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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1973
Page
4
The August 14 1973 issue presents a devotional quote from Isaiah about renewed strength through prayer and scripture. It also features a Don Herold quip on intelligence and sense and a local block remark noting three kinds of furniture antique modern and comfortable.
A critique argues laws aimed at forcing safety measures like car seat belts and tricycle regulations misfire. The writer says indirect approaches burden police and fail to curb foolish behavior, noting 4 000 pediatric tricycle injuries and questioning expanded municipal controls.
Old Navy man Fanny Keith Lord recalls a wartime tale from Lt. Cdr. M. G. W. Benson. During World War II HMS Anthony laid alongside HMS Cleopatra under an Admiral not known for humor. Bad weather hampered lines as the captain, upset by a signal to move, quipped that last time Anthony lay with Cleopatra the bed was more comfortable. The signal’s journey to the bridge and to the admiral caused tense, amused moments aboard.
Psalm 102 passage depicts distress and prayer for relief as the speaker appeals to God for mercy. The fragment emphasizes illness despair appetite and loneliness using vivid natural imagery and references to solitary birds and desolate places.
A Washington Iowa column recounts a Q A on marriage and love affairs with trivia and light observations. It notes a study by psychiatrist G V Hamilton quoting 200 married residents and 1 358 past affairs leading to a matrimony rate of about one in six or seven.
Bridge column analyzes a South hand where the declarer misplayed the spade lead. If South had pivoted to a diamond king and subsequent heart and club discards, he could preserve chances for a favorable club division and avoid a down one, illustrating multi-basket play.
The author notes an unusually wet year in Iowa making fields meadows and woodlands lush and green in August, a striking contrast to the usual brown or dust grey landscape. Residents are urged to drive around with eyes open to appreciate the beauty.
A young woman invites a gas man into her mobile home for coffee and feels unsafe when he corners her in the baby's room. Abigail Van Buren advises caution and maintaining distance, noting most service workers stay strictly business.
In Fernhill England residents want to sell their homes to an industrial developer to escape the noise of planes landing and taking off from Gatwick Airport. John Monk, Fernhill residents association chairman, calls selling the only sensible option for relief from aircraft overhead.
A short mail address notice directs readers to send correspondence to L. M. Boyd at P. O. Box 17076 Fort Worth Texas 76102 with copyright 1973 credited to L. M. Boyd.
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