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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1952
Page
6
A Washington post office reports faster parcel post delivery this Christmas season with two trucks and two crews, reducing on site backlog. Staff expect outgoing holiday mail to remain heavy, though current congestion is minimal compared with last year.
Washington Iowa readers describe a busy Christmas period with heavy mail flow and a rush to finish deliveries. Rural carriers started early, facing wet roads, while town carriers sorted night and morning mail for midday departures. A new labeling system aided grouping local and out of town mail, easing handling during peak season. The article notes carriers work long hours and anticipate continued bustle into early next week before a potential lull after Christmas.
The Naval Academy campus reports midshipmen painted the Tecumseh statue with rainbow colors in a bid to attract fortune before the Army Navy football game. The colorful vandalism spotlights student mischief and campus culture ahead of the rivalry.
Pleasant Hill community notes farewell from a long time correspondent who relocates to Macomb Illinois. She mentions neighbors Max Goodlander and Bob Mikeeh selling farms, the Marsh Koehler family moving in, and visits with friends at church events. She wishes readers a happy New Year and thanks supporters as she passes the writing duties to a new Pleasant Hill writer.
The Olds Missionary Society met at Mrs Cary Lane's home with 18 members present. They collected clothing for Christmas boxes to be sent to Africa and North Dakota and Rev Carswell led the gathering.
Devotions and Martha Anderson discuss the book Africans on Safari studied this year. The Ralph Borman funeral was held in Washington. A community meeting with Melvin Larson and officials followed. the Olds church Christmas program is planned. The Olds school, Crawfordsville, Wyman, Let Cotter and Wellman schools suffered burglaries with money stolen from heart boxes and desks.
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