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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1968
Page
4
An editorial excerpt notes a car dealer who tried to clinch a deal by parking a car in front of a prospective buyer's home and snapping a picture to prove the car and the house go together. The piece frames faith and witness as power in the gospel.
Ken Shreve claimed his hometown Du Mont Iowa has the best basketball team since his early twenties all city center days. Observers noted the town population of 719 at the last census and the playful boast sparked eyebrows among the group during the state tournaments.
Local YMCA enthusiasm for paddle ball sparks concern after reports of injuries and illnesses among players including Larry Duncan Charlie Hayes John Lloyd and Jim Laing. Anecdotes recount a Las Vegas jackpot and twin birth on leap year with hospital incubator costs and rare birthday alignment every four years.
The article praises sanitation workers who emptied and carried away incinerator contents during a dry period when fires were common. It notes their service alongside weekly waste, cans, and garbage, reflecting municipal effort in Washington Iowa.
A reporter recounts traveling town to town to conduct newspaper straw polls. He describes stopping people in bars shops and streets to cast ballots and report results, mapping the nation’s mood and preferences before concluding the public spoke with a deflating “blaah.”
Wayne Marston and Richard Hotle attended the Men’s State Bowling Convention in Waterloo. Local residents, including Cathy Jarrard and Linda Lee, took tests at St Luke’s Hospital. George Rudiger heads to the Northwestern Mutual Life convention in Gulfport with family. Clara Mondia completed nursing training in Pierre and passed exams. Franklin Chmelar spends leave at home before returning to Barstow. Eliot Pratt of New York visited Jarrards. Gifford Morrison seeks the Republican nomination for Washington County Attorney. John Owen seeks reelection. Weather records show eight below zero. Sheriff Putnam reports a 1933 Chevrolet found in Flagstaff. Marcus Bach to speak at United Presbyterian. Jarrards relocate to 847 S Iowa Ave. Grinnell College honor roll lists Bear and Barclay. Alice McDaniel hosted Maryon Halverson. Ainsworth barn struck by lightning. buildings burned. Jeffrey building brick walls completed. Scott Jarrard buys Globe Barbershop. Five local YMCA men attend Grinnell conference on boys’ work. Priscilla Morrison and Jeannette Karel speak at Y’s Men’s Club. M M Moninger delivers China mission lecture. Spring football practice begins. 40 boys out. A and P Store to move April near the square. Salvation Army drive promoted by Fairfield and Phillips.
The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists staff roles and contact numbers. It notes publication afternoons except Sundays and holidays and includes affiliations with press associations and the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
In a five hearts contract East-West vulnerable, a spade lead starts a complex defense. West chooses ten over nine on a club, sensing declarer's endplay plan. East later produces the jack to thwart South's trap, resulting in South going down one.
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