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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1972
Page
4
A modern editorial argues the Resurrection validates Jesus’s ministry and faith. It emphasizes that if Christ is not risen, preaching is in vain and belief loses its meaning, urging readers to anchor faith in the resurrection.
A Purely Personal owner requested assistance in a transportation matter. Details are sparse but indicate a request for support or guidance related to travel arrangements or logistics. The note emphasizes a personal capacity rather than official business.
Deon Arbby and unnamed participants faced a tricky plan that failed as they removed wheels to make a wheelless cart. They then trooped along a rural road to harvest cattails tiger lilies wild sunflowers and weeds for a would be planter.
A long running joke in a small town centers on a used electric golf cart bought by Leon Hillman and Larry Duncan. After failing to fix it, storage fees mounted until a wandering cart caused humorous misadventures downtown. It ended up in the Westphal yard with paint labeling and a cast of neighbors guessing who hauled it away.
A reader’s humorous classified note asks the thief to return the mower for a 90 day guarantee. Dear Abby counsels the wife: don’t concede to living with her mother in law and sister in law. Establish boundaries now to avoid long term conflict.
A reader asks Abby about in-law swearing and a child exposed to crude talk. Abby advises setting boundaries with the husband’s friends and keeping the child out of earshot. Another reader seeks tips to stop a bridge club snoop from inspecting their china and silverware.
The column reports on sewing claims that an average home seamstress makes 27 garments yearly, lists typical patterns, laments a male-female birth tendency, notes a wedding rite in Leningrad, halibut as holy day fare, Scot thrift, and ghost towns. It cites Iowa State studies, a legal quip about chickens in Quitman, a Caesar Cardini claim, and lipstick history, ending with the author’s mailing address and copyright notice.
In a 1972 bridge column a South plays 3NT after a 1C 2NT auction. By careful planning and card reading, South succeeds by timing finesses and a heart discard, forcing West to signal diamonds and clubs, culminating in scoring the remaining tricks for the made contract.
The Sanborn Pioneer dated December 29, 1882, on display at O'Brien County Historical Society Primghar, was printed on cloth 8 by 12 inches. Heavy snow blocked railroads, so newsprint was partially printed and shipped from Sioux City, with legal publications necessitating a calico issue.
Community pages note Robin Henderson and her grandfather Bob Henderson sharing a July 25 birthday, with Robin's sister Deanna born July 10, honored at a cooperative dinner at Dave Henderson's home on July 23. The piece also lists visiting relatives and a local 4-H Club tour and church group activities.
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