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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1965
Page
4
The World Prefers Action Over Sermon Says Editorial In The Washington Sum Evening Journal. A brief exhortation urges walking in wisdom toward outsiders and redeeming the time, echoing a biblical verse from Colossians 4 5.
A reader criticizes the July implemention of the Area Distribution Center system in the post office. The piece traces delays and detours caused by routing mail through Cedar Rapids, Ottumwa, and Burlington rather than direct local handling, arguing higher costs and lower reliability. It questions the promised next day delivery and density of service, calling the plan a failed “miracle.”
Mrs C A Thompson reports visits and relocations in Ainsworth Iowa including Mrs Austin Evans staying with her parents Mr and Mrs A Stephens and plans to move to Danville Illinois. Local gatherings feature a July neighborhood circus with prizes and fundraisers for 4 H and Boy Scouts, plus birthdays celebrated and a hospital return.
Iowa fiscal year ended June 30 saw total tax collections reach 333 million dollars, up 22.6 million from 1964. Sales, individual income, and corporate taxes all rose with gains in motor vehicle registrations and use taxes signaling broader consumer and business strength across the state.
Tom Ball, a 20 year old college student on a 15 000 mile hitch hiking journey, records Canadian views of the United States and its people. He quotes Canadians from aMontreal high school principal to a red haired French Canadian woman on American life and policy.
Keota residents Mr and Mrs Harold Holmes plus grandsons Douglas and Bradley Lawrence of Alburnett spent the Fourth of July weekend at the home of Mrs Holmes brother Olin Maule in Austin Minnesota. The visit included Douglas and Bradley staying with grandparents. Other local families hosted relatives over the holiday weekend including Floyd and Lloyd Stephen, Willard Ginkens and Donnie Ginkens, Maxine Baker and children, Retta Shenafelt, Tom McDonald and Lisa, and James Bell and Bill McDonald families.
The final week of the summer children's reading program and story hour runs this week at the Washington Public Library. Mrs. Tom Brown leads the Gone Fishing Club with daily sessions at nine, and each enrolled child will earn a fishing license for library readEnjoyment. Hazel Euwer reports a record 344 books borrowed in one day. New juvenile titles arrive in July including Through Dooms of Love and The Gathering of Zion, with notes on The Peace Copes in Action and other works.
A compact portrait traces Hoagy Carmichael as a multifaceted musician and creator. From law to piano, singing, composing and appearing in film, television, and radio, his varied talents shaped Stardust and beyond. The excerpt hints at Daphne Du Maurier’s Flight of the Falcon, noting a well known author.
The Washington Evening Journal from Washington Iowa shows staff roles including David Elder editor and business manager William Shannon vice president advertising director Charles Morris news editor Bob Shaffer local advertising Bruce Cowden contributing editor Howard Hazen production superintendent. The paper notes published afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th and is entered as second class matter under the 1879 act. Mail subscription rates in Iowa are 3.40 dollars.
In a famed Mayfair Bridge Club handling, Harry Fishbein defends four spades. West leads clubs and discards the ace of diamonds to signal for East to return a club, guiding the play to defeat the contract. The trick hinges on the ace of diamonds discard as the sole effective message to East.
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