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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1966

Page

4

Messiah Theme Intersects Job Corps Transit in Clinton

In the August 15 1966 issue the editorial reflects Isaiah 11 1 2 as the Messiah’s humble royal lineage. It notes a group of about two dozen Job Corps recruits traveling between Chicago and Clinton en route to Clinton training center. Most were Negro or Latin American, with several white women described as fine looking.

Jesse God Chicago Clinton Job Corps Women's Job Corps Training Center

Are W H S Students Prepared for College

A column by Peg McGaffey weighs whether high school preparation equips Washington High School graduates for college. It contrasts backgrounds from strong to weak, stresses reading and core subject foundations, and notes the plunge from school to campus in late summer 19.

W.hs Peg McGaffey Washington High School

Crossing the Bay of Fundy by the Abegweit Ferry

The Bay of Fundy separates Prince Edward Island from Nova Scotia by nine miles of open water. The Abegweit ferry, among the largest ocean going vessels, carries 175 cars and serves as ship and ice breaker in winter. Summer schedules run four boats sixteen hours daily, with two to three hour waits typical in peak season. The article notes Acadia, Evangeline country on the Nova Scotia shore and the vast geography of the Fundy coast.

Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia Northumberland Strait North Atlantic Gulf of St Lawrence Cape Tormentine N. S Borden, P.E Abogweit Canadian National Railway Canada New Brunswick Bay of Fundy Atlantic Oces Acadia

Bay of Fundy Tide Marvels and Truro Bore

The Bay of Fundy near New Brunswick and Nova Scotia has the world’s highest tides, with rises up to 53 feet observed near Truro. The bay’s funnel shape amplifies tides, creating two daily high tides and a dramatic tidal bore in the Truro estuary as water surges from the river bed. The explanation notes spring and neap tides and the moon’s gravitational effects.

Bay OF Fundy New Brunswick Nova Scotia Truro N.S Elchusetts

Schlesselman Family Reunion Held in Iowa City Park

Descendants of Mr and Mrs Louie Schlessellman gathered at Iowa City Park for a reunion on a sunny day more than sixty relatives attended with many from Wellman Cedar Rapids Vietor Williamsburg College Station and other towns. Oldest present was Mrs Elizabeth Wehrle of Wellman.

Wellman Louie Schlessellman Iowa City Schlessellman Ann Lohman Canda Carol Goldbraith California Elizabeth Wehrle Milton Wehrle Henry Schlessellman Ivan Emma Schroeder Cedar Rapids Will Schlessellman Vietor Lou Schlessellman Henry Meyer Williamsburg Charley Schlessellman Swisher Monica Murphy Grand Junction Colo E. D. Miller Miss Murphy Miller Charles

Washington Evening Journal Ad Staff Listing

The Washington Evening Journal in Washington Iowa lists staff including Vice President Director News Editor Advertising Production Superintendent and others. It notes publication afternoons except Sundays Christmas and July 4th and indicates use of United Press Leased Wire.

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Deer hunting license deadline in Iowa set for August 19

Iowa deer hunters must file completed shotgun hunting license applications by 4 30 p m August 19 with the State Conservation Commission in Des Moines. By August 10 only 528 of 3 100 short zone licenses and 6 505 of 25 000 long zone licenses had been applied for. Archers may apply for bow and arrow licenses without limit. 287 archers had applied as of August 0.

Des Moines UPI Iowa State Conservation Commission Des

Vacation reading and new books at the library

The library highlights end of vacation reading with new titles by Mavis Ronson Hans Habe and Philip IV era tales. Memorial gifts to the library honor local individuals and a gift of thirty Columbia Records expands the loan collection for the reading season. In New York, four Albany Sisters of Mercy head to Ain Anoub Lebanon to establish an English language Catholic school for Arab families.

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