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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1963
Page
5
A brief editorial aphorism from Acts 16 2 notes that building a good reputation requires long effort while losing self control can ruin it instantly. The piece emphasizes restraint and steady conduct in daily life.
Kiwanis club operated a food stall at the Washington County Fair and earned solid profits. Leon Hillman pitched a batch of leftover instant coffee, clearing stock quickly, while five members joked about buying more coffee at a nearby restaurant where the proprietor charged a 10 cent minimum for booth space.
Readers meet John Hines a 6'7 220 pound prospect from Muscatine visiting relatives. The Washington basketball game incident last winter and his football camp status are noted as Muskies prepare for an October 18 home game. Also mentions Joe Wolfe's climbing pumpkin vine.
Allen Green of Prescott writes about a dog that hides his right gloves while leaving left ones behind, leading to a collection of eight unmatched right gloves and a request for surplus left gloves at half price. The letter also includes a domestic barbecue poem about chores and cooking.
Mrs. N. L. Chuck of Brighton recalls a Washington County spelling bee where she failed on raccoon after spelling it with one C. The writer notes finding a dictionary that now allows the preferred spelling and praises Webster’s Daily Use Dictionary as a word finder.
Bridge summary fragment notes B Jay Becker as top record holder in Masters' Individual Championship Play. Mentions youth dealer and vulnerability context with card holdings in a bridge diagram.
The column analyzes a team match where one declarer made six no trump and the other went down in six clubs. Both faced a heart lead and the puzzle: how to handle the clubs to lose only one trick. The author argues the queen attracts better long run results than the ten, depending on East's holding, and emphasizes probability over fixed lines.
A 78 year old American traveler in Paris found comfort in the American Hospital in Paris after a French doctor's referral. The hospital, founded in 1906, grew into a 160 room, fully equipped institution staffed by French specialists and American leadership. A joint France United States program links physicians for travelers and Parisians, with WHO as a global health partner.
The writer reviews old 1916 1917 Washington newspapers recalling the Chautauqua close and Methodist conference appointments led by Bishop Cooke. Mentions Rev. Glendinning, District Superintendent Gilbert, Chinese laundryman Sam Len, stage ads for Broadway After Dark and Any Man's Sister, a piano recital at First United Presbyterian, and a July 1917 Chicago Tribune rail strike report. Includes Hoover praise, Red Cross Roll of Honor May 20 27 1918, and Chautauqua grounds later used for the county 4-H fair with W D Townsley owning the land.
A reader writes about age difference and public image in marriage, asking whether to leave her younger husband. Abby responds by urging direct conversation about public perception and privacy, suggesting a frank talk on whether he accepts her as wife or not.
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