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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1965
Page
4
Editorial ponders Iowa's red 1966 license plates amid mixed reaction. The piece notes the civic surprise at the color change, jokes about clerk secrecy, and lampoons the conservative mood of men toward car colors while conceding the new vermilion plates will brighten winter roads.
Readers defend traditional pies amid a critique of modern varieties. Mrs. Fenn submits a vinegar pie recipe, with thanks to Mrs. Jessie Ryan of West Liberty and Mrs. Omer Roth of Wayland. Mrs. Roth comments, "Try it, and I hope you enjoy it more than I did."
Thanksgiving weekend in the community featured numerous gatherings. Guests included Mr and Mrs Joe Unternahrer and Miss Ida Gausho of Woodriserka Nebraska, Emma and Henry Baurell of Iowa City, and many local families sharing meals. Notices mention wedding anniversary plans, a gas tank failure, and various visits, with condolences to the Roth family and congratulations to Dave and Ruth Richard on their golden anniversary.
Des Moines report highlights 1965 as a peak year for Iowa with combined industrial and agricultural production near 12 billion dollars. Industrial output reached 9.02 billion, agricultural at 2.97 billion, both records. The Iowa Development Commission cites 8,500+ new manufacturing jobs and about 225 new industrial developments, with 140 million in capital investment, also a record. The official notes value added by manufacturing exceeds gross farm output and foresees continued industrial growth despite farm plateau.
Crawfordsville news notes Sunday dinners at Hollis Whiting home include visitors from Mt Pleasant Fort Madison West Branch and Du buque The Whitings plan a Florida winter The Branstetters Wesberg Love and Spencer family members also enjoyed Thanksgiving at the Carousel Iowa City
The Argentina United States match featured a rare deal where West doubled the spade bid lightly, incurring penalties in a two diamonds contract while at the other table Argentina reached six spades. South’s awkward bidding and West’s risky defense exposed flawed judgment on both sides, ending with a large swing in points.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Howsare Galen and Kirk traveled by train to the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago on Friday and Saturday. Thanksgiving gatherings spanned Davenport Mt Pleasant Crawfordsville and Cedar Rapids with numerous relatives hosting meals and visiting. Mrs Annamae White and family joined the David Whites in Cedar Rapids while others marked birthdays and observed holidays with extended relatives in Illinois and Iowa.
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