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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1965
Page
4
Editorial urges readers to treat time as a rationed gift from God and live purposefully as a temple of the living God, citing First Corinthians. The piece frames daily conduct and choices as acts of faith and devotion under divine stewardship.
The piece recalls Smithcraft in Columbus Junction as a major producer of engraved wedding and graduation stationery with a model plant and national distribution through prestige stores. It also notes a curious buyer from Washington and a California town’s name changes from The Submarine to The Barna cle and finally The Coachella Valley Sun.
A village weekly near the sea publishes a terse classified note asking for the return of lost brown trousers. The finder is urged to act quickly as the tide recedes, with no further details provided.
The Burlington Hawk Eye cautions against rushing to huge dam and reservoir programs after the worst Upper Mississippi flood on record. It warns dams can worsen floods by concentrating water, disrupt natural controls, and destroy land, urging calm, balanced flood control with levees, watershed work, and multiple measures over big spending.
Des Moines IDPA reports Secretary of State Gary Cameron backs moving Iowa school board elections to coincide with the new September primary and notes potential savings and ballot issues. Towns Association leader Blythe Conn warns about partisan influence and suggests staggered terms with four year cycles. Senator Denman proposes empowering the lieutenant governor during overseas trips, possibly needing a constitutional amendment.
A 1965 ABA essay discusses when seller exaggeration becomes fraud versus salesmanship. It contrasts statements of fact and opinion, notes the buyer seller trust dynamic, and warns that experts must stay closer to truth. The piece cites Proverbs and reflects on moral debates in commerce.
The Washington County Art Show on display on the second floor and the prize winning newspaper photographs of 1984 are being shown this week. New books include Tall Trees and Far Horizons, Fear on Trial, Introduction to Home Furnishings, The New Mathematics for Parents, Glenn’s New Auto Repair Manual, How to Qualify for the Service Academies, Space Its Impact on Man and Society, and more. Memorial gift books are inscribed with the honoree’s name.
Mid Prairie High School will initiate eleven students into the Quill and Scroll Society in a May 5 assembly. Seniors Kathy Malichky Judy Grout Terry Mangold Virginia McDowell Diana Reis Beth Vodicka Julia Hobbs. juniors Abbie Timmins Nancy Mangold Bonnie Phillips Boni Yoder. Faculty advisers are Mrs. Fordyce and Mr. Anderson.
A partial clipping mentions a manager and production superintendent with few readable names and dates. The text references publishing afternoons except Sunday, a March 3 18T3 act, Washington post office, and leased wire service terms. Most details are garbled, limiting clear facts.
A bridge column recounts a Becker and Holder match. West opens spades and deals lead and defense, showing how East’s doubleton and a careful ruff impacted the contract. South doubles for value and ends one down after precise play and defense by West and East.
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