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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1969
Page
4
The piece quotes II Corinthians 8 7 urging believers to abound in faith speech knowledge and diligence. It notes the Christian should add goodness upon goodness. The column then shifts to a light anecdote about Beth counting numbers up to nine with a remark on her attention span.
Rod Arnold recalls a winter of 1902 south of Crawfordsville when a Gypsy family settled tents and a newborn arrived. He recounts a childhood incident over peanuts and shoes, a grandmother’s tobacco chew, and the family leaving by May. He muses on past comforts versus modern life and progress.
A scan of Washington notes shows residents travelling, studying, and hosting visitors. Richard Stewart family returned from Minnesota trip with daughter Lynda taking a rural camp job. Dan Holland transfer to Cambridge Mass. Fresh air children from Howell House due June 27. Local officials attend state conferences, weddings, and school events. County meetings, church activities, and a large Cubs Giants game train trip are listed. A Chautauqua set for mid August and a Junior College enrollment tally are included. Rooster Day winner is E L Rouse with 2974 pounds.
June 28 1969 edition highlights local happenings in Washington Iowa with brief items on community events weather notes and small notices gathered from the Evening Journal. Citizens may find snippets on local meetings and forthcoming activities in the area.
California congressman Charles H Wilson leads a push over jet aircraft noise amplifying disruption to schools. A superintendent cites lost time, teacher resignations, and declining quality as sonic booms threaten learning. A 12 member Udall study warned that future supersonic travel could yield daily booms for many Americans, prompting calls for limited testing and hearings.
June 24 Mrs Bess Burich hosted the South Side Country Club at her home. Members Kenneth Kucera Carl Craig Alvah Bell Byron Sweeting Carl Prybil Linwood Heck Cora Flynn and Raymond Havel with guests Wes Sojka Albert Novy Annie Heck Delbert Flynn Dale Burich Pat Vicki Louis Eckrich Barb Jennings and Todd attended. They planned an August dinner with husbands as guests. Vicki Burich visited Iowa City. several local residents were noted. William Shebanek remains in Mercy Hospital Room 439 as a medical patient.
In a four hearts contract South faces two dangerous lines. West leads spades, East overtakes with ace, returns a spade, and reveals a double ten of spades. South tries three clubs to force a favorable layout, ruffs, then clinches ten tricks by ruffing and a heart lead, depending on West’s defense. The article discusses two main play paths and favors the club sequence for best odds.
The Washington Evening Journal presents a notice about social circles and local happenings authored by Brickman. Substantial readers gain insight into community activities within Washington Iowa and surrounding area.
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