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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1975
Page
4
The piece playfully traces a ten phase progression of Minnesota smoking rules from reluctant signs to looming enforcement, using parking regulation as a parallel. It imagines escalating stages including private signs, police involvement, chalk lines, meters, and eventual drastic measures, ending with sweeping changes to business districts.
A humorous column of short rhymes and wry observations on traffic, weather, lazy mornings, dieting, aging, and outdoor cooking. The author ribbingly muses on savings, mosquitoes, late hours, social life, and the awkward truth that kindness is often the hardest gift to give.
A reader asks Abby to transport a young orangutan for a breeding loan to Los Angeles. Abby warns Joy may resist and jokes about sending Guy to St Paul. Separate letters discuss a sheet rock worker turned accountant balancing time and a travel locker room ploy to dodge bore conversations.
A nostalgic column recalls Rudy Vallee as the first singer to receive a telegram in 1933 before Western Union abandoned the gimmick. It muses on recessions boosting security guards, debates a Washington birthday error, and teases playful Bicentennial imagery, trivia about bridal veils, Times Square pay booths, and a university study on reading comprehension.
An August 21 1975 Washington Iowa editorial column offers a thought for today centered on loving one own self and neighbor. It notes pride under both achievement and error and suggests safety sayings like caution is not cowardly. It ends with a humorous line about a girdle to hold the fort without cutting supply lines.
A Washington officer faced a grim morning as Smithburg’s death prompted heated Letter to the Journal. The writer condemns competing media stories for bias and rumor, urging factual, investigative reporting over sensational coverage.
In the 1972 World Bridge Olympiad Israel versus Denmark, South overbid vs pass tactics shaped outcomes. West's timid one heart pass cost Israel, while Denmark’s North sacrificed at six clubs, losing 720 points.
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