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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1962
Page
5
The columnist muses on language quirks correcting "inalienable" rights, recalls a railway Sabbath tale misdated, and shares light anecdotes: a snack counter delay, a stern letter reading Proverbs 9 13, birds at the feeder, and a parade of winter games like Pass the Orange and Sniff It, ending with church nursery humor and a young baptism joke.
The Christian Womens Fellowship of the First Christian church met January 16 in the church social rooms with Hazel Yoder leading devotions and Annabell Stoutner directing the lesson on Churches Front Line. The 76 Center Improvement Club held a potluck at the Bowers home with eleven members and notes on past snow storms. The PEOs met with hostess Mrs. Boyd Stoutner and heard a program on beautiful music by Stoutner and Shafer. Next meetings are scheduled for February 20 and February 6 with related programs.
In a Becker column example North West East South reachs six hearts after a sequence with Blackwood. East follows with a diamond ace and back, luring declarer into a spade finesse that ultimately fails. East's opening play signals to mislead declarer while protecting the king.
A column covers medical topics from nurse midwives aiding normal births to booster shots for tetanus and heartburn causes from bicarbonate. It notes advances in electronic formulas for medical questions and a new hearing aid, plus a report on lost property management at the St Louis police HQ with 350000 items handled and two annual auctions for unclaimed bicycles.
Livingston directory lists attorneys Robert Day and Bates plus Morrison firm George F Morrison Ira Morrison John C Owen and others with addresses on West Main Street Marion Avenue West Washington Square and a physician Osteopathic Dr P L Etter. Optometrists include John W Lemmon with eyewear services at Lemmon Jewelry. Dr R Q Fastland is also listed. Contacts include phone numbers and hours noting closed Thursdays.
The writer shares Christmas greetings from Melba Buckwalter and family of Rock Island now in Rock Island for 11 years, notes on Marvin Buckwalter's construction work and a daughter seeking Braniff Airlines work, plus references to Sadee McAvoy, Marion McAvoy, and a son in athletics. Also mentions Ezra Wittmer of Wayland, Hal Williams of Washington, Pete Molesworth, Sperry Kaster, Hugo Lensch, and Job Anderson's death, with reminiscences of old steam threshers and visits by local pastors.
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