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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1967
Page
4
A brief editorial cites First Peter 3 18 noting Christ suffered for sins to bring believers to God and emphasizes the vicarious work of Jesus as the path to fellowship with the divine.
The 1922 Washington High School class reunion features reminiscences about chasing girls. A Chicago trip prank exposes a company president, prompting laughs and a tense moment with his wife. Don McLaughlin stars on As The World Turns, while Milo Sorden hosts a guest who finds fishing unproductive. A mother chides a boy in new pants, a brain food joke circulates, a wills classroom joke surfaced, and navy interviewers question swimming ability amid ship talk.
In days gone by Washington and surrounding areas housed many early post offices. Marcel lus at Holcomb’s mill began circa 1838 39, traces remain near Coppock. A Washington post office opened then with Thomas Baker as postmaster. Mail came from Wapello by J H Higbie in a picket hat and meat sack every fortnight. The post office moved locations many times, described by county historian Burrell as a wandering Jew, with 1856 on R T McCall lot near square and Mrs Marker as postmistress.
The article traces Washingtons early post office sites from Parker and nearby shops to the D W Fabric Shop location, noting a 1892 fire at the Graham Opera House and a 1916 shift to a new federal building. It mentions Postmaster Eversons hat and McAdoos 1916 decision, plus Bakersfield origins of Thomas Bakers field.
Local Boy Scouts of Troop 241 returned from Camp Waubeek near Cedar Rapids. Activities include travels of residents, nursing training entries, guard camp reports, and community notices from Des Moines to Washington.
In a fast contract bridge deal by B Jay Becker West leads a heart and South, after a challenging opening, takes a six spade slam. The article analyzes declarer decisions on queen versus ten plays, with bidding and opening lead guiding the correct line and the value of inference about opponents' high spade honors and hearts.
A guidance piece on COLINSPEC collectors who invest in stamps. It urges careful study of issuing country, print counts, design, and market factors. It stresses mint, complete sets, unmounted, and warns against misled approval sets like San Marino 308 314 ep. Buyers should verify completeness for both fun and profit.
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