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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1973
Page
4
The editorial reflects on Psalm 126 3 praising the Lord for great deeds and urging gratitude for the many blessings surrounding human life. It frames daily life with religious gratitude and a call to joy in God’s generosity.
The Bud Lechner family reports their three year old female cat Spook regularly brings home scrap paper from candy wrappers to cigarette packages. She deposits items on the front porch, totaling two to eight pieces daily. A porch basket has sat for about a year, now half to three quarters full, as neighbors joke about no market for scrap paper.
A local store manager recalls starting in the 1930s with a $15 weekly salary and compares it to today. He notes two months pay now exceeds his first two years, three months equals a year and a half back in 1936, and overall budgets are five to six times higher. He muses on finding a balance between low mood and rising prices.
In a humorous Ozarks tale, Zeke the fiddler explains why he sticks to the same note while others seek variety. His friends question why his music never changes, and Zeke replies he has found the right note and remains faithful to it.
A bridge column argues there is no such thing as a brilliant player and stresses logic over flash. It recounts a deal where West leads spades, East misreads, and South makes the contract by a precise ruff avoidance, crediting correct play over brilliance.
DeMolay chapter sent a team to Keokuk for the district bowling tournament. Dave Booth, a first time bowler, delivered a 230 in his initial game, the tournament best, earning a trophy. His following games were 103 and 112, giving a three game average around 148. Could a local league team use him as a replacement.
A local caregiver taking care of a neighbor’s child and her own kids decides to take them out for lunch. She asks Tommy how many hamburgers he can eat, and he replies that his mother usually limits him.
A minister and a church member debated Women's Lib. She argued the Church favors males. He quipped that prayers end with Amen because hymns are sung, not hers.
A Washington man asked a friend to place a five dollar bet on the fifth horse in the fifth race. The longshot, 30 to 1, led early but was edged by the favorite by about half a length at the finish. He also bet on the horse himself, hoping for a win rather than win or place.
Leo Stone reports a humorous coin laundry posting about a for sale item a single pair of skates size 11 used once. In Lowell Arkansas state Senator Jim Caldwell cites Southwestern Bell tolls and cross exchanges with Springdale and Rogers affecting 277 residents.
A collection of advice snippets includes a wife tiring out a traveling salesman to curb infidelity, a note about appetite after six hours, and a Dairyland Girl plea seeking riches or stardom. Abby counters with blunt Wisconsin-centric realities and guidance, urging practicality and self-reliance.
L M Boyd notes on zodiac compatibility the ISO date convention and Aries Gemini traits. He includes trivia on pinworms by race and sex, a tires question about the President’s limousine, and a quip about a nine child birth with odd terms. Copyright 1973 J M Boyd.
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