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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1963
Page
5
In a reflection on soul over world, Bev Young claims her first win since childhood a prize corner including color TV radio and stereo. The note reminds winners bear tax liability and the writer hints at future neighborly visits from the Young family Sam Bev Mike Marty and Susie.
Cindy Chamberlin and Sylvia Teets visited Denver and drew autographs as onlookers mistook them for movie stars after a Red Rock Theater performance. The column recounts several bat encounters at neighbors’ homes, with men chasing bats using brooms and mops while women led the fights, noting bats always lose but bring excitement.
Mr and Mrs Sam Young recently won a General Electric Color TV Home Entertainment Center in the Alcoa Wrap Diamond Jubilee Sweepstakes, shown to neighbors.
Harold Stevens recounts a man who buys a new truck and, on his first run, repeatedly smacks the side with a sledge hammer. A patrolman asks why, and the driver explains the rig is a five tonner carrying ten tons of canaries, so he must keep half the birds aloft to move the load.
In Kalona an expectant mother hurried three children to Grandmother for a visit with a promise of a surprise. When Dad delivered the news of a new baby brother, the oldest child mused that the real surprise was that Mommy had the baby herself.
The writer plans a week off from news and radio to retreat with eight daughters moving in orbit of Lake Darling. He muses on racial discrimination, de-Lincolnization, rail labor, Red China invites, liquor laws, and civil responsibilities. He longs for a fix on Dutch elm disease and urges readers to write home to their daughter, asking simple questions about life at camp.
Joyce Gault from Cedar Falls visited her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Gault in Crawfordsville for a weekend. Karen Beenblossom of West Burlington visited her grandparents the Herrings. Several locals attend a Bas ce School Lunch short course at Iowa State University with Mrs Mabel Roth and Virginia Lindeen. Families from Davenport Washington Burlington and Winfield gather for visits and a Branson trip. Linda Cherryholmes stays with relatives while her parents vacation. Steven Cherryholmes visits St Louis Zoo after Wisconsin Dells trip.
Five of six in a booth puzzled over a familiar face with an elusive name. The man was Roy Minnis, past president of the club and former Washington high school principal who left Washington in 1949.
A caller from California, Francis Haney, longtime local figure, phoned to dispute a couple of points in a recent column. He preferred visiting to correcting details and promised a letter with his version, which has not yet arrived.
Jaundice in newborns is usually temporary and not serious, though rare blood incompatibilities may require exchange transfusion under specialist care. The article also warns against childhood poisonings, endorsing early ipecac use for accidental ingestion and stressing keeping medicines out of children’s reach and consulting a personal physician for health concerns.
Stamp Corner notes Tonga issued 1963 coins as first gold pieces since 1930s demonetization. To commemorate, Ida West designed embossed gold foil stamps printed in England, with circular shapes and die cuts, first true postage stamps in gold foil, range from 1d to 15s, few pieces produced.
Dr Bruce Cowden recalls Donald Kerr son of Dr and Mrs Kerr receiving a doctorate from Carnegie Institute of Technology in engineering and science His dissertation on piezoresistance spans 136 pages with electrical diagrams and charts and he later works at IBM Components Division Poughkeepsie New York The piece notes Kerr's Washington Iowa origins his carrier work for the Washington Evening Journal and his ascent to a brilliant career in electrical engineering.
In a B. Jay Becker article a North South deal shows declarer finding the singleton diamond lead. By cashing diamonds, ruffing, and a sequence of plays he learns who has the singleton and traps the remaining tricks. East yields the final two tricks after the lead reveals the position.
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