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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1963
Page
3
Readers dispute television interference claims between hams and TV owners. Abbreviated letters from RALPH W8LYI WA 4CXZ and another operator explain that poor TV shielding or faulty sets cause interference, not the ham transmitter, and urge using proper filters on TV sets.
Abby answers a reader on ham radio interference, explains how to report to the FCC, and notes that ham operators are licensed and generally responsible. The column mentions the handle Sam and offers Abby’s wedding booklet and a personal reply option. The letter also references actor Ray Collins and an early stage role.
A softball league for fourth to sixth grade girls is formed in Washington with two teams the Twins and Giants. Games start Thursdays at 3 30 p m on Green Field. The Twins practice Mondays on Lincoln School grounds with Pauline Crull as manager and Linda Johnson as assistant. The Giants practice Tuesdays at 3 30 p m with Don Swartzendruber as manager and Sandra Johnson as assistant.
A large cattle barn on the Ivan and Richard Enfield farm southwest of Oxford burned Friday around 7 p.m. The roof burst into flames after a lightning strike seen by passing motorists who rushed to the scene.
SEWEREAMER promises a quick floor drain treatment that removes roots grease and other organic matter with no tools. Packaged in 5 and 10 lb cans at $2.29 and $3.95, the ad urges customers to demand SEWEREAMER by name.
A farmhouse barn burned while a family ate supper. The barn contained hay bought a month earlier and hauled miles to the farm, along with a hay blower, feeder pigs, and tools. Mrs. Enfield is a Rathmel daughter from Washington. Carl Reiner, once an actor and writer of The Dick Van Dyke Show, is noted as a hobbyist writer.
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