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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1964
Page
5
The editorial cites Isaiah 12 3 about joy from drawing water from the wells of salvation. It frames spiritual gladness as supreme, linking faith to daily life and communal wellbeing. The brief reflection emphasizes rejoicing in faith as a enduring source of strength.
Earl Steele finds raccoons raided his sweet corn patch spoiling harvest hopes. He lays steel traps and catches three raccoons and a musk rat. Mrs. Bill Sitler chairs WSCS style show at the Methodist Church using a neighbor ticket sales plan. The Morris patio dinner featured Gordon Morris’s music and a hometown loan of a tape recorder. Gordon, a former actor with Joe E Brown, may have a future in music.
Town Talk column reflects local demand for more tennis courts as city notes decline from ten courts to a single Lincoln School facility. Nostalgic items recount wartime neglect, social humor, and community anecdotes while citing Gene Turner and local sports history.
The column notes a Pewee Valley hailstorm with marble-size hail. It comments on Wilkinson resigning as Oklahoma coach and possible Senate run, referencing political payoffs. It jokes that school children would enjoy longer recesses than legislative sessions.
A detailed summary of the Alcoholics Anonymous program outlined by Charles A. Churan Jr. The piece explains Steps Four through Twelve, including inventory, confession, amends, daily self-examination, prayer, and sharing the recovery message. It emphasizes daily, continuous healing and helping other alcoholics as core to sobriety.
The Postmaster General of Australia announces two new Navigator series stamps set for August 26, with seven shilling sixpence and two pound values. Depicting Captain Cook, the issue marks the voyage beginning August 26, 1768, and coastal exploration two years later.
In a rubber bridge game East uses the ace to overtake the jack of hearts, forcing South to lose three club tricks and go down one. South had ducked the heart, but East's capture reveals South's singleton heart and West's club strength.
Monday Night at the Movies on NBC features House of Numbers with Jack Palance in a dual role. repeats at 6 30 p m CDT. Wagon Train on ABC presents The Grover Allen Story with Burgess Meredith. repeats. East Side West Side on CBS at 7 30 p m CDT stars Chester Morris and Barry Morse. repeats at 9 p m CDT.
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