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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1970
Page
4
The Washington Evening Journal reflects on faith and resilience, noting brisk weather with more snow yet less complaining than last year. It jokes about silent rubber-coated coat hangers and thanks International Harvester for calendars, contrasting with past three-month formats and admitting reader habit.
A gal notes her mother bought bargain pantyhose with an irregulars guarantee. The stockings were so defective the feet pointed in opposite directions. The mother has not worn them yet and is waiting for a day she doesn’t know which way to turn.
The Insurance Information Institute projects 1969 as the bloodiest and costliest year for highway incidents in U.S. history. Ten months show 56,300 deaths, 4.6 million injuries, and 20.385 million accidents, with first ten months costing about 13.769 billion dollars. A Manhattan-project style effort is urged to cut the toll, deemed second only to wartime losses.
Washington reporting on President Nixon’s first year in the White House. He inherits tough problems yet gains politically as polls show improved standing. Inflation, crime, and Vietnam remain unresolved while Congress blocks several anti crime and spending measures.
A mosaic of odds and ends from a 1960s column: cost of having a baby, an amusing remark on a wife’s lesson, monkeys’ teeth transplant claims, Rose, Sugar, and Cotton Bowl prognostications by Joe Harris, a joke on dog intelligence, Britannica quotes on aging, covered bridges trivia, a Scotch break at Crawford’s Distillery, and per diem costs for travel reporters comparing Boston and Little Rock. The piece ends inviting reader mail to L. M. Boyd.
Des Moines report notes nursing home operators will not accept new welfare patients after Jan. 31 without a $10 million annual increase in welfare payments by 1971, including federal participation. The Iowa Nursing Home Association cites wage hikes, inflation, and rising costs as driving unprofitability, with about one third of old age assistance beneficiaries in nursing or custodial homes. Executives urge state legislators and Governor Ray to fund the needed support to keep welfare patients in care facilities.
New York UPI report highlights that women actively participate in 62 percent of interior painting efforts and offers do it together tips for husbands. It advises women handle detail work like moldings and baseboards, stir paint, prep by removing drapery and washing surfaces, and suggests painting every other stair step. The piece adds general DIY painting hints including roller care, enamel reuse, and color choices to flatter reflections.
The Washington Evening Journal in Washington Iowa lists staff roles including editor David Elder business manager William Shannon and news editor Charles Morris. Also shows advertising director Bob Shaffer local advertising manager Howard Hazen and production superintendent. It notes publication afternoons except Sundays and holidays and that it is entered as second class matter. It belongs to several press associations and an Audit Bureau of Circulations member.
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