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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1963
Page
11
Editorials mix a John 14 27 meditation on peace with light local humor. Jokes touch on business payrolls misperceived effort and a farm wife misdirected mail as well as a grocer seeking endorsement after a long drive.
A witty column mocks gender roles noting many women and men are not ideal for housework. It mentions an upcoming team M and M Marion and Mitzi and then a farm dog adoption idea. Also a joke about a Washington man abandoning newspaper reading for his eyes. A local lady loses a half slip to theft while she slept.
A humorous farm-house party anecdote shows a deaf man mishearing messages during a telephone call until his wife is summoned. The piece also notes the Internal Revenue Service turning 100 with well wishes. A later item recounts a beagle named Mitzi given to Marion Hayes after an accident near Aurora Illinois. A shop tale ends with a joke about easy terms of 50 percent down and 50 percent at checkout.
A school teacher received a frantic note blaming an arithmetic question about how long it would take a man to walk around the block forty times. The parent says the problem cost them a day of work and was marked wrong after it was completed. The writer signs as W. TB.
Child nasal objects require calm handling. If blockage persists or object not visible, consult a doctor for safe removal. Teach children not to insert items. avoid probing if not visible. The article also notes hip fractures as a topic.
Cedar Rapids residents Mr. and Mrs. Larry Palmer visited Keota and surrounding areas with the Flynn family and later spent time with Allan Palmer. Local guests include Mrs. Hellen Fridemore from East Moline and others visiting regional relatives and church events.
Becker discusses a rubber bridge hand where North’s redouble of four hearts was flawed and East’s remark hinted at a singleton spade. South exploited the information to make five hearts after drawing trumps and finessing the ten of spades, with East’s comment aiding the declarer.
A roundup of recent stamp issues from around the world includes Dominica’s seven stamp set featuring Queen Elizabeth, France’s Beethoven tribute, Indonesia’s Asian-African gathering issue, Bulgaria’s multicolor native animals, Okinawa Ryukyu multicolor stamp, Norway’s 300th postal anniversary two stamps, Philippines Famous Filipinos Cayetano Arellano, Denmark Iran royal visit stamps, Upper Volta flower issue, Germany’s religious issues including Regina Matryrum Berlin and Heidelberg Catechism 400th anniversary.
West Chester May 14 Mrs Nelson Woodford notes Mr and Mrs Keith Stewart hosted a dinner honoring her father Cr Niffenegger and son-in-law Wendell Kindred for birthdays and Mother's Day. Guests included C C Niffenegger Wendell Kindred Cindy Armington IL Ivan Niffenegger Shirley Gail Niffenegger Shairi Richard Stewart and Dean Hobbs. Afternoon visitiors were Mrs Linda Campbell and Mark and Mrs Richard Stewart. Roy Wright family of Clinton were week end guests of Homer Porter. Daily Vacation Bible School plans set for June 3 to 9 with nursery and kindergarten dismissed at 11:30. Director Mrs Lee Mangold led the meeting with several teachers present. Alice Gilbert visited in Nelson Woodford home.
Kalona American Legion Auxiliary members meet to plan Poppy Day on May 25 with Mrs. Ford Skola as local chair. Poppy sales center at City Hall plus bake sale at 9:30, with brownies and Girl Scouts selling poppies. Memorial sprays for graves also on May 25 at City Hall. Next meeting set for June at the local golf course for the annual auxiliary picnic.
The May meeting of the Farm erettes 4-H Club, with 19 members and 12 guests, set discussion topics including county 4-H camp and a Washington DC trip featuring Jean Sojka and Barbara Strum. Demonstrations covered vegetable storage and yeast growth, with a vegetable cooking talk by Lois Meyer and a Yeast Bread team demo canceled due to a member missing. Next meeting is June 10 at Connie and Carolyn Goodlander’s home.
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