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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1962

Page

4

Editorials and Nobel Prize Highlights Mixed Within Opinion Piece

The piece blends reflections on parenting and morality with notes on John Steinbeck and Nobel Prize winners in medicine and literature. It cites Steinbeck’s status and prize history, then outlines the 1962 Nobel laureates Watson Crick Wilkins and Steinbeck, plus a brief history of Nobel prizes and Alfred Nobel.

John Steinbeck Steinbeck Alfred Nobel

Letters To The Journal October 24 1962

A reader chides the Journal for missing sentences and misprints in a funeral sermon report. The letter defends the paper as stimulating thought and urges continued attention to English and editorials. The writer closes with a blessing.

Inside You And Yours Sleepwalking And Narcolepsy Facts

An overview of sleepwalking and narcolepsy describes how the sleeping mind can act while the body is awake. It notes patterns of brain activity during sleep onset, the risks of wandering, and the idea that naps unleash dreamlike states. Teenagers and young adults are common sleepers.

Walker King Peatures

Iowa Governor Erbe touts shift to treatment over custody

Gov. Norman Erbe says Iowa mental health policy has become treatment oriented, reducing average length of stay by two thirds and costs per patient. He cites 85 percent discharged within a year, 70 percent returning home, and reliance on both state leadership and private resources to balance care and taxpayers. The talk at a regional conference urged federal support for research and personnel.

Iowa City IDPA Iowa Norman Erbe Erbe J. C. Cromwell Daniel Blain California Blain Iowa Mental Health Authority

Iowa First District Candidates Profiles Include Hickenlooper Mooty Hughes

A roster of candidates for Iowa's First District features Hickenlooper 66 of Cedar Rapids a Republican veteran with terms as governor and senator and committee leadership. Democrat E B Smith 42 of Ames history professor with government service. Norman A Erbe 43 of Boone wartime pilot and attorney general. Harold E Hughes 40 of Ida Grove trucking executive and commerce official. William L Mooty 56 of Grundy Center lawyer farmer and former speaker. Melvin H Wolf 39 of Waterloo attorney and senator. Melvin D Synhorst 48 of Orange City secretary of state since 1948. Delma Dale Dever 45 rural Iowa City civic worker. Chet B Akers 74 Ottumwa state auditor since 1931. Robert E Conner 38 Ottumwa former personnel director. M L Abrahamson 60 Boone County treasurer. Roy R Gillette 26 Ames agriculture graduate and business director. L B Liddy 57 Keosauqua secretary of agriculture. Corbin Crawford 49 Ainsworth farmer and NFO director. Evan Hultman 37 Waterloo attorney general and judge advocate. Lawrence F Scalise 29 Des Moines lawyer and county attorney aide.

Rourke B. Hickenlooper Cedar Rapids U.S Linn County Senate Atomic Energy Committee Iow State University Department of Industrial Science State University of Iowa Law School W.W.I William L. Mooty Grundy Center Grundy County Air Force House of Representatives General Assembly

CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS FIRST DISTRICT

Fred Schwengel of Davenport age 55 born on a Franklin County farm. Educated in rural schools and Northeast Missouri Teachers College. Taught seven years and is a five term U S representative. Harold Stephens, 53 Davenport alderman, former mayoral and supervisor candidate. Owns Stephen's House of Trophies. Married with two children.

Fred Schwengel Davenport Franklin County Northeast Missouri Teachers College Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce U. S. House of Representatives Harold Stephens Scott Cunty Stephen

On The Record New Cars

List of individuals and auto brands including Romuald F Deutsch Chevrolet Norton Pileg Htg GMC truck Edmond D Morrison Jr Oldsmobile George H Miles Chevrolet D L Peterson Tr Co Chevrolet truck Paul E Thomassen Cadillac Lester J Miller Volkswagen Charles J Schiebel Chevrolet.

Romuald F. Deutsch Chevrolet Norton Pileg, & Htg GMC Truck Edmond D. Morrison Jr Oldsmobile George H. Miles D. L. Peterson Tr. Co Paul E. Thomassen Cadillac Lester J. Miller Volkswagen Charles J. Schiebel

Grand coup in contract bridge outlined by Becker

In a North hand study, Becker explains how a grand coup can be executed with precise timing. Declarer reduces trump length, finesses spades, and uses dummy to trap the opponent's honor, leading to a final two-trick ending after careful play.

Weat East West Declarer South

Also Mentioned on This Page

Gwendolyn Elmer Elizabeth Taylor Cuba James Watson Harvard Francis Crick Cambridge England Maurice Wilkins London Sinclair Lewis Eugene O'Neill Anna Christie Pearl Buck William Faulkner Sanctuary Ernest Hemingway Charlie United States W. H. Marriott Nobel Alfred Bernhart Burton H. Fern, M. D Harrison Weber Iowa Daily Press U.S. Senator E. B. Smith Ames Iowa State University Tennessee Maryville College U. S. Navy University of Chicago Smith Sen Thomas Hart Benton Missouri U. S. State Department Washington Japan U. S. Information Service Norman A. Erbe Boone State University of Iowa 8Th Air Force Democrat Harold E. Hughes Ida Grove Ida County Africa Sicily Italy Iowa Motor Truck Association Iowa Better Trucking Bureau State Commerce Commission Melvin H. Wolf Waterloo Des Moines Public Schools W.w.ii Iowa Senate Secretary OF State Melvin D. Synhorst Orange National Association of Secretaries of State Graduate State University of Iowa Law School American Heritage Foundation Delma Dale Dever North Liberty Fred Johnson County Democrate Central Committee Chet B. Akers Ottumwa Frederic Ottumwa Commercial College Robert E. Conner State Conservation Commission Wapello County Iowa Development Commission Michigan State University Army Air Force W.W.N. Maried M. L. Abrahamson Boone County Iowa State Teachers College State Tax Commission Roy R. Gillette Fostoria L. B. Liddy Keosauqua Clyde Spry Department of Agriculture Secretary of Agriculture Corbin Crawford Ainsworth Davenport High School National Farmers Organization NFO Evan Hultman Black Hawk Albia 103Rd Infantry Division Lawrence F. Scalise Des Moines Dowling High School Polk County Model World Court of Justice Stanford University Congress B. Jay Becker North North East South West King Sea Syndicate Joe Palooka Jerry Gerty Sirloin Sylvester Nixize Dugan Attys Ham Fisher BY Mevoy and Stribbel Dixie Blondie Ohio Young Nancy BY Ernie Bushmiller
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