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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1968
Page
4
An editorial reflects on Highland school visitors to a newsroom, praising manners, gratitude, and teaching. It then recalls the 1912 dedication of Washington County Hospital, arguing the building blends medical science with compassionate care, offering functional clinical spaces and nurturing environment for patients.
Iowa State Insurance Commissioner Lorne Worthington announced a new four category licensing system for casualty insurance agents set to start around July 1. Existing 8,000 to 10,000 agents will retain grandfather rights while new licenses focus on bail surety personal lines and commercial lines. Life insurance licensing remains unchanged.
Readers explore a controversial GOP delegate question involving H R Gross and an Iowa league stance on five constitutional amendments. A long bridge hand from an Italian tournament illustrates a misplay by leading experts, with a clear five-card heart lead and optimal play revealed to succeed, highlighting why top players sometimes miss obvious lines.
L. M. Boyd relates how a weaned calf became known as a dogie on the open range, tracing the origin from dough-gut to dogie. The column mixes curious facts and quips about fashion, censorship, gambling costs, grizzly cub mortality, Irish handball, and light social observations. It ends inviting reader questions for future columns.
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