How About It Saturday Editorial 1964
Editorial note questions the week's events and public issues, inviting reader reflection on local affairs and civic matters as reported by the newspaper on Saturday October 24 1964.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1964
Page
7
Personal notes mix church, family and small-town life
A columnist collects brief anecdotes from life in a rural town. Baptism day calm, parsonage memories, yard-sale chatter, and local humor mix with reflections on school days, a bus route job, and election year notes. A jail piece, a coffee spill, and light social observations close the column.
Crowded fall drive to Mc Gregor dulls scenic joy
A couple recounted traveling to Mc Gregor last weekend to enjoy the colorful autumn foliage. They say hundreds similarly sought the views and it felt like bumper to bumper traffic at the most scenic spots, spoiled by a thundering herd sharing the sights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor
Letters To The Journal From Columbus Junction Iowa 1964
A reader recalls a humorous family milking mix up at dawn. A Cardinals fan celebrates World Series win with pride and thanks loyal supporters. A note congratulates Dallas Kinney on news picture contest success and ends with a light greeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinals
Washington
P. S
Dallas Kinney
Northwestern University
Medill School of Journalism
Washington Evening Journal masthead details and affiliations
The Washington Evening Journal lists staff including David Elder as Editor and Business Manager, William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director, Charles Morris as News Editor, Bob Shaffer as Local Advertising, Brees Owden as Contributing Editor, and Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent. It publishes afternoons except Sundays, Christmas, and July 4. It is entered as second class under the 1879 act. It is a member of Inland Daily Press Association and Iowa Press associations with Audit Bureau of Circulations. Subscription rates show in Iowa at 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Brees Owden
Howard Hazen
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press Ass
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Thought for the Day on Prayer and Integrity
A devotional note cites I Timothy 2 8 urging universal prayer with uplifted hands. It links prayer to daily life, stating true practice requires life align with words and avoids wrath and doubt.
The Iowa Battle Ship Christened and Lost in War History
A detailed account recounts the March 28, 1896 christening of the battleship Iowa in Philadelphia with Mary Drake breaking a champagne bottle. It covers its 1898 Spanish American War actions, prisoners taken, and surrender gestures, followed by a quiet interwar career, 1919 name change to B54, and its 1923 Pacific sinking during naval maneuvers with a 15,000-strong salute and Adm Hillary Jones praising the ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
Delaware River
Iowa
Mary Drake
Congress
W. T. Sampson
Iowa General Assembly
Newport
Rhode Island
Santiago
Cuba
Teresa
America
Warrior
Pacific
Maryland
Stamps mark air mail anniversary and new issues abroad
The Fiji Islands Tonga air mail anniversary releases three stamps featuring a flying boat Fiji Airways plane and a regional map with the first flight. Zambia marks independence with stamps of Dr Kaunda Victoria Falls and education symbol. Umm Al Quwain and Turkey release multicolored animal themed stamps. Netherlands child welfare stamps debut. Uruguay De Gaulle and Egypt airport adhesives noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiji Islands
Tonga
Fiji
Fiji Airways
Pacific
Zambia
Dr. Kaunda
Victoria Falls
College of Further Education
Lusaka
Netherland
Umm al Qiwain
Turkey
Uruguay
France
de Gaulle
Egypt
Birthday honoree Robert Stagner hosts ninth party in Kalona
Robert Stagner son of Vernon and Mrs Stagner celebrated his ninth birthday on October 21 with a party at home attended by his school friends Ricky Yoder Mike Harland Gordon Semler Simon Nisly Leonard Shetler John Tiessen Allen Miller and Darwin Swartzendruber. Idris Club held an all day work session at the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City with members sewing and folding laundry. Next meeting co hosted by Mrs Amos Mellinger and Mrs Reese Trusler set for November 3 with other local residents visiting Champaign and Pleasantview Home during the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Robert Stagner
Vernon Stagner
Bob
Ricky Yoder
Mike Harland
Gordon Semler
Simon Nisly
Leonard Shetler
John Tiessen
Allen Miller
Darwin Swartzendruber
Idris Club
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Amos Mellinger
Reese Trusler
Lewis D. Yoder
Roscoe Kolosiek
Kolosieks
Faye Goodwin
Eva Bauer
Vernon Stagner and Sons
Champaign
Illinois
Stagner
Richard Craig
Extension workers at conference in Ames Iowa
Washington County Extension Office will stay open October 26 to 28 while staff attend the annual Extension Conference at Iowa State University in Ames. The program features speakers from Soil Surveys to University departments and county staff will consult with university specialists on county problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Jim Frier
Sally Smith
Ken Cuhel
Iowa State University
Ames
Fran Miller
Charles E Kellogg
Soil Conservation Service
Washington, D.C
Fred Dorheim
Iowa Geological Survey
Iowa City
Philip H. Lewis, Jr
Department of Resource Develop
Ment
Madison
Wisconsin
Patrick Horsbrugh
University of Nebraska
Mare Nygren
Oklahoma State University
Paul Franzenburg
Iowa Development Commission
Conrad
Iowa
Iowa State
Floyd Andre
Marvin A. Anderson
Cooperative Extension Service
Kenneth Lane
Robert Dyas
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Dwain Tschantz
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