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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1977
Page
4
A 1977-08-22 newspaper fragment presents a brief editorialish thought for today with Romans 15 33 as a benediction. It jokes that children repeat what you shouldn t have said and ends with a quip about a girl who writes her diary a week in advance.
The New York Times notes an average year for temperatures, arguing averages disguise extremes. The speaker questions relying on statistics to judge real weather and suggests comfort from opposing conditions is illusory.
Humorous anecdotes from Washington churches during August recount mishaps from a marble rolling to the pulpit, a child freed from an altar rail, a hot Prohibition era flask tragedy, and a misfired solo performance as the minister forgot the announcements. Lady Bird Johnson faced desk-clerk check cashing without ID, prompting a sheepish remark about recognizing her husband’s election.
A county paper recalls a Saturday arrest of Mary A Dunn for drunken disorder, jailed for a $10 fine. It also praises Washington Spa improvements by Mrs Axtell and Mrs Col Cowles, describing new steps, seating, a spring platform, and plans to attract tourists and health seekers near Crooked Creek.
In a 1975 world championship set, four tables show dramatic contracts. France vs United States South opens Five Diamonds, goads a club king lead and a heart return that lets declarer down only one. Other tables see four spades, two notrums, and a sequence ending with a six down for the declarer and a 1,100 point swing to Italy in one deal.
Abigail Van Buren answers reader questions on a chick’s egg tooth, tipping etiquette, and choosing a father figure for a wedding. A reader recounts a restaurant dispute and tipping stance, while another asks about real father versus stepfather in wedding plans.
L M Boyd surveys old Army slang linking shavetail mules to new lieutenants and ponders common questions. He notes Dillinger and James crime contrasts, the Saxon origin of Wilbur, armored car cash flows, whale mating patterns, cannibal distinctions, North Dakota pretzel beer law, and signs off with a Weatherford Texas address.
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