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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1975
Page
5
A local column reflects on Christian love, modern permissiveness, and everyday humor. It jokes about a 12 hour Bill Hutmacher contest offering the dealer's services for chores, noting farmers might task him with tough farm work. It mentions a mushroom season near Mother's Day and a granddaughter's trip yielding 194 gray mushrooms.
The writer details a planning stage for a compact garden about 8 by 3 feet focusing on tomatoes and peppers. Greg Widmer, a ninth grade sprinter, tends the lawn and helped spade the garden until a snapped handle slowed work. Don and Mary Knaack boast larger plantings and neighborly sharing.
A humorous set of jests and anecdotes from Funny Funny World contrasts a dull mushroom season with a parable about inflation. The piece riffs on rising horse prices and a cheeky Irish parish tale, culminating in Father O Malley reciting bingo numbers in Latin to keep Protestants from winning.
In Blair County community, the City Council will decide on June 2 whether Blair House is demolished or restored as a historic asset. A 350 name petition and a 90 day fundraising effort have mobilized local leaders and pledges, including a promise of 1000 cupcakes, to support a preservation program and attract business.
A 1975 L. M. Boyd column playful hits on longevity in Vilcabamba, Paris history, weathered rail etiquette, myths, voting ages, rattlesnakes, and Streisand name origins. It blends trivia with humor and reader questions.
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