Parable of the Sower Cited in Thought for the Day
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1971
Page
4
Tennis memories and old friends from Cassville
In earlier decades tennis thrived with about a dozen courts in town and large city tournament entries. Notable players Henry Little and Hub Turner faced each other in a 55 plus semifinal in Lexington Missouri, with Henry winning 7 5 6 4. An anecdote follows about a failed French horn effort in the Washington school system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hub
Hank Little
High School Trio Runs Their Own Paper in Print Shop
During World War I the Evening Journal employed three high school students who secretly edited and printed a newspaper for about three weeks. They sold ads and earned five cents per copy using borrowed paper and Journal equipment without authorization. After discovery, their work moved to daytime shifts only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Evening Journal
Long Awaited Tax Refund Misrouted to a College Student
A taxpayer recalls waiting years for a $44 federal refund that was sent to a college student in Des Moines who shared the same name. John Mattes of the IRS intervened, and after the funds were recovered the refund was eventually issued with interest. The writer wonders if the tax department would have shown the same patience for a misdirected return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mattes
Internal Revenue Service
John
Des Moines
Iowa State
Revenue Department
Income Tax Department
Irvin S. Cobb
Clifton Fadiman
Fadiman
U.S
Passing Years in Washington Reflect Local History Snippets
Ten years ago residents gathered for family visits and events as Mike and Pat Gilpin spent the weekend with parents in Par sons College Fairfield. Conrinued coverage notes Lynda Stewart's final ISU semester, Connie Schumacher as a Sweethearts Ball finalist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike
Pat Gilpin
Parsons College
Fairfield
A. J. Gilpin
Lynda Stewart
Richard Stew
Monmouth College
Monmouth
Ill
Connie Schumacher
Iowa State University
Memorial Union
Connie
ISU
Ames
Harold Jarvis
Jarvis Appliance
Jarvis
Hawaii
Robert Elliott
Laura
East Pork
E. E. Stutsman
Westoa
Hospital News Briefs from County Hospital Friday to Friday
A compact hospital roundup lists admissions and discharges by patient name and town. It records births at Wellman Columbus Junction Kalona and Washington with new daughters and sons, and notes patients admitted for medical surgical care and transfers to Veterans Hospital Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence _ French
Washington
Oral Mayo
Steve Gent
Florence Maxwell
Crawfordsville
Lyle Sehulty
Wington
Paul’ Adam
Surgical
Rick Wienknecht
Ainsworth
Noah Farrier
Brighton
William Pulse
Larry Whetstine
Wellman
Gerald Maxwell
Kalona
Clem ‘Adam
Ted ‘Thornton
Everett Olive
Rick Wagenknecht
Donald Stone
Heart disease as leading killer in Washington County
Washington County records show 63 percent of deaths in 1969 were due to heart and related vascular diseases and 6 percent in 1970. About 13 percent were under 65, with 12.5 percent in 1969 and 1970. The Iowa Heart Association urges support for ongoing research and education efforts as the Heart Fund drive nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Iowa Heart Association
Deaths of Sunday in Iowa Area
Death notices from January February 1971 list Mrs. Frank Leeper 88 of Washington who died Sunday January 31 at Maplewood Manor Keota. Mrs Halle Hanft 79 of Columbus Junction died Sunday afternoon January 31 at Washington County Hospital. Mrs Harry D Kleese 92 died February 12 at Washington County Hospital. Mrs William 87 of 412 North Court Fairfield died Tuesday at Maplewood Manor Keota. Irvin Whitham son of Washington. Mrs Howard Gladys Caldwell 66 of Route 2 Washington died February 5 at Washington County Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribunes
Bob Kleese
Phil Crossett
Des Moines
Navy
San Diego
Calif
Bill Putman
Marine Corps Base
Glen Barelay
Iowa City
Alan Barelay
Washington
University of Iowa
Ynday
Frank Leeper
Maplewood Manor
Keota
Columbus Junction
Halle Hanft
Washington County
Harry D. Kleese
Washington County Hospital
William
North Court
Fairfield
Irvin Whitham
Howard
Gladys B.) Caldwell
Route
Checking Up in the 1970s: quirky views on marriage and life
A CHECKING UP column parodies social clichés with anecdotes on divorce marriage risk, child development myths, a ski bicycle invention, and humorous quips about coins, business failures, media bids, and professional ambitions. The piece closes inviting reader letters to L M Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Boyd
Seattle
Washington
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Bridge column hints at card play and deduction
The piece discusses expert bridge logic, emphasizing that each player holds 18 cards and that declarer must exploit known distributions. It analyzes how West's diamond holdings and the club lead shape endplay decisions, illustrating how reading the opponent’s hand guides the play to force discards and maximize trick payoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Foatu
Mast
Wast
Masti
South
Rae Yada
Tae
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BRIES
Henry Little
Della Little
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Centerville
Hubert
Hub) Turner
Harry Turner
Great River Road Association
Cassville
Wisconsin
Hubert Turner
Wentworth Military Academy
Lexington
Missouri
Henry
Milburn McKay
Boner
Fred Minden
Marshalltown
Minden
Phil Weldin
Patricia
Bob
Phyllis George
Jeanne Rudiger
Cedar Falls
Phil George
Lester Krabill
Register
Frances Sartor
Robert Anderon
John Applegate
Everett Burham Jr
Ellis and
Everette Finke
William Phelps
Dale Voorhees
Charles Murphy
Marvin Gingerich
Glen Ross
Ross Variety
Gamble
Barclay's Groovy
Max L. van Winkle
Panama Canal Zone
Christobal
Oral J. Brown
113Th City
Camp Bowie
Texas
Groundhog
Frank Kurtz
Fred Turner
Paul Putman
Air Corps
Virgil Putney
West Chester
Edward Burkholder
Everette Olive
Mabel Hanft
Paul Ropp
Randall Reighard
William Graf
Wash
Harriett Enfield
Terry Redlinger
Howard Caldington
Evelyn Moberly
Charles Zwicki
Hal Hotle
L. L. Loveless
Fred Anwyl
Marlin Derby
Town City
Robert Gray Sr
Ray[oe Weber
Jack Neuenkirk
Theodore Herr
Mary Catherine Greiner
Medical
Harley Sheter
Ralph Gingerich
Columbus
Junction
Bob — Genck
George Blanda
Indi
Wesr
EAST
Iowa
Booth West
Kass
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