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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1934
Page
3
A dense church notices page lists services for Baptist, Christian Science, Foursquare, Methodist and other churches. It covers sermon themes including Adam and Eve, Christ today, and the Home of the Soul, with service times, Sunday schools, evangelistic meetings, and choir offerings across multiple congregations.
The schedule lists Bible school at 10 00 a m preaching at 11 00 a m Y P meeting at 6 30 p m preaching at 7 30 p m with A M Malcolm as pastor.
A church notices inviting all to worship on Sunday as a holy day dedicated to spiritual growth. The sermon topic for Sunday morning is The Restoration of the Apostolic Church and emphasizes loyalty to Christ and His church.
Washington church schedule lists morning worship at 239 am and Sunday school at 624 am with no additional context or details provided.
The Washington churches extend an open invitation for worship at 12 PM and 7:4 PM with Bible school at 9:45 AM. Sermon themes include Morning Keeping Our Footing and Evening Perplexed but Loyal Hearted. Christian Endeavor meets 5 PM led by Frederick Reid with music and organ preludes by Ashford and Mendelssohn selections.
Ainsworth U P marked its 70th anniversary with a celebration reflecting on past achievements and parish history. The event highlighted communities and enduring church work within the rural area.
Bible school at 10 o clock with Les son presenting Christ s Standard of Great ness Worship at 11 o clock with Vision Essential to Near Growth sermon. Intermediate 7:00 YY P G 7:60 led by Annetta Coppock on Qualities that make for suc cess. West Chester U P Baptist 10 60 Sunday school 11 preaching Rev W G Robertson of Crawfords ville. HASKES PRESBYTERIAN Sunday school 19 o clock evening 8 o clock Ladies Aid Thursday May Std 2 o clock pastor and hides Charles A Davis attended presbstery Iowa City. West Chester Baptist U P Sunday school 10 00 pastor absent next Sunday.
Young people's service at 10:00 Sunday school at 11:00 Evening service at 7 29. Message by pastor Lefever minister.
Sunday School at 9 a m and worship at 11 a m with special music and Lord's supper Sacrament Sermon Hindrances and My Responsibility Epworth League 7 p m youth attendance race Sermon Wanted Men who can ride horses Wednesday prayer and Bible class with Mrs Boyer All are invited to attend. Pastor A W McBlain Superintendent Edgar Stewart
Sunday school and Bible class for all ages at 9 30 a m followed by Public worship at 10 30 a m with a sermon titled The Holy Ghost and His Blessed Work based on John 16 8 5 conducted by Pastor T C Meiborn.
Valley church lists Sunday events with a 10:00 a m Sunday school and an 11:15 a m morning worship service.
At the Crawfordsville presbytery meeting Rev. S F Wenger was elected moderator for the year. The school board has not yet chosen a mathematics teacher and Miss Gladys Fitch has left for Wilton Junction. The senior class play Be Yourself will be performed Friday May 4 with a full cast and production crew listed. Morning worship and Sunday school are scheduled for 11 and 19 o'clock respectively.
Community church services and events are listed, including ordination and installation of elders, morning worship, union services, and a K Stanley Jones book review. Flower day bulbs sale announced May 1, plus various baptist and presbyterian activities, rallies, and funerals or hospital updates for local residents.
The Wellman church announces Sunday events led by Pastor Thomas Osborn with sermons on The Over-Program and Buried Talents. Epworth League meets at 6 45 PM, Women and Men groups schedule activities, May attendance drive urged, and church programs including Bible school at 9 30.
Pilotburg residents report assessor Stanley Vodicka visited Wednesday to collect names of eligible voters. A church program Go Slow Mary drew a large crowd, with proceeds to the Sunday school treasury. Local society includes a Mothers Day program, political canvassing, family visits, a surprise party for Wayne Stransky, and a livestock sale by James Haller. The community mourns Everett Green's death near Lexington.
Mrs. m. FU Hardscrabble Haron and Deloris Wehr missed school Tuesday. John Robertann and daughters shared Sunday dinner at parental J. W. Guy home. J. E. Lemley and son James visited Joe Schlatter home. Martin Little funeral attended in Washing ton. Curtis Snyder family at N. E. West home. Vivian Lemley of Look Island stayed with H. T. Carris. Bowen and Paul Long homes visited by ledeker family. Ike Pulver and daughters Ruth and Louise spent Sunday.
The Crawfordsville county convention of women’s clubs heard reports from the Nineteenth Century club of Washington and other groups. Ten books were donated to Washington Public Library, $15 given to the shoe fund, and officers were re-elected. Resolutions praised the host club and attendees, and state committees reported on adult education law observance music and 4-H cooperation with rural women.
A notice requests attendance at a Saturday morning service for late brother George at the hall with Paul Wick Howell and other organizers. It also announces a Monday evening called meeting of the Auxiliary to the V FP W at 7 o clock at the KC Hall.
Analysts note the world market remains unable to fully absorb both synthetic and natural nitrate. Producers face ongoing price pressures as demand shifts and supply diversifies across regions.
Families and friends gather for dinners and celebrations across Washington and nearby homes. Mentions include Jim Pulvers, Lemley, John Wehr family, Virginia Snyder, Lloyd Leffler, Raymond Redlinger family, Dorothy Deloria and Virginia Wehr, M J Redlinger home, Bari and Hubert Redlinger, H T Carris and Seth at 4 H club, Mrs Raymond Redlinger aiding at Wehr Wirthmann wedding, Mary Louise Robertson birthday surprise at Ralph Robertson’s, Joe Wehr and Genevieve Werthmann at Matt Wehr home, Will Erwin family at Jim Pulver’s.
The Silver Anniversary Drake Relays draw about 2 000 athletes with 25 champions and Olympic prospects for 1986 in Berlin. Drake coach Franklin F. Johnson hails the field as the greatest in 25 years as preliminaries start and a 3 000 piece band performs for finals and the coronation of Martha Stull.
Ray Reeves was surprised Tuesday evening as relatives and friends gathered to celebrate his birthday in Pleasant Ridge. Guests enjoyed music and snacks while visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Chas Anderson and many neighbors. Various locally named residents and visitors are listed throughout the event and surrounding social notes.
The Straits of Bab el Mandeb are called Gate of Tears a direct translation tied to historic shipwrecks in the area. The passage also mentions USC L A Washington State Pomona California and Louisiana State as national collegiate champions from the south.
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