Editorials on worship, Rotary, and John L. Lewis in 1950s Iowa
An opinion piece surveys faith, travel, and public life with reflections on worship, a Washington Rotary district split creating the 133rd district, and a critique of John L. Lewis amid a $30 million retirement fund dispute. It recalls Strickland Gilliland and local connections in Des Moines and Washington County.
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Washington
Des Moines
132Nd
133Rd
Rotary
Chicago
Paul Harris
Strickland W. Gilliland
Des Moines Rotary
Strickland Gilliland
Iowa
Alex Miller
Alex
Quote fits spring cleaning humor in Iowa papers
The Burlington Hawkeye Gazette jokes that a good house keeper is one who can open a closet without items spilling into the hall. Eddyville Tribune snarks at factional youth groups and notes a looming Wallace youth group in Iowa. The tone is wry, local, and observational.
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Burlington
Eddyville Tribune
Hilter
Stalin
Wallace
Iowa
Old Scrapbook Yields 1900 Era Local News Fragments
Merle Simpson found a tattered scrapbook with 40 to 50 year old clippings. Items cover local happenings and general interest, including a 1899 drowning in a Rock Island reservoir, a Washington search for a lost boy, and an airship note. Also features a 1900 union service for Dr. J. R. Logue in Washington and numerous portraits of local figures.
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Merle Simpson
Donald Allen
Joseph Stewart
Rock Island
W. C. Allen
Covenanter Church
F. E. Stewart
Jim Burnham
J. W. Teeter
Washington
Lee Scranton
Evening Journal staff and publication details
The Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists Shannon & Co. as publishers with E Shannon as managing editor and Dave Elder as editor. Charles Morris is news editor and W W Shannon handles advertising while Alex Marble is plant superintendent. The paper operates afternoons except Sunday and is a second class matter under the 1879 act.
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the Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Elder, Shannon & Co
E. Shannon
Dave FR. Elder
Bruce C. Cowden
Charles Morris
W.W. J. Shannon
Alex Marble
Post Trice
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Owa Daily Press
Iowa Press S’'N. Audit Bureau of Circulations
Local column notes on community life and travel
Theme mixed with casual chatter about a Dewey view and a married-early life. The piece highlights Mr. and Mrs. Manford Wilcox traveling by air to the south and west, viewing Boulder Dam and Lake Mead from 16,000 feet. It notes a Boy Scout paper collection Saturday and Mrs. Ernie Temple's Public Affairs talk on Electric Power in the Northwest.
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Manford Wilcox
Wilcox
Boulder Dam
Lake Mead
Boulder
Northwest
Ernie Temple
Weddings and Obituaries Highlight Early 1900s Newspaper Scrapbook
The clipping recalls a wedding by Rev. W. L. C. Sam son with Cloyce Dougherty playing the flute and his wife on piano, plus ribbon girls Harriet Dougherty and Louise Livingston. It lists multiple marriages, a library donated by Mrs. A. W. Chilcote, obituaries of Will Sherman and Ada Jenkins, and the drowning of Glen Abdill, a Washington High School graduate.
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John W. Teeter
Mary M. Hughes
Washington Academy
Roy D. Echlin
The
Baptist Church
James R. Logue
W. C. Williamson
L. D. Young
W. C. Allen
R. P. Lewis
John T. Matthews
Marsh W. Bailey Sam J. Cocklin
Senator al
Will Sherman
Ada Jenkins
Glen Abdill
Washington High School
Coming of electricity to Colorado sparks strong feelings
A rural Colorado story recalls the arrival of electric power and its impact on daily life. A road worker’s six year old son, in a moment of sympathy for his father, asks for a gift to ease his long hours, joking that a nice new electric chair would help.
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Colorado
The Century of Spring and the Silence of Change
The writer contrasts a once in a century spring with a modern quiet succession, arguing that people expect miracles yet perceive only necessity. The piece suggests that most see the end of miraculous displays as more remarkable than their continuance.
Voice of the Turtle film stars Reagan and Parker
Warner Bros. brings the romantic comedy to the screen with Ronald Reagan and Eleanor Parker opening Sunday at the State Theatre. The 1943 Broadway hit has traveled from New York to London Sydney and beyond and also stars Eve Arden Wayne Morris Kent Smith and John Emery under director Irving Rapper.
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Voice OF the Turtle
Ronald Reagan
Eleanor Parker
Warner Bros
State Theatre
Broadway
Morosco Theatre
New York
Montpelier
San Diego
Cal
London
Sydney
Reagan
Miss Parker
Eve Arden
Wayne Morris
Kent Smith
John Emery
Irving Rapper
Versatile Crabbe Stars In Panhandle Trail at Fox Theatre
Outdoor action star Buster Crabbe and film cast perform in Producers Releasing Corporation's Panhandle Trail coming next Sunday to the Fox Theatre. Crabbe, a former Olympic swimmer and holder of many world and national records, headlines a Western tale of a lost gold mine.
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Buster Crabbe
Producers Releasing Corportion
Buster
Hollywood
Panhandle
Fuzzy” St. John
Caroline Burke
Jim Merton
Edwin Brien
Reading Ezekiel Verses in School Lessons
A brief note or fragment references Ezekiel chapters and verses for classroom readings. The text appears to be from a school material or internal bulletin mentioning Ezekiel 18 34 36 and Ezekiel 24 with a reading focus.
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Ezekiel
Ezekiel Lessons On God Love And Individual Responsibility
The study parallels Ezekiel chapters 18 34 and portions 36 87, stressing God s love and patient care alongside each soul s accountability. It cites Ezekiel 36 26 promising a new heart and spirit, urging today s readers to accept God s love and repent just as Israel did. The sermon ties faith to personal renewal and responsible living.
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Ezekiel
God
John the Baptist
America
Israel
Bible Church Evening Gospel Service Schedule
The church invites all to morning Bible school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:45 a.m. Evening gospel service begins at 7:30 p.m. with Wednesday prayer and service. Pastor Paul H. White leads the church.
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Paul H. White
Sunday Worship and Sermon at Christian Bible School
Morning worship at 9:45 followed by a 10:45 sermon on Fear of God. Music includes organ preludes Adagio and Florentine, offertory Cradle Song, anthem The Singing Heart, and organ postlude. Binghman Wendell Rider directs music with Shirley Dunlap on organ and Thomas Polk as minister.
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Bible School
Binghman Wendell Rider
Shirley Dunlap
Thomas Polk
St James Catholic Masses at Seven Eight and Ten
St James Catholic Church schedules masses at 7 8 and 10 a m with the 10 o clock service designated as high mass led by Rev H J Corocoran pastor.
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St. James
H. J. Corocoran
Seventh Day Adventists Sabbath Services Schedule
The Seventh Day Adventists invite at N. Fifth Avenue to Sabbath school at 2 p m and a sermon at 3 p m led by Pastor H R Coats.
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Seventh Day Adventists
N. 5Th Ave
H. R. Coats
Nazarene Church Announces April 9 Recall Meeting
Church of the Nazarene lists services from 9:45 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday and a Friday April 9 recall meeting with Rev. Remiss Rehfeldt as speaker. Official board meeting follows at 7:30 p.m. All are invited. Rev. C E Gieselman, pastor.
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Remiss Rehfeldt
Church of the Nazarene
Rehfeldt
The
Real Church
C. FE. Gieselman
No Substitute for Bible Knowledge in Education
A speaker argues that knowledge of the Bible is more valuable than college education alone. He states that anyone with a thorough Bible understanding is truly educated, and that no other learning can substitute for biblical literacy.
Calla Lily Flower Structure Explained
Calla lilies are not the bell shaped white leaves but tiny blossoms inside the flower like leaf according to World Book encyclopedia. The description clarifies the plant’s anatomy and emphasizes the inner floral structures rather than the outer showy bracts.
St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Service News
The St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church in Washington holds Sunday school at 9:00 a.m. and Morning worship at 11:00 a.m. Sermon titled The Two Houses. Church board meets after the service. all members urged to attend. The pastor is Milo J. Phillipi.
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Milo J. Phillipi
Immanuel Lutheran Worship Schedule and Sermon Theme
Immanuel Lutheran invites worship with Holy Communion at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. The sermon theme is Lovest Thou Me with I M Bleiehwehl as pastor guiding services.
Evangelistic Meeting to Start April 29 Conducted by McPeeks
W. J. Stevens, pastor, announces an evangelistic service schedule beginning April 29 at 7 20 p m. Rev and Mrs H A McPeek of Long Beach California will conduct a two week evangelistic meeting.
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H. A. McPeek
Longbeach
Calif
W. J. Stevens
Trinity Lutheran Announces Services And Classes
Trinity Lutheran Church at 02 E. 2nd schedules Sunday sermon “The Blessings Of The Soul At Rest With God” from Psalm 2. Confirmation class Saturday, Sunday school and adult class at 10, gospel service at 11, Bible workshop in Burlington, teachers meeting Sunday night. Pastor J. H. Beiderwieden invites new worshippers.
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Bur
Lington
Trinity Lutheran
Church of the Lutheran Hour
Trinity
J. HH. Beiderwieden
United Presbyterian Sunday Schedule and Dinner Meeting
The church outlines a Sabbath program with Bible school at 9:45 a.m. Worship at 10:45 a.m. YPCA at 6:20 p.m. Evening worship at 7:30 p.m. A Father and Son banquet features Dr W W Orr as speaker. Wednesday includes Congregational dinner at 6:30 p.m. followed by annual meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday Keokuk Presbytery meeting at Morning Sun.
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Bible School
W. W. Orr
Keokuk
Presbyterian Service Schedule With Prelude
The Presbyterian church offers a Sunday school at 9 45 and worship at 19 45 with a Prelude titled Just As I Am performed by Ashley.
Are Sin Sense and Death Real in Christian Science Teachings
The April 11 1948 lesson sermon in Christian Science churches centers on whether sin sickness and death are real and discusses biblical prophecies and Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. It highlights Isaiah 35 5 6 and the concept of healing through divine Principle Love as demonstrated by Jesus.
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Christian Science
Churches of Christ, Scientist
Israel
Mary Baker Eddy
Christ
God
Jesus
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International Council of Religious Education
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Calla Lily
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