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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1963
Page
4
The page date is Monday November 18 1963. Thought for the Day cites Jeremiah 1 12 and notes Gods word is as good as His bond. A Gwendolyn cartoon dialogue critiques rude drivers with a comic exchange about a car blocking a stoplight and a back door prank.
A column weighs the possibility of Senator Margaret Chase Smith as a Republican presidential candidate noting occasional seriousness of the idea and predicting she could be a strong campaigner. The piece also explains foreign aid cuts impact on US exports, including Iowa’s agricultural machinery and grain trade.
Bloomfield community school district adopts a policy requiring formal requisitions with administrative approval before purchases. Letters warned vendors that orders require a prior requisition or payment will be withheld, but a grapevine report claims the district ran out of requisition forms, raising questions about how to order more without one.
NBC airs a one hour special on the age of Pericles featuring locations in Athens Delphi Olympia Epidaurus and nearby islands. Trevor Howard narrates with Lou Hazam as producer writer. NBC 8 p.m. CST. Vietnam discussion by Richard Tregakis follows.
Sen. David Shaft, author of a controversial reapportionment plan, predicts it will win approval on December 3 by a substantial margin. He has campaigned across Iowa, drawing audiences of 200 to 1,000 as he argues the plan would give fairer legislative representation and reduce city overrepresentation.
The notice lists staff positions including Editor David Elder and Advertising Director Shannon, with other editors and departments named. It announces publication as afternoons except Sundays and holidays, and that the paper is entered as second class matter under federal law. It provides United Press leased wire and Inland Daily Press affiliation, plus rural subscription rates and state rates for outside Iowa.
Harold W. Jarvis of Jarvis Appliance announces Amana dealers will hold an open house at the Amana Colonies from 10 am to 2 pm on November 25 and 26 to showcase the 1964 line of freezers refrigerators and air conditioners. Visitors receive luncheon tickets for November 25 and 26 and may tour Amana Refrigeration Inc. and participate in prize registration.
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