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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1973
Page
3
A humor column shares short snippets from Funny Funny World and local gags. Jokes involve a turkey filled holiday mood, a Moses reference, a salmon of wit in Izmir, a blooper from a news station, and shop tales about paying for meals and coffee cups that urge workers back to work.
Washington readers learn how four extra ballots appeared in the Fourth Ward during the November 6 city election. Judges detail two registrations per voter, one for future voting and one for current eligibility, and regret the four ballots issued to voters who signed only the future registration slip.
In a contract bridge hand South opened 1NT with a weak notrump and West overcalled, East shifted diamonds, and declarer South faced a rout. After a sequence of diamond and heart tricks, South discarded poorly, and West raked in clubs and spades to defeat the contract by six tricks, 1700 points in 1973.
Excerpts from the advice column feature Abby addressing a mother worried about her daughter's request for birth control and a young man's Social Security benefits. The page includes guidance on premarital sex, responsibility, and a note about privacy and seeking Abby's personal replies.
The column surveys odd facts and questions from 1970s statistics and history. It mentions divorce death risks, burial customs, shading life roles, coin values, Mary and her lamb lore, shipwrecks, and a puzzle about a coin’s worth, ending with contact and copyright details.
The entry marks Saturday November 24 1973 as day 328 with 37 days remaining. It notes zodiac sign Sagittarius, birth date of Zachary Taylor, and historical milestones including suffrage planning in 1869, Tokyo raids in 1944, Congo crisis actions in 1961, and the Oswald killing in 1963 with Ruby’s shooting.
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