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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1924
Page
5
James C. Thomas, an African American assistant United States attorney, could not rent in his chosen city area. He bought a $200,000 seven story apartment building three blocks from Harlem's Black Belt, occupied by white families, to house his wife and infant son.
Martha Blick returns to Clarence Phillips home after a week with her parents in Grace Hill. Families Geo Hotle Paul Harvey and Chas McKinstry join D R K Turnipseed home gathering. Preston Hoover hosts a rock party for friends. J H Hannan of Davenport visits Ed Libe home. Ladies Aid holds an all day meeting. Mrs Porter visits West Liberty then attends Washington dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs W J Taylor. Clara Engel visits sister Hannah Engel in Brighton. Chorpeny family moves to former Mangold farm south of Dublin. J B Sherlock buys Buxbaum property and moves in. Locals regret losing the Chorpenings and welcome Sherlocks as longtime neighbors.
Duke received a car load of corn at Verdi. Geo Duke shipped hogs from Verdi. Roy Miller, recently ill with scarlet fever, is out again. Mrs Frank Mélinsky improves slowly. Otto Schiebel aided his son Charlie in butchering. John Libe taken to County hospital with suspected appendicitis. Pauley Brown moves to Tinola to buy a dairy farm. Ed Miller sold hay to Empire Construction Co.
Mrs Laura Woodsmall of Winfield visited Crawfordsville with sister in law Mrs Rebecca Chrissinger. Mrs Lila Yungman and Mrs Wait Wilson and sons Max and Billy of Winfield visited W H Hagie home. Stewart prepared to move from Ralph Beauchamp farm to Morning Sun area. Robert and Lee Shaffer returned from Des Moines auto show. W H Davidson assisted at post office during absence.
Indiana voters brace for May 6 primaries as Ku Klux Klan stands shape gubernatorial races on both parties. Candidates announce positions on tax cuts, farmer relief, and economy while several Republicans and five Democrats already run for governor. Julia Sanders tops Democrats seeking Seventh District Congress. conventions set for May 21-22 Republicans and June 4-5 Democrats in Indianapolis.
Carl LeBuhn argues ex service men should join Government Insurance as it provides future income for dependents and an endowment at 62. He asserts protection for wives or sisters and future money at 62, noting it requires little money but much willpower to turn the dream into reality.
The church lists Bible School at 9 46 A M worship at 11 A M and 7 P M Christian Endeavor at 6 P M with John Shields leading. Morning addresses by men on Our Church and evening sermon Making Others Happy followed by musical program including pieces by the Mens Chorus and various anthems.
The Church of Christ invites all members to Bible school at 9:45 and the morning sermon The Perfect Ideal of Life. If unable to walk, a car will be provided. Mrs Shelley’s date of intermediate endeavors is at 3 pm, Y P S C B at 6 pm, and evening service with special music at 7 pm led by William B. Shelley.
A devotional note emphasizes the golden text from Matthew 11 28 inviting the weary to find rest in Christ Jesus. It also lists responsive readings from John 16 12 24 31 and 33 reinforcing spiritual reassurance.
Regular services outline for Baptist and Spoon d United Presbyterian churches. Sermon texts include Luke 23 34 and Luke 6 19. Activities listed cover Sunday school 9 45 a m public worship 11 00 a m and 7 00 p m, Christian Endeavor 6 90 p m and Wednesday prayer meeting 7 30 p m with a Bible picture of sin Rom 7 13 15.
W J Brooks with assistants J L Warnock and C B Kerr noted in church service records. Ward Wylie listed as pastor.
Morning worship at 11 with a sermon on A Treasure Concealed. Sunday school at 9 30. Junior Queen Esther Stenderd Bearers Mabel Morton. Epworth League meets 6 in Social hall led by Marjorie Schulty. Evangelistic service at 7 with Dr Geo L Minear preaching. Morning music includes Andante Cantabile and In Paradisum with organist Mary Hunter and director Jesse J Miller.
The A M E Church announces Sunday events with Sunday School at 9 30 morning worship at 11 text Ye are My witnesses Early evening service at 7 30 after which the A M E League hosts a program for Allen's birthday The week includes Monday board meeting at the parsonage Wednesday prayer gathering with Sister Mary Witame and Thursday Stewardess board afternoon led by J B Easley
Regular morning and evening services with pastor at the pulpit. Morning topic Our debt to our Saviour. Evening service at the usual hour. Music includes organ preludes romances Wiegenlied Scherzo in A minor and marches. Assistant details: Director of Music Carolyn Hamilton Organist Helen Harvey.
West Chester Baptist schedules Sunday School at 10:00 and morning service at 11:00 with the theme The Modern Mountain Mover. Evening service at 7:30 features A Tragedy in Four Acts as Rev. Mr. Hillis speaks. campaign begins and invites broad community participation and cooperation.
Bethel Presbyterian sets Sunday school at 10 15 a m and morning worship at 11 00. An important congregational meeting follows the preaching service and all members are urged to attend.
Havre Feb 29 The ministry of agriculture warns of heavy nitrate imports by the United States while Europe once led in Chilean nitrate purchases. France must import millions of tons of grain yearly and would gain by buying nitrate domestically to feed wheat production, as current exchange rates favor American buyers. France plans larger fertilizer use to boost crops and curb living costs against US competition.
Cromford, a town of about 1 000 population, is included in the forthcoming sale of the Willersey Castle estate. The town is noted as the site of the first English cotton mill and long a center of the spinning industry.
Cosmopolitan presents Vicente Blasco Ibanez Enemies of Women at the Fox Theatre for two days starting Monday. The film, shot in Europe, portrays Monte Carlo Nice Paris and Russia with interiors by Joseph Urban.
Bar Combs the outfielder sold to the Yankees for about 60000 may quit professional baseball without reporting for duty. His contract is unsigned and depends on use of Kinder Woods by the Yankees and the Colonels.
Alma Rubens wears gowns by Peret in Paris from designs by Gretl Thurlow daughter of Mr Urban. John Lynch wrote the scenar io from Blasco Ibe nez novel creating a colorful photoplay. The film has run successfully at top ticket prices in major cities.
A blaze of undetermined origin leveled the four story brick warehouse of the Commercial Milling Company in Detroit. Loss estimated at $250,000 with 30 thousand barrels of rye, corn and barley flour destroyed.
New Haven Baptist invites attendance for Sunday School at 2:00 and a preaching service at 3:00. Rev. Mr. Hillis will speak on the topic The possibilities of life.
Morning worship at 10 o clock and Sunday school at 11 a m. Evening service at 730 o clock. A brief but important congregational meeting will follow the preaching service.
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