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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1968
Page
4
Editorial snippets ponder self improvement and patience with Hebrews guidance. It jokes about track meets and relays, then recalls a Florida sign urging haircuts. It forecasts a cautious upturn in fashion demand as Paris hemlines dip, noting wardrobe costs and mechanical fixes for hem trends.
Des Moines faces a bid to form a specialized task force under Iowa's new social services director Maurice Harmon. The embryonic plan would pull in private groups and churches with potential input from Iowa and Iowa State universities. Harmon aims to address gripes and problems in the Model Cities blighted area as the department consolidates social welfare agencies.
Mrs Stagers visited near Brighton on Friday afternoon. Weddings were held in Birmingham for Ronald Topping and Connie Harryman Saturday evening. The Stagers and Snyder family visited Richard Kelly in Burlington on Sunday. Cedar Rapids couple Mr and Mrs Milford Watson hosted supper with family, then visited Columbus Junction. Lloyd Bodkins family shared Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs Robert Bodkins in Washington. Eva Denniston of Ottumwa rented a farm house with George Hill Bettendorf Mattie Walters Davenport and Edger McClurg involved in move. Rachel Long and Mrs Charles Archer Agency dined with Edger McClurg. Barbara Sparks visited her mother Mrs Mabel Payton in Fairfield.
In Banstead England on Cunningham Road a two and a half pound ice block plummeted through a vacant house roof during a sunny spell. Police suspect the fragment came from a jet airliner passing overhead, leaving a hole large enough for a person to enter.
The Washington Evening Journal in Washington Iowa lists editors and staff including David Elder as Editor and Business Manager William Shannon as Advertising Director and Vice President Charles Morris as News Editor Bob Shaffer as Local Advertising Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent It is published afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th and entered as second class matter under the 1879 act at Fost Office Washington Iowa
The 1967 law bans arbitrary age bias in hiring and firing, effective June 12, 1968, protecting workers over 40 from being refused jobs and workers under 65 from unjust dismissal. It covers employers with 25+ employees, unions, and agencies, with exceptions and enforcement by the Labor Department.
Riverside on April 8 reports Boy Scout Troop 235 and leaders thanking residents for a large papers drive held Saturday. The scouts plan to make it a regular event on the first Saturday of each month. Most folks sorted old magazines they cannot sell, and the scouts will haul them to the town dump as a good deed. The Y Social Club met with Mrs. Arthur Swenka hosting nine members and one child, prizes awarded to Mrs. Jim Rice, Mrs. Theresa Libenguth, and Mrs. Lewis Weber. lunch had an Easter motif, with the May 9 meeting set for Mrs. Weber.
Crawfordsville Lions held a dinner meeting with four guests from Winfield Lions Club plus Harold Jarvis and Hubert Fry of Washington. Twenty five members attended. They discussed plans to buy trees for the community and an Easter egg hunt. Members will sell broom and light bulbs on April 22 and canvas homes that evening. Jarvis showed a travel program of Alaska and the Orient. Other notes include local family visits and residents moving to Washington.
Beach scene describes an 87 year old crab fisherman tending a hot steel barrel on the sand. Steam veils his hands as he retrieves crabs, while a derelict dog barks and boats drift offshore. A reflective, laborious slice of coastal life closes with a column by L. M. Boyd inviting reader questions.
In Amsterdam 1966 World Mixed Pairs, Maurice Weissberger and Joan Curran reached seven diamonds after Curran’s three diamonds over spade, with Weissberger supporting five clubs. Curran’s slam bid faced counterplay by Mme Martin, yet she still failed to gained. The event was won by Mary Jane Farrell and Ivan Erdos.
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