Notes About Las Vegas On Our Vacation 1968
The writer recounts five days in Las Vegas Nevada detailing the cost of food and lodging, gambling experiences at slot machines, and curious incidents. Highlights include bear wrestling acts, a Japanese traveler winning seven jackpots, and observations on freebies and hotel shows.
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Las Vegas, Nevada
Dale Fuhr
Dwane Shalla
Gib Mills
Gib
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Japan
Passing Years in Washington News Notes
Dick Wiley son of Mr and Mrs Robert Wiley left Sunday to assume duties as vocational agriculture teacher at Hamburg Iowa. Mr Wiley graduated from Iowa State College in June. Mrs T G Connelly of Seattle came Thursday to visit Mr and Mrs Clifford Connelly. She will go to Louisiana after the visit to spend time with her parents. From there she and her parents will go to Seattle. Charlotte Berry daughter of Mrs Mary Berry participates in Colorado College Colorado Springs summer session June 16 August 8, enrolled.
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Robert Wiley
Hamburg
Iowa
Wiley
Iowa State College
T. G. Connelly
Seattle
Clifford Connelly
Connelly
Louisiana
Washington
Charlotte Berry
Mary Berry
Colorado College
Colorado Springs
Miss Berry
Deaths and obituaries from Washington area
A sequence of death notices from Washington area records notes William Rose 74 of Minocqua Wisconsin died July 5 in Iron Mountain Michigan Veterans Hospital. Elmer L. McFadden 79 died July 8 at his home in Washington. Celesta Melinsky 57 died July 9. Mary Welch Michels 72 died after injuries from a Davenport auto crash. Homer G. Jarrard 82 retired farmer died July 10 in Washington County Hospital. Frank Shearer 80 formerly of Washington died July 4 in Monte Bello California. Viola Curtis Bauch 81 killed in a Milwaukee crash. Ed Northup 75 retired farmer died July 1968 in Jefferson County Hospital. John Stockman 69 formerly of Washington buried in Brighton after dying in Moline Illinois. Vada Hadley 92 died July 1956 heart attack at Fairfield Convalescent Home. Dale Hofmann of J C Penney attended a Christmas merchandising meeting in Centerville. Edward Vosika and family return from fishing trip to Alexandria Minnesota. Richard George left Iowa City for Lincoln Nebraska after visiting relatives. Carolyn Brewer daughter of Jay and completed three years teaching in Khartoum Africa mission school.
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J. C. Penney
Penney
Centerville
Edward J. Vosika
Alexandria
Minn
Richard George
Iowa City
Lincoln
Neb
Ben George
Robert Anderson
Marriages Across Communities Highlight Summer Notices
Multiple wedding announcements span California to Iowa with Patricia Lynne Godlove and Lt Nick Mauney wed in Sacramento. Marlene Wade and Von Miller wed in Kalona. Connie Brown and Philip Embree marry in Washington. Other items list local civic events, club notes, and theater improvements.
Washington Evening Journal staff and publication details
The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists staff including David Elder as Editor and Business Manager William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director Charles Morris as News Editor Bob Shaffer as Local Advertising and Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent. The paper publishes afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th and is entered as second class matter.
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William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
Pett
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press Ass’n
Iowa Daily Press Ass‘n
Iowa Press Ass’n
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Californians Like Saintly Girls and Other Odds
A column of assorted tidbits notes California towns with saintly female names and Texas towns with common girl names, jests about Sally Rand and Faith Bacon, railroad theater cars, shopper Q A on sale spellings and diamond sizes, game-fish odds claims, a long marriage in India, affirmations in court, and grapefruit origins with a traveler’s remark about London market sizes.
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California
Sata Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Maria
Texas
Peggy
Patricia
Lolita
Sally Rand
Faith Bacon
Sholom Secunda
East dealer. Discard decision in bridge endgame coin flip
In a 1968 Evening Journal bridge column, a club king lead from West and a mis-discard by East set up a dramatic endgame. If East sloughs the heart queen, South can force five diamonds plus others to make the contract. if East dumps diamonds, North declarer may fail. The article weighs discarding the diamond queen and explains why East’s heart discard sealed the fate.
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North
West
Declarer
East
King
Res Syndicate, Inc
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Jack) Stockman
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