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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1925

Page

6

Rebekah Club Officers Elected and Social News

The Rebekah club held its regular meeting at Mrs. Horsey home with hostesses Mrs. Horsey and Mrs. Hout. Officers elected include Mrs. F W Diller president and Mrs. Elizabeth Schulty vice president. Henri ce Lee was re elected secretary and treasurer. They voted to send a cookie box to Mason City orphans. Further notes mention a bridge gathering hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Gimmreen and Eastern Star officers elected at a separate meeting.

Rebekah Club al Horsey Sam Hout Horsey F. W. Diller Elizabeth Schulty Henrice Lee Mason City Oscar Jugenheimer James McFadden Jugenheimer The Eastern Star Pearl Dickerson Harry Dickerson Alice Meek Stella Palmér Georgia Beatty Mixes Mildred Rice Peg Kennedy

Iowa and Missouri apples share honors at national show

In Kansas City Iowa and Missouri divided the sweepstakes division honors at the national fruit show and central states horticultural exposition. FE O Worth of Mondamin Iowa won three classes including best single bushels best five trays and best five plates with Jonathans. James Withem of Mondamin also won best single tray with Jonathans. T J Maney of Iowa State College spoke before the American Pomological Society.

Kansas City Dee Iowa Missouri Central States FE. O. Worth Mondamin Jonathans James Withem T. J. Maney Iowa State College American Pomological Society

The Vamp and the Gold Brick

A memoir excerpt from The Vamp and the Gold Brick recounts a con artist encounter in southern Illinois during filming for The Black Diamond. The narrator recalls a smug stranger in a French roadster who taunts and tests him with a fake confidence game during a hotel porch encounter.

Community Arts Worship Choir Names

Pastor Rev. J Reade McCrory leads as director while Carolyn Hamilton serves as organist and Helen Harvey accompanies in the church music program.

Rev J. Reade McCrory Muerte Carolyn Hamilton Helen Harvey

Church notices and weekly service schedule

The Church School meets with Morning Worship at 11 00 am and B Y P U at 6 00 pm The Evening Worship is at 7 00 pm A Wednesday prayer meeting topic is Workers Together with God John 1271 2 Kern pastor reads.

God John 1 Kern

Sunday church schedule and Christmas talks with music

Sunday school at 9 30 morning worship at 10 45 pastor theme True Great ness union service at 6 reports from Older Boys Conference Keokuk special music evening service at 7 pastor sermon A Working Theme of Life song service 7 Organ prelude Anthem offertory and hymns during services Evening prelude The Angelus Waves of Galilee Souvenir 2 march in F major public worship 11 00 sermon The Home with an Influence Christian Endeavor at 4 00 public worship at 7 00 sermon The Preparation for His Coming second of four Christmas talks Willard Wylie pastor.

Epworth Keokuk Drdla Poewlude Vincent W. W. Bowers Josee J. Miller Moete Mary Hunter Willard Wylie Bibe Christian Endeavor Society Christ Christ the Savior Lemont cGabriel Adele Pattison Marion George Mildred Pierce Postiide Faust Roberts

Four Sunday Services At Local Church Theme

The church offers four services next Sunday starting with Bible School. The morning theme is The Enemy of the Church. The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor invites all youths. The evening sermon continues the Christmas series with God s Christmas Gift to the World.

Bible School Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor Eivery Frank W. Sutton

Services and music line up at local church schedule

The church outlines a full day with Bible School at 9:45 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. with evening service at 7 p.m. themes include Signs of the Times and An Appeal against Spiritual Apathy. A rich music program features organ preludes, anthems from Messiah and Beethoven, and various postludes with choir and soloists led by Pastor F. W. Eastwood and director Mrs. J. E. Ream.

Country Churches Westchester United Presbyterian

Sabbath, December 18 1925 program at Westchester United Presbyterian lists Sabbath School at ten o'clock with morning and evening preaching by Pastor Earl C Coleman.

Sunday School and Church Services Reminder

Sunday school starts at 10 A M with the lesson Teaching Truth Acts 28 16 24 The sermon follows at 11 A M and 7 30 P M Epworth League meets at 6 30 P M Young people should attend the league meeting to discuss Our League World Leader Harold Bitting The church invites all to attend and improve it through presence Pastor Raymond Reed

Kureka Epworth League Harold Bitting

Sunday School Invitation From Pastor Hillis

At 10 a m Sunday school invites all to attend with friends. No regular preaching this Sunday. A week from today Mrs Hillis will preach both morning and evening. Co E Hillis Pastor.

Weleman Baptist Church Service Schedule

Sunday school at 9 30 a m with a class for every age. Morning worship at 10 30 a m on the sermon Impossibility. Evening worship at 7 30 p m with the sermon Look At The Multitudes. Pastor C E Hillis invites all to attend.

New Haven Baptist Sunday Schedule

Sunday service details list 2 p.m. Sunday school and 3 p.m. preaching. Mrs. Hillis to speak on Getting Better Acquainted with a call to bring friends to the meeting.

West Chester Baptist Morning Worship Sermon Topics

Morning worship at West Chester Baptist Church features Mrs. Hittis preaching both morning and evening. The morning sermon is titled A Christian Athlete and the evening sermon is A Great Contrast. All are invited to attend all services.

Lexington lodges plan church meeting and social

The Lexington Aid Society will meet at the church Thursday evening December 17 with serving and entertainment committees listed. A box and candy social is set for December 15 at Egypt schoolhouse with a Christmas tree led by Marjory Smith. A candy social is planned at No 7 schoolhouse Friday December 11. Mary Borders is the teacher. Rebekahs and families noted.

Lexington Bandies Aid Society Ray Bickford Nancy Romine Everette Fleming Atbin Knotts Chas. Stewart Egypt Marjory Smith No. 7 Mary Borders

Annual Christmas supper and club notices for December 16

Christmas supper set for Wednesday evening December 16 with serving from 5 30. Contributions invited if not solicited for food. Various club meetings announced including Rebekahs kitchen committee towel drive and Homemaker demonstrations. Junior Queen Standard Bearers meet at Mrs Moe Allen Jones home after school Monday evening. Embroidery and Rosemary Club gatherings noted for December 16 and Christmas exchange.

Rosemary Club Chas. Wiley Methodist Church Moe Allen Jones West Washington Street

Governor backs corn buying plan to aid Iowa farmers

Governor John Hammill urged bankers to join a "buy a crib of corn" campaign. The plan would use the state banking board and Governor Hammill's influence to have business interests purchase corn and store it on farms for later sale under coordinated committees, aiming to stabilize prices amid the bumper crop. He supports cooperative movements but calls for immediate action to prevent losses.

Des Moines John Hammill Iowa Bankers Association State Banking Board Frank Warner Bankers Association Iowa Corn Growers’ Association

Corn Growers Association expands plans amid price rally

Des Moines Iowa December 11 corn futures rose in Chicago on signal that corn will be held for higher prices. The nations corn growers association announced expansion plans expected to boost grower influence and market position.

Des Moines Chicago The Nations Corn Growers’ Association

Association Aims Ironclad Corn Unit by March First

Webster City president C. H. Richeson announced a plan to build an ironclad corn holding unit by March to secure ample financing including some backed by Iown insurance firms. The drive targets every Iowa county within sixty to ninety days to enlist members and control at least 80 percent of Iowa's corn supply.

Iown Insurance Companies C. H. Richeson Webster City Iowa

Fish Swallows Diamond in Sturgeon Bay Catch

Sam Mackian a former Sturgeon Bay resident now living in Johnston City reports that while biting a white fish in Sturgeon Bay he felt something hard. It turned out to be an uncut diamond of good quality. Mackian seeks where the fish was caught and where the diamond came from.

Sturgeon, Bay Wis Sam Mackian Sturgeon Bay Johnston City Albert Kalmback Mackian Kalmbach

Accuse Turks of Massacre and Atrocities Reported

Geneva December 11. An act of violence is alleged with Turkish soldiers on the provisional frontier at Mosul in Northern Mesopotamia. General Laidoner of Estonia, a League of Nations agent, presented a report to the League Council session.

Geneva Masaa Mosul Mesoptamia Laidener Bethonia League of Nations League Council

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