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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1964
Page
4
The editorial reflects on small things that threaten faith, then recounts how barbed wire transformed American history and shifted power from cattle barons to farmers. It traces how inventions, economics, geography, and culture shape nations, noting taste and trade as drivers of history. History is made by people and the darndest things.
In Washington the writer shares a paradoxical bus stop experience on a trip from Columbus to Chicago. A Hindu student studying in the U S explains he has not heard of Christ in America though aware of missions in India. The tale contrasts faith with a drunken passenger named Happy, who causes disruption and prompts the student to question missionary teaching at home.
Riverside receives news of Nancy Kay a daughter weighing 8 pounds 1 ounce born Thursday at Mercy Hospital to Mr and Mrs Robert Frank. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred Frank and Mr and Mrs Alvin Stransky. The family left the hospital Sunday with baby Nancy Kay at home.
West is declarer in Six Hearts after North leads the ace of diamonds. Plan to establish the major by crossruff or ruffing finesse depending on discards, count the outstanding beauties, and optimize trump management. In practice, play diamonds to capture and time heart entries, then test the drop of opponent's guards to maximize length in hearts.
In a Four Spades contract with West as the declarer, North leads the ten of clubs. You win with the jack or queen as appropriate, then South returns the queen of hearts. Plan to establish spades while managing heart and club tricks. Consider discarding losers on established suits and timing entries to your tabled cards.
The hand analysis discusses avoiding the spade finesse at trick three and handling heart and trump sequences to force a slam. It outlines ruffing diamonds, a low heart to the king, and potential lines if South or North reneges on opening hearts. If South ruffs, a return leads to the contract. if not, cashing king of diamonds and ace of hearts then four clubs may secure the contract.
Rachel Leichty daughter of Simon Leichty travels to Winslow Arizona to teach at the Delcon School on the Indian Reservation for the coming school year. Virginia Boshart joins her on a visit to Winslow and Col orado Springs before returning. A long list of social events includes a Christner family reunion at West Wayland Park and a scholarship for Rochelle Wittmer at the University of Iowa. Further notes report visits, travel plans, births, and community activities across Wayland and Burlington communities.
In Buena Vista Township, Donald Campbell 22 of Saginaw drove a sedan through a high road embankment and 56 feet into Carson Leonard home. The impact toppled a bed and damaged the living room and doorway. Two elderly occupants, Myrtle Leonard 86 and Mrs. Herbert Allen 82, were injured and hospitalized. Campbell suffered a broken nose and kneecap and faces reckless driving charges.
Rev and Mrs Herbert Gould and family from Missouri Valley Iowa visited Mrs Ima Dawson Saturday before heading to Delbert Darnell's north of Washington. Mary Darnell in Mercy Hospital Iowa City Room 320. Rex Widmer and Larry with Mr and Mrs Tony Meath visited Davenport relatives. The Crish and Mary hosted a barbecue to welcome Mr Vincent Peck Mrs Paul Peck and William of Fast Pleasant Plain and Roy Lamasky of Brighton. Nearby visits included Mr and Mrs Sam Armetta of Rock Island and Mrs Alberta Crow with Mrs Gladys Kemp at Edna Crile's for Sunday dinner. Virgil Meek and family from Rock Island visited Mrs Sadie Meek and Pete Shelangoski at the Pines Rest Home in Washington. John Pacha and Josephine returned from Woodbridge Va after two weeks with Charles Pacha. A 25th class reunion trip to Glenwood to visit Pollitt parents. Altar and Rosary Society of St Joseph's East Pleasant Plain met. planned a smorgasbord picnic Sunday before Labor Day with bake sale and bazaar. Joyce Guy entertained. prizes to Theresa Mottet. door prize to Helen Gowey. Refreshments by Jerome Kurtz committee. Harold Swick home hosting visiting relatives. Elaine Hannam and children visiting from Bellflower Calif. husband to join later August. M. E. Pollitt of Tempe Ariz left after four days with Ralph Frazey and others. Sunday dinner with Roy Page, later gatherings with Herbert Everett, Pollitts, Frazeys, Phil Wikoff and Keith Willis. The first foreign language paper in the colonies was the Philadelphia Zeitung by Benjamin Franklin in 1732.
The Washington Evening Journal in Washington Iowa lists staff including David Elder editor and business manager William Shannon vice president advertising director Charles Morris news editor Bob Shaffer local advertising Bruce Cowden contributing editor Howard Hazen production superintendent and notes publication schedule and postal classifications with wire service affiliations and press associations.
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