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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1952
Page
4
An editorial argues humanity must seek the Kingdom of Heaven to realize Isaiah’s peace vision. The piece notes the dream remains distant while moral progress is needed and references the prophetic verse that declares the wolf dwelling with the lamb.
The piece recalls Abe Martin, the Indiana character created by Kin Hubbard, and an a holdover from Des Moines references. It shares sample paraphrases and observations about everyday life with a folksy tone, noting humor in ordinary situations and a nostalgia for simpler times.
A collection of humorous quips and rural observations shared by locals. The piece highlights everyday manners, jokes about chores, college life, marriage, wealth, and common quirks, reflecting a playful community voice from the era.
Esther Williams leads in Skirts Ahoy at the State Theatre with Joan Evans and Vivian Blaine as Waves. The cast trained with Navy drill, Great Lakes barracks life, and naval customs, gaining respect for real Waves and their tough, patriotic work.
Instructions note that eggs taken from the refrigerator and warmed to room temperature beat to greater volume. If separating whites and yolks, do so while eggs are still chilled.
ROUND GROVE June 18 Tuesday was a big day for the Coon Girl cousins. They inspected Grandpa Coon s remodeling of a chic ken house into a playhouse and moved in furniture for a playhouse warming with Grandma serving noon lunch.
A June Fairview item notes Lt. Edward Ruppelt of Ames Iowa a WWII B 29 bomber in charge of a new air force project seeking saucer phenomena. The piece also mentions family ties and a social dinner at the Keith House Delta and Ayrshire association meeting details.
In Clinton Massachusetts reporter William Coulter, on routine assignment at the local draft board, was ordered to report for his pre induction physical.
Bob Evans returned from Ames for the weekend to join Mr and Mrs W J Evans and Janet Virginia Dunn at a reunion in Columbus Junction. Ed Rees home hosted visits from Johnnie Evans and Margaret Williams from Chicago. Crawfordsville alumni banquet drew many neighbors including Clint Rhea Robert Rhea Tee Rhea Floyd Blankenhorn Dwight Nicholson Earl Monson Don Russ William Edgar Harlan Edgar and Janet Evans with Harlan and Janet noted as this year’s graduates.
Happy Birthday Mr and Mrs Don Bealer. Honorees include Dorothy Marie Nelson daughter of Carl and Nelson, Lorene Ruth Holden, Joyce Graf, Jeres Cherry, and Albert Stanley. Also celebrating Are Everette Burham Jr and Mae Steele Jr twins. June 22 birthdays feature Maynard Brown, G N Barclay, Stewart Bell Lone Tree, Arelie Edward Godwin, R B Grubb, D Booth West Chester, Tom Butler.
Mrs Ernest Woodyard chronicles Pleasant Ridge visits and gatherings. Families such as Kauffman Hesseltine Chalupa and Nelson share dinners and weekends across Pleasant Plain Wayland Ottumwa and neighboring homes with grandchildren and relatives in attendance.
Wilfred J Vittetoe has completed basic at Camp Gordon Georgia and is assigned to Fort Monmouth New Jersey for 90 weeks of radar school. The Fort Monmouth signal corps school trains all service branches near the Atlantic coast serving many resort towns.
A Paris hairdresser hints at morbid tendencies by joking about using a coffin as a couch. Critics question his taste and suggest better outlets for his morbid humor.
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