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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1964
Page
4
The Washington Journal with an editorial echoing a biblical message from John 3 11. The piece proclaims love as the enduring remedy for all ills and frames it as the central answer from the outset of the publication.
Richard A. O Kane campaigned for a California county board seat on a platform billed as Honest straightforward corruption. He touted the slogan Everything for everybody and a little something for me and said the job pays 6000 a year for practically no work.
The Supreme Court decision requiring districts to be substantially equal in population signals the end of rural county control in Iowa. The temporary plan may survive for now, but the permanent plan is deemed dead, forcing a population based reapportionment across both houses. Urban voters will gain influence, yet rural counties still retain representation and potential impact in the General Assembly.
South in six clubs with West showing out on first trump lead. We examine a line that ruffs spades, ruffs a spade, cashes A K diamonds, and ruffs dummy’s last spade to create extra trump tricks. Ruffing the spade at trick one proves decisive and may yield twelve tricks if diamonds split 3-3 or 4-2 Hearts and clubs remaining.
The 41st annual Rees Reunion gathered 88 attendees at the Park in Columbus Junction on Thursday. Crawfordsville delegates included Ruth Rees Duane Gipple Cindy Thomas E Jones Wayne Larry Roll Davis John Patten and family John Harold Jones and family Lester Jones and family.
Six new memorial books have been added to the public library. Titles include Sundial of the Seasons by Hal Borland, Letters to Calvary chiefly on prayer by C S Lewis, National Parks by Jensen, We the People about the national capital, Convention by Fletcher Knebel and Charles Bailey I, and Images of Faith compiled by Wendell Matthews and Robert Wetzler.
Community notes record Mrs. John Hubbs returning home after eight weeks in hospital in Iowa City. Raymond Howsare coming home from Mercy Hospital after a ten day stay. birthday party for twins Scott and Steve Davis with numerous friends. visits from Mr Patten of Florida and Etna Brown of Winfield. Father's Day gatherings at Holmes and Wells families. Lake Darling outings with Joint Youth Group and a swimming and weiner roast.
Dr Miles Skultety of Iowa City is named president of the Hawkeye Area Boy Scout Council covering Johnson Washington Iowa Jones Benton and Linn Counties Ed Sears announces Skultety to succeed Gordon Simonds of Cedar Rapids who resigned due to business duties Simonds departure follows resignation of Warhawk district executive William Bruner of Iowa City and E J Ted Lloyd council Scout executive since 1958 Lloyd steps down for health reasons and plans remain in Cedar Rapids Skultety previously chaired Warhawk district and has Eagle rank and long council service
The Wellman Garden Club enjoyed a Tuesday tour to Scattergood School and the Hoover Memorial at West Branch. Members and guests, despite chilly weather, shared a picnic or meals offsite, with several extra drivers joining. The day included updates on local visits, honor roll recognition at Missouri State Teachers College, and community notices such as a July tour plan and Labor Day supper.
The library adds a diverse list including The Naked Society by Vance Packard on privacy, The Man from Johnson City about Lyndon B. Johnson, Sisters Under the Sars in India, The Martyred on Korean war faith, Wonder Drugs on medical history, Candle in Her Heart about Douglas Clayton, plus Roberts Rules 1963, Fundamentals of Computer Math, and a Judo book by Kawaishi.
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