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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1975
Page
3
An editorial fragment reflects on providence and timing. A magistrate questions a Chinese laundry owner charged with running games of chance under Iowa law. He responds humorously that cards are marked and dice loaded, insisting there is no chance at all.
In-between gardening season with harvest pending and tomatoes budding. Rabbits roam the neighborhood posing a potential threat to the garden, though they are charming rather than menacing. The writer notes no observed difference between tomato varieties Big Boys and Better Boys and hopes rabbits avoid tomatoes.
Reason Enough Joe the janitor saved and planned to retire with $50,000. At a farewell dinner he credits thrifty habits and his wife's good judgment, but credits his aunt who died and left him $49,500, completing his retirement fund.
This date in history notes Mercury Mars and Jupiter visible at dawn with Venus Saturn at dusk. Births include Richard Rodgers. Key events: Labor Day holiday established, Versailles Treaty signed, Nixon draft policy speech, MacArthur quote.
A humorous column recaps a string of anecdotes from small towns including a reporter mistaking a stockholder for a woman at a charity ball and Jap Bidwell resigning as a traffic officer to save his few friends for pall bearers. It also notes a Chinese laundry owner doubling as a gambler and a mayor knee deep in comical misfortune. The piece closes with a joke about a flour shopper finding only catsup bottles and a Washington Evening Journal masthead with publication details.
A consultant for the National Safety Council suggests elderly people who waddle like geese while walking may fall less and suffer fewer bone fractures. The piece mentions Bob Feller and Nolan Ryan with opposing views on pitching style and notes a measured fastball speed of 100.9 mph.
Victor Borge humorously notes domestic budget clashes as he describes his wife listing expenses and chiding him for spending too slowly. The bit riffs on money, patience, and household finance with his signature wit.
In a two table match South reaches six hearts. At one table a simple defense defeats the slam, while at the other South executes a cunning sequence to guarantee six hearts. The difference hinges on East discarding correctly and South’s precise ruffing in dummy to set the trump and diamonds.
A reader who converted from Judaism to Baptist asks if a Jewish cousin who died would be in heaven without accepting Jesus Christ. Abby notes the minister’s claim is a disputed view and defers judgment to others.
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