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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1971
Page
4
Washington Iowa editorial page features quotes from Isaiah and Charles Kettering with light humor about leaf raking and lawn care. A duck hunter recounts hunting elephants after trying birds, noting the decoys were too heavy.
A young mother questions a toy's suitability for a child. The salesman defends it as an educational device meant to prepare children for modern life, but she argues the toy is too complex for a small child.
A cooperative chain phone warning system named Retail Red Alert helps Rapid City merchants flag counterfeit checks. After a store suspected a passer, the Central Control alerts three stores, who alert three others, reaching up to 243 outlets. An incident on November 1, 1968 led to a quick arrest and extradition actions related to the suspect.
Various short items include health curiosities about body weight and nerves, London fog effects on grades, drinker types, a Cornish tame hen, muscle versus bone weight, Elizabeth Blackwell, Brooklyn’s status, and a kangaroo nursing fact. Readers invited to send questions to L M Boyd via Fort Worth, 1971.
In a six club slam maneuver South wins hearts and cashes A K clubs and K A spades. West shows one spade, prompting a ruthless trump endgame. By forcing discards and repeated trumping you compel West to part with key cards, enabling the slam.
Local notes recount visits from Denver couple Mr and Mrs Ed Miller who moved to Iowa City on October 11, various relatives in Wayland and surrounding towns hosting guests over the weekend. Several extended families traveled or hosted, including Wyse, Wittmer, Davison, Freyenberger and Wagler kin, with travel to Des Moines, Chicago, and France discussed.
A reader story recounts a 12 year marriage torn by religious differences and infidelity as a church trip exposes a shared affair leading to a breakup. The column presents moral reflections on religion and personal choices.
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