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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1976
Page
4
A Detroit Free Press style reflection cites Acts 2 4 urging use of God given tongue for Him. It notes fear of speaking in tongues and asks editors to own mistakes, praising honesty. Witty line frames differences among people with a fisherman's short arms as a parable.
Democrat Steve Rapp seeks Iowa 3rd district seat and proposes bean pledges to fund his campaign. He argues farm prices echo farmers' wages and cites the impact of soybeans on political costs. He notes national lawmakers favor wage hikes but resist farm price increases.
An Iowa newspaper reviewed records of over 50 charities to assess fiscal responsibility. It cites a Chicago finding where the American Red Cross spent about 2 percent on fund raising, while others ran higher. Groups like the American Cancer Society CARE Muscular Dystrophy Easterseals March of Dimes Salvation Army and United Cerebral Palsy were deemed financially sound. Community Chest and United Way drives are common, with local boards enforcing careful fund handling.
New dating methods push Cro Magnons into North and South America long before European contact. The find challenges the standard 12,000 to 20,000 year timeline and shifts the focus to early migration routes. The author muses on origins in the Middle East and a biblical Garden of Eden.
August 23 1876 Washington County brief notes report no ice in the city and bland fare with a wary tone toward local doctors and vendors. It mentions a centennial event, a cider mill surge, a busted tourist trip, a new undenominational Mission Sunday school, a seduction suit dismissed, and a shocking assassination in a billiard room with Sheriff Bunker detaining a suspect.
A batch of letters to Abigail Van Buren touches tax funded companions for officials, a veteran speaker about misused benefits, a secretary’s badge line, guest help at dinner, and a NJ friend defending a church wedding at age 60. The notes span humor, utilities of service, and personal ethics in public life.
In Bermuda, North Kantar and South Eisenberg reached six hearts after a slam-try auction. Five clubs showed ace and small slam possibilities. West led a diamond and declarer misread the suit, ending down one though seven were possible with optimal play. Tomorrow: famous hand.
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