Remembering Keith Norton and his Pipe Wrench column
The Washington Evening Journal honors Keith Norton, noting his final Pipe Wrench column written before his death. The piece recalls his 16 years of weekly humor and civic involvement, his devotion to family, and his impact as a journalist and friend to the community. It also recounts his battle after a cave-in injury and memorial service on Father’s Day, praising his courage and kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Norton
Keith
Steve
Steve Via
Neith Ase
Iowa City
Ted Stevens
Waterloo
Ted
Nine newspaper men fish Canada trip memories
A nine person party of editors and publishers recalls a summer fishing trip to Crawford's Camp on Sioux Narrows Ontario. They describe rugged fishing days, portages, guides led by Walter Guppy, the warm hospitality, currency advantage, and humorous misadventures including sunburnt feet and a moose steak mix up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Waterloo
Ralph Kling
Dubuque
Herb Tseh
Des Moines
Fram Helenthal
Keokuk
Lew Wiren
Oelwein
Marshall Genshaw
St. Paul
Rod Matteson
New York City
Walter Guppy
Walter
Ted
Herb
Ralph
Story
Brooks & Finley, Inc
New York
International Falls
Defense Cues in a Contract Bridge Hand Analysis
A detailed bridge column discusses defender reasoning using opened lead and subsequent plays. It explains how West must infer partner and declarer strengths from prior actions, bids, and card positions. The piece analyzes a real hand where precise defense threatens the contract and emphasizes deduction, timing, and card-reading skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Declarer
West
South
Queen of Diamonds
Fast
Spang YOUR HEALTH On PKU and Ovulation Findings
Educational campaign in Denmark promotes early PKU detection by diaper screening and newborn blood tests.US states adopting compulsory tests. study at Boston University suggests ovulation may begin 8 to 10 days after menstruation. Dr Coleman offers answers to reader questions via this column.
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Denmark
America
Boston University School of Medicine
Coleman
Remembering Washington D C Trip And A Washington Night
Excerpts recount a Washington D C visit with Kathy and Ron including Watergate Inn meals, Skyline Drive views, Mount Vernon, Arlington Cemetery, and a night scene of the Lincoln Memorial. The narrative notes a family memory mix with public sights, a Kennedy house sighting, and a reflection on race during a bus ride, ending with a UPI Washington dispatch on tree fertilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy
Ron
Washington D.C
Watergate Inn
Flagship
Skyline Drive
Williamsburg
Georgetown
Apothecary
Staten Island
Horn and Hardart
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Pennsylvania
Bob
Ethel Kennedy
Mount Vernon
Arlington Cemetery
Washington
Department of State
Viting
Lown
Holland Tunnel
New York City
Great White Way
Times Square
Broadway
42Nd Street
Saks
U.N
General Assembly
Jon
Greenwich Village
Chinatown
Temple
Brooklyn
Eighth and Eve
Marine Barracks
America
Congress
Stamp Corner: 1963 U N and World Stamp Plans
The column notes 1963 stamp plans including a Christman tree design for US issues, UN stamps through year end with October, November, December releases, and British Shakespeare and emancipation themed stamps. It also mentions Surinam and Somali issues and the Hunger relief stamps led by FAO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eatly
Christman
Fine Arts Philatelist
United Nations
U.N
West New Guinea
General Assembly
York
Stamp offer oddball ad from New York postal box
A short classifieds note advertises free forty stamps and 400 mounted choices, touting quality two cent approvals and sets. Respondents are asked to send 25 cents for postage and handling to Carolyn Co. Box 2002 New York NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Co
New York
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God
Ain
California
Lew
Lewis Lake
Clark
Lake of the Woods
Beckier Pass
King Feat
East
Ea Syndicate
Timhe
Side -Ulnerable
Norra
Wth
le Pass
Sori
Takio
Dark Hollow
White House
Tree Care
UPI
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, Towa
Great Britain
Shakespeare
U.S. Post Office Department
Abraham Lincoln
Surinan and
Toxo
Surinam
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Kylo Rogers
Joe Palooka
Arrther
Ham Fisher
Dixie Dugan
By Mevoy and
Striebel
Arday
Blondie
Chic Young
Nancy
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