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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1963
Page
7
A warm reminiscence of traditional Christmas rituals from a bygone era. The writer recalls fattening a goose, the poor man’s fruit cake, and simple gifts, with stockings hung on chairs and a modest Christmas Eve, when Santy visited quietly and the family cherished small joys.
Washington UPI The presidential commission presented a plan to increase voter participation. It urged states to streamline registration and voting, saying it is easier in many states to obtain licenses than to register to vote. The 11 member bipartisan panel offered 21 state action proposals and goals for schools and private groups, while stopping short of recommending new federal laws.
The commission led by Census Director Richard Scammon, created by Kennedy, studied voting problems beyond the Civil Rights Commission. It urged voter registration drives by parties and groups, pressed media to educate adults, and criticized schools for insufficient citizenship teaching, noting turnout disparities and apathy.
Stamp observers expect a Kennedy memorial issue in late December or early January to align with the assassination anniversary. The Sam Houston commemorative may shift to January 10 1964 while past presidents’ memorials followed death. Also notes new African nations Zanzibar and Kenya issuing stamps with Uhuru themes and forecasts for fledgling markets.
Allen Butch Wischmeier hosts a sale at the Mt Pleasant corner on U S Highway 34 to Oakland Mills, then 2 miles north on Trenton blacktop. Starts 9:30 a.m. January 28. Auction announced by Wischmeier.
A farm sale is set for Saturday December 21 at 196 starting at 10 30 a m. The sale will be held 9 miles north of Washington on highway 1 and 5 miles south of Kalona on no 1 to Bush s corner half a mile west. Maurice Altenhofen is the proprietor.
A dense listing of primetime programs across channels and tiden served including News and talk shows such as World Turns The Edge of Night and CBS News plus children and variety segments like Captain Kangaroo and Trove with several time slots and station mentions. Multiple hosts and shows appear including Walt Cronkite Peggy Phillips and Palomar 1 with a mix of entertainment news weather and market updates.
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