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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1939
Page
1
The Baptist church announces a Sunday sermon titled Defining the Blood focusing on Christian doctrine. Rev eer At te u re ante cre Bantist will lead the service and discuss key faith themes with congregants.
Sunday services at the Nazarene Church feature Rev Transneve delivering The Day of Rechotrg and teachings on Constructiom Wart of B nlung a Christizn Charactero. The Nazirerne Youre Peoples Society meets at 67 odects with the topic Jesus Loves UW Little Children.
Rev D D Ellis of the Presbyterian church delivers the third sermon in a series on Bible doctrines on January 22 at the usual evening hour with the subject The Devil. The evening program includes the sermon Grief of the Spirit and a young people's meeting at 6 50 led by Miss Berniece Chaney discussing The Foreign Mission Oasis.
The sermon subject at the Methodist church next Sunday morning is Say Now Shibboleth by Rev John L Taylor. Church school begins at 9 15 o clock. Epworth League meets at 6 50 followed by evening worship at 7 50 with subject Man's Greatest Work. Louise Woods leads program What Does a Crusader Need.
Rev. John J. O Neill announces weekend masses at 7:30 and 30 am and daily services at 7:30 am at St Francis Xavier Church.
A Church of Christ holds Bible Study at 9 15 am and 7 45 pm on Wednesdays. A song service occurs at 10 45 am followed by preaching at 11 am each Sunday.
Pastor Rev Martin L Cook announces weekly worship at Concordia Lutheran Church on Wakefield Avenue. Divine worship occurs at Q o clock each Sunday with Sunday school at 10. A cordial invitation to attend these services is extended.
The Presbyterian church Young People's Council met Tuesday at Mrs Mae Martin's home with ten present to plan February activities. Church services at 959 a m Sunday School, 11 a m preaching, 7 30 p m prayer, 7 50 p m Friday night. The Herald notes.
Rev Sem Jores evangelist leads a church revival titled What Would Jesus Do with services through Sunday night January 29. Rev Rains reports growing attendance and 200 in Sunday school. Booster Chorus directs evening music. special topics cover sin, death, miracles, and the Second Coming of Christ.
The bi monthly meeting of the Southeast Missouri Baptist Ministers Association was held Tuesday afternoon at the local Baptist church with Rev. E W Milner as host. The next meeting will be at Dexter.
Rev J A Duncan of Maplewood Church of the Nazarene will speak at the local church tonight about his experience visiting the gas chamber in Jefferson City with a condemned comic. Duncan will present the final testimony of the man who professed innocence.
Dr J H Kready director for the Golden Cross asks for cooperation to enroll contributions for the conference year. The fund aids Barnes Hospital St Louis with medical care for those unable to pay and helps minister families. funds are used for the sick poor under Barnes Hospital chaplain.
A Sunday school discussion by Wm Southern Jr on Luke 22 51 62 and first Corinthians 10 12 explores Peter's denial at the high court and his repentant comeback. The teacher contrasts Peter's courage and fear, notes human frailty, and urges humility before leadership.
The Co-Workers Society of the Methodist church will meet next Tuesday at the home of the newly elected president Mrs Roy V Ellise. After a brief business session the members will enjoy a social hour.
Funeral services for James Le rcy Hancock aged 13 were held Tuesday at New Harmony church near Salcedo with Rev. Wickham officiating. Interment followed at Memorial Park cemetery Sikeston. Hancock had lived in Southeast Missouri 18 years and died at his home near Sikeston on Sunday January 15. Surviving are his widow Sarah Jane Hancock and three children E H Hancock of Salcedo, Mrs Fred Willis, and Mrs T C Gilmore of Anderson Indiana.
A group of friends will beautify Maynard cemetery east of Sikeston and urge helpers to assemble Friday January 27. If weather blocks, they will meet February 3 as advised by Mrs. Ollie Kirkpatrick near Charleston. Steele S. E. Baxter, 56, died after a hit and run car struck him on a Southeast Missouri highway near here last Friday night while traveling from Town to New Mexico, marking the region’s second traffic fatality this year.
W E Hollingsworth assumed duties as manager of the Dempster Furniture and Undertaking Company. Owner Mr Dempster and Mrs Dempster are on a Florida vacation. Hollingsworth formerly ran Hollingsworth’s Drug Store, now Bowman Drug Store with Sam Bowman as proprietor.
Representative Joe Wallace of Scott county was appointed to six committees by the House speaker. The posts are Agriculture Insurance Public Health Roads and Highways Swamp Lands Drainage and Levee and Ways and Means. He was in Sikeston last weekend and returned to Jefferson City on Monday.
Earl Steck, Scott county treasurer, was elected president of the Bank of Fornfelt by directors at a Tuesday meeting. He has been with the bank since its 1905 organization and served as cashier until 1923. Re elected to key posts were Stephen Barton, W A Georger, and Paul Bray. Directors include Steck Barton Bauden Distal Arnold and Tomlinson.
The man killed January 10 on Highway 60 east of Sikeston was identified as J. L. Adams a unemployed painter from Kansas City. His body was buried after relatives could not be found and fingerprint comparison with a Cape Girardeau description confirmed the identity.
Carl Wedeking of Cape Girardeau, former Missouri State Employment Service worker, is back in Sikeston as senior interviewer in charge of the local office now in the Odd Fellows building on North Kingshighway. Gene Ryan becomes Sikeston interviewer. Wedeking will relocate his family to Sikeston once a residence is found.
Representative James S. Wallace of Scott County introduces a House bill Tuesday to revise circuit court terms in Cape Girardeau. The bill sets term starts on the first Monday in January the second Monday in September and the fourth Monday in April.
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