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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1967
Page
4
Washington residents commend the Jaycees for a cold, hard night of gathering and burning old Christmas trees. About twenty to thirty volunteers used four trucks over two to three trips, taking hours of labor in freezing conditions, while thanks from the public remained sparse.
Dear Abby answers readers on balancing family life with personal time. A housewife asks for an annual night away, a mother mourns a loss and queries about mourning attire, and a son questions in laws over a TV during a visit. Abby weighs priorities, etiquette, and compassionate conduct.
Christmas Day dinners and gatherings are noted across several households. Herman Venzke Lt Harold Stout of Offutt Air Force Base and Dale Stout of Iowa City visited the Bill Darby home. Others include Janice Darby with the Morgan family in Coralville and the Whete stine and Zachs families with events on Christmas Eve. Families like Bean, Murphy, Endicott, and Krotz marked the season with meals and visits across Marion Davenport Riverside and United Presbyterian Home housing.
Des Moines IDPA says 1966 may become worst in Iowa history for property fire damage. The year already totals about 16 million dollars, with 12 million urban and 4 million rural fires. Total fires near 4,000. 81 deaths reported, down from 1965, with 110 deaths in 1957 as a prior record.
Local brief from Washington Iowa dated January 5 1967. News item appears as a concise public record or brief update from the Evening Journal. The readable text provides no clear events or names beyond the date and source.
Lloyd Smith the new Iowa state auditor reports 20 employees have resigned from the audit office, mostly auditors and secretaries. Smith, a Des Moines Republican sworn in Tuesday, did not learn of all resignations until last week and replaces Lorne Worthington who becomes state insurance commissioner. Smith names C. M. Ward supervisor of municipal audits and Ray Yenter chief deputy remains. Donald J. Kelley to stay as state audits superintendent.
A 1967 American Bar Association piece contrasts a massive, up to date law library red book on wills with consumer do it yourself forms sold to the public. It warns choice of wrong form risks heirs and notes state driven rules vary widely. It critiques forms that offer no instructions and promise simplicity as unsafe.
In a six spades contract, South ruffs a diamond lead and plans twelve tricks by coordinating heart and club plays. West drops the king of hearts on the ace, then sidesteps endplays, forcing careful defense. The article frames bridge as a constant battle of countermeasures between attacker South and defender West, illustrating strategy and timing.
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