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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1968
Page
12
Editorial notes the growing expense of the presidential inauguration, citing a $324,000 outdoor stand on Capitol Plaza with 18,284 seats and TV amenities. It jokes about indoor options to spare the new president and attendees pneumonia, suggesting a hall rental for under $324,439.
Local readers urged to donate used children's and infant clothing to Headstart's new Mother's Club thrift store. Jaycee-Ettes plan a weeklong drive December 15 with pickups offered. Call 653-4080 or 653-3643 to arrange donations and help ensure Christmas stocking for families in need.
ACT figures show 31,280 Iowa juniors and seniors from local high schools took the ACT Test Battery across five national dates from Oct 1967 to Aug 1969, up 3,614 or 13 percent from the prior high. Sixty nine Iowa institutions and all Big Ten schools require or request ACT for admissions.
Abigail Van Buren advises planning celebrations to improve emotional connection, warns about sneaky behavior in marriages, and thanks a reader for lifestyle adjustments. It includes responses on teenage marriage, mother-in-law dynamics, and personal introspection, urging honesty and proactive communication.
Des Moines visitors and Keota residents shared Thanksgiving at area homes. Daryl Baughman Edith Gilland hosted relatives including the Fos ter family and Lisa. Ed Hafferty of Chariton joined guests. Numerous Dill, Reed, and Baughman relatives gathered in Sigourney Wellman Washington and Janesville, with stories of a broken ankle accident and long visits.
The Washington Evening Journal from Washington Iowa lists staff including David Elder editor and business manager William Shannon vice president advertising director Charles Morris news editor Bob Shaffer local advertising and Howard Hazen production superintendent. It notes publication afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th and inclines readers to mail subscriptions with listed rates for Iowa and outside Iowa per month and per year.
A humorous column cites historical vignettes about Disraeli and girdles, adds odd trivia about car fuel gauges, a Fairbanks naked sleeper, and reader questions on names and eye color. It strings gossip, anecdotes, and light musings with period voice and curious asides.
A holiday weekend tale from Brighton and nearby towns details guests at the Bob Guy and parental homes. Richland and Davenport visitors join local families for Thanksgiving dinners. Notable arrivals include Hubert Hesseltine of Joplin Missouri and Kathy McCormick of Richland starting new posts.
In Keota the December Women’s Society of Christian Service meeting at Mrs. Opal Luers home approved serving as pork and beef banquet coordinators for county groups to be held in January and February. Christmas thoughts and music, gift exchanges, and reports from the Country Women of the World trip were shared. The Sunnyside Pinchole Club held a Christmas party with a cooperative turkey supper, card games, and secret sister exchanges. The Social Circle annual Christmas dinner at Kinross Christian church drew over 80 attendees and provided dinners to families and shut-ins. Eleven lap robes and bibs were sent to the Soldiers Home in Marshalltown.
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