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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1963
Page
13
In a Washington Evening Journal column from February 26 1963 editors recall college boys annual pranks between Christmas and spring. This year piano smashing becomes the new favorite, with a full upright piano reduced to pieces through a 9 inch hole in about 4 minutes 51 seconds. A scholarly piece from the Pjar Bulletin is promised.
A farmer explains to a hired man how to load corn, saying to fill the truck half way between clear full and not quite. George Tripp recalls the exchange and notes it ruined their morning, leaving the question lingering.
In a provocative take the paper rebuts moral indignation over Caltech students smashing three old pianos bought for 40 dollars from a Los Angeles dealer. It argues the act highlights society’s junk obsession, comparing it to postwar junk drives and noting the prank could raise future piano values, creating wealth rather than waste.
An aging Franco may step back as Spain loosens iron control. The regime widens freedoms, relaxes press censorship, and shifts from totalitarian rule toward limited liberalization while Muñoz Grandes could steer governance. Economic needs push reform amid uncertain succession.
An editor observes Kashmir wool and culture during a Davenport Newspaper Study Group trip. He contrasts Kashmir's climate and textile trade with American fashion, notes that wool comes from Kashmir sheep, and describes local customs, food, tea habit, water safety, and gender norms in Peshawar and Lahore. Jackie Kennedy’s Pakistan visit is briefly compared.
Manaso Ashby Harper, 48, longtime headmaster of St Louis Country Day School, resigns to join the Peace Corps heading a team in Guatemala. He and wife Madge Palmer Harper plan a modest Guatemala home, leaving 10 years in suburban St Louis. Harper, a Princeton alumnus, spoke of democracy, freedom, and “brother’s keeper” ideals guiding their move.
In Mexico City a playful exploration of witchcraft and omens shows how varied beliefs color daily life. It covers witch doctors who double as psychiatrists, dream interpretations among Maya practitioners, and common omens tied to animals, colors, and dreams.
United Press International previews notable CBS NBC ABC programs for Wednesday. Highlights include Self Portrait with Pierre Salinger at 6 30 p m, Going My Way with Blessed are the Meek at 7 80 p m, Perry Como with Patrice Munsel and Frank Gorshin at 8 p m, Dick Van Dyke at 8 0 p m, Our Man Higgins at 8 30 p m, and Naked City at 9 p m featuring Akim Tamiroff and Robert Culp in The Highest of Prizes.
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