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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1933
Page
3
The Ahurche Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church promotes Rogate Sunday focusing on prayer. It outlines Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and public worship at 10:45 a.m. with related activities, sermons, and a union meeting at the Methodist church.
A fragment from an arts item credits Matthews bD Chalmers Fulton as minister Carolyn Hamilton as Director of Music and Helen Harvey as organist for a performance or program.
Bethel Presbyterian invites parishioners to hear Rev Larimore C. Denise DD guest minister next Sabbath. Denise and pastor W. H. Parker are seminary friends. Denise heads Omaha Theological Seminary en route to the General Assembly in Columbus Ohio next week.
The notice outlines Sunday school at 10:00 am and evening worship at 7 80 pm, a U P Baptist service with Sunday school at 1:00 and morning service at 11 00, a message by the pastor, Christian Endeavor at 7:00, and a union service at 7:45 in the Methodist church with a sermon by Rev. Le Fever on The Image of Daniel's Vision. Youth groups will lead the late services each evening.
Morning service at 10.00 led by Pastor M. Lefever with the sermon Go To The Ant. Sunday school at 10.00. Evening service at 7.59 pm led by Pastor Carroll W. Klein. Valley Sunday school at 10.00 with evening worship at 7.59 pm led by Minister F. Wenger.
The notice outlines worship events with Bible school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 a m under the theme The Spring of Purity A gospel service at 7 30 p m featuring The House of Mercy A Young People union meeting at 6 p m at the Methodist church The program lists organ preludes postludes and anthems including Sing Unto the Lord Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness and Let Us Sing Unto the Lord with names Roger Irene DeLong Spinney Mason and Paulkes attached to solos and pieces
Bible school at 10 o clock worship at 11 o clock with sermon on The Forty Days of the Ascension. Junior and Intermediate classes at 7 o clock preaching, O clock subject The Third Commandment. Aid society met for business and social hour with refreshments served by Mrs BeCreedy Porter Koeller Campbell and Sharpe. Jurors to meet Sabbath morning at 11 with Mrs Kilgore and Miss Pressley in charge. Sr Fred Sharpe, pastor.
The notice invites parishioners to 8:10 am and 11 am preaching services with 6:30 pm C. E. and 7:30 pm study. Theme asks what world parts lack Christ and emphasizes time and money as tests of life before judgment. Pastor Mrs. Jessie Sarchett.
An anthropologist notes that symmetrical thinning seen on some ancient Egyptian skulls may result from the heavy wigs they wore. The observation ties headgear to hair patterns, suggesting styling influenced skeletal impressions.
A Washington Star quotation cautions against hasty leadership and notes that final measurements determine who bears responsibility for mistakes. It stresses measured authority and accountability in decision making.
A government fisheries bureau report asserts seaweed stimulates digestion and promotes growth and weight gain. The text warns against paying cods for oil, labeling it a wasteful middleman expense.
Crawfordsville reports include Dr. F. P. Truax attending Washington county dental society in Washington. Rev S F Wenger preaches a prohibition sermon at Eicher church. Sunday school at 10, morning worship at 11 with various pastors and classes. Wom en's Foreign Missionary society meets Thursday at 2 with program by Mrs DeLong. E S Hehner is listed as pastor.
Supt J WM Peet announces the Lincoln building vacancy is filled completing the Washington public schools for next year. Dorothea Thompson daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Thompson has been elected to teach at Lincoln after five years in the Dallas Center third grade. The post opened when Charlotte Foster did not apply due to ill health and Isabel Davis was promoted to principal.
Herbert Korf George Fresh Waters and Henry Little left with three high school boys for the state track and tennis meets at Ames. Tom McElhinney will pole vault. Tom Canton and John Jackson will play singles in tennis. Both events are set for tomorrow at Iowa State College. Washington boys are entered due to district meet results.
Hollywood reports several studios plan World’s Fair pictures. Universal will film a Zasu Pitts Slim Summerville comedy “At the Fair” around a small-town couple’s visit. Paramount negotiates for a Mair Grounds production while Columbia eyes its own World’s Fair story by Wanger and Aursler. Harry Cohn may decide in New York.
Laurence Stallings plans to accompany him to Europe. In Houston a local dairy installs rubber footwear on its delivery horses for customer safety and equips wagons with rubber tired wheels.
Iowa City announces its first bathing beauty contest on July 4 sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. A beauty cup will be awarded and a prize goes to the largest family attending.
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