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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1968
Page
4
The April 5 1968 issue presents a Thought for the Day based on John 15 8 about bearing fruit. It notes pride in a son’s good deeds and reflects on moral living. It also reproduces old magazine contrasts with Fu Manchu and Ho Chi Minh, hints at stereotypes, and ends abruptly with a remark on Ho Chi Minh’s likeness to published pictures.
In Fairfax California a mongrel named Charlie rises from obscurity to top dog model status. He fronts ads for cold remedies automobiles breakfast foods and cameras earning 25 dollars an hour and even becoming a stockholder and bank depositor. The Horatio Alger tale suggests any dog or human can rise to riches with effort.
A collage of quirky notes on adolescence ages 13 to 23, hair loss, barber phobia, and random asides. It playfully riffes on social quirks from Dean Martin's son to love and brainpower, with brief Q and A bits about Marines and summer growth, ending with a cash labor note.
Kalona April 2. George F Miller and Alice Eimen honored at a Sunday School dinner. ABC club plans the annual Cancer Fund drive for Kalona April 15. Mayor Richard Adams proclaims April as Cancer Crusade month and urges community support and awareness.
The Washington Evening Journal provides postal and staff details including editors David Elder and Charles Morris, the Vice President Advertising Director William Shannon, News Editor Bob Shaffer, Production Superintendent Howard Hazen, and a description of paper publication days and affiliations with press associations and circulation audits.
In Riverside on April 2 the Altar and Rosary Society met in the St Marys school lunch room with strong turnout. Vice president Mrs Cecil Strabala led the business session as Rev W F Boeckmann attended. Reported garments for the indigent were being made and sent to the Holy Fathers storehouse. Bunco and pinochle were played with prizes to Lillian Veggy and Mrs Edward Bushek. The May hostess band is Eva Heitzmans. The Riverside Chamber and Merchants plan an Easter Egg Hunt Saturday April 13 at 10 am west of St Marys church.
Dwight Bode county superintendent of schools spoke at the Kiwanis meeting about the merger of school facilities for four counties. The July 1 merger of Johnson Cedar Linn and Washington Counties will commence after a long study. Guests included evaluation committee members Paul Spurlock Alan Ewers and Paul Beck. Kiwanis noted the final travelogue programs will be held April 8 and the board meeting on April 9.
Abigail Van Buren explains proper name signing, noting the difference between signature and title. Widows keep their spouses’ titles. divorcees use their own names plus ex-title. A professional woman remains Miss. before signing legal documents consult an attorney. The column then shifts to a couple planning marriage and a visitor’s reaction.
In two questions and a harsh reply a reader frets about Betsy staying in a one bedroom apartment with Ray and a future husband, while another asks how to move out from a controlling mother. Abby urges open communication and independence, and a Birmingham responder touts self respect amid unwanted advances.
A 1968 ABA analysis explains school power to regulate student dress under two principles: rules related to education may be enforced, and arbitrary rules are unlawful. It cites cases on political buttons where bans were upheld in one school and struck down in another, illustrating how courts balance order and freedom of speech.
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