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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1931
Page
3
Attendance rising at Bible School 9:45 with Lord Supper observed. Endeavor at 6:45 and evangelistic service 7:30 featuring "Just Living" led by R C Keller superintendent Eva B Diller organist P E Roll and minister.
Sunday morning service announced at 11:90 o'clock inviting the public to attend a discussion titled Is the Unive cluding Man Evolved by Com Force.
The message for the morning will be The cops and the Greeks with the usual Sunday hours. Special music is planned for the services.
The program lists organ preludes and anthems including Morning Orean Prelude Sunday Morn ing on Glion and Hear Thou Your Prayer Mocca oh bs qcecttn Pastorale, with Konitz Anthem O Send Out Thy Peema Sekine and Blose Soloist Ruth Stewart. It notes Postlude March Schumann Vivo Giocoso and In My Father's House Many Mansions. D Chalmers Fulton directs music with Carolyn Hamilton organist and Helen Harvey, presented by Esther McCreedy Orcan PostInde.
The church invites all to Sunday services with a 9 45 a m idle school session followed by worship at 11 a m and 730 p m Superintendent How Ramseyer leads classes for all ages. The morning sermon titled Our Need of the Old Testament and the evening sermon The Cure for Crime. Music includes organ preludes and performances by Stainer Staines and Corbin among others. No Christian Endeavor this week due to attendees at the Pella convention.
Mrs. Henry S. Shields serves as director and organist while Fr. W. Eastwood is listed as minister. The notice highlights these two church officials in their respective roles.
Children’s Davy observance Sunday morning features a pageant titled The Prince of Peace and the World at 10 30 led by Miss Carol Forney with the younger departments. Church school 96 30 overseen by superintendent Mr C V Brown. children’s day pageant at 19 30 and combined evening service at 7 30 with a sermon Con fessing Our Sins Why To Whom. The pastor invites all not in another church to worship and work with us to brighten life by playing fair with Jesus Christ. Frank R Sage chorister Lester J Thompson organist Arthur A Vinz minister.
Bible school at 9 30 a m supervised by Leigh W Soule. Morning worship at 10 45 with Mr Henke speaking on Creed and Deed. League meetings at 6 30 in chapel and social hall 7 30 evening worship theme The Old Ten Commandments. Music includes Prelude Romance Sibelius Anthem The Lord Is My Shepherd Nevin Offertory Ave Maria Dethier Duet Gods Is Love Marks solos Elma and Mabel Rice Postlude Tom Rosebud Steele. Harmful pronouncements unclear but includes arias by Wagner Penn and Harris. Arthur W Henke minister Mrs Lewis Warren organist Mary Hunter organist.
The Rev. Theo. Meibohm of Buffalo New York has graduated from Concordia Seminary St Louis and accepted the call to our church. He will be installed August 16th. The next services are June 8th at 10 45 a m led by Pastor Robert Grote at Lockridge Towa.
Union Dale U B Church schedules Sunday school and preaching each Sunday starting June 21. An all day service with picnic is set for June 24. Programs include HH W Gordon and Mr Lefever at morning and evening services, an ice cream supper June 23, and a Washington Y M C A quartet leading June 28 at the Baptist church. Marion Crawford township Sunday school convention at 1 30 pm. Bethel Presbyterian plans an ice cream social next Tuesday and a General Assembly address by Mack Shaw at 11 90 o clock Sunday morning United Presbyterian church. Morning service 9 45 and Sunday school 10 45 with election of Sunday school officers.
Scott of Washington described a Tama Iowa Indian reservation visit detailing the people and mission. The event included a pageant on how the Christian flag came to be with roles by Liberty and Christianity figures. Refreshments were prepared by a local committee.
Morning worship at 11 a.m. features a sermon titled Why the Cup hoard jis Bare. Epworth League devotion at 6 30 p m with topic How to Use Our Vacations led by Marie Rose and Kk S Hehner pastor.
Frank Neppl of Mannine Iowa began a 60 day jail term after conviction for manufacturing intoxicating liquor. He also was fined 1500 dollars. On his farm last March authorities found a principal source of Templeton Rye whisky. Five other men arrested with Neppl pleaded guilty and received fines from 100 to 500 dollars.
Iowa State De Molay convention will be held at Cedar Rapids, following adjournment of the annual communication in Sioux City. George Kruse of Clinton elected Master Councilor. Free on bonds charged in Maquoketa case. officers Harrison Fox and Haney bound over to grand jury on illegal search charge.
First papers were filed with the Iowa Supreme Court in the appeal of Mahaska county from a district court decision awarding a judgment of 2732.26 to John W. Boyles for salary during two terms as Oskaloosa township constable.
Waterloo June 19 Funds totaling 96000 were at the disposal of the Black Hawk county board of supervisors following sale of two road bonds authorized previously at a special election. The bonds brought a premium of 507.50.
DES MOINES June 19 UP The state board of audit again discussed district expense accounts of state legislators at a meeting to consider claims filed by the legislators. The board, however, withheld action on the claims under review.
Up state officials sought two honor prisoners who walked out of the state farm. They were sent here from the men's reformatory at Anamosa. Suspects are Charles Daniels, 24, eight months of a 10 year larceny sentence from Jackson county, and Jasper Farber, 21, two years of a five year larceny sentence from Hancock.
A reflective column argues that self praise signals vanity and insecurity, portraying the boastful individual as a likely germist of discord and a poor ally in any trust based endeavor.
Miss Vera Keck of Orlando is a visitor at the home of Mrs Lee Lease as the Women's Missionary Society gathers in the church parlor with 40 attendees. Led by J C Cannon the group discusses missions among the Indians under the church's leadership.
County officials report a rare escape from a model prison farm where two trusted inmates slipped through no barriers. The alarm was raised as officials review security lapses and response time.
In Des Moines on June 19 a parrot owned by Mrs W C Dagwell roosted high in a tree at Highland Park after escaping yesterday. The fire department used ladders to reach it but the bird mocked the efforts and refused to come down. Mrs Dagwell advised leaving it alone until the excitement subsides and the parrot returned home.
Roy Stites and his wife are nominated for Carnegie Medals for heroism after they aided three boys during a Des Moines River drowning incident on February 16. Roy could swim but Mrs. Stites was paralyzed by the cold water and had to be dragged out by a rescue party. The rescued boys were Ansel Pope 12 Hayden Pope 10 and Robert Smith 12. Two other boys Dick Pope 6 and Thomas Pope 11 perished.
The Indianapolis Star notes a high court ruling that voice training does not qualify as a trade. Most neighbors view the decision as a mistake and debate its implications locally.
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