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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1944
Page
5
A 1944 devotional note cites I Corinthians 15 50 asserting flesh and blood cannot inherit God’s kingdom and that a heavenly body is provided for believers. The reflection ties mortal life to future transformation and spiritual inhabitance.
A tribute column recalls Orville Elder four years after his departure, noting how the Journal still reflects his counsel and the wartime changes at the plant. The piece recounts staff shifts, modern methods, and Elder’s affection for linotypes and presses, ending with a cheeky anecdote about a psychic in Iowa City.
A dinner party in a Chicago restaurant featured vaudeville artists and a visiting Scot who, after an elaborate meal, called for the bill. Newspapers later ran a sensational tale headlined Scotchman Murders Ventriloquist.
Mr and Mrs Fred Coakley hosted a cooperative New Year dinner with guests from Morning Sun Washington and West Chester including Glen Bryan Kay and Orville Coakley families. Others attended Christmas meals and visits spanned Cedar Rapids Mt Pleasant Sigourney San Antonio connections.
Long list of local residents and guests sharing holiday visits and trips. Mildred Jean McCall attends Business college in Chillicothe Missouri and spent Christmas at home. Allen Snyder and family visited Riverside before returning to Maquoketa. Ida Breese of Battle Creek visited with relatives. Several other cousins, siblings, and friends from Davenport Dubuque Iowa City Shenandoah and Chicago are noted as visiting or hosting gatherings around the holidays.
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