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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1962
Page
4
A humor filled editorial fragment quotes a Bible verse about soldiers enduring hardship. Gwendolyn complains of mush and television while Ed. teases about Elmer. The dialogue pivots to a plan for breakfast tomorrow and a reference to a hectic menu.
Readers of the Washington Evening Journal voted the Cuban missile crisis and John Glenn space flight as the year's top stories. Other notable items include the U-2 Powers release, Telstar, Iran earthquake, Mariner II, midterm elections, Vatican council, and Mrs. Kennedy's India trip.
The piece argues Labor Secretary Wirtz overstated job gains for the Kennedy administration by 1961 figures not seasonally adjusted, while detailing a long-running clash between the A A U and the NCAA over control of amateur athletics and Olympic selections, prognosis included.
Paraphrases an old saying to moralize on travel and attitude. The quips caution that outcome depends on actions after arrival and warn against overconfidence or absent knowledge.
United Press International editors in the United States and Canada vote Cuban missile crisis as the No 1 news story of 1962. Glenn space flight and Ole Miss desegregation follow, with other top items including the Chinese drive into India, Kennedy steel price cuts, and the Marilyn Monroe death.
Noel Missouri known as Christmas City hosts a three day festival starting December 14. The town’s 760 residents rely on voluntary efforts to decorate, answer Santa letters, and run the Noel postmark program. Thousands visit as postal workers tally hundreds of thousands of pieces.
Boston reporter notes Louis Prang a German immigrant became the father of the American Christmas card. He popularized chromolithography in 1874 after D. E. Whitney painted a budding rose for him. Prang’s cards spread first to Britain then the United States, with millions produced yearly by the 1880s.
Bethel hosts a Christmas program and exchange on Sunday December 23 at 7 30 PM. Families are asked to bring a dozen and a half cookies for a social hour after the program. The Youth Fellowship elected Judy Thompson president Loel Letts vice president Bill Hardy secretary treasurer.
Pilgrims gather at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem for Christmas rites in the Grotto beneath the Basilica. Multifaith lamps honor Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Armenian traditions as Israel and Jordan open borders for Israeli Christians to visit. Five miles away in Jerusalem the Arab Israeli divide remains guarded by barbed wire and checkpoints.
In Wellston on December 10 Mrs. Jr. Jaspering reports her son Steve Jaspering has the mumps. The note recalls family visits and holiday plans as neighbors keep busy with Christmas preparations and local social visits. The column lists multiple visitors and gatherings around town.
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