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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1964
Page
4
The piece urges readers to keep themselves in the love of God as the central truth. It frames God's love as the cornerstone of religion and suggests that this core belief illuminates the entire temple of faith.
A former Hi-Y member recalls the last day of the old year at the Y M C A alumni dinner. He credits Rick Bordwell for coordinating five moms to cook, notes fellow members Mike Gardner Ken Sanders and Steve Putman, and recalls a New Year’s Day parade and a Iowa beat Oregon State score of 35 to 18. The entry also recounts a train trip to Los Angeles, a humorous hat mishap, compliments received, and a childhood Amos Quigley nickname from Harold Young.
A reader recalls watching the Rose Bowl on a neighbor's color set and notes Illinois uniforms looked flashier than Washington's. George Stewart and wife vacationed in California with their daughter and son in law Bob McKenzie, hoping to keep Bob for tickets. They sat near former President Eisenhower and enjoyed the trip despite its strain.
Childhood memory recalls neighbors away from home when a man named Wes Custer entered a house to visit the housekeeper. Police found him, but he later married that lady and they built a happy life together, a misstep now seen as humorous years later.
A May 10 1879 meteor explode over Estherville northern Iowa triggered a town panic as thunderous shock waves rattled windows and sent residents scrambling. A funnel shaped crater yielded a 431 pound meteorite later displayed, later split and sold to museums worldwide leaving only small fragments in Iowa.
Don Doyle Brown authors a junior high Iowa history book titled Iowa The Land Across the River. Published by The Wallace Homestead Co, the autographed copy is in Journal library. The work pairs action and legend with clear history, and is copiously illustrated for classroom use and adult readers alike. Available from Educational Features in Des Moines.
Essay traces conflicting claims for the Jeep’s father title. Charles H Payne is cited with 1939 to 1941 input and a 1947 certificate of outstanding services, while Karl Probst is noted for initial design work. FTC findings in 1948 concluded the Jeep was not the product of a single manufacturer, leaving the question unresolved.
In a three no trump defense, South opens 2NT 22 to 24 points. West leads jack of spades, declarer holds AKQ spades, AK hearts, KJ diamonds, Q clubs. Return king of clubs to cut dummy’s entry. partner’s ten of clubs helps seal eight tricks as king of clubs sacrifice defeats the contract.
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