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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1963
Page
11
The piece cites John 15 5 to stress spiritual fruitfulness stems from abiding in Christ. It emphasizes recognizing the source of life and assimilating divine power as essential to producing meaningful spiritual work.
A father of the bride humor column recounts wedding planning quirks and family anecdotes. He notes invitations, duties, and consultant questions, jokes about gifts, and recalls relatives and friends offering help while preparing for the big day. He hopes to glean wisdom from his experiences and offers lighthearted advice to other papas of brides.
A narrator recalls losing to Bill Wilson in three challenges across gardening, golf, and table tennis. Bill boasted as the region’s champion potato stower, outgunned in golf with a string of lucky holes, and secretly trained on a miniature table to win a wager. The piece ends with a plea for ideas to even the score.
A writer recalls apologizing to college government instructor Miss Edith Shields for a Pancake Day misadventure in Washington. Mayor John W. Applegate created a humorous excuse note for late arrivals, but Shields refused to excuse the class, praising her as a fine instructor despite some students missing the mark.
An impartial panel selected the best Purely Personal items from the past year in the Saturday Evening Journal. Readers are invited to glance over the highlights they may have missed, with a note of thanks for patience and a tease of possible forthcoming fish stories.
The article lauds the general practitioner as the central, trusted figure in family health, detailing his role as the total health custodian, coordinating with specialists, and serving as the psychological and medical hub for patients, with Dr Coleman inviting reader questions for general interest.
The Eureka Schoolhouse wreck marred the June 10 class outing as a storm hit while returning from Coppock. Eight girls and Charlie Chance were trapped beneath brick and timbers when the schoolhouse collapsed, with doctors and townspeople rushing to aid. The incident left many injured and highlighted the era’s perilous travel conditions.
The article recalls a Brighton to Washington mail letter dated September 12, 1854 by J. A. Leeper to Amos Moore, written before railroads or envelopes. It also describes two century-old sale bills by Solomon Davison in Washington County and Nebraska, listing livestock, implements, and household goods.
West dealer. North open with pass and four spades contract after a complex bidding sequence. South leads a diamond, declarer ruffs, East wins hearts and executes ruffs. declarer loses a spade, a heart, and three clubs, going down two for minus 300 points. At the other table a bold defense beat four hearts.
In a high level bridge session West opened a diamond after a double, leading to a crumbling defense. East underled the A Q of spades and, with West’s diamond killing lead, South went down. At the second table East’s cooperative double of four hearts offered partner an option. West contributed by accepting the double and finding the killing diamond lead.
Stamp Corner notes the H E Harris Company's Standard World Album for 50 000 stamps with 30 000 illustrations and a sturdy cover selling under 12 00, affordable for newcomers. It also reports the UN Postal Administration expanding sales through 17 foreign nations, plus flag sticker educational items and upcoming airmail stamps debuting June 17 1963 at UN Headquarters.
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