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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1964
Page
5
The page presents a devotional note urging readers to trust the Lord for courage and strength. It frames fear as manageable through faith and invites bearing life’s burdens with divine empowerment. The brief item uses a biblical verse as its anchor and offers a personal reflection tone.
A spring mushroom season yields several patch discoveries and tales from local growers. Eight pickers harvest about 340 mushrooms from a twenty by forty foot patch, while another group hauls in a half bushel from a timber site under diseased trees. Charley Denison's celery spoon mishap and a bulldozed patch add humor, with Minick brothers reporting the year’s best finds. overall, the season lasts three weeks and trims the author’s waistline.
I met a thoughtful woman who opened and held the door for me as I entered a local shop. I was touched and felt safe crossing the street afterward, grateful for the unexpected kindness on a grey day.
The English Tex Chronicle invites former Verdi Literary Society members and neighbors to a May 31 homecoming at Memorial Miller School. Attendees can share recitations, reviews, and old pieces, with no heat or electricity, recalling late 1900s meets.
A proposed Sunday auto ride explores Washington County sights from Dublin to White Oak and Oak Grove Farm. It notes historic homes, the Wehr family brick house, Robertson legacy, Oak Grove Farm with 125 years in one family, and nearby cemeteries. Multiple routes circle to Grace Hill, Lake Darling, and returning to the county seat via bridges and rural scenery.
A historical sketch outlines John Brown’s 1850s visits to Cedar County Iowa towns like West Branch and Tabor, his role in anti slavery actions, and the 1859 Harpers Ferry raid. It notes Brown’s Iowa supporters, the Underground Railroad help, and his execution while detailing the broader Bleeding Kansas conflict.
Secretary Robert Day circulated the annual meeting minutes from Lake Darling Youth Center. Plans for a 1964 camping season run June to September with hundreds of youths from Washington and Jefferson counties and beyond. A. Steinbeck was re elected president. officers include L P Guy Brighton art Day and Marion George. The treasurer reported about 375 dollars in the bank. The group discussed daylight saving time for all schedules and camp improvements including equipment and mattress covers. Donations and purchases of stoves speakers and T shirts were mentioned. The director Tom Hall will remain through August 1 and may be replaced if needed, with next week’s paper to publish full camp schedule.
Suzanne and Pat Cole spent Mother's Day weekend with sister Mrs Jerry Higgins in Iowa City and returned home with parents Mr and Mrs Gene Cole joining on Sunday. Carolyn Diane and Judy Miller visited grandmother Mrs Marge Luckey while Glen and Mrs Miller attended funeral services for the infant child of Mr and Mrs Gary Pohren at Farmington. A string of local family visits, illnesses, and a death in the area are recorded with several gatherings noted for Mothers Day with relatives in Lone Tree Riverside and Kalona.
In a contract bridge hand West discerns East holds the heart ace. South’s notrump bid signals 18 points and diamond honors, while early plays reveal King of spades and ace-king of clubs, implying South lacks the heart ace. West’s four of hearts at trick six forces declarer to err and allows West to prevail.
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