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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1946
Page
4
They urge breaking entirely with a bad past to conquer a bad habit. The message cites 3 Corinthians 10 13 and asserts God is faithful and will provide a way to endure temptation.
Readers glimpse lighthearted notes on dietary mishaps and popcorn battles alongside warnings about warm rains after heavy snow in Towa. The piece covers spearfishing methods, Izaak Walton League activities, Mussolini and Hitler imagery, and a skeptical take on egg production controls. It closes with gadget fever and visions of atomic energy applied to farming and soil nourishment.
A world famous bridge player asked to be buried with simple honors before death. A jagged mix of jokes follows about planes crashing, quitting a job, and a flea pulling weight, ending with a skyrocket blaze and a riddle about a root’s bright blaze and a hunch where it fits.
Announcement of the marriage of Leona Stapp daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Stapp and Sgt Leland Wheeler son of Mr and Mrs John Wheeler both of Columbus Junction. Rev O C Cooley officiated at the single ring ceremony at his Nevada Iowa home on January 3. Attendants were Mr and Mrs James Cary. Wheeler a Marine for two years is on leave here and to return to service January 25.
An applicant asks about a raise after tenure and the boss responds that pay increases come with proven satisfactory work, highlighting the link between performance and compensation. The exchange underscores a cautious approach to salary raises.
Des Moines Bishop Gerald T. Bergan will join Archbishop Francis Spellman of New York and his party on February 13 to Rome for Spellman’s cardinal creation. Bergan, Spellman classmate at North American College, travels by private plane with relatives. Archbishops Glennon of St. Louis and Caggiaro of Argentina will also be named cardinals.
Mrs A O Van Howering aged 52 of Monroe was killed instantly when her car skidded off a road near Otley Iowa yesterday according to UP. The crash occurred in January with authorities continuing investigation.
A short humorous dialogue between a boy and his father about guns ends with the mother breaking in with a quick joke. The exchange contrasts a gun and a machine gun through a playful misdirection.
A Meadow Gold ice cream truck driven by Ben Venson was reported three miles east of here in Des Moines.
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