Editorial reflections on horse soldiers and spring trail riders
In this weekly column from the Washington LA Evening Journal, Don Reid recollects horse cavalry memories at Fort Riley, contrasts horse soldiers with cowboys, and notes the disbanding of horse troops as war shifts. He frames the piece with reflections on duty, humor, and a pivot from war to peace.
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Horse Cavalry
Fort Riley
South West North East
Ely Cul-bertson
East
South
West
Abby
OPAL
Arizona
A Country Mile Duck Tour At Lake Darling
A Lake Darling visit on April Fool’s Day shows a rich mix of ducks amid cold wind and snow. Lesser Scaup dominate, with Greater Scaup, Ring-necked, Gadwalls, Mallards, Coots, Teal, and Snow Geese present along shore and mid lake. Hooded Mergansers, Blue-winged Teal, and Mergansers observed near inlets and dam, while Coots forage and mingle.
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Lake Darling
4-H Club Meeting on Mowing The Lawn Topics
The Jackson Boys 4-H Club met at Peggy and Eddie Chabal's home with 21 members present. Denny Witthoft presided as president and led a program titled Operating the Walking Lawn Mower while Susie Sojka spoke on Getting Ready to Mow the Lawn. Hosts served refreshments. Next meeting set for May 13 with Kevin Hora.
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Jackson Boys
Peggy
Eddie Chabal
Denny Witthoft
Susie Sojka
Kevin Hora
Dear Abby Bridge Mystery and Personal Dilemmas
Dear Abby answers readers on entertaining a boss, a dangerous husband, and unwed mothers. The column blends adages with practical advice, including transferring car ownership, suing for payments, and truth telling about single motherhood, plus a dramatic old bridge hand anecdote.
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Adiola
Gladiola
Abby
Vietnam
Double revolving marriage plan and odd trivia ponderings
A humorous column explores a "double revolving marriage" scheme proposed by Robert L. Taylor, with multi decade marriages and repeated reunions. It also touches PAGOPHAGIA ice chewing, light medical notes on anemia, and a burst of miscellaneous reader curiosities about love, city beauty rankings, and common questions.
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Robert L. Taylor
Southern Connecticut State College
Stage band contest at Marycrest College Davenport
The Swinging Demons under Lawrence Green will attend a stage band contest at Marycrest College Davenport with twenty bands from Town and Illinois. Three finalists will be chosen for an honor band in the evening. Individual members John Kessell and Ron Renoux have earned honors.
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Swinging Demons
Marycrest College
Davenport
Illinois
The
Lawrence Green
John Kessell
Ron Renoux
Washington Daily Press official details and rates
Publishes staff names and roles for the Washington Daily Press, listing president editor and various managers. Rates show carrier and mail subscriptions: 600 per week in Washington, plus annual and semiannual prices for different routes, with outward to Iowa and surrounding areas.
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Evening Journal
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the “Horse Cavalry
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West Des Moines Express
Old Fort Riley
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Rome
Kathy Fisher
Dear Abby
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Wellington
Nortil
Ake
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Ace of Hearts Sea Syndicate
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University of Washington
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United States
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Maron Vey
Bilder
Shannon & Coyne
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Press
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Buren
David Elder
Sinew Manager
Swannon
Morris
Rabert Shaffer
Teonard Llewellyn
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