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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1962
Page
5
An editorial shares a Scout pledge urging proper trash disposal in Washington Square with new baskets described as attractive and practical. It praises city leaders for installing the receptacles and urges residents to live up to the pledge. It also recalls a flood scare in Iowa City and reflects on newspaper delivery routes and fairness when routes switch hands.
United States Senator Albert Gore argues that church missionaries in Africa do more with less than the Peace Corps. He notes the Peace Corps overhead is high and suggests united church efforts could replace government programs, achieving similar results at lower cost.
In a difficult contract, South discovers the only path to slam after West leads ten of clubs. By timing discards and ruffs, he navigates through two diamond losers and defeats East’s defense, though the hand hinges on East not dropping the king of diamonds too early.
Wellman volunteers and families gathered Sunday at Lake Darling for a community picnic. Local residents celebrated engagements, hospital gifts, and church class activities while Ellis Rickey of the Red Cross advances to a Midwest fundraising role in St Louis set for July 30.
A list of emergency actions for a rattlesnake bite advises immobilize the arm, keep warm, avoid tourniquets or cuts, and call a doctor for antivenom. It notes mixed military guidance on cutting and sucking, with doctors favoring gentle bleeding and suction briefly, then seeking professional care.
Grace Butler reports from Columbus Junction as Carol Pederson and Nita Meeker attend Shining Trail Council of Girl Scouts Camp this week. Dianne Phillips returns from Eden Valley Minnesota after attending a girls’ TTT camp. Esther Boulton Florence Boulton and Mrs George Boulton plan a motor trip to Seattle for the World’s Fair.
Sam Plecker was guest of honor at a cooperative dinner in Westchester with relatives from Wellman Kalona Iowa City Sigourney Columbus Junction Baltimore Maryland and Iowa guests. Vera Forinash hosted a morning coffee with multiple attendees.
Mrs Will Rich of Kansas is claimed as a relative in Wayland with Edwin Rich of Washington and others traveling to Newton Kansas for the funeral. Family members attended a post nuptial shower at Harold Kauffman home with many attendees listed and gifts opened.
A roundup of social visits and travels includes Mr. and Mrs. Walter Short of Archbold Ohio staying with the Marlin family en route to Denver, high school reunion attendance in Decorah, trips to Oregon and Seattle for the World's Fair, and relatives visiting from California and Des Moines. Also noted are parade participation near Salem with prize money, a car accident near Columbus Junction with injuries, and recovery updates from Dermier Hospital for Maynard Wyse.
The page lists staff roles including editor David Elder and business manager William Shannon, with a publication schedule and notices of second class matter status. It also shows affiliations with press associations and subscription rates for rural and outside the state, plus carrier pricing in Washington and nearby areas.
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