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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1969
Page
4
Thought for the day urges mercy and a skip on sacred lines. Touring With Towser lists 8,000 dog friendly hotels and motels in the US and Canada, advising control, respect for property, and owner responsibility. booklet 25 cents from Gaines.
A passerby reports seeing a skinny girl in a see-through dress, but upon a second look no body was visible. The odd illusion or prank left no further clues or witnesses.
A quirky observation notes that some individuals seem to tire before the effort ends and suggests that having a pain in the neck is worse than being one, capturing a lighthearted if pointed reflection on patience and posture.
The article argues that advertising value exceeds daily returns and must be viewed long term. It cites a chain grocery misjudging low-price ads, which damaged reputation for a decade. Local papers shape future consumers who begin reading in grade school, affecting eventual purchases.
A Miami area couple's ordeal unfolds from Nancy’s 1969 heart transplant at Baptist Hospital through a dramatic sequence of surgeries and organ donations. Nickerson loses his wife to irreversible damage, then shares in her gifts as Nancy’s heart, kidney, and eyes help others before his finances and future loom large.
Senate Minority Leader Andrew Frommelt argues the 1969 legislature’s tax moves threaten school state aid, warning property taxes will rise as aid dips from 36 to below 30 percent. He criticizes repealing the 3 percent service tax and the sales tax credit, urging reallocation of income tax to equalization aid rather than county return.
Ten members of the Jackson Boys 4-H Club met Thursday morning for a tour of their projects. Four guests and two leaders were present. Terry Walker served refreshments at the close of the meeting.
In Asbury Park New Jersey patrolman Robert Villatiano encountered a wild goose walking down Third Avenue on a Friday. Noting no crime in the state code forbids goose walking, he released the bird to continue its stroll.
The Washington Evening Journal details staff roles and publication schedule as an afternoon paper with exceptions on Sundays Christmas and July 4th. It lists editors managers and advertising directors, plus bureau affiliations and circulation terms for Washington Iowa and outside Iowa.
In a contract bridge column by B. Jay Becker, Sylvia, a colorful yet flawed player, applies second hand low wrongly. South hand misapplies the rule leading to a sequence where West leads clubs twice, she ducks, and in the end loses four cards. Her quirky logic and massive rulebook create a famous misplay with four-trick loss.
Language Man recalls Necking as throwings hearts among San Diego youths. L. M. Boyd shares trivia about Albert von Tilzer guitar music for Take Me Out to the Ball Game. A St Louis woman adds gin to sauerkraut. a marital troubles vignette follows. Miscellaneous reader questions on cats births baby names and a rapid reply note close the column.
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