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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1963
Page
5
Editorial reflects on bearing fruit as disciples and cites a staged crime hoax by Iowa Wesleyan College dramatics group. Lawmen were tipped off, except the district attorney. Participants believed to be skilled actors, one quips about not making a good witness.
A local visitor recounts seeing a replica of Winga Cafe place mats and an editorial from a Wisconsin restaurant. Monroe dignitaries traveled two hundred miles to sign a mock treaty with gifts and jokes about cafe mats and credit.
A stranger in clerical attire sits alone as three large men and a woman approach. They abduct him from a booth after a silent confrontation and flee in a waiting car. A license number is noted while bystanders suspect a kidnapping. County Attorney laments lack of police.
A Ottumwa tale recalls six high school friends who staged a fake shooting on one of the towns busiest corners after a movie let out. The alleged victim was carried away, witnesses panicked, and even with masked plates police had no clues for days. The pranksters faced strict curfews at home for a month, a punishment the narrator calls the longest thirty days.
A house bat incident unfolds as a couple battles a flying intruder with a long unused tennis racquet. The husband swings repeatedly on the porch and inside the house, misses, and the bat eventually crashes to the floor as a small crumpled ball of fur.
Charles Denison confesses mild interest in bird watching and feeds birds at home. He recalls Dave Elder's recent item on sparrow gender differences. Charlie would support Dave for high office if a local bird watching group is formed, noting expertise in distinguishing male and female sparrows.
Postmaster General Day announces field tests in Dayton Ohio starting August 1 using luminescent ink on airmail stamps to sort mail at 30 000 letters per hour If successful all stamps may be tagged Collectors may request first day cancellations by sending addressed envelopes with eight cents per envelope to Dayton Postmaster The Alliance for Progress commemorative stamp goes on sale August 17 1963 in five cent denomination United Nations issues a 25 cent stamp October 1 1963 for West New Guinea now West Irian with 1 600 000 stamps printed in blue green and gray Information on cancellations will be available six weeks before issue date.
The notice from Meredith Publishing Co describes Don Ross assuming a newly created position as an insurance merchandising manager to promote money management as a business tool. The piece recalls his Washington connections, his long career in insurance sales education, and a past letter on Washington trains.
In Becker style analysis a South responds under pressure with a redouble, pass, or heart bid depending on hand shape. The five example hands illustrate risks of blocking, supporting partner, and signaling heart length while considering whether to force or not, aiming to keep opponents uncomfortable and not expose dangerous contracts.
Cloyce Dills host Keota gathering as visitors from Janesville Wisconsin and Davenport Iowa stay with local families. A cook out at Bob Dill home in Sigourney and weekend visits to Iowa City mark the trip. Oklahoma visitors arrive for a week long stay with Harold Hagist and Bob Stephens, greeting newborn Brent born June 16.
A housekeeper discovered in a storeroom upstairs my father's saddlebags filled with small bottles of assorted emergency remedies used by a traveling doctor. The relics offer a glimpse of medical tools from the past.
United Press International listing opens with Vacation Playhouse on CBS testing new formats. Ginger Rogers stars in A Love Affair Just for Thee with Charlie Ruggles. NBC features John Thomas Scopes as consultant in a 1925 trial context. Captain Kangaroo and Calendar follow with Pennsylvanian Dutch study and newborn health tests. The Barbarian and the Geisha airs on NBC in color.
The Midwest Old Set tlers and Threshers Association plans a two night chautauqua at Mount Pleasant on September 4 and 5 at 7 30 PM. A tent will be set up for performances, not air conditioned, echoing memories of old times. The piece invites readers to recall camping, early radio era and the social charm of the event as part of the 14th annual reunion.
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