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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1965
Page
4
The Washington Evening Journal presents a daily thought: all the law is fulfilled in one word Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself Galatians 5 14. This command means concern and service not sentiment but action in Christian love.
Teen riders on two motorcycles travel with a girl passenger each along South Iowa avenue at night while a following car tailgates at under 15 feet. The columnist urges suspension of the dangerous driver and warns about risks to riders from rocks or debris and the inevitability of accidents when cars closely shadow motorcycles.
A Iowa City reader urges constant caution on roads as farm machinery increases on highways. Drivers must slow for slow moving equipment and respect entrances to fields, since state law demands stopping before entering public roads.
Sunday hosts Mr and Mrs Bill Trotter honored Mrs Maude Bishop at a birthday dinner. Attendees included Mrs H V Stickley Galveston Texas Mrs Lettie Harding Burlington and local families. Later others joined for bridge at two tables with high score to Mrs Kenneth Ornduff and consolation to Mrs Lee Norris.
A new SURB program blends pension and unemployment benefits for Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho meatcutters. Local 494's A D Hottell says the plan shifts cost to employers while protecting workers funds. starting December 1 employers pay 10 cents per hour, rising to 25 cents by January 1968, with about 700 members covered.
Abigail Van Buren airs four reader queries on underpayment by husbands, theft doubts, overprotective mothers, and chaotic households. Each piece voices common marital strains and parenting tensions with Abby advising on allowances, autonomy, and boundaries.
The 1901 Rock Island wreck near Verdi killed Seth Nicola, 30, head brakeman, as his box car plunged 25 feet into a culvert. He left a wife Eva McMillan and four daughters, with his burial in Schrock Cemetery, Eureka, near Verdi. The incident drew aid from Washington road crews and prompted editor Alex Miller to reflect on railway risk.
In a par contest hand South opened hearts and faced a path to a slam. The article explains optimal play after winning the ace of hearts, drawing trumps, and executing club finesse while guarding against bad breaks. It emphasizes reducing luck and using precise lead logic.
Washington Evening Journal staff includes David Elder as editor and business manager William Shannon as vice president and advertising director Charles Morris as news editor Bob Shaffer as local advertising Bruce Cowden as contributing editor and Howard Hazen as production superintendent The paper is published afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th and is entered second class under the 1879 act.
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