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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1966
Page
4
A short newspaper item recalls a parent asking how a child knows what they're learning after the teacher proclaims progress. The exchange underscores concerns about sources of knowledge and the reliability of classroom instruction in a 1966 issue.
A reader recalls waiting an hour in a courthouse line for 1966 license plates as deadlines loomed and money saved. The piece blends humor about latecomers, a bean counter in the Treasurer’s office, and tales from the Iowa Southern Utilities dinner with a magician and a note on neighbors Ted and Mrs Kaberle moving to Hampton amid a cold snap and cardinals.
Allen Green of Prescott Arizona writes about a Sunday when he wore a distinctive suit to church only to see two other congregants wearing identical outfits. The humorous anecdote highlights shared style choices among the faithful and the writer’s bemused commiseration.
A man showing his house to a prospective buyer boasted about a sturdy foundation and only one mouse in five years. At that moment he nearly stepped on a dead mouse, leaving him to wonder if the seller also noticed the rodent.
On February 2 friends sent a cheerful Groundhog Day greeting. The note expresses appreciation but laments the shadow sighting predicting six more weeks of winter, dampening early seasonal optimism.
A local youngster in a special class to correct a speech defect says to his mother that he will soon graduate and not have to attend the class much longer, highlighting progress and upcoming milestone.
A five year old girl Glenda Shaffer, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bob Shaffer, says her teacher is real smart after bringing home a startling thought from kindergarten. The Main Lines satire touches on vanity and soap opera ethics.
Des Moines IDPA reports ISEA president Roger O. Blake from Hawarden urges teachers to gain a voice in policy making, seek greater state aid and tax relief, push for simplified funding formulas, salary advances, and a professional practices commission, while warning against state and federal overreach and urging public support for education.
In Cassapolis Michigan Wayland youths joined a Winter Youth Retreat at Camp Freidenwald near Cassapolis from Friday to Sunday. The trip from Meadows Illinois was via camp bus driven by Jim Baughman of Pulaski. Also noted are family weddings and anniversaries including the 54th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Graber celebrated at Dickey's Prairie Home Cafe with relatives and friends gathered. Grandchildren and out of state relatives joined the event, and a first grandchild for Glen Roth was welcomed on Feb 1 alongside the anniversary observance.
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