The home journal. [volume], August 16, 1952, Image 4

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Bible Lecture
In Market Monday
Donald A. Adams, a
special representative of
the Watchtower Bible So
ciety from Brooklyn, New
York, will visit St. Thomas
and St. Croix this Monday
and Tuesday.He will spend
MondayinCharlotte Amalie
and Tuesday in Christianst
ed visiting the local com
panies of Jehovah's
witnesses. Monday even
ing, Mr. Adams will de
liver a free public Bible
lecture in the Rothschild
Francis Square near the
Public Marketat 8 PM on
the Bible subject “World
Unity-Is It Justa Dream?”
Mr. Adams’ visit, will
conclude a several weeks
trip to many of the princi
pel islands of the - Carib
bean visiting the congrega
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announces the opening of |
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‘No. 7 QUEEN"’S
a modern air-conditioned Restaurant -
Bar- Luncheonette - Soda Fountain
Under Th‘e Maragement Os
MR. ANP MRS. OSCAR LUND
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BREAKFAST SERVED 7 to 9 A.M.
LUNCHEONS 1266 3 PM. )
DINNERS 7 P.M. tolo P.M. |
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Open Daily For General Service From 7 a.m. to Midnight g
tions of Jehovah’s witnesses'
and supervising several
three day District Assem
blies of the witnesses in the
various islands visited.
|This week end in Puerto
Rico such a three day as
sembly is being held in
Hato Rey, San Juan. Mr.
'Adams will deliver several
Bible = Talks during the
convention as well as the
lecture “WorldgUnity--Is It
Just a Dream?”’ His talks
’will be translated into
Spanish for the many
hundreds of witnesses in
attendance from all parts
of Puerto Rico. Upwards of
iBOO are expected to be in
attendance at the conven
ition.
Clocking the Town
'other qualifications to serve on
such a committee.
Governor de Castro vows he
wi'l nct be caught napping
The Home Journal
this timeonthe matter o,f;
of making appointments to
the Economy Commission. Hei
started to interview nominees
yesterday, and will send the
entire slate 'o the Council for
confirmation as soon as he
gets their acceptance. He
doesn’t want to encounter the
problem of persons accepting
nomination, t hen excusing
themselves.
TLe Governor is considering
appointing another orderly or
a watchman for Government
‘House whichis no w closed
part of the night. An armed
orderly, Halvor Hart, who
‘was laid off last fiscal year
when the administration was
required to slash expenses,
has recently been re-employed.
Cooperation o f the public
Wednesday’s air raid practice
drill was satisfactory, except
in one or two outlying dis
tricts. ‘l'here was a little ex
citement when two CD work
ers exploded smoke bombs a
top Municipal Building, and
laier when over-zealous fire
Pre - Carnival
Dance At
Grand Hotel
The Women’s League, in
coniunction with the Carnival
Committee, is planning a big
Pre-Carnival Dance at which
the main feature will be the
election and proclamation of
the Cacnival Xing and Queen.
All contestants will be onhand
to vie for your votes, as voting
will close at midnight in order
that the King and Queen may
be prcc'aimedat t h e dance,
The date is August 25th, Mon
day night, and the place - the
Grand Hotel. Roy Wallace
and his Orchestra will be in
attendance to play the special
‘Carnival Caiypso numbers. The
tr ue Carnival spirit will be
|added by the Casablanca Steel
'Band who will show you what
a “'round march’’ is like. Come
in the gayest colors you have
and catch the Carnival spirit.
Tickets are on sale at Blue-!
beard’s Castle Hotei, Don k
Shop, Bolero,Stationery Store,
Hay’s Store, French Sh o p,
Ransom House, and Virgin
Isle Hoziel.
fig ters lost control of a hose
and sprayed water in Clinton’s
Grocery. The Governor, who
was on the spot, ordered the
water turned off immediately
as Clinton emerged from the
grocery with a ‘what the hell’
look on his face.
Publication
All local plumbers are invi
ted to attend a meeting in the
High School Auditoriurr on
August 20, 1952 at 8:00 p.m.
The p.rpose of this meeting
is to discuss the submission of
plunbing plans, the Sewage
Act, and general policies con
cerning appoval and disappro
val of plans.
| Rudolph B. Galiber
i Sanitary Engineer Director
' Publication
It is hereby brought to pub
lic notice t hat the Govern
lment of the Virgin Islands of
‘the United States has this
'date authorized The Reverend
Robert J. Macdonald of the
'Watchtower Bible and Tract
!Society. St. Thomas, to per
form civil-religious ceremonies
’in the Virgin Islands. A
| Government of the V.I. of
| the United States
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
August 12, 1952
Daniel W. Ambrose
Government Secretary -
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