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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1940
Page
7
The Sikeston Baptist church youth plan a six day Youth Revival starting August 11 led by Rev. Darnell Tabb of St. Louis and four young assistants under the Baptist Student Union. The group will tour Missouri churches this summer conducting similar meetings. Further details will follow.
Revival services begin Saturday night July 18 at the General Baptist church in Smith addition with Rev. J. N. Warren preaching and Rev. Marion Jones assisting. Dedication services for the church, where Warren is pastor, planned for Sunday July 28 with all day events and a basket dinner on the grounds.
Rev. J. J. O'Neil, Pastor, announces Sunday masses at 7:00 and 9:00, daily masses at 7:00, and first Friday communion at 7:00. Confessions on Saturdays and eves of holidays and first Fridays 3:30 to 5:45 and 7:00 to 8:30, or any time on request. Baptisms after the last Mass on Sunday.
Sunday School begins at 9 30 a m with preaching at 11 a m and 7 30 p m Prayer Service follows at 7 30 p m Tuesday V L B meets at 7 30 Friday night under Pastor E R Pulliam The notice lists service times for the Church of God located at 17 West Kendall Street.
Members of the Evangelical Lutheran church in Sikeston are invited to attend a Mission Festival at Gordonville on Sunday July 14. Rev G Schramm pastor of Sikeston church will be festival speaker. There will be no Sikeston church services July 14 to allow attendance. Morning services begin at 10 o'clock and afternoon services will follow at Gordonville conducted by Rev Schramm.
Church of the Nazarene conducts open air revival on south grade school grounds led by Rev. Co F Transue with Rev. E M Kennery in charge of preaching and Rev G C Bohannon directing singing. Four-State Trio provides special music. services nightly at 7:30 p m with public invited.
Rev John L Taylor of Sikeston Methodist Church will preach Sunday morning July 14 on Making a Future. Epworth League meets at 6 with tea to follow. no evening service during summer months.
Regular prayer services will be held at the Methodist Mission in Sikeston's eastern part at eight o'clock tonight, per Pastor Rev. H. H. Harper. Rev. Wm. Edwards of Zalma will assist with the services.
There will be no preaching at Sikeston Presbyterian Church on Sunday July 14 due to the pastor Rev D D MacAdams absence. Sunday school and Christian Endeavor meetings proceed as usual with directors Mr and Mrs Elmer Poage in charge.
Rev E W Milner pastor of Sikeston Baptist church will deliver Sunday morning sermon on Religious Fanatics and evening message at 7 45 on The Blight of Atheism Sunday school and Baptist Training Union services will follow the usual schedule.
The Ebert Kready Missionary Society of the Methodist church will be entertained Thursday afternoon July 18 at 2 30 PM at Mrs Joe Mathis home on Dorothy street Mrs J A O'Hara will lead the program with assistance from Mrs T M Solomon and Mrs Lizzie Ferrell The Board of Christian Education of the Christian church will meet Tuesday night July 16 at the church.
Members of the Gleaners Class of the Methodist church were entertained Wednesday night at the home of Mrs. Lynn Wagegener. Mesdames R. A. Harper and Walter Rayburn assisted in entertaining the group.
Wm. Southern Jr presents a Sunday school discussion on the Book of Job. He traces Job’s losses, his friends’ accusatory sermons, and Job’s bold claim that his Redeemer lives, contrasting human mystery with divine power as he asks why God permits pain and evil.
Thirty seven books have recently been received at the public library. Among them are 18 light romances mysteries and westerns 13 juvenile titles and six new fiction titles popular on current bestseller lists. Notable works include Night in Bombay by Lewis Bromfield When the Whippoorwill by Marjory Rawlings Gal Young Un by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Chad Hanna by Walter Edmonds.
Members of the Junior and Senior Christian Endeavors from the Christian church join with district peers for an inter society rally at Union Grove near Bell City on Sunday afternoon. The Chaffee Endeavor will lead the program which starts at 2:30 PM.
Sikeston attendees from Mesdames Tomerlin Reese Arbaugh Standley Putnam and Taylor joined others at Oran for a Woman's Missionary Union quarterly meeting. Mrs. Wallis Clippard will lead tonight's Baptist church Woman's Missionary Society program, one night monthly session for those who cannot attend afternoon meetings.
Contrary to common belief, lightning can strike tall objects such as the Washington Monument multiple times within one storm, challenging the notion that strikes occur only once per event. The phenomenon underscores the persistent danger of severe weather to tall landmarks and surrounding areas.
Betty Joe Manley age 12 praises The Wizard of Oz noting Dorothy’s cyclone journey to Oz and the companions the lion tin man and scarecrow seek heart courage brains Arvella Vaughn age 9 endorses While the Clock Tick s exciting Bayport setting Hardy Boys feature detective sons Joe and Frank solving a mystery in this book both reviews highlight engaging plots and accessible adventure for young readers
Mrs W C Whittle will supervise the story hour at the public library Saturday at 10 o clock. All children in story hour age are invited to attend.
About 32,000,000 telephones exist worldwide with roughly 17,000,000 in America, highlighting the strong share of telephone ownership in the United States compared with the global total.
City of Sikeston lists multiple figures for 1940 including 7,117.74 and 2,100.00 with other large sums such as 113,000.00 and 20,000.00. A. C. Barrett is named as City Clerk.
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