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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1974
Page
4
A reflective Monday editorial weighs pre Christmas shopping, mail delivery reliability, and consumer sugar usage. It urges early mailing for gifts, touts swift postal service improvement, and promotes Iowa Extension Bulletin guidance on sugar substitutes and cooking changes to curb rising prices.
A tale portrays Jolson as hard to manage. A young director tries to change a scene and is met with a sharp retort. Jolson declares he has a million dollars, asking what the director has. The director answers softly, Friends.
The item lists December 2 1974 as a Monday day 336 of the year with 29 to follow. It notes celestial positions Mercury Mars Saturn as morning stars and Venus Jupiter as evening stars. It mentions Frank Kellogg born on December 2 1856 and historical events including John Brown's 1859 execution and the 1927 introduction of the Model A Ford priced at 395 dollars.
Louise shares cautionary anecdotes from five remarriages and similar cycles among readers. Partners’ jealousy and unstable divorce patterns recur, with one adviser urging caution and personal growth before reuniting.
A sanitized excerpt notes a practice in India where bachelors publish ads for brides. It highlights recurring requirements focusing on horoscope and complexion, with terms like horoscope and fair most common. The piece also mentions a police observation about suicide demographics and a Roumanian proverb about marital balance.
A compact copyright notice identifies L. M. Boyd and the address P O Box 1076 Fort Worth Texas 76102 dated 1974. The line includes the name L M Boyd and the postal box, indicating a rights transfer or ownership note for a published work.
In the 1970 Vanderbilt team final, Lazard and Rapee at one table bid seven spades after a dramatic five no trump grand slam force, scoring 1 510. At another table Eric Murray and Kehela overcalled with three clubs, the play failing with declarer going down for 1 560 points. The analysis notes Murray’s bid and the misplacement of the singleton.
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