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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1967
Page
4
A Des Moines German shepherd club fights to spare a dog named Wimpy from destruction after six bites, proposing retraining. The piece also critiques a University of Iowa medical students’ dirty magazine Biopsy, noting it costs a dollar and suggesting not buying it as the path to ban.
In Windsor Star playful note suggests renaming the air conditioner to fit its function better. It playfully compares to a furnace and other terms, proposes “air cooler” but warns of confusion, and ends with a aside on loan terminology.
Davenport Republican Sen. Roger W. Jepsen labels Gov. Hughes budget a 39 percent spending plan with only 11.5 percent income growth, predicting a deficit and future financial crisis. He opposes treating the budget as sacred, urges trimming fat and cites a $81.7 million shortfall and $100 million surplus projections.
A June 21 outdoor co op dinner and barbecue was hosted at Willis Graber’s home with many relatives and friends from Mt Pleasant Hesston Bloomfield and nearby areas. Attendees included the Graber and Wyse families and guests from Michigan Kansas and Illinois. Funeral attendance and family visits are noted along with travel and birthday observances for local residents.
In a 1951 Naples Italy versus United States contract bridge tableau Siniscalco and Forquet held North-South for Italy and reached a slam under the Neapolitan system. West led spades, Forquet used aces and finesses, then drew trumps and discarded, scoring 1 430 for the slam despite some misgivings about West's six clubs opening lead. An American pair also reached a slam but was defeated by a kinged club and heart play, Italy scoring 1 530 points.
Freyenberger Sander wedding attended. extended families gathered for chicken dinner near Mt Pleasant. Guests from Scottdale Des Moines Elmwood Park Kalona and Danville and visits from Indiana Texas Maryland. Summer classes Iowa Wesleyan and Johns Hopkins grads noted as well.
Army Private Thomas E. Bain 19 son of Mr and Mrs Ralph G Bain Route 2 Wayland Iowa completed an eight week construction machine operator course June 23 at Ft Leonard Wood MO He trained in grading bulldozers ditch cutting and drainage system forming techniques.
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