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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1969
Page
4
A brief editorial notes Psalm 96:3 urging believers to proclaim glory and wonders of their faith rather than complaint, urging praise among all people as a public witness. The piece reflects a religious exhortation typical of the era.
A Delbert Soper home meeting for the Amats Stock Club drifted when Kelly Schlapkohl and Bob Pearson arrived and found Lisa Soper directing them to the wrong venue. They ended up at Dr Milt Flickinger and Dr A C Peterson homes before returning to Flickinger’s. The group arrived 45 minutes late and voted not to buy stock that night. In another vignette a shopper assisted a boy whose mother had paid with a Canadian quarter, replacing it with an American coin so the boy could buy bubble gum with his penny intact.
A roundup of local residents travel, education and work updates includes Paul Boettchers return from the Midwest, Linda McConnell visiting Cedar Rapids, and Frances McConnell graduating from St Luke's. Others report leave from Ft. Knox and Great Lakes, trips to Detroit and Cleveland, and locals attending summer jobs and nursing events. The community notes include bicycle injury, a large teachers conference, YMCA tennis champion Henry Little, football practice start, a church recital, rising school enrollment to 1148, street lighting funding, and baseball wins at Fairfield and Letts.
Journal Stamp Corner recalls a minister who confessed his Sunday field mix up after a ballplayer joked that Sunday draws crowds for both his sport and the church. The tale leads into brief notes on stamp releases, postage histories, and regional trivia from the era.
South dealer and East West vulnerable. West holds K J10 and Q87653 in one hand, implying a strong distributional sense. The article notes Becker as a top record holder in Masters' Individual Championship play, highlighting expertise and high-level bridge events.
In a bridge problem from a Washington Evening Journal column, South opens 3NT after the auction and an unusual outcome occurs. The declarer goes down one despite four notrump being par, while West’s play by dropping the king of spades is credited with upsetting par.
A veteran member protests women at a meeting and asks about bringing a girlfriend. The president clarifies that spouses may attend one lunch meeting a month, and a girlfriend could attend only if she is the wife of a member. The exchange highlights humorous policy nuances from a past club gathering.
Eddie Day, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Day of Washington, writes from Hawaii about the Apollo 11 splashdown and his Navy service aboard the USS Hornet and later assignment to the USS Wasp. He describes meeting the President, viewing helicopter landings practice, and touring ships while recounting delays, films, port calls, and upcoming Mediterranean cruises.
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