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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1971
Page
4
In Washington Iowa August 31 1971 the editorial page reflects on living daily to face the world with a smile and choosing the friendliest action. It notes the sun’s seasonal shade shift and comments on a new divorce dissolution law, praising its avoidance of fault and increased court authority for conciliation. It closes with small local quips about cemetery caretakers crooked emblems and hay fever humor.
A short Oak Express item notes a mother coaxing her year old child to confess a lie. The boy finally asserts that God knows when you tell the truth but will not reveal it. The report emphasizes fear and the limits of divine intervention in parental moral lessons.
A light hearted tale from the Patriot-Chronicle notes how the Gattons who run an Angus herd near town faced a practical joke plan by northern friends to mark their cattle as Holsteins. The piece describes signs and a playful rivalry between farms during a vacation period.
In this West dealer bridge problem with South declarer, the optimal play begins by entering dummy at trick two with a spade and leading the nine of diamonds. If East covers, play the queen. if not, ruff and continue, avoiding a diamond finessing line that loses to East. The method yields four tricks and avoids dangers from the opponents' high cards.
A reader asks about equal time for husbands at golf and comments on golf widows. Other letters discuss a mother’s charity gifts and a wedding gift mix-up prompting advice.
A collage of trivia on salaries for college graduates and dating in West Germany, January time relativity, Mary Phelps Jacobs and bra patent history, waiter tips in New York and California, the September Morn painting controversy, humorous Q A exchanges, divorce impact by gender, and a reader correspondence page from L M Boyd syndicated in 1971.
August 31, 1971 marks the 243rd day with Mercury and Saturn visible in the morning sky and Venus Mars Jupiter in the evening. Notable events include 1866 Charleston earthquake death toll 41, 1954 Hurricane Carol impact on New England, and 1969 Brazil's military takeover after a stroke.
Wymore family visits Richland with Denny joining the Cardinal Drill team at the fair. Relatives from Mira Loma and Normal visit. Merle Widner dismissed from Iowa City Veterans hospital. Peace Corps volunteer Marsha Ragno, 23, Winthrop Harbor Ill, was murdered in Liberia.
The Washington Evening Journal lists its publication details, offices, staff roles and pricing for carrier and mail subscriptions in Washington Iowa and surrounding areas. The notice includes address 111 North Marion Ave and hours, plus rates of 50c weekly and annual mail prices for Iowa and outside Iowa.
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