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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1927
Page
7
The First Church of Christ Scientist at 104 North Oak Street invites the public to Sunday services at 11 4 with the Christian Science lesson subject Christian Science. Sunday School begins at 10 a m and Wednesday testimonial meeting at 8 p m reading room hours are Wednesday and Saturday 2 to 4 p m.
The Salvation Army schedules weekend gatherings with an 8 o clock Friday service and an 11 o clock Sunday service, each preceded by open air meetings. A Sunday school at 2 39 and a Salvation meeting at 6 90 are noted, with officers Capt and Mrs Slous in charge. Great interest and souls being saved are reported.
The pastor returns from vacation to speak on The Religious Outlook Today and its application to our denomination. Church school starts at 9 45 a m with worship at 11 a m. A combined church and young people meeting is at 7 p m. The pastor will share trip incidents from the East. Annual church meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
Sunday school begins at 10 00 a m with Momer Harsh as superintendent Morning worship at 11 00 featuring special choir music Mrs George Newcomb organist The pastor will preach on Th Saving Christ Junior Young Peoples at 0 45 Senior Young Peoples at 6 30 Miss Charlotta Hayes leads with a discussion What are the Wisest Ways of Using Friday Everyone is invited to all services George K Mitchell minister
Dr J L Brandt leads revival sessions with the nightly topic Seeing Things. Evangelist Plemons Deatherage directs the choir and conducts a children's junior choir debut this afternoon. Evening programs at 7 45 feature a musical illustration and no admittance. Tonight the speaker discusses Bible Foods.
During renovations all services move to the junior high school building. Rev. N. L. Bossing of Indianola will preach at 11 a.m. No evening service. Other services proceed as usual in the pastor’s absence.
Saint Pauls Church observes Second Sunday after Trinity with church school at 10 a.m. Morning prayer and sermon follow at 11 a.m. Lay readers in charge led by Fordyce E Eastburn.
The church invites attendance for Sunday services with Sunday school at 9 45 morning worship at 11 sermons on Inspiration and The Hound of Heaven and a book sermon on Francis Thomson. Communion of the Lord's Supper to be celebrated Sunday July 38. Layman fellowship conference in Ames June 27 to July 1 led by Minister Robert H Robinson.
Last night Evangelist John W. Ellison of Des Moines spoke at the Assembly of God tent meeting. His message centered on the theme The second coming and sparked attentive responses from attendees.
Brother Ellison will speak at the tent on Sunday at 2 30 PM and 7 45 PM marking the first day of the revival. The event features the Grand River young folks providing a musical toaste and continues next week at 7 45 PM with no Saturday night services. Minnie Steele is in charge.
Trinity Lutheran Church concludes a series on Christ’s mission themes with a two service festival at McKinley Park Auditorium tomorrow. German morning sermon by Rev H Doth of Casey and English afternoon sermon by Rev Theo Vogel of Clarinda invite the public.
The Christian church hosts a Brandt evangelistic revival with Dr. J. L. Brandt delivering a sermon at 1:00 pm on Bargaining with God. Bible School at 9:45 am. Evening service features Why I Am No Longer an Infidel. Plemmons DeAtheraze conducts a large chorus. Public invited. Pastor Henry Henwyford.
Lou Tellegen appears in a pivotal role in Womanpower a Fox Films feature opening at the Willard theater Sunday He plays a moon about town and a friend to the premiere dancer his brutal scene helps Ralph Graves career while the plot invites Graver to undertake training at Jack Deimpsey quarters in Pine His Lodge in the High Sierra Southern California
Samuel Goldwyn brings The Winning of Barbara Worth to Crest theater next Wednesday. Wilma Banky stars as Barbara Worth with Ronald Colman as Eastern engineer Willard Holmes, adapted by Frances Marion and directed by Henry King. The Harold Bell Wright novel sold over two million copies, and Goldwyn paid $125000 for screen rights.
Afton announces the marriage of Miss Lenore Perrigo of Afton to Harold Shoemaker of Creston. The ceremony took place Wednesday evening performed by Rev. L. E. Crippen. Mrs Ollie Curry and her daughter were noted in attendance.
Osceola resident Otis visited Afton on Wednesday at the AEB. The town’s streets are in the process of being approved with gravel to improve smoothness. The first band concert was held in the city park Thursday evening, drawing a large crowd.
The item notes Allene Sumner’s birthday and cites Judge Joseph Sabath who has officiated about 22 000 divorces. It quotes his marital warning urging couples to align mind body and soul and abandon outdated ideas. Also mentions schoolgirls and a push for summer dress changes and uniforms.
School officials argue that girls dress too sumptuous while parents allow it abroad. A respondent calls for more modest packing habits, mocking the “tourist type” who travel with minimal luggage and outdated outfits as impractical for modern trips.
A fragmentary note describes a Benighted speaker claiming to answer a prompt while referencing travel abroad and a restless itch to respond. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events or identifiable subjects.
A garbled excerpt reveals a speaker contrasting shared leisure with a hoped for personal freedom. The voice laments exchanging own pleasures for another's, mentioning dinners at Cudlon and Maxim's and fantasies of getting photographed, aided by a pet kangaroo on a string.
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