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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1973
Page
4
In Washington Iowa on Saturday September 1 1973 an editorial urges readers not to rely on genealogical claims. It emphasizes that good ancestors are not enough and faith virtue and religion remain deeply personal guiding forces.
Dick Colby superintendent of United Presbyterian Home sustained a deep finger cut that required four stitches after a door contact this week. He filed a Workmen's Compensation questionnaire and quipped that the employer first learned of the injury when the door hit his finger.
Mrs. Harold Jarvis and her father seek nightcrawlers by the street sign read 70c a dozen. Lloyd and Larry Phillips, youths saving worms, explain a 70-70 split rather than a 50-50 share, prompting a wary negotiation amid worm scarcity and rising prices.
An earnest account of Terry Jungbluth and Douglas Powell tying the knot last Saturday. The writer recalls Doug Powell’s earlier kindness aiding strangers on a dark highway and notes he sang The Lord s Prayer during the ceremony, praising the bride and groom and praising the new son in law.
In Kalona Hazel Pease and the narrator recall a Washington trip and a cafe lunch. Hazel admitted she left without paying her bill at the Kolonial Town House and later mailed the amount with a short apology, saying it helped her feel better about crime.
Washington County assessor Ernie Lund has a short 20 word piece accepted by Reader's Digest. The item, printed at page bottom in the September issue, mentions a Farmers Supply Sales building in Kalona Iowa with restrooms labeled Allis Chalmers and John Deere.
The Almanac notes today is Saturday September 1 1974, the 244th day with 121 to follow. It lists zodiac Virgo born individuals, Rex Beach born on this date, Emma Nutt as the first telephone operator in 1878, the 1923 Tokyo Yokohama quake death toll, World War II start with Germany’s Poland invasion, and Nixon’s 1971 federal pay freeze.
A devotional excerpt from Psalms 136 emphasizes gratitude to the Lord for steadfast love and mighty deeds. Refrains celebrate God as God of gods and Lord of lords, praising creation and enduring mercy across verses.
Reader requests reprints of Abig Dear Abby Ten Commandments for Wives. Abby offers a modern paraphrase listing ten rules for wives: modesty, prioritizing husband, no nagging, forgiveness, affection, cleanliness, husbands’ approval, home order, devotion to God, and a note on forthcoming husband commandments.
LM. BOYD comments on Alfred Adler and infidelity as revenge, with a column touching on how wives seek divorce, then veers to a trivia of striptease dancers, the sinking Washington Monument, and glove sizes trends. Includes a Fort Worth mailing address and copyright line.
Historical newspaper masthead and home delivery rates for Washington Evening Journal of Washington Iowa, listing publication details, staff roles, wire service affiliations, and subscription prices including in town, within the Washington area, and outside Iowa.
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