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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1975
Page
3
The item blends a religious note from 1 John 5 11 with reflections on life and aging. A Sobolsky quote about familiar headlines sits beside a river tale of a man catching a two and a half pound fish. Ray and Marge Lasek live near Ainsworth with a joke about snoring and earplugs in a light rural vignette.
A personal remembrance details John Lee’s life from high school basketball to his WWII service and posts on local boards and clubs. The note recalls his kindness, salesmanship, and family devotion, and notes his upcoming Ames award that his death prevents him from receiving. It also mentions Ted Woons fishing tale and humorous local snippets.
Readers criticize police handling of a shooting, urge trust in officers. A joke item about 1000 real hair hairpieces closes out a sale. Letters discuss community standards, labeled as The Cleanest City in Iowa, plus Do It Yourself advice and Abby column excerpts.
A collection of short, quirky items and Q A replies from LM Boyd covering medical patient complaints, animal gestation, breakfast habits, self-harm stats, Disney trivia, monarch butterflies, pythons fasting, urban heat, infant mortality, penny luck, and window shade heat control. © 1975 LM Boyd.
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