Calendar notices for community events and meetings
Calendar items list a Dill reunion with noon dinner at Ota park, Knights of Pythias 8:08 p.m., YWCA mixers 5:45 p.m. in YWCA room, plans to visit Iowa City for dinner and a game, and calls to contact Mrs. Robert Day or Charlotte Bart for rides. U.P. church cooperative supper 7:00 p.m. bring two dishes. LBC club no August meeting. Pansy Hill club 6:30 p.m. pot luck at Sunset park. all former members welcome.
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YWCA
Iowa City
Robert Day
Charlotte Bart
Aeear
U. P. Church
Robert Wiley
LBC Club
Pansy Hill Club
Sunset Park
Honor Illinois Guests at Sunset Park Picnic
Mrs. Donald Green and daughter Shirley hosted a Sunset Park picnic Thursday evening in which guests from Keota Olds and surrounding areas attended. Attendees included Floyd Carris Jill Green Floyd Green Everette Green Ruby Sharp Arthur Wrause Kelly Bohr Emily Harper Dick Green Ted Green Sam Erwin Homer Stephen Minnie Green A M Weaver Henry Miller Milo Weaver Jamil Washington and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Green
Shirley
Gilelrose Park
Ill
Keota
Olds
Sunset Park
Floyd Carris
Jill
Floyd Green
Everette Green
Ruby Sharp
Seventy-Six
Township
Arthur Wrause
Kelly Bohr
Emily
Harper
Ted Green
Oskaloosa
Sam Erwin
Homer Stephen
Minnie Green
A. M. Weaver
Henry Miller
Milo Weaver
Jamil
Washington
Rural Women's Club Meeting Hosts Chaplet of Guests
Mrs Marie Sr hosted the Rural Women's club gathering Thursday afternoon with twelve members present. The president Mrs Lester Luckenbill led the business session while guests included Mrs Ib Hurst and Mrs Frank Dittmer. Refreshments were served by the hostess and helpers. A chaulaucua program is planned for August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ib. Hurst
Frank Dittmer
Rural Women's Club
Will Marie Sr
Lester Luckenbill
Grant Humston
Leo Marie
Joan
Jerome
Virginia Marie
Carl Phillips
Crawfordsville TTT Plans Rummage Sale
Crawfordsville Chapter L of TTT met in Tourist Park Monday afternoon with Mrs. Joe Jones presiding. They planned a rummage sale at Mt. Pleasant on Saturday morning, Aug. 27, and postponed the August family picnic to September. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Cleo Fletcher, Mrs. William Roderson and Naomi Anderson.
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Crawfordsville
Chapter L
TTT
Joe Jones
Mt. Pleasant
Cleo Fletcher
William Roderson
Naomi Anderson
Hal Kitchen Shower for Ruth Bradshaw
Ruth Bradshaw, who will wed Jim Dunston of Stanwood, was honored at a kitchen shower in Virginia Messenger’s home. Seventeen guests attended, shower games were played, prizes went to Mrs. Charles Johnson and Mrs. Norman Schoonover, and gifts were presented by Charlene and Judy Johnson in a wagon.
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Ruth Bradshaw
Jim Dunston
Stanwood
Virginia Messenger
Charles Johnson
Norman Schoonover
Miss Bradshaw
Charlene
Judy Johnson
Nancy Bradshaw
Pansy Hill Club Plans Sunset Park Picnic
A committee was named for a potluck supper to be held at Sunset park on August 2 at 6 30 p m. All former members invited. Fourteen members attended at Mrs Earl Jacksons home. Entertainment by Mrs Earl Davis. First prize in wahoo awarded to Mrs Erwin Koenig, second to Mrs Walter Bruty, third to Mrs Lloyd Neiswanger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Park
Pansy Hill Club
Earl Jackson
Earl Davis
Wahoo
Erwin Koenig
Walter Bruty
Lloyd Neiswanger
Koenig
Davis
YWCA Mixers Plan Theater Trip to Iowa City
The YWCA Mixers will travel to Iowa City Tuesday evening for dinner and a play. They will meet at the YWCA room at 5 45 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YWCA
Iowa City
Ywca Room
Devotional Reading: Isaiah 1-10 Highlighted Verses
A devotional note selecting Psalm references and comforting scripture. It lists Psalms 34 37 46 91 1383 Ta and 1438 along with Isaiah 1-10 for meditation and reflection.
Trust in God Across Trials from Psalms 34 37 46 91
A devotional lesson urges believers to trust God amid sorrow and danger. It distinguishes three trusted groups the contrite the righteous and the broken hearted. It argues trust resists worry and is contagious through testimony and daily practice, not mere doctrine.
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God
Community car loading set for six o'clock follow up calls
Members asked to provide cars or fake ones and contact Charlotte Harll the club president or Mrs. Robert Day the advisor. Attendees should also call if possible to confirm participation and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Harll
Robert Day
Form the Way the Truth and the Life
A biblical quotation highlighting Jesus as the only path to the Father, citing John 14 6 and Proverbs warning that the way of the wicked leads to death. The text emphasizes Christian doctrine on salvation and eternal life.
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John
Sunday Worship Times Listed for Washington and Mt Pleasant
The notice states church services at Washington occur first and third Sundays at 11:00 AM and Mt Pleasant services on second and fourth Sundays at 3:00 PM. Rev. E A London is the pastor.
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Washington
Mt. Pleasant
E. A. London
St James Catholic Masses at Six Seven Nine
St James Catholic Church schedules Masses at 6 7 and 9 oclock with Benediction following the 9 oclock service. Rev H J Corcoran serves as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Catholic
H. J. Corcoran
Seventh Day Adventist Service Schedule on Saturday
Sabbath school begins at 2 p m and sermon at 3 p m at Seventh Day Adventist on Lth Ave led by Paul Whitlow postal official mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Whitlow
Town City Christian Church Schedule Change Gospel Message
No regular church service this Sunday due to the absence of Pastor Darryl Richardson. Assistant pastor will be guest speaker for the first three Sundays in August. Bible school at 9 45 a m and Communion at 10 20 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Darryl Richardson
Town City Christian Church
Gardens of the Bible sermon at Presbyterian Sunday services
Morning worship at 10 45 a m features the sermon topic Gardens of the Bible. The church offers Sunday school at 945 a m Westminster Fellowship at 4 pm in Central Park and a Wednesday prayer service. Music includes preludes fugues Bach anthems and organ solos with Roberts and Noble among performers under Pastor Wim Grossheim and Mrs Edith Shields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Murdock
Noble
Wim. J. Grossheim
Edith M. Shields
Trinity Lutheran Church July 31 Service Details
The Seventh Sunday after Trinity service at Trinity Lutheran Church Fourth Ave N and 2nd St E. Divine worship at 11 am with Sunday school at 10 am. The Church of the Lutheran Hour is referenced. Pastor Geo A Koch invites all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Cor
Fourth Ave. N
2Nd St
Church of the Lutheran Hour
Associate Presbyterian Weekly Schedule
Basil G. McBee serves as pastor with morning worship at ten, Bible school at eleven, and no evening service. Wednesday prayer meeting begins at eight.
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Basil G. McBee
Calvary Baptist Invites Worship Schedule
Calvary Baptist Church invites members to Bible school at 9:30 a.m. and morning worship at 10:45 a.m. Evening gospel service and Wednesday Prayer and Praise service are also planned. Paul H. White leads as pastor.
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Calvary Baptist
Paul H. White
Immanual Lutheran Service Times And Sermon Theme
The notice lists Sunday services for Immanual Lutheran with Sunday school at 9 30 a m and divine worship at 10 30 a m The sermon will conclude Genesis chapter one and explore The various expositions of the soul of man Private adult instruction at the parsonage and during the week
Love as Lesson Theme in Christian Science Churches
July 31 1949 lesson sermon centers on Love with the Golden Text from II Corinthians 13 11 and Colossians 3 12 13. It cites Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health stressing patient obedience to God dissolving self-will and self-love and calling Christians to prove faith through action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Churches
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Emmanuel Church Mission Festival Announcement
Sunday August 7 Lord Supper to be administered after service at Emmanuel's corner West Jefferson and South Iowa Ave. Announcement after Sunday service or at the parsonage 320 South Iowa Ave August 21 mission festival. All ages welcome to Sunday school and divine worship. Pastor H. J. Anger invites visitors.
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South Iowa Ave
Emmanuel's
West Jefferson
United Presbyterian Church Weekly Services Notice
The United Presbyterian Church schedules Bible school at 9 45, worship at 10 45, and a youth meeting at 6 50 with an union service in Central Park. The Associate Presbyterian Church leads Wednesday 7 30 midweek prayer. August vacation for pastor and choir. preaching plans to be announced in the Evening Journal. Members are urged to visit neighboring churches. Bible school meets weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
Associate Presbyterian Church
Evening Journal
Bible School
Church of Nazarene Sunday Schedule and Leaders
The notice lists services at the Church of Nazarene with times for Sunday school at 9 45 a m morning worship 11 a m and evangelistic service 7 30 p m A pre service prayer meeting and a Thursday prayer meeting are included Luther Johnson leads NYPS and song services with Mrs Gieselman as pianist C F Gieselman is the pastor with Mrs Gieselman assisting as pianist and Luther Johnson as song leader
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Goldie Gault
NYPS
Luther Johnson
F. Gieselman
Gieselman
Baptist Church Schedule Includes Worship and Youth
Morning worship at 9 45 a m and 10 45 a m. Baptist Youth Fellowship at 6 30 p m. Union evening service at 7 30 p m followed by Wednesday midweek prayer at 7 30 p m. Music features minister Wv L Currier organist Mrs Charles McConnell choir director with preludes solos and offertory selections.
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Baptist Youth Fellowship
A. Union
L. Currier
Charles McConnell
Methodist Church School Morning Postponed
No morning worship on Sunday August 14 at 9 30 a m and no Methodist Youth Fellowship Union Service in Central Park at 2230 DP Uri.
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Cherch School
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Central Park
Five Weeks Vacation Tells of Experiences
Mrs. Clara Godlove Haskins recounts a five week trip visiting relatives across Illinois Wisconsin and Minnesota. She details journeys from Clinton to Savana Waukegan and Minneapolis then Sandstone noting hot July weather blueberry picking and time spent with family including a Methodist minister and redecorating relatives homes.
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Clara Godlove Haskins
May Hopen Gardner
Clinton
Charlie Warner
Bob
Savana
Ill
Tula
Lombard
William Warner
Bensonville
Waukegan
Bethel Presbyterian and Federated Church Services
Sunday schedule lists Bethel Presbyterian with Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. worship at 11:00 a.m. Merle McDowell guest speaker. Evening service 7:30 p.m. in Methodist church. Faith Louise Bauer pianist and Mary Jane Stephens pianist. Communion observed at worship hour. R Vernon Pike ministers Federated church with youth fellowship at 6:30 p.m. Evening service 7:30 p.m. ministers include Rev. Pike.
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Merle McDowell
Methodist Church
Pike
Kenneth Cuddeback
Faith Louise Bauer
Mary Jane Stephens
Edgar Stewart
Federated Church
Youth Fellowship
R. Vernon Pike
Worship and Sunday School Schedule Noted
Morning worship at 1 a.m. Sunday school at 11 a.m. Evening service at p.m. The pastor and family will return to take over their work next Sunday.
Sunday Worship Schedule Now Briefly Noted
Sunday school at 10 a.m. morning worship at 11 a.m. and evening service at 7 p.m. appears in the church notice.
Crawfordsville Church Summer Meeting Schedule
Crawfordsville churches announce Sunday school at 9:00 a.m. Worship 10:00 a.m. Jr. and Sr. M. Y. F. meet at 7:00 p.m. This will be the last summer meeting. Union evening worship at 8:00 p.m. at Federated Presbyterian church. Clifford Ott minister. John McNeill S.S. Supt.
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Sr. M.Y.F
Union
Federated Presbyterian Church
Clifford Ott
John McNeill
S. 8S
Vacation completes as harvests near in Washington area
The report recalls a five week vacation ending with weed pulling and orderly returns. Farmers report crops in fine condition with most small grain ready to harvest and corn tasseling begun. Community members connect across towns in Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa.
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Joe
Lakes
Duluth
Mary
Solon Springs
Wisc
Radio fire safety spots for colleges after dormitory blazes
Following two dormitory fires one fatal with nine students dead and many injured the National Board of Fire Underwriters offers a series of fire and panic prevention announcements for college radio stations. The spots instruct students on dormitory fire prevention and safe evacuation procedures.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Dominoes Invented in Italy Two Hundred Years Ago
The game of dominoes originated in Italy about two centuries ago and became a popular indoor pastime for both children and adults across generations.
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Italy
Ainsworth Church Services Plan Sunday Schedule
Ainsworth churches announce 10 a.m. Bible school for all ages with visual aids for children. 11 a.m. worship featuring a trio and infant baptism. 6:30 p.m. choir anthem. 7:30 p.m. community hymn sing led by John Keehler. Pastor William K Littlewood invites all. Sunday school at 10 a.m. topic Psalms of Trust. Public worship 11 a.m. Holy Communion with sermon New Life. Mrs Larry Trotter to sing There Is A Green Hill Far Away. memorial organ pieces to be played. Official board meeting Monday August.
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Peggy Keehler
Rosemary Jenkins
Lou Jean Spessard
John Keehler
William K&. Littlewood
Larry Trotter
Gounod
Larghetto
Spohr
Andantino
Lefegure-Wely
Bradbury
Correne Edmondson
Early Washington settlement by Joseph Adams in 1839
The first settlement on the present site of Washington was made in the latter part of 1839 by Joseph Adams known as Old Quincy Adams.
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City of
Washington
Joseph Adams
Old Quincy Adams
Postmaster at Junction 27 Years to Retire in November
Mrs. Nettie Blair Lewis longtime Columbus Junction postmaster will retire November 1 after 27 years of service. She aided by her father and later I S Myers, with local duties and attended national postmasters' conventions. The Columbus Junction post office, dedicated in 1914, received a 1938-appropriated project budget for site, building, and a lobby mural. town delivery plus three rural routes serve the area.
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Junction
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Nettie Blair Lewis
J. S. Blair
Woodrow Wilson
I. S. Myers
Myers
Here
Chicago
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Postmasters
Columbus Junction Post
Workplace deaths and injuries rise in 1948 report
The National Safety Council reports 1948 saw 48,000 total deaths from all accidents, 16,500 on the job and 31,500 off the job, with about 4,550,000 injuries and roughly 410,000,600 man days lost, equivalent to plant shutdowns affecting 1,350,000 workers.
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National Safety Council
Our Children's Eyes Faulty Vision Among Millions of U S Students
The Better Vision Institute reports more than 4.5 million American school children have faulty vision. The finding highlights widespread uncorrected sight problems affecting student learning and daily life.
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Better Vision Institute
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Una Gorton
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