This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 28 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1931
Page
7
Read as church program notes naming John Hughes Anthem Consoler and Hear Me Pflugger Organ Postlude Gray Mrs Henry Shields organist and director Fr W Eastwood minister in the lineup of offerings at the service.
Public is invited to a Sunday morning service titled Sacrament at 11 o'clock. The notice provides a concise schedule and invites the community to attend.
Trinity Lutheran Missouri Synod announces preaching services at Sherman Funeral Home on Sunday July Re at 10 45 a m with a quarterly business meeting immediately following.
The message extends an invitation to all friends to join in Sunday morning worship led by Carl W. Klein.
The notice invites worship at 11 am and 7 30 pm with sermons The morning theme Communion Meditation and evening The Garden and the Cross A Bible school at 9 45 am led by Supt H W Ramseyver Christian Endeavor 6 30 pm and a nature meeting on the church lawn pending weather Also mentions organ preludes and postludes.
The notice invites attendance at Bible school at 9 45 a m and a communion service at 10 45 a m. It urges members to help lighten the superintendent’s burden and participate in bringing the White Elephant under subjection. The text emphasizes moral truths taught by the Man of Galilee and states no preaching service will be held.
Morning program lists Bible school at 9 45 a m and service at eleven. Miss Kate Hill missionary from India to speak. Music includes Irigan Prelude In Summer Stebbins Response After the Sowing Offertory Dawn Mason Anthem Praise Ye the Lord Lambillotte Davis Organ Postlude On Earth Peace Mansfield director of music Carolyn Hamilton Organist Helen Harvey
A cordial invitation announces summer services at a church. Morning worship at 11:00 features a sermon Has God surrendered and Have You. Evening services at 7:30 continue the Christ and His Friends series with Thomas the Doubter and Christ.
Paul D Cole a banker and real estate man died in the electric chair at the state penitentiary in McAlester Oklahoma after claiming he did not kill Ernest Irby manager of a drug store they owned in Wewoka Cole and Irby faced liquor sale charges Irby vanished and was later found dead in a lake near Wewoka Frank Hunt was arrested with Cole and accused of the murder Hunt received a life sentence after a guilty plea.
In Rev. J. W. Krenmyre’s absence at the Ainsworth M church Mrs. C. B. Williams will deliver the Sunday morning address. Her topic is Why a Praise Service.
Valley Evening conducts 8:00 PM and 6:00 PM services with strong Sunday school turnout past 100. West Chester J P Baptist lists 10:00 AM Sunday school led by Walter Leet and morning sermon by Rev Lefever. Christin Endeavor 7:15 PM. New Haven country church invites to summer worship at 4a Cool place to worship in summer.
Nellia Manners reports a July event in Crawfordsville where a Methodist church crowd enjoyed a concert by a five man group from the Normal and Industrial School in Prentiss Mississippi. The program featured negro spirituals old southern airs and Dunbar readings with a silver offering for the school.
The article lists church activities including Sunday school at Poe Welock Union at 7 20 p m with Miss Kate Itill from The Punjab India giving an address and a free will offering. It notes a Tuesday Willing Workers picnic at Ralph Rees home with church meeting at 10 30 and each family to bring sandwich and one dish to pass.
Sabbath school at 10 morning service at 11 with theme Burning Hearts and communion. Preparatory service Friday night at 1 Rev Fred Sharpe of Winfield to preach. Junior meeting at 11 with Miss Kate HIll Sareedha India to speak Sabbath evening in Presbyterian church as United Presbyterian missionary.
Methodis Episcopal events list worship and study times led by J W Rich at 10 a m and 11 a m with theme Workers with God Epworth Teague devotional at 6 30 p m Understanding Rural Life Leader Joseph Jones Ladies Aid monthly meeting Tuesday 2 p m and evening 8 p m Standard Bearers at Helen Huston home Women s Foreign Missionary society Thursday 2 p m with Mrs J H Jones as program leader Granville Love family from Crawfordsville visited today for shopping.
The Dodder Wallpaper and Paint Store in Washington Iowa earned national interest after its Fall Festival window was named one of twenty two outstanding displays from across the nation. The display titled A paint window for the farmers of the Corn Belt attracted thousands during Washington's Fall Festival.
Miss Anna Schmitt of Harper visits Matt Wehr's home while many families share weekend time. Floyd Banks reflects travel plans for Washington. numerous Sunday dinners at Edwards and Snyder homes. Jim Pulver hosts birthday event for Jimmy Schollenberger with games and ice cream on the lawn.
Columbus Junction reports a joint installation of Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodge officers led by deputy grand master and Mrs Jessie R Ockwood. Silver Leaf Rebekah lodge officers are listed with titles and names. Davenport visitors J O Lambert and Mrs Eva Carter are noted along with Mr and Mrs Charles Carter visiting Columbus City relatives.
Mrs. R S Stephens and others from Xenia entertain kin over the holiday weekend. Otto Eden and Oakdale guests join extended family gatherings at the Coo and Henderson households. Fireworks and ice cream socials mark community summer visits among Booths Colthursts and Stewarts.
Washington Lime Creek English River and Iowa township plan a Sunday afternoon program at Prairie Flower church Northwest of town with George Bell and Charles Owen presiding. Activities include scripture prayer addresses divisions youth and adult discussions, special music, and a closing benediction. Local families visited relatives nearby. farmers report oats cutting and hay harvest amid cooler weather.
Lenox Iowa residents approve a $100,000 municipal electric light and power plant in a special election by a 469 to 168 margin under a new state law allowing payment from future earnings.
Rioting broke out at the General Fabrics plant in Central Falls Rhode Island with about 500 strikers and sympathizers gathering near the plant. Peace was restored after the first disturbance but the afternoon clash injured several people and left the area with limited police presence.
The 68th annual Iowa Knights Templar meeting held in Spirit Lake on July 10 selected Clinton Kastner of Boone as grand commander with Thomas W. Wellington of Fort Madison as grand senior warden. G A Swartz of Oelwein was named grand sword bearer and Amos Albertson of Washington named grand Captain of the guard. Several visitors and local shoppers were noted, including M Huston Crawfordsville and Mrs Myrtle Dykstra visiting Corvallis relatives.
Miss Edith Carris led the Iowa City library conference as Eva Denny and Mrs. J M Godfrey were absent. Over 100 librarians attended with four out of state speakers to discuss student reading and adult community libraries. Nathan Van Patten and Milton Lord were slated for a session on student reading.
Funeral services for 82 year old Lewis Edwards, a longtime Welnd area farmer, were held at Evan Edwards home near Cotter and at Salem Welsh Presbyterian Church. Rev. Trevor Williams and Rev. Norr’s Dickey officiated. burial followed in Cambrian Cemetery. Edwards, born in Wales in 1849, died Wednesday at his son’s home in Columbus City. He married Hannah Davis in 1888 and is survived by two sons Ryan and James, a daughter Mrs. Fr. May, Siv grandchildren, a sister in Canada and two brothers in Wales.
Wyman and surrounding area residents report visits and calls from locals including Mr. and Mrs. Graves of Washington visiting Sheffield and Town. Coates and family joined by Coates and Paisley among business callers in Wapello. About seventy relatives and others were mentioned in the gathering.
Friends enjoyed a picnic supper on the lawn of the E V Humphrey home Saturday July 4. Miss Emma Isom visits sister Mrs Cas Cal Hamilton and Mr and Mrs Loraine Simmons with their son from Washington DC stay with parental John Simmons. Dorothy Davis of Cotter visited EK Hr Davis home over the weekend.
Sarah Thomas, described as a Black woman, died in North Wilkesboro at age 110. Her birth year was recorded as 1821.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.