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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1948
Page
4
An 1848 editorial exhorts readers to value divine gifts and reflects on a paternal call to receive blessings. It cites Revelation 2 28 and envisions Christ as the morning star for believers, urging readiness and reverence.
The piece reflects on the solstice and seasonal change and notes political talk on government expansion. It discusses an upcoming Hoover Commission report and public interest in overhauling a sprawling federal government, contrasting expansion with calls for economies.
Marshalltown editorial notes polio remains a concern in Iowa while national data show about 2,000 children die yearly in home fire accidents, urging a broader campaign against household fire hazards alongside reflections on single-use life rites such as graduation caps gowns and wedding gowns.
The Republic western musical California Firebrand stars Monte Hale and Adrian Booth and opened last night at the Fox Theatre. Filmed in Tri color, the film follows Hale as he arrives in Gunnison California learning from Booth that the uncle who visited was killed for opposing tyrannical Mayor Lance Dawson played by Douglas Evans. Dawson and his gang allegedly plan to seize land including Booths mining claim.
United Presbyterian 20, St James 9. Methodist 64, Christian 12. Baptist defeated Presbyterian by forfeit. The Presbyterian team has dropped from the senior church ranks.
Postmaster Brown notes continued avalanche of Washington deliveries as three days before Christmas sees 30,867 envelopes and ecards processed in a day, nearing a prior year’s peak. Jay Brewer recalls cattle shipments from the Midwest to Venezuela via Houston, and shares family history from Holland to America.
The league allows the remaining teams to schedule out of the league contests on any date that was originally set for games against the Presbyterian quintet. This policy follows adjustments to the league slate and affects upcoming matchups and travel plans for involved programs.
The Redfinger sextet defeated Miller's girls basketball team 20 to 6 at the Y M C A on Wednesday afternoon. D. Z.
Patterson led the winners with 11 points while Nelson topped the losers with 3 points.
Crawfordsville Dec. 15. Willard Herndon of Miami Florida arrived Saturday to visit his sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Robert Whiting and a brother Wilfred who works in Washington. Mrs Grace Fletcher has been quite ill in her home east of town. John Strain and the Bethel community spent Sunday at the John Holmes home. Raymond Robertson family attended their fourth annual Christmas dinner and exchange at Floyd Robertson home in Mediapolis with Horace Robertson also present.
Mrs Emma Lucas of Long Beach California Mr and Mrs Harry Schweitzer Mrs Dorothy Ault and Ruth Ellen of Monmouth Illinois spent Friday at the C A Lowe home in Charleston South Carolina revealing the updated residence for Robert R Lowe F A Florida Detachment W S S A P L 43 Sec 4 at the naval base in Charleston and linking the Lowe family to a Florida designation
Mrs Mary Jones and Mrs J H Jones hosted the Square Circle club at their home Tuesday afternoon. Eleven members answered roll call with Favorite Christmas Care. Three guests, Ida Howell Davenport Crawfordsville and Carl White joined. After roll call each group sang carols followed by group singing. Gifts distributed from ta
The afternoon was closed by the serving of seasonal refreshments. The next meeting is to be with Mrs. Aaron Leighty.
Mr and Mrs E A Ritz celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary yesterday. They reside with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Fred E Bourgeois while visiting relatives Mrs George Petsel of Iowa City and Mrs Dale Jackson of Kalona join the occasion. The Ritz family includes a daughter Mrs D C Snyder of De Witt and a son V M Ritz of Coralville.
Mrs Glen Miller visits her daughter Mrs McGuire and son Ted Hesley as their Wayland home is readied for return. Mrs Bill McGinnigs and Susan Kathleen arrive from Iowa City where Susan was born on December 5. Mrs Everitt Shearer returns from Burlington after meeting her grandson Tommy James born December 12, son of Maurice and Betty Stone.
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