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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1972
Page
4
Purely Personal Corn Row Devoured by Raccoons
Local planners prepared a large family reunion with a giant row of extra fancy sweet corn to be served as a banquet centerpiece. Maturity coincided with the event but nocturnal raccoons feasted on the crop, forcing the hosts to buy corn elsewhere for the reunion.
Golf ball denting a car and a drill sergeant joke
A golfer apologizes after his ball dents a car in a club lot and offers to pay the bill. The owner declines, joking that the damage is minor and suggests golf lessons. A second tale features an Irish drill sergeant testing a recruit named Casey with a mule halting joke.
Turning The Tables and Witty Signs Across Areas
A humorous collage features a schoolteacher fined for running a red light who is told to write the phrase 500 times. Jokes include a peaches display sign about staff being felt, a psychologist’s pigs weight idea, a locksmith’s joke about honesty, and a doctor’s flower-filled rooms. Paris jokes mention Reagan and McGovern. An ironic church sign in Pueblo and a Des Moines ad on quitting smoking in dangerous jobs round out the piece.
Detective Work Helps Chess Grand Slam in Bridge Lesson
North leads a club in seven no trump. After clubs and hearts are proven, you deduce West held five clubs and East two. By probing diamonds you learn spade distribution and can cash the ace and finesse the jack for a 100 percent grand slam bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North East South West
TNT
West
East
East- West
Patience and costumes mix in a 1972 L M Boyd column
The piece blends humor on animal patience with jokes about a Greek town MONOCLISSIA where January 8 swaps gender roles. It notes wedding gifts and lipstick notes, recalls Brig Gen Mills’s multiple marriages, and ends with a matrimonial tip about brides smiling and grooms frowning. Address included for L M Boyd.
Gerry Yeggy graduates from University of Iowa
Gerry Yeggy son of Mr and Mrs Alvin Yeggy graduates from the University of Iowa completing the summer session with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He, his wife and sons Jason and Jamie reside at 1702 California Avenue Iowa City. Family and friends celebrate at a buffet hosted by his wife.
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Gerry Yeggy
Alvin Yeggy
University of Iowa
Gerry
Jason
Jamie
California Avenue
Iowa City
Dale Ford
Perdido Beach
Ala
Carroll Ramer
Bemidji
Minn
Joseph Hernandez
Cedar Rapids
Matthew Francis
Katheryn O'Conner
Riverside
Marie Waldschmidt
Peasta
Iowa
Laura Waldschmidt
Dubuque
Ann Rita Waldschmidt
Villa Park
Ill
Irmina Yeggy
E. C. Torgesen
Steven Leslie
Okinawa
Japan
Melvin Havel
Milford Olson
Solon
Alvin Sojka
Washington
Steve Sojka
Tina
Jim Muller
Larry Dautremont
Bondurante
Melosh Havel
Lester Wieland
Cedar Falls
Jerri Wilkinson
Bud Wilkinson
Charles
Married at Fifteen and Abused Wife Seeks Help
Dear Abby columns recount a 15 year old girl married to a man her father’s age who beats her and her child, with coerced finances and abuse. She seeks guidance while Abby suggests contacting Family Service, Legal Aid, or clergy for aid and protection.
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Abby
Danny
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