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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1963
Page
11
An editorial reflection on John 4 24 urging that worship must be sincere and wholehearted. It argues much worship is vain when warmth and true commitment of spirit mind and body are missing.
The note laments the death of Dave Nardy son of Mr and Mrs Ed Nardy a high school freshman who enjoyed mowing lawns and hoped to run track. It recalls his pride in work and a brother Drew following with a toy mower and wishes comfort to family relatives and friends. The writer hopes memories sustain them.
Merl Sherman faced a missing lawnmower scare after noting the mower vanished from his garage and basement. A repair expert who had previously picked up the machine for a spring tune-up confirmed it had been ready and returned, saving a police report for a possible theft.
Clint Stewart at Veterans Hospital Iowa City once vowed to hurl his ball into the river after a string of poor frames. His third effort sank into the Skunk River near Brighton, later recovered by a fisherman and returned to him as a birthday joke.
A Crawfordsville reader, George Canott, recalls enlisting, the draft process, and training in Class A, describing basic uniforms, muddy trenches in France, and a chaotic voyage. He recounts miscommunications, sea sickness, and the first day in the trenches, ending with a vivid image of the chaotic battle and a direct brush with combat.
An elderly man unfolds and passes a government check to a clerk with the note Do not fold, spindle or mutilate. The clerk warns against it while the man retorts that the government does things he dislikes too.
John T. Frederick, SUI English professor, founded Midland in 1915. The publication shaped regional fiction with authors like Ruth Suckow and Mackinley Kantor. Frederick recalls its rise, 1920s peak, and decline in 1933 amid financial trouble and shifting literary culture.
Medical letters answer common questions on incubation periods for diseases such as measles and mumps, proper nose blowing, vitamin B nutrition, disease terminology itis and inflammation, infectious versus contagious diseases, and Asian flu vaccination history. Dr Coleman notes he uses readers' questions when possible.
The 15-cent Blair air mail issue debuts May 3 in Silver Springs Maryland with an initial print run of 40 million. Blair served as Lincoln era Postmaster General and helped found the Universal Postal Union. first day ceremonies will be at Blair High School in Silver Spring.
Berk has installed a shiny new 1963 model barber pole after the theft of the previous one. He considers adding a sign stating This one is insured to emphasize protection for the replacement.
A Washington woman recounts her parents 50th anniversary celebration. Her father disliked dress-up events and vanished before the gala, leaving a note saying he was “Gone to the sale barn,” prompting a guest to remark that the sale barn isn’t open on Sunday.
A former Washington man visiting recalls a stag party prank featuring the card game draw. He twice received a natural royal flush without drawing, followed by four of a kind and a full house as the others folded. He initially cursed but years later laughs at the gag.
The piece compares March weather in 1962 and 1963, noting warmer days and the warmest day on March 28 in both years, with no snow this year. It cites a higher March precipitation this year and mentions a cautious, early spring in April with green lawns and leafing trees. It also reports regional farm activity and reflects on John Gannon and Dave Livingston as speakers advertising Washington, plus local obituaries and family recollections.
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