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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1966
Page
4
In the December 24 1966 issue the Washington Evening Journal presents an editorial excerpt from Daniel 12 3 praising wise servants who spread righteousness. It frames faithful living as a beacon that makes others see the light, promising enduring brightness in a eternal day.
Local notice highlights the $10,000,000 industrial revenue bond issue for the Crane Company set for next Wednesday. It also salutes the McCleery Cumming Company for a festive Washington calendar commemoration and includes miscellaneous holiday items from Washington community life, safety notes, and neighborly gifts.
Two days before Christmas shoppers jam doors while exhausted clerks and merchants cope with crowds. The verse thanks K. St. Nicholas and passes the rest to you.
A fragment from the Evening Journal in Washington Iowa dated Saturday December 24 presents a partial local item. Details are unreadable but the notice appears to reference a public notice or brief community update in the December issue.
Washington chronicles list of residents visiting relatives over holidays including Rev Hall and family in Fertile, Mrs Hall heading to Gulfport for winter, Roberta Arthur at Coe College, Kaye Henry returning from Iowa City, and Max Beenblossom arriving in Japan. Community happenings cover choir performances at United Presbyterian Church, Bethlehem cantata by Maunder, new beauty operator Lorene Mast, and staff changes at local schools and hotels.
Monday notices report the deaths of Logan C Ahrens 80 of 314 West Main Street and Mrs Edward Cady at University Hospital Iowa City both after extended illnesses. Also listed are Mrs Lucille Anderson Mrs Clara Wenger and Joseph Sueppel along with Will Dupuis and Harold Duke in Denver and Riverside reflecting local obituaries across multiple communities.
A collage of hospital briefs notes surgical patients in Washington Keota and Kalona births of a son to Emry and Mrs Ropp and a son to Mr and Mrs Swift Dismissals include Rev Owen Rhonda Horak and others. Obituaries list Roger M McJunkin Clifford Truax 64 and Mary Sickels 83. Enos Yoder 83 dies in Kalona after lingering illness.
Miss Linda Chorpening daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester Chorpening married Lance Stephens son of Mr and Mrs Keith Stephens of Ayr shire Ia in a 130 pm ceremony Saturday December 17 at the First Baptist Church Town City Rev James Davison officiated the Washington Evening Journal staff and officials list appears in the clipping with publication notices and wire services noted.
Today notices list numerous residents with relatives in Keota Washington West Chester Kalona Harper Armsworth Richland and other nearby towns. Families such as Shaffer Hardt Stewart Chalupa Schiebel Emry Moeller Emry Ropp Redlinger Vacha Tobin Chorpening Stout Crone Swift Brownell Hesseltine White Bray Green appear with sons and daughters in multiple households in these communities.
In Mt. Arlington New Jersey police report shows 35 year old Paul Thuermagel died after stopping to help Donald O Connor 22 of Stanhope whose disabled car was struck by a vehicle driven by Philip J Collins of Sparta. The child 5 year old Chris tine Thuermagal was inside the family car waiting for her father. She was told to come with a patrolman but remained as he died at Dover General Hospital.
Funeral services for Mrs Will Dupuis were conducted Friday at 1 30 p m in the Jones Funeral Home with Rev M S mith presiding. Pallbearers named Hugo Lensch Ira Coon Paul Peiffer Robert Dupuis Monte Pennell and William Steele accompanied the service before burial at Elm Grove Cemetery.
In this article by Ray Becket, four hands are analyzed after partner opens One Heart and responds One Notrump. It argues pass is best with 6-9 points, explains two spades as a reverse bid signaling 17+ points, advocates Four Hearts for a probable game, and discusses Two Notrump as a practical invite to game with 17-19 points.
Keota area social notes detail Glen Stoutner and family trips to Iowa Falls and Keota for Christmas. Grace Miller visits, Flanders baby discharged, plans to return, and relatives from Cedar Rapids Clinton Marion Iowa City Ottumwa and Denver join holiday plans. Wedding of Pam Sheetz and Warren Martin at Sigourney noted. Colorado and California connections listed.
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