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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1969
Page
4
An editorial reflects on Psalm 65 4 and the spirit of joy in going to the house of the Lord. It emphasizes that all believers are welcome in any house of worship and invites living faith within communal prayer.
A local businessman recalls a famous college classmate Agnes Moorehead and a prolific volunteer tomato plant that outproduces five other varieties. Dee and wife share stories of mishaps with rain, mud, and umbrellas, plus a humorous bicycle anecdote and dinner with salesmen from Lever Brothers and Proctor and Gamble.
The notice recalls Arlo Burham born 45, a Washington High School basketball freshman starter. Brother Daryl Burham is named, with peers Bob Lowe, Darwin Vacha and Frank Dea. Anecdotes describe car trips to games and fans calling the coach at ticket windows. A quip about wives and divorce closes the recollection.
Listing of staff and roles at the Washington Evening Journal including David Elder as editor and business manager William Shannon as advertising director Charles Morris as news editor Bob Shaffer as local advertising manager and Howard Hazen as production superintendent with publication details and associated press affiliations and memberships.
Des Moines reports two cabinet members, George Romney and Clifford Hardin, will attend the Midwest Regional Republican conference in Des Moines November 13 to 15. Governors and leaders from 14 states, including 11 Republicans, are expected, with RNC chair Rogers C. Morton possibly attending. Also noted: regional governors and party figures from 14 states.
Local history features include Marvin Lowry at a nine day religious arts conference in Green Lake Wisconsin and Dr Burdette Wagenknecht elected secretary to an international botanic gardens association. Navy enlistments school nursing and teaching updates plus travel from Durango to Knoxville are recorded along with fountain funding completion and a large town civic display on the high school roof.
Ronald Sieren, former Farm Market Manager of the LeRoy Minnesota Plant, is promoted to Chemical Sales Manager for Kaiser Agricultural Chemicals in Keota. His department is projected to exceed 3 million dollars in wholesale and retail chemical sales in 1970. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Sieren of Harper.
Philatelic briefs note Canada will issue 5 and 6 cent Christmas stamps Oct 8 honoring Canada s multicultural population and printed in more than two colors. Also covered is a proposed Ernie Pyle commemorative stamp in Congress timing near his April 1945 death, a Marc Chagall tribute from Israel Sept 24, and a Republic of China four stamp set marking nine year free education. Switzerland expands with three new stamps plus five portraits, and a Pope Paul overprint from Switzerland that sold out, making it a scarce item and a stamp to watch.
Howard Lunning spoke on My Opinion and Delmar Ebersole discussed Brother Andrew God’s Smuggler at the regular Toastmasters Club meeting Wednesday evening. Charles Twinam served as toastmaster with John Ganon overseeing table topics. open invitation extended to all interested.
South in six notrump advances to slam after a club lead and clever diamond play. Declarer maintains pressure by finessing, crossing between hands, and forcing East to discard. Endgame sequences win the last three tricks, securing the contract.
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