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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1965
Page
11
A brief devotional note from the Washington Head Evening Journal quotes Psalm 9 17 and calls it one of the most powerful verses in the Bible, reflecting on judgment and the fate of nations that forget God.
Two Tuesday articles question the accepted idea of success among America's upper class. One suggests career success correlates with marital strain and extramarital issues, while the other profiles middle‑aged high achievers who abandon or rethink careers. The piece ends urging personal definitions of success and notes a Restaurant coffee chat with aging reflections.
An editor’s outlook contrasts Horatio Alger’s rags to riches myth with modern cinema’s Cat Ballou and asks what lessons movies and stories teach young readers. It praises Alger’s era while warning that Today’s youths absorb conflicting values from popular entertainment and press for a high society ethic.
In a contract bridge analysis Becker explains when to finesse against a queen in a suit missing only the Q X X cards. Using a North South heart holding, he argues that dropping the queen can be right with nine cards in a suit, but the finesse is often superior when clues exist. In the described hand South should cash the ace of hearts, ruff the club queen, enter dummy with a spade, and then finesse the heart. East showing out after trick two implies West started with seven clubs and East with one, leaving 6 and 12 unknown cards respectively and odds favoring East having the queen. Hence the finesse is the better play despite not guaranteeing success.
Crawfordsville August 20 Kenneth Rhea and Glenn Hultquist depart by train for Portland Oregon to attend the National Legion Convention. Rev and Mrs John Cornish Randy Vicky and Bruce visited the Illinois State Fair and Lincoln historical sites at New Salem.
Miss Kay Hubbs was guest of honor at a Winfield bridal shower hosted by Mrs. Harold Bontrager. Fifteen guests attended with Mrs. John Hubbs and Mrs. John Roth among special guests. Kay Hubbs to wed Paul Roth in September. Also notes on couples visiting Columbus and Davenport and a Burlington Milk Coop picnic.
Tom Ball reports from Los Angeles as riots spark questions about Civil Rights progress, police effectiveness, and government readiness. Analysts foresee impact on national movement, police reform, and urban governance, urging cooperation between city leaders and minority communities to prevent repeat violence.
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