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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1969
Page
4
A devotional note urges cities to be sanctuaries for people, birds, and trees while Joshua 20 is cited. The piece humorously debates success as pluck plus luck, recalls a father son exchange about youth and age, and ponders the 1816 year without a summer with imagined blame on bombs, pollution, or moon shots.
The Safe and Safe fourth of July movement, begun 60 years ago after an AMA report listed 215 deaths and 5,092 injuries from fireworks in 1909, advocates public displays to reduce danger. Iowa’s laws ban sales and uncontrolled use in 26 states, while sparklers remain legal in Iowa.
A satirical verse contrasts the transformation from a kitchen sink woman to a glamour girl. It warns that spa treatments, new clothes, cosmetics, and an orchid may come at the price of neglecting daily chores. The piece ends with the image of a glamorous facade over a dirty sink.
Dr and Mrs Gingerich recount a Java Jakarta visit in May twelve years ago meeting Mennonite communities in Pati and Semarang. They describe Java’s size and diversity, church life under Djojodihardjo, hospital work in Tatu, and the welcoming Indonesian Christians, amid reflections on politics and religious freedom.
Sunset Circle met with seven members in Crawfordsville to plan a July ice cream supper on July 19 at Sunset Park Washington and a September 7 observance. Initiation and Founders Day service for Chapter L- TIT brought new members Mrs Terry Huston and Mrs Larry Fletcher.
L. M. Boyd riffs on modern quirks and timeless proverbs with a mix of jokes and observations. Bits on biblical female ideals, a Will Rogers quip, nightclub dynamics, trivia questions, and a note about readers’ questions, all framed as light commentary from a newspaper column.
In a Becker-illustrated five diamonds contract, South avoids slam after Blackwood, while West leads a singleton club. East signals via a jack to show the ace of spades, guiding defense as declarer misplays. The piece explains suit preference and low card signaling to indicate entries and helps players judge future leads.
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