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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1963
Page
12
The May 27 1963 Washington Evening Journal carries an editorial debate over Philadelphia officials reworking Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn to tone down violence speech and race references. The piece argues Huck Finn remains a classic, urging preservation and condemning edits, calling for readers to revisit the work at different ages.
Bloomfield hosts two papers in one building, the Davis County Republican on Tuesday and the Bloomfield Democrat on Thursday. They share a press and staff, with one editor writing for both, a setup praised for quality and youthfulness despite occasional editorial mixups.
The Bloomfield Democrat presents a stark scene of segregation as a mother and her 12 year old daughter witness the march toward city streets and a jail. A speaker warns of police dogs and fire hoses while urging compliance. The child asks about where she belongs and the mother prays for a just place.
Keota news notes a V F W Poppy Day event on May 25 with the Auxiliary and Junior Unit selling poppies and reaching nearby towns West Chester Kinross and Harper. Also reports visits and family gatherings including Mrs Harold H Hutchison of Mason City visiting Keota, fishing trips at Lake Darling, and club activities and bridge results at Chat A While Club.
The piece notes inventors file 350 daily for patents in the U S Patent Office and face long waits before approval. It recounts Gutenberg Cristofori and McCormick as examples of ideas that failed or prospered, and cites Cyrus McCormick’s reaper as a breakthrough that made him rich while lawyers profited from patent suits.
Pleasant Valley Club held its annual tea and guest day at the K P Hall with thirty seven members and guests arriving to a garden decor. Mrs John Kurtz presided at the door while each member introduced a guest and received a corsage. A program featured a clarinet duet by Marty Stannard and Alanna Elmore and local dancing numbers from Mrs Wick's group. A talk on Who's Cuckoo framed the event. Lunch was served by Mrs Lillian Schafer Mrs Keith Barnes and Mrs Roberta Wikoff.
California television star Dinah Shore married Palm Springs contractor Maurice F. Smith in a surprise ceremony attended by Shore’s two children. The wedding followed Shore’s recent separation from actor George Montgomery and occurred just days after she finalized divorce papers from her first marriage.
Robert Gary Adams son of Mr and Mrs Rob ert G Adams of Keota will receive a Bachelor of Arts in business administration at Coe College in Cedar Rapids on June 9 He is a Keota High School graduate and has worked in a Cedar Rapids public accountant office and as Hillside Mobile Home Court manager He is affiliated with Alpha Sigma Phi His mother Fern Adams will also graduate from Iowa Wesleyan College on June 3 earning a BA in education Her minors are psychology and social science She has taught in Keota Community Schools The Sunnyside Pinochle Club met with eleven members and one guest Mrs Agnes Sigler for a May party Ruth Ehr Eve Cooley and Verne Dill won prizes and Catherine Romine received a gift from her mystery sister Refreshments were served by the hostess with Mrs Betty Shaw as June host
A New York 1962 world championship practice hand shows Von der Porten and Mathe on the West Coast side as East West. The bid sequence features a responsive double and three diamonds, leading to a four spade contract and a tough defense that defeats the declarer. The hand illustrates how bidding and play intertwine, with the final contract down by one.
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