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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1977
Page
4
An editorial muses on June as wedding time and the varied lists of anniversaries. It notes no universal official list, highlights conflicts among sources and manufacturers, and presents a sample sequence from a well known encyclopedia including Seventh Anniversary wool, Eighth bronze, and later milestones up to diamond.
June is the traditional time to acknowledge the dairy cow and those who work with her for their contribution to the good life in America. Dairymen today operate a specialized milk production factory and invest in management, nutrition, genetics, and engineering. A cow can produce over 18,000 pounds of milk annually, and modern dairy systems deliver milk to homes through refrigerated tanks and trucks.
A June 7, 1977 letter to the editor from Washington Senior High School staff thanks the Washington Evening Journal and local business people for publishing a yearly supplement of pictures and captions of graduating seniors. The note applauds community support and highlights how this adds to the graduates' excitement and sense of accomplishment.
A 13 year old’s pebble strike prompts a damages claim against a shopkeeper, who sold the slingshot, arguing it is illegal to sell a deadly weapon to under 17. The court refused to classify a slingshot as deadly weapon, but noted that use or intent can change its status. rulings also discuss chains and automobiles as deadly weapons in certain contexts. Washington Evening Journal June 9 1977.
A teen asks why premarital sex is off limits, Abby explains mature responsibility and public health limits. A service station worker vents about rude customers and requests reader tips, urging etiquette and fairness. The note ends with an offer to buy Abby’s booklet.
In this L M Boyd puzzle style column from 1977, trivia and wry observations roam through Teddy Roosevelt’s outdoors loves, odd surveys on underwear, a bones comparison, a fluke origin riddle, matri mony quip, hot springs temperatures, indigo dye, language origins, bold questions about U S municipalities and a criminologist remark on rapists.
A bridge problem prompts West to choose a heart play after King of hearts lead. Declarer’s fate hinges on East’s signal and the defender’s read of doubleton hearts versus queen. Betting on probabilities, the defender plays a low heart at trick two, risking South going down one, with East more likely holding the queen.
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