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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1974
Page
3
In a Washington Iowa office, a Christmas rush prank unfolds as Marge Lasek plants a battery powered speaker in a coworker’s desk, making a birdlike whistle echo intermittently. Colleagues Ferne Minick Virginia Lemley and Dorothy Luckenbill notice the noise and share amusement at the harmless trick.
After heavy snow, a backyard bird feeder is filled with sunflower seeds and wild bird feed. Sparrows flock, two cardinals, one bluejay and several squirrels visit, with hope for rarer guests. A local store manager recalls a boy asking Santa for a baby brother, jokingly noting few shopping days remain.
Two movie producers arrange to play golf for the first time but are refused entry because there are no caddies. They shrug and plan to use a Buick as a stand in, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding about golf etiquette and club facilities.
A Crawfordsville poet Marian Waters recalls a seven year old pupil eager for his first piano lesson. The piece reflects a moment of anticipation and a quizzical exchange with the teacher about questions.
Keota and surrounding area residents spent Thanksgiving with relatives including Cedar Falls guests at the Nebels home. A Kinross cooperative Christmas dinner followed a cookie exchange and gifts. Benjamin William Peck was born December 5 to Dana Hahn Peck and Arthur Peck of Kinross. The Stoutner family celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary with friends and attendants Betty and Clyde Stoutner Jr. in attendance.
A reader asks for survival rules and Abby replies with practical guidance. The Lunch Bunch joke contrasts with a teen who cannot date van drivers, Abby notes that a mother’s caution may stand, and a neighbor’s gate dispute ends with a cautionary verdict about locking the gate after finding a ball stabbed with an icepick to avoid danger.
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