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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1955
Page
3
A collection of editorial musings on religion and democracy, dangers of winter, crime confessions, travel, mail news tips, and social change. It lauds Grace Shaw's philanthropic gifts to Washington retirement homes, noting gifts totaling over a million dollars and their future generations of beneficiaries.
The Shenandoah Sentinel argues toll roads shift costs from government to users while private interests profit from state building, opposing user-paid highways. Albia News notes television changing how citizens read weather and forecast outcomes, altering personal anticipation.
Local residents host and visit relatives for Christmas with multiple families traveling from Casey Geneseo Davenport and Washington. Navy airman Roger Mayer home from Memphis Navy training and about to enter aviation electronics school. Hospitalization for E H Testroet in Iowa City. various extended family dinners planned with neighbors and relatives from Edgington Monona and Riverside.
The Washington post office reports the Christmas mail peak reached Wednesday and will taper off this week. Postmaster O J Brown and five extra staff handle heavy inbound and outbound mail with long hours from dawn to night. Monday saw 27 772 letter pieces and Tuesday 23 543 cards in a season of record greeting card mail.
A Washington resident highlights the post office’s holiday rush with a large preparation of gifts and greetings. She notes neighbors visit the post office often during Christmas, and she wishes for a new mailbox to boost seasonal mail joy.
Iowa tax commission reports April-June sales tax receipts show Washington city at 57776.20 and Washington County at 100633.14, up from a year ago and the previous quarter, indicating steady growth across retail establishments. Washington saw 216 year-on-year rise in countywide receipts.
Mr and Mrs Jake Dickinson are spending the winter in Phoenix Arizona with their daughter Mrs Esther Bott and family Mr and Mrs Milton Stevenson Judy and Sharon of Stronghurst Ill plan weekend visits
Mr and Mrs Karl Harken and Mr and Mrs Roy Nordyke with Roberta Paxon of State Teachers of Cedar Falls will spend the holy day week at Leo Paxson's home. Ora Paxson and Leo Paxson hosted Bernard Paxson in Eddyville, while Robert Den Hartoe from Winfield Janice Nordyke from Ottumwa and Donald Underwood join Ralph E Nordyke for Christmas Eve.
In South Bend Indiana a two year old named Park Carmen told an out of town friend his home was South Bend Channel 34. The boy’s quip reflects playful TV age speech and local pride.
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