Car Trouble And Christmas Co Operation In A Small Town
A Santa era editorial recalls car trouble when a second car would not start on Christmas Eve. A service chain responds with two calls as a gesture of cooperation. A humorous appliance tale ends with a homeowner learning the gift was his own bottle. Polly Walker’s nickname origin is shared. A police incident involving two ten year olds and marijuana valued at $1,000 is noted near Washington D. C. with protective police presence.
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Bob Berdo
Washington D. C
Bob
Henry Berdo
Robert Berdo
Frank Lafley
Robert
Frank
Knee Verse From El Paso Times Sparkes Reader Fun
Gary O Loughlin shares a humorous clipping from the El Paso Times about knees. The verse lampoons knobby knees with playful rhymes about fashion, veins, and the shape of letters. It ends by noting that some people write verses while others reveal their knees.
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L. H
Gary) O’loughlin
Washingtonian
Glendale
California
el Paso Times
Evening Journal news brief from Washington Iowa
The Saturday edition of the Evening Journal from Washington Iowa dated December 28, 1968 provides local news, notices, and brief items typical of a year-end issue. Readership is oriented toward community happenings and regional notices.
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Washington
Evening Journal
Iowa
Diverse backgrounds mark new 91st Congress members
Fresh freshmen in the 91st Congress include Wilmer Mizell the former major league pitcher from Vinegar Bend Alabama Alan M Cranston a former foreign correspondent from California Shirley Chisholm the first Black woman in Congress and William Clay a Missouri labor leader who spent 105 days in jail The class also features Mario Biaggi famed New York cop Barry Goldwater a prominent Arizona Republican and Allard Lowenstein from New York who backed Eugene McCarthy Ed Foreman the only ex Congressman in the cohort with a Texas to New Mexico backstory
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Wilmer
Vinegar Bend
Mizell
North Carolina
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Jets
Alabama
Alan M. Cranston
California
Europe
Ethiopia
Sen
Stuart Symington
Shirley Chisholm
Brooklyn
Shirley
New York State Assembly
West Indies
William Clay
St. Louis
Bronx
America
House
Mario Biaggi
New York City
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
Ohio Crime Commission
Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Rep
Allard K. Lowenstein
New York
New Mexico
Washington year in review and local holiday notes
Washington news item roundup includes local visitors from Chicago and Arkansas, veterans praised for service, Christmas travel plans, and holiday events. Notables: Homer F. Darbyshire awarded 50 years service by Iowa Southern Utilities, Garden City decors chosen Best in Washington, and Cloud Willits named head of the Chamber of Commerce. Also mentions a clock repair, Good Fellows charity drive, and restaurant trade.
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Glenn Duncan
Chicago
Eunice Kyle
Culp
Ark
Walter M. Kyle
Robert Everetts
David
DeLong
Ill
Mr. Everett
Lottie Everetts
Everetts
Milo Sorden
John Yousling
Elkhart
Ind
John Carlton
Hospital Admittances and Births Listed by City
Hospital notices list admissions and discharges for Washington and nearby towns. Names include Mrs. Margaret Vin ton, Debbie Todd, Glenn Todd, and Ralph Solomon among medical and surgical cases. a birth to Mr. and Mrs. James Wood in Washington. multiple discharges and new arrivals across Keota Keo ta Ainsworth Columbus Junction West Chester and surrounding communities.
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Margaret Vinton
Washington
Glennie Wolfe
Alvin Mattison
Keota
Debbie Todd
Glenn Todd
Mac Wallace
Ainsworth
Ralph Solomon
Conesville
Milo DeLong
West Chester
James Wood
Matthew Fritz
Eva Crawford
William Lord
Marvin Bates
Columbus Junction
Deborah Chalupa
Robert Stevenson
Vada Hyde
Brighton
Robert McBee
Richard Haifley
Pauline Johnson
Melvin Grieser
Ronnie Robertson
Alvin Acord
James Todd
James Wood and Son
Milburn McKay
Mae Spessard
Carla Nelson
Mike Crone
Cale Greiner
James Weller
David Gordon
Ronald Stockstell
Robert Anderson
Deaths sweep Iowa towns mark holiday season losses
Obituaries report numerous deaths across Wellman Brighton Kalona Columbus Junction and Wayland reflecting community losses. Names include Mary Montgomery Aaron Beckler Minnie Blumenstein Lillian Johnson Polly Bender Irvin Curl John Moss Paul Wieland Ellen Burke Calaway Underwood Edith Conklin Dale Edmundson Earl Dill Ethel Linnenkamp Sarah Wenner Emma Fetes and others with brief notes on ages dates and locations.
Runaway Pappy Laws Extend Interstate Support
The piece explains how an interstate network of Runaway Pappy laws enables regular child support payments across states. Reciprocity lets California and New Jersey act as collection agents for the other, expanding enforcement while noting it hinges on locating the fugitive father.
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Irma
New Jersey
California
Janet
Run-away Pappy law helps child support across states
A court system allows a mother to claim support in her state, which is relayed to a second court in another state that orders payment. If the father disputes, he may present objections at a hearing, but cannot raise unrelated issues such as divorce. The ruling focuses on the duty of support, not divorce. A note mentions a fresh coat of paint on the Eiffel Tower every seven years.
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American Bar Association
Eiffel Tower
Paris
East misleads on diamonds in contract bridge lesson
A South dealer hands case study of a tricky defensive misread in contract bridge. West leads seven of diamonds, East misdiscarries heart instead of queen of diamonds, West reads signals wrong and carding shifts. Rule of Eleven analysis shows how East should discard queen of diamonds to guide West, avoiding erroneous heart return and a likely minus score.
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East
West
Declarer
South
Rea Syndicate, Inc
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Minerva) Beckler
Edward W
Minnie) Blumenstein
Lillian Johnson
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Virgil Blosser
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Ethel Ayers) Curl
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Wapello
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Ellen Burke
Jefferson County Hospital
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Cannesville
Leroy Hoback
Edith Conklin
Maplewood Manor
United Christian and Baptist Church
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Sharon Hill
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Earl Dill
Washington County Hospital
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Rock Island
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