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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1969
Page
4
A brief devotional piece cites Malachi 4 2 about the Sun of righteousness arising with healing wings. It frames the verse as a balm for the needy and distressed, offering comfort to troubled and discouraged readers.
A reader notes May baskets from the Karel Farrier family and a neighborhood secret involving a robin nest with four blue eggs. The letters recount mushrooming with the Baileys, a timber fire rumor at a barber shop, and a fisherman’s humor about bigamy in Alaska.
The article surveys residents and visitors around Washington, Iowa, outlining recent trips by Robert Brinton of Houston to Hampton to see family, local social visits, Kiwanis and club activities, Mother's Day events, high school graduations, and community projects. It also includes a humorous note on a Los Angeles lighting firm worker, Jim Thomas, ensuring product displays stay flawless.
A county hospital list shows Saturday admissions for Stephen Stout of Washington and several patients on Friday including Mrs Margaret Skipton and Mrs Agnes Zielinski in Brighton. Discharges occur yesterday for Mrs Taylor Stout and others in Washington and West Chester. Births note a Keota daughter to Mr and Mrs Myron Luers with few follow ups.
Yesterday and today record a string of births and medical notes in Washington and nearby towns. Names include Madge Rabe nold Alma Perry Mil dred Zieglowsky and Marcus McBeth with several residents noted as in medical care. Also listed are Vernon Bontrager and David Horsey couples welcoming sons, alongside Stephen Stout and Margaret Skipton in Washington.
Medical and birth notices from Washington area residents list admissions yesterday and today for Mrs. Dorothy Worley Harold Boysen Mrs Vernon Bontrager and son Mrs Alma Perry and others Mark Brewster admitted in Mt. Pleasant and several medical cases. Obituaries include Mrs C G Picken Sr David F Bright Guy S Martin Margaret Elizabeth Greene Wilfrid Pauly Samuel Freymenberger Edward Richenberger Belva Bennett Clara Pimmete Henry C Rusbult Amelia Schmidt Velma Rowe and Starrell Salyers with details on dates places and affiliations.
South opens six hearts and plays to maximize win chances against a 4 1 club split. West leads clubs, declarer wins ace, then draws trumps and questions East's club holding. By finessing and discarding, declarer maintains control. if East shows out on the king, a finesse exists, otherwise the diamond lead forces East to win and return clubs.
Recovering from the Area Art Show was pleasant with many kind remarks and about a thousand attendees over the week. The library promotes reading with new offerings including the Official Black Book of United States Coins and Houdini the Untold Story by Christopher Melborne. Rural Washington Community School District Blue Cards grant a nine month privilege, and all blue cards must be returned by May 31 for filing, after which the same cards and numbers will be reused.
Paul Engle writes Embrace Love Poems inviting rereading. New shipments include Heroes Behind the Mask by Milton J. Shapiro, Festivals For You to Celebrate by Susan Purdy, Growing Time by Sandor S. Warburg. Memorials note Mrs. Mary Stephens and Percy F. Whisler with several titles. Joe Marek memorials add Vanishing Wild Animals and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Raven, Seek Thy Brother joins Natural History shelves. New novels: The Bouv iers The Godfather The Valachi Papers Tell Me That You Love Me Junie Moon Dark With No Sorrow.
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