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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1976
Page
4
Washington Iowa edition presents a Thought For Today reflecting on Romans 8 31 and the idea that faith in God protects against opposition. The piece notes that people may be swayed by rumors and jokes about truth and loyalty, ending with a light quip about seagulls and puns.
A stranger would think a group of four men are nuts as they remove and retye neckties at a back table. The narrator, one of them, demonstrates tying the Windsor half Windsor and four in hand knots, noting four in hand is awkward after decades. He jokes about preferring bow ties which he can tie easily.
The White Earth Reservation tribal council proposed negotiating to buy back Manhattan Island on behalf of American Indians with inflation adjusted top offer of 74.63 paid in ornamental bonds. Dawkins signs seven year 1 million contract with the 76ers.
In Washington Iowa Dr J C Boice and two former colleagues recalled when no typhoid deaths occurred in the past year. The radio later claimed the town was “the cleanest city in Iowa.”
A collage of light verse and column snippets includes political satire about candidates, a Mrs. Paul Revere quip, teacher talk about presidents, child impressions, a beaming geography of images from kids, a joke about hell golf, a tax joke on deductions, and a Dear Abby/FOREVER SORRY exchange about teen pregnancy and parental forgiveness.
A collage of curiosities and faux facts postdating the 1906 quake, noting phony zoo escape tales, vigilante rumors, odd age and body trivia, advertising quirks, imperial Delatores, seasonal moves for families, breakfast gaps, gecko roaches, car horn acoustics, foretold coffee prices, and nocturnal animal behavior.
In a club lead and four card club sequence East and West mount flawless defense to defeat a four hearts contract doubled, as West signals with the deuce, East signals with the eight and later the queen to force two extra trump tricks. The declarer ends down five by 900 points.
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