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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1973
Page
4
Washington Iowa Tuesday July 17 1973 editorials quote from John 18 21 and Arnold Bennett on truth luck and friendship. The piece reflects on hearing truth and the risks of relying on luck and mutual judgment among friends.
A blistering rant condemns urban housewives for neglecting farmers and food producers. It urges readers to understand farm labor, boycott of groceries is rejected, and praises grocers and workers who feed the nation. It compares suburban luxury to farm toil, urging empathy and fair living for all workers.
A sharp satirical column mocks modern comforts and consumer woes as a voice-over narrator catalogs the comforts of wealth and stability before venting about rising bread prices and personal frustration in a biting social critique.
A reader commends local scrap metal dealers led by Tom Martin of Haskins Iowa and notes the industry’s tough economics. The page also discusses bridge strategy, explaining when to cover an honor and illustrating a hand where correct signaling changes the outcome, with a pilot reference to tomorrow’s column Sylvia.
A column features quick queries and humorous answers on quirks of leg crossing handedness applause and hippo underwater time. It riffs on alimony reform, hair theft by bus robbers, beeves monikers, and tone of voice as a sultry magnet.
Readers debate birth control exams and chastity with Abby’s counsel. A woman asks about pelvic checks for the pill, while a man asks how much personal history to reveal before marriage. Abby notes exams are medically advised and explains privacy limits.
July 17 1973 marks day 198 with 167 to follow. Births include Art Linkletter born 1912. Florida ceded by Spain in 1821. 1936 Spanish Civil War began. 1948 States Rights Party formed by Southern Democrats. 1955 Arco Idaho first to use atomic energy for all power. Thought by Lord Russell on peace and honor.
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