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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1963
Page
5
The editorial reflects on how a good reputation is slow to earn but can be ruined quickly by losing self control. It cites a biblical note from Acts 16:2 as a guiding value and emphasizes steady conduct over time.
A humorous regional column recounts the August 27 local option vote on liquor by the drink in Washington County. It lampoons dry county life with tales of bootleggers, Dodge City misadventures, and a MAKER'S MARK CARE package, while noting a correction about a fishing report titled "whopper" misprint.
Letter to the editor outlines comparisons between the old Iowa liquor law and Senate File 437. It contrasts licenses insurance taxation closing hours enforcement and other provisions, urging readers to vote No on August 27.
Two friends in Iowa City staged a birthday like wedding anniversary party inviting guests by using the host’s name. Guests arrived in pairs with gifts and the hosts improvised as best they could. The crowd departed around midnight leaving little food for the planned snack.
In a Great Britain vs Egypt match, South led diamonds and the North South squeeze produced four spades after a diamond transfer. The same contract reached at both tables with identical opening and final result.
Walter Green reports on an 1887 Washington County Prospecting Company charter and stock details, noting 2000 shares at five dollars, a 20 year charter, non-assessable paid up stock, and a 1888 first election. He cites historic comparisons of failed mining ventures and recalls local coal mining history. The column shifts to Christmas stamp news and foreign stamp developments, ending with a call for pen pals from Trinidad.
A Washington column recalls the First United Presbyterian church communion held in 1842 under a large elm in the west part of town. The elm, cut down about 1854, stood near Carl Keck’s residence, and Rev Ross noted the event in 1906 history. The piece laments elm blight and preserves local memory of old hotels and community figures.
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