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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1956
Page
3
A Grinnell editorial page blends faith and ethics with public issues. It cites the Four Way Test for truth and fairness, contrasts political panaceas with economic solutions, and notes polio figures while urging Christmas greetings to strengthen friendship and community bonds.
A reader notes the 1956 Christmas displays in Washington’s downtown and park brighten the town. Colorful lights, Santa figures, reindeer and arches enhance the square, bandstand, store windows, and city hall area, creating a tasteful holiday atmosphere beyond last year’s setup.
Kalona community notes detail the Alpha club gathering at Mrs Maas home with A A Jackson presiding and a toy fund for Ke-Wash Retarded Children's School at Sigourney. Christmas carols by Mrs Grout and a program on retarded children by Mrs Harold Palmer are noted along with guest appearances.
Arlie Pate returned home to his Salisbury family farm in a rain soaked arrival at 2 a.m. He reunited with his sobbing mother as reporters were kept outside. Seven years earlier he left to fight in Korea and was captured. In 1953 he and 19 fellow POWs chose to remain with their Communist captors.
Pate’s family bought a 78 acre farm for his return. His brother Ronald 17 drowned and Harold 11 could not recall him. Pate and Aaron Wilson 23 traveled from Seattle via Milwaukee Chicago to reach home by car and plane. Family members Daniel 50 Zady 47 Donald 18 Harold 11 Jewell Dean 15 were up since dawn preparing for his arrival.
George and Elsie Gabriel will celebrate their 43rd wedding anniversary in Columbus Junction on Friday December 7. Elsie Marston is her maiden name. The Old Clifton Club meets December 13 at Mrs Frances Robertson’s home with Bible verses in response to roll call. J O Y class hosts a Methodist Church potluck on December 16 led by Hollis and Dorothy McConahay and other couples.
In Caro Michigan a would be diamond thief tried to lift what he believed to be a diamond ring from a display at the Caro Fair. The real diamond was secured in a safe in the manager's office, leaving the thief with a worthless grab.
A guided intercontinental missile fired from Patrick Air Force Base in Florida escaped control and is missing, possibly seen over Brazilian jungles. The 72-foot long Snark was test fired Wednesday. officials say it likely crashed at sea or remote land, Brazil among possible sites.
Local residents hosting and visiting friends and relatives include Figgins, Jean, Knepps, Yettys, Boone, Putman, Dunlap, Rogers, Maxwell, Strickler, Reif, and Barkley. Travel to Denver noted for H. Miller and Thomas H. Miller family. Measles illness reported for Judy and JoAnn Allen. Rook club met with ten tables. prize winners named. Kalona Rebekah Lodge 84 plans 7:30 pm meeting with officers elected and delegate Ruth Bull present. Social committee listed.
Kalamazoo Michigan reports Mrs. John L Holt notes blues in home making victory patchwork. She worries over missing red yellow and white ribbons and struggles to craft second and third best desserts and preserves to balance the quilt.
Ordinance 396 rerepeals prior ordinances and sets new rates for the City of Washington Iowa sewer system. From September 1 1948, users pay equitable charges toward plant costs with measurement for private water supplies if needed. City water users pay 50 percent of normal city rates with payment deadlines and quarterly due dates.
Abraham Lincoln issues a proclamation in 1863 establishing Thanksgiving as a national religious festival. The order frames the holiday as a day of gratitude for blessings and unity during the Civil War era.
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