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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1964
Page
5
Neighborhood Gossip Journal excerpts spark memory and local lore
A long reader letter from Gowrie News shares snippets from a neighborhood gossip journal on West Monroe Street run by two ten year old girls. It recounts playful town anecdotes from Watson’s shed to a turf football clash, plus personal reminiscences of childhood enterprises and paper routes in Washington, including local shop chatter and community figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Monroe Street
Mary Ann Marie
Bill Marie, Jr
Kathy Schmidt
Jim Schmidt
Hoover
Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Evening Journal
Denny
The Honey War of Iowa and Missouri Infamy
A lighthearted sketch recounts The Honey War over disputed borders between Iowa and Missouri, where no shots were fired yet tensions rose. It traces the 1816 Sullivan survey and the 1837 Brown re survey that misread river rapids, creating a boundary drift and land swaps, framed as a stubborn frontier dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Sullivan
J. C. Sullivan
Sullivan
U.S
Lowa Territory
Missouri
Brown
Des Moines
Mr. Brown
Des Moines River
Mississippi
Keosauqua
Iowa
Honey War ends with no bloodshed at border standoff
In 1839 Missouri claimed taxing rights over settlers in a disputed border area. Iowa Governor Robert Lucas ordered militia, and about 1200 Iowa volunteers gathered in Waterloo and Farmington. After tense standoffs, lawmakers negotiated, and ten years later the Supreme Court fixed the Sullivan Line as the boundary, prompting celebratory towns in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
van Buren County
Iowa
Iowa Territory
Robert Lucas
Farmington
Supreme Court of the United States
Ramblings on Journal’s Three-Quarter Century Club Dinner
The writer recalls the Journal’s Three-Quarter Century Club annual dinner and meeting, noting 31 years of flourishing membership since 1933. He reflects on past events at the Country club, the roast meals, table conversations, and a current address by Dr Schwartz on the theme Old Enough to Know Better, with reflections on attendees including Mrs Margaret Corette Owen and Bill Shannon as MC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Country Club
Journal Front Office
Bill Shannon
Margaret Corette Owen
Owen
John Owen
Schwartz
Methodist Church
Dorothys lead preliminaries at annual meeting notes
One Dorothy known as Mrs Luckenbill, society editor, led the preliminaries and introduced many names including new members and award winners. The report, published last Monday with pictures, covered an important part of the annual meeting.
Endplay in 3NT Forces East to Lead Diamonds
In a Becker contract bridge lesson East dealer and North South in 3NT face a heart and diamond losers problem. South outlines a clever endplay sequence after a heart lead and club ruff, forcing East to yield a diamond or a ruff and discard, enabling the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Declarer
South
West
East
Res Syndicate, Inc
Goofed on ballot filings sparks Iowa election debate
The piece mocks leniency toward late filing of Democratic candidates in Iowa. It cites delayed filings, quotes Lex Hawkins, and questions whether grace periods will extend to other ballots. It warns of potential GOP backlash and possible impact on election outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic
Lex Hawkins
WMT
Iowa
Bobby Kennedy
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