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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1975
Page
4
The piece recalls Charley Morris swallowing a tack while working on a ceiling and failing to locate it on X ray. It shares several light anecdotes about office warnings, a plane ride joke, walnut furniture humor, a mistaken first aid moment, and a jail rock pile tale.
A new family oversleeps and their six year old guides his mother on a lengthy city ride to find the school. The boy explains the route mirrors the bus path, revealing a safety note about bald tires and a string of lighthearted quips about mules, mowers, and taxes.
A pool owner in Washington faced a damage suit after a teenage girl dove from a bathhouse top and was injured. The court found no obligation to post warnings, noting no reason to foresee such use. Other cases discussed included pool fencing duties, open gates, and nuisance claims over lights and noise.
The article explains a bridge hand where South wins four hearts after West leads clubs. Declarer draws two trumps, ruffs the third club, and, by rejecting the spade finesse, secures the contract whether West or East holds the queen. The ace play creates extra chances and endplays.
The column surveys turning movie choices toward young men, notes routine daily tasks consume little attention, cites a San Francisco scholar, and includes quips on thunderstorms tea and household economics. It ends with a brief note on water use and iced tea origins.
A reader asks how to handle a six year old who uses four letter words and is advised to calmly correct rather than react with shock. Another letter describes a wedding where the bride and groom were both women. Abby explains same sex marriages and legal recognition.
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