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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1975
Page
4
Editorial note cites biblical verse Matthew 24 42 urging watchfulness and mindful speech as a devotional thought for Saturday October 18 1975. It frames a moral prompt about inner thoughts and spoken words being acceptable in faith practice.
A kind neighbor buys charity candy for 1.50 from a young seller. Two friends later sample it to reveal potato peelings. The seller returns the money, revealing the hoax, and all laugh at the prank.
Mike Hennigan son of Mr and Mrs Bill Hennigan among Washingtons best football players. He wore number 58 for the Detroit Lions and played with defensive zeal and speed. Last Sunday against the Chicago Bears he was severely injured and required surgery, threatening his promising professional career.
Linda Moore owns a German made violin once from her dad John Lee. Inside, repair marks reference H at Wells Violin Shop in Washington Iowa. A nostalgic note recalls golf mishaps with Herb Osincup and a tale of passing shots and playful antics. A letter from Hubert Turner notes 1932 Washington High School graduates and classmates lost in 1975.
A brisk collection of light lines and wry one liners. Topics include travel plans for a cruise with different ships, family remarks about a daughter’s husband, the paper clip’s imagined modern features, the dollar’s speed, a child’s submarine definition, nighttime toothache, and a minister’s reaction to a hippie wedding couple.
The piece collects anecdotes and quips about education, perseverance, and conscience. It features a frontier era tale of a preacher villain pursued by a posse, lines from Hubert Humphrey Franklin P. and Grantland Rice, a child’s view on conscience, and a Rockefeller hotel anecdote. Contributions to the column are welcomed.
Dear Abby column discusses an ex con boyfriend, dating with caution, and a speechless 52 year old woman regrets a missing front tooth incident. Advice urges patience, slow commitment, and not challenging the doctor. A widow worries about her son Joey and a girlfriend, deeming hints useless while she awaits truth.
A bridge problem illustrates a deceptive defense where West ducks the jack of hearts with Q-10-4. Declarer misreads East’s cards, misplays heart finesse, and the slam collapses. The article argues many declarers miss West’s possibility and fall into the trap.
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