Remembering Robert Frost in a changing world
The Washington Evening Journal reflects on poet Robert Frost after his 1963 death. The piece lauds his major, plain-spoken poetry with hidden depths, noting his wide reach from the president’s inauguration to campus lectures. It compares walls of craft and walls of prejudice, arguing Frost’s enduring significance beyond his era.
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Robert Frost
Khrushchev
New England
Russia
Country
February Birthdays and Cold Weather Notes
A brief, humorous column notes February birthday cards and a wish for Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. It contrasts Texas cold weather with Alaska, and reflects on being treated as a mere number.
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Abraham Lincoln
State College golf project stalls in interim committee
Des Moines report describes the State College of Iowa proposal to buy 102 acres for a new golf course, funded by 100000 from old land accounts. Regents defend the price as a bargain while the interim committee delays action after spring recess, weighing options to augment or replace the current 40 acre nine hole course and pursue a full 18 hole layout.
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State College
DES Moines
DPA
State College of Iowa
State Board of Regents
Cedar Falls
Legislative Interim Committee
Regents
William Maucker
Lena Rownd
Main Street
Maucker
David Dancer
A Busy Kitchen Window Tale and Home Craft Notes
A kitchen worker sustains a cut while slicing bread in a hurry. The piece shares family life with a nine year old daughter described with a growing spell, and discusses a quilt project on a rocker. It also mentions mail orders, dress hems, and a mother of twelve balancing chores with farm life and nervous exhaustion among women.
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Don Ross
Des Moines
Meredith Publishing Company
Meredith
Don
Washington
Silas Ross
United Presbyterian Home
Harold Ross
Ainsworth
Hope for the Best Iraq Becomes Anti-Communist Yet Nonaligned
Western diplomats see the Arif government in Iraq as anti communist but not necessarily pro West. It names two Kurds to the cabinet and signals a peaceful settlement of the Kurdish rebellion. It will remain non aligned, honor existing treaties, and seek U.S. aid for specific projects.
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United States
Soviet Union
United Arab Republic
Abdel Gamal Nasser
Abdul Salam Arif
Iraq
Kuwait
Arif
Kassem
Arab League
Nasser
Iraq Petroleum Co
U.S
Dear Abby Marriage Isn’t for Kids in School
Dear Abby answers readers on marriage age and education, stressing marriage requires maturity and caution against early wedlock. A reader suggests parental arranged marriages, and Abby warns against using school as a backstop for parenting. She also advises on engagement ring meanings and handling long engagements with financial concerns.
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Abby
Mrs. C
Five Clubs Contract Showcases Safe Diamond Play
In this contract bridge lesson, South, in five clubs, faces a spade lead. East wins and cashes another spade, South ruffs, and the deal hinges on how finesses and suit splits unfold. By prioritizing a diamond top, then using the dummy’s jack to discard, declarer maximizes the chance to make and illustrates that diamond finesse isn’t mandatory even with West holding the queen.
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South West North East
West
Declarer
South
East
Don Ross urges Washington publicity and history boosts
A Des Moines writer named Don Ross urges Washington to adopt publicity stunts modeled after Iowa towns. He highlights community history, local sites, and past campaigns like a town flower program, Ridiculous Days, and telephone sales efforts to attract visitors and attention. He suggests featuring local history assets such as the underground railway, Kendall house, and Elm Grove cemetery to draw visitors with money.
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Washington
Iowa
Phil Dusenbery
Ames
Phil
Don
Ralph Shannon
Washington Women’s Club
Ind
Don Ross
Domine Ot
Canada
Kendall
Old College
South Marion Avenue
Elmrove Cemetery
Sunset Park
Historical Society
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Washington Evening Journal
Gwendolyn
Cuba
de Gaulle
Jack Parr
Frost
Berlin Wall
Mississippi
Chicago
Astro
Mao
Nikita
Walter Fa
Paraill
Blough
Jimmy
Adam and Eve
Bob Anderson
Atlantic
Atlantic News
W. H. Marriott
Texas
Alaska
Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press
Tie
Phil Newsom
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Evening Journal
Beverly Hills
Calif
B. Jay Becker
West Rasy
County Historical Society
Blitz Brothers
By Sakren
Mngogie Spuaiate
Persona
Selon
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