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Newspaper

Sikeston Herald

Location

Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1939

Page

2

Church Mass Schedule Announced by Rev. ONeill

Rev. John J. ONeill announces church services with Sunday masses at 7 00 and 9 00 a m and daily masses at 7 00 a m.

West Kendal Street church services announced

E. R. Pulliam, pastor at 17 West Kendal Street invites attendees to Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. V. L. B. meets at 7:30 Friday night.

West Kendal Street E. R. Pulliam

Beadle Sunday Services Schedule

The schedule lists Bible Study at 7 45 Wednesday night and worship services each Sunday with study at 9 45 am preaching at 11 am and a song service at 10 45 am. The readings reflect a church service routine for weekly worship and study.

Beadle

Lord's Supper Sunday at Nazarene Church

Rev. C. F. Transue pastor of the Church of the Nazarene will preach Sunday morning September 3 on The Speaking Blood. The Sacrament of the Lords Supper will be observed at this service. In the evening he will preach on The Question of Recognition.

Nazarene Church C. F. Transue Chmrch of the Nazarene Lavcd Transue

A Positive Religion Sermon At Presbyterian Church

The Presbyterian church will hold Sunday morning services at 9 o clock with Rev D D Ellis delivering A Positive Religion as the sermon. Evening services will feature The Grace of God and Sunday school at 10 o'clock led by Bartley Schwagler with Miss Audrey Dillender directing the Young People program starting at 7 o clock.

Presbyterian Church D. D. Ellis Ellis Bartley Schwagler Audrey Dillender

Scope of the Gospel to be preached at Methodist church

The Methodist church will host Sunday morning services with Rev. John L. Taylor delivering the sermon on The Scope of the Gospel. Walter Rayburn will lead church school classes as superintendent. Evening services resume September 10 after a two month gap. Prof. Luther T. Spade of Central College Fayette Mo will inspect the pipe organ to determine restoration needs.

Methodist Church John L. Taylor Church School Walter Rayburn Luther T. Spade Central College Fayette, Mo

No Sunday Services at Christian Church

Church officials announce there will be no preaching services Sunday September 3 at the Christian Church. Sunday school and Christian Endeavor meetings will be held as usual, and members and friends are urged to attend these services.

Christian Church Christian Endeavor

State Leader at Baptist Church Sunday Sikeston

Dr. Edgar Godbold of Kansas City, superintendent of the Missouri State Baptist Association, will speak at Sikeston Baptist Church Sunday morning September 3 on the Cooperative Program. In the evening Rev. E. W. Milner will discuss True Repentance. Homecoming Day September 10 aims for record attendances.

Edgar Godbold Kansas City Missouri State Baptist Association Sikeston Baptist Church Godbold Southern Baptists E. W. Milner

Lutheran Church Sunday Service Announcement

Rev. Herbert J. Teske conducts Sunday morning service at 3 o clock. You are cordially welcome and invited to bring friends.

Herbert J. Teske

Nazarene Delegates to Attend District Assembly

Nine members of the local Church of the Nazarene will travel to Hannibal on Monday for the district assembly and annual church conference. Presiding General Superintendent Dr B Chapman of Kansas City will lead the meeting through Friday, with local delegates including Rev. and Mrs. C. F. Transue and nine named parishioners.

Church of the Nazarene Hannibal B. Chapman Kansas City C. F. Transue Maudie Wicks Milton Crase Thos. Meredith Henry Bartholomew Dick Humes George Johnson Alma Phillips

Training School to Be Held at Baptist Church Here

Miss Marjorie Beazley, field representative of the Missouri State Baptist Training Union from Kansas City, will teach the senior class at the B T U training school here for five nights starting Monday September 11. She will cover The Senior Baptist Training Union Manual with other classes for intermediates and primaries led by local teachers.

Marjorie Beazley Missouri State Baptist Training Union Organization Kansas City Baptist Church Miss Beazley Baptist Training Union

YWA Meeting Held at Nina Ruth Vaughn Home

Members of the Young Woman's Auxiliary of the Baptist church gathered Tuesday afternoon August 29 at Miss Nina Ruth Vaughn's North Street home. Christine Cauthorne, president, led the business meeting before the social time.

Young Woman's Auxiliary of the Baptist Church Nina Ruth Vaughn North Street Christine Cauthorne

Nazareth Young People Meet Friday Night

The Young Women's Foreign Missionary Society of Nazareth Church will meet at 7 30 Friday night September 1. All members and all church youths are urged to attend. Miss Eulah Irvin, president, will preside.

Young Women’s Foreign Missionary Society Church of the Nazarene Eulah Irvin

Portageville Church Dedicated by Bishop

The Portageville Methodist church dedicated its new brick building this week. Dedicatory services began Monday night and conclude tonight with Bishop John Calvin Broomfield of St. Louis delivering the sermon. Open house Tuesday drew residents. midweek services featured Rev. John L. Taylor and Rev. Walt E. Hill. The $14,500 cost was mostly funded, with $10,000 on hand at start and $4,500 paid at completion, led by Pastor Rev. C. N. Gaines.

Methodist Church Portageville Walt E. Hill Third Street Cape Girardeau Conference Board of Church Extension John L. Taylor Methodist Sikeston John Calvin Broomfield St. Louis C. N. Gaines

How to Be Happy Says a Short List of Rules

A brief list offers eight rules for happiness. Do not contradict others even if right, avoid prying into friends’ affairs, value what you do not possess, resist envy, avoid assuming missed opportunities, distrust persistent evil rumors, refrain from repeating gossip, and mask pain with a smile.

Restore the processes of common counsel and democracy

Woodrow Wilson urges Freeman to meet for consultation as in the past to discuss issues freely. He argues democracy rests on collective counsel rather than a single understanding, pushing for open participation amid calls for civic engagement. The record also notes Zephyr Gas at less-74 octane from C. and M. Oil Company.

Woodrow Wilson

New Assistant Director Named for Baptist Group

Walter Lankford Jr was elected assistant director of the Baptist Training Union at Sikeston Baptist Church during a regular business meeting on Wednesday night August 30 Miss Bonita Hedden newly joined Bailey School faculty becomes BTU director Reverend D D Ellis pastor of the Presbyterian church attended evangelistic committee meetings of the Synod of Missouri in Columbia Tuesday

Walter Lankford Jr Baptist Training Union Sikeston D. D. Ellis Presbyterian Church Evangelistic Committee of the Synod of Missouri Columbia, Mo

Prince of Vision Isaiah Smiths Message of Hope and Judgment

Isaiah’s vision underscores a call to service amid national sin and looming punishment. The老人 prophet warns Judah of collapse, proclaims a remnant and a hopeful future, and links nations’ fate to sin, judgment, and eventual renewal.

Isaiah Israel Judah Rome Judah Isaiah

Kestonians Father Saturday Rev David Pressley Montgomery

Reverend David Pressley Montgomery of Leesburg dies at 75 after a month in Memphis Baptist Hospital. He was a retired Baptist evangelist and father to Vance Montgomery of Sikeston and three minister sons Paul Floyd Dargan, and Lewis, plus a daughter Mrs I Q Hardin. Funeral services were held in Leesburg with his sons conducting.

David Pressley Montgomery Leesburg Vance Montgomery Sikeston Baptist Hospital Memphis Tenn Montgomery Paul Winchester Floyd Warsaw Dargan Louisville Lewis Jacksonville Fla I. Q. Hardin Blue Mountain Miss

Brother of Sikeston Woman Dies of Injuries

John H. Hensley aged 50 near Benton died at Marine Hospital St Louis August 26 from injuries suffered three weeks prior while pile driving on a government boat on the Missouri River. Funeral at Unity church near Morley with Arden Ellise service. Survives include widow Eva and eight children plus four sisters and two brothers.

John H. Hensley Benton Nora Lynn Sikeston Marine Hospital St. Louis Missouri River Unity Church Morley Arden Ellise Hensley Kentcky Eva Hensley James Cliffton John Toby Ruth Rebecca E. Wadlington Fornfelt Alice Gage Palma S. O. Hensley Formfelt Ollie Hensley Near Benton

Last Rites Held for Mrs Hartford at Conran Home

Mrs Elizabeth Hartford died Monday at age 85 after a period of old age infirmities. Last rites were observed at her residence near Conran with Rev Marvin Hardin of Fortageville Church of God officiating. Interment followed at the Marston area cemetery. Survivors include five children Willie Purcell Blytheville Mrs R H Holdaway Conran area Mrs Louis Laferney Portageville Vertal Purcell Pannonia Calif and Janot Purcell Marston.

Conran Elizabeth Hartford Marvin Hardin Church of God Fortageville Marston Arden Ellise Hartford Matthews Willie Purcell Blytheville R. H. Holdaway Near Conran Louis Laferney Portageville Vertal Purcell Pannonia Calif Janot Purcell

Last Rites for Sikeston Woman's Mother Held

Mrs Mary Moore of VancLuser dies in Cape Girardeau hospital from gall bladder ailment aged 64. Revs John J O Neill conducts at St Francis Xavier Sikeston. Interment at Sikeston city cemetery. Survivors include daughters Mrs James Matthews and Mrs Monroe Sullivan.

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Mary Moore Vancluser Cape Girardeau Hospital John J. O'Neill Sikeston City Moore Vancyser D. Moore James Matthews Monroe Sullivan Sikeston

Funeral Services Held for Mrs Buchanan in Commerce

Funeral services were held at the family residence in Commerce for Mrs Josephine Buchanan who died Wednesday morning at St Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau after pneumonia. Interment followed at Oakdale Cemetery. Born July 27, 1892 in Vincennes Iowa, she had lived in Commerce 29 years. Survived by husband Jesse, four sons John Jesse Allen and E J and four daughters Naomi Birdie Bessie and Beulah all of Commerce.

Commerce Josephine Buchanan St. Francis Hospital Cape Girardeau Oakdale Buchanan Vincennes Jesse Buchanan John Jesse Allen E J Naomi Birdie Bessie Beulah

Telephone Cabinets Fit Seamlessly in Wall Niches

Telephone cabinets designed to fit into a wall niche offer an attractive solution for home layouts. They solve the problem of where to place the telephone, providing an integrated, unobtrusive storage and access point.

Zephyr Gas at less-74 octane

Zephyr Gas brands a lower octane product labeled less-74 and associated with C. and M. of Company.

Music group plans cautious instrument selection for pupils

R D Sorrels Sikeston public schools music supervisor urges prospective instrumental pupils to consult the music teacher before buying instruments. A preparatory course will read rhythms and chords before issuing an instrument to fifth and sixth graders, possibly fourth, with class work to align with school progress and December ordering.

R. D. Sorrels Sikeston

Books Add Interest Richness to Home

Books in themselves are decorative and add interest and richness to any surroundings. With bookshelves eligible for installation under the Modernization Credit Plan of the Federal Housing Administration many more home owners will avail themselves of this feature. Bookshelves built in an entrance hall serve a dual purpose. They offer storage space for books and at the same time create an inviting appearance.

Federal Housing Administration

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Church OF Christ Bailey & Bailey Attorneys-at-Law Room McCoy-Tanner Bldg Sikeston, MO George W. Kirk Applegate Bldg Robert A. Dempster McCoy-Tanner Building J. H. Chunn Stakkup Bldg E. J. Menstedt Front Street Merlin G. Anderson Dennis-Malcolm Howard A. Dunaway Telephone W. A. Anthony Scott County Milling Co DR. Handy Smith Applegate Tom L. Chidester Peoples Bank B. LL McWallin Stallcup Optometry W. M. Sidwell Optometrist J. Welsh H. S. Johnson Federal Directors Lutheran Church Nazarenes YWA Nazarene Zephyr C. & M. Oil Company Baptist St. Francis Xavier School Southern Wm. Southern Jr Temple Stines God Moses Assyria Hezekiah Jerusalem Palestine Titus Manazseh Kestonians Mes. Hartford U. S Seves John Deere Sikeston Tractor & Implement Co John Deere Quality Anpo Dempster ST. Sikeston, MO East Acres Moore Avenue C. H. Denman
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