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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1927
Page
3
The Christian Science church schedules Sunday services at 11:00 with Spirit as the subject and 9:30 Bible school. Morning worship includes Lotus Supper observance. evening service at 7:30 features sermons on Proclaiming Christ's Death and Little Whines. R F Sage chorister and Arthur A Vinz minister.
The Pleasant Hill Christian church schedules Rev Pettit for Sunday services at 11 a m and 8 p m with Sun shine and Shadow and The Holy Spirit of Promise as topics The farewell preaching signals the approaching revival meetings Bible school is set for 10 a m next Sunday and members are urged to attend
An events note lists an 8:30 sunrise service and 9:45 preaching service with a 16:45 Sabbath school. A C. BE. meeting is set at the George Ebner home on Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. Leader is Genevieve Jackson. Topic asks what the idle reveal about God.
The notice lists New Haven Baptist Church holding Sunday school at 2:00 p.m. on the coming Sunday, inviting attendees and noting the time for program activities.
Bruce Lease has spent weeks with his parents Mr and Mrs John Lease and now travels to Wisconsin to seek a location. United Presbyterian Church notes announce Friday night communion at 745 with Rev E W Griffith preaching and a Saturday service at 2 oclock with Rev W Porter on Psalm 99 9. Sabbath school at 10 am and communion at 11 am. Junior meeting at 630 with Song of Solomon. Classes A B C leaders named Lucile Jones Donald White and Mary White. Union service at 730 with Mr C C Millson speaking W C Porter pastor. Sunday school at 10 am and morning worship at 11 am.
Junior League and Epworth League meet at 6 30 p m with Emma Lou Bullers and Alice Walker leading respectively A cordial invitation is extended to worship with us Sunday 10 a m Sunday school 11 a m Communion service reception of new members ordination of Elder 2 30 p m men's chorus rehearsal 6 30 p m C E meeting Bible verses and prayers accompany the notices Rev E W Griffith pastor
Rev Paul Jackson of Keosauqua will conduct services at Clay church Sunday morning. Threshing is nearly done with oats varying in yield. The estate of the late Mrs Richard Van Dyke near Rubio sold at public auction. Lester Van Dyke bought the farm. Laurel Sunday School hosts an ice cream social at Clay church August 9 with a short program. Mrs W W Stephens of Richland visited A J Morgan family.
The Franklin Centre and Grant threshing group held a Tuesday meeting with Boyd Dill elected president, Dale Atkinson secretary treasurer, and James Lemley time keeper. Members assisted Derwood Lowash with threshing, oats crop poor while timothy seed excellent. Community updates include sick health, hog vaccination, social tea, and plans for a September picnic with next meeting at Mrs. Dawson on September 7.
Local notes record a reunion planned at the George Bray residence near Yeo Iowa. Several community members are mentioned visiting relatives and traveling for events in nearby towns such as Crawfordsville and Washington.
The human brain is larger and heavier relative to body size than most animals. Only the elephant and the largest whales exceed it in absolute weight.
Water bugs, correctly called fish-killers, emerge in early summer and swarm at night. They gather around lights and in some areas cover street lamps, earning the nickname electric light bugs.
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