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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1932
Page
3
Trinity Lutheran Missouri Synod invites in a mission festival with morning Sunday school service and an evening film The Call of the Ages. Pastors H P Greif Th Gutknecht will lead messages urging evangelism and pledges to support missions while church school and Epworth League plan programs and music.
St Paul Evangelical offers Sunday school at 9 45 a m and evening worship at 7 30 p m Pastor Carl W Klein. Shorter Chapel A M E B holds Sunday school at 9 55 a m preaching at 11 00 a m and Christian Endeavor at 4 00 p m led by Rev C S Spears.
Sunday school at 10 A M with preaching at 11 A M and 7 30 P M conducted by Rev C E Green B D of Philadelphia as announced for the church service.
The weekly Lesson Sermon on August 21 centers on Mind with the Golden Text from Psalms 115 12 and Bible quotes including Romans 1134. Readings from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy declare Mind as the grand creator and sole source of power, glory, and authority.
Country churches announce Sunday School at 10 a m and preaching services at 11 a m and 8 8 p m. Public invitation extended by pastor L H H Anderson.
Sunday school at 10 and the evening service led by minister S P Wenger, as announced by Haskins Presbyterian Church.
On Sunday August 21 Rev J E Weinlaud will preach at 11:00 to fill the vacant pulpit at Gracehill Moravian Church. Mrs Ed Libe Superintendent invites all to attend both the 10:00 and 11:00 services as listed.
Valley announces Sunday schedule with Sunday school at 10 00 a m and morning worship at 11 00 a m led by Pastor Carl W Klein.
The Crawfordsville page lists Saturday night band selections including Pluribus Unum Anticipation and Star Spangled Banner with Miss Veda Twinam visiting from Chicago. It notes church services and events at Presbyterian and Methodist churches, the Conrad reunion at Wayland, and progress on Rev E S Hebner's condition.
Rich, supt. Morning worship at 11 a.m. Dr W A Longnecker Iowa Wesleyan field secretary will preach. Epworth league devotional at 6 30 p.m. Ethyl Martin leader. The Women's Foreign Missionary society meets Thursday at 2 p.m. Miss Grace Fletcher leads the program. Mite box opening at the meeting. All members and others invited. E S Hehner pastor.
In Wilson park this week three reunions were held. The Vincent family had 59 members attend with distant relatives from Illinois and Washington. Officers were chosen for next year. A Hopewell school reunion followed with 53 present and several Vincents in attendance. The Coffman family reunion drew 100 attendees from Michigan Illinois and Iowa with W. D. Coffman elected president. Cornelia Bowen celebrated her 90th birthday with family from Colorado and Chicago visiting.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church will hold its second annual mission festival this Sunday with three services. Rev H P Greif will preach in the morning, Rev Theodore Gutknecht, former India missionary, will speak in the afternoon, and a film The Call of the Ages will be shown in the evening. Visitors from Wellman Lockridge What Cheer and Oskaloosa are expected. meals served in the recently finished basement.
Mrs Warren Mathess and Mr Ralph Ashby hosted the Pilotburg Ladies Aid with twelve members and eight visitors. Plans for a September 11 homecoming at Pitotbury church include a basket dinner and program, with the next meeting Sept 1 hosted by Mrs Carl D Anderson.
The Linger Longer club hosts an ice cream social on Monday at Mere O D. Breaths home by the Iowa River near Jones Tree with weltering dishes and silver for family attending.
The annual Goldsmith family reunion will be held at Sunset Park on Tuesday August 23. The event follows a Sunday gathering at Sunset Park on August 21 with continued family activities.
The Rooster club schedules a meeting with Mre Pred Stewart on August 28. Roll call includes an imaginary vacation trip and a thimble bee. Notice also lists a change of place.
In Topeka the vice president outlines agriculture concerns noting a decline in demand for American goods. He argues the issue should not be partisan and calls for reducing the price spread between farm produce and consumer costs. He promotes a national cooperative system to improve marketing facilities for farmers.
The Snowball Social club will meet with Mrs MM EF Booth on Wednesday August 24. A flower show will be held under the charge of Mrs Munson and Mrs Fulton.
An item notes the annual Pambar reunion to be held at Sunset Park on Sunday. The Thessettine reunion is also mentioned with plans in progress.
The note indicates a REM RI regular meeting held on Friday with a follow up Saturday afternoon at 2. The text also mentions a $0 amount, suggesting no stated expenses or fee. Further specifics are unclear due to fragmented OCR.
Mr and Mrs Koy Means will entertain officers of the White Shrine and their families on Sunday at The Rime, their cottage.
Kinross gave a free public recital in the Presbyterian church. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Glen Beery and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Ales Wylie of Winfield Kansas, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Barclay and family of Washington Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Richman and family of Delta. Dinner was served at the Beery home, and a 4 picnic supper was enjoyed in Wilson Park.
The author argues that well organized and conducted markets protect honest buyers and sellers of farm products while improving price conditions. He praises current administration efforts to relieve depressions and expresses pride in such measures and confidence they will succeed. He adds opposition to canceling foreign debts.
A group of married men at their club debated which trait in a wife is most costly. Answers varied from vanity to religion, charity, or love of dress. The final speaker gave a single, cryptic reply: "Her tears."
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