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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1972
Page
4
Editorial notes the Easter promise that Jesus lives and believers in Him have an eternal future to serve with gladness, citing Psalm 118:17 as a guiding verse. The reflection emphasizes enduring faith and hopeful Christian mission beyond life.
We hosted Halloween with spooks both inside and outside. Our three granddaughters wore identical clown outfits sewn by their paternal grandmother. The doorbell rang constantly and friends swapped roles as visitors and scare targets. We ran out of treats but cookies pleased the last guests. It was a fun night.
Jim France of Montgomery Ward fills a unusual order after a Denver visitor asked for chains. He confirmed Ward’s stock and sent a set of chains to a Denver address, noting the Washington trading territory is expanding.
A collage of light jests and wry observations from a newspaper page. Barbers advertise 75c haircuts and repairs, a pet shop parakeet challenges a talking claim, a first grader’s parent note, and political jests about Sadat Nixon and elections. A Ainsworth reader donates mushrooms with wary humor about their freshness.
A Mount Ayr Record-News column cites a mail misaddress from the Salk Institute to illustrate how small details affect how people view a town. It argues that tidy streets and weed control reflect citizen care and community spirit, noting impressions can come from unseen observers.
Dear Abby column from 1972 discusses sexual effects after hysterectomy, reassuring that most women maintain or improve sexual life. Includes reader letters about family humor and aging looks, with Abby’s practical responses on personal boundaries and etiquette.
The deal from a high level team match shows North opening heart, South continuing to three notrump, and West leading clubs. South aims to finesse hearts and diamonds to nine or ten tricks, ending with ten tricks despite an unsound contract as the line of play succeeds.
A Red Cross bank finds 12.6 percent of female blood volunteers are rejected for anemia while under 1 percent of male volunteers are turned away. The note adds wider claims about gender differences in vitality and behavior, plus assorted trivia about memory, study conditions, and voting.
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