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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1967
Page
5
Abigail Van Buren offers a reader guidance about coping with a husband who confessed an affair with a friend's wife and the strain of socializing with the involved couple. The advice emphasizes setting boundaries and acknowledging human limits while navigating marital trust.
Davenport Iowa police surrounded a motel at 2 a.m. and arrested Hugh Edward Walton III 21 and Trisha Kaye Edwards 18 on fugitive warrants from Kankakee Illinois for armed robberies. A child found in the room was placed with Scott County Juvenile authorities. A man in Moline Illinois was questioned and released. The report also includes unrelated Q&A and a Mississippi obituary note about Mrs Theodore G Bilbo.
Riverside reports a Sunday shower at St Marys School honoring Dorothy Knebel who will marry Dallas Krantz on October 21 at St Marys Church Riverside. Guests signed pins, prizes awarded, bridesmaids named, and lunch served by hostess committee. Also notes NFO meeting at St Marys with 16 members and hospital news.
The American Home Finding Association in Ottumwa helps homeless and troubled children and unwed mothers through adoption planning, placement, and care funded by Community Chest dollars. In a typical year about 70 children and 30 unwed mothers are assisted, with services including study for adoption, emotional support, and court or doctor referrals.
Brighton report notes Mrs. Leland Horton suffered a painful thumb injury Sunday when caught in a car door. No bones were broken. the thumb was badly bruised. The item also lists regional visits and events including vacations, weddings, and student academic honors in the Brighton area.
Mrs. Tobin returns home after ten days with relatives in Atlantic and Melcher-Dallas. Locals attend the Dairy Cattle Congress at Waterloo with dog races and acts. Birthday celebrations, social clubs, and family gatherings dominate the week with visits to Cedar Falls and Amana Colonies. One jury case noted as a rare courthouse event.
UPI reports Sen John Sherman Cooper urges President Johnson to yield to world judgment and halt North Vietnam bombing. He argues peace steps begin with a bombing pause, while Sen Charles Percy faults Johnson's critics and warns against unilateral withdrawal. Hatfield hints at a peace candidate for 1968. Also notes Boys Town Nebs 50th anniversary founded by Father Flanagan and home to 10,000 children.
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