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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1977

Page

4

Thought of the Day: Moliere on a woman's ready comeback

A historical note cites French actor Jean Baptiste Moliere saying a woman always has her revenge ready, capturing a witty reflection on gender and honor from the period.

Jean Baptiste Moliere

L. M. Boyd quirky facts and Q A column notes

An assortment of social curiosities and light trivia attributed to L M Boyd. Includes observations on Indonesian dance customs, marriage patterns in Peru, eyeglasses to bifocals neck stiffness, honeybee nectar weight, bird baldness, egg pressure tests, stamp collecting trivia, Ritz hotel lore, body language fingers, motel sheet laundering, pillowcase care, and a note on Caesarean birth. Ends with an address for correspondence.

Public Auctions and Real Estate Sales Listed Across Iowa

A long schedule of auctions across Washington Kalona Wayland Winfield Danville Keota Hedrick and other towns. Items include pickups autos household goods antiques real estate and consignment sales with various start times from June 4 to June 18 and weekly livestock auctions. Organizers include A A Miller H and Camping Center Fred Yoder Estate L B Hall Estate Roth Auction House Conrad's Sales and more.

Washington County Miller and H & Camping Center 3Rd Street Kalona Iowa Fred Yoder Jefferson St Wayland New Roth Auction House John Baldosier Winfield Eddie Edwards Loren Johnson Main Street Hedrick Jeanne Jeanne Linder Keota Conrad Wellman Hwy Zeno Aller South 8Th Washington Sam Simmering Roth Auction House Jefferson Street Stella Kauffman Sherman Humphrey North Cecil Davis Washington County Fairgrounds Treva (Lloyd) Griggs

Dear Abby Advice on Wedding Attire and Regretful Letter

Dear Abby addresses a bride who objects to her fiancé's mother wearing a bridal looking beige lace outfit. Abby suggests mother wear something less bridelike but not ban her. The column also prints a reader’s regretful letter about a wife who refused her dying husband’s other relationship and concludes with supportive guidance and a personal-note reminder.

Abby Shalom

Area Television Listings May 30 31 Mix of Sitcoms News Sports

Channel 2 features News Nashville The Jeffersons Bustin Maude All's Fair plus 6:30 7:00 7:30 programs. Channel3 runs News 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 10:00 10:30. Tuesday adds Muppets Days Rich Man Walters Special. Channel4 primes Price Right Jeffersons Sonny Cher Gunsmoke and more. Channel6 has News Sports Gong Show Little House Tonight Tomorrow and NBC Movie The Sunshine Boys plus local programs. Channel9 listings include Happy Days Law and Shir and special Fest. Channel12 Sesame Street Shari Show Action and Vision On with 11:00 Window Wild Witness.

Nashville San Fran B. Walters Little House Sesame St Elec. Co M. J. Odell Decision E. John Susskind AY Witness

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