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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1967
Page
4
Notes show biblical encouragement, a jab at mutual funds via a dart-portfolio experiment, and a fire drill lesson from Astoria. An Ontario column recalls a 1807 matrimonial ad satire, then a playful 1981 note on women and coins, ending with a dated Washington Iowa edition tag.
A reader concerns a filthy book found by a child at a father's car and asks whether to tell the mother. Abby counsels the child likely 12 or 13, suggests not telling the mother, and emphasizes not hating the father and keeping perspective on a single book.
Plans are under way for the 1st District Fall Conference of the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary in Crawfordsville Aug. 17. The district will meet at Mt. Pleasant on Saturday September 16 with events at the Legion Hall Mt. Pleasant High School and a noon banquet at St. Alphonsus School. A Friday pre conference luncheon at the Legion Hall precedes entertainment. District Commander Kenneth Rhea and Adjutant Richard Lease note active post installations across Washington Crawfordsville Mt. Pleasant Muscatine and Donnellson. Vice-Commanders Burt Carter and Kendall Robert assisted at Muscatine and Donnellson respectively. Good attendance was reported at all meetings.
Governor Harold E. Hughes announced the Iowa Trade Mission to Latin America far exceeded expectations. Fifty Iowa businessmen visited Venezuela Brazil Peru and Colombia seeking markets for state products with Lt. Gov. Robert Fulton leading the mission and praised for opening doors and strong responses from local business leaders.
Vivian Wells reports Cecil Walker and Eddie from Fairfax visiting Mr and Mrs Lee Walker and other relatives in Crawfordsville. Dean Schaeffer, son of Allen Schaeffer of Montezuma, earned a Master’s in Education at the University of Iowa on August 9. Allen Schaeffer remains largely bedridden after an injury from scaffolding and three operations. Merle Twinam hosted supper for Bertha Gault and Joyce Tuesday. Merlin Finke family visited St Louis, saw two ballgames and did sightseeing last week.
In a North South hand from a national championship, a six hearts versus six diamonds decision hinged on trump selection. Declarer can secure the twelfth trick only when diamonds serve as trumps, as the eight-card side suit allows extra ruffs and discards. Hearts failed despite longer suit, making diamonds the winning choice in that scenario.
Joyce Gault spent last week end in Evanston Illinois visiting friends. Mr and Mrs V L Gehring of Burlington and Mr and Mrs Leland Vogelgesang Jay Randy and Ann were callers Wednesday at the home of Mrs Bertha Gault and Joyce and the Robert Humphreys family. The Vogelgesangs were en route to Los Angeles where they will make their future home. Mrs Vogelgesang is a niece of Mrs Gault. Charles Wells and Bob and Roger Lucas are spending the weekend in Des Moines at the State Fair.
A short-tempered golfer near a bench gets help locating a missing golf ball from an elderly lady. The page also promotes CHAMP hats for Washington Demons fans, back to school wear, and weekly shopper contests offering $400 prizes, all in a bustling campus-store tone.
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