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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1972
Page
4
A collage of short items from Washington Iowa dated Friday April 21 1972 includes quips on vanity verses military faith a note on a DIN ship concept a humorous poem about days of torture a home economy trend toward minimal kitchens and brief editorial musings from other papers.
Brighton April 18 Willing Workers Club met at Mrs Edith Stacy home for a noon co operative dinner. Eleven members and one guest Mrs Twilla Hunter attended. Hazel Wikoff led in president's absence. Flower and bulb exchange followed a prayer and roll call. Next meeting set with Norma Dunbar. Local notices include Cal Poly students Arie Cohen and Robert Everett named for scholarships in physics and chemistry.
Nancy wins presidency with Donald Mullikin as vice president and Jack Moore hired as secretary treasurer for the coming year. The Brighton Chamber of Commerce retail bureau plans a dinner Thursday night April 30 at Alice's Coffee Shop, with the business meeting at Edward's Insurance office at 8 p.m. for the current quarter. Sunday guests included the Hanze family and visitors from Fairfield.
South bids three spades with hand one to show three spade support and a weak club suit. With hand two four clubs and potential limits, four clubs is chosen. Hand three jumps to four spades to convey strong club length and high cards, inviting slam. Hand four bids three notrump to reflect a balanced notrump type hand and leave further action to partner.
L. M. Boyd surveys cultural fads and quips on motherhood pie jokes, political correctness, and wartime ideologies. He riffs on weight, Ms. pronunciation, packing loads, bussing, spying laws, wax paper origins, and flat feet with humorous, pointed asides.
A reader defends the mistress and rebukes Abby for bias in a letter exchange. The column also features high school students asking for smoke free lavatories and a shopper irked by unhelpful service.
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