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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1972
Page
4
A Washington Iowa editorial from March 18 1972 reflects on belief and doubt drawing from a Bible verse Acts 28 24 and uses a proverb comparing the sun melting ice and hardening concrete to comment on public opinion and certainty.
Des Moines reports Marty Chebuhar at the boys state basketball tournament backing the Mid- Prairie Golden Hawks. He recounts a family quarrel over apple pie and motherhood, noting a humorous exchange about crust versus filling and a joking line about an air pie.
A cartoonish political spoof imagines three bears named Nixie, Muskie, and McGovie planning a heated porridge council over Nixon’s China trip. Humphrey is Goldie Locks. the scene mocks TV editorializing and political tempers with biting humor.
The item notes upcoming water rate increases in Montensano Washington and recalls a counter sign about prices for water and common beverages. It also shares a humorous anecdote about a man asked to bring home cabbage and a gardener offering heads for free leading to a joke about a man trying on hats with cabbages.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a wife reads a fortune card to her husband noting he is a leader, brave and popular yet jokes the card misstates his weight. The moment plays on vanity and affection in a domestic setting.
The Wayland church women group meets at the United Methodist Church for a mission study on Africa led by Mrs. Noah Wyse, followed by a cooperative noon dinner hosted by Mrs. Oral Conrad and Mrs. W. E. Fort. The afternoon program, Liberation at Easter Time, is led by Mrs. Ralph Stuart, with business by Mrs. Donald Rich.
In a bridge problem South must choose the correct line of play after West leads clubs. The winning idea is to play the king of diamonds at trick two to deny a defender a flexible plan and increase the odds of making the contract. If West holds the ace, the defense is stymied and the hand improves for declarer.
A mattress maker claims varied guests prevent wear by spreading pressure, hotel beds last longer due to this effect. Readers questions cover girls named after mothers, horse meat, frost in Key West, mesquite beans, Roosevelt speechwriters, adultery attitudes, dress styles, cold showers, boat turnover timing, and a study of classified ads. Address L M Boyd Fort Worth Texas.
The entry lists birthdays, notable events, and facts for March 18 1972 including Grover Cleveland's birth date, the 1931 New London school disaster, 1962 cease fire in Algeria, and Leonov space walk. It also mentions a Weldon quilting project by Charles Brierly with extensive handiwork.
Abby: printing a controversial piece from the Congressional Record about drugs and death. A dead woman in North Carolina, aged 23, is linked to a grim reinterpretation of Psalm 23 for heroin. The note in the car condemns society and doctors, urging harsher action against drug hooks.
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