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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1940
Page
5
Rev J J O Neil is pastor. Sunday masses at 7 and 9. Daily masses at 7. Communion at 7 on first Fridays. Confessions Saturdays eves of holidays and first Fridays 3 30 to 5 30 and 7 to 8 30. Any time on request. Baptisms after last Mass on Sunday.
Church notices list E R Pulliam as pastor at 17 West Kendall Street with Sunday School at 9 30 am preaching at 11 am and 7 39 pm. Prayer service at 7 30 pm Tuesday V L B meets at 7 30 Friday night.
Rev A B Cooper former pastor of Charleston Baptist church will be guest preacher at the local Baptist church on Sunday October 6. Pastor E W Milner will attend the Missouri Arkansas Kiwanis district annual meeting in Topeka Kansas this week.
Rev G C Schramm of Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church will preach on The Missionary Church at Antioch Sunday morning October 6. This closes a sermon series ahead of the Mission Festival on October 13. Children’s class starts October 5. adult class begins October 7. quarterly business meeting set for 8 pm October 6.
Rev John L Taylor, pastor, will preach Sunday morning October 6 on On Ever On with communion in the morning and a sermon titled Making a Covenant in the evening Epworth League and Sunday school meet as usual
Rev. Jos. P. Read, pastor of the Sikes ton Christian Church, will preach Sunday morning on Unity of the Church of Christ and in the evening on The Tyranny of Things. Evening service starts at 7:30, with Christian Endeavor to begin at 6:30.
Mrs. Garland Parker reviewed A Survey of Missouri Baptists by Courts Redford at a Woman's Missionary Society meeting at the Baptist church Monday night. Mrs. Alva Vaughn, society president, led a brief business meeting before the program session.
Prof. O H Grant of State College Cape Girardeau will speak at Sikeston Presbyterian Church Sunday morning October 6. Evening sermon by Rev D D MacAdams titled Men Wanted. Prayer services Wednesday night October 9 feature The Psychology of the Christian Personality.
Revival services at the North Street Tabernacle begin Saturday night October 5 at 7 30. Rev James E Adams of Mt Carmel Illinois is the evangelist in charge for the special meetings with Sunday school at 9 30 Sunday morning and the young people's service at 6 30 in the evening.
Christian people from over Southeast Missouri will converge on Sikeston for the Southeast Missouri Christian Missionary Society annual convention at the local Christian church. The theme Thy Kingdom Come centers on the rock sermon text Up on this rock I will build my church with talks by Rev ton church Mrs Read Mrs Roger Bailey and Rev R M Talbert of Cape Girardeau. The gathering closes shortly before noon Friday morning.
The pastor Rev. Jos. P. Read announces hosts for the next two Sunday night services at the Christian church. Names include Mrs. Ralph Bailey Bob McCord Mrs. John Calvin Mrs. Dessie Lumsden Mrs. Emma Carroll Mrs. Elmer Propst Charles Solomon and Bobby Jo Webber. Each is tasked with strong attendance in their section. Sunday Oct. 13 is designated as every member present Sunday.
Regular services will be held this weekend at the Methodist Mission in Smith addition with Rev. H. H. Harper in charge. Prayer service at 7 30 tonight and preaching on Saturday night Sunday morning and Sunday night. Special music will be furnished at the Saturday night service.
An open forum for Christian Endeavor societies in the region begins at Sikeston Christian church at 7:30 PM Friday with Dr. Paul C. Brown of Kansas City state field secretary in charge. He is aided by Rev. Roy Belcher East Prairie Rev. Eckroth Charleston and Rev. J P Read Sikeston pastor. A similar meeting will follow in Hayti Saturday night and Charleston Sunday afternoon.
Special revival meetings led by Rev. J. W. Hoffert have drawn good attendance over the past week and will extend through Sunday night October 6. Mrs. Hoffert preaches with Bohannon Trio providing music. Sermon topics include Im mortality, The Second Coming, The Two Builders, Heaven, and The Accounting Day.
Rev. Gayle Jackson announced that Rev. Riggs of Springfield will preach at the Assembly of God Church Sunday night. Sunday school and preaching are planned Sunday morning, with regular Sunday night services and prayer services on Tuesday and Friday nights.
Mrs. W. W. Lankford entertained the T E L class of the Baptist church at her Rath street home Tuesday night with 16 members present. Mrs. C. M. Harris presided and plans included a rummage sale on October 19 and a dinner for husbands on October 31. The next gathering will be November 12 at Mrs. Milburn Arbaugh’s Center street home.
The Woman's Society for Christian Service of the Methodist church installed its officers after a covered dish lunch. Officers include Mrs. Frank Schulte as president and Mrs. Harry Dover as vice president. The session featured an inspirational talk on Heritage and scripture readings. More than sixty five women attended.
Members of the Fidelis class of the Baptist church will be entertained on Monday night October 7 at the home of Mrs Willard Bennett on Kathleen street. The meeting will begin at 7 30 o clock. Mrs R L Guthrie and Mrs Rex Martin will assist Mrs Bennett in entertaining.
A 141 language count is cited as part of a summary on linguistic variety within the Soviet Union, highlighting the breadth of ethnic and cultural groups. The note signals ongoing interest in how language diversity impacts governance, education, and regional policy.
A devotional overview by Gilbert O Nations on Luke 1, praising Luke as the universal gospel writer. Emphasizes miracles of the virgin birth and John the Baptist’s conception, the prophecy fulfillment, and the primacy of divine intervention over science. Highlights Mary Elizabeth and Zachariah as first prophets, and Mary’s psalm-like praise.
Former Bellvue College Institute students will gather Saturday at Caledonia Missouri on the old college grounds, in buildings that later became part of Marvin College. Attendees from Sikeston include Mrs T F Henry Mrs B F Marshall Sr and others from Cape Girardeau Charleston Greenville and Texan guest Mrs Will Cantrell. The event follows a Baptist church Business Women's Circle picnic and weiner roast in Morley hills Tuesday night.
The Board of Stewards of the Methodist church will meet at the church Monday night October 8 to complete the year's business and organize for the coming year.
A device combining a toothbrush with a spray mouth wash atomizer is available for purchase in Norway, enabling simultaneous brushing and dispensing mouth rinse.
New officers of the Sikeston American Legion and Auxiliary were installed at a joint service at the Armory Tuesday evening. Oscar Kaiser of Cape Girardeau installed Legion officers with A S Reed assisting. Auxiliary leaders were installed by Mrs Kathryn Johnson.
Milo J. Warner of Tolēdo Ohio was elected commander at the American Legion annual Boston convention. The 22nd meeting ended with the group voting decisively against a neutrality declaration in foreign affairs, overturning 16 years of policy after a heated floor fight.
A document believed to be poet Eugene Field's marriage certificate to Julia Comstock of St Joseph dated October 16 1873 was found by Mrs Elliott Marshall of St Joseph Mo in a minister James Runcie era drawer in St Louis Field is listed as residing in St Louis and the certificate bears no ministerial signature.
Mrs. Vance Engram, formerly Miss Nina Ruth Vaughn, was honored by the Dorcas class of the Baptist Church with a covered dish supper and surprise shower Monday night at the church. The event celebrated her recent marriage and included friends and neighbors from the community.
A study finds that redheaded individuals with healthy scalps average fewer than 90 000 hairs on the head. The result highlights hair density differences linked to hair color and scalp health.
M L Stewart coordinator of Sikeston public schools spoke at the Sikeston Lions Club noon meeting at the Dunn Hotel. The club plans a Halloween barn dance at the National Guard armory October 31 with Jewel Cowboys performing to fund the Christmas program. twenty six members attended, led by President Wm Woehlecke.
Sikeston Kiwanis will elect officers for the coming year at the regular supper meeting at Palace Cafe tomorrow. Nomination committee members named are Frank Mount Ernest Hedden and Prince McDougal. guest speaker Richard Achuff of the Missouri Training School for Boys Boonville discussed delinquency focus and penalties.
Eight Sikeston Kiwanis representatives will attend the Mo. Kan.Ark. district annual meeting in Topeka Kansas October 6 7 and 8. Delegates include Rev E W Milner John Sutter field and James Mccabee with officers L M Standley George W Kirk and wives Mrs Standley Mrs Milner and Mrs Mocabee among attendees.
The Canadian province of Alberta has about half a million residents living on roughly 101000 farms, reflecting a large rural economy with a substantial farming sector.
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