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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1962
Page
4
A collage of columns cites biblical verse on reverence, notes on credit education funding via a state loan commission, a joke on dog deodorant, Khrushchev advertisement history, and a Walter Williams piece praising property tax funded local services while urging fair critique of waste and support for public workers. The tone blends opinion and civic reflection with named places and entities.
Iowa crop experts report corn and soybeans in good to excellent condition as they near maturity. Corn tasseled, silked, with dough and dent stages advancing. soybeans blooming and podding, progress near normal though slower than last year. Grasshopper spraying underway. oats nearly harvested. haymaking advanced. soil moisture adequate.
London United Press International reports Soviet spy Dr. Robert Soblen won another delay in deportation to the United States where he sits under a life sentence. A British high court adjourned the case until August 22 and signaled a possible ruling only in September or later. Judge John F. Stephenson ordered a full habeas corpus hearing, potentially extending the legal fight toward the House of Lords. Soblen’s counsel argued Britain’s right to deport is not in question but the choice of destination, with Soblen seeking to avoid the United States. Soblen, ill with lukemia, had reportedly been granted a Czech visa on July 23.
Reader asks if other medicines can treat a prolonged strep infection when penicillin might fail. The doctor explains penicillin as a powerful solution, notes possible mixed germs needing different antibiotics, and advises reevaluating treatment.
The Mary and Martha Church School Class met at the Methodist Church in Wellman for a picnic and program. Ten members attended with devotions led by Mrs. Lida Freel, a nominating committee chosen for September officer elections, and Hebrews to be read this month.
Interior designer Pahlmann notes hotels now hire full time designers or outside consultants. He highlights feminine tastes driving rooms toward dust ruffles, artful bedspreads, 22 inch tea tables, illuminated cabinet basins, incandescent lighting for makeup, and shower area lighting to avoid darkness.
South dealer. North South vulnerable.
In a rubber bridge hand North needs a 12 trick slam after a 2NT auction. South leads diamonds, East shows out, declarer uses a club coup to score three spades three hearts four diamonds and two clubs for twelve tricks. The seesaw diamond club play guarantees success regardless of club split and highlights cautious use of the finesse.
The hotel and motel industry shifts toward supreme comfort over flashy decor. Designer William Pahlmann notes travelers demand refined comfort and glamour, with plans by his decoration staff to upgrade rooms and common areas, moving beyond flowered drapes and dime store art.
In Redmond Washington Donald Sanford a 34 year old physical education teacher at Garfield High School wrestled with a split second choice as two Bellevue boys veered into his path. He swerved saving the boy but the car crashed over a 6 foot embankment killing his two children Donald 9 and Mary 2 while another son Stephen 7 survived. Sanford and his wife Virginia were treated for shock. The other boy survived with only words of remorse. A second story notes Len Jordan serving as US senator from Idaho after Dworshak death election date pending.
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