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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1972
Page
4
The issue presents reflections on religious experience and personal finance, contrasting zeal with everyday life. It notes technology like air conditioning easing indoor life and reducing flies, while humorously chasing a fly-swatter, reflecting midwestern climate observations.
Washington Star reports McGovern campaign uses a Woonsocket club to honor heavy contributors with VIP access and a gold lapel pin. Membership costs 25000 dollars, promising gratitude and party access, named after Woonsocket South Dakota, home of the candidate's wife.
US News and World Report outlines a leisure spending surge totaling about 105 billion dollars for the year. Travel, recreation equipment, vacation land, and second homes drive growth as millions engage in outdoor recreation and increased park use.
Column Quotes from Iowa Columnists notes a humorous take on weight and marriage. The piece, cited in LePorte City Progress Review, recalls jokes about being short and plump and the effects of weight on relationships. It references jokes from radio and a note pad reflection.
Abigail Van Buren offers a trio of reader letters addressing harassment by an elderly man at church, a frustrated contractor’s son answering the business line, and an office collector burdened by gifts for events. The column suggests firm boundaries, alternative contacts, and handling etiquette, reflecting mid century advice tone.
A North South game features West signaling and unusual defense as West ducks a club lead and then unorthodoxly drops the king on the ace, allowing defensive tricks to force South to lose a spade, heart, and club while East gains the lead. The article includes a 1972 UPI report of Mrs. Donna Mokma crashing a car into a gas station pump, causing a fire and $7,000 damage but she survives.
A LM Boyd column cites Zambia's airline stewardesses facing a 33 percent pregnancy rate during six months of training, then veers into varied topics from a Milanese husband asking about votes to a rash of odd medical assertions. The piece blends satirical questions with light commentary and cites a 1972 copyright.
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