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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1972
Page
4
Washington Iowa edition opens with a devotional quote from Ephesians urging diligence in work and service. Humorous anecdote about a father helping his junior high son with a science question ends with a quip defining a millenium as a centennial with more legs.
An economist explains how small town economies rely on outside money brought in by farmers. Washington earns sustenance from pork producers who supply nearly half the agricultural income. The entire community, from preacher to postman, depends on hog farmers for wealth and jobs. Have another pork chop.
Volume L of the Assyrian Dictionary from the University of Chicago nears release in fall with 1 250 copies planned. The 50th year of work involves 60 plus scholars compiling terms from 4 500 year old Babylonian and Assyrian tablets. The final volume aims for 1980 completion.
In a Moville Record column, readers are urged to consider comfort over fashion as housewives encounter more doorstep callers. The piece jokes about flat shoes and bare feet, noting increased foot wear issues from ill fitting gear while defending personal style choices.
On this day Moss Hart was born in 1904. Notable events include the first US telegram in 1861, nylon stockings debut in 1939, UN charter effective in 1945, and Eisenhower pledging Korea action in 1952. A thought from Eisenhower anchors the item.
A disjointed column presents popular baby names led by Michael with David and Mark hot on its heels while other lists include Zachary Aaron and Jeremiah. It moves to odd facts about banking costs gravity and daily routines and ends with notes on seafaring slang and newborn animals.
Chess column notes a long suit play illustrating how a declarer can force a win in a bridge hand. It also reports on an ancient villa in Sicily with a mosaic of eight girls swimming, described in vivid detail.
Copyright 1972 L M Boyd notes a Fort Worth Texas mailing address for Ll M Boyd P O Box 17076 76102. The short entry preserves the literary attribution and location details from the original text.
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