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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1963
Page
4
An editorial reflecting on faith quotes John 3:16 and defends perseverance of press duties after carrier Mike Gardner is injured by a bicycle collision with a protruding 2x4. Frank Alberts covers Mike’s route while he recovers, hoped to return soon.
On the 187th anniversary of Independence Day in 1963 a long awaited rain fell. Verne Witting, longtime secretary of the Washington Golf and Country Club, resigns his post and is elected to the board of directors for three years, working for nothing while his former salary ends.
Nancy Robertson receives a Siamese kitten from Clinton friends as replacement for a kitten killed by a car during a plane trip home. Her mother adds transportation costs of 3.50 for the new cat. Townsend family shares two grandchildren Linda and Tim Orris and their prayers. Tim asks where God is and is told he is beside you though unseen. Linda greets the morning with a solemn good morning to God before play.
A front porch view shows neighborhood children from the Carlton Mangold Burr Bordwell Jr. and Sam Young families learning to ride. After many spills the youngsters soon rode like veterans, recalling the narrator’s first bicycle memory and a staged purchase plan with Harold Johnson to pay $15.
A satirical piece mocks layman psychiatry via a fashion editor's joke. John Taylor of Tailor and Cutter cites Kennedy as hatless, linking hat avoidance to Freudian id and Oedipus complex. The author debunks, urging sons talks and a government funded study on hats and midlife quirks.
UPI analysis notes United Nations actions shaped U S policy from Korea to Congo and Iran The Soviet Union failed to win major UN victories despite boycotts and attempts to veto finances Analysts say Moscow aims to bargaining position rather than abandon the UN
In this reminiscence we recall Chester Howard known as a beloved and imposing figure at Wallace grade school. A natural athlete with a momentum on swings and track gifts, Chet helped neighbors and stood as a protector for the writer, later excelling as a cattle buyer in the purebred field before his death in 1956 after a car crash.
Dear Abby counsels that minors may not drink anywhere, citing legal restrictions and the need to set clear boundaries. The column covers a mother’s basement party with six couples, a father’s letters to relatives, and a grandmotherly couple dealing with a loudspeaker embarrassment in a Washington Iowa context.
Brazil plans a three year stabilization program to cut wheat imports by shifting bread consumption to corn. Economic planner Furtado says Delhi diverted over 150 million dollars in imports toward heavy equipment. Brazilians warmly welcome the change though few want to revive WWII rationing days.
A reflective critique of advertisements across products from hair shampoo to beer. The author laments dubious claims, hidden qualifiers, and consumer manipulation while questioning the ethics of sponsors and the gullibility of viewers. The piece notes mass production and lower prices but warns that many ads insult listeners and misrepresent benefits.
Keota June 25 Mrs Dale Shauenberg and Stephen of Milan Til spent Monday and Tuesday with Mr and Mrs Bill McDonald Miss Ann Shauenberg returned to Keota after a week in the Raymond Pine home at Columbus Junction Rose and Tillie Vogel of Jessup IA came Monday 19 to spend several days with their sister Mrs S McDonald Mrs McDonald is some better at this writing Mr and Mrs Herb McDonald took their daughter Mrs Don Radmaker to her home and then went on to Minnesota to visit Mrs Mc Donalds father who has been ill Ralph Tinnes was surprised on his birthday Sunday when Betty Apollonia and John Rueter of West Points Me and Mrs Robert Shetler and family of Bettendorf Mr and Mrs Fred Septher of Moline IA and Mr and Mrs Victor Tinnes and family of Keota went to the Tinnes home to help Ralph enjoy the day Gary Tinnes son of the Victor Tinnes accompanied Mr and Mrs Shetler home for a visit Mrs Anna Malley who had been visiting her daughter and family the Charles Coxs at North English returned to her home at the Jobs Fiyans on Sunday evening Mrs Maude Sanders Mrs Anna Malley Mrs M yan Mrs Leola Fiyan and Mrs Ferme Wim mer were guests of Mrs Martha Malley at coffee Tuesday turning Mrs Malley was also a dinner guest in the Bob Malley home
Four hands analyzed from a bridge lesson by B Jay Becker. South facing notrump against opponents, advice favors pass on 1 and 2 and three diamonds on 3 with risk of two hearts for East-West. Holding 4-3-3-2 distribution, avoid aggressive contests and aim to preserve contract.
A collage of postal and daily life notes from a small town. Reflections on Fourth of July safety, roses along a highway, a cafe sign pun, a bank sign oddity, zip codes and phone numbers, tomato day forecasts, hay-bale chores, and a childhood baseball game improvised with salt for bases.
Prairie Flower singers visited the Pines Rest Home to sing hymns on Sunday. Mrs Nina Smith and Miss Jeane Smith hosted relatives and neighbors across Kalona Prairie Flower Washington communities. Jeane Smith departed for Arlington Virginia, as residents shared visits with Hawkins and area families.
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