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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1969
Page
4
An editorial column opens with Psalm praise and reflections on winter’s return. It notes rising hemlines and forecasts, humor about husbands, and vivid winter scenes. It then discusses Ohio State football’s high attendance but rising costs, a projected deficit of 180,622, and Notre Dame’s Cotton Bowl bid to bolster finances, coining “bowl-itis” as a new disease.
Austrian and Hungarian air forces trade low level flights over vines at the border. On Monday Wednesday and Friday Austrian planes deter the starlings forcing them into Hungary. On Tuesday Thursday and Saturday Hungarian planes drive them back into Austria.
A reader asks how to handle a middle aged husband’s apparent fixation on a young divorcee and Abby suggests a practical, reality check by inviting the woman and her friend over. Other letters touch on what defines a Jew, Christmas dinner with in laws, and a sharp rebuttal from a wife about back alley intimacies.
Deeds record several parcel changes including Omer Ropp and Beulah Beliel transferring Lot 3 in Block 2 Ropp's First Addition Kalona and Section 8 75 7 land to Hendrickson and Shull. Campbell transfer to Richard Goodwin covers land in Section 21 75 6. Also listed are Lots 6 and 7 in Erdice's Addition to Ainsworth Lot 5 in Erdice's Addition and Louise C Reaney transferring land to Harold L Gilmore.
In Wayland area on Thanksgiving weekend Mr. and Mrs. Larry Graber of Newton Kan spent the holiday with Willis Graber and relatives. They were joined by Mrs Graber’s parents of Deer Creek Ill and traveled to Deer Creek before returning by train. An earlier Kansas City trip ended in a fatal accident near Emporia when a twenty year old woman driving a VW lost control. the Grabers, hospitalized three days in Ottawa Kan, and Mrs Graber later needed dental surgery in Wichita.
A fragment from Keokuk Daily Gate City cites a December 8 1969 sale with the phrase cash raising sale and hints at college football power and candor. The brief text references Ohio State and commercialization themes in a casual editorial line.
A humorous column by L. M. Boyd riffs on wine, seasickness, love, and everyday quirks. It playfully mocks Breton's wine theory, links wallets and hair to quirks, warns of con tact lens cheats, and ends with quick quips about aging stars and trout costs.
In the 1957 Masters Individual Championship North-South declare South makes four notrump after a clever sequence. South ducks the spade lead, wins with the eight, lures West with a heart mislead, and, despite East’s queen, secures ten tricks. The plan hinges on East’s likely shortage in hearts and clubs.
Thanksgiving and weekend social notices from Kalona record visits by numerous families and individuals from Cedar Rapids St. Paul Iowa City Parnell Story City Mason City Coralville and others. Entries note dinners hospital admission and a farewell trip as part of local social calendar.
Specialist Four John W. Frame, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Frame of Ainsworth, received the Army Commendation Medal while with the 25th Infantry Division near Tay Ninh, Vietnam. He earned the award for meritorious service as a public information specialist with Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion of the division’s 23rd Infantry. Frame holds a B S degree from Iowa State University at Ames, earned in 1968. His wife Janet resides in Ainsworth. The presentation occurred in November.
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