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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1970
Page
4
The piece cites Iowa bombings and lax dynamite controls urging stricter sale and storage rules. It notes that even with purchase limits, theft from sites is common and argues better regulation will curb some bombings. The column also recounts a spelling workshop with teachers, highlighting imperfect spelling by professionals.
A Lincoln School third grade class in Washington Iowa asks to create a cleaner town and stop pollution. The letters request organizing a street cleanup in the business district and urge adults to use trash containers and set an example for others.
A story of disputed boundary trees and hedges. In one case Watson and Jenks argued over a shade tree on the boundary, the court ruling joint ownership and prohibiting destruction. Other cases showed hedges trimmed or roots damaged, with courts sometimes allowing abatement if the nuisance is proven or tree risk justifies removal.
In Waterloo, a spot check of 302 of 2600 November food stamp recipients led to 104 terminations. County Supervisor Leo Roof cites income understatement and lack of private cooking facilities as main causes. Two households sharing a kitchen cannot both receive benefits. November stamp value totaled 196000 dollars. 4300 dollars saved. Applications reached 2600, up 1000 from last year, though under the May record of 3200. Investigators were hired earlier this year to oversee benefits.
Washington Evening Journal announces mailing and carrier rates for local and out of state subscribers. It lists offices at 111 North Marton Ave in Washington and credits Elder, Shannon & Co. as publishers with David Elder as president and editor, William Shannon as VP and advertising director, Morris as managing, and Robert Shaffer as local advertising manager.
In 1879 the Capitol dome was gilded costing 3500 dollars and regilded in 1965 for 79938. The Des Moines statehouse, all Iowan in design, features 29 marble varieties 27 fireplaces and chandeliers weighing a ton each. Construction totaled about 3 million dollars on a 165 acre site with 150 flower varieties and 30 000 plants.
A collage of humorous anecdotes and trivia topics span from bill collectors and cuisine origins to beard colors and forger questions. It asks why Australia is a continent, notes high and low factory wages, and cites venereal disease cases. The piece ends with a Q and A about holly tree genders.
In the Masters Individual Championship play, South’s aggressive two notrump bid backfired. West led hearts, East overruled, and after clever finesses declarer fell eight tricks, down 8 to 2,300 points, proving bold tactics costly.
Iowa Development Commission Director Chad Wymer says a 3 percent sales tax on new equipment is a major barrier to attracting industry. He urges repeal if revenue allows, noting it could take a year to offset lost funds, and cites a $6 million tax hit faced by a large manufacturer. Wymer argues a bigger tax base from new investment would lower per capita costs.
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