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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1967
Page
4
Editorial notes Jesus forgiving Peter's denial, urging readers that Christ can still use them. Emphasizes optimism with caution, comparing it to rain and weather. The column warns that rising medical life expectancy could necessitate paying higher national debt, urging responsibility.
A retrospective on the Tennessee 1925 Scopes trial and the 1967 case of Gary Scott in Jacksboro. The piece notes how the legislature repealed the archaic anti-evolution law, avoiding a new courtroom clash, and warns that attempting to prove evolution as fact invites endless debate given scientific detail remains unsettled.
The Ainsworth Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star met at the Masonic Temple for a Mothers Day ceremony led by Mrs. Betty Stewart and Robert Stewart. Members received lavender mums. music included My Mother's Bible and Nobody Knows But Mother. Several guests attended church notices, social hour refreshment duties, and upcoming 50 year member honors in June.
An ABA issue piece discusses how damages for disfigurement are awarded after injuries. It weighs factors like victim gender, occupation, scar visibility, and cosmetic repair options, noting courts balance fairness and emotion while judges may restrict shocking displays.
Riverside notes include the Ford family returning home after attending the funeral of Mrs. Mary Straskel in Cedar Rapids. Weekend visitors from Wayne Nebraska and local families share Mother's Day gatherings and family updates. New grandson Gregory Paul Weber welcomed by the Weber family. Daniel Joseph Knebel adopted by Patrick Knebel and family with North English grandparents listed.
In a 1964 women's team of four championship, Mrs. Portugal and Mrs. Hayden defended five spades doubled. Portugal led a sixth best diamond, hinting for a club return if partner led diamonds or hearts. Hayden won the diamond ace and, reading the signal, led clubs. Portugal ruffed, yielding one overtrick and defeating the contract.
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