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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1965
Page
3
Readers recount childhood cases of left handedness and praise Abigy Van Buren for advising against forcing children to use the right hand. A St Louis note highlights a Baptist clergyman named Protestant Editor for a Catholic magazine to improve preaching.
The Washington Evening Journal lists editors and staff including David Elder as Editor and Business Manager William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director Charles Morris News Editor Bob Shaffer Local Advertising Bruce Cowden and Contributing Editor Howard Hazen Production Superintendent The paper is published afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4 entered as second class matter under Act of March 38 1879 at the Washington Iowa post office United Press Leased Wire and memberships in Inland Daily Press Assn Iowa Daily Press Assn Iowa Press Assn and Audit Bureau of Circulations The text notes mail subscription rates and Iowa focus.
American Legion Auxiliary held a gathering at Mrs. Gale Dinner's home with 11 members attending. a social hour and games followed, with Mrs. Robert Rummelhart winning first and Mrs. Roy Hall taking low. Hostess duties noted for November.
Curtis Lee Alumbaugh, 17, of Creston, was struck and killed by a Burlington freight near Stanton two hours after being buried in a boxcar full of sand and rescued by coworkers. He died en route to a hospital after unloading a boxcar when the train struck him. The incident followed a prior rescue by his fellow workers.
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