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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1963
Page
12
An editorial reflects on sugar beets versus cane sugar, arguing subsidies keep beet sugar affordable in the United States. It traces import quotas from Cuba and other nations, the wartime rationale for domestic production, and questions future viability of beet sugar versus tropical cane sugar.
A spoof dialogue imagines a foreign psychologist judging Americans from TV ads. He lists headaches from what he calls the national diet of cola beer cheese and peanut butter margarine, notes shaving and washing as sport and pastime, and claims courtship ends with buying a car and agreeing on cigarette brands, framing a satirical view of American life.
Ethel L. Eekels muses on Iowa scenes from cornfields to bell ringers. The piece mentions a state biology preservation group, Serendipity Associates winning a contract, and questions about bread in Russia. It reflects playful reflections on farming flavors, bottled eggs, and travel’s broadening effects.
Khrushchev seeks flexibility as China rift grows. Two July Moscow meetings loom with China and Western powers over ideological rifts and a nuclear test ban. Moscow risks being pushed to a secondary role in Asia while awaiting possible shifts in Soviet relations with the United States.
Fresh country cream and home grown strawberries highlight a Tex grandmother visit with grandchildren. The piece reflects cool weather, family upkeep, and modest handyman tasks. A driver recounts Memorial Day auto accidents, then mentions bartender training and aid denial for a Muscatine mother training as a licensed practical nurse under federal programs.
In this reminiscence a backyard mulberry canopy delights with many fruiting trees and nearby honey locusts puffing with white blooms each late May. The writer recalls a bee sting incident in a car near Ames and honors Keith Norton, a steadfast Washington council member and local Republican figure, noting his progressive work on city garbage disposal and landfill efforts.
In this contract bridge analysis, South ackered by Nanny Bass faces a club lead and must decide how to handle the risky spade suit. By counting remaining cards from early discards and forced ruffs, he safely partitions opponents’ long suits and executes a successful jack finesse for ten tricks.
George Michaels and Mae Sturgeon hosted Mrs. George Michaels of Hudson and Ma rie Pulver, tracing local family ties to the Center Community. The Federated Church Missionary Circle met at Elizabeth Wrights, with Mabel Morris leading the lesson and Bible study, and One People of God devotion led by Morris. Visitors included a California guest of Nellie Littlefield. John and David Chambers from Iowa City visited Earl Chambers. AK Stoutner and family planned return from Cherokee Village Arkansas. Shirley and Kenny Stoutner joined a canasta party hosted by Art Jones and Gene Hammen.
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