Editorial ponderings on the Iowa legislature and taxes
Washington IA Evening Journal reflects on the Iowa legislative session with a cautious view of the timetable and the tax question. The piece praises lawmakers as wise and diligent while acknowledging the difficulty of balancing reforms with keeping taxes low.
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Washington Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
United Press
Inland Daily Press Ass
Iowa Daily Press Ass
Iowa Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Goldfish or Flowers Decor at Washington Federal
A neighbor remarks on decor for the Washington Federal Savings and Loan Association offices choosing between a tank of goldfish and an artificial flowers display. The writer favors goldfish for soul but notes the flowers were chosen for easier upkeep. Mentions a local restaurant once named The Gong and invites recollections about its name.
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The
Washington Federal Savings and Loan Association
Main Line reflections on disease and purpose by Marriott
The columnist ponders fatal diseases as the deadliest threat, urging readers to use their time to improve the world. He frames existence as purposeful, noting that perception shapes what one sees, and ends with a concise exhortation to act according to belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ignace Paderewski
Paderewski
Letters To The Journal Iowans: They Knew How to Put Their Chains
A reader in California recalls a December traffic jam near Bakersfield due to snow chains on a dark blue Mustang with the name Mace, asking readers if they recognize the couple. She mentions traveling to Long Beach to pick up their son from Viet Nam, family home for Christmas, and notes her daughter in the WAC, two other children at home, and her singing with the Oakland Symphony Chorus. Best wishes for the New Year.
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Bakersfield
California
Washington
Long Beach
Viet-Nam
Kirsten
WAC
Kalona OES forms committees for yearlong projects
Naomi Chapter Order of Eastern Star meets in Kalona with Mrs. Milton Ehrenfelt Jr. presiding as worthy matron. She announces Time to Serve, Time to Grow, Time to Share and other committee plans for the year and lists a social and School of Instruction schedule. Invitations issued for Connie Ehrenfelt and William Hamilton wedding in Riverside.
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Eugene Way Kalona
Naomi Chapter Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Milton Ehrenfelt Jr
Ehrenfelt
Duane H. Gingerich
Raymond Yetty
Stanley Mouser
Clifford Small
C. W. Beckman
Marie Jackson
H. F. Peterseim
Vernon Stagner
J. R. Swartzendruber
H. V. Beck
D. G. Sattler
Raymond Hasty
Gilbert Wood
Ainsworth
Ernest Lund
Ivan Alt
M. L. Tweeton
Thelma Schupbach
Marion Stransky
H. E. Peterseim
S. W. Yoder
Connie Jean Ehrenfelt
K. Ward Ehrenfelts
William D. Hamilton
Riverside
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Lawmakers eye two year Iowa budget plan
Iowa lawmakers likely will draft a biennial budget instead of annual despite voter approval of yearly sessions. Reasons include current two year budgeting laws and a desire to avoid rushing into an annual budget. Governor Ray announces a $284000 grant with a competing prior announcement by a congressman.
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DES Moines
IDPA
House
Ralph McCartney
Charles City
Grant
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Ray
Diana and the Wild Hearts and Other Quips
A collage of quirky quotes and light advice from L. M. Boyd speaks on romance at forty five, marriage stability, piano legend Paderewski, speedy infantry, love insights, a stern wife and artful nudes, plus late night snacking with buttermilk and sardines.
Contract Bridge Beefer Becker Masters Card Note
East dealer with both sides vulnerable. Card layout shows North with A74 and 1087 spades and diamond sequence. South holds AKI653 in spades and AJ965 in hearts. West has A74 1087, East has 982 4Q, dummy KQ10742. Final distribution unclear.
Bridge lessons from a 1969 deal on points versus distribution
A 1955 Great Britain versus United States deal shows twelve tricks with North still at ten points and East West’s 21 high cards yielding one trick. The article urges valuing distribution—voids, singletons, long suits—over raw point count and notes slam chances rise with clever play and judgment.
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North
South
Great Britain
United States
West
Declarer
King
Res Syndicate, Inc
Impressions of Soviet Education and Life Observed
Marion M. Culver and his wife toured Moscow Novosibirsk Oslo Copenhagen and Budapest during a three week seminar on Education Behind the Iron Curtain. They contrasted Russian schools with Scandinavian systems noting organization access and indoctrination through the Pioneer Youth Movement. Budapest appeared brighter with higher prices amid limited workers income. Culver praised ancestral adventurous spirit fueling American settlement.
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Russia
Marion M. Culver
Department of Public Instruction
Siberia
Budapest
Hungary
Culvers
Moscow
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Evening Journal
Bobby Burns
Caseys
National Bank
W. H. Marriott
Newbury Hill Ranch
P.O. Box
Livermore
Cal
Oakland Symphony Chorus
Washington, Iowa
Dixie Carter Newbury
Mrs
Ray S
Kalona Group
OES
Ier
Hiiao
Ho’ Island
ISONA
Moo
Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press
Conrad Ossian
Gov. Ray
State Department of Social Services
Eldora
Ossian
Robert Ray
Nixon
Washington, D. C
William Ball
Chicago
Ball
Waterloo
Denver
Home Builders Association of Iowa
Iowa Bankers Association
Kansas
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Minnesota
South Dakota
Illinois
Diana
L. M. Boyd
Gilbert White
Paul Geraldy
B. Jay Becker
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