Washington editor reflects on Cherokee Fiddler debut
In Cherokee Iowa the Community Theater produced Fiddler on the Roof with four shows at 2.50 admission. The writer notes Washingtons version was more polished with professional costumes and adult actors. He compares staging, lighting, and direction, praising local Washington talent and critiquing Cherokee's reliance on high school performers.
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Cherokee, Iowa
Cherokee
Washington
Washington High School
Pet owners plead for dog reclaiming after Ainsworth policy
A letter to the Journal urges the city of Ainsworth to revise a new leash law that destroys stray dogs instead of allowing owners to claim them. The writer describes Ginger Pfeifer as a former pet and argues the ordinance harms families and their animals.
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Fred Pfeifer
Ginger
Ainsworth
Pfeifers
Pfeifer Farm
Captaincy in Blackwood Allowing Responder Override in Grand Slam шанс
In contract bridge the captaincy rule lets the initiator of Blackwood decide on stopping at a game or slam. Rarely the responder may override after four notrump, but only if five notrump for kings is shown and key values are revealed. A typical scenario shows North using Blackwood after a heart response, leading to a decisive seven contract with high confidence.
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Blackwood
North
South
Hearts
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Washington Evening Journal notices and rates
Page from the Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists publication details and staff roles at Elder Shannon and Co. Inc. It notes office address 111 North Marion Ave and print hours, plus carrier and mail subscription rates for local and out of state readers.
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North Marion Ave
Washington
Iowa
Elder, Shannon & Co, Inc
United Press International
Inland Daily Press Assn
Iowa Daily Press_ Assn
Iowa Press Assn
Audit Bureau of Circulations
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Robert Shaffer
Leonard Llewellyn
Reader letters clash with Abby over grandparents and money
A reader criticizesAbby Van Buren for sympathizing with a grandmother seeking access to her grandchildren. The reply argues that grandparents legally or morally often retain rights to visit, while another letter urges accountability when money meant for children is diverted by guardians. A Navy son asks his mother to stop reverse charges while requesting an electric shaver.
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Abby
Granny
An Eye for an Eye Letter Teaches Silence of War
A mother recalls forging a postcard to her son during a conflict writing mother rank and social security number. The son questions the missing letter prompting later regular correspondence, revealing personal impact of wartime censorship and separation.
Static sparks and trivia in a 1972 L M Boyd column
A satirical column recounts a Leeds University computer reacting to a girl’s underwear in jokes about electric pulses and suggests women’s attire affects machines. It includes puzzles, marriage quips, calorie trivia, presidential driving, left handed slang, abortion rates, fuel mileage comparisons, and a Fort Worth mailing address.
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Leeds University Computer Laboratory
England
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