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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1971
Page
4
A Washington Iowa page presents editorials and opinion notes dated August 16 1971. It includes reflections from Jeremiah and Sam Levenson on parenting, plus a Cedar Rapids Gazette critique of Iowa highway design standards and future traffic growth concerns.
Miss Catharyn Murphy's Amityville first graders write a favorite recipe: "Salid: To make sum salid you must have sum of the salid and dresing. You must have the bol or the salid will go all for the plas." The hopeful note closes with a promise to try again next time.
In a north dealer bridge tale Benito Garozzo, West, makes a bold queen of diamonds return after an early club ace, forcing out the king and preventing declarer from cashing clubs. The result is declarer goes down two in 3NT.
Private Starr M Gallagher daughter of Mr and Mrs James Gallagher of Washington Iowa received the outstanding trainee award for high academic standing during eight weeks of basic training at Fort McClellan Alabama She also earned a letter of commendation for this accomplishment
A readable directory segment lists Livingston Day Meeker Bates Law Firm Morrison Morrison and Lloyd Owen Stewart Shearer with addresses on Main Street and Washington Street and phone numbers. A chiropractor Dr P Letter osteopathic physician is also listed with contact details.
Abigail Van Buren comments on an engraved invitation for a same sex wedding in a church ceremony claiming it is not a legal marriage. A separate note discusses a nightclub disturbance where a boyfriend throws ice at a loud drunk. Abby sides with the manager and advises against self help.
A 1971 McNaught Syndicate item by L M Boyd offers a collage of tongue in cheek trivia and questions. It covers hair color rareties honey versus silver blondes, a note on French cartridge biting in drafts, pronunciation quirks, a sea horror idea, Knossos as a world city, Captain Kidd’s fate, Nixon’s paycheck question, picket fence spacing, deaf mutes in sleep, beds for spouses, and female science gains, plus kindergarten violence exposure estimates.
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