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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1969
Page
4
The Washington Journal editorial highlights National Want-ad Week and praises the classified section. It traces Want-ad history from Thebes to Boston to New York and Sears Roebuck, noting ads’ strong results and readers’ engagement beyond buying and selling.
A local feature recalls a barbed wire hobby. Tom English introduces his brother Allen’s years of collecting. An issue of The American Barbed Wire Journal offers 177 varieties with brief illustrations and descriptions.
The article outlines a stereotype of trustees as white Protestant male businessmen over 50, with a high income and likely Republican, reflecting a 5000-strong Educational Testing Service survey. It notes public discomfort with perceived crustiness and set ways, contrasting student views with the trustees’ profile. A separate Iowa segment discusses reapportionment, Dirksen amendment politics, and state legislative districting following Supreme Court decisions, highlighting Gov. Ray, Rep. Van Nostrand, and House leadership.
The Dear Abby column responds to readers about pregnancy timing differing from expected nine months, marital finances and finances in marriage, hips and dieting, age gaps in parenthood, and reflections on an older husband completing a long Grand Canyon hike. The letters illustrate concerns about trust in family, financial strain, body image, and parenting across ages.
South dealer in the Masters' Individual Championship at the bridge club faced East-West vulnerability. The report notes a standout performance by the South player, setting a record in the event.
The article analyzes a bridge hand where South’s spade preempt disrupts East West accuracy. South's three spades induced errors, North bid four spades, East Doubled, and declarer uses a king of diamonds return to execute a four spade contract. Despite East West missing a five club contract, South profits from the disruption.
A personal reply address and sales pitch appears in an ad asking readers to write to Abby at Box 69700 Los Angeles for a booklet on "How to Have a Lovely Wedding" and advocating clean living and exercise for health. The message invites stamped self addressed envelopes and includes pricing details.
Guidance on planning home landscaping stresses choosing plants by location size and shape, sketching house sides, measuring maturity, and selecting hardy species. Warns against overpruning later, notes soil, sun, pests, and winter hardiness as key checks, cites Iowa landscape publications and county extension office for resources.
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