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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1966
Page
4
A collection of casual anecdotes and jokes about catfishing from the Washington Evening Journal, including humorous tales of big catches, old days, and a playful mix of quotations from Shakespeare and Omar Khayyam. The piece blends rural humor with light editorial asides on fishing lore.
A narrative from Summerside recounts two dollars placed on a horse named Ascot in a Charlottetown harness race. Despite Ascot’s poor year, the couple enjoys the race, praises local hospitality, notes small island horses, and highlights Ozark Pete Pete’s two-dollar wins. The piece ends with plans for a seaside log cabin and shellfish clambake with Dave Elder.
Des Moines report notes Mrs. Robert Beck tours the state promoting her husband’s Republican bid while Mrs. William Murray also campaigns alongside her husband. Beck’s wife begins Aug 11 with multiple coffees daily, expanding to a solo campaign tour as planned. Insurance chief William Timmons cites no major auto rate hikes likely in Iowa this year, despite higher rates elsewhere. Causes include more severe accidents, steeper repair costs, bigger court awards, and rising medical expenses since 1954.
A collage of Dear Abby letters covers romance in traffic duty, boundaries around nudity in art, a custody naming dilemma for a child, and a New York note on breadwinners holding multiple jobs. The snippets show social norms, parental roles, and the era's attitudes toward work and relationships.
NY UPI report quotes Dr. Julia Haven of the U S Office of Education disputing a phonics only revival. She argues reading grows from experience and multiple methods, not a single approach. The debate follows remarks by Watson Washburn of the Reading Reform Foundation at a New York conference.
Shelley and Tracy Lukavsky daughters of Eu gene Lukavsky Des Moines visit Riverside grandparents Mr and Mrs William Lukavsky and Mrs Irene Hock of Washington for two weeks while parents are on vacation. Zeno Knebel returns from two week Mexico tour with visits to Monterey Mexico City Taxco Xochimilco pyramids and Acapulco. Several local families host and visit in late July and early August including Wingler piecing a pool injury and Royal Neighbors meeting with 14 members.
In this contract bridge column, B Jay Becker discusses sample hands and bid decisions. He analyzes responses to Diamonds and Hearts, examines Blackwood implications, and evaluates four notrump as an invitational bid with partner potentially possessing two aces.
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