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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1969
Page
4
Editorial notes blend scripture from Ephesians 1 15 with reflections on faith and brotherly love. The piece mixes personal recollections of home life a stove a bake cycle and chores milking cows and a chilly morning to illustrate belief in action and everyday virtue.
Mapleton residents recall severe snows and record cold from bygone winters. John Koenigs remembers lamp lanterns freezing when trying to snuff them. Percy Lyon spoke of cows milk freezing and needing a blow torch to thaw milk. Orrin Babb recalls speech freezing in cold, delaying hog calls until thaw. A humorous telephone miscommunication ends with a joke about a number being taken out.
A six year old disliked church due to long prayers. When invited to dinner with the minister, he was asked to say grace. The child found the prayer brief and quipped that prayers aren’t long when you’re hungry, prompting amused reactions.
Dick Gilbert recalls a past farm winter as a severe cold wave hits, describing a frosty farmhouse routine, hand milking, and the hard chores to reach the barn. He notes memory’s bias toward tougher memories, then cites a Milwaukee Gear Co. News item about an illiterate salesman misspelling and bungling a sale.
Local residents share weekend visits with relatives in West Liberty and Chicago. Families from Arlington Texas journeyed to Washington then returned for a two week stay. Gerry Zeck from 29 Palms California visits family. Students from Central College Cedar Falls and Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls are home for semester break. Weekend travel plans include Martha Kennedy returning from Pella and Roberta Wiley with others from ISU. Route iciness caused delays of two to three days on a southbound trip. Mr and Mrs Howard McCall planned a Florida motor trip with a detour at Ainsworth for family news.
The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists David Elder as Editor and Business Manager, William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director, Charles Morris as News Editor, Beb Shaffer as Local Advertising, and Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent. It notes publication afternoons except Sunday, Christmas and July 4th and that it operates under second class matter rules.
Local items record lectures at Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant by Rev Carl F Stiefel and Rotary Club tour of Iowa Continental Telephone Plant in Washington. Community updates include scholarship candidates, snow removal feats, sports trips, weddings, and charity donations in Fortnightly and school milk funds with various local personalities and happenings.
Miss Marietta Jean Fuhr became the bride of Walter H. Jungbluth II in a January 18 ceremony at St James Catholic Church. Rev Edward F Collins officiated as both sets of parents Mr and Mrs Jack P Juhr and Mr and Mrs Walter H Jungbluth of Washington attended.
South plays a grand slam via a double squeeze after overcalling West leads the queen of hearts. Becker notes the bidding and overcall shape guide play, as declarer computes tricks and discards, finishing with trump control and a club consolidation. A second letter from Gooch appears later, amusing readers with mis-spellings.
A Des Moines report outlines Senator Robert Rigler proposing a bill authorizing the Highway Commission to issue revenue bonds to finance the construction of multi lane highways. He argues bonds can accelerate the interstate system and aid industrial growth, comparing road funding to school bonds. The article also notes discussions on restoring the death penalty, narcotics bureau reallocation, tougher penalties for child molesting, and shifting tax year for schools to January 1.
The Boston area collection includes A History of the Comic Strip by Couperie The Bogey Man by George Plimpton Song of the Sirens by Kellogg Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes by Dwight Boyer Starting From Scratch by Joanna Barnes The Complete Antiques Price List by Ralph and Terry Kovel Hollowed Ground by Monro McCloskey The Home Has A Heart by Thora Ferre Bjorn with memorials for Mrs Dora Bollar and Mr Terry Fenn Another Hand On Mine by William J Peterson placed in memory of Mrs Carl Voorhees and by Mr and Mrs Ronald Hart.
Two plays books for younger readers and animals by Claire Boiko and Otis L Guernsey. The Burns Mantle Year book titled The Best Plays of 1967 68. True stories include Duet The Story of Clara and Robert Schumann by Elisabeth Kyle and Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody.
Two funny books brighten shelves The Neighbors Are Scaring My Wolf by Jack Douglas and Floating Island by Emily Kim brough. New memorial volumes include Daily Delights by Pauline Spray in memory of Mrs Val Fuhr and What So Proudly We Hail by Maymie Richardson Krythe in memory of Mrs Bessie Bark.
A reader appeal highlighted three suspense titles: The Vivero Letter by Desmond Bagley, By the Pricking of My Thumb by Agatha Christie, and Mystery in Austria by Valeria Winkler Griffith, with the last aimed at youth readers and noting the author as the wife of a Des Moines architect.
Katinka Loeser presents a retired couple seeking life’s facets without children in The Archers At Home. David Weiss’s Sacred and Profane explores Mozart’s life and times. Bill Bulick’s The Liveliest Town in the West shows a quiet town turning wild and funny.
Three books for junior readers are Greensleeves by Eloise Jarvis McCraw The Lucky Ones Five Journeys Toward a Home by Elizabeth Coatsworth and Leprechaun Tales by Kathleen Green The notes highlight themes of family moves and resilience for young readers.
After a lengthy winter, signs point to spring with warmer days and budding plants. Enthusiasts anticipate outdoor events, gardening, and new beginnings as communities shed the chill and look toward brighter times.
A fragment requests the return of a 1964 Current Biography to the Public Library. The note appears to urge patrons or staff to locate the item and deliver it to library authorities for proper custody and shelving.
A brief Washington Iowa item appears in the Evening Journal dated Saturday January 25 1969. The short column notes a local matter with unspecified details and names not clearly readable in the fragment.
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