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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1921

Page

6

Community Socials Share Summer Afternoons All Over

A flurry of club gatherings filled a summer week with polite hospitality and modest menus. Rebekah members held a Central Park meeting, the Rooster club visited Mrs. Walter Kyle on July twelfth, and Maury Dee Lupton celebrated a fifth birthday with a day party for about thirty children.

Rooster Club Walter Kyle Kyle Maury Dee Lupton L. B. Lupton George Breitenbach George Morrison In Jones Lupin Charles Ashby North Cedar Ices Ex Club Ray Bell Carl Fish Ashby Jeannette Hunter Miss Yeatle Maxine Gravely Wellman Pleasant Plains West Washington Oe Everett Smith Cal Griggs Lexington Irvin

Announcements From Local Clubs And Church Events

Rebekah will meet Friday evening at the I C O F hall. Gwendola Mur dock is Noble Grand. bring lunch. No more Independent club meetings until further notice. Leon Beatty Post No 20 calls a Friday meeting on July 15 for officer elections and important matters. Dismantling of the old Christian church curtails services for two Sundays. Bible school and communion continue. Pastor and family depart for Des Moines Thursday. new church opens last Lord's Day in July.

Rebekah I. C. O. F. Hall Gwendola Murdock Noble Grand Leon Beatty

Potters Field Origin Traced to Judas Betrayal tale

A historical note explains potters field as burial place for the poor and unknown. It cites Matthew 27 7 and the thirty pieces of silver paid to Judas as the motive for buying the field to bury strangers, a practice that has persisted.

Judas

Timely Hero Carries Unconscious Heroine Through Stormy Cabin Breach

In a fierce storm a movie hero struggles to carry an unconscious heroine into a cabin. He collapses inside as the cabin door remains ajar and a bystander shouts to shut the door amid the howling wind.

Fost

Iowa veterans fill key posts as army roles shift

Gen H A Allen, former Iowa National Guard commander, takes colonel post in the regular army and serves in the Philippines. Col Tinley of Cornell Bluff and Col Brewer in Des Moines gain command roles in the reorganized 168th regiment, shaping the Guard’s future amid Army reductions. A Pageant of Progress planned in Chicago features a long distance homing pigeon race starting Ames on August 7, with races to Milwaukee and a convoy of planes and vehicles, using thousands of pigeons and Iowa aircraft to test speed and coordination.

Des Moines H. A. Allen Iowa National Guard France Philippines Col. Allen Independence Liv Cedar Rapids Iowa Infantry A. Tiney Cornell Bluff 168Th Ilon Co Tinley Guy “ Wrewer Randall Navonal Guard Col. Brewer BE. R. Bennett Col. Bennett Polk County Gen Tinley John W. Ball Sheriff Robb 14Th Cavalry Fort Des Moines Camp Dodge Brown Chicago Ames Iowa Chicago Municipal Pier Lake Michigan Milwaukee

Blame the Dentist and Gum Health Dangers

The article warns that neglect harms gums while dental work such as crowns bridges and saved stumps can pose risks. It notes pus formation from dental procedures and decayed roots left in the mouth as dangerous outcomes.

Unnamed Presbyterian Church Plans Morning Services

UROUNGENENS Presbyterian Sunday school rosters 9 45am with morning worship at 41 o clock and a sermon titled Why is Beligio The Young Peoples meeting heads to Union at the Methodist church at 6 15pm Regular evening service at 7 30pm with A Changed World as the theme This is the last Sunday before vacation No preaching for four weeks Sabbath school continues 9 45am Pastor Arthur R Oates Chorister Wanda Neiswanger Organist Mrs Henry Shields.

Beligio Union Arthur R. Oates Wanda Neiswanger Henry Shields

Church to Hold Bible School and Communion Services Only

The church will not hold regular services for the next two Sundays with only Bible school and communion planned. The church board has granted the pastor two weeks vacation while his family departs for Des Moines Thursday morning by car.

Pastor Away On Vacation No Sunday Services Planned

The pastor will be away for about four Sundays and there will be no preaching services unless announced. All other church activities continue as usual. Young people plan a union gathering at the Epworth League hour next Sunday evening. Sunday school starts at 9:30. F. P. Burch leads the next prayer meeting on "Saul Proclaims Jesus As the Christ."

Methodist Cinged Epworts League F. P. Burch Saul Jesus Christ

Presbyterian Services and Vacation Music Plans

The Rev. A. M. Malcolm preaches at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Associate Presbyterian with a Bible class at 10:00 a.m. and a Bible study meeting at 6:30 p.m. Everybody welcome. The Rev. W. C. iiiiameon fills sermons at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at First Unitarian Presbyterian during the pastor's vacation, with Sabbath school at 9:45 a.m. and a Christian Endeavor meeting at 6:30 p.m. Special music numbers include morning organ preludes, an offertory duet, and evening selections with multiple performers and a director of music, Carolyn Hamilton, and organist Helen Harvey.

Associate Presbyterian A. M. Malcolm First Uni Presbyterian W. C. Iiiiameon Christian Endeavor Joseph Conrad

Methodist Episcopal Service Schedule with Special Music

Sunday school at 9 30. Preaching at 11 00 by Dr G L Minear. A citywide young people's union at 6 15. All welcome to attend. Morning music features Prelude Cradle Song Spinney.

Anthem and Special Music Listing at Service

The program includes Thy Will Be Done by Anthem Jackson on offertory, Serenade in A by EES with Galbraith on postlude, March in F by Roberts. Dr W W Bowers is minister and Al my Huppert directs music with Mary Hanter on organ.

Jackson Dasks

County Churches Schedule Bethel Presbyterian and West Chester Baptist

Bethel Presbyterian invites all members to Sunday school and preaching next Sabbath. West Chester Baptist holds Bible school at 10 a m and preaching at 11 a m with the theme The Return of the Lord. A union service is planned for 8 p m at the U P church. BE A Anderson pastor.

Bethel Presbyterian Church West Chester Baptist Bible School Lord U. P BE. A. Anderson

Prairie Flower Baptist Service and Bible School Notice

Bible school at 10 a.m. and prayer at 2 p.m. preaching at 3 p.m. You are invited by pastor E. A. Anderson. Prairie Flower Baptist notices include B. Y. P. U. at 11 a.m. and EB. A. Anderson, pastor.

Earliest New England Dwellings Reference

The piece notes early New England settlers did not build weather tight cabins immediately after arriving. They often waited for harvests and used natural shelters or dug-ins, likening their practices to European and Mexican indigenous cave dwellings and historical military camps.

New England Europe Mexico France

Iowa Consolidation Plan Adopted by Education Bureau

Cedar Falls July 15 The U S Bureau of Education adopted Iowa s rural school consolidation program originated by Professor Macy Campbell of Iowa State Teachers College The plan was presented before the National Education Association rural section in Des Moines and asked for national distribution and use.

Cedar Falls Iowa U. S. Bureau of Education U. S. Commissioner of Education J. J. Tigert Macy Campbell Iowa State Teachers College Tigert Campbell National Education Association Des Moines Washington

The Dog as Human Food Across Cultures

The text notes dog meat as a valued food in various nations including China and the Society Islands. It claims early origins for the taste, citing ancient practices and comparisons to other meats, and mentions historical figures praising young fat dogs as desirable.

China Society Islands Myppocrates Gorda

Campbell Advocates Rural School Consolidation Innovation

Prof Campbell receives top state recognition for promoting consolidated rural schools. He urges farmers to support consolidation, gives illustrated talks, disseminates farm press articles and department bulletins, holds inspirational meetings, distributes consolidation facts via the Farm Bureau, and trains teachers with rural school data.

Iowa Campbell

Positive Sources Inspire Strong Words and Thought

A quotation from Higgineon praises writing and speech as powered by ardor energy and depth of feeling or thought. The emphasis highlights positive sources fueling expressive work.

Higgineon

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