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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1971
Page
4
An editorial mix surveys fashion shifts from mini skirts to hot pants and the 40s look, with quotes from Women's Wear Daily and playful notes on who wears what. A church cookbook joke concludes the item.
Ninth grade language arts students collaborated to create a poem judged by Mrs. Elliott and Mr. Knight. The piece, titled Switching Stations On A Radio, critiques radio culture through mixed ads and voices, reflecting society’s background and future.
Kalona residents share birthday dinners and gatherings as R H Peterseim’s family hosts a celebration for his March birthday. Events include quilting, Alpha Club party, guest speaker Arne M Bjorndahl on Project Hope, family visits, hospital news, and club meetings with local families and churches cited.
Iowa farm residents remain against permitting larger trucks on state highways. A Wal laces poll of 467 farmers showed 32 percent strongly or mildly favored, with 58 percent of 52 to 64 year olds opposed. Younger farmers showed less opposition. men 21 to 34 split roughly one third for, against, and undecided. The same pattern appeared in a January poll as a bill to raise double bottom truck length from 60 to 65 feet faced lawmakers.
A collage of quirky asides and Q A style bits on handwriting tests idle chatter about a hotel chef, advertising humor about beer commercials and casette of voices. It mentions a $60 England telephone install and a lifetime contract skepticism with football coach Bob Devaney. It also muses on marriage patterns of red haired people and teacher dropout rates.
A hardware dealer faced a damage suit after a handlettered sign shaming a debtor appeared in a store. The court ruled the sign invading privacy and improper, while noting creditors may pressure payment but cannot publicly shame. Separate telegrams and neighbor calls for debt collection were also deemed unlawful invasions of privacy.
A fragment from a Washington newspaper mentions ground squirrels losing up to 41 percent of their body weight during natural hibernation. The text also includes garbled publication details and pricing information for the Inland Daily Press Association and the Daily Assa.
The article discusses a contract bridge bidding puzzle where North South avoid notrump and reach a five diamond contract after a three card diamond and a heart cue bid. It highlights how Souths three hearts showed heart control and spade concern, enabling North to explore a slam with controlled trump top cards.
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