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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1968
Page
4
In the editorial reflection for November 9 1968 the piece centers on charity as brotherly love and the Christian faith shown through daily good deeds. It notes the offense unit urging Braun to join the fun and hints at the idea that offense may not be the best defense.
Notes on bumper stickers mixing Nixon Humphrey and Wallace alarm readers. A grandmother voter says she voted straight ticket because she could not see well enough to scratch. A sign at Jarvis Appliance promotes a football game with playful phrasing. A mother and daughter clash over affection at a game. Also featured: Ella Knott and the Kiesey family with 13 children, notable athletes, and a local Y league basketball stint.
Bud Collins claims youth avoid Vietnam because war not bud enough after listening to Airplanes. In a sophomore game versus Mid-Prairie, Daryl Braun dominates defense with three punt returns and a fourth TD on an interception. Braun, a trackman, uses speed and crisp blocks to score. A foundation study on safety concludes automobiles are not afraid of people.
Two high school girls discussed college choices with a claim about a school boasting 1623 boys and 314 girls. The remark highlights selective enrollment metrics and perceived prestige, attributed to a line from W. J. S.
Local notes from Washington recounts residents traveling to Phoenix Arizona and Iowa City hospital transfers after Missouri auto wrecks. Mentions Tarkio College student Steve George visiting family, Arthur Dawson funeral attendees from Arlington Texas, and Capt Harold Stephens returning from Ft Bliss Texas. Also notes church centennial, community events and school activities, harvest banquet in Keota, and political election results with high turnout.
Multiple wedding announcements from Iowa and surrounding areas list ceremonies on November 2 and late October. Names include Ann Louise Baker, Glenn Dinkheller, Carolyn Rutt, Michael Whitcher, Betty Thompson, Denis Wood, Cindy Buchholz, Michael Schreurs, Barbara Yeggy, and Kenneth O Donnel with their respective parental lineages and church venues in Iowa City Columbus Junction Cedar Falls Ottumwa and nearby locales.
The United States tribute to the International Human Rights Year will launch a 13 cent aerogramme on December 3 in Washington. The UN issues six new stationery items January 8 1969 to meet revised U S postal rates. A Brit ish Indian Ocean Territories definitive set showcases marine fauna and includes Aldabra Chagos Diego Garcia and the Farquhar Group. Guyana and Ceylon issue postal adhesives for the 1400th year of the Holy Queen Islam.
Becker outlines two bridge scenarios. In the first, as East protecting against Three Notrump, play the five of clubs to force a comeback from West and beat the contract, with South's diamonds as the weak spot. In the second, as declarer in Six Spades, draw three trump rounds, win the heart ace, then run clubs to force a discard and complete the contract.
Mrs. Eddie Owen, of Crawfordsville, has returned from Kansas to await her husband’s return from Vietnam. The family hopes he is back before Christmas and plans visits with nearby relatives. Community events include Legion meeting in Washington and WWE Club activities with slides from Jamaica. Various local residents hosted gatherings and celebrated birthdays in Des Moines and surrounding towns.
Charles Pillars, a self-taught musician and St. Louis Post Office worker, becomes the Muny Opera orchestra’s newest member as the venue marks its 50th anniversary. A Little Rock native with a long band history, Pillars played tenor alto and baritone saxophones and clarinets, studying from youth through the Air Force years and USO tours.
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