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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1941
Page
9
Rev Gayle Jackson, Pastor. Sunday School at 10 oclock, morning worship at 11 oclock each Sunday morning. Evangelistic sermon at 7 30 p m by the pastor. Prayer meeting each Tuesday and Friday night at 7 30. Everybody welcome.
Rev. E O Owen, pastor, will preach Sunday morning July 20 on The Ministry of Intercession. In the evening he will speak on The Price of Power. Regular services are held as usual and the public is invited to attend.
St Francis Xavier Catholic Church on Front and Stoddard Streets lists Pastor Rev J J O Neill and Assistant Rev A H Hoermann with phone 447. Mass times vary by season: summer 7 00 am and 9 00 am. winter 7 30 am and 9 30 am. Holy Days 5 45 am and 8 00 am. Weekdays 7 00 am and 8 00 am. Saturdays 8 00 am Mass at the Convent. Baptisms after the last Mass on Sunday.
Rev Joseph P Read will lead services at Sikeston Christian Church on Sunday July 20 after vacation. Sunday school starts at 9 30 with morning worship at 10 45 and evening service at 7 45 in the church calendar.
Nathan Nelson pastors the Church of God with Sunday School at 9 30 a m preaching at 11 a m and 7 30 p m Prayer service Tuesday at 7 30 p m The Victory Leaders Band meets at 6 30 o clock each Sunday evening.
Rev G C Schramm of Sikeston Lutheran Church will preach at nine o clock Sunday morning June 20 on Hypocrisy in Religion. Sunday school begins at 10 o'clock after the sermon. All members and friends are urged to attend these services.
Rev. John L. Taylor will preach Sunday morning July 20 on They Didn’t Know Any Better. Services will be in the Malone Theater due to auditorium repairs. Sunday school starts at 9 15 a m and Epworth League meets at 6 30 p m in the church building.
The Rev H J Teske former pastor of Sikeston Lutheran church and his family are guests of Fred Geske and family near Canalou. Teske now serves as pastor of the Lutheran church at Perryville.
Rev. H. W. Harper, pastor, announces regular services this weekend at the Methodist Mission in Smith addition. Prayer meeting Thursday at 8, Sunday school 10, morning worship 11, evening service 8:20. Parents urged to bring boys and girls to attend.
Dr W Willingham district superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene will speak at morning worship at Sikeston Church of the Nazarene on Sunday July 20 The evening service will feature Rev J W Hoffert with the sermon The Real Jesus Other regular services will proceed as usual.
The Apollo Quartet from Olliver Nazarene College in Kankakee Illinois will give a sacred music concert at Sikeston Church of the Nazarene at 7 45 p m Saturday night July 19. The quartet members Otis Bell Byron Carmony Harold Fitzgerrell and James Everett are joined by Fitzgerrell as director and Carmony as pianist. The group travels to promote the college motto Education with a Purpose and the public is invited.
Rev D D MacAdams pastor of the Presbyterian Church announces there will be no services at the church on Sunday July 20 due to his absence from the city.
Missouri Baptists approved a $10,000 one year program at Fort Leonard Wood to aid the army base. Dr. Edgar Godbold said the statewide allotment of $25,000 for the Southern Baptist convention's emergency plan will fund this Fort Wood effort and other activity at nearby army camps. A Baptist camp representative will work with chaplains, and missionaries will be appointed for four surrounding counties to assist civilian residents joining the base community.
Rev. E. D. Owen pastor of the Baptist church and Mrs. Owen with son Carroll visited Moberly during the Baptist State Executive Board meeting held this week in Kansas City.
The count shows 15,925,950 Roman Catholics in the British Empire and 29,273,022 in American possessions, combining to more than 45 million Catholics across English speaking countries.
The International Sunday School Lesson for July 20 1941 by Gilbert O Nations argues alcohol’s biblical disapproval and the churchs duty to influence public morality. It cites Pauls letters to Corinth and Titus urging sobriety and condemning drunkards while urging churches to lead in clean politics and virtuous governance.
Atlantic City convention of the International Christian Endeavor Society urges a return to prohibition to maintain sobriety and public morals. Delegates recall a 1920 slogan and press for restricting liquor near camps, local option, tighter ads, and strict sale controls, noting U S airports total 2655 with 646 municipal and 495 commercial bases.
In home accident classifications burns rank second to falls and eight major fire causes are rubbish defective chimneys roofs heating apparatus matches and smoking storage of flammable liquids electrical defects and hot ashes. Many owners use the Federal Housing Administration Modernization Credit Plan to install safeguards including fire resistant ceilings in basements fire resistant walls in garages and walls near basements and attics with proper fire stops and sufficient wiring outlets to reduce hazards.
W A Myers local agent for National Life Insurance Company of Vermont ranked first among 1200 agents for paid-for business in June. He surpassed a hundred thousand dollars in paid volume and earned a leaders club invite and a trip to the biennial sales congress at Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Invented in America and put into practical use as early as 1917 self sealing fuel tanks became standard equipment on American military aircraft, improving survivability in combat.
An advertisement urges readers to try faultless cleaning and highlights the value of clean services. It reinforces that good cleaning is always worth it and promotes contacting by phone for more details.
The Civil Service Commission reported a 34 percent rise in the executive branch payroll in the first year of full defense effort, listing 1,306,333 civil employees at the end of May. A year earlier there were 980,801 workers, while the December 1939 peak stood at 987,538, exceeding the World War high by about 63,000.
St Louis Muny Opera reviews Nina Rosa as seventh summer offering with seven nightly performances beginning Monday July 21. Romberg score features Your Smile Your Tears Serenade of Love and Gaucho Love Song. Carolina Segrera stars as Gaucho beauty. Bob Lawrence sings mining engineer. Ted Gary and others co star in this dramatic musical romance.
The Herald reports on local farm developments with crop conditions, market prices, and farm equipment updates. Details include regional weather effects, irrigation notes, and notes on cooperative activities among farmers.
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