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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1947
Page
6
A would-be thief in Atlanta on December 29 attempts to steal registered mail at the U S post office but wanders through multiple windows looking for the right one. Frustrated by officials directing him to the correct window, he abandons the attempt and leaves, the government confirms.
A frustrated man mutters about government red tape and leaves with an empty pocket. A postal employee pursues and arrests him outside the building.
In Crawfordsville on December 27 local families held holiday meals and gift exchanges. Martha Starner and Judy visited from Chicago before Starner returns to New Mexico. Delbert Lowe welcomed a son William Glen on Christmas Day as families shared dinners with relatives across Mt. Pleasant Imgin port and Beauchamp households.
Neva Jean Robertson daughter of Royal Robertson married William Moorhouse of Chicago at 2 34 Friday afternoon in a Methodist parsonage ceremony. The couple's reception followed at Royal Robertson's home. The bride, a Washington High School graduate, works as a dental assistant in Chicago. the groom, a Lane Pech nies school graduate, served four and a half years in the service and works as a Proctor and Gamble salesman in Chicago. They will reside in Chicago.
Mrs H G Simpson hosted a bridge party Saturday evening as a farewell for Clarice Meek. Two tables played with Mrs M L Brown and Mrs T R Phillips scoring high and second high. A handkerchief shower followed refreshments.
Mr and Mrs Theodore B Bailey hosted friends last evening. Mr and Mrs John Whiting attended in the afternoon. Mr and Mrs Cecil Lease and Richard of Davenport spent Christmas with Mr and Mrs John Hamil described in this social notice.
Seven year old Loraine Judith Sadowski of Reading Pa continues a banana based regimen for a chronic intestinal disease. Prescribed five years ago the diet relied on wartime banana drives and has led to an estimated 6 500 bananas consumed by the child through second grade.
Dr and Mrs H W James of Silver City New Mexico hosted an evening with guests and several hostesses assisting in living and dining rooms. Out of town guest Mrs Christine T Walker of Oklahoma City Oklahoma attended the event.
The White House hosted a billiard parlor since George Washington’s era, reflecting the executive mansion’s long tradition of a private gaming room used by presidents.
Warsaw dispatch reports seven defendants in a 24 day war crimes trial sentenced by the Warsaw district military court. Two Poles were condemned to death for furnishing secret information to American and British embassies while five others received imprisonment terms from 12 years to life. sentences sent to the supreme military court for review.
Warsaw Lipinski age 57 a former army officer and wartime National Independence party leader and Wiod zimier Marszewski former underground leader and Polish tennis champion were sentenced to death Lipinski pleaded innocent claiming his activities were guaranteed by the Polish constitution in a courtroom.
The article traces wrestling from early Sumerian times around 3000 B C to a revival by Greeks in 1759 E C. It notes the sport's long history and suggests a renewed interest or reenactment during ancient Greek periods.
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