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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1964
Page
6
The May 23 1964 issue of the Washington e Convening Journal carries an editorial urging readers to place God first and view worldly things with perspective. A humorous aside notes a copy editor error moving Hospital into Deaths and jokes about a new Feline column due to cats nine lives.
A local father favors extending daylight savings time past one o'clock to keep teenagers out of trouble when the sun shines. A farmer planted ten acres of corn without seed due to a misfilled hopper, risking double planting or delayed emergence. Tandem bikes trend locally, even a minister and son pedaling together. A four year old's pre kindergarten visit boasted of cookies cupcakes milk and two bathroom trips. A Washington man bought five pairs of shoes for his wife, drawing mixed reactions from neighbors. Allen Green of Prescott Arizona, age 84, quips Fountain of Youth lies in Washington Iowa.
A column of lighthearted jests from local residents including a beard mishap, a grocer with a dramatic mustache, a lurid apartment house tale, a neighbor’s nude crawl, and humorous miscommunications between Washington and Washta Iowa. Evening Journal, Wac
A published testimonial claims nine years of deafness ended after ten days use of the ear salve, with the tester reporting hearing a brother in Nebraska. The message presents a patient account of dramatic relief and advocates for the patent medicine concern.
A zoologist asserts chimpanzees think they are superior to humans and would feel more certain if they could read human news. The Gordon Journal notes this provocative view.
Covington Leader questions if planned postal service upgrades are unraveling as post office orders reduce staff and slow operations, signaling possible delays and changes in the mail system.
The Quaker farmer Jesse Hiatt in Madison County 1850s to early 1900s nurtured a stray seedling into a famed Hawkeye apple later renamed Delicious by Stark Brothers. His stubborn care yielded a globally popular fruit with millions of trees, a Winterset landmark, and a 1922 park marker honoring Hiatt and his apple.
Four Cedar township girls narrate Roberts Chapel cemetery memories and a hundred year look back. Julia Radda describes work clearing weeds and stones while imagining the old church and graveyard. Margaret Huber recalls sapling trees, simple church, and the beauty and pride of the historic grounds.
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