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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1965
Page
4
The Charles Pfizer company lists ten precautions for hay fever sufferers as ragweed pollen rises. The editorial cites Dr. Holmes on cures, and ends with a quip about Tiffany in New York keeping fountains running by spraying gin in store windows.
A devotional reflection cites John 1 10 about Jesus in the world and notes that the world knew him not. It warns that preoccupation spiritual inertia laziness and indifference blind people today. Aimed at prompting self examination and humility.
In the University of Kansas Medical Center pediatrics unit, nurses swap white for bright pinafores to spare young patients from hospital stress. Miss Rea Youmans led the idea, noting white uniforms trigger pain memories for children.
A reader from Madison forwards a clipped reprint from the Oxford Mail about newspaper delivery boys on bicycles. The note confirms Hilary Jackson as the writer’s niece and reveals Anthony Wood is a pseudonym for columnist Don Chapman.
Two sample hands from a 1943 Becker column discuss play at Three Notrump and Five Diamonds. Strategies include spade tricks, leading nine of clubs, finessing, and endplay to maximize chances, with notes on king’s position and exact sequences.
The Washington Evening Journal, published afternoons except Sunday, Christmas and July 4th, lists staff including David Elder as Editor and Business Manager, William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director, Charles Morris as News Editor, Bob Shaffer as Local Advertising, Bruce Cowden as Contributing Editor, and Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent. It is entered as second class matter under the 1879 act in Washington Iowa and is part of Inland Daily Press, Iowa Daily Press, and Iowa Press associations with United Press Leased Wire.
An Oxford suburb Horspath tale shows three schoolgirls Hilary Jackson Beverley Gibbons and Jennifer Crook delivering about 50 copies of the Oxford Mail each evening on ponies Copper Kelly and Pogo. They ride into some houses and even a pub to drop the paper, using the horses for transport and exercise.
The first in a series explains the new Medicare hospital coverage for most Americans 65 and over. Beginning July 1966, Social Security will pay for hospital care and much related services for about 19 million elderly, with costs shared by patients and a government-backed policy for physician fees. Coverage includes hospital rooms, tests, and some home care options, while certain professionals and private rooms have separate payments. Eligibility covers most 65 plus, with phased implementation and conditions for nursing home and outpatient diagnostic benefits.
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