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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1975
Page
4
The piece blends a biblical vow to love others with light commentary on fashion. It notes Christ's sacrifice and urges love, then pivots to hats. It discusses a hat industry upswing linked to pop culture and fashion shifts, concluding style matters little next to practical warmth and sun protection.
A letter promotes Cool Weather Savings Time CWST to shift school hours to cooler midnight to 8 am. The writer argues air conditioning and daylight saving tweaks fail to help comfort and suggests holding graduation night exercises at 2:00 am to test the plan. It cites typical Iowa weather and mentions high schools courthouses and car washes as air conditioned.
A drunken local leaves town Saturday evening in a buggy with a horse on a good canter, swaying on the seat like a loose barrel in a rough sea as residents recount the incident. POISONED mentions a Druggist bottle tampering that killed a woman and child near Marshall.
In a bridge problem from a 1975 syndicate sketch, North leads diamonds and East shows out. The declarer, assuming a 3-4-3-3 trumps split, cashes A K Q of spades and clubs, ruffs diamonds, and presses the slam. West holds the bad trump distribution and, with careful play, the declarer avoids loss of two trump tricks. The article previews a bidding quiz tomorrow.
The column surveys quirky notes from voice experts fans and polls while joking about income claims and odd questions. It mentions a dog license from 1799 and a dangerous drug tale from England with a pathologist’s warning. It ends with a mailing address and copyright info for L M Boyd.
Abigail Van Buren answers Dear Abby questions and shares reader letters. Topics include relationship troubles with a noncustodial partner, meddling family, keeping gifts, parenting humor, and seeking counseling options. Readers request personal guidance and Abby's opinions on ethics and family tensions.
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