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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1932
Page
4
A poem asks for a single friend who accepts all moods and flaws. The speaker desires a companion who endures noise and nature, defies propriety, shares joy and grief, and remains loyal through peace and war with unconditional acceptance.
Charley Phillips long served as a night watchman in Washington protecting clients' property. He was a cheerful, kind citizen with little evidence of melancholy. The piece argues courage in choosing death to avoid burdening friends. It notes another elderly gentleman who prayed to be taken to spare loved ones worry.
The obituary recalls Mr. Phillips and his years of quiet, diligent service to Washington. He spent nights patrolling the city’s square and protecting property entrusted to him, a life of public duty ending in a long rest beyond earthly ills.
A Sac Sun column notes fireworks bans, marriage law gaps, and Sunday movie shows highlighting how local rules meet interstate exceptions. It recalls Storm Lake limits, Nebraska bypasses, Davenport Rock Island travel, and questions a state by state liquor policy plan.
Charles City Press notes the death of King Camp Gillette and credits him with a swift, radical change in male grooming. His disposable razor and blade system revolutionized shaving, selling millions of razors and blades yearly within a quarter century.
A column titled By The Way presents a humorous piece by Cicily about frisky squirrels riddling and knocking pears. It includes readers’ letters and jokes on social views, fashion, and daily life, ending with a blunt tidbit on women’s faults and a quip about Legi ices et B.
The Jolly Pilgrim crew, led by Dave Elder and Malcolm Ruddock, recount a San Diego visit to Mexico. They describe driving through Tijuana and Agua Caliente, with casino nightlife, a grand Agua Caliente patio lunch, and a brief return to San Diego including a note on Mal Ireland’s Olympic diving display.
Miss Nellie Manners reports Crawfordsville residents hosting visitors from Fairfield Mt Pleasant and Gulfport. Local moves include Everette Wright and family leaving, while church activities list Sunday school and morning worship services with multiple pastors and events for United Presbyterian and Methodist congregations.
Iowa farmer labor party asks Senator Smith W Brookhart to be its United States Senate nominee. Roy M Harrop, national chairman, also names Julius J Reider of Rochester Minnesota as the vice presidential candidate to run with Jacob S Coxey of Masailon Ohio. Brookhart has not commented on reports of a draft for the race.
Funeral services for Kh H Walker were held yesterday afternoon at the L A Jones funeral home. The service was conducted by Rev Fr W Eastwood of the Presbyterian church. Pallbearers included Lemmon W Korf G W Wallace L E Wilson G W Reed and Fred Netswanger.
Fire at the People Clothing store in Marshalltown Iowa caused about 10000 dollars in damage. The rear end of the store owned by H L Dorosin was destroyed and many items including fifty suits one hundred fifty overcoats and several hundred pairs of shoes were ruined.
Sunday school at 9 45 and preaching at 11 60 Rev J Hoy McElhinney of Pittsburgh will deliver the message with special music including organ preludes offertory and postlude The subject is The Unrecognized Christ The message urges living for Him and notes August 21 annual mission festival with guest preachers and The Call of the Ages film in the evening Further announcements to follow.
Bible school at 9 45 a m with superintendent Vernon Witting offers classes for all ages. Christian Endeavor meets at 6 30 pm led by Miss Margaret Cowden with a talk on Problems of Youth on Mission Fields and a message from Persia.
St Pauls Evangelical Washington announces Sunday school at 9 45 a m and evening service at 8 p m led by Pastor Carl W Klein.
Sunday services center on Spirit with a lesson-sermon drawing from the Bible and Science and Health. The Golden Text cites Corinthians on baptism into one body by Spirit, while Acts records a healing of a cripple at Lystra. A cited passage urges faith in Spirit over matter to heal and destroy error.
The Missouri Synod Sunday service at Trinity discusses the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican. It argues that God’s righteousness comes only through Christ’s atoning death, not human effort, and warns believers against using grace as license to sin.
A church invites members and friends to worship with them since their own services may not be available. Church school begins at 9 30 with C Y V Brown as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 features Rev Ralph Nordlund preaching. Evening service at 7 30 led by Arthur A Vinz, minister.
The pastor returns from vacation and will lead two Sunday services with morning worship at 10 45 and evening worship at 7 30 The church school meets at 9 20 The sermon themes are The Call of the Deep and Faith in Daily Living Music includes a morning prelude and several anthems and offertories with soloists and organist Mrs T R Phillips and director Mrs K D Melcher.
Bible school scheduled for 9 45 A M and communion at 10 45 A M will not be held this Sunday as Brother Allison cannot attend no preaching services. Church board meeting set for Monday evening at 7 30 P M.
St Pauls evangelical church schedules Sunday school at 9 30 next week in the church building while floors are cleaned. Morning worship 11 00. Attendance 63 last Sunday with 2 20 in collections. An ice cream social and kitchen ball game at 6 15 between Pitchin and Wyman schools with an orchestra entertainment.
Des Moines reports a shoe store manager S KB Labyorteaux hid 222 in a hosiery box for safekeeping. A clerk sold the box without opening it, prompting the manager to resign himself to loss. Grace Robertson later found the money tucked in stockings and returned it to him.
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