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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1969
Page
4
A reflective piece citing Luke 15 28 and a prayer for forgiveness. It contrasts personal sin with a neighbor's fault, notes skepticism about street names, and praises a southern driving courtesy trend where drivers let others in and wave thanks, hoping it spreads nationwide.
Avondale Sun reports Vidalia dairyman Frank Conner carpeted his cow barn with outdoor indoor carpeting to steady 400 cows after a slip risk. Milking stalls and alleys gained a summer green surface at a cost under 1000 dollars, protecting 1600 hooves.
Even in small towns price variation among families exists, but modern newspaper grocery ads offer a near complete shopping list. They reveal seasonal best buys and menu ideas, helping households compare prices without visiting every store. Yet the more educated and wealthier shoppers use papers most, while the very poor may not learn to shop this way.
A column fragment debates the idea that money ensures equal partnership in marriage noting that 50 percent incomes do not guarantee equal housework, and questions arise when one partner loses work or earnings rise. The piece hints at future discussion between chapters on cooking and baby care.
Nineteen Cub Scouts and Kenneth Lankford visited WMT-TV in Cedar Rapids last Monday to meet Dr. Max and Mombo and see Bengal tigers and trained monkeys. Numerous mothers chaperoned the group during the tour.
Claude Dautremont traveled to the Ozarks with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Griffin of Iowa City. Marie Dautremont visited Riverside to rest at her sister’s home in Iowa City, while Grace Dautremont headed to Albuquerque to stay with relatives. The Detroit Red Wings set a playoff record with two goals five seconds apart in 1965.
A role play conducted at Teachers College with Dr. Gary Edwards as a marijuana-using student highlights teachers' unpreparedness and the need for dialogue to bridge the gap between parents and teens. A psychiatrist calls marijuana use a contagion of idea rather than a physiological addiction.
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