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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1931
Page
6
The text outlines Christian Science and Lutheran services with times and topics. Pastor Carl W. Klein and Robert Grote are noted, with Sunday services at 7 20 p m and 10 15 a m plus a weekly Lutheran hour on Columbia network. The group plans to organize a permanent church structure with a constitution.
The Paces Evangelical Church announces Sunday school at 9 45 a m followed by morning worship at 11 a m and evening service at 7 30 p m with communion and reception of members. Sermon themes include Come manion Meditation Eve Love's Second Mile and Come a pa welcome. Christian endeavor society meets Sunday at 6 00 p m with leaders Mallory family. Midweek services paused until revival. New church officers elected including N L Black Cecil Ballew and Ollie Turner for the church board with names listed for Sunday school and A C E League boards. Pastor J Parker.
The church schedule highlights a morning service at 10:45 with Mr. Henke preaching on The Cure for Worry and a 2:20 pm session for women and older girls featuring Close on Is a Young Woman Late in Washing. An 8:30 pm union service, a 6:16 pm people meeting led by Mr. Chase, and a Bible study at 9:20 am are noted along with Sunday school and the Standard Nearers social in their hall.
Young people invited to 7:30 meeting and 11:00 morning worship led by Minister D Chalmers Fulton with special music by Warren director, Miss Hamilton organist, and choir. Evangelistic meetings at the Methodist church, early arrival advised for seating.
Sunday school 14 00 and morning service with a message by Rev 1 Christian Endeavor at 19 15 Evening worship at Valley led by Carl W STOPAUES BVANG unclear local church notices summarize the readable items and names the events and speakers involved
The Ladies Aid Society met at Mrs Arnot Mathers home with luncheon served by the hostess. The group plans to cooperate in the Sunday fellowship hour on January 1% with Sunday school at 10:00 and morning services at 11:00. Epworth League activities follow, led by Mrs Robin, with a missions topic. The young married couples class hosts a monthly social at Mr and Mrs Wid Dyvall’s home next Monday night.
In Crawfordsville on January 9, Mrs Leona Finch of Washington visited her parents, Mr and Mrs J Rene Howard Kratter. Dean Kratter and son Dean returned to Waterloo after Christmas visit, with Mr Mitenett driving them to Clinton Rapids en route home. United Presbyterian Sabbath school meets at 10, morning service at 11 with theme Christianity, the Lecht of the World. Junior YP at 11 and union services at 7 30 in the evening on Gods Appraisal Compared With Man's Appraisal. Porter, pastor. Presbyterian worship at 10, Ladies Aid Tuesday, Missionary meeting Thursday with Mrs Hod Davi.
Wayne county authorities expect a confession led to the disappearance of Merle Sizer of Mount Vernon Iowa. Wallace Andrews allegedly buried the body in a northeastern Nebraska shallow grave after escaping Wayne county jail. Andrews will be returned from Oklahoma for further questioning and Monday to the Wayne county seat.
Davenport resident Sehering reports seizure by a kidnapper who forced him to drive his car across the state. Authorities in Joliet confirmed the safe release and are investigating the incident.
The notice announces an atheist Sunday school at 10 a.m led by Mrs Joh Davis as Io atheist? The Christian's Handicaps theme applies to young people and their program at Washington that night. E. S. Hehner, Pastor, presides over morning worship with sermon.
Stockholm reports on Mme Kollontai the famed Soviet envoy to Sweden, fired amid charges of living too bourgeois. Her career spans Oslo, Mexico, and Norway, with clashes against Stalin and Litvinoff shaping a controversial arc from minister to exile, trusted ally to public critic.
Washington on January 7 reports President Hoover must reorganize his White House staff following the resignation of George Akerson, secretary and liaison officer with Congress and the press, creating a key personnel gap and potential reshuffle of communications.
The paper notes that tarial contacts delay picking a single replacement for Akerson as Hoover requests Akerson stay beyond January 15. The secretary’s decision is to be finalized for Akerson.
The passage indicates a literati figure has consented to permit the President to work out the situation. The individual may stay until March 4, but will remain at least until February 15.
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