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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1961
Page
4
Editorial notes land values hold steady across Iowa with steady demand for farms. It recalls the 1920s speculative surge and cautions that profits faded as prices swung, but affirms that good farms endure as safe investments amid government programs. The article commends Iowa landowners to speak proudly of their holdings.
The piece notes Enos the chimp orbiting Earth in 90 minutes as a sign of the Space Age and jokes about public curiosity. It highlights the International Council of Nurses preparing for space travel with training for care in zero gravity, signaling broader societal excitement and adaptation.
The piece questions Governor Nelson Rockefellers political prospects amid a divorce and a son’s death in New Guinea. It notes public interest and sympathy for the family while reflecting on how personal tragedy may affect a national leaders career. It also mentions a controversial mixed race baby photo and a note on a Christmas bonus.
Commentary notes Berlin wall logic and Maginot line ideas. It questions the practicality of sheltering in the United States and considers how many people a shelter should hold for two weeks. It contrasts urban and rural settings and ponders community versus individual shelter needs.
A 1958 King Features dialogue illustrates how a urine specimen can reveal health hints. A doctor explains color, clarity, protein, crystals, and microscopic signs indicating jaundice dehydration diabetes and possible infections or cancer, all without a full exam.
Local notes from Keota Iowa recount visits at the home of Mrs. Hank Foster by Charles Shalla and Thanksgiving gatherings among area families. Also reported are wedding attendance in Des Moines, hospital checkups, WRC meeting details, charity donations to unions, and plans for future district conventions.
A reader notes that pictures and an interpreter help overcome language barriers, comparing flora, fauna, and daily life in the USSR with the United States. The piece mentions shared trees, birds, foods, book titles translated into Russian, popularity of American culture, and schooling through foreign exposure. Also includes a brief local item about a corn stalk growing in a grass island on the Daniel Boone expressway near St Louis.
Mr and Mrs Joe Murphy and family spend Thanksgiving weekend with Joe's parents Dr and Mrs Tom Murphy of Adair and Mrs Aluah Graham of Atlantic Iowa. Karen Widmer of Des Moines visits grandparents Mr and Mrs Wilbert Rose. many students from Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls and State University of Iowa Iowa City are listed visiting home. several family gatherings occur across Maxwell Ames Cedar Pals and Janesville areas.
In a contract bridge discussion, four hands are examined after partner opens one heart. Hand 1 supports two hearts as a top-value raise. Hand 2 considers three diamonds with a potential slam. Hand 3 bids two diamonds to reveal long suits and keep trump options. Hand 4 jumps to four hearts to pressure opponents and leverage heart length and club void for high, wide, handsome play.
Gary F. Aldrich, 18, of North English, indicted for assault with intent to murder after beating a 16 year old girl. He is held on bond, to undergo psych hospital examinations, and a jury trial is set for December 11 before Judge James P. Gaffney. Marry Shinn testified. Aldrich fled to Missouri then was arrested in Sigourney. Nadia Berger indicted for selling beer to a minor. pled guilty and paid a $9 fine.
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