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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1920
Page
6
Preaching services at 11:00 a.m. and 7:36 p.m. Sabbath school at 6:45 and Christian Endeavor at 6:30. Rev. Leslie Mountford is the pastor.
Bible Class at 10:60 a.m. morning worship at 11:00 o'clock. Bible Study at 6:30 p.m. evening worship at 7:30 o'clock. A special offering will be taken in the morning for one of the boards of the church by order of Synod. Key, I. J. Masson, pastor.
The pastor will preach both morning and evening as usual on Sunday. Sunday school starts at 9 30 with morning worship at 10 55 and the evening service at 7 30. Wednesday service is canceled during chautauqua. Welcome from Pastor M R Regan.
Sabbath school starts at 10 o clock with public worship at 11. No prayer meeting Wednesday evening due to a chautauqua program. W G Robb is the pastor.
Sunday morning worship at 11:00 led by Rev. F. C. Klein president of the Minnesota District Evangelical Church. Afternoon sermon by Rev. E. Drebert of Grace Hill at 2:00. Sunday school opens at 10:00. Basket dinner at Sunset Park. Carl W. Klein pastor.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m Morning Worship at 11 00 Rev Ralph T Case preaches on The Great Incentive Special music Christian Endeavor at 6 30 Evening service at 7 30 All friends invited Arthur R Oates pastor
The Rev Dr Bowers returns from vacation to lead morning worship at 11:00 with full choir and orchestra. Sunday school at 9:20. Epworth League at 6:30 and evening service at 7:30 featuring Midsummer Caprice and Marche Pontificale. Music by Miss Mary Hunter and Mrs Plumbly with soloists and choir members listed.
The Volunteer Slum Army will host Sunday school at 2 30 p m in the Hall at 101 North Marion Ave The Rev James Band of Hopewell Friends Church will preach at 3 30 p m and again at 8 p m at the same venue.
Rev Rand preaches in the open air Saturday night as Major and Mrs Sneath oversee services. All are welcome to hear the old time religion with power of the Holy Ghost.
Sunday school and service at 10 and 11 o clock. Several missed last Sunday. parents urged to keep children true to God. Rev Drebert, pastor.
Valley Valley Evening services at 7 45 p m invite all to the Mission festival at Washington on Sunday morning and afternoon. Bring your dinner and join the all day service led by pastor Carl W Klein.
Montezuma August 15 Mayor N D Ormiston aged 30 suffocated by sewer gas while rescuing Lane Cowell city marshal and helper Lyle Shook at the septic disposal plant. Cowell and Shook were overcome but to be treated and recover. Ormiston survived by his wife and one child. he formerly served as a lieutenant in the war.
In Iowa City a monument is erected for Iva Chapman a Wellman area telephone girl who died recently after years of service as a hello girl. The rural community commissioned an Iowa City firm to inscribe a tombstone in Wellman with the legend honoring her faithful and efficient service.
Tickets for Chautauqua are on sale at banks. Adult season passes cost two dollars while children pay half fare.
G L Reddish named new manager of the Graham theatre in town. He will assume duties at the Adams property on Monday. Reddish, formerly of Indianola, has years of theatre management experience and will move with his wife to Washington. Lois Morrissy, ending months of service here, leaves Saturday to visit friends before managing a leased theatre in Cresco Iowa starting Monday August 23. Washington band to give a benefit concert in front of the Graham tonight with a large orchestra for the performance.
Writing for the Philadelphia Public Ledger Colonel House claims President Wilson and his league scheme delayed a real peace with Germany after the armistice. He asserts a broad early treaty could have ended the war before Christmas 1918 with Allied strength backing an immediate settlement.
Fairfield will appoint Laura E Chilcott as special police officer within days. As overseer of the poor she knows city streets and will check youth on late hours, reporting to parents to enforce law and order under Mayor Charles J. Fulton.
Demonstrators advertise what they call the greatest chicken feeds on the market, promoting product benefits at a public event. Organizers claim superior quality and growth results, urging farmers to switch to their brand amid competitive offerings.
Centerville voters approved a city park in a special election. A commission will be appointed to find the best site for the public space, with 879 in favor and 378 against.
Rose McKee of 809 South East Twenty sixth street was pursued by Grace Kentzwell of 1327 Sixth avenue on Locust street near the Coliseum. Kentzwell fired twice with a .32 revolver, grazing McKee’s left ankle and lodging a bullet above the knee. Kentzwell surrendered to police.
A quarrel with Miss McKee led to gunfire drawing a crowd. Miss McKee collapsed when a second bullet hit and was rushed to Samaritan hospital by police ambulance attended by Dr. Dawson. Miss Kentzwell is held for investigation.
Marie Norton of Atlantic sues for divorce alleging her deaf husband assaulted her with sign language gestures, refused to help with chores after guests, whipped her for wearing slippers, and eventually deserted her.
Garner Iowa Aug 13. The sugar beet crop in many sections will go better than $125 per acre. Many new beet dumps are being erected to take care of the big crops and lessen the distance for farmers to haul the beets.
The Milwaukee road will enlarge the transfer at this point to manage the large shipments of sugar beets expected this fall. Local efforts aim to reduce shortages and the high cost of sugar beets.
The Iowa Democratic convention in Sioux City nominated John W. Anderson Des Moines Herbert Utterback Adair Seneca Cornwell Ottumwa and others. About 500 delegates attended with Fred W. Free of Sioux City opening as temporary chairman.
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