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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1944
Page
10
Pastor Rev. G. C. Schramm will preach at 11 o clock with Sunday school at 10. The Walther League plans a Sunday afternoon outing at the home of Mr and Mrs Geske.
Rev H H Harper, a congregational Methodist minister, will preach at the Latter Rain Tabernacle at 2 45 Sunday afternoon on the subject He that loveth not knoweth not God A special prayer and song service begins at 2 30 oclock The public is invited to attend these services
Rev. Clyde Meredith, pastor of Bloomfield Baptist Church, will preach at Sikeston Baptist Church in morning and evening services on Sunday June 25. Meredith is a former member and Sunday school superintendent of the Sikeston church while Rev. E. D. Owen conducts meetings in Lafayette, Alabama.
Rev EB Bartley will preach on Sunday morning June 25 on the topic Personal Responsibility. Young People's services start at 6 30 with Miss Marjorie Seaman in charge. There is no evening service at the church during the summer months.
The Herald lists Assembly of God Church events with Pastor Gayle Jackson leading Sunday school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 o clock. Weekly activities include Senior Christ Ambassador meeting Tuesday 7 30 pm with Mrs Gayle Jackson in charge and regular prayer Friday 7 30 pm. Evangelistic meetings occur Sunday evenings at 7 30 led by the pastor. A welcome awaits all to these services.
The parish of Saint Francis Xavier Church on Front and Stoddard Streets lists Masses at 7 50 a m 9 30 a m daily Mass 7 00 and 8 00 a m First Friday communion at 6 00 a m Confessions Saturdays and eves of Holy Days 3 30 p m to 5 45 p m and 7 00 p m to 8 30 p m Holy Hour Thursday before First Friday 7 00 p m to 8 30 p m Perpetual Help Devotions first Sunday of each month at 3 p m except June July August September when held after last Mass Contact Rectory at 106 Stoddard Street for priest visits and emergencies.
Dr. W. W. Parker, president of the State Teachers College in Cape Girardeau, was named a member of the executive council of the South Central Jurisdiction of the Methodist Church. Other council members include Bishops A Frank Smith and W C Martin, Dr. Paul W Quillman, Dr. Marshall Steel, Paul D. Womeldorf, Mrs. Earl Foster, and Judge B E L Walker. The council will meet about six weeks hence, likely in Tulsa, to elect an executive secretary and set headquarters.
The Friendship Circle of the Woman's Benefit Association will meet Friday, June 23, at the home of Mrs. Ray Taylor, 220 North Prairie Street. A covered dish luncheon will precede the afternoon program. Read the ads theyre news.
Regular services will be held at Sikeston Christian Church on Sunday June 25 with Rev. R M Talbert in charge of both morning and evening worship. Sunday school at 930 and young people’s meetings at 630 will also be held as scheduled.
Miss Eula Hendley will lead services at the Church of the Nazarene Sunday June 25 during Rev J W Hoftert absence at the General Assembly in Minneapolis Minnesota. Sunday school starts 9 30 with Wm Thompson superintendent. Young people and juniors services at 6 30 Sunday night.
Rev. J. W. Hoffert pastor of the Church of the Nazarene attends the eleventh quadrennial Nazarene Assembly in Minneapolis Minnesota. Debates focus on establishing a Central Seminary and zoning General Superintendents. Hoffert supports Seminary plans but opposes the zoning. Fewer than 5 000 delegates and visitors registered, about half of the 1940 Oklahoma City world conference turnout, a reduction aligned with wartime measures. Mrs. Hoffert and son Marvin also attend.
A Chicago girl lost seeks help from a police officer who cannot guide without names or address. She offers a solution by going to her Sunday school to find the way home. The piece urges attending Sunday school and church, saying they heal hurts, restore faith, and build character. Roosevelt signs an annual $500,000 appropriation to the Library of Congress for raised books and sound recordings for the blind.
The article argues that elders and bishops are identical roles in Paul and Peter’s writings, with bishops required to meet strict pastoral qualifications. It urges churches to select and prepare capable men for this exalted service, warning against misusing gifted members by neglect.
Charles B. Thompson offers a compact antiquarian line about a preatom VT heaven blast with a cryptic, regional-laden sentiment.
The Sikeston Herald reports Thad Snow of Charleston elected president of the new Southeast Missouri Agricultural Bureau. St. Louis Chamber of Commerce rep Carl J. Baer told Sikeston that concrete roads will come, predicting roads within ten years. Local ex-service members Clyde Richards Frank Dye Arnold Terry Layton Clayton and Harry Dudley returned home from Army service. Governor Gardner calls a special legislative session to act on the woman suffrage federal amendment.
A Southeast Missouri raid captured a large still on a houseboat near New Madrid with 1900 gallons mash, 15 barrels sugar, 20 barrels meat. Lions Club officers elected June 12 include Kevil, Sikes, Dudley, Gervig, Taylor, Matthews, and Barrett. The Malone theater shows Lilian Gish and Jackie Coogan. A Sikeston artesian well mass meeting is planned tonight at the Chamber of Commerce. Also noted: weather highs in 1929 and first cotton bale sale at $1211.
Scott County Republican committee met at Benton last night and endorsed Hollings worth for Sikeston postmaster to replace the late Wm. H. Tanner who died February 20. Also notes a 98 degree high on June 17 and a July 17 aviation event in Sikeston. A steady stream of local moves and civic leadership changes appear, including Lions Club leadership shifts and military school placements for local youths.
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