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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1975
Page
3
A brief devotional urging true discipleship through genuine love not mere display. It cites John 13 35 and calls for living a life that proves love in action rather than performance.
In a light column the writer notes spring mushrooms and a recent family trip yielding 194 gray morels. Bill Hutmacher sponsors a farmers contest offering his 12 hour labor service as first prize, inviting farmers to imagine tasks for him to perform.
Personal gardening notes describe a compact 8 by 3 plot focused on tomatoes and peppers with Greg Widmer sprinter help. The writer recounts spading mishaps with a broken pitchfork, soil turning black and rich, and plans to harvest as season progresses. Neighbors Don and Mary Knaack are noted for larger scale gardening and sharing surplus.
In Blair House case the City Council will decide June 2 whether to demolish or restore the historic building. A 350-signature petition and community pledges for funds and labor push for saving the house as a cultural asset. The effort references support from local leaders and institutions and warns that failure would erase part of the area's heritage.
A collage of curiosities from 1975 by L. M. Boyd includes Vilcabamba residents and claims of long life, plus diet and tobacco use. It cites a railroad berth custom, misidentified Greek myth apples, Paris origins, plate glass in cars, birth and voting trivia, rattlesnake behavior, raven lifespans, conductor fitness, and Barbra Streisand name origins.
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