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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1964
Page
4
A Washington Evening Journal editorial depicts a boardroom scene where officials debate a difficult topic. A chairman delays decision by appointing a study committee to report at the next meeting, and the session adjourns.
In Washington County, a humorous bar association session ponders the proper disposal of paper with crumpled versus flat sheets sparking jokes about aim, wastebasket size, and janitorial help. Separately, Rep. Everett Burkhalter critiques Congress's seniority system, urging a balanced reform blending merit and seniority.
A reader shares a Browning Bible definition of beards in ancient cultures and questions whether the Washington house holds a cherished symbol of freedom on a shelf. The letter, voiced with irony, ponders the meaning of the beard as a mark of status and mourning.
This history traces the percolator from its drip pot origins in 1800s France to a pumping device popularized by Count Rumford and later American makers. It highlights the device's evolving mechanism, the shift to pumping and automatic models, and its enduring charm despite progress.
A vice sergeant of Company A in the Army of the Potomac carefully portioned coffee and sugar on separate mats for rationing. Soldiers in blue gathered, awaiting coffee as a morale booster, with late evening campfires and brewed cups described by John Billings in Hara Tack and Coffee.
NBC presents Time for Elizabeth with Groucho Marx in a senior village comedy and a salute to Hoagy Carmichael. Burke's Law features a murder at a health spa with Jeanne Crain and others. Twilight Zone debuts a couple in a deserted village. Steptoe and Son with Bette Davis appears. 9 p.m.
The article explains counterplay in contract bridge with a sample hand. South, in four hearts after West leads spades, can gain if trumps split 3-2 and he ducks, then ruffs, advances hearts and diamonds with careful timing to reach the contract.
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