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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1963
Page
4
A 1963 Evening Journal column reflects on justice and righteousness as guiding values in all relations. It recounts a humorous Hall night incident where the author, locked out, awakens neighbors to call his wife by telephone, narrowly avoiding a lobby trip.
A collage of lighthearted vignettes and jokes from a reader. It recalls John Hedberg selling his dairy and gifting a mushroom artwork, a whimsical map titled Cookoo's Eye View, and a spoof of a Teddy Roosevelt like shopper. It notes a humorous ad for Christmas greetings to Bill, a needle threader gift idea, and a motel license-number anecdote. The piece ends with hopes for an easy to remember 1964 plate.
A Breda News Christmas reminiscence from 1963 recounts frantic last minute shopping, weary clerks, and retailers rushing to meet demand. The piece concludes with warm holiday wishes and a reflective anecdote about money and a late night hotel misstep in a big city.
Westward Ho praises John Winga Jr. and Milburn McKay for being invited to perform with the Shrine Band from Peoria Illinois. They will have all expenses paid to play at the East West football game in San Francisco and attend the Rose Bowl parade and game in Los Angeles. The narrator recalls Milburn McKay tutelage in violin and French horn and laments their own lack of musical talent.
A California school group drew cards for parents and copied verses from a home card. S. W. Easter, longtime Washington Santa, recalls many cheerful moments, including two girls who shadowed him. One girl later cried out that another Santa was not the real one.
A local man proposes cutting Christmas trees in half to fit along walls and save space. He suggests growers could double tree output from a single grove by this method.
In 1870 a Dan Rice Circus juggler stopped at a McGregor harness shop to repair a broken belt. The craftsman Au gust Ringling did the minor fix and refused payment, earning a pass to the show and inspiring his five Ringling brothers future world famous circus stars. The brothers later formed the Ringling Brothers Classic and Comic Concert Company in Wisconsin, expanding to Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey and growing into one of the largest shows, touring with over 4 000 personnel and 240 railroad cars at peak. John Ringling remained sole owner after 1930 and died in 1996, while McGregor summers kept up new generations of local circuses.
Two letters from exchange students describe global sorrow over President Kennedy's assassination. Anne Courtney from Italy writes of shared grief with her Washington family and recalling Kennedy's White House moment. Pio Barone Lumaga in Naples notes Italian shock, national broadcasts, and flags, hoping Kennedy's legacy spurs peace. California farms supply 25 percent of U.S. food with over 200 crops grown statewide.
Contract bridge analysis by B Jay Becker explains the seven no trump hand where South, in seven nt after a spade lead, must manage a dangerous 4-1 diamond break. He demonstrates how careful counting of suits, after four spades and three hearts, reveals distribution and avoids risky diamond finesses. The article emphasizes arithmetic over complex technique and highlights the danger of misreading opponent shapes.
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