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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1962
Page
4
A column blends reflections on prayer from Luke 18 with an analysis of Canada's 18th elections showing no majority for the Progressive-Conservatives and the role of smaller parties. It also criticizes overcommercialized tourism in Banff and warns against billboard saturation creating “tourist law” erosion of authentic attractions.
Sgt and Mrs John Krause depart Keota for Texas after visiting parental home. They will be stationed in San Angelo for a few months then a Far Eastern assignment. Also notes club meeting and hospital visit by local organizations with photos, refreshments, and veterans’ entertainment.
Mr and Mrs Ted Kiesey hosted a Westminster group gathering with Ruth Ellen Wagner as a guest. Other visits included California and Iowa relatives stopping by the Kiesey home for Dad and Fathers Day events. An annual Captain's Table dinner co sponsored by Farm Bureau and Farm Service Co. wrapped the week.
The article explains how red hemoglobin carries oxygen from the lungs to tissues and why blue skin appears when blood lacks oxygen. It details how anemia, breathlessness, and illnesses affect hemoglobin levels, along with factors like dehydration temperature and heart failure that influence skin color and circulation.
In a 1962 contract bridge hand West opens four hearts a bold preempt. South jumps to five spades seeking slam while North supports to six. East Ehrlenbach plays king on first heart, later finesses seven of spades creating a chance for South to go wrong as declarer loses one.
The letter to the editor aims to dispel rumors that Burlington Hospital School of Nursing will close. It confirms accreditation by the National League for Nursing and the Iowa Board of Nurse Examiners and states the hospital will educate as many students as possible to address regional nurse shortages.
In Ramblings the author recalls discovering centennial editions from 1936 and 1939, notes writing potential from those papers, and reflects on local history and the county historical society. He mentions an abandoned interurban railroad plan between Washington and Kalona, with Rock Island trackage to Iowa City, discussions with Carl Keck, Ford Skola’s father, and Judge Byington, and hints the project was ultimately dropped.
The writer recalls a past interurban plan to connect Washington with Iowa City and notes the seal of a defunct corporation tied to Rodman estate as well as the shifting transport era. He laments a cut elm near the Farm Bureau building and recounts a century old court under a large elm by Quincy Adams's home, now reduced to a stump.
A UPI report from Chicago summarizes a study by Kings Men showing modern husbands may wash dishes or diapers without losing manliness. The study details four masculine ideals including the athlete, man about town, executive hero, and old soldier, with examples like Peck Grant Mantle Musial and Eisenhower Truman.
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