
New Raleigh Road
Harris
Miniater
Anne Armstead
Eckle
S.A. Abram
A .L Anderson
M. BR
M.D. Spiller
A. Om
Fletcher Parker
Luke Church OF God
M. Gravely
Celta Glover
Celia Glover
A. W. Thomas
Seenbrier
Anch
Greenbrier
St. Beckley
E. M. Payne CO
Main ST
Central Cafe
Neville St
Tel
H. T. Calfee & Sons Funeral Directors
Cadillac Equipment
Franklin Dairy
Furnas
Black Knight Industries Inc
Raleigh, W. Va
Hill-Rohrer Lumber Company
Central Ave
Dial
OASIS
Kay
Seven-Up Bottling Co
Black Diamond Collecting Company
Beckley Dial
Beckley Water Company
Keyser Funeral Home
South Backley
Oakwood Ave
Mhsnsu
South Heber Straat
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