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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1967
Page
4
The Evening Journal editorial reflects on Mark 9 23 Jesus said unto him If thou canst believe all things are possible to him that believeth There is a creative quality in faith It rests on love and understanding
A 50 year old note found in a brass ball recalls the Ream and Carson plumbing firm erecting a flag pole at a Presbyterian church on March 2 1918. The Evening Journal 4 March 1918 report details flag raising day with services honors for WWI boys and the church service flag.
Local news notes report Gordon Morris returning to Simpson College Indianola after Thanksgiving with parents. Attendees at the International Livestock Exposition and Horse Show in Chicago include Lyle G. Van Winkle. main attraction Arthur Godfrey and horse Goldie. Others travel for tax school in Des Moines and visits with relatives. A variety of community events, birthdays, hospital news, and school productions fill the page.
A child’s memory of a brave Susie who refused to cry on the first day of kindergarten contrasts with a Joan of Arc film scene, then a French claim about Joan’s fate challenges heroism. The narrator preserves Susie as a safe, endearing standard, calling the tale an adshident.
The record item lists new vehicles and owners including Olen L Bishop a Chevrolet truck Leo Edward Peiffer an International truck Irvin Ben der a Chevrolet Carl or Loal Steele a Chevrolet Georgia or Lewis Dempsey a Buick Clifford or Berdine Beckler a Chevrolet Merle or Verla Conrad a Buick and Jess A Raymond a Ford truck. The fragmentary OCR presents a catalog style inventory of autos and associated names.
In a four spade contract West leads clubs and South wins, later declarer reuses hearts. The defender notes a diamond return at trick four defeats the contract, since West likely holds club tricks and a diamond ten. Shifting to a diamond maximize tricks. heart return fails due to declarer holding AK hearts.
Nearly 200 attended the farewell for Rev. and Mrs. Robert Rushing at the Presbyterian Church Crawfordsville. Gift presented by Clarence Moorhead, with remarks by Mrs. Vernon Fletcher and others. The Rushings move to Manning Iowa for new work. Farm Bureau Women met in Crawfords Township with 13 members and one child present. gifts explained how made and participants shared Christmas hymns and a talk on emergency obligations.
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