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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1975
Page
4
A brief meditation cites II Timothy 2 22 urging readers to pursue righteousness faith charity and peace. It contrasts fleeing vice with embracing virtue and encourages following those who call on the Lord with a pure heart.
A nostalgic portrait contrasts the steady Midwesterner with Gerald Ford's White House. It notes regional values, weather lore, and home devotion, then shifts to Ford family life, Steve's ranch winter, Susan's jeans freedom, and Betty Ford's openness after mastectomy.
A humorous list from the Alamo Crockett Times features playful definitions and quips on topics from inflation and gardening to fishing and phonetics. It includes light social commentary on Uncle Sam and the First Family, plus a farmer’s cow joke and a tongue in cheek exchange about horned cattle.
A reader laments vandalism on the square fountain and mocks the motive as senseless. The note compares social attitudes, jokes about marriage and leisure, and ends with a pointed quip about life’s disappointments and the difference between better and bitter.
A collage of Abby letters from 1975 includes a hoax claim about Abby being a cigar seller, a worried reader fearing a baby’s possible spine issue, and a note from a horse lover about horse safety. The column offers guidance on discussing health concerns and safety around horses.
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