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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1963
Page
5
An April 13 1963 Washington Evening Journal page features an editorial biblical quote from Jude 21 and cryptic notes about a creature in a basement. The text mentions a stunned event and describes difficulty catching the critter on foot, noting the experience is not recommended.
A Cox family tape features William G. Cox discussing crime, Las Angeles City Attorney contact, and arguments about capital punishment. He outlines crime fears, gun misuse, and the belief that abolition could increase major crime, reflecting his late 1940s era views.
Last week at Y s Men s Club John Winga Jr led the serving committee. A restaurant man worked beside amateur waiters carrying many dishes without a tray. The narrator praises his efficiency and jokes about joining the committee.
Merritt McDaniel and Doc Lee hunted rabbits one winter and returned with a full bag. They began cleaning in a basement when the final rabbit leapt from the bag as they reached in, startling them.
A personal reminiscence describes an anonymous letter typed on the author’s machine and a later claim it matched the same writer. The tale shifts to Cottse Cub dog Mae a Scottie, a Ford V8 road sign joke, and a sequence of playful office anecdotes. It ends with the narrator's dog Mac protecting a daughter, fighting neighborhood dogs, and finally going to live with friends after a tick incident.
In a rubber game South opened hearts and faced two spade overcalls and a double. South finessed, then ruffed and drew precise discards to force a club lead, eventually making the contract by careful timing of heart, diamond, and spade plays as East exhausted trumps. The analysis highlights distribution clues from West’s jump and East’s likely holdings.
Keota residents share weekend visits and family events with Ottumwa Iowa City and Des Moines connections. Ray Crowell and Susan of Ottumwa joined Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Bell and Paul Byrne of Iowa City for Saturday supper. The Miller family in Muscatine hosted relatives while baby at University Hospital Iowa City, and a cooperative dinner at James Coffman’s celebrated March and April birthdays with numerous attendees from Iowa City Sigourney Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Des Moines areas.
In the Catholic Messenger Father Hesburgh urges using science and technology for people not things. He warns that while the world sees luxury goods, the majority remain hungry and ill, and calls for engineers to aid freedom, health, education, and housing through humane progress.
Police seek thief who took about 25000 dollars worth of uncut gems from Rutgers University. A large emerald from the Muzo mines in Colombia, about 1.5 inches wide, was among the missing stones. The theft also included an aquamarine and other high value mineral specimens from the university museum.
A writer recounts the long prominence of Wilson families in Washington. It details William Wilson Jr and brother Charles H. Wilson, their civic roles, and descendants like Frank L. Wilson and Col. C. J. Wilson. It notes multiple Wilsons from earlier eras, plus 13 listings in the local telephone directory.
An East African nation develops a local button industry from Red Sea mollusks. FAO trains divers in scuba gear and underwater farming, then builds a Sudanese button factory. The new plant runs double shifts to meet rising demand.
Stamp notes detail the Tristan da Cunha resettlement issue overprinted Tristan da Cunha Resettlement 1963 Picturing tropical fish, used for the overprint. Also mentions Queen Elizabeth portraits and airmail set. Additional stamps from Paraguay Spain San Marino and Israel noted, plus France Italy Alpine Club and a small Alpine stamp release.
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