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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1973
Page
4
Editorials note urges faith and trust in God for victory and outlines a Bible based approach. A lighthearted anecdote about engineers learning earth’s creation ends with a punch line from a computer simulation: Genesis 1 1 appears on screen.
A personal tribute recalling Walt Ditzen a syndicated sports cartoonist known for Fan Fare. The note describes early 1930s Davenport and Washington basketball rivalries at Muscatine and a memory of Ditzen aiding a flat tire near Clinton, portraying him as strong and memorable after four decades.
A neighbor boy playing near a back door sniffed a lemon aroma and asked what she was baking. She replied lemon meringue pie, prompting the lad to return later and demand the pie's middle name.
Little Billy asks if liars go to heaven and wonders if anyone but God and George Washington would be there. His mother admits family missteps, leading to a reflective, humorous pose in the Postville Herald’s Rambling Thoughts column.
A humorous domestic tale recalls Mrs Tom Stewart’s plant care notes as her husband Tom tends a home garden. He follows the labels closely to avoid losing any plants, but a comment about teraniums and African violets from a floral shop clerk coins a lighthearted misreading.
Fragmentary OCR line lists names and codes Ard B lay Be Becher Gerwe with numbers 91753 AQ 1096 41083, suggesting a municipal or court filing reference. Details are unreadable. preserves named entities but lacks context or actions.
In a South North South East West bridge hand, South faces a choice after winning the third spade. The post mortem argues that cashing the A K of clubs and declining the club finesse is technically correct, though risky, since failure to the queen would not doom South if the club finesse is rejected and the diamond finesse is taken.
In Des Moines during the state basketball tournament a dejected coach, unable to call a friend, asks a passing student for a dime. The student hands over two dimes saying, Here’s twenty cents. Coach, Call all your friends. The moment captures a brief, humorous postgame scene.
A compact column raises quirky questions from history and science including debates on native practices, claims about hatchets and tomahawks, and older puzzles. It surveys false divides between cultures and touches on drum noise, polydipsia versus dipsomaniac terms, and government farm policy outcomes.
The Seymour Herald reports a female editor among Iowa editor publishers last Friday working with a committee including deans of three state journalism schools. When asked about women’s lib she replied she is liberated already and cited helping Wayne unload 300 pounds of metal dress from their car trunk as proof. The piece closes with a wry note that in their business women are liberated.
A Brazilian visitor seeks an extended stay, pays $500 to a lawyer who urges an affair for help. she ends the relationship and contemplates recourse. A reader asks about virginity on dating, and Abby reassures it is not shameful. A separated wife describes unfulfilling sex with husband and a second lover, asking how to discuss improving their marriage. Abby urges direct talk and counseling.
Almanac notes March 17 1973 marks the 76th day with 289 to follow and lists celestial phenomena Venus Mars Jupiter Mercury Saturn and Pisces passing. It notes singer Nat King Cole born March 17 1919 and historical items from 1889 submarine test 1912 Camp Fire Girls 1938 bombing of Barcelona 1958 Vanguard I launch and Horace Greeley quote.
Washington Evening Journal lists staff and offices, and details subscription rates. It notes affiliations with press associations and bureaus. The document provides carrier and mail pricing for Washington and surrounding areas, with different rates for out of state and various routes.
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