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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1971
Page
4
Washington Iowa Friday August 20 1971 editorial page presents two thoughts of the day on mercy and punctuality. It offers a biblical quotation from Matthew 5 7 and a humorous quip about a henpecked husband. The page reflects local civic tone with concise moral musings.
A North Side street scene shows crickets swarming storefronts at night likened to biblical locusts. The piece ties cricket fascination to stamp collecting and notes hand detasseling returning due to southern corn blight, offering summer employment for youths despite higher seed costs.
Nauvoo Illinois will draw nearly a half million visitors yearly within five years, driven by Nauvoo Restoration Incorporated led by Dr. J LeRoy Kimball. The effort restores historic sites from Smith and Young eras including a $1 million information center and homes and the Times and Seasons building. Local commerce and surrounding Iowa towns stand to gain as Southeast Iowa and West Central Illinois cities promote regional assets to capture tourism dollars.
John Walker of Northrup King Company thanks the community for the seed corn detasseling crews this summer. The letter expresses pride in the young field workers who made up the detasseling crews and notes the annual detasseling period as an accepted part of hybrid seed corn.
Declarer faced with Three Notrump cases. First line outlines keeping South off lead via spade queen and diamond play to establish diamonds, covering King from dummy. Second line argues heart holdings more likely for North and describes counterplay to guarantee contract by club and heart handling, ending with a thought on reputation by Exson Howe.
Abigail Van Buren advised that in a democracy the quality of leadership improves in the voting booth. A young reader, newly eligible to vote, laments peers urging nonparticipation. The columnist cites Burke and urges speaking up and registering to vote.
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