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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1952
Page
4
Editorial echoes biblical memory urging care for the vulnerable. The piece calls readers to treat children with respect and condemns harm, framing empathy as a duty rooted in shared humanity and faith. It emphasizes accountability among adults for the harm done to younger, dependent people.
A column blends reflections on calendars and time reform with humorous observations about holidays meals turkey production in Washington County and daily life. It notes a cricket in the utility room whooping cranes decline and closes with a citizenship oath ceremony for Mrs Partita Sixt in her New Britain home after a long illness.
Birth announcements list twin John Theodore and Jean Elea nor Bailey with parents Mr and Mrs Ted Bailey. Also eight year old Max W Stransky son of Mr and Mrs Marion Stransky Pilotburg. Other birthdays include Patrick Morrison, Mrs Godfrey Juzeler, Mrs F G Livesay, Howard Gier, Gloria Jean Harland, Irvan Hesseltine, Nancy Perez, Nadine Chalupa.
Washington county delegate William Harrison urged frugality as Iowa set salaries for state officers. The 1844 convention fixed the auditor at 500 while Governor and Treasurer salaries were discussed amid broader talks on state wages. The bulletin notes stark income differences between 1840s farmers and today and recalls the convention’s makeup of farmers and lawyers.
Debby Coffin daughter of Mr and Mrs John Coffin of Conesville wed Harold T Wilkerson son of Mr and Mrs T Wilkerson of Charlotte North Carolina. The ceremony occurred at 2 am Sunday December 21 at the Congregational church in Iowa City with Rev John Craig presiding. Maid of honor Janet Coffin and best man Louis Peters. A reception for 30 relatives followed.
A small group gathered at the Globe dining room in West Liberty for the wedding reception. The centerpiece was a three tiered cake. Mrs Wilkerson, a Conesville High School and St Luke's Nursing School graduate, works at the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City. Mr Wilkerson,Laurin Bere NC, UNC and Charlotte Center alum, serves with the Air Force in Amarillo TX. Conesville guests included Melfi Mrs John Coffin and several Coffin and Everett relatives. After a short trip, the couple will reside in Amarillo.
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