Church Mass Schedule Announced by Rev ONeil
Rev John J O Neil the pastor announces Sunday masses at 7 00 and 9 00 a m and daily masses at 7 00 a m for the parish.
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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1939
Page
5
Rev John J O Neil the pastor announces Sunday masses at 7 00 and 9 00 a m and daily masses at 7 00 a m for the parish.
Sunday School at 9 30 a m with preaching at 11 a m and 7 04 p m Prayer service at 7 30 p m Tuesday V B at 7 30 Friday night centered at 17 West Kendall Street with Pastor E R K Pulham listed.
Bible study at 9 45 a m followed by song service. 1945 a m preaching service and 11 a m eaen Sunday. Bible study at 7 45 Wednesday night.
Rev Herbert J. Teske presides at Sunday morning services at 9 oclock. The pastor invites all to attend and welcomes parishioners and friends.
Rev. Joseph Read of Covington Kentucky will be guest speaker at both morning and evening services at Sikeston Christian Church on Sunday August 27. Read preached here weeks ago and impressed the congregation seeking a pastor. Sunday school and Christian Endeavor will be held as usual.
Rev EL W Milner, pastor, will preach Sunday morning on Passing on the Torch at the Baptist church. In the evening he will speak on The One Talented Man. Members and friends urged to attend services, Sunday school, and Baptist Training Union. Dorcas Class members and their teacher Mrs E W Milner held a weenie roast in Morley Hills Monday.
Dedication services for new pews in the Church of the Nazarene will be held Sunday morning August 27. Pastor Rev. C. F. Transue announced. In the evening, new Sunday school officers and teachers will be installed and Rev Transue will preach on the subject When the Old Man Dies.
Rev. D. D. Ellis, pastor of Sikeston Presbyterian Church, will preach Sunday morning August 27 on The Whole Armor of God. In the evening his sermon will be He Is Able. Young peoples services start at 7 pm with Miss Berniece Chaney leading a discussion on Lessons in Soul-Winning.
Rev John L Taylor will preach on Christ and Him Crucified at Sunday morning service in the Methodist church with no evening service. Also noted, Rev John O Ensor preached at the morning service last Sunday and the Gleaners Class plans a potluck supper on Wednesday night at Mrs George W Kirk’s home. William McGrrery appointed assistant county agent for Butler county starting Friday, succeeding John Herlinger who moves to St Francois county.
Representatives from eight Southeast Missouri churches will attend the district young people’s rally at the Church of the Nazarene this Saturday August 26. Supper is at six o’clock and the main session follows, with Rev. R. D. Wood of Poplar Bluff as chief speaker.
Departmental officers of the Baptist Sunday school were selected by the church in a recent business session. Alva F. Vaughn is superintendent of the adult department, Vernetta Smith of the young people, M. S. Tomerlin of the intermediate, E. F. Weidemann of the primary, Anna Jones of the beginners, and J A Stovall of the cradle roll. Jack Johnson is cradle roll superintendent. Wm Hayden was named general secretary of the Sunday school and Miss Georgia Houchins general secretary of the Baptist Training Union.
Frank Dye was elected commander of the Henry Meldrum Post of the American Legion at the regular meeting Monday night August 21 at the Legion hut. He succeeds Dr W A Anthony. Other officers elected include L F Langley first vice commander J S Wallace second vice commander Tom Lett Morley third vice commander Paul Slinkard finance officer W O Carroll chaplain Bill Shain historian Louis Flewelling sergeant at arms. Installation of officers will occur early October possibly in a joint service with the American Legion Auxiliary. The group also planned for the Fourteenth District meeting to be held here on Armistice Day.
Major C. L. Malone of Sikeston, a leading local American Legion figure, was elected to Forty and Eight. He was initiated in St Louis along with 18 other Legionnaires and will join the Southeast Missouri chapter with Sikeston headquarters after the state convention. He has served as local post commander and district commander and leads the Reserve Officers Association.
In a August 27 1939 Sunday school lesson by Wm Southern Jr the story of King Uzziah is examined as a warning about pride. Uzziah's youth brought prosperity and military success yet his arrogance led him to usurp priestly duties, prompting divine punishment and a life in quarantine. The piece links the moral to rulers and dictators who exalt themselves above God and warns that power without humility leads to downfall.
Sikeston Kiwanis Club will hear reports on World Fairs and East Coast visits at the Hotel Marshall meeting tomorrow night. F. A. Harper will discuss his Columbia University and World's Fair experiences, while J. A. McCabe will cover San Francisco's Exposition. The program is led by George W Kirk with Earl M. Allen presiding.
Miss Dorothy Nadine Chrozier left Monday night for Mount Vernon Missouri where she will receive treatment at the State Sanatorium.
Mrs. Jennie Stubblefield hosted a Friday luncheon at Mrs. A. C. Barretts home for Mesdames Jno L Tanner W W Kingsbury Florence Marshall Ruby Anthony Barney Wagner and Ella Old. Miss Betty Belle Donnell returned Saturday from a road tour listing cities in Missouri where rushees for Kappa Gamma sorority will attend Missouri University next year. Companions were Miss Betty Brownlee and Miss Mary Maud Clinkscale Frances Ann Robnett and Harriet Robnett. Mrs. Chris Francis gave a Tuesday luncheon at her North Kingshighway home honoring Mrs. Richard Barnett of Colorado visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Carroll Ray Allen Moll and Mrs. Jeff L. Sutterfield with daughter Ruth enjoyed Keen er Spring outing Sunday.
Sikeston Women's Junior Chamber of Commerce hosted a watermelon party on Tuesday night August 22 on North Ranney Avenue at president Miss Helen Virginia Keith's home. Fifteen members attended with three guests Mrs. Orville Fant of Blodgett and Misses Evelyn Allard and Della Wright of Sikeston. The next regular meeting is set for Tuesday night September 12 in the Sikeston library auditorium with the program yet to be decided.
The local Women’s Benefit Association reviews a social evening on Monday night August 28 at the I O O F hall. President Mrs Dean Marshall and members will present a program for the event.
A surprise birthday dinner Sunday August 20 honored Alf Butrum with his son Lee and granddaughter Katie Sue. Attending were the Butrum families Kathleen John Commodore and family Marvin Lee Elvis Richard Duncan Marshall Lucy Lee Claude Lee and others from McMullin and Sikeston.
J. D. Troxell and Levada Altom of the McMullin Health Workers 4-H Club led by Ernest Alsup entered the health demonstration contest division of the 4-H State Round-up at Columbia August 14 to 18. They won blue ribbons and gold pins presented by the Extension Department of the University of Missouri and the Missouri Farm Bureau Federation. The team demonstrated Making a Fly Trap against 856 contestants. Individual health grooming style review and 4-H Club record contests drew keen interest. Food preservation and clothing exhibits earned attention for State Fair entry at Sedalia. Time and place were set for community singing and directed recreation.
Twenty five employees of the Reiss Dairy and their families attended a picnic dinner and social at the farm home of Mr and Mrs J J Reiss east of town last week.
The Rebekah Lodge will hold its regular business meeting Friday night in the I O O F hall. Mrs. Lillie Meyers of Blodgett, noble grand, will preside.
Mr and Mrs P V Branum hosted Mrs Branums mother and her siblings plus relatives from Arkansas and Texas. Guests included Mrs G A Chandler and her son Roland Chandler of Brinkley Ark Mrs C E Alexander and children Jean and Odell of Brinkley Ark Mr and Mrs C G Lincecum and children Madeline and Billy Mrs Loyd Gordon and son Gerald of San Antonio Texas Mrs C W Page of Hot Springs Ark and Mr and Mrs William Moody of Forest City Ark. The Branums and kids Helen Betty Jo Imogene Charles and Billy joined them to Brinkley for portions of the visit.
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Anne Clayton of Blytheville Ark and R E McEuen of Sikeston. The ceremony was performed by Justice of the Peace Ira Rose in East Prairie. The couple plan to live on Highway 61 near the South Y. He operates a typewriter repair business.
Lions Club members guests and new members met at Nall's Country Club. President A. M. Jackson led. The club plans its Halloween dance at the armory if possible and notes a neck and neck contest between Charles Dement and Charles Blanton Jr. that will run several more weeks.
Letters of Administration granted August 18 1939 by the Probate Court of Scott County Missouri to Dessie Lumsden Administratrix. Creditors must exhibit claims within six months of letters or be barred, and within one year to avoid forever barred. O L Spencer Probate Judge. Formal stationery remark follows.
Office locations and phone numbers for Dr. Tom L. Chidester and Dr. B. L. McMullin in Sikeston Missouri. Includes addresses in the Applegate Building Peoples Bank Building Stalkup Building and McCoy Tanner Building with office and residence phones listed. Hemorrhoids treatment noted for Dr. McMullin.
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