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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1964
Page
3
A collage of Dear Abby excerpts covers neighborly caution on a 12 year old teaching about sex to an 8 year old, dieting friend tentatively stealing bites, a suspicious spouse watcher, a jealous partner, a loud neighbor, and a wedding booklet promotion. The items show practical etiquette guidance and reader concerns from Abby’s column.
United Press International lists Wednesday TV highlights. The schedule covers 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. CDT with programs from CBS NBC and ABC including The Great Conventions the Democrats, Captain Kangaroo, Democratic platform committee hearings, Suspense, Farmer's Daughter, NBC News Special, On Broadway Tonight and guest appearances as the evening progresses.
Local residents list travel, visits, and summer activities. Don and Madelon Anderson hosted in Sioux Falls before visiting friends in the area. Cindy Chamberlin travels to Aurora Colorado then to Washington with Sylvia Teets. Mrs J B Clyde attends mathematics teachers convention in Minneapolis after visiting Minot and St Cloud. Sadie Davison of Gardena California visits sisters Frances Davison and Mrs John Renoux Jr for three weeks. Randall Gentzler and sons visit Maquoketa with Dave Taylor accompanying. Extension staff Jim Frier and Sally Smith place exhibits at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Alvin Shebeck visits siblings in Rock Island with several relatives present for birthdays. Edwin Reschly, Bloomington Indiana, interned in Racine Wisconsin with Walker Manufacturing and will graduate Indiana University next June.
Mr and Mrs Dale York attended the Mid State electronic distributors open house in Des Moines on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Tom Gray and family of Iowa City spent the weekend with Mrs Mabel Gray to attend the Bell Sipes wedding. T E Jackson explored Iowa points during a two week vacation. E H Whitehead of Cairo Nebraska and Mrs Helen Campbell of Des Moines were weekend guests with Mr and Mrs Charles Snyder.
A National Canners Association survey links grocery shelf can sizes to family status. Small cans signal bachelor households while tuna and hash favorites appear in bachelor zones. A cautious shopper watches cart behavior and a man stocking meal-in-one cans may be single no more. Hospitals report labor costs up 545 percent since World War II.
The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists staff roles including David Elder as Editor and Business Manager, William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director, Charles Morris as News Editor, Bob Shaffer as Local Advertising Manager, Bruce Cowden as Contributing Editor, and Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent. It notes publication afternoons except Sunday, Christmas, and July 4th and records its postal facts and press associations.
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