This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1968
Page
4
A compilation of short quotes from religious and literary sources. Highlights include Mark 12 37 admiring the common people and Schiller on patience. Notes springtime mood where boys feel gallant and girls boyant with casual wordplay.
A letter to the editor discusses Harry Simpson ideas for a low cost tornado warning system in Washington using bombs or a Civil Defense siren. The piece notes nostalgia for wartime devices and questions public interest in loud noises amid a quiet Fourth of July. It also includes brief anecdotes about a Chicago industrialist in Paris and a lost wallet found in Cedar Rapids with a returned owner from Nashua Iowa.
A survey outlines the status of American Indians including population, rights, and government aid. It notes 600000 Indians in the U S, half on trust lands, citizens since 1924, and voting and office-holding rights. It covers the Bureau of Indian Affairs history, budgets, reservations, education, and federal programs totaling about 400 million annually.
WWE Club met at the home of Mrs Art Whiting with all members present for a social evening. Hostess gifts went to Mrs Wayne Davis and Mrs Harold Williams. Darlene Bonser visited from Fairfield California then flew to Iowa. William Salyers returned from Germany on a 30 day leave, visiting family. The Crooked Creek Cyclones sponsor a Recreation Center at Crawfordsville Legion Hall open Tue Thu and Sun. Howard Anderson and family toured Davenport Boston Cooperstown and Cape Cod during a camping trip with John Foster family.
L M Boyd surveys show twice as many men as women rise before 6 a m. In a column mixing trivia and quips a painter is said to know a work is finished when the urge to place a hand on the subject emerges, citing Renoir. The piece notes Einstein wore old flannel to bed and that a Manx court case involved a woman asked to marry a man she accused of assault and depicts various society vignettes.
The article discusses a Thailand North America match in Italy in 1966 where unorthodox bids led to a poor result. It recounts an American South opening a 12 point hand and a misread partnership response, resulting in a loss and a redeployment of contracts by the Bangkok system.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.