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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1947
Page
8
Betty Goudy, 15, who is blind, recalls the first faint outline of a Christmas tree she saw a year ago and now awaits the season’s return with anticipation. Her story highlights a personal milestone and holiday hope.
Betty Goudy, a Gary South Dakota blind high school freshman, recalls a 1916 eye operation in Chicago by Dr. Beg. Her parents Mr and Mrs Edmund Goudy share a white farmhouse home scene as Christmas morning lights reveal the tree and presents. She hopes for a second Chicago procedure next spring.
Zenée Kempf purchased the Imhoff property where Dale Goods live in Wayland. Benny Koeber bought the Moore property. Mahlon Miller and Roy Blosser of Sheffield were in town for business Friday and joined Mahlon Miller’s parents for breakfast. Ind Kauffman returned from University of Iowa Hospital and will need monthly checkups. Burlington visitors included Mrs. Lyle Zehr Geraldine Kiser and Nellie Wittmer. Mrs. Lloyd Griggs had major surgery at Mercy Hospital. Ted Tschantz and Dwain Tschantz joined Don Mmphreys and James Watkins visiting Adaline Mathieu’s family in Moline. Roy Davison attended a Sunday dinner at the Fred Wagner home in Washington honoring cousin Frances Johnson of Blue Point.
Vatican officials say Pope Pius XII will not lead the customary Christmas Eve midnight mass due to diplomatic reasons and the large number of requests to attend. He would otherwise personally administer communion to about 400 attendees, so cancellation is advised to conserve his strength ahead of a ton and important address scheduled for Wednesday morning.
Jean Kennedy, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Kennedy of Washington, stands beside the cornerstone for a new dormitory at MacMurray College for Women in Jacksonville Illinois where she is a student.
The Cedar Rapids rent advisory board urged the national housing expediter in Washington to raise rent levels by 16.5 percent for all properties at ceiling prices. Covering Linn County, the board said landlords’ net return has fallen 17.48 percent since 1942 after a 30 day study.
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