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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1975
Page
4
An editorial note quotes John 14 27 about the peace Christ offers. It urges readers to know and accept Him to receive true peace. The piece emphasizes spiritual assurance over worldly comfort.
In Hannibal Missouri Jaycees preserve the Tom Sawyer Days fence painting as an all boy contest for ages 10 to 13. They defend the Tom and Becky dynamic and reject calls to open the event to girls. The piece cautions against reformers altering local adolescent rituals.
An essay humorously proposes removing redundant speed limit text from highway signs to save paint and space. The author suggests a rectangular blank sign would become ideal tomato stakes for gardens, noting six-foot posts are sturdy and versatile.
Herald and News editor Joe Caraher in Klamath Falls provokes pandemonium with his annual selection of the 10 Best Dressed Women in Klamath County. He omits one name for reader’s choice while quoting Theodore Roosevelt and mixing bits from other papers. A Fort Knox missing-gold joke and miscellany follow, ending with a tale of Mrs. Jeff Brown losing rings and her husband’s dive to recover them.
Absent clear byline details, this brief compiles three segments from a Dear Abby column. It covers a deaf reader seeking a wakeup aid, a 51 year old wife unhappy in a long in name only marriage, and commentary on wedding traditions and gift expectations. The column includes advice about flashing alarm clocks, job exploration, and declining lavish weddings with invitations to write for further information.
A collection of casual observations on behavior and statistics from the era. It notes how a boss’s eye engagement signals invitation to speak and includes assorted trivia on temper, daily habits, and work wages.
In a Springold championship replica, two table hands showcase sharp play. South wins heart lead, dummy king trumps, East cashes clubs, declarer fails at one table. At another table four spades doubled makes after a famed six from dummy. The second declarer gains via a deep six from dummy and a risky line turns the contract.
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