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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1950
Page
3
A speaker argues that illness should draw people toward God and Christ’s gospel. Suffering refines faith, not merely mirroring pain relief. The prompt quotes a line about improving through pain and asserts Christ as the source of both soul and body healing.
The county treasurer faced an odd note with Theodore B. Larson's real estate tax payment. It read that cannibals solved high taxes by eating the tax collector, leaving officials puzzled by the macabre joke attached to the case.
Storekeeper Joe Morgan lost 1500 dollars in a revolving door theft at the Hamilton National Bank in Knoxville. A pickpocket halted the door while another lifted Morgan’s wallet and a third person grabbed it and fled.
Roy Rogers adds Buttermilk the buckskin mare to his Trucolor starrers with Republic. Dale Evans will ride Buttermilk in all films, joining Roy and his animals including Trigger Phantom and Pat Brady. The cast also features Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage.
The demand for American grown food rises as homemakers seek to save time through canned and frozen foods, concentrates, prepared powders, and ready mixes. Global under nourishment increases appeal of American surpluses.
The article asserts that civilizations advance with road construction and that nations lacking roads fail to develop. It links infrastructure to growth, suggesting highways enable economic and social progress across communities and countries.
A Daguerre camera, one of the first in the United States, is part of the historical exhibits at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York, the renowned photographic center.
The article lists upcoming church activities in Washington County including Sunday schools at 9:30 and 10:00, morning worship, evangelistic services, midweek prayer meetings, and revival starting April 25. It mentions participants such as Mrs. Vera Beaty, Juanita Butterbaugh, Cc. F. Gieselman, and others, plus a joint event with St. John's Wellman for its 10th anniversary dedication.
Pastor Reverend J Kinnavey sets Mass times at 7 00 8 30 and 10 00 with Benediction after the final service. Parish notices emphasize service schedule.
The Seventh Day Adventist Church on North Fifth Avenue holds Sabbath school at 2 p.m and a sermon at 3 p.m on Saturdays led by Pastor Glenn Millard.
A M E church conducts a single morning service at 11 40 led by Rev. W A Simpson, pastor.
The notice lists 9:45 a.m. Bible school and 10:45 a.m. worship, with a college day display by the Builder-Fellowship Youth Group. Special music includes an organ prelude, Mendelssohn, a spring song offertory, and Beethoven marches. Evening events feature youth meetings and union service at the Presbyterian church celebrating the YWCA silver anniversary.
Morning worship at 10 45 with Dr Miller on A Good Scout Scout Troop 37 guests Methodist youth fellowship at 6 00 Union service at 7 30 in Presbyterian Church Young adult group at 8 15 Organ preludes and anthems by Gounod Behold How Good and Joyful a Thing It Is offertory Curfew Melo Solo Hold Thou My Hand listed among offerings and timings
The April 23 1950 Lesson Sermon for Christian Science Churches centers on probation after death with the Golden Text from I Corinthians 6 14 and citations from Psalms 139 23 34 and Mary Baker Eddy Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. It notes the aim to uplift judgment and moral standard through knowledge of being holiness harmony immortality and the ultimate destruction of error to reveal immortality.
Organ postlude titled Toccata performed by the Martin Ministers with Fred K. Miller and Walter A. Smith. Edna M. Klein served as organist for the day under Wendell Rider as Director of Music.
The church holds Bible school at 9 30, morning worship at 10 45, evening service at 7 30, and a Wednesday prayer and praise service at 7 30 led by Pastor W. KE Kennard.
Bible school at 9 45 morning worship 10 45 Youth fellowship 6 00 Union evening worship 7 30 Mrs Polk speaker Music includes organ preludes and postlude and a Grieg anthem All In The April Evening Rocks of Ages with Burdett Robert Everetts as director of music Mrs A S Smith organist Thomas Polk pastor
Sunday school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 a m with sermon The Cup Speaks Youth fellowship at 7 p m union service at 7 30 p m in the Presbyterian church the YWCA in charge. Iowa Synod spring meeting set for Latimer Iowa April 25 27 with Mr Walter Sheetz representing the Washington and Valley charge. Milo J Phillips pastor.
The Associate church lists 10:00 Bible school 11:00 Morning worship 6:30 U. P. Meeting 7:00 Evening worship on Wednesday 8:00 Cottage prayer meeting at Rev. McBee's home Pastor Basil G. McBee leads the services.
The Christian Tabernacle lists Sunday activities led by Pastor Woo Stevens. Morning worship at 11:00 features the sermon Entering the Path of Life. A young peoples service at 6:50 p m precedes the evangelistic service at 7:20 p m with The Compassionate Saviour. Mid week prayer Tuesday 7:30 and Bible study Thursday 7:30.
The Presbyterian Bible school holds prayers at 4 45 a m with morning worship at 10 45 a m Dr Grossheim preaches Luke 15 The sermon title The Prodigal and future topics The Prodigal s Brother and The Prodigal s Father Westminster fellowship at 6 4 Bh 7 Union services YWCA anniversary 7 30 p m Prayer services Wednesday 9 30 a m Prelude Galilee Matthews Anthem Fill Your Hearts With PPEe Forrest Walker soloist Offertory Bereeuse Vienne Anthem I Sought the Lord Stevenson Mrs J M Lloyd major Roe Postlude sort ie in morning music Prelude Debussy Fostlude V Postlude March Wagner Wim J Grossheim pastor Edith M Shields director of music Trinity Lutheran Divine services 11 00 a m
Rev Walter Smith of the Methodist church is guest speaker at Bible school 6 45 a m. Baptist youth fellowship 6 20 evening service cancelled Wednesday 7 00 p m choir rehearsal 8 00 p m mid week prayer service Friday 6 00 p m missionary society covered dish supper business meeting to follow Morning music includes Elevation basic anthem When Shadows Flee offerings Serenade Badine Capriéo Lemaigre Crurvel Forgey moderator Mrs Charles McConnell organist Mrs Paul Thaver choir director
Divine worship at 10 30 a m with Sunday school at 9 80 a m. Children of all ages invited to attend. Visitors welcome. Private adult instruction during the week. Pastoral care available day or night in case of emergency. Call 475-0 W J Anger, pastor.
Milan Thompson is pastor and Charles Rothlisberger is superintendent for Bethel Presbyterian. Sunday school starts at 10:00 a.m. Morning worship at 11:00 a.m. Youth fellowship at 6:30 p.m. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. The column urges congregants to attend the evening evangelism.
Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. Mid week Bible study and prayer services set for Thursday evening at the Clarence Rathmel home. Eugene Engel is director of music and Lawrence Miksch is superintendent.
Morning worship at 10:00 a.m. Sunday school at 11:00 a.m. The annual meeting is Monday at 7:45 p.m. Reports from all departments due. Mid week Bible study Thursday evening at the Clarence Rathmel home. Howard Mangold, Supt. Arthur Peters, pastor.
Sunday school at 1:00 to study to show thyself approved unto God. Morning worship at 11:00 as the pastor continues Hebrews study. Evening service at 7:20 with C. E. Discussion groups. Evangelistic meeting sermon The Consequences of Unbelief. I. Fast, Pastor.
Local churches list Sunday services with times for morning worship Sunday school and sermons. Mil a J Phillips and Rev B T Yeager lead morning and evening services. moving pictures shown west of the Mississippi. Bible study planned Wednesday at the Orva Scott home.
Sunday school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 a m with a sermon on the ten commandments. Organist Correne Edmondson plays Flower Song Prelude and Meditation Offertory. Evening service features Signor Mario Cappelli in this two week meeting series. Youth fellowship at 6 20 p m with Vernon Pike as minister.
Crawfordsville churches list Sunday April 23 Sunday school at 1 00 p m no worship service union youth meeting at 7 00 p m union evening worship at 8 00 p m at Federated Presbyterian Church Tuesday April 25 children division of Christian service at 4 00 p m Mrs Raymond Robertson and Mrs Myral Smith identified in the notice
Plans will be made for a Mother's Day party with Clifford Ott and Minister John McNeill. The group meets after school at the church on Wednesday April 26 with Ernest Smith and Minister Robert Henderson listed among supervisors.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m morning worship at 10 50 a m union youth meeting at 7 00 p m union evening service at 8 00 p m all events listed for the day with times in local parish program.
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