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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1976
Page
4
An editorial reflects on the verses declaring God as the sole God and the joy of surrendering to Him. It recalls a simple neighborhood scene where cans and debris are moved along a snowy detour using tracks, and notes the Mike Whites' impressive Christmas light display visible from a front window.
Two granddaughters stayed with us while their parents attended a Des Moines meeting. A junior high basketball game led to a lost pen and lunch tickets, found by an honest neighbor and turned in at the school. Norm Schoonover slipped on ice while hunting, injuring ribs but recovering with help from medicines as a pharmacist.
A reader letter from Aurora Illinois praises Vera Stutsman and recalls a Washington hospital stay for minor surgery with a nurse named Stutsman and a doctor named Lloyd's handwriting. The note also jokes about a minister's 25th anniversary reply and a poultry firm square egg idea dropped after hens complained and demanded better rations.
A humor line notes that elephants supposedly never forget may be less remarkable since they already possess ample memories. The quip highlights the animal’s famed memory in a light, witty observation.
A Buffalo parlor offers helicopter delivery for 152.89 dollars plus anchovies at a dollar extra. Each additional pie costs two dollars up to 300 pounds per trip, with two days notice for flight clearance.
A Glenwood newspaper file item circa 1900 recalls Emma Fleur wed Elmer Kneader in Council Bluffs, prompting idle paragr phrasing on domestic happiness. The piece anchors a humor vignette where a daughter notes a boyfriend arrives in a $7,000 sports car while a father recalls a $25,000 bus outing with the mother.
A reader questions a wealthy father's condition on marriage and welfare costs. Abby responds on morality and Aid to Dependent Children. Other letters advise about social manners, guest slippers, and a Bible-based view of psychiatry, with a call for Abby’s booklet on letter writing.
A collage of brief items by L M Boyd including states with strict speeding ticket enforcement, odd trivia about ex jockey submariners, etymology of Erin go Bragh, etiquette on engagement rings, a note on owls, and a quote from Thomas Edison about a future weapon.
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