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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1965
Page
4
An editorial quotes Psalm 27 14 on courage and discusses a city fire siren incident that alarmed Paul who avoided a gas truck. The Ferns pastry shop is mentioned with minimal damage to their new car and deliveries may shift to foot or passenger transport due to a short in the vehicle's electrical system.
A note from a Washington High School graduate and author Darold Powers highlights his new children's book Danny Doodle co authored with Raymond Burdick and illustrated by Neva Garrett Rouzie. The piece, autographed for a granddaughter, praises creativity boosting pages and local availability. An ancillary Rotary district meeting notes a humorous low calorie doughnut sign boosting plain doughnut sales.
Carlton Mangold reports two robin eggs laid after he moved a nest on his house. A later incident ends with a garage fire near Paul Fern’s pastry shop and a reverse-gear delivery truck colliding with the door amid flames and horn sounds.
The Cooper County Record notes readers will get two Saturdays of guest writing as the staff takes a break. Readers are told not to expect the usual column and to enjoy surprise contributions from two local writers unnamed for now.
Milo Sorden plans a trip to New York early next month to visit his longtime friend Don McLaughlin who plays Chris Hughes on As The World Turns. They grew up in Webster Iowa and were college roommates. Chris visited Washington for a daughter’s wedding and was thanked in advance for attending.
A secretary found a large toad in a toilet at a local business. She suspects coworkers in a lighthearted office prank but has not named who did it. The incident remains unconfirmed as to who was involved.
Iowa City hospital interior x rays and a liquid diet for several days left rarold Johnson hungry. A nurse's aide brought roast beef veg cake with his name on it, then removed it and served pale tea and apple juice. He hoped to return to solid foods soon. He considered changing hotels but had no clothes to wear.
A Washington businessman received a novelty Father’s Day gift from his wife and two daughters a certificate redeemable for a haircut shave and shampoo at a local barber shop. The gesture aimed to have Dad looking his best on his day.
A James Tartarian summation notes two revolutions in the South. White adjustment to civil rights appears as strong as the Negro struggle, with whites in cities more open to change though rural areas resist. Economic prosperity and business leadership propel integration, while laws curb segregation in hotels and restaurants, though pockets of resistance remain in places like Biloxi and Tallahassee.
Jerene Appleby Harnish, widow of Frank Appleby, received Claremont College’s first honorary Doctor of Laws on June 6. She was praised as a notable newspaper publisher, educator benefactor, and international understanding advocate, with Appleby Hall and Appleby Fellowships named in memory of her late husband. The narrative also traces the Applebys’ publishing career from Washington, Iowa to Oregon and California.
A Courier de Leysin report notes 409 American students travel to Leysin Switzerland for foreign language study, including Washington girls Jackie Schoonover Jean Morrison and Judy Vetter with chaperone Mrs Howard Waddell. The note provides an English translation of the arrival account.
Dianne Dunn has gone to Albuquerque New Mexico for a three month Peace Corps training course. She is assigned to Peace Corps duty in Colombia South America. Dunn is the daughter of Mr and Mrs William Dunn and a Columbus Community High School graduate. She earned a BA as an American Studies major.
In a two spades contract from Becker's notes, the winning line hinges on leading the deuce rather than the jack when trumps are 4-1 and the spade singleton is an honor. If spades split 3-2, either lead yields victory, but 4-1 with ace king queen as singleton favors the deuce to avoid four trump losses.
Announcement states the town grew its borders by 80 acres to the south and east. The land includes about 40 acres of the South Hill Company farm and 40 acres owned by Lyle Weber Claude Ross, plus a small tract of Harley De Vore.
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