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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1972
Page
4
A satirical Washington Iowa editorial laments wealth and pride while recounting a Parkersburg hotel mix up with room 461 and a 318 lobby search. A Des Moines hotel tale follows detailing misread room numbers, missing bathrooms, and a roll away bed that barely fits a giant room and finally a humorous beds-edge problem.
Two recent crashes in Monroe County highlight crossing dangers. An Appanoose County woman died near Udell when struck by a freight train blocked by parked box cars. An Albia truck driver survived when a semi was torn in two by a train at the south edge of Albia. Both crossings lacked warning devices. Aged whistles and silent crossings raise calls for stop signs at all crossings to curb speeding trains and driver inattention.
Dear Abby notes a Cleveland Plain Dealer letter about a receptionist misidentifying a valued customer due to attire and argues for self identification. The exchange cites clergy, generals, and Bob Hope, then shifts to a reader question about a mother and two daughters and a teacher temptation issue.
A historical Almanac style note recalls attempts to curb car air conditioner use, urging stop signs at railroad crossings to slow drivers. It also lists notable August 18 historical milestones including Virginia Dare’s birth, the 1856 condensed milk patent, Germany’s 1914 war declaration, Lincoln’s birthplace shrine, and wartime defense talks in 1940.
Sermon excerpt urges personal rebirth through Christ Amid heat and debate about arms pacts and genocide. Evangelical reflections cite Romans 6 11 Genesis 9 6 and Revelation for salvation and urgency. The author stresses choosing sides now and trusting Jesus as savior.
A 1972 LM Boyd miscellany notes that chocolate and several foods may trigger migraines, ponders salt crystallization on a planet, and recounts a golfer Norman Manley’s consecutive holes in one. It also jokes about wolverines, beach etiquette, durable fabrics, bee flight folklore, and a Sagittarian real estate angle.
Mr and Mrs Duane Davis of Quincy Ill and Mrs Everette Davis and son Dale traveled to Jefferson City Mo to attend the Saturday wedding of Glenda Hughes and John Schoolen. The groom’s family and local guests joined in reception duties and 4H club activities featured later with compost talk and homeyard improvements.
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