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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1975
Page
4
A reflective column recalls a boy Gerald McGaffey and his father Dave McGaffey who helped collect debts, turning trouble into payment. The piece also notes a curious sighting of turkey feathers along a rural route between Wayland and Washington, Iowa, hinting at humorous absurdity amid everyday life.
A letter to the editor from Keota Iowa acknowledges coordinating October Porkfest Pork Month activities over recent months and expresses appreciation for community support and participation.
A humorous column on finances and consumer habits. It jokes about budgeting, debt, and modern spending, noting truth in packaging and the quest to stretch paychecks. It thanks local merchants for Pork Month support and ends with a quip about scratching the money itch.
A reader asks if a wife should push away a performer who sat on her husband’s lap revealing jealousy at an amusement park. Abby says ringside seating invites vulnerability and advises not overreacting. Also guidance on preventing sibling jealousy and dress etiquette for a mother attending a two dress wedding, with Abby offering letter-writing booklet details.
The column surveys diverse curiosities from 50 percent of Brazilian births labeled illegitimate to a California oceanographer growing pear flavored algae. It recalls Nero’s fate, Carrie Nation’s saloon act, whale beachings, kosher pencils, and a digression on reading time versus TV ads.
Expert notes on declarer play in six clubs and six hearts, including dummy reversals and ruffing sequences. Discusses avoiding heart losers by ruffing spades high and cashing clubs, then managing trumps and diamonds based on division. Covers lines when trumps split and when to force diamond ruffs to secure slams or game.
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