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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1973
Page
6
Editorially minded note cites Luke 15 10 about angels rejoicing over a repentant sinner and frames success as following often overlooked advice while tending to urgent tasks. The piece blends religious reflection with a call to inner discipline and focus in daily life.
Washington launches another service club with a 28 member charter as the Lions join Rotary Ys Men Kiwanis and Jaycees. The writer argues the city has plenty of capable volunteers and urges outreach to those not yet involved.
The piece muses on missing clothes hangers and estimates about 700 of 1300 have been lost or repurposed over 25 years. It lists odd uses for hangers from cleaning drains to craft work and garden tasks, reflecting on why 600 hangers remain usable.
West and East cooperate to stop South in four spades after a club lead. East signals with queen to show holding and later trump promotion, West cashes clubs and forces declarer down. The defense uses uppercut trumping to pull the rug from declarer’s plan.
A Red Oak Express column argues the true crisis will arrive when teens must walk or stay home due to gasoline prices or rationing, not city traffic or shortages. The piece notes car culture and bootleg fuel are survivable but warns of a social upheaval as youth abandon nightly outings.
A 1973 LM. Boyd column surveys gender myths from cosmetic vanity to crime. includes claims about women’s deception, criminality, and demands for deference, then shifts to trivia about copyrights, pianos, brass tacks, carpool norms, marriage odds, waking times, tattoos and mental health trends.
A reader asks if moral factors count in inheritance for twenty five years of unpaid work for a widower who died without a will. Abby says legal counsel is needed. Another reader laments a mother in law’s harsh critique after babysitting and asks how to proceed. Abby advises addressing the issues and seeking a personal reply.
Governor Robert Ray proclaims March as Gift of Life Month to promote the Donor Program by the Kidney Foundation of Iowa. The effort distributes donor cards statewide to boost kidney transplants and shorten waiting times, with 200000 cards planned for Des Moines Cedar Rapids Waterloo and other areas.
Professional directory listing Livingston Day Meeker Bates Craig Arbuckle with abstract department at 112 South B phone 653 2147 Morrison Morrison and Lloyd at 211 West Washington St phone 653 5431 John C Owen 109 East Main St phone 653 6531 Stewart and Shearer 225 West Main abstract dept phone 653 2159 Maplewood Manor Nursing Home in Keota with out of town inquiries invited 636 3400
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