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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1964
Page
3
Dear Abby columns feature a neighbor’s noisy violin practice and a friend who copies purchases, plus a mother feeling neglected by grown children. Abby suggests ear plugs, a dating solution, and honest talk to preserve peace, while advising the caller to seek support or distance.
Crawfordsville notes list Missouri visitors and local gatherings as families and friends visited homes of Orris Marlatt Smith and Spencer. Recounted were weekend meals in Ainsworth Davenport and Iowa City with multiple households hosting dinners and casual calls. The Missourians included Bill and Mrs Orris of Independence and Carlton White with Becky, among others. A Legion Auxiliary Parley dinner at Shamrock Inn had 16 attendees. New officers named for the Auxiliary and a fall meeting scheduled.
The Washington Evening Journal published in Washington Iowa lists staff including Editor and Business Manager David Elder Vice President Advertising Director William Shannon News Editor Charles Morris Local Advertising Bruce Cowden Contributing Editor Howard Hazen Production Superintendent Bob Shaffer and notes afternoon editions except Sundays Christmas and July 4th. It is entered as a second class matter per the 1879 act and is associated with United Press Leased Wire Inland Daily Press Iowa Daily Press and Iowa Press Associations and Audit Bureau of Circulations.
A wartime style recruitment ad calls for men and women aged 18 to 52 to prepare for U S Civil Service job openings in the area over the next year. It promises starting salaries up to 446 dollars monthly, emphasizes security and advancement, notes some positions require little education, and urges readers to mail a coupon for free information from Lincoln Service, a privately owned school not government affiliated, with claims of test preparation help since 1948.
A reader in Pekin Illinois seeks free information on U S Government positions and salaries along with guidance on qualification for government jobs. The note provides name street city age and phone but no explicit article event.
A scrambled directory snippet lists firms Morrison Morrison and Lloyd at Edmond D. Morrison Jr. and James E. Lloyd, George F. Morrison, and others with addresses on Washington Street and South Marion Ave. It includes John C. Owen attorney, Stewart and Shearer law partners, Dr. P. L. Etter osteopathic physician, and John W. Lemmon O D offering eye care at 527 South Iowa.
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