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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1968
Page
4
An editorial reflecting on the value of professional salesmen, praising their skills, integrity, and career potential. It argues that modern salesmen are thorough, knowledgeable, and essential to business, deserving prestige and good income. It encourages young people to consider selling as a viable career with home life balance.
A Birmingham News note questions the feasibility of paper and plastic houses as cost and design advantages attract interest. It adds a quip that fits the era: People who live in paper houses shouldn't strike matches, a warning about hazards and impracticality.
A note received at the Journal from a Chicago address bearing the signature Frank Miller contains three brief fragments. The writer hints at suspicions about his wife, claims an unusual clock strike, and jokes about Rip Van Winkle. The anonymous submission is printed as correspondence.
Cpl. Harvey writes from Vietnam that villagers anticipate donated items. He describes a warm welcome from the village chief who hosted him for dinner and went to great effort to express gratitude. He plans to photograph arrivals and send them home, asking for a paper note of thanks.
A column of quirky facts and questions notes oddities from language to humor. references include a tale of a man struck by lightning five times in a day and trivia about letters endings and phrases. It riffs on names like Charlton Heston and Hubert Humphrey, and touches on bars, scales, and taxi drivers.
The memorial fund for Ernest Gideon was used to purchase two folding tables for the Bethel church by his sisters Ruth and May Gideon. Elma Rice was the July 4 dinner guest of Ruth and May Gideon after a ten day visit with George and Mrs. Rice in Downington Pa. Residents shared various visits and social calls around Bethel on July 4 and July 8.
Area Ten Community College wins state approval to add two data processing sequences to the Arts and Sciences curriculum. One set focuses on computer problem solving for an Associate Computer Science degree transferable to state universities. The other prepares arts and sciences students for business oriented CS studies.
The Washington Evening Journal from Washington Iowa lists contact numbers and staff roles including David Elder editor and business manager William Shannon advertising director Charles Morris news editor and Bob Shaffer local advertising. It notes publication afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th and its processional postal status under a 1879 act.
The text surveys how courts shifted from a hands off stance to recognizing prisoners rights. It notes limits on access to the courts, censorship of mail, access to legal books, medical care, and damages for official negligence. It cautions that rights must balance prison operations and order.
AINSWORTH July 8 Mr and Mrs Larry Sexton and family hosted a family pot luck dinner Sunday noon to celebrate Little Lyle Sexton s first birthday the guest of honor born Monday Attending were grandparents Arthur Charbon and Ora Sexton of Iowa City and Leroy Sexton family Fred Charbon and Omer Fountain of Kalona Also present were Omer Fountain Kalona and others from Iowa City Britain to repaint red telephone boxes no longer yellow Postmaster General John Stonehouse announced the color change proposal was dropped after public protests.
Abigail Van Buren advises against doctoring birth certificates or passports to hide age and suggests honesty. The column then covers marital strain over infidelity, with options to seek counseling or legal advice, and ends with guidance on telling a daughter about past illegitimacy without a direct confession.
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