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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1962
Page
4
An editorial tribute frames farmers as both faith driven and practical leaders. It paints the farmer as overalled executives balancing science, business and family life while meeting nature’s risks with resilience. The piece ends noting the farmer’s energy renewed by market highs.
The federal government funds a two and a half year pilot in Prince Georges County Maryland to test home care for chronically ill or incapacitated adults instead of hospital care. A $50 000 HEW grant supports three services including home delivered meals homemaker help and adaptive shopping. The county plans a broader home care program for elderly infirm or temporarily ill residents.
Under a pilot project Prince Georges health department will deliver home meals by contracted caterers with daily hot meals and optional breakfast. A county nutritionist plans menus and drivers deliver meals. Phase two adds homemaker and shopping services to ease family burdens and keep children in school and workers at jobs.
An educational piece discusses breast swelling during puberty and premenstrual cycles, pregnancy signs, and the rarity of cancer pain. It covers hormone effects, aging patients, home care growth, and urges self examination to detect tumors early.
In a dealer facing opening bid, North jumps to three spades forcing game. South surveys 18 points and, with partner's assumed 13 to 15 points, considers a slam. Blackwood is used to verify aces before proceeding. West leads clubs, and South executes ruffs, spade maneuvers, and a diamond cashing sequence to secure twelve tricks.
Keota and nearby communities report a 20 month old boy, Mark Dill, burned when hot water spilled from a steamer cord. He was treated at Washington Hospital and returned home. The Federated Kensington met for a luncheon with new officers named. County Vocal Music Festival planned for March 26 at Keota Elementary with a massed chorus and select groups. Local visits and social happenings around Keota include families from Marshalltown Lincoln and Iowa City sharing meals and birthdays as well as weekend visits among residents.
Ainsworth girls basketball fight through lack of size with speed and strong team spirit. Guard group led by Rees Paisley Zieglowsky Alma Havel helps the rotation. Linda Lowe and Kathy Allender pace the forwards with solid scoring as the team eyes a .500 finish with two games left. Doodles Dale Lane noted in Berkeley dispatch.
Mrs. Keith McClelland and family and neighbors socialize at multiple homes in Wellston, Wellman, and surrounding towns. The report notes visits to the Graf, Daering, Hotle, and Jaspering households along with a basketball game in Washington and a brief flu recovery update for Magda Ahmling. The closing line references heart massage as a life-saving measure.
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