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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1966
Page
3
A reader shares a homey poem about staying out of the kitchen when guests offer help. Abigail Van Buren replies to a card-averse reader, then advises a detester of cards to stick with her choice and closes with Abby’s letter-writing offers for readers seeking guidance.
The Baroque Beatles Book by Joshua Rifkin reworks Lennon and McCartney tunes in a Bach/Vivaldi style, while Sammy Kaye’s Swing and Sway Au Go Go, Duane Eddy Does Bob Dylan, and various singles and LPs are highlighted for the week. Johnny Keating’s Keating Sound stereo album tops the LP list with Baghdad Blues and Speak Low.
The note thanks Mrs Ed Phillips of Centerville and shares several tested recipes. It includes 7-Up Evergreen Bowl punch using lime sherbet and 7-Up, Potato Chip Cookies with crushed chips and nuts, Sheath Cake with cocoa and buttermilk icing, and a quick Chinese Noodle Cookies method with butterscotch and chocolate bits. Also lists a quick candy mix with chocolate bits paraffin and nuts.
Howard Lins, Chairman of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee, announced that signup for the 1966 wheat and feed grains programs starts January 31 with a April 1 deadline. CAP signup also begins January 31 with a later deadline to be announced. Farmers must file intentions to qualify for program benefits and loans, with 15 days to file applications if no final agreement is reached. Signups occur at the ASCS County Office.
A 21 year old Negro active in the civil rights movement was shot to death after an argument at a Tuskegee service station. An elderly white night attendant was held for investigation as FBI joined state and county officers. SNCC blamed a back shot during a rest room dispute. Young, a Tuskegee Institute student, had worked in Selma and on voter registration in Macon County.
President Johnson monitored the four day transit walkout as tens of thousands stayed home or headed to work amid severe gridlock. Quill warned of jail time as unions press demands, while Mayor Lindsay urged nonessential workers to stay put. Schools reopened for 1.5 million children and traffic delays persisted on major routes into Manhattan.
Iowa meat production for November reached a record 435,757,000 pounds, highest for the month since 1947. Slaughter totals rose for cattle and calves, while hogs slaughtered fell 10 percent from a year earlier. liveweight shifts varied by species. English stars win Wimbledon men's championship for first time in 30 years, title last won by Norman Brookes in 1907.
In district court Judge L R Carson heard two OMVI pleas. James Junior Blakley received a one year term in the men’s reformatory at Athens on a second offense, to run concurrently with a Henry County sentence. John William Stoutner was fined 300 dollars plus costs.
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