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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1968
Page
4
The Washington (la.) Evening Journal reviews a new Andrew Wyeth book from Brown Memorial funds at the public library. The piece notes Wyeth’s popularity amid critics’ scorn, contrasts his realism with nostalgic Americana, and urges readers to consider Katharine Kuh’s review in The Saturday Review.
A playful chat contrasts a Chicago man famed for roses with a dog named after a friend and the couple who once had gold fish named after them. A quip follows on aging: doctors urge slowing down signals getting old, police warnings imply still being young.
The article argues retailers should start Christmas advertising early and treat ads as a service to consumers. It emphasizes saving time and money for shoppers, presenting many local shops, and offering fresh, imaginative gift suggestions and comparisons in the newspaper. Evening Journal, Washington, Iowa.
Mrs R paid a dentist overdue bill but the dentist locked the doors and demanded payment, leading to a suit for false imprisonment. The court found the dentist liable for taking the law into his own hands, noting true liberty to move is protected even for brief restraints. A housewife also won damages after a neighbor forced her to stay in a car while he spoke suggestively, deemed false imprisonment despite a short duration.
In a court test a shopper who was asked if she bought a purse there and then showed its contents to the clerk was not held in false imprisonment. The judge ruled she lingered by choice, not under compulsion, the decision cited by the 1968 American Bar Association.
John Gerber of Houston Inventor of the ace showing Gerber Four Club Convention explained. The article compares Gerber with Blackwood, noting step responses and risks. It analyzes a hands where North used four clubs to show aces and how responses differ between conventions.
Mrs. Carrie Wheeler will observe her 91st birthday on Friday November 22. Will Dea will turn 84 the same day. Mr. and Mrs. Dea will also mark their 56th wedding anniversary on November 28.
A collage of Dear Abby exchanges includes a young mother defending a six month marriage and newborn, a mother seeking advice on teenage daughters, a man 74 seeking to reconcile after Playboy–related issues, and a note about Abby’s forthcoming booklet. The items reflect family, marriage, and parenting challenges with Abby’s guidance.
A humorous collage cover reads on love, marriage and manners with quips about how a husband should be uglier and hoarser, bachelor city charms, a note on women more prone to brain strokes, and playful anecdotes about army etiquette and fashion. It includes light color about calico cats, popular names like Pam, and a correction that the breed is Boston terrier, not bulldog.
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