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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1950
Page
5
Bruce Cowden collects items from a mix of topics including rising barber prices in Chicago and Washington, coal production, railroad whistle codes, winter solstice, Pinkie George anecdotes, deer restoration plans, county park ideas, Iowa farm news, and a railroad humor tale from Tracks.
Washington reports a new virulent race of stem rust named race 15b spreading from Minnesota to multiple states. scientists from the United States Mexico and Canada propose eradication of barberry and development of resistant varieties while urging farmers to manage seed quality and fertilizers as the 1950 outbreak risks recur.
Across millennia meteorites have fallen toward Earth with no known catastrophic strike in settled areas. There are no authentic records of a direct hit on a human and few documented cases of damage to property.
Instructions outline eligibility for aliens to become US citizens by naturalization. Requirements include age 20 or older, five years of continuous residence, ancestry or race criteria tied to western hemisphere groups, and English literacy plus ability to write name in any alphabet.
Readings and carols fill Christmas Eve and Christmas Day schedules at Presbyterian and Trinity Lutheran churches. The Presbyterian program features a full carol vesper with solos and anthems led by Mrs. Edith Morrison and choir director organist, plus a 5 3 0 p m children’s service. Trinity Lutheran hosts a 5 3 0 p m children's service and a 7 0 0 a m morning service with Bible verses and carols. Christian Church offers a 10 45 a m cantata Emmanuel with Rev T C Polk scripture and soloists Marilyn Caldwell and Mrs Robert Everetts.
John McGaffey leads a Christmas cantata and communion at the church with choirs and solos. A 7:30 p.m. Christmas play, The Real Meaning of Christmas, is directed by Mrs. Ranald Hotle. Separate masses and a pre-Christmas program occur at nearby churches as part of a community holiday observance.
Plans for early food aid to hungry overseas are underway with Bremer County CROP sending a carload of shelled corn to a Chicago milling concern. The Christian Rural Overseas Program coordinates shipments through several counties for relief efforts.
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