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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1977
Page
4
A Washington Iowa paper entry on Monday June 27 1977 features a religious quotation from John 3 36 about belief and eternal life and a brief editorial aside calling a “Born loser” a guy who plays hide and seek and nobody looks for him.
A local column recalls the origin of Seattle Slew's name from Slew-foot to Seattle Slew after a $17,000 purchase. The piece also includes an Mt. Pleasant News editorial on conserving water and notes rainwater from AC drainage as a potential community resource.
Mt Pleasant faces a safe water outlook with deep wells and a river, urging conservation to protect future supplies amid drought. Separate California notes compare Inglewood and El Segundo water, airport noise effects on mental health, and British Heathrow studies, while wider panels reflect historical rainfall, local curiosities, and readers' letters in a late 19th century style.
A brief recap of historical items from 1877 in the Washington County region as reported by the Washington Gazette and related issues collected by Kathy Fisher. The notes cover local events, community announcements, and notable early county happenings sourced from period newspapers.
The excerpt recounts Sidney Lenz as a bridge authority noted for auction bridge lore and his role in the 1931 Lenz Culbertson match. It outlines a complex auction hand with a dramatic squeeze and misplays, illustrating Lenz’s instructional style and humor from his books. Tomorrow: A startling play.
L M Boyd explains the origin of nightsticks tracing them to eight Dutch patrolmen in New Amsterdam who carried clubs from 9 p.m. to dawn. He lists the eleven instruments students prefer, in order of popularity, led by piano and guitar.
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