Varmint Upsets Washington Home In Chimney Prowl
In Washington Iowa last Wednesday Dick and Sara McCleery found articles scattered in multiple rooms with a large animal paw print in ashes near the fireplace. They suspect a raccoon entered down the chimney and caused damage, including stepping on Dick's hat, hoping the intruder departed the same way. Local column notes contrast with a rib fracture update and a friend Chick Robison quips about all state selections.
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Sara
Chick Robison
Chick
Editorials Present Conflicted Reactions On Departure
A concise editorial item from Saturday March 10 1973 presents a dialogue where one figure declares I quit and another remarks it's just as well. The exchange centers on expressed dissatisfaction and a sense of relief at departure within a community setting.
Unusual Headings From Small Town Newspapers
John E van der Linden recalls odd headlines from Sibley Iowa to Fertile and Hope North Dakota. He cites examples from The Northwood Anchor Cass Lake Times and local papers where everyday events spawned bizarre or humorous headlines.
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John E. van der Linden
Osceola County Tribune
Sibley
Iowa
van der Lindens
Northwood
Here
Worth County
Manly
Defense to Five Clubs In Contract Bridge Puzzle
East must defend to defeat five clubs with precise spade and heart play. The article notes the killing spade lead, the deuce of spades return, and how West’s spade sequence reveals declarer’s remaining cards, guiding the defense to thwart the contract. 1973 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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South
West
East
Declarer
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Monastic Trial Ends With Two Words
A young novitiate desires a Spartan life in a monastery and takes two words per year as rule. After three years of silence and hardship, he finally speaks when asked for his annual pronouncement, revealing the test of his resolve.
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Mr. Utley
Letters to the Journal Defends The Doctors
A reader argues doctors in the community are on 24 hour call and should be patient with admitted mothers. They note receptionists, nurses, and willingness to travel to specialists, defending current charges as cheaper and citing exposure to illness.
Almanac notes March 10 1973 history and birthdays
United Press International reports March 10 1973 as the 69th day of the year with events listed including the Treasury issuing first American paper money in 1862 the B29 raids on Japan in 1945 and James Earl Ray pleading guilty in 1969. It notes Dudley Buck born March 10 1839 and Prince Edward birth in 1964.
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United Press International
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Mercury
Saturn
Pisces
Dudley Buck
United States Treasury
Japan
Elizabeth II
Prince Edward
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King
Assuring sex of unborn child isn’t in the stars
Dear Abby column from 1971 discusses astrology beliefs about having a boy, a wife with six daughters seeking reassurance, and a separate reader asking about intimacy and love versus sex. Abby explains differences between having sex and making love, urging self-expression and seeking support.
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Abby
Aries
Libra
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Marge
Northwood Anchor
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Minnesota Press
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Journal
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N.D
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Cass Lake
Contract Bridge
B. Jay Becker
Story of
Washington
Iowa City
the Almanac
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Memory Lane
James Hawthorne
Frank Maxwell
Crawfordsvill
Maxwell
Athens
Ohi
Esther Cunningham
Lois H. Rhea
Frank
Teor Axbby
Abigail van Buren
Dreams Tribune. Y. News Sem, Inc
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Las Vegas
L. A
Calif
Los Angeles
Cal
Blondie
SEN
Jone
Boner
Captain Boner
Duane
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