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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1972
Page
4
A December 20 1972 Washington Iowa item presents a devotional quote from Deuteronomy 11 16 about heed and devotion. The page also features a casual exchange about a dismissed dispute with a restaurant offering a complimentary pizza.
In a crowded pizza shop a couple left without paying. The customer later called the manager from fifty miles away to offer payment, proposing either a postdated check or payment next week. The manager verified the driver with the car and license details before accepting the promise.
The Washington County Developmental Center extends Christmas gratitude to individuals groups and businesses aiding its work with handicapped clients. Eight current clients plus five prospective in the new year rely on community donations of time money and materials and government support.
Ainsworth Iowa author recalls old cast iron runner bobsleds labeled Made in Washington Iowa. He describes a 1929 ice haul with grooved runners, a near accident on Cemetery Hill, and how the sled slid off a road into a snow filled ditch. The piece mentions a buggy factory near Washington and sleigh runners sold by Frank DeWeese.
On this date 1803 the United States took over the Louisiana Purchase territory from France. In 1864 General Sherman completed the march to the sea arriving at Savannah Georgia. In 1922 the 14 Russian republics formed the USSR. In 1952 a U.S. Air Force Globemaster crash at Moses Lake Washington killed 87 servicemen. Harvey Firestone born 1868.
Dear Abby responds to a 34 year old wife tormented in Albuquerque by a controlling 49 year old husband. Abby calls the husband sick and urges medical help or pastoral counsel while advising the wife to seek safety. The column also jokes about hair transplants and virility as cultural trivia.
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