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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1931

Page

6

West Chester P T A Hears a line Program

A large crowd attended the West Chester P T A meeting last Tuesday evening and enjoyed a splendid program. The program included a Home Making lesson, talks on Spiritus Training Thrift and Beauty and Art in the Home, musical pieces by students and a Homemaking play supervised by Miss Bruty. Light refreshments followed as teachers and parents cooperated in a social hour.

West Chester P. T. A Carl Vorhees Lindenmeyer Floyd Miss Bruty Sam Statler Johnny Hough Lewis Plummer Kathryn Hoover Junior Willis Spencer West Chester

California Fig Syrup praised as health booster for children

Mrs. Clara Gilliam of Des Moines extols California Fig Syrup for her measles stricken son Arthur noting rapid improvement after dosing. She says it strengthens energy and bowels during colds and illnesses, with physicians endorsing its use for biliousness constipation and general vigor. The ad emphasizes the product name to seek genuine California Fig Syrup.

Arthur Clara Gilliam Bowdoin St Des Moines California

Local Social Notes Highlight Weekly Visits and Travel

Friday visits at Leslie Gates home include Nethergalls and Gates family members. Will Bealer and son hosted Finch family. Downey residents Coxen Gates visited Gates home. Bob Sehanisz baled hay for Bealer. Swift worker cut wood for Hesseltine. County Nurse at Cedar School Tuesday.

Harry Hesseltine Cedar School Hayek Cedar Rapids John Jeffrey Russell Goodin Washington Harry Kilgore Ted Herr Chicago L. A. Stephens John

Midweek Meetings Set for Church Schedule

H J Parker the pastor announces a quarterly conference Monday at 8 PM and a Thursday prayer meeting in the evening. A teachers meeting is planned Thursday at 7 30 PM with details from the church.

H. J. Parker

Services Set for Sunday Morning 11 O'clock

Public invited to attend services Sunday at 11 o'clock in the morning. The notice uses the subject Death to mark the event.

Church Service Schedule with Sermons and Choir Highlighted

Faith oriented notices invite worship next Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Bible school at 9:45 a.m. H W Rameeyer superintendent. Evangelist M Clase leads events for Christian Endeavor and youth forums. Music includes organ preludes and various anthems. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Preaching by J P Sints at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. with A C E League activities.

J. P. Sints

St. Paul’s Evangelical Church Service Times

Washington Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 10 45 a m led by Pastor Carl W Klein.

ST. Paul's Evangelical Washington Carl W. Klein

Invitation to Join Christ Church Activities

A 1920s church outreach invites readers to join Christian services and programs. It lists a church school at 9:30 led by superintendent C Y Brown, morning worship at 11:00, an afternoon service at 2:30 for married couples at the Methodist church with Dr. McCombe, and a separate 2:30 service for unmarried folks at the United Presbyterian church led by Mr. Close, plus a 6:00 Young People’s Forum and a 7:39 closing mass.

Church of Christ Christ's Church C. VY. Brown Hhurch Dr. McCombe United Presbyterian Church Mr. Close

Union Revival Services Schedule At Local Churches

The Church of Christ offers Bible school at 9 45 a m with a sermon on approved living. Communion and baptism follow at 11 a m under Brother S P Telford. Union services for married couples at 2 39 p m at the Methodist and for youths at the United Presbyterian both at the same hour, with the final revival service at 7 30 p m at the Methodist church.

Union Gospel meetings at United Presbyterian Church

Washington church invites worshippers to Union Gospel meetings next week with Bible school at 9 45 a m and morning service at 11 a m The sermon titled The Last Great Day of the Feast Miss Althea Montgomery supervises Bible school Rev D C Fulton ministers with music by Carolyn Hamilton Helen Harvey and H H McCleery.

Washington House of God Union Gospel Bible School Althea Montgomery

Campaign weekly schedule at churches and union meetings

Bible school led by Leigh W. Soule at 10 45 a m followed by morning worship with Mr Henke speaking on Consecration A service for married couples at 2 30 p m in the Methodist church an unmarried service in the United Presbyterian church at 2 30 p m led by Mr Clase a Union Young People's meeting at 6 00 p m and a final Union service at 7 30 p m in charge of the MceCombe Clase trio Music including Largo from New World Symphony But They That Wait and Like as a Hart performed by Mrs L A Warren Mrs Lewis Warren Arthur W Hienke minister Mary Hunter organist and director

Bible School Leigh W. Soule Henke Methodist Church United Presbyterian Church Clase Union Young People MceCombe-Clase Largo Dvorak Siete Ace Roberts

Church Services Across Local Faith Communities

Haskins Presbyterian holds Sunday school at ten and morning worship with communion at eleven. Valley St Paul Evangelical hosts Sunday school at ten with evening prayers at seven led by Rev. Lefever, notes Works of Faith as the day’s theme. West Chester UU and Pl Baptist report 10 a.m. Sunday school, Walter Leet overseeing. main service at 11. A note on no evening service due to union revival in Washington. implications for local church schedules.

Haskins Presbyterian Hurch West Chester UU. PL Baptist Walter Leet Lefever Washington

Tact Word in Diplomacy

An ultimatum is a formal intention by one state to another to comply with terms or face specified consequences. The consequences may be war or measures short of war.

Crawfordsville Basketball Double Victory Over Ainsworth

Crawfordsville saw the local junior teams defeat Ainsworth in a doubleheader. The second team won 28 to 23 and the Cyclones edged 26 to 16. Also noted are early 19th century family births and a 90th birthday celebration for Margaret Davidson Smylie with local relatives in attendance.

Crawfordsville Ainsworth Cyclones

Sunday church notices and schedules from multiple denominations

Presbyterian and Methodist services listed with Sunday school times 10 1 7 30 a m and 1 a m respectively. Themes include Ups and Downs of Prohibition Good Habits and New Frontiers of the Enterprise. Pastors S F Wenger KE Hebner and A N Porter lead services with youth meetings noted.

Classified Way to Relief Constipation with Cascaret

If you suffer constipation try Cascaret for quick gentle relief. A nightly candy cascaret promises a clear tongue sweet breath and vanished biliousness headaches and gas. Repeat two or three nights to remove waste and restore appetite and energy. Made from cascara doctors approve. Available in 10¢ boxes at drug stores.

Sickness Cycles in February March Peak

The United States Public Health Service reports most illnesses occur in February and March, while July and August see the fewest cases.

The United States Public Health Service

Reverence and Custom in English Church Attitudes

The passage quotes John Ruskin critiquing English reverence and customs. It notes common errors such as surprising behavior like a market woman entering church with a basket of eggs, illustrating rigid social expectations.

John Ruskin

Bath’s Ancient Baths Preserve Roman Spa Remains

Bath has long been a favorite watering place in England. Remarkably preserved Roman bath remains from the Claudian era still surface in the city today.

Bath England Claudius

Flemish Tongue Spoken Across Belgium and France

The Plemish language is spoken in northern Belgium and by more than 200000 people in the Nord department of France.

Belgium Nord France

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