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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1972
Page
4
Editorial note reflects on daily gratitude to God for blessings. Quotation from Deuteronomy 26 11 frames life with humility and thanksgiving for what is received. Emphasizes acknowledging blessings and not entitlement.
A family in Iowa mourns as Ringo the mixed terrier poodle dies after a highway crash that kills Mrs. Hazen. The cherished dog missed Duane Hazen, searched for days, and was found dead near the crash site, then buried in the Hazen garden.
Mr and Mrs Gary Karr of Washington have purchased the late Sam Freyenberger property in east Wayland from Mr and Mrs Gary Phillips who moved to a rural Brighton home. Community updates include visits, celebrations, and a Sweden UPI note on deaf workers.
The Dropouts sold his furniture business to Mel Clark and began employment December 11 at Schlatter Oil Station and Garage. He also operates one of the school buses for WACO. Mrs. Mabel Conrad and her children Tammy and Lisa, with relatives, visited over the weekend and planned a trip to Sarasota, Florida, stopping in Fort Wayne, Indiana along the way.
Atlanta player Marty Cohn shows risk taking in a two notrump to three notrump fight. He handles a tricky club lead then finesses and cashes AK to win as East departs with diamonds and clubs pattern favors Cohn in a sensational pair championship hand.
A 14 year old boy waited in a city stadium after his father, who had pills and beer, was arrested for drunkenness. The boy and his sister reported him missing to police and he was later released after a $25 fine. The matter was resolved without contact to the boy’s family.
A column by L M Boyd riffs on age thirteen labeled unhappy, then shifts to quirky facts and anecdotes. It recalls a WWII Alaska survival tale, jokes about a Japanese honeymoon, and a trivia Q&A about towns, carpet color, sleet, and the Titanic. The piece closes with an address for Boyd in Fort Worth.
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