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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1962
Page
3
Editorial notes reflect on prayer’s usefulness in hard times and the human appeal of weddings. It discusses the shift toward more balanced gender teaching, praising coed classrooms. A Philippine YMCA piece highlights Mayor Casto T. Profugo lighting playgrounds to curb youth mischief and brighten Lucena at sundown.
A reader writes in to support the New Boston ferry. They recall crossing the Mississippi in 1865 with a team and wagon and cows to reach land purchased east of Washington. They mention visiting relatives at Keithsburg during varying river levels and meeting ferry operators Mr. and Mrs. Walter St. Ores, seeking ferry history.
Washington Rotary Club members viewed color images from the 1962 Rotary International convention in Los Angeles. Postmaster O. J. Brown oversaw the program with Keith Vetter operating the projector. President Dunham Morrison narrated the scenes from the convention attended by thousands worldwide.
In this contract bridge problem South plays four hearts after a queen of spades lead. The guide shows cashing a high trump at trick three then leading a low diamond to maximize protection against bad breaks. If diamonds divide 3-3 or 2-2, the hand can succeed by careful ruffing and trumping, though no line guarantees success.
Magazine pieces warn of disaster from chemical plant and insect killers while praising pesticides for saving lives and crops. The note urges caution about drastic shifts from fact, cites malaria and famine relief, and questions alarmist claims.
Robert Godlove announces the appointment of Gerald C. Breneman as director of marketing and public relations and Lee Weigand as director of poult production at Maplecrest Turkey Farms. Weigand will also serve as turkey service management consultant, bringing 30 years in the turkey industry as part of Maplecrest expansion. Maplecrest, a Protein Blenders division, operates Wellman and Kalona plants in Iowa.
A columnist recalls attending the Journal Three-Quarter Century Club dinner at a Methodist church with 75 year old members and guests. He notes generous servings of chicken with noodles, chats with neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Zager Mr. Anton Soucek and Mrs. Etta Rock, and highlights Chris Hershberger’s 90th year speech about Mennonite history. He also details a Lake Darling picnic with the Johnson family and observations on lake development and youth programs, finishing as a sudden rain hits.
The Washington Iowa publication lists David Elder as editor and business manager William Shannon as vice president advertising director Charles Orris as news editor Bruce Cowden as contributing editor and Howard Hazen as production superintendent The paper is published afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4 and is entered as second class matter under the 1879 act in Washington Iowa It is a member of Inland Daily Press Association Iowa Daily Press Association and Iowa Press Association with Audit Bureau of Circulations subscription rates listed at 20.00 per year by carrier in Washington and per week by carrier in Washington with outside Iowa and annual options.
Miss Pearl Ormsby Beauty Lab 3787966, a seven year old Holstein cow owned by Stanley Eash in Wellman Iowa, completed a 365 day record of 15340 pounds of milk and 599 pounds of butterfat. Iowa State University supervised the weighing and testing as part of Holstein Association programs. A spokesman said the cow's output far exceeds the national average of 7211 pounds of milk and 270 pounds of butterfat.
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