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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1977
Page
4
A devotional piece cites Revelation 22 3 and argues that Christ lifts the earths curse by daily work. It urges young men to reassess career choices and consider sales roles, noting their potential value despite lower prestige.
Reprinted from the Journal July 12, 1968, the piece praises the professional salesman as a key business gear. It recounts a Chicago supplier GM resolving a dispute in Iowa City, illustrating the salesman’s value, expertise, and potential career path, and urges young people to consider sales as a rewarding, respectable field.
A Washington Iowa parent urges the school board to extend the high school choir spring tour from one to four days. He argues tours offer educational value through travel, diaries, photos, and conversations with people met, citing his son Paul’s 1976 trip and student learning experiences.
This collection features humorous camp anecdotes and imagined letters from youngsters at summer camp. It includes quips about name tags, belts, and five dollar letters prompting care packages, ending with imagined notes starting Dear Mom and a jab at Fruit of the Loom.
A 61 year old bachelor seeks guidance on pursuing a younger bank employee while amassing $140,000 and conflicting on age. Abby replies he is not too old to date and should call for dinner. The page also covers life after death worries and a widow’s grief, advising direct outreach and inviting widows or singles to social events.
L M Boyd discusses Hopi beliefs about leg pains blamed on snakes and how World War II era army doctors failed to win belief in cures once witch doctors lost credibility. Includes trivia Q and A on Noah’s ark measurements and showgirl standards. Copyright 1977 L M Boyd.
South must risk repeated diamond leads after West and East defense to avoid defeat. Declarer wins a trump return, then pursues a line with diamonds to force out the ace, hoping to discard clubs on dummy. Despite danger of a singleton or doubleton diamond, the only path to success is the risky run. Tomorrow: Partnership rapport.
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