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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1977
Page
5
Editorial from May 7, 1977 urges honoring all men and fearing God to reduce societal tensions, invoking I Peter 2 17. It frames this as guidance for harmonious living and kingly respect.
The writer commends Mr and Mrs Earl Malloy for handling a minor backing accident with honesty and willingness to make it right. Mrs Malloy left notes for the other party and police, Earl Malloy offered to repair the car, and the couple’s approach avoided insurance despite the damage.
A long woodland trek with Ray and Bertha Minick ends safely after hours of wandering with only mediocre picks. The group reunites with seven friends, others in the party, and a rescued outcome through a late return to help.
Hub Turner sent a colored postcard showing the Marquette University Warriors basketball squad in tuxedos posed around a yellow sports car. A note asks if Washington Junior College state championship teams traveled with Coach George Freshwaters in the early 1930s.
On May 7, 1977, a calendar overview notes Taurus births including poet Robert Browning born 1812 and actress Anne Baxter turning 34. It also recalls Lusitania sinking in 1915, Germany’s 1945 surrender, Lurleen Wallace’s death in 1968, and a 1976 Italian earthquake aftermath with many dead or missing.
Abigail Van Buren offers a solution to callers who struggle with what to call their mother in law. She shares a reader’s letter and a reader’s anecdote about using the term Mother to address all mothers with children. She invites personal replies via a mailbox address in Los Angeles.
A reader asks for the proper collective noun for a group of prostitutes citing options like jam of tarts and flourish of strumpets. The note references Clifton Fadiman and Trollope terms and provides L. M. Boyd contact and Weatherford Texas address.
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