Church of Christ Invites Visitors for January Services
Visitors from Hawley Lueders Haskell Anson Roby and Abilene attended last Sunday services. Bible school starts at 9 45 a m with growing attendance. Next Sunday topics include Man s Weakness and God s Forbearance and Study in Book of Luke. All day service planned for the first Sunday in January 193s.
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Church of Christ
John M. Rice
Hawley
Lueders
Haskell
Anson
Roby
Abilene
St Johns Methodist Church Sunday Schedule
Our Sunday School opens at 9 45 oclock and grows with you. Morning Worship begins at 10 50 oclock with the sermon on The Necessity.
Transfiguration and World Pathos Sunday Services
Fragmentary church notice invites parishioners to attend a 5 pm service and a World Pathos program. It mentions league meetings for young people at 6 noon and a League Union gathering Thursday evening at 9:30 pm with growing attendance.
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League Union
Seventh-day Adventist Church extends evangelistic week globally
Pastor Toe Carter announces a week of prayer engaging 488,129 members across 8,234 churches in 278 regions. About 26,552 evangelists reach new language areas roughly every five days, with long term funds totaling 240 million dollars. Local services occur Saturdays at 10 AM in the Central Christian church.
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Central Christian Church
Swenson Avenue Baptist Church Hosts Guest Speaker
Rev. Sam Morris of Del Rio preached at Swenson Avenue Baptist Church on Psalm 116. K A Davis and daughter Ruby sang two pieces. Morris spoke on KRBU Abilene Sunshine Hour from 1 to 1 45 p m. H S Hinson assisted with jail service in Abilene last Sunday. three men were saved. next Sunday service planned. two prayer meetings held. dom in e of the Lord cited. cordial welcome extended to all.
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Swenson Avenue Baptist
Sam Morris
del Rio
K. A. Davis
Ruby Davis
Mr. Morris
KRBU
Abilene
H. S. Hinson
Anson
Mr. Hinson
Swenson Avenue Baptist Church
Central Presbyterian to Observe Universal Bible Sunday
Rev. Wm. F. Rogan leads the morning service with The Fountain of Life as the theme. Universal Bible Sunday emphasizes Bible use in modern life and continues in the evening with The Cause of Errors. Evening services shift to 5 o'clock starting December 12, with Taxis Club program and Training Class to follow. church school meets 9:45 a.m. and midweek family service at 7:30 p.m.
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Central Presbyterian
Wm. F. Rogan
Fountain of Life
Presbyterian Church
Taxis Club
Taxis Fellowship
Church
Stamford Writers Named in New Texas Anthology
Two Stamford writers Miss Clara May Massey and Paul Lan diss Summers have poems in a Texas writers anthology edited by Aretha C. Conner. Other West Texas poets include Mary Catherine Beasley Dina Knudsen Nora Hefley Mahon and Retta Scott Garrett. The volume features short bios for each author. First Baptist W M U met with Mrs C R Sims presiding Devotions by Miss Lilias Penick and prayers by Mrs T A Upshaw A thank you letter was read for a Thanksgiving box sent to Rev and Mrs R D DeWeese of Anson A Christmas gift plan included J Walton Moore Jr Hardin-Simmons student The W M U contributed 61 02 to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Committee chairmen reported November work Circles meet Monday afternoon including Anna Held Cyn thia Miller Elkin Lockett Ruth Ford Laura Groner and Floy Hawkins groups.
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Stamford
Miss Clara May Massey
Paul Landiss Summers
Texas
Aretha C. Conner
Miss Massey
Fort Griffin
Mr. Summers
West Texas
Mary Catherine Beasley
Weinert
Retta Scott Garrett
Abilene
Morris Hicks
R. D. DeWeese
Anson
J. Walton Moore, Jr
Hardin-Simmons University
J. Walton Moore
China
First Baptist Church
Lottie Moon
South
Anna Held
Georgia Thornton
Cynthia Miller
Aubrey Foster
Elkin Lockett
A. G
Warning on Fireworks and Decorations for Stamford
City Fire Marshal C. N. Meeker warns violating state and city ordinances by discharging fireworks in Stamford Fire District and city streets. He urges care with Christmas decorations to avoid fires and endangering families during the holiday season.
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Stamford
C. N. Meeker
Baptist Workers to Meet Avoca Church Tuesday
The Jones County Baptist Workers Conference will meet with Avoca Baptist Church on Tuesday December 14 for an all day session. The program opens at 10 15 a m with a devotional by Rev Orvil Richardson and includes talks by Rev Fred Moreland Rev J H Littleton and Rev Dick O Brien with sermons and discussions on church leadership the Lord s supper and youth outreach by associated pastors and students from Hardin Simmons University.
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Jones County Baptist Workers’ Conference
Avoca
Orvil Richardson
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Nugent
Fred Moreland
Lueders
Ehure
J. H. Littleton
Hamlin
Dick O’brien
First Baptist Church of
Stamford
Anson Baptist Church
J. H. Skiles
Tuxedo
New Hop
Clyde Campbell
Stith Baptist Church
Thin Ice at Grand Theatre Stars Henie and Power
Sonja Henie and Tyrone Power headline the Twentieth Century Fox spectacle Thin Ice. The musical romance blends sparkling Alpine scenery with comedy, misidentity and romance as Henie falls for a man she thinks is a reporter but is actually a prince showing previews Saturday night and screens Sunday through Tuesday.
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Sonta Henie
Power
Sonja Henie
Tyrone Power
Twentieth Century Fox
Grand Theatre
Henie
Alcatraz Island Thrilling Melodrama At Ritz
Warner Bros presents Alcatraz Island at the Ritz for Sunday Monday Tuesday showings. The film portrays the tense world of outlaws and the men who hunt them in a grim yet fascinating San Francisco Bay setting. Every moment carries thrills toward a swift, exciting climax.
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Alcatraz Island
America
Big Rock
San Francisco Bay
Warner Bros
Noted Crimes Tale of Love and Adventure on the Mainland
A compact piece blends law and order with a powerful human story of romantic love and parental devotion alongside an adventurous mainland journey. The narrative threads draw together crime, affection, and exploration in a single sweeping account.
Hold ’Em Navy at Grand theater Friday and Saturday
Paramount comedy romance features Lew Ayres Mary Carlisle and John Howard in a Naval Academy love triangle amid football sequences by the California team. Benny Baker Archie Twitchell and Tully Marshall appear with Gene Autry’s Spring Time in the Rockies on the same program.
Annual stockholders meeting notice for First National Bank in Stamford
The annual stockholders meeting of the First National Bank in Stamford Texas will be held in the bank’s banking rooms on January 11 1937 the second Tuesday in January at ten oclock A M for election of directors and other business as may properly come before the meeting. T A Upshaw President E G Keese Cashier.
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First National Bank
Stamford
Texas
T. A. Upshaw
E. G. Keese
Mother of Mrs Frank Gentry Dies in Henderson
Mrs T S Woods of Henderson died of pneumonia Sunday night. Mrs Frank Gentry of this city, along with Mr and Mrs Ross Gentry and Mrs Thomas Murray, traveled to Henderson last week after learning of the illness. Further relatives returned and others continued to travel, with Mrs Frank Gentry returning Wednesday night.
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Frank Gentry
T. S. Woods
Henderson
Gentry
Ross Gentry
Thomas Murray
Woods
Murray
Herbert Gentry
Monte Cluse Gentry
Local Visitors and Church Services Highlight Rockdale Sunday
Burl and Mrs Bunkley visited the Cobb and Bunkley households. Rev Vaughn of Sweetwater preached at the Baptist Church. Ville Walls of Leeders stayed with Ruby Willoughby. M B Cobb of Stamford visited his parents. A Lueders basketball tournament drew several local boys over the weekend.
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Burl Bunkley
M. M. Cobb
B. H. Bunkley
Rev. Vaughn of
Sweetwater
Baptist Church
Vllie Walls of
Leeders
Ruby Willoughby
M. B. Cobb
Stamford
Lueders
Oliver 1938 Model 70 Tractor Demonstration At Lueders
Stamford Farm Machinery Company and the Texas Company host an all day event Saturday December 11 at the Stamford dealer building. The Oliver 1938 Model 70 row crop tractor will be on display with Hiram E Olson speaking and Dan M Guy explaining fuel grades and high compression. The meeting starts at 10 am with a barbecue lunch at noon.
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Stamford Farm Machinery Company
Texas Company
Hiram E. Olson
Oliver Machinery
RE. Hall
Dan M. Guy
Ethyl Gasoline Corporation
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John Howard
Benny Baker
Ally
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Raymond Walburn
Joan Davis
Alam Mals
Kam Gay
Meichas Cooper
Maurice Cass
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Tony Martin
Gloria Stuart
Fred Stone
Nat Pendleton
Mickey Mouse
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Shirley Temple
Heidi
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Toe Carter
N. F. McDonald
Tes
C. P Shamburger Lumber Co
Walton
First Baptist W. M. U
C. R. Sims
Lilias Penick
Baptist
Avoca Church
Phoenix
Carter
Coopers
Santa Claus
Rockdale
Brown Coffee Shop
Side Square
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Alton’s
Spry
Good Housekeeping Institute
Rollins
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