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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1973
Page
4
Thought for today reflects on Genesis reliability of God as life’s foundation, then contrasts three groups in society: makers, watchers, and wonderers. It includes Samuel Butler’s quip about animals enjoying life.
Public notice addresses police and other law enforcement about 1973 license plate sticker and mud stained plates. The writer notes a pale green sticker, dirt on brown plates, and hopes for a dry day to reveal it. The piece shifts to praise for a community concert series and calls for continued support and association membership.
The Washington Concert Association seeks members door to door this week and next to fund the 1973 74 season with a four thousand dollar annual budget. Volunteers handle all work and almost every dollar goes to talent. Basic membership is eight dollars per adult, covering four concerts a year, a bargain for live professional music and cultural life in Washington.
Ainsworth Iowa residents are told that 100 new jobs bring broader community gains including more people students income and bank deposits. The writer urges keeping grade schools small to ensure individual attention and questions the value of very large schools for non exceptional students.
The judge may suspend jail terms on probation but cannot compel religious attendance or infringe constitutional rights. Cases show bans on attending church or donating blood were unconstitutional. probation terms must respect liberties while allowing reasonable restrictions. Written by Will Bernard for the American Bar Association in 1973.
In a notated bridge deal North holds AQ03 and South 2575 with spades and hearts, East has 642 and West AAKITAS as dummy. The line shows an incomplete bidding sequence starting with North South combat over vulnerability and card values.
Dear Abby columns recount a past affair and a wife’s discovery ten years later followed by a brutal beating. Other readers share dinner party help ideas while a tuberculosis misconception strains a couple. A bridge hand analysis ends with a remark on championship stakes.
The entry lists events on March 15 including Andrew Jackson born 1767 and Gen. Pershing ordered to pursue Pancho Villa in 1916. It notes Malenkov's peace stance in 1953 and Maj. Gen. Koster's resignation at West Point in 1970. The Almanac marks the 74th day with 291 to follow and mentions Venus Mars Jupiter and Mercury as morning stars and Saturn as evening star.
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