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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1952
Page
5
A compact editorial proclaims cities rise through good citizens and strong communities, framing urban growth as collaborative building. The piece invokes the city of David as Zion and cites biblical authority to underscore shared civic virtue guiding development.
The piece reflects on Christmas and postwar concerns, noting unsold trees as part of holiday waste. It links yuletide issues with broader topics like transportation regulation, postal service burdens, and evolving school lunch programs, ending with reflections on public generosity and civic duties.
The Ainsworth community chorus performed The Messiah Sunday at the Methodist church with Mrs. Larry Trotter directing and Hare Wortman on organ. Soloists included Ronald Rogers Allen Wortman Mrs Herbert Rieh Rosemary Jenkins Karen Koehler. Chorus members listed include Maridee Orris Mrs Fred Orr ers V. V. Wortman Rosemary Jenkins Darlene White Lois Gosling Mrs Bill Hazelett Mrs William Burham Mrs Charles Radamaker Mrs Gene Stephens Maurine Stephens.
A long readable list of individuals appears in the column with names such as Kathy Stephens Virginia Hunt Sara McGinnis Maxine Fellitt Le Jean Spessarad Bob Elliott Dick Thoma Burke McCreedy Dave Stout Roy Miller Mac Wallace Reid Orris George Colthurst Rodney Campbell Dave Letts Jim McCreedy Bill Koehler Carl Hawkins Scott Orris Kenny McConnell Bruce Campbell Larry OConnor Jim Thoma and Dale Roberts.
The Military Road club gathered Friday evening at Wayne Bitting's home for a pollock supper and socializing. Members viewed television and discussed plans for the next meeting set for January 1 with Mr. and Mrs. John Dean or Mr. and Mrs. Will Dean hosting.
Ainsworth high school defeated Morning Sun in two games last night. The girls won 48 to 22 with Marlene Brown scoring 23 points and Wesker scoring 12 for Morning Sun. The boys rallied in the final period to beat Morning Sun 54 to 40, after trailing at halftime. Hartman led Morning Sun with 13 points.
Ainsworth locals report Ainsworth schools closing Wednesday for Christmas Holidays. The piece also notes a family gathering with the Whites, Mr. and Mrs. Karl White and Mrs. D. W. Griffith, and visits planned to Garland Texas. Several area residents from Cedar Falls Iowa City and Ames are listed as home for the break.
Wyman boys lost 34 to 2 5 against Welshmenagers in a reserve game while the Wolves won 76 42 benefiting from superior shooting and height. After Christmas vacation Wyman faces Cotter on Jan 2 and Mt Union on Jan 6. A Winfield Methodist talk on Christmas followed by a large school Christmas program with Dorotha Cor as narrator and performers Pauline Jones and Mary Ellen Dunn.
Pale Hutpheys leads the group with Pauline Jones as accompanist for carols. Die Hedeer reads the Christmas story. Jim Dunn presents Our Heritage of Faith. Mr. Whokesh and his Jug and Fire debut delight the students. Donnie Rees and the senior class present gifts including a large electric clock and a 12 inch clock for study hall and office.
In Cleveland Joseph Snieckus, 55, recalls his brother Antanas Sniekus becoming Baltic state's Communist boss during World War II. He describes deportations and executions ordered by Antanas and the secret police as Russians occupied Lithuania. He fled with his family to survive.
A speaker recalls attempts to seek help from a brother amid killings and deportations. He describes talks that yielded no action and repeated refusals to meet. In 1944 they fled to Germany as threats loomed over deportation to Siberia, where their 14 year old mother died in a DP camp, ruined by her son’s violence.
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