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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1950
Page
5
The Demons and Bloomfield Maroons meet tonight at Casefield for Homecoming. Washington starts with a familiar lineup from the season opener as they seek a third win and a morale boost amid homecoming festivities.
Washington junior high football defeated Muscatine 14 to 7 in Muscatine. De wnon fullback scored early. Muscatine tied before halftime. Washington won with a 25 yard TD run in the fourth quarter. Starting players included Williams, Gorham, Aggeson, Courtney, Embree, Schulty, Hamm, Coffman. substitutes Willey, Kelley, Hesseltine, Campbell, Gorham, Reed.
Rev Basil McBee led Wednesday services with a sermon on confession from Matt 7 21 stressing a true confession and living by it. Rev Paul Hindman spoke last evening in the same series emphasizing the need to do the will of the Father.
Ernst von Weizsaecker, who served one year of a five year term for Nazi plotting and sending French Jews to death camps, is released from Landsberg prison after clemency by U S High Commissioner John J McCloy. McCloy cited good behavior and testimony that Weizsaecker helped protect Rome in 1944 and hid Jews in the German embassy.
Rev Hindman urged reliance on God for all needs using Matt 6 11 Give us this day our daily bread He defined bread as life support and warned without daily bread family life lacks, outlining three steps to receive daily bread Seek God contentment and daily dependence with faith and care for tomorrow title Gethsemane and It am the Way the Truth and the Life listed.
A simple method to bake asparagus. Wash and cut into inch pieces. Cover with cream, salt lightly, and sprinkle grated cheese. Bake uncovered until tender.
Bloomfield visits Washington and West Chester faces Richland while Williamsburg travels to Keota. Kalona meets Brighton and Wellman hosts North English with Ft. Madison at Muscatine and Keokuk at Carthage. Alleman plays Burlington and Fairfield visits Mt. Pleasant with Centerville at Ottumwa.
William Henss observed his 51st birthday Sunday at University hospital in Iowa City and received more than 200 ecards along with cakes candies and other gifts. Mrs Viola Wilber and Lula Wilber of Nevada visited Howard Beenblossom's home.
Portsmouth on the Outer Banks once housed about 1,000 residents and served as North Carolina's first port of entry. Now the community numbers around 18, with fishing and hunting remaining its key industries.
The pretzel’s origin is linked to priests rewarding children for learning prayers. The folded arms design symbolizes a posture of prayer, and the term pretzel is said to mean little arms in reference to that gesture.
Brighton reports a series of local notes including Rev. Harvey Moon of Lamont visiting Clyde Coffin, Theresa Crish in Los Angeles, Keith Marrier visiting family, a newborn to Oren and Leota Taylor, and several attendances at funerals and meetings across the community.
The first inorganic pigment paint, Egyptian Blue, dates back to about 3000 BC. It remained popular through the reigns of Rameses and Tutankhamen and is found in Pompeian frescoes.
Churches item continues from page 3 noting program details led by superintendent John McDowell with Arthur Peters serving as pastor.
Morning worship 10 a m Sunday school 11 a m Evening service 7 30 p m The first fall and winter church social night will be held Monday at the Community building Cooperative supper at 7 Program will follow Eugene Engel director of music Lawrence Miksch superintendent rally to Sunday school this Sunday
The Ainsworth Methodist church outlines Sunday worship with 10 a.m. Sunday school and 11 a.m. sermon on the golden rule. MYF meets at 6 30 p.m. with leaders present. Week of prayer and self denial begins Thursday Oct 26 with women bringing lunch. WSCS meets Oct 26 at 2 p.m. led by Carl Steefel.
Sabbath school at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11 a.m. Sermon on Thessalonians 5 12 13 headline theme Christian Hon of commandments series. Choir Anthem Sweet of Old Holmes. Pioneers 6 20 p.m. Mission Evangelism School Tuesday start.
Crawfordsville churches present a full Sunday program with Sunday school at 10 a m led by John McNeil and 9 45 a m at Rev Clare H Boos church. Morning worship at 11 a m and 10 50 a m at another Federated church. Union Young People meet 4 30 p m and Union Youth 6 30 p m at Federated Church. Meetings for officers teachers Mon Oct 23 and Junior Intermediate Thursday 4 5 p m at the church.
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