Editorials from the Washington Evening Journal
The September 8 1966 Washington Evening Journal editorial page discusses humility before God warns against boasting of tomorrow quotes Proverbs 27 1 and notes humanity’s modern problems. It also satirically comments on habits and coinage changes and reports on local booster club efforts for school athletics with varied name ideas including Demon's Demons W Club 66 Club Offside Club Benchwarmers and The Jockey Club.
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Demon's Demons
Jockey Club
Punishment for Traffic Violators in Eagle Grove Eagle
Eagle Grove Eagle reports Joe Rupp, a high school drivers training instructor, proposing a novel penalty for traffic violators: mandatory hours in driver education sessions instead of fines. He envisions offenders facing a class scenario with named archetypes to deter future violations, arguing such exposure could curb risky behavior and reduce accident victims, stressing not arguing about right of way.
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Rotary Club
Joe Rupp
Rupp
The Reasonable Man as Legal Standard
A 1966 American Bar Association piece explains the Reasonable Man as a legal yardstick. It describes the mix of average mental traits and built in faults, balancing individual rights with societal safety in negligence judgments.
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American Bar
Veterans Conservative Observer Speaks On 1966 Senate Liberal Tilt
A Washington veteran, identified only as a Veteran Conservative Observer, reflects on the Senate's liberal drift, Taft’s rail seizure episode, and whether a future Republican minority leader could steer crisis action again. He notes the House’s conservatism and urges more conservatives elected to shift power after November.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
VCO
Senate
House
Taft
Raul
Robert A. Taft
Loue
Sen. Everett
Becketts Bid Dream Ends In Sleepy Theatre of Duplicate Hearts
Dear Mr Becker, a reader shares a dream hand where a South aimed for four hearts after a notrump opening. West doubled, he ruffs clubs, discards a spade, and executes trump endplay, but the tale ends with the author awakened by his wife before the final sequence.
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King of Diamonds
Mr. Becker
West
Constant Reader
Tures Syndicate, Inc
School Starts at Washing ton Community Schools
School days begin as rural students receive free Blue Cards for Washington Community Schools. Librarian Kathy Bakehouse showcased talent with John Ellinger at the State Fair, earning an Incentive Award. New titles join Saran Brown Memorial and non fiction shelves, including In Search of Paradise, Mr Clemens and Mark Twain, The American Heritage Book Age of Enlightenment, The Last Battle, Liam Saroyan's Short Drive, and The Wheelhouse Loafer with Gregg Typing I added.
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Washington
Kathy Bakehouse
John Ellinger
Kathy
Saran Brown
Nordhoff . Hall
Paul L. Briand Jr
MR. Clemens
Mark Twain
Justine Kaplan
Cornelius Ryan
Berlin
Liam Saroyan
U.S
Joseph Chase Allen
Gregg
Brother paints 60 foot mural to erase wall graffiti
In Oakland California Brother Anthony Belleforte, a St Albert's College student studying for the priesthood, created a 60 foot mural in a tunnel. He painted flowers bright colors and a poem on weekends with help from fellow students and Father Zarar. The work aims to replace hate with beauty as the tunnel received a base white coat from the regional park district.
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Oakland
Calif
UPI
Anthony Belleforte
Brother Belleforte
St. Albert's College
Father Zarar
St. Albert
Book list notes and library policy for Washington Iowa
A newspaper item lists books of interest for adults and young adults including Bud Collyer, James Freeman, Euell Gibbons, Jim Wright, James Clavell, John E Morressy, Dylan Thomas, Erle Stanley Gardner, Mignon G Eberhart, Roger Warwick, Mari Sandoz and Henry Felson. It also outlines public library rules at the Evening Journal noting help for students and suspension procedures for abuse of library privileges with parental notification for longer suspensions.
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America
Bud Collyer
James Freeman
Euell Gibbons
Jim Wright
James Clavell
China
Hong Kong
John E. Morressy
Rebecca
Dylan Thomas
Erle Stanley Gardner
Mignon G. Eberhart
Roger Warwick
Mari Sandoz
Henry Felson
Horse show at L-Bar-M grounds near Columbus Junction
A horse show sponsored by the L-Bar-M saddle club will be held Sunday at noon at the L-Bar-M rodeo grounds on Iowa Highway 76 north of Columbus Junction. The event is accredited by the Midwestern Horsemen's Association and the Towa Stock Horse Association with Judge George Raymer and ringmaster Dell Farrier. Entry fee is $1, gate donation 50 cents for those over 12. A trail ride is planned for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, 1966.
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Columbus Junction
L-Bar-M Saddle Club
L-Bar-M
Iowa Highway 76
Midwestern Horsemen's Association
Towa Stock Horse Association
George (Blinkey) Raymer
Pete McCleary
Dell Farrier
Linda Colton
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Eagle Grove
Mr. N. A. Harry
Nba Ae
Reasonable Man
Bert Mills
Washington, D.C
Washington, D. C
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Dirksen
R. Til
B. Jay Becker
West Pass
Public Library
Wee
East Main
Washington, Iowa
Demons
Case Field
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