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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1972
Page
7
A February 26 1972 Washington Iowa edition prints a thought for today urging reliance on the Lord as help. It cautions against forcing spiritual training on children and advises avoiding the word wrong to prevent guilt and drastic reactions later, including crime.
Ainsworth fielded only five men due to foul trouble and limited depth while Keota moved the ball well and capitalized, winning 77 to 75 in a stirring YMCA men’s league game. Officials Sproule and Rossen praised fair officiating and remarked they hope never to ref such a contest again.
A humorous anecdote about an elderly man in recovery on his birthday whose sons forget his birthday. He jokes that forgetfulness runs in the family and admits he forgot to marry their mother. Mark Twain quip contrasts lending books with a rule about not leaving the yard, delivered as a neighborly joke.
In a Contract Bridge defense, West reads a diamond lead against six spades. The play hinges on East’s heart ace and East’s signaling honesty. By cashing A K clubs and diamonds, then returning a trump and discarding hearts, the declarer can force East to ruff and discard, yielding the contract through faith in opponents’ integrity.
UPI brief notes mark February 26 1972 as the 57th day of the year with astrological hints and notable birthdays including Buffalo Bill Cody born February 25 1846. It recalls Napoleon’s Elba exodus in 1815 and federal salary acts of 1907, Grand Canyon Park creation in 1919, Luftwaffe start in 1935, and Emerson quotational thought of the day.
A collage of Dear Abby questions covers kissing at departure, parental values, a long affair ending in marriage, and an abused spouse contemplating a silent, stubborn lesson. The writer notes a well adjusted stance amid Freudian critique, a warning to other women about being the other woman, and a plea for handling temper with breakfast rituals.
A 1971 L M Boyd column compiles cheeky observations on marriage dining and social rules. It touches on gender roles in finances driving habits and wit about wigs and manners while echoing a humorous miscellany tone. It ends with a mailing address and copyright note.
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