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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1955
Page
3
The column blends holidays and humor with social issues and business notes. It cites a Dubuque drive safely pledge, warns about Dixon Yates legal fights, and jokes about adhesives and eggs while reflecting on aging, wealth rhetoric, and Santa Claus motifs.
A collage of brief newspaper gags and political jabs appears. The Bellevue Herald mocks thrift as virtue in ancestors while the Ogden Reporter teases mental activity with quick conclusions. The Wall Street Journal notes a cafeteria quip about favorites and subjects. The Perry Chief comments on Republican critiques of Adlai Stevenson before the campaign.
Noble residents share a Friday night surprise when Effie Leichty receives a long distance call at 11 15 from her daughter Shirley and husband in Key West Florida The family notes the clear voices and the distance as part of their evening.
Time spent in the fall applying paint and rust preventatives to farm implements will ensure trouble-free service next season and prolong the life of the equipment.
Marshall Minia ture Farmerettes 4 H club officers elected Betty Marshall president Ann Cotter vice president Carlyne Samuels secretary Betty Keck treasurer Vicki Grim historian Hazel Boysen reporter The Susanna Circle of the Methodist church will host the Deborah Circle for a potluck supper December 20 at 6 30 p.m. Dale Edmondson couple to depart December 20 for Phoenix Arizona to visit daughter Mrs Lester Holmes and family
The Cinderellas 4-H Club met at Shar on Sheetz home with Pat Skinner as hostess. Nineteen members attended with three guests and three leaders. gifts for a children's home were brought. Members heard reports on officers training and premium money winners.
A Thursday meeting at the courthouse endorsed Fred Gessler's plan to curb highway accidents. Gessler presided and was elected preliminary chair. Rev. Harley Gelhaus became secretary. Cards will notify the sheriff of traffic violations to create a monitored, publicity backed campaign with Sheriff Snyder supporting the effort to reduce county accidents.
Deputies and citizens back a Gessler plan to report highway infractions, expanding oversight beyond a few officers. The program aims to educate drivers, deter reckless behavior, and raise road awareness with a broader community watch, while protecting informants and targets unless arrests follow.
Yale Freshman Robert Walsh of Malverne New York keeps a unique collection in his room numbering 252 different beer brands. The article notes the cans are empties.
Two men in Louisville told police they stole a television set from a neighbor fearing he would sell it and deprive his wife and children of watching TV.
Hollywood shines with lavish decorations as Liberace decks his home with a piano shaped pool set pieces and rhinestone trees. Richard Boone competes with a doctor themed tree wrapped in bandages cotton and stethoscopes.
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