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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1963
Page
4
Editorials and thought for the day warn against coveting tawdry riches while noting why the US Mint will resume silver dollars for 1964. A New Mexico reapportionment plan gives the Senate one per county and a weighted House, risking unequal representation. A dated quip recalls 1884 New York boarders limited to four prunes at breakfast.
An editor’s outlook argues that cave paintings in the Dordogne Vezere valley mark humanity’s first symbol of an idea. The buffalo figure carved on a deer horn symbolizes writing’s birth, enabling knowledge to advance beyond direct experience. The piece links prehistoric art to later writing systems and warns against superficial reading.
A humorous piece rails against bankers grocery men and feed dealers while extolling the steadiness of a newspaper editor. The narrator jokes about money, food supply problems farms teachers and the daily paradoxes of managing a newsroom.
The Iowa Highway Commission let 902 contracts totaling 77,207,486 for the year ending June 30. Primary system work accounted for 389 contracts worth 51,901,822, while farm to market paving exceeded 24 million. The report notes bridges and grading dominated primary road spending and outlines paving and reconstruction activity, with staffing changes noted through 1963.
The traffic weighing department issued 16 819 summonses for weight violations by trucks and buses. Fines and costs totaled 406 576 dollars, with an additional 238 170 dollars paid in registration fees for under registered vehicles.
In a reflective piece the writer notes the untimely assassination of President John F Kennedy and honors his efforts for equal rights and global relief while grieving for those affected including the Kennedy family and Dallas victims. A related UPtI report lists metals and alloys used in Bulova watches.
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