Memorial Day reflections on sacrifice and memory
The piece recalls Decoration Day's evolution into Memorial Day from May 30th parades to honor soldiers and all departed loved ones. It highlights General Logan's 1868 order to decorate graves, the cost of freedom in blood, and the ongoing duty to remember fallen comrades with flowers and tribute. The author urges that every grave in Washington county be adorned to show remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Logan
Republic
Washington County
Oxygen balance warned as US may exhaust air
Scientists warn the United States may be using more oxygen than is replaced by vegetation, risking a future where oxygen could run low if plant life declines. They note remaining global vegetation currently offsets this but the balance could shift if urban expansion continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Earth
Bower reunion held in Keota Iowa
Relatives of A F Bower gathered for a Keota family reunion at St Marys Parish in Keota on Sunday May 27. Attendees included numerous Bower family members from Iowa Wisconsin and Colorado with updates on guests from New Glarus Blanchardville Fairfield Des Moines Colorado Springs and Washington among others. News staff note Washington Ev Journal listings and local notices.
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Boyd Sanders
Duane
Hedrick
Henry Roland
Terri
Washington
Carl Walton
Dennis
Keota
Galen Bower
Des Moines
A. C. Bower
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Ron Wade
Iowa City
Fred Bower
Charles Bower
Washington Ev Journal
Iowa
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
Post
United Press
Inland Daily Press
Iowa Daily Press
Iowa Press Ass
Audit Bureau of Circulations
What Tires a Girl Is That Fiddling Around
A collection of quips and notes on gender roles and curiosities from L. M. Boyd. It cites statistics about contact lens wearers under 25, Richard Rodgers, and various social observations. The piece surveys attitudes toward women, marriage, petting habits, and stereotypes with provocative lines and trivia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Rodgers
Oklahoma
Jesus Christ
U. S. News & World Report
San Francisco
Bold six notrump by North nets 1670 for team
In a four handed contract bridge match, two tables show different paths from South with 31 points. One table fails while the other succeeds when North instead leaps to six notrump. South makes all thirteen for 1470 points, lifting his team by 1670 in total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
East
South
Ding
Good old days versus modern conveniences rise in consumer tech
The piece notes how today’s conveniences surpass the good old days, citing self defrosting refrigerators, self cleaning ranges, dialless phones, and automatic time-setting clocks from Westclox. It highlights battery lights in cosmetics, remote hair dryers, two voltage travel gear, disposable diapers, plastic disposable gloves, and new appliances like flexible refrigerator freezers, automatic ice makers, multi-dish cookers, sun-powered ripeners, and rapid growing plant kits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gay Pauley
UPI
New York
Europe
Westclox
General Time
The Kidnapper's Penalty and the Law's Harm Definition
A discussion on how federal and state kidnapping laws define harm to determine penalties. Some injuries from restraint or coercion justify heavier penalties, while minor injuries or injuries from a victim's escape may not. Courts differ on whether harm caused by escape attempts counts, influencing deterrence and lawfulness of punishment.
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Harry
Brickman
Jesus
Beth
Lehhem
Judea
Herod
Jerusalem
Woodlawn Cemetery
Elm Grove
Evening Journal
Pam
Bernice
Joe
Kid Larkin
Jerry
L. M. Boyd
Anatole France
Paris
Matto Grosso
B. Jay Becker
North
Wil Wic Utgae
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Nancy
Dagwood
Bixby
MR. Dithers
Uel
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