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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1971
Page
4
An editorial riff on Romans 8 asks readers to contemplate whether their thoughts pursue worldly desires or spiritual goals. The piece mentions a soldier husband studying in California and his wife traveling by train with little money left for food, highlighting hardship amid faith.
A southbound train in the Northwest carries a young mother and sleeping baby. A friendly Pullman porter pays for her meal by quietly fundraising among fellow passengers, enabling her to reach Los Angeles to meet her soldier husband. The act sparks joy and a message: giving brings blessings beyond money.
Wayland Mennonite Church hosts the Philathea Sunday School Class meeting on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Rosina Eicher Mrs. Fred Hixson Mrs. Elizabeth Wittmer and Mrs. K. Schantz led devotions. business was conducted by Mrs. A. C. Wenger. Two articles were read by Miss Jesse Eicher. refreshments followed. Nearby notes mention Memorial holiday travel and local graduations with several families visiting and attending events, plus a science tidbit about ground squirrels sleeping up to three quarters of their lives.
McPherson College graduate Jerry Flory returns home to Washington to teach mathematics at Winfield Mt Union High School this fall. Myrtle Nelswanger returns from a Hawai i trip with Mrs J L Fifer of Joliet. Justin B McCarthy leaves for Marine Corps basic training in Des Moines and San Diego after high school graduation. Alumni banquets, graduation nearby, and Matins radio talks mark the week. 80 years ago mentions Dewey not seeking office and local service members heading to Texas camps. 40 years ago notes a golf hole in one and hospital nursing-school closure.
Incounty hospital notes for a sequence of days, multiple patients are listed as admitted or under medical care, with several births recorded to Washington families. Dismissals and transfers include patients leaving for long term care or other facilities, and numerous names appear across Washington, Ainsworth, Wayland, Keota, Brighton, Crawfordsville, and Letts. The log also notes ongoing patient movements through Wednesday and Thursday with a steady stream of new admissions and newborns.
Death notices from Kalona Brighton Wayland Columbus Junction and Crawfordsville report William S Britton 74 in Towns City from a car pickup crash. Tim Lowe 67 longtime Brighton resident died May 30 at Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield. Infant daughter of Dr Carl and Carole Widmer Reschly died at birth in Mt Pleasant with service in Wayland. Mrs Richard M Houseal 49 died at University Hospital Iowa City after an extended illness. Lydia E Christner 89 of Crawfordsville died June 2 at a daughter’s home Davenport.
Campers and RV owners can ease camping laundry with disposable bed linens. A Iowa State University extension specialist notes a 2 dollar package covering two sheets and a pillowcase. users average about five days per set and discard when trip ends. Linens are 100 percent rayon non woven, claim ecological decomposition like leaves. Introduced nationally last year and advertised in camping publications.
In this 1911 note by King Fenton, the article discusses trump control as pivotal in bridge play. The North hand defends with clubs, ruffs, spades, and a king of clubs lead, illustrating how opening control heavily influences the outcome of deals and the defense’s success in keeping trump dominance.
Declarer leads spade and if East overruffs South will establish ten tricks by ruffing another spade. A diamond discard by trumps control fails as East avoids overruffing, allowing a heart misread and a final ruff. East departs with diamonds and clubs, sealing the contract.
The weekly notices record multiple May marriages across Iowa towns. Sandra Ritz and John Eagle wed at St James in Washington in a double ring ceremony. Jean Pribyl and Dennis Crone marry in Ames at St Thomas Aquinas. Connie Meeker and Larry Craig join in Eldora. Joan Nebel and Jim Eubanks wed near Wayland. Jill Mourer and Ed Seevers tie at Richland. Arthur Allred and Wilma Kuhn wed in Rock Island. Ann Kingsley McDowell and Timothy Thomson marry in West Chester. Eliza Gale Comer and Joseph Marston in Washington. Judith Prather and Larry Coffman wed in Cape Girardeau.
Fragmentary OCR item lists roles and names at a Washington bureau of a daily press association. Mentions include president editor advertising dresser production superintendent and mail, with garbled references to offices and addresses.
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