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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1941
Page
10
Sunday school at 10 and morning worship at 11 every Sunday with an evangelistic sermon at 7 30 p m by the pastor Prayer meetings on Tuesday and Friday nights at 7 30 Everyone welcome to attend.
Rev E D Owen will preach Sunday morning on The Old Paths at Sikeston Baptist Church. The evening sermon will be The Thief on the Cross. Sunday school is led by Alva Vaughn with Baptist Training Union directed by Bill Hopkins, as usual.
Front and Stoddard Streets Rev J J ONeill pastor Rev A H Hoormann assistant Phone 447 Mass times vary by season with daily and weekend schedules Holy Days Confessions and baptism times listed Confessions available by request and before Masses for those unable to attend
Reverend G C Schramm of Sikeston Concordia Lutheran Church will preach on the subject We Would See Jesus at morning worship using John 12 20 as text. Following the preaching hour at 9 oclock Sunday school services begin at 10 oclock.
Revival services led by Rev W D Reaves of Hubbard Texas have run three weeks and close Friday night December 5 Pastor Rev Jos P Read announces Members and the public are invited to attend Sunday sermons on The New Birth and Christian Soldiers Bible school begins at 9:45 with worship at 10:45 Christian Endeavor at 6:30 and evening service at 7:30
The Methodist Epworth League of Scott county will meet at Sikeston Methodist church at 7 30 Monday night December 8. Speakers include Miss Laverne Williams and Rev Paul Fountain of Cape Girardeau. Special music will be provided. Local hosts are the Epworth League members led by sponsor Miss Kathryn Clark.
The Young Women's Association of the Baptist church met Tuesday night at Miss Mildred Mathis's home with eight young ladies present. Mrs. A. M. Jackson reviewed the booklet These Things Remain by Ella Broadus Robertson. A Christmas party was planned for the next meeting at Mrs. Nora Holten's home on Prosperity street.
Co-Workers Society will serve a kraut dinner in the Methodist church dining room on December 10 featuring spareribs baked beans mashed potatoes baked apple cornbread light bread and mincemeat pie with fresh kraut. Plates cost 50 cents with proceeds to the society treasury. The dinner was approved at the regular meeting held at Mrs. L. F. Hatfield’s home on William Street led by Mrs. Roy V. Ellise president.
Rev E W Bartley pastor of Sikeston Methodist church will preach Sunday morning December 7 the sermon subject Some Great Questions in Life The morning service is the service of communion and all church members are expected to attend Visitors are welcome at all services
The Church of the Nazarene will hold morning worship with Rev. J. W. Hoffert preaching on The Necessity of Advancement. Evening worship at 7 30 features Conviction as the minister's topic. Sunday school at 9 30 led by Wm. Thompson with junior services at 10 45 directed by Mrs. Russell Weekley.
Members of the Men’s Bible Class at the Methodist church plan a banquet in the church dining room on Monday night December 8 at 6 30. A turkey dinner with trimmings will be prepared by class members’ wives and served by the daughters of class members.
Rev. and Mrs. E. D. Owen, who moved this week to Stoddard street, were surprised by a shower of groceries and staple household articles following a prayer service at the Baptist church last night.
Regular services will be held this weekend at the Methodist mission in Smith addition with Rev H H Harper in charge. Prayer services will be held Thursday night at 7 in charge. Sunday school begins Sunday morning at 10 and worship at 11. Evening preaching at 7.
Bishop Manning of the Episcopal Diocese of New York dedicated the completed nave and west front of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, a $20 million church hailed as the world’s largest Gothic cathedral with a 40 foot rose window and 32 stained glass windows. The project, near Columbia University, plans for towers and a total $30 million with prayers welcome from all faiths.
The Fiftieth anniversary of the Children's Home Society of Missouri was observed in St. Louis at 4415 Margaretta Avenue with a board meeting and a public session. Mayor William Dee Becker, Bert H Lang, and Florence Hoover spoke as a governor’s letter praised the society for placing over 6000 children in Missouri foster homes and urged continued work.
Gilbert O Nations portrays the church as unique, unselfish, and guided by love not coercive force. He recounts Pentecost converts, life in the early church, devotion, and Paul’s teaching on unity of the faith with apostles prophets evangelists pastors and teachers as spiritual gifts for enduring church leadership.
Miss Beatrice Dobbins of Sikes ton travels to St. Louis for the Missouri Library Association convention at the Jefferson Hotel running today through Saturday. Brig Gen U S Grant II from Fort Leonard Wood and Robert Orr of Scott Field will join as speakers on library facilities for defense workers. Other speakers include Charles H Brown of Almes Pa Herbert A Keller of the Library of Congress and Charles Van Ravenswaay editor of the Missouri Guide Book.
Funeral services were conducted at the family residence in the Miner community at 2 30 o clock Tuesday afternoon for Randy Lee Walker infant son of Mr and Mrs Bennie Walker who died early Monday morning after a week long pneumonia illness Rev Asa General Baptist minister presided Interment followed at Memorial Park Cemetery under National Funeral Home services Randy Lee born August 9 1941 sixth child in the family Survived by his parents one brother Bennie Jr and four sisters Muldred Margaret Betty and Mary Ann plus grandfather John Walker
The U S Treasury halted plans to collect the $5 automobile use tax after a congressional subcommittee refused funds for its collection. The committee rejected the treasury's request to mail bills and hire staff to handle the tax. A repeal bill, to take effect February 1, also awaits action in Congress.
John Monroe Watkins 86 died Friday night November 28. Born October 7, 1855 in Kentucky, he is survived by daughters Ethel Morris and Lela Abernathy, sisters Lou Shaffer and Ida Caldwell, and many grandchildren. Funeral by Rev H H Harper at Methodist mission. interment Carpenter Cemetery near McMullin with Ellise service.
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A Portland Oregon music teacher has created an electric finger exercise for musicians. The device aims to improve dexterity and speed by engaging each finger individually.
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