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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1964
Page
4
The Washington Evening Journal reflects on a summer Centennial for the city, pokes fun at aging readers, and honors Jawaharlal Nehru as India’s steady leader. It contrasts Nehru with Gandhi and notes India’s leadership question after Nehru’s death. It also recalls old college phone booth stunts and warns about splinters from a glass booth.
The Soviet Union marked Press Day by shutting Time magazine's Moscow bureau in retaliation for a Lenin cover story. The move, a stark example of censorship, contrasts with free journalism in the West. Khrushchev's control of reading material is criticized as restricting public thought and misrepresenting Western views.
Kenny Shafer son of Mr and Mrs Ron Shafer will be employed by the Government Recreation Department out of Denver Colo this summer Mrs Anna Valenta traveled to Chelsey Iowa for the funeral of her brother in law John W Stanek who died Friday Rollin White Cindy Mark and David of Oklahoma City Oklahoma visited Memorial Day weekend with his mother Mrs Genevive White grandfather C N Newton and brother Charles White and family Mr and Mrs Clyde Wolfe of Tiffen visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Earl Cool On Sunday evening Mr and Mrs Cooley dined with Mr and Mrs Howard Hess at the Oasis Club Mr and Mrs Arden Peiffer and family of Joliet TH spent the weekend with Willard Ginkens and Mrs Towa Harriette Peiffer Thursday June 4 1964 The Peiffers and Mr and Mrs Ginkens visited Jim Ginkens home Sunday Mr and Mrs Ginkens Ron and Don were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Earl Campbell Kalona Mr and Mrs Joe Schlatter of Washington were supper guests of Mr and Mrs Isaac Sprague Memorial Day guests Mrs Vera Lillig Michael Lillig and Chris were Memorial Day visitors Mrs Frankie Johnson of Platteville Wisconsin is staying with her sister Mr and Mrs B J Byrne She accompanied them home Monday
An editorial argues the federal bureaucracy expands with little restraint as politicians promise budget cuts. It notes nonprofit profits, daily waste, and the allure of lofty job titles, then jokes that moving the capital to Fairbanks might curb spending and calls for reform without revolution.
A collage of domestic vignettes from a Wisconsin reader. A baby bath mishap with Kleenex and toilet tissue, muskrat sightings near Riverside, alumni banquet visits, pie topping instructions, garden surprises and a clever method for stringing sweetpeas without staking, all recounted in a homey, period voice.
Keota and Sigourney residents attended Iowa State University ceremonies in Ames on Friday. Ed Shannon earned his MS in Dairy Bacteriology and will join the University of Wisconsin for research and teaching while pursuing a PhD. Linda Davis received an Elementary Education degree and will teach in Des Moines this fall after a Day Care Inc. summer. Various local families and friends visited or hosted guests, with VFW Auxiliary officers installed and a memorial service held for nine deceased members.
South and West clash in a high level game as a bold 6NT bid tumbles after a mistaken opening lead. North rebukes South for overreaching while kibitzers debate the bidding error in a famed New York club.
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