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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1965
Page
3
A 26 year old mother of two seeks help for anxiety and social withdrawal. Abby advises consulting a family doctor to refer to a psychiatrist to determine if symptoms are mental health related. The page also includes letters on knitting at meetings, teen affection at home, and a note about an abusive marriage and Abby’s contact information.
Miss Margaret Turkington returned from Marshalltown with her niece and husband to attend a Minneapolis wedding on December 27 for Randall Schmidt and Marilyn McKay. Mrs. Luna Reed, 84, mother of Rev. Dr. Raymond Reed, died suddenly December 29 while visiting her son. Ted Johnson and wife returned from a Christmas visit with daughter and family, Max Fulton, and seven grandchildren.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Glen Randall of Columbus Junction announce the engagement of their daughter Janice Kay to William A Lonnie Bergen son of Mr and Mrs Lewis E Bergen of Letts The bride elect is a senior at Columbus Community High School and the groom elect is employed in Muscatine
Elizabeth Messer and Fred Rugg were married in a double ring ceremony at the Independent Bible Church on Friday December 24 at 6 30 pm. Rev Marlin Rasmussen officiated. The couple are the children of Velma Messer and Mr and Mrs Winter Rugg. The bride wore a Chantilly lace gown with a full gathered skirt and veil. Best man was David Messer. Ushers were Meryl and Beryl Rugg. A family reception followed. Mrs Rugg is a 1965 graduate of Waco High. Mr Rugg, a 1964 Clear Creek Oxford graduate now in the Navy stationed in Corpus Christi Texas.
National Institutes of Health experts report a portable kidney may be available within a year or two, emerging from research tied to desalination methods. Surgeons in Arlington, Virginia, replaced and then amputated two hands on a packing house worker after a long operation, while Dr. Charles S. Lieber discusses how alcohol can damage the liver despite good nutrition.
Colette Bruty and Aelred Te- Bockhorst hold the lead in the Knights of Columbus pinochle marathon at the end of round seven with 8920 points. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kiene are second with 7580, and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sojka third with 6270. Other top ten includes Frank Sojka, Howard Hess, Alvin Sojka, Bill Reelinger, Alex Gevock, and Tom Cannon with scores ranging from 5880 to 4520.
Robert R. Dyer, a former Des Moines city budget officer in Urban Renewal, pleaded guilty to embezzling Urban Renewal funds. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, suspended, and placed on parole, with a fine of 18,200.35 dollars equal to the embezzled amount. The ruling came from Polk County District Judge Wade Clarke.
A fire destroyed the First Presbyterian Church of Mount Pleasant Iowa on Thursday night. Discovered at about 7 p.m. by a passerby the blaze burned out of control and by midnight the roof had collapsed. Firefighters from Fairfield New London and Wayland aided Mount Pleasant crews. Two firemen were injured in a basement gas explosion but were treated and released. The cause is undetermined though the kitchen area is suspected.
A garbled OCR list mentions multiple car brands including Chevrolet Ford Pontiac and model names with several personal surnames such as Carr Strum Wieland Schantz and Knottnerus along with company and construction references. The fragment lacks coherent context or full sentences.
About 115 striking workers at Rockwell Standard Corp in Fairfield Iowa met to decide whether to heed union pleas to return to work after walkouts over an arbitration ruling on seniority and layoffs. Non union and probationary workers remained. A Friday meeting was planned as union officials pushed to resume production at the universal joints plant.
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