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Sweetwater Reporter, Sweetwater, Texas
Sunday, February*17, 1946
S'water Mustang
Makes All-Pacific
1945 Grid Team
Homer R. May, 200-pountl
storekeeper (V) 3-C. a for-
mer 4-.vear letterman at
Newman high school, is a
member of the famous All-
Natspac football team for
the Pacific theater.
In 19-13 he was on the
San Diego Training station
team which licked UCLA.
Switching from end to right
guard this season he was
outstanding, the Naval Air
Transport Service Command
paper said
A picture of Homer ap-
pears in the edition along
with a story on the all
stars.
It says in part: "Busy as
they were running one of
the world's most important
airlines, officers and men
found time during the grid
season to play football. Hot
shot players turned up in
the ranks."
May made the first team
Japs Ask More Pay
In Demonstration
TOKYO — (UP) — More than
20.000 employees of the Japanese
government railways paraded
through Tokyo streets today
through the transportation min-
istry Friday. There they present-
ed demands for increased pay.
Workers' representatives gave
the transportation ministry until
February 20th to answer their
demand for a five-fold increase
in monthly basic wages and a
ten-fold increase in retirement I
payments.
Harvard 1'niversit v lost 57S of |
its alumni in World War II as
compared with 371 in World
War 1.
Programs In Sweetwater Churches
selection in the All-Star con-
test. He is son of H. R. May,
Sr.
The magazine showing the
local gridder as top ranking
guard was sent from Guam
to Sweetwater by Lieut.
Commander R. K. kamrath,
husband of the former Nan-
cy Cochran, who is visiting
here with her mother, Mrs.
Georgia Cochran.
FEMININE
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RUSSELL'S
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HAITI*!' MISSION
\V. Hedrick, Puslor.
9:15 a. in. — Sunday school.
11 a. m. — Preaching.
7 p. m — Training Union.
2 p. in. — Monday. WMU
7 p. m. —Wednesday Teachers
meeting.
7:1.1 p. m. — Wednesday pray-
er meeting.
LAMAIt ST It LET
BAPTIST CHl'KCII
.1. P. McBetli. Pastor
!!:!." a. in. — Sunday school.
Cliff Boswell. Supt.
10:50 a. m. — Morning service.
Mr. W. S. Buchanan, choir direc-
tor. Sermon: "In The Fulness of
Time."
7 p. m — Training Union. Mr
1. B. Jarvis, director.
8 p. m. — Kvening Broadcast:
The Ten Plagues.
.7:30 p. m. — Wednesday even-
ing — Mid-week Service.
Sunday morning we will de-
cide the seating capacity for the
new church auditbrium.
February 24-28, 1940 is the
date for our all church study
course.
.
CHItlSTIAN SCIENCE
SERVICE
"Soul" is the subject of the
Lesson - Sermon which will be
read in all Churches of Christ,
Scientist, on Sunday, February
17.
The Golden Text is: "The sun
shall lie no morj thy light by
day: neither for brightness shall
the moon give light unto thee:
but the Lord shall be unto thee
an everlasting light, and thy
God thy glory" (Isaiah 00:19).
Among the citations which
comprise the Lesson-sermon is
the following from the Bible:
"But thou. O Lord, art a shield
for me: in. glory, and the lifter
up of mine head" (Psalms 3:3).
The Christian Science society
hold services at 1001 Crane
street. Sunday school is at 9:45
and the morning service is at 11
a. m. On the first and third Wed-
nesdays of each month a testi-
mony meeting is held at 8 p. m.
The public is cordially invited
to attend these services.
FIRST METHODIST CHl'RCH
T. >1. Johnston, Pastor.
9:45 a. m. — Church school.
10:55 a. m. — Worship service
sermon bv the pastor, broadcast
over KXOX.
The choir will sing as their
Anthem "Jesus Master of the
Storm."
0:15 p. m. — Youth fellowsihp.
7 p. m. — Evening worship
service. Dr. C A. Long will
preach and hold the first quart-
erly conference.
3 p. m. — Monday: Missionary
Circles will meet.
7 p. m. — Wednesday evening
choir rehearshal and prayer-
meeting.
We extend a cordial invitation
to all who will worship with us.
JACK GEER
BLKCTRICAI. CONTRACTOR
24 Hoar Service
1007 Elm Dial 426
FIRST I'KESKYTEItlAN
CHURCH
Clifford W. Williams, pastor.
Peter Fox, Sunday School
Supt.
9:45 a. m. — Westminster
Chapel, 1312 .lames street. Sun-
day school.
9:45 a. in. — Regular Sunday
school. A class for every age.
11 a. m. — Morning Worship.
Anthem. "Send Out Thy Light";
sermon by the pastor.
3 p. m. — Roscoe church ser-
vice.
7 p. m. — Evening worship.
Special guests. Troop No. 10 of
Boy Scouts of America.
8 p. ill. — Young People's Fel-
lowship at the manse, 601 Jose-
phine street.
All visitors and friends are
most cordially invited to every
service in this church.
Mrs. Wetsel's
BCAUTY SHOP
Will Be Closed
Feb. 18,19,20
Three Days
To Attend Dallas
Beauty Show
Open for Business
Feb. 21
ST. STEPHEN'S
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
**>02 Locust street.
Rev. Kohert W. Wise, Priest.
8 a. m. — Holy Communion.
9:45 a. m. — Church school.
11 a. m. —Morning prayer and
sermon.
Visitors always welcome.
FIRST CHRISTIAN' CHURCH
H uv.li B- Warner, I'aslor.
9:15 a. m. — Bible school, M.
K. Garland, Supt.
10:50 a. in. — Communion and
sermon. Anthem: "I Will Lift
Mine Eyes." Sermon: "The Fut-
ure Is Now
0:35 p. in. — UVF Meetings. All
youth invited.
7 p. ill. — Evening worship
and sermon.
Sermon In the pastor. Public
invited.
p. m. — Monday, Council
meets with Mrs. Xey Sheridan.
Mrs. Warner will teach the les-
son from Book of Isaiah.
7:30 p. in. — Wednesday, Bro-
therhood Dinner. All members
and friends of the church urged
to be present. An offering for
"Week of Compassion" will be
taken.
This friendly church welcomes
you.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
L. D. Ball, pastor.
!':45 a. m. — Sunday school.
10:50 a. m. — Preaching. Solo
by Mrs. P. L. I'llom. Sermon top-
ic "Earmarks of a Xew Testa-
ment Church."
0:30 p. m. — Training union.
7:30 p. in. — Trio, Mrs. F. I
Gibson. Mrs. I'llom, Mrs. T. R.
Higginbotham. Sermon topic:
'The Gospel: What It Is and
What It Does."
< Hl'RCH OF CHRIST
Fourth and Elm.
F. B. Shepherd, Evangelist.
10 a. in. — Bible school with
grades lessons.
10:55 a. m. —The church meets
to break bread.
11:15 a. m. — Morning sermon
"So Near And Vet So Far."
7 ]). m. —Evening worship and
sermon "Life Eternal."
7:30 Wednesday — Midweek
meeting for praise prayer and
preaching. The public is invited
to hear Evangelist Robert Alex-
ander of Colorado City.
Texas Destiny To
Be Heard on KXOX
"The Texas Destiny", a record-
ing commemorating 100 years <>(/
Texas statehood will lie heard
from 1:30 to 2 p. m„ February
10 over KXOX.
According to Dr. R. L. Wil-
liams, city school superinten-
dent, th . so-minute program will
be carried to classrooms through
out the entire public school via
public address system.
Script for the broadcast origi-
nated at Radio Mouse on the
campus of the University of
Texas. II was written by Joe
Murphy and produced by Tony
Lumpkin and Elithe Beal.
Appropriate background mus-
ic will be furnished by Radio
House chorus and orchestra un-
der direction of Alexander Von
Kreisler.
A poeni "Song of Our Forerun-
ners'' by Karle Wilson Baker, af-
fords a fitting climax to the
broadcast. Familiar Texas histor-
ical characters will be used in
the cast.
It is estimated that one-third
of the carloads of manufactured
freight shipped on the railroads
can be traced to the automobile.
Christy Mathewson, baseball
pitcher, once walked 1 I batters
in a game, and once went 08 in-
nings without walking any.
Now Pink Mink
SEATTLE — (UP) — If you
should happen to see someone
wearing a pastel shade mink
coat in black, blue, royal topaz,
white, or pale topaz one of these
days, you're not necessarily go-
ing blind.
The Seattle fur exchange has
announced that 2500 mink pelts
THE CHURCH OF GOI>
Xintli and Cypress
Odessa Allen, Pastor.
10 a. m. — Sunday school.
11 a. in. — Morning services.
7 p. m.— Sunday night service.
7:30 p. m. — Wednesday, Mid-
week service.
7:30 p. in. — Friday, Young
Peoples service.
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS
.METHOIHST CHURCH
.1. E. Shewbert, Pastor.
9:'45 a. m. — Church school. W.
X. Baucum, Supt.
11 a. m. — Morning worship.
Message by pastor. Special mus-
ic. Come worship with us. The
Friendly church .
0:45 p. m. — MYF meeting.
7:30 p. in. — Evening worship.
Message by pastor. Youth choir.
Good congregational singing.
You will bo blest by worshipp-
ing with us. Subject: "The Fut-
ure of Christianity In Japan."
2 p.* in. — Monday. Suzanna
Wesley Circle meets with Mrs.
W. O. Miller. The Belle Bennett
Circle will meet with Mrs. O. !..
D( idson.
7 p ,m. — Evangelistic teams
meet at church. This will be a
week of personal work.
Good Food is Good Health
Dine at The Bankhead Cafe—Sweetwater's
Leading Restaurant—The Entire Staff is At
Your Service!
IT NAHM ENTAL
BAPTIST CHURCH
Third and MeCaulley street.
A. li. I'atetrson, Pastor.
9:05 — Radio.
9:4f> a. in.—Bible School.
11 a. ill. — "Rest".
0:15 p. in. — Prayer service
and young people.
7 p. m. —"Buried Alive".
Wednesday night (5:30 p. m. —
Teachers meeting.
7:15 p. in. — Prayer service.
8:15 p. m. — Choir practice.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
110 West Alabama.
Meets for worship at 10:30 a.
m., and 7 p. m. The public is in-
vited.
CHURCH OF GOI)
West Side Town
Rev. Cecil Bridges, pastor.
10 a. in. — Sunday school.
11 a. m. — Morning worship .
Wednesday —8:30 p. in., Pray-
er meeting.
Saturday night, Young Peo-
le's Endeavor.
CALVARY LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Silas and Kagland
L. D. Brann, pastor.
8:15 a. m. — Morning worship.
Guest speaker — Rev. H. J.
Schauer, Lockney, Texas.
EMMAXUELCHURCH
IX CHRIST
Rev. IT. S. Williams, pastor
S. Sam Houston and Alamo Sts.
10 a. m. Sunday school.
11 a. ni., Morning worship.
7:45 p. in. Evangelistic services
with good music, special singing
and sermon from the Word of
Lord.
CATHOLIC CHURCHES
Father Joseph Kallarin, C. M. F.
Holly Family.
Mass at 8:30 a. m.
I in maculate Heart
Mass at 9:30 a. ni.
( Hl'RCH OF THE NAZARENE
Filter! Labenske, pastor.
9:15 a. m. — Sunday school.
II a. m. — Rev. Archie Wood-
ward of lola, Kan., will speak on
"Christ and The Church."
0:30 p. ni. Juniors.
7 p. in. _ XYPS.
7:30 p. m. — Rev. Woodward
| will speak on the "Future Home
i I the Redeemed."
CHEF'S and COOKS
.1. I. "Slim" Liglill'oot
I. K. "Don" Craddoek
Mareial Salgiulo
\V. K. French
Roj Payne
T. Lawler
C. C. de Santiago
< \SII I Flt'S, WAITRESSES
Mrs. Seno It. Davis
Mary Jo Itoss
Lovelia Marie Carson
Mary Pearl Hairston
Henry Cradilock
(•race Waldon
Nelda Joy Crawford
Fay Lewis
At The Bankhead the Customer Has
Always Been Right!
For your selection today and every day—
every type of palatable food. Come in and order
a sizzling T-Bone, Top Sirloin, Filet Mignon,
or Club Steak from Choice Beef—Plate Lunch-
es, Salads, Sandwiches, Seafoods and then
Some!
When Better Food /s Served In Sweetwater
It Will Be by the
Bankhead Cafe
"A Place of Distinction"
E. A. Bailey Manager Morris Books
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FCATUR/NCr
JULIE
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Of-' MAGIC
Sponsored by Sweetwater Lions Club
Benefit of Blind Fund
TUES. NIGHT, FEB. 26,8 P. M.
Municipal Auditorium, Sweetwater, Tex.
of such pastel, colors will go on
sale tomorrow. The colors were
developed through inbreeding
processes in Washington, Ore ,
and California mink farms.
v <4
Hunters set a new record dur-
ing Maine's 10-day deer hunting
season I his year by killing 24,882
deer. The previous record was
21.408 killed in 11)13.
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By
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We are featuring a complete line of high
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fountain lunch— Also nationally known
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If you have been a customer of this store,
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Weaver, Rita. Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 40, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 17, 1946, newspaper, February 17, 1946; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth283169/m1/2/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.