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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1964
Page
3
A teen and friend are shamed into not buying magazines in a drug store. A reader defends thrift by recalling a couple who built a home from cast-off furniture. Another letter echoes praise for simple beginnings and notes children and budget constraints.
A fragmentary item appears to be a personal note about relationships. It includes the phrase better to stay single than married and miserable along with a warning to believe a man who says you are better off without him. The text is labeled confidential and references an unmarried status at 27.
The Drum monds Cafe team which won Columbus Bowl summer league at Columbus Junction had an omission in the members list with Bob Ryner to be included. A marriage license was issued Saturday to Robert Bradley Fulton and Judith Kay Simpson.
National Farmers Organization leaders report the six day old livestock hold action may push meat prices higher at local butcher shops. Cattle and pork prices hit 20 to 23 month highs as several plants cut kill crews and North Dakota to South Dakota reports cite rising supplies tightness. President Oren Staley says retail meat prices will rise over 2 cents per pound, with violence and vandalism linked to the action reported in Desmet and Sioux City.
UPI reports Hurricane Cleo ripped through Guadeloupe and Hispaniola with 140 mph winds. Fourteen deaths confirmed as Jamaica braces for the storm, while the Dominican Republic and Haiti endure damage. Cuba and Oriente Province in Cuba prepare for potential impacts as authorities issue warnings.
Howard L. Cage of Eldon Iowa is charged with failure to stop after a collision with Joseph A. Deutsch of Brighton on Highway 1 north of Skunk River bridge. Deutsch’s wife Margaret hospitalized with back pains. both vehicles damaged about $200. Deutsch was traveling 35 mph. Cage about 65 mph. A second accident at West Washington and South Ave left Yale H. Jarvis fined $5 for invalid license after failing to see Timothy P. Dougall’s car due to boulevard trees. about $200 in damage.
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