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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1972
Page
4
In Washington Iowa on June 1 1972 residents gathered to watch the town move a white frame house from 401 East Main to South Avenue B. The event drew attention as a large crowd witnessed the undertrussed structure being jacked from its foundation and steered through streets, a reminder that even in modern times moving a house remains a spectacle.
An ABA public service feature explains when builders may be liable for injuries to children in incomplete houses. Courts weigh foreseeability, barricades, age of the child, and stage of construction to decide fault.
The Washington Evening Journal published in Washington Iowa lists office at 111 North Marion Ave and notes delivery by carrier and mail options. Pricing includes 50 cents per week by carrier in town 40 cents in surrounding area and yearly mail rates of 12 to 15 dollars within Iowa and 14 dollars yearly outside Iowa.
Satirical column by L. M. Boyd discusses gender roles and marriage, arguing educated brides resist traditional roles and should be retrained. He mocks ideas like a mandatory liquor purchase license and cites assorted cultural quips. The piece reflects 1972 attitudes on feminism and social norms.
Readers write with odd personal stories including a minister planning a divorce and marriage to a doctor’s wife, a bride’s family line order, and a man seeking chest hair growth. Abby declines sensational explanations, offering pragmatic guidance and light humor.
A bridge column presents a pet hand dream where the South player overcalls with awkward bids and executes ruffs and finesses to ten tricks. The narrator questions why West errs and why redoubling never occurs, with a teaser for tomorrow’s bidding quiz.
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