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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1972
Page
4
Washington Iowa notes April weather spurs street cleaning and road dirt removal with Pelican sweeper. It warns drivers to move cars during cleanup and urges caution as dogs become frisky in spring, advising motorists to slow down to protect pets and avoid accidents.
Letters to the Journal question the origin and date of the Exalted Libra Arch. A Waterloo subscriber argues for a March 31, AD 172 dedication and asserts Scots tenacity as the arch’s legacy, while a Saigon orphanage appeal seeks toys clothes and donations to fund building work and care for 100 children aided by Navy families in Keota and routed through Farmers Savings Bank.
Grace Tinnes arrives in Rubio to reunite with family after hospitalization and convalescence in Jefferson County. Richland Easter activities include large egg hunt with 175 to 200 children and awards for golden eggs. 社 events note Poinsetta Club meeting and social updates. In Cairo, tax authorities threaten the Mazeni family over a 23-year-dead patriarch.
A quirky roundup from 1971 by L M Boyd touches on asparagus liqueur and romance, watercress liqueur and flirtation, plus trivia on Canada’s lakes and Americans travel in different seasons. It also derides fashion behavioral quirks, asks about racing speed, nudist makeup, April birthdays, unemployment stats, and a hotel with a helicopter pad.
South faces a complex bridge problem as West leads a diamond and East returns the king. Declarer counts losers to map the ten tricks, develops ruffs and discards, and tests the suit layout to force nine or ten tricks despite East’s potential discards and trumps. Tomorrow tests your play.
United Press International Almanac for Thursday April 6 lists events from 1830 Mormon Church founded in Fayette New York to 1968 deploy of federal troops over King assassination riots. Notable birthdays include Houdini born 1874 and a Hesiod aphorism on neighbors.
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