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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1963
Page
12
The piece argues readers often prefer smaller local items to big national events and suggests the newspaper should place emphasis on engaging interior stories. It contrasts headlines about Kennedy and Hoffa with local notes like a YMCA theft and a new building at U.P. Home, urging focus on what matters to Washington County readers.
A reader recalls a painful trip to Omaha by rail where the ticketing ordeal dominated the journey. Long waits, a barred window, and slow clerks contrasted with airline efficiency, leaving a lingering complaint about railroad treatment of customers.
Dr Sidney Olansky said nervous tension may cause long term hair loss and that hair is largely unnecessary. He noted some predict future evolution could reduce or erase hair, leaving the head bare as a sign of the times.
Kalona residents report several vacations and gatherings across the district. Richard Brubacher and family return from a two week southern states trip, while others plan trips to Florida Minnesota and the Caribbean with relatives and friends.
Susie Swartendruber of Kaloha named by C E Moris Field Consultant and Director of Easter Seal Services for the Iowa Society for Crippled Children and Adults as chairman of the Camp Sunnyside Youth Council for Washington County. She will organize the Youth Council across Washington County and find the handicapped within the area.
John Detweilers visitors from Cedar Rapids spent Memorial Day with Mrs. Elsie Greiner. Eldora and two boys stayed to visit, Ronnie and his father returned, and the family left Sunday. Several local families hosted meals and barbeques around Pleasant Plain and Peru Indiana. Hospital news includes Bob Krause’s wife recovering from surgery in Phoenix. Local social notes include Elizabeth Levien visiting from Des Moines and Ed Miller's party in Ainsworth. The piece mentions a county’s Easter Seal drive and upcoming training for a camp coordinator to Washington County.
Weather favored Iowa crops with rapid corn growth and timely moisture for soybeans and oats while heavy rain hit Humboldt Ft Dodge Buckeye Battle Creek and Correctionville. 4H and FFA programs active with trips to Washington and Europe for Iowa youth and a large Ames reunion planned. 46 day Flag Day voyage marks end of long citizenship efforts by Charles City Girl Scouts.
The High Plains face severe water depletion due to heavy irrigation. Recharge wells and dry farming are explored, with experts urging limits on irrigated farming, preservation of water, and new rainfall capture efforts to sustain communities and industry.
A column argues for unlimited visiting hours for child patients, detailing studies from Great Britain showing benefits for children, parents, nurses, and administration. It notes reduced nursing stress, calmer wards, and calls for more hospitals to allow a parent to stay with a hospitalized child, with plans for sleep arrangements and reader questions to Dr Coleman.
The article describes a bridge hand where South reaches three notrump after a sequence of passes. Declarer employs a deceptive opening to force a favorable outcome, sacrificing a potential spade trick to trap West. The play hinges on misreading East’s queen of spades and West’s diamond king, leading to a nine or more tricks depending on later spots. Syndicate, Inc.
Eight grade students received diplomas during Mass at St Marys Sunday morning. The graduates include Latta Thomann Dautremont Swenka Shebek Watkinson Frank Meade Berg Komann Schneider Thompson Schnoebelen Colbert Harper Denton Sojka Ruth Rice Kloppfer and were presented by Rev Walter Boeckmann.
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