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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1947
Page
4
An editorial fragment from January 17 1947 ponders intimate contact with a cosmic ruler, citing Isalm 103 19 to claim God’s throne and kingdom extend beyond heaven into human space and time. The piece blends religious reflection with a universal sovereignty theme.
A whipsaw of opinions weighs postwar policy, inflation, and labor. Editorials condemn retroactive wage claims, urge saving, and warn against easy money while recalling prewar lessons and political cautions. References include Truman, Knutson, and wartime to postwar shifts.
Collection of comic quips and brief vignettes about insurance pitches, luck, Uncle Willie’s misadventure, a patient craving for reading postage stamps, canary care, and domestic antics. Pieces skew toward sharp one liners and social humor with a collegiate tone.
Mrs Edna Crile reports Mr and Mrs Tony Meuth hosted a belated Christmas dinner at their Brighton home. Attendees included three daughters and their families plus Rex Winer John Moxk and families Mollie Tiernes and Mrs Edna Antes of West Chester and others from Keota Cedar Rapids Trenton and Washington. Local social news notes Ira Saunders bought the former Carroll Deeds property.
Noble county reports a Workers Conference at Eicher church with a church basement program after a business meeting. Local families, including Schantz and Dill Hulme, host Sunday dinners as community members attend Gideons talk and Gideons offering.
Home economists advise washing silk lamp shades. Remove decorations and dip gently in warm suds, then dry quickly. Prefer a warm windy day outdoors or a fan aided indoor drying for best results.
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