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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1962

Page

3

Club Activities and Hostess Duties Highlight Local Groups

Merry Makers Club members gathered at Mrs. John Patterson residence with seven members and two guests. Go and Let Go Club dressed as school children for a group photo and shared entertainment led by Mrs. Novella Hess. Shiloh Sunshine Sisters elected new officers with Mrs. Schoonover as president and Mrs. Lenninger as vice president as plans for October were announced. Galen Widmer to entertain on Oct 5.

Merry Makers Club John Patterson Kenneth Patterson Vicki Richard Young Elsie Benson Elliott McKinstry Sherry Statler Novella Hess Robert Miksch Ralph Schoonover Shiloh Sunshine Sisters Lowry Thompson Galen Widmer

Senate Approves Amended Tax Reform Bill After Heated Debate

The Senate passed the administration tax reform measure 59 to 24 after four hours of debate despite fierce opposition. Critics labeled the bill tax dodger friendly and said it favored specialists and special interests. Senator Morse urged a Kennedy veto while Senator Clark disclosed stock holdings to highlight conflicts of interest. Confer ees must reconcile differences with the House before a final version goes to the President.

Washington UPI Senate Joseph D. Clark D-Pa Clark House Kennedy Wayne Morse D-Ore Morse

Sleeping pills seized in Des Moines drug bust

Police and narcotics agents recovered 60 800 sleeping pills from a car trunk in Des Moines. The pills, worth about 15 000 on the illegal market, were destined for sale at 25 cents each. State chemists will analyze the supply as investigators pursue leads linking the pills to a Des Moines firm that closed after its owner died.

Des Moines John F. Rabe Vear Douglas Rabe

Pigeons Deliver News From Homestead Scout Camp

Homestead Messenger used homing pigeons to relay daily camp reports from Boy Scouts in Laurel Mountain east of Pittsburgh. 109 boys and nine leaders across 10 troops arrived safely, with nightly updates printed in the paper, showcasing a novel air borne news service.

Homestead Messenger Telstar Paul W. Houck

Dear Abby column prompts mixed domestic advice

A reader asks about boundary setting with a lecherous neighbor husband and whether to tell Margaret, Abby advises not to visit alone and notes likely awareness by Margaret. Other letters discuss heels versus flats in marriage and caring for an aging mother in law, with Abby urging frank family discussions and shared responsibility.

Abby Margaret John

Elderly Man Waives Arraignment in Hammer Murder

In Sioux City an elderly double amputee Frank McLaughlin 71 waived arraignment on a murder charge for the hammer bludgeoning of his wife of 50 years. Judge Berry J. Sisk set a preliminary hearing for Sept 14 and ordered medical care while holding him without bond at Woodbury County jail.

Sioux City UPI Berry J. Sisk Sisk McLaughlin Woodbury County

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