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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1971
Page
4
In Washington Iowa the water system outage prompts reflections on dependence on basic utilities and the humor residents find in disruption. The piece recalls a western water tale about a Boston suitor learning the ranch lifestyle where every drop is hauled twenty miles and flushed with care.
Sara Schuck writes as a deer describing fear of hunting, loss of family, and a plea to be treated kindly. The piece conveys the deer’s loneliness and desire for humane treatment amid widespread hunting.
Iowa campaign planning rises as legislators hint at 1972 alignments. Rumors place Governor Ray against Jepsen for the GOP gubernatorial nomination while Democrats eye Franzenburg Fulton Worthington and Urban as contenders. Senate battles loom with Miller Culver and other GOP and Democratic players shaping possible statewide races.
Mrs George Fulton hosted the Wednesday Study Club on May 19 in Crawfordsville with 19 members and one guest, Mrs Clarence Fulton. Members shared memories and history of the club, while co hosts assisted with refreshments. A recent visitor, Mrs Lucy Cannon of Waverly, stayed a week at the Cannon home.
The fragment survey mix touches on child labor law concerns, apprenticeship value, and shifts in work norms. It notes left handedness odds for offspring, compares weigh-ins of Joe Frazier and Cassius Clay, and sketches quirky Q A exchanges about language, bees, and fish. It ends with a remark on speechwriter origins and a note about retail franchises.
A neighbor insists on removing a brick barbecue pit that encroaches on his land, the court ordering removal while noting the high hardship of such action. The piece discusses equity in boundary intrusions, highlighting cases of minor intrusions and deliberate encroachments and how judges weigh removal versus compensation.
The Ed Carris Relief Corps met Friday afternoon May 28 with President Walburga Heisdorffer presiding. Officers reported bake sale proceeds of 109.80 and two new members in the first quarter. A charter was draped for Eva Sherman Searfoss and Norvella Ellis. Birthdays noted and the next meeting set for June 25.
South dealer opens in four hearts after a club lead and a lengthy auction. The hand ends up down due to a 5-1 trump break, but Becker notes a simple plan: discard a spade on the first club to blunt the trump split, then repeat with a club lead to shield against the 5-1 break and secure ten tricks.
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