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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1940
Page
3
Joe and Jacqueline enter a rough Philadelphia road nightclub where Red Jim is in charge. A burglary is linked to Jim through a red rug and Jackie’s critical alibi, exposing the thief’s color obsession and unsafe crowd as police close in.
Zinaida Troitekaya heads the Moscow Belt railroad as part of a broader Soviet push in gender equality on the rails. About half a million women work in railroading, including 400 station masters and 10,000 engineers and technicians.
The United States War Department uses M Day to denote the first day of World War I. The term signals the start of military operations and deployment planning.
Religion lesson notes list subjects and scripture texts selected by the International Council of Religious Education for January 21. Copyrighted material used with permission.
A sermon contrasts worldly aims of size and power with God's standard of true greatness seen in Jesus's path to Calvary. It warns against self seeking among disciples and church leaders and urges loyal devotion to dying and rising Lord through humble, self sacrificing service.
CHURCHES of Christ Scientist plan Sunday services at 11 am on Slowa Ave with public invited. Life as subject of Lesson Sermon includes Bible verses from John and the text Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. The service features an organ prelude Solace and hymns Abide With Me and Prayer with Clifton Keagy as minister and Edna M Klein at the organ.
Jeremiah speaks of joy in God's word as the Church invites worship this Lord's Day. Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. N Y. P. S. Service at 6:30 p.m. Evangelistic Service at 7:30 p.m. James E. Morris, Pastor.
A devotional verse from Psalm 109 appeals to God for mercy and deliverance. The speaker pleads as poor and needy with a wounded heart, seeking divine intervention for relief.
A brief biblically framed statement asks for unity among Jesus followers. The text emphasizes oneness with the Father and within the group so that the world may believe in the messenger. It reflects a plea for communal harmony to witness divine mission.
Speed hits oil demand as major ocean liners raise power and accelerate. The surge pushes fuel consumption higher by about thirty percent when engines push beyond normal speeds.
The church invites worship and study with Sabbath school at 9 45 a m and morning service at 10 45 a m. The pastor William M Nichol announces a baby girl joy from the home and features special music by Melodie Celeste Harris Carroll Hamilton and Helen Harvey as parts of the service. Ruth Nichol concludes her Ethiopia message during evening worship at 7 30 p m with choir and organ pieces.
At 9 30 a m Bible school for all and 10 45 a m morning service follow with 6 30 p m senior and junior B Y P U and 7 30 p m evening service. Special music features include organ prelude postlude and choir offerings under Charles Murdock and Mrs Claude Keister with Rev I Fredmund as minister.
Regular services will be held next Sunday with a 9 30 am church school and 10 45 am morning worship where the pastor speaks on Fearless Faith. Epworth League meets 6 30 pm with Miss Jone Steele in charge followed by an 7 30 pm evening service with A Young Man Who Went Away Joyously as the sermon theme. Music includes Curfew Melody Organ prelude The King Of Love My Shepherd Is Shelley Alto Solo lone Steele Offertory Prayer Curran Thelda Tracy Organ postlude Finlandia Sibelius.
The Church of Christ invites all to Bible school at 9 45 A M for three months studying keys to successful living. Communion and worship follow at 10 45 A M with the elders in charge. Pulpit Committee and Mrs G B Holden oversee the Bible School.
Presbyterian church announces Bible school at 9:30 a m led by Superintendent John Applegate with classes for all ages. Worship services follow at 10:45 a m and 7:30 p m including a Morning Communion. Evening sermon titled The Common Place. Music by organ and choir with Mrs J M Lloyd and Mrs Henry Shields. Minister F W Eastwood.
Trinity Lutheran on Second Street East holds morning worship at 9 15 and Sunday school at 10 30 led by Pastor William F Krueger.
Severe winter weather disrupted church services last week. Pastor W. J. Stevens urges parishioners to attend next Lord's day despite the cold with Sunday school at 9 20, morning worship 10 45, Crusaders 6 15, and evangelistic service 7 30.
The text explains that burying the dead with faces toward the east symbolizes resurrection hope. It notes the ancient practice of turning the body toward the far region of the future and cites Eusebius linking heavenly Jerusalem to the east, aligning burial with prayer in Christian tradition.
The university honors John F O Hara since 1933. He is named titular bishop of Manila and appointed auxiliary bishop for the Army and Navy in the United States, supervising 500 Catholic chaplains and serving as ecclesiastical head for American soldiers, sailors, and families.
Salem Presbyterian announces a Welsh service at 10 a.m. with an elder election if weather permits. Sunday School at 11 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 7 p.m. Leader Howell Reese. English service at 7:30 p.m. Class meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Rev. David C. Davies is pastor.
Sunday School at 10 a m led by J W Rich with D D Knight of Mt Pleasant to preach at 11 service assisted by J W Rich Epworth League at 6 30 p m Womens Missionary Society postponed until next week Rev E E Voss pastor
Sabbath School starts at 10 a.m. with Mrs. Ida Wooley as superintendent and no preaching service. Y. P. C. U. meetings will be postponed. Mid week service set for Wednesday evening at 7 30 p.m.
Church plans to resume next Sunday with Church School at 10 and Worship at 11 in a shorter, responsive service. Christian Endeavor meets 6:30 with location to be announced. Young People's Day observed January 28 with a Whion Service at 7:30. Church Night Service resumes Wednesday at 7:30 with a Planning Conference led by Rev. Gilbert Voorhies. Pastor N. F. Chapman.
Pastor C. E. Strong says services will proceed as usual if conditions remain favorable. Bible school is set for 10:00 a.m. followed by the preaching service at 11:00.
The Haskins church aims to resume Sunday services at 9 30 with devotional responses and a short talk by the pastor. Church School follows. Rev Gilbert Voorhies will attend a planning conference with church officers on Wednesday afternoon January 31 with full announcements to come at Sunday service.
The church school work 10 a m and worshipful hour 11 a m inform parishioners. Senior and junior leagues meet at 6 30. The union evening service at 7 30 in the Methodist church features Rev W H Hemphill as speaker with CE Coggeshall assisting. All are invited.
AINSWORTH UP We have an idea what is meant by Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow That is a fragment suggesting a discussion of a wash or cleansing phrase. The text appears to reflect a remark about a saying or motto related to washing or whitening.
A church announces Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11. Young people's hour at 6:30 and Methodist union evening service at 7:30. A warm welcome, helpful message, and inviting line from Rev. W. H. Hemphill.
Sunday school begins at 10 a m followed by morning worship at 11 and an evening service at Federated Church. The pastor George C Pennington will deliver the messages. You are invited to attend any of the churches in West Chester.
The storm hindered Sunday services but better conditions are hoped for this week. Bethel The Family Church offers 10:00 Sunday school study hour and 11:00 worship with pastor Rev M A Robeson. Washington County Older Boys and Girls Conference is planned for Tuesday January 20 at West Chester. Cotter Friendly Church holds 10:00 Sunday school, 6:48 C E society meetings, 7:00 Bible study, and 7:30 evening worship.
An executive order sets 12 flag hoist sizes from 1.31 to 20 feet, defining the width of the flag for use on private or public buildings other than army or navy posts. For a 30 foot tall building, a 10 foot hoist is suitable, aligning with the post flag of the army.
A bottle cast overboard near Fiji by Captain E R Johnson of the American liner Monterey traveled about 1,700 miles before a woman near Moreton Island off Australia recovered it. The note asked in eight languages to report its finding to a U S consul to aid ocean current data compilation.
A brief meditation on Venice with balconies draped in vines and window boxes blooming amid palaces and tenements. The briny Adriatic soil feeds roots and ideas for a possible book on the city’s gardens.
The Hapsburg royal family burial place lies in the crypt under the Capuchin Church in Vienna. The church built in 1652, vault ten years earlier, houses 129 coffins. Hearts of many royals are hidden in catacombs beneath St Stephen's Cathedral, a twelfth century monument.
The term stool pigeon stems from market hunters who slaughtered passenger pigeons. Hunters used a stool or box with a cord flap to mimic a bird and lure pigeons into nets. Females were caught only at certain times and males avoided capture during nest sittings.
A natural history note explains how the prong buck, North America’s only two-hoofed horned ruminant, shed its four-hoof lineage. Wide mud-friendly feet hinder speed on hard ground, so evolution produced fast, dry-ground feet to outrun predators.
George Whetstine remains in serious condition after a stroke on Tuesday morning. Mr and Mrs J W Vanderburg of Hoopers depart after an eleven day stay with their son Robert Vanderburg and family. The Vanderburgs planned a Waterloo stop to visit Mr and Mrs T G Stevens. Mr and Mrs Keith Wilson of Iowa City joined Tuesday evening supper at the Frank Wilson home.
Historians examine ancient oil pits along Oil Creek in Pennsylvania to uncover how Native Americans, French colonists, and English settlers utilized oil. The research focuses on extraction methods, storage, and early trade or use in daily life.
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