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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1934
Page
4
Daily devotional note dated December 24 1984 urges restoration of the erring with meekness. It cites Galatians 6 1 and a Charles W Eliot line about finding life rewarding by correcting wrongs or overcoming evils.
The article traces the history of Christmas from its uncertain beginnings two centuries after Christ’s rise to its present status as the world’s foremost annual celebration. It notes Christendom’s early narrow scope, the spread via steady fervor, and Christmas’s powerful psychological appeal across ages.
Restless seekers pursue truth with lone spirits born of flame. They bless the roadside draught and heed the city’s undertone as they press toward a future city and a holy dawn. They seek meaning through hardship, fitting life’s fragments to a plan of imperfect wholeness.
A reflective Christmas prayer discusses stockings and family memories from grandparents to grandchildren and the enduring hope for peace on earth. It contrasts past simple celebrations with modern challenges, urging adherence to a guiding Christian ideal for lasting happiness and universal blessings.
A column mixes holiday whimsy and humor with a poem by Fran Khan about Christmas wishes and a tale of Jug Fargins buying a used car. The prose sketches lighthearted social quirks, including a joke about cake and gift exchanges.
A humorous dialogue about nationality and origins features a Spaniard claiming English roots and a Frenchman pressing birth locations. The exchange pivots on identity and a joke about pups in a china closet.
Fox Film presents Music in the Air mixing old and new stars Gloria Swanson Hobart Bosworth June Lang and John Boles with Joe M ay directing. The operetta adaptation from Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern opens at the Fox Theatre at Christmas with a cast including Douglass Montgomery Al Shean Reginald Owen and Joseph Cawthorn.
Coach H McIntosh led a agronomy class demonstration on ice cream making for 25 sophomores. Students prepared four kinds of cream and hosted a pot luck meal after the noon session. A Christmas exchange and program followed with Santa gifts and refreshments for students and families.
Spectators viewed the carcass of a large wolf found west of Highland Center school after being killed by Sikuba and Nicholson. The animal, described as a fine specimen, was brought to B D Dawn for sale while officials note wolves are not dogs and differ in behavior.
Residents report a surge of foxes this season with many sightings near the river bridges. A Fairfield badge was noted, and a Wellman man mentions bagging 19 foxes so far as dry winters allow their numbers to grow.
Mr Dawa comments on tracking snow and a natural killer, while H L Biklen and son Charles plan Christmas in Burlington. Mr and Mrs Paul Thomas and family head to Des Moines tonight for the holiday.
Notice in Washington Iowa of probate for the last Will and Testament of Josephine Teeitel deceased dated November 1 1928. Hearing set for December 31 1924 at 9 00 A M at the Washington Court House before the District Court or Clerk. Interested parties must appear and show cause why the instrument should not be probated as the will. By order Edna C Purvis Clerk.
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