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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1971
Page
4
Editorial note from the Washington Journal urges readers to examine themselves when confronted with defeat by enemies, referencing 1 Samuel. The brief meditation frames hardship as a prompt for spiritual self-scrutiny and humility before divine tests.
A front page style critique claims local city government misconduct. The piece targets officials and alleged improper actions, framed as a bold community accountability feature.
A compendium of local notes: Afr and Mrs Robert Day return from a ten day Mexico City trip by air with stops in Tasco and Acapulco. Linda Campbell attends Camp Williams Bay in Wisconsin for the summer. families plan travel to the National Shriners Convention in Miami with a Nassau trip by plane. WRC delegates attend Ottumwa convention. Goodell family moves to East Washington. various residents plan vacations in California and Minnesota. 30 and 7 year-ago items note military, civic, and social events including church, youth, and parade activities.
A series of patient admissions discharges births and long term care notes across Washington Crawfordsville Ainsworth Columbus Junction Wellman and nearby towns. Names include Hysell Som mer Essex Borntreger Hildebrandt and many others with medical surgical or pediatric statuses and new births to Essex Som mer Johnson and Sommer.
Obituary notices list William H. Jordan 82 of Letts died June 12 at Muscatine General Hospital. Ivy Hemphill formerly of Ainsworth died in Clarinda nursing home. Nellie H Coff of Keota died June 15 at Maplewood Manor. Otto Navy 86 retired Riverside farmer died at Lone Tree nursing home. Vesper D. Bennett 74 died June 17 at Halcyon House Washington after illness. A E Jack Carey 74 retired Columbus Junction insurer died June 17 at Econ-O-Mart. funeral set June 19 at Stacy Lewis Funeral Home with burial in Indian Creek Cemetery. Funeral for Carey noted. John E. Jackson 86 formerly Washington area resident, died June 17 at Ottumwa Hospital.
In a European championship Norway versus France, six spades was reached with North South. West led diamonds and one table made slam with overtrick. The other table, facing the same contract, tried a hearts approach and failed. West ruffed second heart, Diamond queen cashed, and South down one.
The 1971 Story Hour at the Library begins with poems stories and a film on books care plus songs games and readings. Registration 157 and more expected as community activities wrap up. Books listed include Isabelle and the Library Cat Leprechaun Tales and Three Billy Goats Gruff among others. A Bible story and two display cases emphasize summer reading and Story Hours of the Past Years. The library gratefully receives eleven mystery novels and a poetry book by Dr Owen. Ice jams note closes the item.
Several wedding announcements from June and May list Kristen Steinbeck and Donald Hess uniting at Richland United Methodist Church, Viv an Craver and Allen Kiene wed in New Sharon St Marys Church, Brenda Varney and Paul Beliel in Washington United Methodist Church, and Patricia Reighard and Larry Fritz in St James Catholic Church in Washington with local clergy officiating.
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