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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1971
Page
4
A Washington Evening Journal editorial reflects on repentance and sin using Luke 15 21, noting God the Father waits for return Home, and contrasting parental promises of a better life with the harsh costs of sin guiding youth toward nourishment, shelter, education, and opportunity.
A Pennsylvania State University president urges graduates to honor older generations for extending life, improving health, and building institutions. He credits parents and grandparents with progress in education civil rights and welfare while acknowledging flaws like war and racism, urging graduates to persevere with hard work humility hope and faith.
A compiled glance at anniversaries from ten, twenty, and thirty years ago notes movements of residents. The piece records departures to Lakehurst and Minneapolis, family gatherings in Marshalltown, trips to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl, moves within Iowa City and Mt. Pleasant, and industry changes at local firms. It also recalls jail statistics for 1940, Christmas gatherings, etchings by Robert Keagy, and town events from earlier decades.
A series of obituary notices from Riverside Wayland and Washington detail deaths from late December 1970 to early January 1971. Notables include Fred Frank 38 Riverside farmer, Albin Caroline Shradel 86 Riverside, Nellie Hutt 95 Wayland, and Charles J. Breitenbach 69 formerly of Washington. Also Cora Latta 79 Riverside and Cnossen 46 Washington County resident. Funeral arrangements are noted for several cases.
Medical and surgical admissions reported for Monday and yesterday in Washington Kalona Keota and surrounding areas. Patients include Mrs Lulu Williams Mrs Robert Pearson and Roger Chapman among others with entries detailing misseds and daughters and attendant relatives.
Yesterday and today entries list admissions births and discharges at Fairfield Ainsworth Keota Columbus Junction and Washington with names such as Wil Wright Mrs Bell Mrs Hagans Mr and Mrs Hess and families including a daughter and a son among medical and hospital notes.
In this 1870 bridge note, South pursues a risky line against West holding two aces. The play features a diamond king finesse, then a club from dummy, and a shifting heart defense. Despite hopeful chances, declarer cannot survive as West handles diamonds and hearts, sealing the contract.
A stream of December weddings is noted across Washington Kalona Wayland and nearby towns with couples including Linda Mitchell and Craig Swift at the Christian Tabernacle Dian e Marek and David E Lyle at St Marys Riverside and Deborah Trevitt and Earl Lowe at Mediapolis First United Presbyterian Elizabeth Allensworth and Stephen Lowry in Kalona JoAnne McDonald and John McIntyre in Kalona Diane Richards and John Dellos in Washington plus Susan Gardner and Benjamin Nelson Goshen Indiana and Carol Whitham and Earl Johnson in Owings Falls.
Fragmentary OCR shows a Washington Journal listing editor William Bhannon and staff roles, with postage, pricing, and delivery notes. Text mangled includes addresses in Washington and Marion, Iowa references, and partial staff titles, making the exact masthead unclear.
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