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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1964
Page
4
The May 14 1964 Evening Journal editorial ponders daily joy under Psalm 118 24 and jokes about a coin collector who hoards coins until month end when bills arrive. The piece frames faith and frugality with a light, reflective tone.
A Treasury coin shortage from pennies to half dollars worsens with summer vacationers. Proposals include no 1964 date on coins minted after 1965 to discourage hoarding, but the editors oppose misdating and support a new mint despite costs.
A local young man found the Mothers Day Card he was to mail in his raincoat pocket after Monday. The note says mothers have endured such boyish mix-ups for generations and hopes he still mailed the card.
The Tucson Daily Citizen notes 14 percent withholding boosts take home pay but will not cover 1964 taxes for most individuals. Experts warn spending the extra now risks a large tax shortfall next year. With the two stage cut, 14 percent should suffice in 1965, but savers may adjust exemptions to align with looming requirements.
Navy sonar technology has been adapted to cattle through somascope, enabling live testing of meatiness in beef cattle. The device uses ultrasonic waves to compare lean meat versus fat, measured on an oscilloscope. Developed under the Southern Regional Beef Cattle Breeding Project, it promises quicker breeding decisions without slaughtering animals. Dr. Robert Temple leads the investigation. the somascope is still experimental but aims to boost yields for breeders nationwide.
Ontario California United Press International reports a shift to small scale landscape practice as backyards shrink. Farmers and homeowners seek fresh fruit from compact trees. The Bonanza dwarf peach grows full size fruit in one or two seasons, needs little care, and can reach five feet. Other dwarfs like apples and pears rise in popularity. the story traces the Bonanza’s development amid a scientific search.
In a contract bridge team match two tables reached four notrump. One declarer failed after a heart lead and club cashing, while the second declarer steered a heart ruse to win four notrump. The key idea was sacrificing a heart to mislead West about diamonds and clubs, enabling success with careful card play.
A nostalgic collage recalls family moments from children planning for a new baby to a birthday cake, plus yard scenes and a recipe note. The piece also previews Freedomland in the Bronx with weekend operations starting May 16 and daily bukaing June 20 through September.
The note remembers Bill Carson a longtime friend and active business and civic figure in Washington. It recalls his work with Ream and Carson, later W. T. Carson and Sons, his Rotary Club involvement, and a furnace mishap he fixed. It also ventures into a tale about an old house once on the Farm Bureau lot linked to Scofield family history and Dr. Darius Scofield, an army Civil War surgeon, with Miss Edna Jones researching further.
A nostalgic Iowa feature links recent dust storms in Wash ington county to Dust Bowl era winds. It muses on water and wind erosion, then shifts to Mothers Day scenes, family gatherings, changing roles of grandmothers, memories of past technologies, and a personal reminiscence of the Damm family from the Netherlands arriving in Pella with a dozen children.
Illa Mae Ernest was named local winner in Time Magazine's 18th annual current affairs contest. Other high scorers included John Mulcahy, George Johnson, Jon Turnipseed, Richard Simmering, and Margaret Guy. Washington High School classes taught by Russell Bannister contributed to the more than 750,000 students taking the Time Magazine test. Top scorers received a choice of a world globe or a book.
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