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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1949
Page
3
The piece argues that avoiding danger leads to dull life while challenges teach resilience. It cites storms of life as tests that build strength, endorsing action over passive drift and invoking a biblical line about trouble as a life catalyst.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette voices support for making the Iowa state superintendent of public instruction an appointive position to strengthen the department. It notes Miss Jessie M. Parker previously opposed appointive status, but now advocates an executive role for the department head. The piece discusses proposed election methods for the state board and contrasts Parker’s democratic aims with alternative systems. It also recounts a 1824 Manhattan hoax by Lozier and DeVoe contrasting leadership and public trust.
Notices list mixer at 6 30 p m YWCA cooperative supper and short business meeting. Inter YWCA basketball 7 p m at YWCA gym. Damascus Sarine No 16 WSJ at 8 00 p m Masonic Temple election of officers. Evening Division Women Missionary Society 7 30 p m United Presbyterian church. St James Study club 8 p m Mrs Hubert Redlinger. Change of meeting place for Wednesday Bethel Missionary society 2 p m Mrs Nellia Juzeer. Home makers club 2 p m Mrs Harvey Holden. Presbyterian Prayer Service 924 at church circle No 4 Methodist church 10 00 a m prayer meeting Mrs H M Dodder Ainsworth CES special meeting 8 00 p m Masonic Temple Washington chapter initiatory work. Navajo club 2 30 p m Mrs Ek B Hammer Just Us club 2 00 p m Mrs Will Sickles. YWCA Adult Craft Class 2 30 p m YWCA note time change Lent service at 1 30 p m YWCA Lenten service 1 30 p m YWCA room Dr Grossheim speaker Public invited. West Chester Pythian Sisters 6 00 p m K P hall Staff practice after meeting Circle 1 Methodist WSCS prayer meeting 10 00 a m Acie Clapper Thursday Rural Women's club afternoon.
Claude Reister and Kathryn E Swain married Thursday evening at St Johns Methodist Church chapel Davenport Rev James H Ufstinger officiated The bride wore navy crepe with American Beauty roses Attendant was sister Mrs Willard T Hunter Best man was Verle L Swain After wedding couple will live in Davenport Both families note 52nd wedding anniversary of the bride’s parents Out-of-town guests from Washington DeWitt and DeWitt Iowa
Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War named delegates Mrs. Mary Shields Mrs. Lloyd Swift and Daisie McConnell for the department convention at Cedar Rapids, June 5 to 8. Alternates are Mrs. James Brooks Mrs. Pearl Whistler and Mrs. Nelson Thompson. Boy Foster presided. $3 to Red Cross approved.
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