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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1933
Page
3
Sunday school at 9 30 a m and public worship with sermon by Rev The Gutknecht of What Cheer. One week from Sunday the pastor returns. Communion to follow morning services. Poem praising faith and humility ends with a call to shine Christ’s light.
Services every Sunday at 11 and testimonials Wednesdays at 7 30 at the South Iowa church. The July 16 Lesson-Sermon on Life uses Bible verses such as Prov 3 13 18 and selections from Science and Health, with a focus on spiritual understanding over material sense.
Washington churches invite worship and Bible school sessions next Sunday with sermons on A message for a restless age and The Anger of Jesus. Services include morning and evening rites, a Christian Endeavor gathering, and music by local organists. Church school at 9:30.
Haskins Presbyterian holds Sunday school at 10 and communion at 11. Ainsworth United Presbyterian hosts township convention at 2 with Valley Sunday school at 10. Pleasant Hill Christian conducts Sunday school at 10 and communion at 11 followed by preaching. Sermon titled “Prayer.” Go ye into all the world. Unarmed these men went in.
The pastor and family came back Thursday evening from a trip to the 75th anniversary of the United Presbyterian Church of North America. They visited friends in Indiana and briefly viewed the Century of Progress. Sabbath services followed the regular schedule with Bible school at 10 and worship at 11. Evening programs featured Y P C U reports and a sermon by Rev S Fred Sharpe.
Mrs Lydia Vane and daughter from Los Angeles visit Mrs Strain and Mrs Wheeler in Crawfordsville. Meetings at Presbyterian and United Presbyterian churches cover Sunday school, union service, missionary work, junior classes, and social events. The Standard Bearers picnic and Ladies Aid rescheduled for upcoming Mondays at local venues.
The Valley Correspondent reports a Fourth of July picnic hosted by the Churchill family with Lyle celebrated his third birthday and an angel food cake. Other entries note a Valley Sunday school primary picnic, class promotions, Sunday attendance at 74, and plans for an upcoming ice cream social and carnival at the church. Also mentioned are visits, a funeral, and local threshing meeting updates.
At a recent bank meeting Peoples Savings elected Sam Burkington as president A Lease as vice president K A Coates as cashier Lois Harper as assistant cashier Directors also noted Mrs Denis Jones and a visit by relatives in Mt Pleasant during the week
Grace Hill notes four residents visiting from Bellefountain Ohio Mary Mikseh and Edith Cordey returned home last Friday A social for Edith Cordey was held last Thursday evening with schoolmates invited Mrs A J Robertson was ill last week her daughters helped care for her She is improving Mrs Gee hosted bridge Wednesday afternoon Mrs A E Strum visited Mrs A J Roberts Tuesday Brighton residents Raymond Sankey Anna Sankey and Frank Pratt called Tuesday
Tonight at 8:30 the Kittenball League title contenders American Pearl and the Troop Outfit meet at Troop Field. The game completes the first round with eight teams having faced all opponents and begins the second half with a tight race for first place.
The schedule outlines seven additional weeks to complete the second round. The season continues with matches and results to determine advancing teams and final standings.
Fred Sheetz and daughter Josephine visited Robert Sheetz on Thursday afternoon. Clarence Feckley and family joined Charley Lenninger’s home. Peder Nielsen and son Marvin met Otto Sheetz. Walter Sheets and Caroline visited Mrs. Frank Smith. Leland Sheetz underwent appendicitis surgery in Iowa City. Dorothy and Helen Sheetz stayed with Fred. Helen visited Caldona Ort in Keota.
Lucile Baker reports a July 4 birthday gathering for Dc Wittmer. Family members from multiple Wittmer branches joined the celebration at his home, sharing baskets and good cheer. Other relatives and visitors including the Porter and Chalupa families dropped by for Sunday visits and greetings.
The 4400 foot longest commercial pier is at Bar ranquilla, a leading coffee port in Colombia.
Alvin Hasty reports amusing incidents from The Homestead Farm with animals expressing themselves in horse language to stop an overloaded wagon a pullet and other birds squabble on a closet door a bulldog that speaks in plain polits and enjoys family presence while hearing machinery noise and reading the Evening Journal. Harvest 1933 is near with oats light corn growing well but potatoes reduced by dry weather. hay and threshing prep underway as May was wet and June dry.
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