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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1966
Page
4
A brief editorial styled note invokes Isaiah 43 25 about God erasing sins from the record for the penitent. The piece frames repentance and forgiveness as central, urging readers to seek moral cleansing and redemption through faith and humility.
A local father named Jim took his daughter and a carload of girls to a Washington Muscatine football game by mistake, getting lost in rain while mistaking L M stadium for Muscatine’s and missing the match’s early moments. After wandering five miles out of town they reached Musky stadium to see the final plays and question admission for two games.
A humorous tale recalls a man invited to a formal dinner who could not grasp cutlery rules. He was told to use the knife farthest from him, with the bishop joke added as a digression. The piece mentions editors and officers and lists publishing details in a clipped newswire style.
Scientists describe the circadian rhythm as the body's inner clock that orchestrates waking, adrenal activity, and temperature. FAA tests show performance drops across time zones, with 24 hours to normalize and 3 to 5 days for full physiologic rebound.
A roundup of past events and people connected to Washington includes Lee Holland and John Winga returning from the American Bankers Association convention in Los Angeles, local Y's Men members visiting Fairfield, and Dr. John Lemmon attending the North Central Optometric Congress in Minneapolis. The report notes civic club elections, parish pastor transfers, a Fortnightly Club play, and a carnival company’s season wrap, with assorted community updates from the region.
New York firms offer to decode apartment hunting jargon for a fee in the city area. Terms like all modern improvements denote renovations and walkup items describe stairs and limited access. The list includes garden apartments on ground or basement levels and high floors implying a view.
In the 1956 national masters team of four championship the first table saw South open three spades and West double to takeout. South went down three for minus 400 points. At the second table West opened two spades with a double by North for takeout, West then made six tricks for down two for 300 points. East West teams tied with 400 points against spade contracts, giving the South-North side 800 points gain.
Keota October report notes heavy rain reducing attendance when Past Noble Grand Circle gathered at Ruth Ginkens home with Claire Berry as co-hostess. A gift from KeCu honored Claire Berry, now moved to Washington, plans set for November annual banquet. Mr. and Mrs. Leighty visited George Mayer, Hitchcock, who was hospitalized and injured in a fall, then returned home.
Poem describes ritual of tidying a room and preparing hospitality. The speaker cleans, chats, and serves, then receives a nap as reward when a companion sits on their lap. The piece is credited to Ellen Rebecca Fenn and dated Saturday October 22 1966 in Prose Rooms.
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