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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1970
Page
4
In 1917 the farm family built homemade sleds called flyers. Uncle Foster’s new Lizzie and 80 acres of crops framed a memory of meatless days, scrap heaps, and weathered joys. Sons crafted sleds with black walnut rails, hickory runners, and iron rims, riding them down icy hills amid lessons learned from hard use.
A collage of short notices reports Mrs. Tom Robb becoming Methodist Church secretary replacing Claire Keating after 40 years. Others include travels, teaching duties in Des Moines Whitehall Mont and Greenville S C, air force service, farm bureau events, and local club officer elections.
Miss Bonnie O Cassady 78 died January 4 1970 at Washington County Hospital after a month of serious illness. She lived 40 years with sister Mrs W E Howell. Miss Sarah Sallie Gingerich 81 of Kalona died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after two weeks as patient. William Edward Hall 78 of Columbus Junction died at home. George W Goble 80 of Ainsworth died at son Theodore s home in Clarkston Washington. Earl Leroy Hoback 39 formerly of Conesville died January 6 in Detroit. Esther Wilhemina Geling 82 of Grandview funeral arrangements pending. Leon Thaxter Fullerton 81 of Washington died January 8 1970 after eight years illness. Barbara Ann Thomas 31 of Santa Monica Calif died January 6 nurse at St Johns Hospital. Neva Jones 75 of Brighton died January 8 at Maplewood Manor Keota.
Willard H. Ginks, 60, of Keota, formerly of Washington and Ainsworth, died at home Thursday morning January 8 after a period of ill health. Mrs. Cora E. Doyle, 93, longtime Winfield resident, died Thursday morning at Washington County Hospital. She was mother of LaVern Doyle of Washington.
Daily hospital notes from Crawfordsville Washington Keota Richland and other locales list numerous patient admissions discharges and births including Mrs Margaret Williams Mrs Cora Doyle and Mr and Mrs Fred Bruegge plus births of a daughter at Washington. The entry also notes a reading program at Royalton Hartland Junior Senior High near Niagara Falls detailing individualized diagnostically tested instruction across all students with at least ten weeks tailored to needs.
A collage of questions and humorous insights headlines this page: quack medical claims about juniper berry oil for arthritis, hunters versus all men through history, an Australian trick to reverse a football’s direction, the Philadelphia cream cheese origin tale, and jokes about women’s rights and names. Popular tastes, fashion, and gifts for men mirror 1960s-70s culture while playful bits poke at everyday beliefs. Published in Washington Iowa on Saturday January 10, 1970.
Yesterday Mrs. Clarence Goodwin Mrs. Charles William West and Mrs. Eva Crawford of Washington were listed in a medical notice. The brief entry notes their names and ties to medical matters without additional details.
In a contract book style example, Becker explains a four hearts contract after a spade lead. The key is to exploit a 3-3 diamond division and discard a spade from dummy to force the heart elimination. The tactic shows a safe line when opponents cannot disrupt the diamond break.
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