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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1973
Page
4
In Washington Iowa on Saturday July 14 1973 an editorial note presents a religious reflection based on Joshua 24 24 urging continued faithfulness to God as spoken by the Prophet encouraging adherence to divine guidance.
The column recounts a busy week with notes on Miss America, Vice President Nixon, and upcoming religious feasts. It laughs at social shifts from bathtubs to women’s rights, shares reader mail, and colors with humorous anecdotes about snakes, birds, and summer comforts. A local Texas reader shares clippings and a terrifically whimsical view of life.
In a Becker contract bridge hand East faced a critical discard on the fifth trump. East’s spade discard from dummy cost 2,510 points as declarer raked the rest to the grand slam. If East had held a 5-4 spade, West would have discarded a spade and South would have gone down.
A collage of notes recalls ostrich hunts yielding diamonds from gizzards in Africa, early victories of Alexander the Great and William Pitt, and remarks on aging leaders. It includes quips about Daniel Boone, White House press history, lightning myths, a high school lawn mower entrepreneur, Bat Masterson’s gun habit, and a late copyright note from 1973.
The Almanac notes July 14 1973 as the 195th day with 178 remaining. It lists celestial events Mars Jupiter Saturn morning and Mercury Venus evening and marks Ingmar Bergman born July 14 1918. It recalls Bastille storming 1789 and Adlai Stevenson’s death in 1965.
A collage of letters to Dear Abby covers false fanny advice, marriage boredom, and coping with a depression-prone sister. Topics include honest appearance, pursuing counseling, handling lonely spouse, unopenable mail, and godmother quirks. Also notes mass distribution of copies of A Living Will.
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