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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1970
Page
4
The piece cites Psalm 28:3 about evil hearts and deceit. A prayer asks God to inspect hearts and help speak truth today. A local merchant notes a recent event in his store, claiming it actually happened, reflecting a night of trials and aid received.
Keith Vetter faced a string of cold snap misadventures after a business trip to Minneapolis. His Cedar Rapids Airport parking woes included failed car starts, stranded motorists, two youths with a booster takes $30, a tow, and a burned starter as a wrecker repaired the vehicle. A patrolman later waived a ticket, leaving Keith with an $83 repair bill but a belief in kindness amid winter trouble.
A reader in Phoenix notes car license Iowa 54 876, age 86 turning 87 in August 1970, and explains how the numbers help memory. The writer recalls five years in Washington in the 1930s, followed by decades of Arizona winters, and mentions preferring 50s to 60s temperatures.
The Washington County Press recounts January 7 1910 snow and below zero temperatures. Coal shortages hit Wellman West Chester and Keota with thefts and peddling. Rails and sleighs freeze ups, post office busy, fishing trades thrive, social events and theater fill the week, with county farm data and a major horse sale near West Chester drawing Chicago and Buffalo buyers.
Local history notes recount visits and travels of residents and guests from Columbus Junction to San Diego. Officials Lloyd Walker, Charles Ashby, Bill Robertson, Fred Bourgeois, and Stan Kiesey share a noon dinner at the County Home as the Keith Proctors inventory the home. Other items cover promotions, audits, travel, lodge installations, Rotary updates, and Master Farmer honors, with weather impacts on Sunday services and a record cold week ending Thursday.
In this Becker column, South makes a spectacular contract by deducing West holds five spades and two diamonds after misdirected defenses. The play begins with spade lead, then trumps, clubs, and a diamond sequence ends with South ruffing and carding the position to force the ace. The hand demonstrates decisive deduction and the power of positive thinking.
Washington UPI reports banker George W. Miller of Bank of the Commonwealth in Detroit urged a new private bank for poverty areas and government support for loans to ghetto firms. He testified to a Senate subcommittee chaired by Sen. Proxmire, arguing inner city economies need capitalization as with emerging nations.
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