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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1951
Page
3
A Saturday 1935 editorial cites Psalm 4 1 about distress enlarging the mind. It frames hardship as a catalyst for growth and reflects on spiritual perspective amid trials. The piece emphasizes resilience and the moral value found in suffering.
A writer urges children and older residents to build reciprocal bonds. He argues that simple greetings like hello or hi gain lifelong friendship and support, and that youths should actively engage with seniors to foster lasting relationships.
A narrator encourages teens to visit lonely elders briefly to ask about their lives and histories. A railway station anecdote shows how small acts of kindness can lead to unexpected opportunities, and the text urges consistent, sincere greetings to everyone. The piece ends with a message that kindness yields its own rewards in time.
Betty Hutton and Fred Astaire star together in Paramount’s Technicolor musical comedy Let’s Dance opening Sunday at the State Theatre. The film features hit tunes, dance sequences, and a score by Frank Loesser with a cast including Roland Young Ruth Warrick Lucile Watson and Gregory Moffet.
Mrs. Lealer Clemons of Williamston North Carolina touts Hadacol as the cure for fatigue and bodily aches. She says after using several bottles she feels livelier can work again and attend church noting trial and family sizes priced at 1.25 and 3.50 respectively.
Brazil now produces about one third of its newsprint needs with mills at Monte Alegre in Parana delivering roughly 30 tons daily and 40 tons of sulfite pulp. Production began in April 1947 and is set to rise to 120 tons daily as facilities expand while national demand remains above 200 tons daily.
Railroads installed 1 932 new locomotives in the first ten months of 1950 the largest number in service in any corresponding period in 87 years and signaling a surge in railroad capacity.
Ottumwa Bulldogs stay undefeated in the Little Six as they defeat Washington 43 to 37 on their home floor. Washington struggled at the line and from the field, while Ottumwa controlled the middle and held a late scoring edge.
Washington's junior high cagers beat Letts 17 to 13 on the Letts home court. Letts will visit Washington next Friday at 2230 for a return game. Roger Hamm led Washington with 9 points while Letts' Dodder led their scoring.
Ainsworth's varsity and reserve boys basketball teams swept Cotter High School in a doubleheader on Ainsworth floor. In the varsity game Ainsworth led 46 to 8 at halftime and won 14 to 18 as Dale Roberts scored 26 points while Jones led Cotter with seven. The second team game ended 22 to 25 with Criggs of Cotter scoring nine and Koehler guiding Ainsworth with 13.
Birmingham defeated Wayland 55 to 43 as Delbert Brasco scored 33 points for the visitors. Johnny Roth led Wayland with 12, while Wayland played without two regular guards. Washington junior college fell 72 to 56 at Ottumwa to Iowa Success, with Sheedy and Clark each scoring 17 for Ottumwa and Bob Waggoner leading Washington with 18.
Winfield High School defeated Columbus Junction 58 to 37 in a Skiowa league game. Winfield led 24 to 15 at halftime as Chrissinger scored 14 points and Dick Harbison added 15 for Columbus Junction, while Columbus Junction later won their reserve game 45 to 32.
John Wayne headlines the Fox Theatre opening of Conflict a rugged action drama based on Jack London with Jean Rogers Ward Bond Maz Grant Mann and Bryant Washburn in the ensemble cast photographed amid Sierra Nevada scenery and not far from Hollywood
An estimate places deaths from earthquakes at three to four million since the 6th century, reflecting the long history of devastating seismic events across regions and eras.
Ottumwa beat Washington 13 to 36 and Keokuk topped Fairfield 47 to 42. Burlington defeated Muscatine and Mt Pleasant handed Mt. Pleasant its sixth straight defeat 46 to 42, leaving Washington and Fairfield tied for third place.
Mr and Mrs Joe Rich entertained their children at a Christmas dinner and gift exchange on December 28 in Crawfordsville Indiana. Attending were the Walter and Herbert Rich families Gene Bash Mrs Stanley Swartabendru ber and the Wittmer family. The Wittmers later returned to Dixon Illinois. Other relatives gathered evening visits at Tony Yohe home and Don Woods hosted Christmas day dinner for Philip Gerdes and family.
Oklahoma City library director L. P. Clarence Paine claimed a Dallas libraries director admitted Oklahoma City's library is among the worst for cities of comparable size. Paine cited 56 cents per capita versus Dallas’s 63 for library funding, contrasting with the American Library Association standard of 2.50 per person.
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