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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1963
Page
4
The piece laments the death of Keith Proctor at 30 and honors his community leadership, while reflecting on grief, longevity, and the town’s warmth amid a severe cold snap. It ties moral purity to perceiving the divine, notes the snow’s whiteness, and muses on life’s heat and home warmth in Washington.
In a spare verse by Vivian Bituningartier, a Maid and I describe sheltering together with a newborn in a stable. The scene unfolds through a chilly night as shepherds pass, stars glow overhead, and Joseph watches tenderly while the Babe rests in a manger bed beside us.
Iowa school bus drivers join a four-year training program to boost safety with three quarterly sessions yearly, overseen by the Department of Public Instruction and Public Safety. The article also notes gun sale laws, mail order issues, and Iowa fire losses in 1963. It mentions 4,000 drivers attending this year and cites Major Howard Miller. Also covered: White House library inclusion of 2,600 volumes from University of Iowa faculty and staff.
The article recounts Italy versus the United States at the World Championship in New York. It details two hands at different tables with unusual bidding, including a five diamonds contract down two by Italy after South's imaginative three clubs bid and a later Ro man Club style sequence by Belladonna and Avarelli. It analyzes potential alternatives and the strategic missteps in the bidding and defense.
Crawfordsville Dec 19 Mrs Dale Engle was elected Worthy Matron of Crawfordsville Chapter OES at the meeting in the Temple Wednesday evening. Open installation will be Saturday night January 18 with Worthy Matron and Patron Mr and Mrs Haydn Thomas presiding. The meeting also featured Christmas readings and carols, with refreshments served by local members.
Keota December 20 Royal Neighbors met at Mrs. Boyd Sanders home for a Christmas party. Mrs. Sondag acted as Oracle in Mrs. Leonard Sonday’s absence. A gift card will accompany a donation to Herbert McDonald family. Officers re-elected and gifts exchanged. January meeting planned as a pot luck dinner with Mrs. Amy Williams. Refreshments served. Earl Cooley and Frankie Greiner family headed to Minneapolis then North Dakota for holidays.
Brad Kiesey of Audubon Prairie High School is named a 1963 national winner by the National Council of Teachers of English. He is among 870 outstanding high school English students nationwide, with NCTE recommending them for 1964 college scholarships. No other Iowa winner details provided. contest involved 6,800 nominations nationwide. California farm value set a 1962 record at 3.34 billion dollars, surpassing all gold mined since 1849.
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