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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1967
Page
4
A lighthearted tale recounts Pauline Arthur repeatedly failing and finally passing driver license tests after study and help from friends. The piece concludes with a punchline about Mrs. Bob Lytle seeking advice from Pauline.
A city dog named Sophia, a 150 pound St Bernard, moves to a Washington County farm to escape an eviction but bites a farmer and a farm resident. After failed placements, a classified ad offers $50 reward for the dog, sparking local concern and a sheriff's inquiry. The owner plans to drive 250 miles to reclaim Sophia, who prefers urban life.
A reader endorses Earl Rae for the Washington Iowa school board and urges a strong voter turnout for the September 11 election. The letter discusses why serving on the board matters, calls for an informed public, and raises issues on shop facilities, library needs, administration offices, and restrooms at Case Field. It argues for broad participation and a competitive election to advance education.
Dozens of couples from Iowa to Washington and Michigan tied the knot in ceremonies from St James in Iowa City to St Marys in Riverside. Double ring rites, parish choirs, and local church spaces marked Sept numbers while families celebrated on Saturday and Sunday.
Local history notes show Women’s Relief Corps delegates at Buffalo convention with Marie Baker Leslie Zook Eva Robertson Blanche Robertson. Area residents travel to Niagara Falls California trips and military postings. Community events include church meetings, school plans, and late summer travels amid a broad roster of local names.
Hudson Iowa The American Soybean Association urges soybean growers to line up storage space now to prevent a market glut and depressed prices during harvest. Chet Randolph USA executive vice president says a heavy simultaneous movement of corn and soybeans will strain space as corn competes with a record soybean crop. Growers should store beans temporarily to avoid flooding the market and to ensure orderly marketing if prices dip below the support level at harvest.
The old school was razed and converted into a junior high building until the current junior high was finished. Since then it has served as headquarters for administrative offices which have since moved to a site beside the present high school.
Washington Iowa edition highlights for Saturday September 9 1967 include local notices and brief news items with emphasis on community events and regional updates presented in concise card form.
In a national teams event a South player reached five hearts doubled with North South hands unusually distributed. Despite a perfect line, some pairs went down due to limited trump fit. East West cards would have aided the defense and reveal the winning method: ruff the club lead, cash two top spades, trump a spade in dummy, ruff clubs, trump another spade, then play the heart and finish with trumps.
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