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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1968
Page
4
An editorial recounts a long running joke started when a Want to Buy Used Christmas Trees ad flooded their paper. It details 77 calls, a prankster friend, and the odd 603 North Marion address tied to 1967 and 1968 baby winners. It also recalls a Halloween prank where vigilantes chased a fire truck, only to find an overturned outhouse.
A lawyer questions a plaintiff in a divorce case about nightly homecomings. The man reveals the real issue was lack of space not infidelity, saying he never had room to hang his coat. W. J. S.
Prominent pioneers included Hi ram Scofield and Antis Patterson, partners whose families intertwined. The piece recalls a 1856 move from the county seat with notes on the court house, judges, and local life, ending with a tease of a continuation next Saturday.
Keota residents recount holiday gatherings with Carl and Ellis Walton hosting a candlelight supper on Christmas Eve and family visits across Keota Sigourney and Iowa City including Rose Bowl celebrations on color TV and multiple Christmas and New Year dinners with relatives and friends.
A London Sunday Times Invitational match in 1963 features Swinnerton-Dyer Barbour against Jais Trezel with unusual bids. Diamonds were bid whimsically to mislead, yet the East West defense relied on a heart lead to defeat six diamonds. Other tables showed different outcomes as club and heart leads shaped slam chances and defensive tricks in contrasting contracts.
The 1967 federal report shows Iowa’s per capita tax at 163.68 dollars, below 20 states, with Hawaii leading at 297.05. The figure excludes 1967 legislative tax increases expected to raise over 100 million annually, affecting 1968 tax levels as Iowa's overall revenue rose 7.8 percent to 451 million. Personal income in 1966 averaged 2,992 dollars, with 17 states higher.
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