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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1972
Page
4
Editorial reflects on courage and faith from I Samuel 17 10. It cites Goliath’s destruction by a shepherd with a sling and proclaims that evil cannot stand against righteousness. The piece frames trust as strength in confronting danger.
The Brighton Fire Department held its annual January dinner with wild rabbit as the traditional main course. Ed Mineart, a skilled hunter, brought in three additional dressed rabbits and a skinning tomcat, revealing one rabbit was actually the tomcat to the group. The meal was enjoyed, but some attendees doubt they will eat rabbit again.
Blanche Harvey observes Thursday night shoppers in Washington and shares a playful verse about women in pant suits. The light rhyme imagines observers’ views of “backfields” in motion and pokes gentle fun at fashion norms.
A restaurant scene shows three women comparing reading glasses with quips about seeing and light. A lodge meeting ends quickly, noting the Grand Potentate stayed home to babysit. A mayor receives a complaint about foul language from two workers and a rivet joke ends the tale.
A humorous fan letter praises utility linemen for detailed care of a transformer near a swimming pool and funnily recounts a crossarm repair, a meter reader mishap, and workers delaying vacations to ensure electrical equipment functioned properly during the previous summer.
National Window by Louis Cassels notes Southern Democratic leaders doubt victory in 1972. Senator Herman Talmadge says it will be extremely difficult to stop Nixon in the South unless Phase II economic controls fail or Vietnam war ends. Wallace builds support in Alabama, Thurmond shifts stance to appeal to black voters, boosting GOP prospects and complicating Democratic opposition.
The Almanac highlights Mercury and Jupiter as morning stars and Venus Mars Saturn as evening stars. Noting Capricorn today, it recalls Moliere born January 15 1622 and history on this date including the 1831 locomotive debut on the Charleston Hamburg line, 1922 Irish Free State birth, Churchill’s coma in 1965 and death January 23, 1965, the 1968 western city earthquake tragedy, and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s call for truth.
Washington Evening Journal details town mailing and delivery rates with carrier routes and staff roles. Notes circulation areas near Washington Town, Inland Daily Press and Wire services listed. Rates include $14 yearly outside town and 12 per year in town with monthly options.
A 1971 LM Boyd column surveys quirky ideas from science to shorthand, listing theories that women were the first humans and men may be mutations. It cites historical tidbits, etiquette bits, and a consumer tip on vacation costs, ending with a reader address and copyright notice.
Abby answers readers on wedding etiquette. A 22 year old in a college town wants a hometown pastor to preside in a hometown church after graduation, rejecting multiple clergymen as circus. Abby cautions honoring the resident pastor, but later corrects herself encouraging inviting him to participate.
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