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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1935
Page
6
Church lesson notes review a Sunday school session focused on the Book of Ruth with a golden text from Proverbs praising virtue. The fragment notes emphasize piety, courage, and moral guidance for learners in a religious education setting.
A preacher recalls a friend who quit drinking to join a revival. He contrasts Ruth the Moabitess choosing Jehovah with Naomi’s faithful motherhood, showing how one sees God in others. Ruth’s vow to Naomi ends with their return to Bethlehem at barley harvest.
The Standard Bearers of the West Branch Methodist church plan a midsummer Christmas party at the home of counsellor Mrs. A. K. Zalesky on Monday evening.
On July 15 the Shoringdale Standard Bearers packed a steamer box of Christmas gifts for Chinese girl proteges. Ortha Lane will sail soon to return to missionary work in the Orient, carrying the box. The midsummer party at Phyllis Williams home, led by Mrs. George Eves, featured a gay tree and holiday decor.
William F. Schrader of Anamosa succeeds Herman Eggers as manager of the West Branch produce station, taking over duties at the local facility.
Sunday school guests attended a party on the church lawn with games and refreshments of fruit salad and cake. Those present included Nadine Pine Helen Everett Shirley Edgar Dorothy McCullough Darrell Yocum Walter Jean Lyle Bausch Dale Everett and others.
In the Ellyson building on Downey Street Eggers has moved to Monticello and Schrader expects to bring his family to West Branch within a few weeks.
West Branch siding holds eighteen car loads of oil rock and sand for the resurfacing of highway No 1. Cedar Rapids firm has the contract for 8.6 miles between West Branch and Town City and has begun work. Road closed with detour traffic via a six mile pavement route. Some locals favor dirt routes north and south of town. Second resurfacing coat being applied east of West Branch. road open. Project expected to finish in about three weeks. Several workers and families live in West Branch during construction.
West Branch Mrs Philip Sorensen chaperoned the Girls Kings Heralds at a midsummer party Tuesday. The group visited the swimming pool at West Liberty for a morning dip and enjoyed a picnic dinner at noon. Mrs H L Moorhead and Mrs L C Rummells assisted by arranging cars and joining the noon activities.
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