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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1922

Page

5

Church Announcements and Christmas Program Set

Methodist church schedules morning worship at 9 39 and 11 with a Handel Messiah performance at 4 30 directed by Jesse J. Miller. Christian Schanch Society notes lessons on atomic force and possessions, with Christmas program White Gifts for the King by the Sunday school next Friday. Regular youth, prayer meetings, and attendance details listed by Pastor M R Regan.

Jesse J. Miller Washington Christian Schanch Society

Sabbath School Invite After Absences

Sabbath School begins at 9 45 Sunday morning with spaces for members who have not attended recently. The class and teacher seek to welcome them back and encourage return to study and fellowship.

Our Church Calendar of Services and Events

The church announces morning worship at 11:00 with a sermon series on Matthew The Handbook of the Kingdom of God The Parables of the Kingdom An evening service at 7 00 featuring an illustrated sermon Lost In the Iron Ranges A prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 20 and a Christmas pantomime The Seven Gifts next Friday at 7 30 All are welcome from Pastor Arthur J Oates

C. W. Long M. R. Regan Arthur J. Oates

Sunday School and Church Services at 115 South Avenue C

Mrs Emma Black supervises Sunday School at 9 45 a m preaching at 11 00 a m and class meeting at 12 30 p m A M KB league led by Miss Florence Hall at 6 30 p m Frening worship at 7 30 p m Attendance is good and all are urged to attend Prayer meeting Wednesday night Henry Rhodes leads Teachers meeting Friday night at the Parsonage A C BE league board meets Friday night 7 00 p m parsonage All members urged to be present

South Avenue C Emma Black Florence Hall Henry Rhodes A.C. BE. League Board

Sunday Service Schedule With Music Details

The church announces Rev. J Reade McCrory will preach morning and evening services at eleven and seven with other standard rites. Music planned includes organ preludes, anthems such as Praise Ye Jehovah and The Lord is My Strength, and postludes, led by Director Carolyn Hamilton and Organist Helen Harvey.

J. Reade McCrory Herbert Offertory Emerson Organ Ies Alpine Wih Dian Reed Carolyn Hamilton

Associate Pastor Leads Busy Presbyterian Schedule

Rev A M Malcolm serves as pastor with Bible school at 4 PM and sermons at 11 AM and 7 PM The morning theme Revival and evening Go Forward The Second United Presbyterian holds Sabbath school at 9:45 AM morning worship 11 AM and evening 7 PM Christian Endeavor at 6 PM with The Gloriana Gating of Fidelity Luke 1:25 The Incar nation topic Wednesday prayer at 7:30 PM Leader W A Cook assisted by Miss Ida Gordon and J L Warnock

A. M. Malcolm Second United Presbyterian Sabath School Christian Endeavor Luke W. A. Cook Ida Gordon J. L. Warnock

Churches Schedule Morning and Evening Service

Regular worship at 31 00 a m with the morning subject Grass hopper Christmas and special music led by chorister Mr Frank Sherbeck and pianist Mrs Frank Sherbeck Also evening service at 730 p m with the topic Halting between two Opinions Pastor A E Aldrich extends a cordial invitation to all.

Frank Sherbeck A. E. Aldrich

New Haven Baptist Christmas Program Planned Sunday

New Haven Baptist announces a Sunday school program for December 17 at 2:00 P M with a Christmas theme for children. The service continues at 3:00 P M with preaching by Pastor A E Aldrich.

New Haven

Man Hanged for Murder in Illinois

Myron Corbridge twenty one was hanged here this morning for the murder of John S Jones a reformatory guard Corbridge was convicted of the slaying on June fifteen He was found in the yard ready to start the day when Jones was attacked with a pipe and beaten to death

Predley PO AC Dee Myron Corbridge John S. Jones Wat Tune Corbridge Jones

Many Known Medicinal Remedies Text Fragment

A brief note states there are nearly twenty thousand known medical remedies. The text emphasizes the breadth of medicinal knowledge, underscoring the vast catalog of treatments recognized in medical literature.

Declamatory contest at high school honors fourteen participants

Kalelle Mintek Irene De Long and Sevilla Bolee won first in their divisions at a declamatory contest held last night before a near full auditorium. Helen Livingeton Mildred Craig and Bernice Brown took second, with Martha McCreedy and Alice Hesseltine third in Dramatic and Humorous classes. Proceeds fund coaching by Miss Grover, as no district elocution department exists.

Kalelle Mintek Irene de Long Sevilla Bolee Helen Livingeton Mildred Craig Bernice Brown Martha McCreedy Alice Hesseltine Mias Kate Glover Keota Miss Grover Washington Schools Department of Elocution Rev. Hoffman T. A. Michels Ralph Shannon

Fall of Pemberton Mill and Other Stage Works

A catalog of dramatic pieces and performances featuring Helen Livingstoy Isabel Mintel Mildred Craig Irene De Long Mary Kerr Lilah Leaco Martha McCreedy and Fern Lonean includes The Unknown Speaker The Wheels of Time and Here Comes the Bride with several student actress names listed across titles and night shows. Selections cover humor tragedy and romantic scenes presented by local dramatic classes and schools on contest night and related events.

Black Hawk Helen Livingstoy Isabel Mintel Mildred Craig Darky Irene de Long Mary Kerr Pemberton Mill E- Lilah Leaco Bsaconasser Martha McCreedy Sevilla Boteematty Cary Fernice Brown

Iowa Faces Severe Winter Cold Across State

Des Moines records four degrees below zero with Mason City hitting twenty below as winter grips Iowa. The low temperatures blanket the state in a frigid spell impacting daily life and travel.

Iowa Mason City Des Moines

Chinese council reports release of foreigners in Henan war action

The Huankew council says Bigard forces in Henan freed all captured foreigners except one Frenchman and another. Chinese forces indicate a demand of five thousand dollars per foreigner for release.

Torio Chinese Council of Huankew China Bigard Henan

Rathbun Must Serve Life Sentence for Rape

Ernest Rathbun of Ida Grove was convicted of rape and the Supreme Court denied his appeal, forcing a life sentence. The ruling announced today upholds the penalty despite Rathbun’s earlier application.

Des Moines Iowa Ernest Rathbun Ida Grove Supreme Court Rathbun

Habeas Corpus Writ Refines Governor Pardons Power

A judiciary ruling holds that a district court may revoke a governor’s pardon via writ of habeas corpus. The decision clarifies limits on executive clemency and empowers lower courts to review pardon validity.

Pardons Granted and Governor Harding 1918

Perdon was obtained by ?rand but was pardoned by Governor L Harding in 1918 in a political record.

Perdon Rand L. Harding

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