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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1929
Page
3
A chaotic attendance of worship schedules and sermon topics across churches. Kalona, Christian and Presbyterian listings show morning worship at 9:45 and 11:00, evangelistic and outreach themes, choir music selections, and remarks from local leaders on family and community values.
A long church notice outlines morning and evening worship schedules with sermons on The Place of Reason in the Christian Life and Am I My Brother's Keeper? along with youth activities led by Victor Mastin and Raymond Rittenhouse. Music features Herbert Organ, Miss Helen Livingston, and Mary Hunter as organist. Special numbers and preludes are listed, inviting strangers to join services.
A foreign missionary in Kansu portrays widespread extortion by local mandarins and Bolshevik-like youths. He notes opium orders in the Nanking campaign, heavy taxes, and starvation threats as poverty rises amid reports of bribery, conscription, and violent executions across several provinces under Nationalist rule.
Dale Drake reports setting a new world distance record for a glider towed by plane. The flight from Sheep Camp Lows Beach to near the Los Angeles area ended when tow rope snapped over Santa Susanna Pass at 7200 feet, leaving Drake within two miles of Van Nuys airport.
An American buyer recently acquired a lock of Beethoven hair with a clear provenance. After Beethoven's death Anton Santer cut the lock from the composer’s head and later passed it to musician Holz, who then donated it to the choral society of Funktkirche.
Nice France March 1 Charles Lenglen died today at 71 after a life linked to tennis. He trained his daughter Suzanne Lenglen from age 11, guiding her rise to professional status in 1927. Lenglen had long been a dominant figure in English and French tennis, famed for defeating Helen Wills declared a legend.
Rural life omen show stronger appeal than city scenes as farm maidens gain chances unseen by urban matchmakers. The piece contrasts country matrons with city brides, noting rustic prospects prevail.
A compact phrase asserts success lies in avoiding overthinking and overplanning. The note attributes practical efficiency to not overcomplicate decisions, reflecting a terser mindset attributed to Terre Haute, suggesting concise strategic thinking.
Phyllis Haver stars in Singapore filmed aboard vessels Wallingford Silverado during a dramatic sea chase. Howard Hissin directed the wetton tram sequence with Collisions avoided, and Holt portrays a U.S. Marshal reflecting Zane Grey’s rugged tales. Fox theatre houses the hot Oke territory feature.
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