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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1968
Page
4
The paper presents opinion pieces and aphorisms including a Psalm 23:1 reflection on faith, a comment on democracy as a trust, a quip about leaf raking, and reflections on changing language and campus graffiti. It notes a shift in accepted words over generations and cites H. L. Mencken's American Language.
Reuters reports Graham Bryant and Peter Hale set a 76 hour nonstop seesawing record while Dr Charles Hunter achieved 416.6 words per minute for 10 minutes. At the University of Texas at El Paso Allen Mueller won a lapholding contest by sustaining 13 coeds on his lap for 45 seconds.
After a busy election period residents comment the political talk continues unresolved. The writer notes some winners doubt their win and mentions a Saturday earthquake remark aimed at the new president elect.
Polling researchers at Stanford tested unorthodox techniques to gauge voter sentiment without biasing interviews. Measures included bumper stickers letters to editors and even water pressure in communities to gauge television set abandonment during campaigns. Early results aligned with fractional pollsters though some pitfalls appeared, such as Snoopy leading both Humphrey and Nixon by two to one.
Crawfordsville WSCS met in the United Methodist Church with seventeen members and one guest. They conducted prayers and self-denial, allocated funds to Urban Ministries in Asia and a Building Fund for Educational Work, approved a Christmas gift to a Des Moines center, and planned a December potluck. They considered protesting a recent Iowa Wesleyan College play and urged members to write to church leaders. A dinner for Nick Achen was announced for November 20.
A column of wry observations on social mores. It notes spinsterhood starting at 31 in this locale, contrasts age norms across countries, jokes about husbands and ownership in marriage, adds quips about hair color and a left handed president, plus light consumer tips and trivia.
Iowa official Maurice A. Harmon doubts publishing juvenile delinquents names reduces crime and says such exposure often fails to deter wrongdoing. He supports public information but says extraordinary cases like murder may warrant disclosure. Harmon cites Eldora as overburdened and advocates more facilities and alternate treatment options for youths.
The November meeting at Ainsworth featured a meditation on National Book Week by Mrs. Clark Pfiefer and a book report on The Seventh Step by Bill Sands read by Mrs. Kenneth Ornduff. Members discussed Consumer Research and alcohol from corn as fuel, with 100 percent election voting noted.
William Rollin Davison of Wayland Route Two is listed in the 1968-69 Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges at Iowa Wesleyan College. Davison, a math major, plays in the concert wind ensemble and swing band. He is a Phi Delta Theta member and scholarship chairman. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Russell Davison of Wayland.
The Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa lists its editors and staff including David Elder as Editor and Business Manager William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director Charles Morris News Editor Bob Shaffer Local Advertising Howard Hazen Production Superintendent. The paper is published afternoons except Sundays Christmas and July 4th and is entered as second class matter under Act of March 3 1879.
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