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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1972
Page
4
A rambling editorial comic piece blends religious quotation with quips about New Year resolve, watermelons, and a Scottish Presbyterian hat controversy. It recounts traveling to London and Edinburgh while noting Scots at play and in debate.
The Bakers, noted irascible Presbyterians, face renewed trouble as Mrs. Baker is suspended again amid a fresh clash over church building plans. The piece recalls their 1968 exile for disruption and a 1961 Edinburgh council fight over a new church emblem designed with heraldic elements.
Kenneth Reid, Ottumwa school system physical education supervisor, urges keeping PE required and warns against parents driving children to school. He notes walking is essential exercise and fears making PE elective reduces participation for those who need it most. Reid helps coordinate with PEPI, a national group backing fitness awareness with the President's Council.
Lois Holland Putnam shares past mail delivery quirks from Washington Iowa mentioning being addressed as Lee Holland's sister and later as the sheriff's wife. She recalls a Morning Sun aunt writing to Lee's Sister and the envelope arriving without street address.
Dear Abby letters tackle body autonomy taxes and public costs, kissing etiquette, tax dependency rules, sainthood in marriage, and a martyrdom moment. The exchange blends social critique with humorous guidance across four readers and a signoff.
The Almanac notes today is Friday July 14 1972 the 196th day with 170 to follow and stars Venus Saturn in morning and Mercury Mars Jupiter in evening. Ingmar Bergman born July 14 1918. On this date Bastille storm 1789 Adlai Stevenson death 1965 Chicago nurse murders 1966 Richard Speck later convicted death sentence overruled by Supreme Court 1971 Bell Telephone strike half a million workers.
Editor notes Washington area readers share experiences from Explo 72 in Dallas. LaVon Worley recalls personal conversion at college and how Explo spurred a Christian life, with reflections on faith, scripture, and future columns.
A 1972 L M Boyd column surveys IQ ranges from 100 to 180 in brisk trivia, breezy science notes on cold tropical natives and bathtub readers, plus jokes about hats and a guard dog with a secret trigger word. It includes a humor page address in Fort Worth.
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