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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1972
Page
4
A Washington Iowa reflection on money and family finances, followed by a humorous anecdote about weather control through wearing a raincoat. The piece notes intermittent showers in downtown Washington on a Tuesday afternoon, then sun briefly, with a man puzzled by changing weather.
A reader highlights the generous outdoor amenities around Washington Iowa including county parks such as Hayes Timber Sockum Ridge Fern Cliff Marr Park Walnut School and Brinton Woods. The piece praises varied recreation options and notes access points near Highway 92 Crooked Creek and the Skunk River.
Our readers are urged to view Hayes Timber as walnut and oak giants face extinction from foreign markets and local logging. The piece notes walnuts and oaks already threatened, with Brinton and Foster Woods and Sockum Ridge cited as affected areas. It questions why foreign manufacturers do not cultivate their own mature trees, arguing global supply is exhausted and urging public observation of the woods.
A reader protests Washington High School Class Day that awards were given by seating by calling FBLA members forward while other honors remained seated. The letter urges all teachers to apply any new recognition rule equally next year and criticizes unequal treatment among award groups.
A collection of humorous facts and Q and A items by L M Boyd from 1972. Topics include remarriage rates among widowed and divorced men, animal intelligence rankings, lie detector accuracy, kitchen utensil usage, sleep patterns by gender, direct sales workers, and a note on missing persons research. Address given for mail is Lt M Boyd Fort Worth Texas.
A reader asks Abby how to handle a husband who distrusts male doctors and blocks medical care. Abby advises seeking the best care, even from a man if needed, and notes the wife has not lost by choosing professionals over his fears. Also, a sharp letter questions women’s equality and rides with a joking dismissal.
A state university required incoming students to have chest X rays, sparking a religious liberty challenge that the court overruled as necessary for public health. The decision notes health over freedoms and cites cases on sanitation and second hand clothes bans as similarly limited by public welfare.
In a five diamond contract with West leading a spade, a safe plan uses two trump rounds, A K of hearts, and a heart ruff. Then lead a low club to the ten to force a shift from East or West, enabling ruffing and discarding to make five, even if clubs are 3-1 or 2-2. Tomorrow: The double.
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