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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1972
Page
4
Washington Iowa edition editorial reflects on Jesus teaching and the prayer Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. It proclaims that one day righteousness will prevail in this present world and urges faith in divine guidance.
The Bob Lytle family faced a harrowing misnavigation on a trip west near Ogden Utah after a roadblocked rodeo redirected them to a narrow one and a half lane road leading to an abandoned air base gate. Backing out along ravines proved dangerous yet they finally escaped to Salt Lake City and later returned to Ogden for better directions.
A Las Vegas visitor recalls a humorous blackjack moment. A well dressed woman sat with two face cards and 20. She asked for a hit to reach 21, astonishing the dealer and the onlookers as the deck behaved oddly and left the man pondering the odds.
Local tale recalls two brothers from Washington with basketball roots age gap and a playful lie. The elder, tall center, remarried after a divorce and planned a prank on his younger sibling and wife about being older. The younger brother defended the gag while acknowledging the challenge of keeping faces straight.
The South in six spades faces a diamond lead. By ruffing and careful play, declarer can reach twelve tricks. The key is to lead the ace of diamonds early and discard the ace of clubs, using dummy’s Q 1 10 9 of clubs to force three club tricks. If East holds the clubs, the same plan yields twelve tricks.
Charles and Virginia Barclay formerly of Washington attended a wedding here last weekend. They ended up driving hundreds of miles more than planned when Virginia realized she had left a hanger of clothes behind, prompting a return trip to retrieve them before continuing to Michigan.
A girl registered at school and returned home upset saying she did not get the teacher she wanted. Her parents reassured her after learning the teacher had recently married and changed her last name.
Dear Abby letters discuss protecting oneself from violence, handling a child’s stealing, and attitudes toward stepfamilies. Readers share experiences from Illinois, Washington, and beyond, with Abby offering guidance and invitations for replies and book offers.
LM Boyd presents a humorous miscellany of cultural quips and curiosities. He jokes about fashion, biology and folklore, riffs on a white deerskin court mask, notes glowworms and fireflies as beetles, and ponders nail growth and iron starch. The piece concludes with a reader query about Tarzan Lord Greystoke and a postal address in Fort Worth.
Walter Reed and wife returned from nearly a two week Colorado trip including Estes Park and a family camp. Others visiting or staying with Keota residents during August included Mrs. EL Jacobs from Marshalltown, Mrs. W H Barnum in Coralville then Cedar Rapids, Mr and Mrs Tom Gray of Mason City, Mr and Mrs Ray Doud of Iowa City, Anna Mae Schauenberg of Minnesota, Doug Michaels of Elgin and Yale University, and Pearl Mound after hospital treatment. A number of local households hosted relatives and friends from Iowa and beyond.
On August 26, 1972 the Almanac notes John Buchan born in 1875 and Krakatoa’s 1883 eruption beginning, which devastated two thirds of the island and caused about 36,000 deaths. The entry also lists planets visible that day and Virgo as the Zodiac sign.
Washington Evening Journal details circulation rates and staff roles for 1972. Mentions Elder Shannon Co. and Inland Daily Press Association. Provides office address at 111 North Marion Ave Washington IA 32359 and carrier routes with weekly, monthly, and yearly subscription prices.
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