Impatience as a spur to progress in daily life
A Washington Evening Journal editorial essayizes on biblical hypocrisy and the value of impatience. It cites Edison and the Wright brothers as examples who spurred progress by rejecting complacency, urging self-improvement and pushing others toward higher goals. The piece links cultural notes on July as National Hot Dog Month and global celebrations.
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West Indies
London
The
London Observer
National Pickle Packers’ Association
Stroud
Oklahoma
Canada
Australia
Gloustershire
England
Edison
Wright Brothers
Let's Try the Swift Kick on Juvenile Delinquency
A 1963 column argues punishment over reform for youth crime. It cites Hoover and Loble case studies, suggesting short, harsh penalties, work farms, and basic discipline to curb juvenile misbehavior. It critiques soft therapy and advocates swift, communal accountability.
Iran and Persia United by History and Culture
Iran remains widely known as Persia despite efforts to rename it. The article outlines Iran’s geography, long history, and major programs under Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, including education drives, irrigation, dams, and modernization funded partly by US aid. It notes urban Westernization, tribal diversity, and a growing tourism sector with new hotels and improved roads.
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Joseph Mazandi
United Press International
Tehran
UPI
Iran
Persia
Persian Gulf
Texas
Darius
Cyrus
Alexander the i
Genghis
Khan
Iraq
Turkey
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Gulf of Oman
Arabian Sea
Caspian Sea
Russia
United States
Shah Mohammed Reza
Tran
Highway Commission aims to boost image and support
Ames IA The newly formed Iowa Highway Commission plans public relations outreach by sending letters to legislators asking for detailed complaints. Marty Bradley Jr. says a business manager may be studied, with a continued five year construction program and possible toll road talks with Illinois authorities. The panel aims to review urban road needs, consider road abandonments, and advance interstate 80 work from Grinnell to Davenport while eyeing right of way acquisitions this fall.
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AMES
IDPA
Town Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Marty Bradley, Jr
Des Moines Democrat
Bradley
Saine
Commission
Iowa Highway Commission
Ilinois
Grinnell
Iona Ity
Lowans
Des Moines
Davnot
Davenport
Rubber bridge hand prompts complex squeeze play
A 1963 bridge hand from a rubber game shows East doubling and West leading nine of spades. Declarer tries spade shutdown, ducks diamonds, and forges a heart club sequence to squeeze East, who takes no tricks while West secures four. The column analyzes the misplay and outcome.
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Dole
East
West
Declarer
South
King Fearus
Noneves Syndicate, Inc
Noggin Thumping and Quiet Discipline Seen in Family Snippets
A collection of family notes notes on child rearing mentions Noggin Thumping as a quiet discipline method, a TV mirror joke, garden sunflowers, new baby gender swaps, cupcakes served in cones, and a fading vacation as teens promise to return to school amid comments on curriculum.
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Nention
Ghost towns of Washington County echo in old maps
Edna L. Jones and Washington County Historical Society members revisited a county map dated 18501 and recalled ghost towns and post offices in Jackson and other townships. The 1938 Centennial list names towns like Eureka, Lexington, Pilotburg, Davis Creek, Yatton, Wassonville, and more, with brief lifespans and a few surviving landmarks such as churches, mills, and a present county footprint.
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Edna L. Jones
Washington Count Historical Society
Washington County
Miss Jones
Jackson Township
Genoa
Glendon
de W. R. Yard
Enon
Abijah Nekrson
Dr. Yord
Amboy
Oregon
Cedarville
Lexington
Highland Township
Davis Creek
Town Township
Dublin
Juan
Marion Township
Lake
Marcellus
Middleburg
English River
New Haven
Dutch Creek
Pilotburg
Lime Creek
Seventy-six Center
Seventy-six
White Ash
Astoria
Oregon Township
Beds
Locaten
Pots Wile
Davion
Daytonville
Limereck Township
Wellman
Harrisburg
Cedar Township
Paris
Dutch Creek Township
Valley
Valley Church
Pilotsburg
Titus
Mailwaukee Railroad
Washington
Franklin Township
Vincent
Rock Island
Wassonville
Yatton
Iowa Township
Riverside
Wington
Iowa City
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Washington Evening Journal
Esaias
Gwendolyn
Gwendol
Tee Maidens
Shackleton
Hunte
Lock
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Henings Committee
U.S. Senate
William J. Obermiller
Whiting
Indiana
Chicago
Obermiller
Montana
Lester H. Loble
Helena
Judge Loble
Pilgrim Fathers
George Washington
General Features Corp
Western
Asia
Middle East
U.S
Europe
Wy. Commission
Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press
Jey Becker
West Ass
Fom Masters
Lnerable
Waver
Wei
Pasa
BY Marge Luckey
Dren
Eureka
Marion ‘Ownship
Ash
Grace Hill
Franklin Ownship
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