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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1941
Page
3
The piece chronicles district federation delegates, Constitution Day at the log cabin with Mrs. Davis presiding, a memorial hour, and social tones around birthdays and upcoming projects. It notes Mrs. Stone’s passing, peach canning versus gas use, police officer Hancher, and a planned swimming pool tax vote set for September 24.
Prairie Center reports a sequence of guests and visits including Rev. John McNeel of Seoni India staying with the Malcolm Montgomery family, plus multiple calls at Cloyce Zieglowsky and Wess Meyer homes. Minnesota visitors attend Moothart reunion and visit local relatives and friends in the area.
Brighton guests joined Rex Smith family for Sunday dinner. Nearby visitors included P C Koehler Crawfordsville and family, plus Martin Weston. Wess Meyer group attended South Prairie school reunion at Y M C A. Rex Smith hosted others through the week.
The piece notes wild rice once fed by Chippewa and mallards has become a modern gourmet staple. It traces the shift from tribal processing to commercial production with industrial equipment and investment, moving from wigwams to upscale restaurants.
Accidental protective spikes on desert flora like cacti arise not from intent to guard but as leaf and stem modifications driven by climate adaptation. The changes reflect evolutionary responses to arid conditions rather than purposeful defense.
A sermon outlines Revelation 12 scenes of war in heaven and triumph on earth. It argues Satan’s heavenly role, Michael’s victory, and the church’s perseverance. The text links tribulation to future judgment, encourages faith, prayer, and testimony as means of spiritual victory, ending with a call to trust God’s ultimate plan.
To prevent corrosion keep wrought iron items protected by wiping them occasionally with a soft cloth lightly oiled. Regular care helps maintain finish and metal integrity over time.
Sabbath school at 9:45 a.m. Morning worship 10:45 a.m. YPCA at 6:30 p.m. Evening worship 7:50 p.m. Special music features organ preludes and multiple anthems by Rogers Gaul Franck and Herbert. Carolyn Hamilton and Helen Harvey lead organist duties under Pastor George Ke and Director Charles Murdock. Alfred Trenerry invites all to attend.
Sunday’s Lesson-Sermon in all Christian Science Churches centers on matter and spirit. The Golden Text: Love not the world and the things that are in the world. Citations include John 1:1-3 and Science and Health passages stating Spirit created all and that matter cannot be created by Spirit.
The Church of Nazarene invites all to Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. Morning worship at 11:00 a.m. with the sermon God’s Wondrous Salvation. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. focuses on evangelistic preaching. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Pastor Jay S Phipps presides.
The Church of Christ invites local and neighboring churches to an afternoon of fellowship on September 28 with an unusual program planned. Worship at 9 45 a m and 10 45 a m includes a vocal solo by Eloise Long and a sermon titled Self or Christ. Pastor Ivan Riess notes rising Bible School and church attendance but urges more to hear the call to loyalty. Watch the church notice next week for program details.
Trinity Lutheran sets Sunday activities with Sunday school at 9 30 a m and divine worship at 10 45 a m. A Fireside Hour follows at 7 30 p m for fellowship and discussion. Church school and confirmation class begin next Saturday Sept 27 at 2 p m. Pastor L L Stuempfig invites all to hear a sermon on The Pearl of Great Price and to consider the gift of eternal life through faith.
Morning worship at 10 45 a m features The Security of the Gospel with morning music including Andante Cantabile Prelude Mendelssohn Elevation and Capriccio Le Maigre Anthem When My Heart Is Overwhelmed. Evening services dismissed for Washington Association meeting at Kalona starting 7 30 p m. Mrs Charles McConnell listed.
The Washington church posts a 10:20 a.m. Sunday service time with no morning worship due to the pastor's absence. Carl W. Klein serves as Pastor.
Morning worship at 10 45 with sermon You Can Make Your Life Stronger. Evening service at 7 30 with Stars Instead of Stones theme. Methodist Youth Fellowship meets 6 30 led by Elaine Thomassen. Music includes Raff Cavatina Open Our Eyes and other organ preludes and offertories performed by Edna M Klein with R Clifton Keagy as minister.
Worship services at 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m feature sermons titled The things that remain and Paul Writes a Letter. Music includes organ preludes and solos by Mrs W Bond and Dianna Coffey. F W Eastwood directs with Reverend Nevin overseeing.
Dr Sidney Correll presents motion pictures from his Mexico trip at 604 South Iowa this Saturday night. The program shows native customs and conditions and aims to inform and fascinate attendees. Sunday services include Sunday school at 9:30 and worship at 10:45 with Crusaders at 6:30 and evangelistic service at 7:30. Prayer meeting Tuesday and preaching Friday evenings.
Associate Reverend John McNeil of Senoi India will lead worship and speak at Sabbath services at 11 o clock in the morning and 7 36 in the evening at the local church.
Valley churches announce Sunday school at 10 30 a m due to the absence of the pastor impacting St Paul s Evangelical and other area services in the county city region.
Beureka Church announces a church school from 10 00 to 10 45 and public worship from 10 45 to 11 20 with a sermon on Hearing and Answering God. The public is invited. No evening service. William L Clapp minister.
The New Haven Baptist Church lists Sunday school at 9:30 with Glenn E. Miller as superintendent, morning worship at 10:30 titled Advancing Missions, and a 5:30 Young People's Happy Hour Club led by Charles Johnson. Midweek Bible study is Wednesday at 8:00, and Thursday offers a chicken pie supper from 5:30. All are welcome.
Harry Grindell Matthews known as Death Ray Matthews died of a heart attack in his laboratory bungalow atop a Welsh mountain near Swansea. The inventor, who married singer Ganna Walska in 1938, claimed to have created a ray capable of bringing down airplanes at a distance.
Reverend Earl Dale pastor of Brighton route 1 residence is listed with telephone West Chester 3 on 51. The fragment notes church services at New Haven and provides contact details for the 51 route area.
In upcoming weeks Bethel and Cotter Presbyterian Churches schedule Rally Day on September 28 and World Wide Communion Sunday on October 5. The pastor to celebrate his fifteenth ordination anniversary on October 12.
Morning worship at 9 30 a m features Rest For the Weary from Matthew 11 28. Sunday School at 10 30 a m marks Rally Day with theme Thy Kingdom Come on September 28. Mr and Mrs C A Nicholson of Washington will give a Chalk talk at Haskins Friday at 8 p m. The community is invited to attend this program.
In Crawfordsville churches, Sunday school starts at 10:00 a.m. with Joseph Jones as superintendent, and morning worship at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Lester H. Bill leads the union service at 7:30 p.m. Maurice Rose and Maude Davis head youth and Christian Endeavor groups, while Edwin Q. Hurd is the pastor and theme messages include Launch Out and Rest for Weary Ones. Wednesday features a Christian Fellowship Hour at 7:30 p.m. with Bible study led by Mrs. Bradwin Hurd.
Sabbath school begins at 10:00 a.m led by Mrs. Ida Wooley with theme All is Yours. Y P C U gathers at 6:30 p.m. Bible study at 6:30 p.m. Lesson from The Book of Proverbs. Rev R M McCracken is pastor.
In Cotter sept 17 a peach tree owned by David R Jones bloomed twice producing peaches both early and late in the season though the second crop is smaller. Community news covers visits by Wyoming guests and local church events including a 50th anniversary, a roof re shingling at Shingle Church, and a teachers reception at the Cotter church with talks on hot lunch programs.
Indirect lighting has become a popular illumination form from cellar to attic and may light exteriors too. It enhances entrances and front gardens helping visitors locate the house and walkways between house and garage. Illuminated doorway panels display the house number and aid visibility in rain while reducing tripping hazards.
Dry ice once came from manufactured carbon dioxide but today at least 85 percent is produced from by product carbon dioxide from fermentation and other processes.
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