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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1933
Page
5
Roswell churches announce Lent sermons with The Cross of Christ theme. March 5 to April 14 offer services at Church 105 South Seave and First Christian and Baptist churches. Notable topics include The Call of the Cross and The Eternal Christ. Good Friday services listed.
A Roswell page lists services for First Church of Christ Scientist at Corner Lea Ave and 1st St with 11 a m Sunday service 9:45 a m Sunday school and 7 30 p m Wednesday readings. It also details a Reading Room hours and invites public attendance. The Methodist Church offers worship 10 50 a m and 7 30 p m with sermons on Fortunes in Junk and Women's Widening Horizons plus music and mid week prayer. A bank holiday proclamation by New Mexico Governor Arthur Seligman and state Bank Examiner John Bingham declares a moratorium from March 4 to 7 1933.
Wanted help available for house cleaning cooking or laundry. Will call for and deliver or go to the house and work by the hour or for house rent. Mrs S C Stirman, 403 South Richardson. M4t3x
A campus roundup notes new International Relations Club formed by Major Kelly at the Institute with twenty members led by Eugene Vickery and Raymond Holbrook. It also lists alumni at Wesleyan Harvard Duke Stanford and other places, plus a boxing and wrestling clash with Texas Tech where the Pronces held their own.
LeRoy Thompson announces Sunday activities at John Knox House Westminster Hall and Club with 9:30 Sunday school and 7:30 worship theme A Message of the Past Applied to the Present. St Andrews Episcopal Church hosts an afternoon four thirty evensong with choir Miss Robinson and Mr H H Lewis soloists and Caroline Moreland organist. No sermon or address, public invited.
North Hill Baptist Church at 501 West College invites worshipers to Bible school at 9 45 a m studying Romans chapter three with consecrated teachers. Morning sermon at 11 00 a m by Rev T D Sumrall on What Will You Do With Jesus. Evangelistic service at 2 30 p m on the Courthouse Lawn. Evening service at 7 30 p m with Rev Sumrall speaking on The Worlds Last Prayer Meeting.
Banking totals stood at 6.72 billion dollars as deposits swelled and holidays spanned New England and the Midwest. The New York stock exchange and major exchanges closed, with eight states unaffected by midday. Governors in New York and Illinois issued proclamations as others followed. Federal Reserve actions limited withdrawals of gold. Rep Ratney of Illinois predicted an early extra congressional session as Democrats moved to an emergency banking program. London froze foreign currency dealings as the center paused.
The Associated Press reports widespread bank holidays and exchange closures as governors declare banking holidays. New York, Illinois, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maine, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Iowa, Rhode Island join a growing list. stock and commodity exchanges suspend trading. Western Union limits money orders. Washington grants DC authority to curb withdrawals. Wyoming imposes five percent deposit pay restrictions. Kansas City Board of Trade and South Dakota banks also close. Florida declares a two day holiday.
Saint Andrews Church hosts a Sunday afternoon Evensong at four thirty with choir directed by Mrs. Margaret Grier. Singers Estelle Robison and H H Lewis perform. no sermon. Selections include Ancient of Days Psalm 117 Magnificat Nunc Dimittis and Rejoice the Lord is King. Public invited.
Corner of 8th and Washington W A Huffman pastor. Sunday school 9 45 a m with classes for all ages. Morning worship 11 a m sermon A Call to Christian Heroism. Intermediate Society 6 p m BYP and 6 45 p m. Evening service 7 30 p m sermon A Solemn Warning to Christians. Young People Society pageant The One Day I Have from 6 45 to 7 30. Leadership Training Classes Monday 7 15 p m Midweek Prayer Wednesday 7 30 p m Welcome to all.
First Methodist Episcopal Church on West Fifth Street lists morning worship at 10:50 with a sermon titled For This Cause by Dr. Bitelgeorge and a large chorus choir. Epworth League meets at 6:30 p m in the Parish Hall with a lesson Etiquette led by Miss Mary Leola Boyd. evening worship at 7:30 features The Seven Torches of Character by Dr. Eitelgeorge and Roswell High School Mixed Chorus directed by Miss Thelma Perry. Bible Study Wednesday at 7:20 includes Dr. Eitelgeorge delivering the Ninth Lecture on the Book of Exodus. Attendance last week was 82. all are invited to attend.
Church notice for St Peter's Catholic Church at 01 South Main Street listing Franciscan fathers and morning services at 8 o clock and 10 o clock.
East 4th and Garden church led by Pastor Trey Frazier announces Sunday school at 9 45 a m with enlarged classroom for larger attendance. Morning sermon at 11 a m titled None of these things move me. Evening evangelistic service at 7 30 p m titled Why sit we here until we die. Midweek services Tuesday and Thursday at 2 30 p m. W M L meets Wednesday at 2 00 p m.
Governor Seligman receives report from the state bank examiner outlining emergency conditions in New Mexico banks. The memorandum proposes a state bank holiday from March 4 to March 7 1933 and a five percent deposit limitation, with banks possibly remaining closed by board discretion.
Classified note from L. H. Weller advertising flooring services and a phone contact for addressing floor repairs and related food handling concerns.
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