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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1967
Page
4
An editorial item from Saturday December 30 1967 urges readers to discuss their true needs with God. It cites Philippians 4 19 and emphasizes relying on divine riches in glory through Christ Jesus. The piece invites personal reflection on spiritual sufficiency.
A reader recalls a humorous early married life incident during a snowstorm. A husband berates a critic of his driving and tells his wife to walk. Her one line on the icy sidewalk earns a lasting punchline about expecting a baby soon. The column mixes small town satire with personal anecdotes.
A reflective piece on fishing as escape and rebellion. The narrator loves the quiet of the lake, values humility and patience, and argues fishing reveals what matters while contrasting it with social noise. He notes solitude, simple pleasures, and the universal pull to get away.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture L B Liddy faces a major decision after a new federal meat inspection law. The state may need many more full time veterinarians and lay inspectors if inspectors must be present at slaughter. Existing facilities include 741 licensed plants with 690 red meat and 51 poultry plants, plus 12 small interstate plants. The size and scope of responsibilities could force structural changes at plants and possible Iowa law amendments for retail or custom operations.
Local history notes show families visiting from Iowa City Sioux Falls and Chicago for Christmas and holidays. Anniversary marked as thirtieth for Mr and Mrs Wayne Tait. Washington stores to close earlier on Saturdays in January and February following a merchants poll. Additional social gatherings and family dinners listed with names and relations across area towns.
Richland Dec 26 Mr and Mrs Leonard Hogan hosted a cooperative family supper at the Richland Community Building for about 82 guests. Attendees included Dale Davis and sons from Omaha and many families from Fairfield and area with relatives visiting over the holiday. The gathering followed other holiday visits as listed with guests from Chicago, Indianapolis and Iowa locations.
Poem style meditation on Father Time as the year ends. The speaker ponders eternity, beginnings and endings, reverence for the past, and humanity’s shaping of time. Reflects on temptation, forgiveness, renewal, and the need to learn from what is not of earth. Evening Journal Washington Iowa, Dec. 30 1967.
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