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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1969
Page
4
A selection of reader quotes and satirical riffs on religion, gender, youth, and social change. The piece laments misunderstandings between generations, mocks hotel nomenclature, and imagines a "reconciliation machine" that would harmonize society by processing conflicts into soothing prose.
The Washington Evening Journal in Washington Iowa lists David Elder as Editor and Business Manager and William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director Charles Morris as News Editor Bob Shaffer as Local Advertising Manager and Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent. The paper is published afternoons except Sundays Christmas and July 4 and is entered as second class matter under the 1879 act. It is associated with United Press Leased Wire Inland Daily Press Association Iowa Daily Press Association and Iowa Press Association with Audit Bureau circulations outside Iowa and carries a carrier price of 60 cents per week in Washington.
Merrimac note: Mary Hyde hosts a Labor Day gathering with family and friends from California Washington Minnesota Iowa and local towns. Attendees include Leroy Hyde Nellie Hyde Mabel Kauffman John Baldosier Harold Amrine Robert Kientz Ben Neff Dale Craff Roy Larson and others visiting residences in Wayland Fairfield Burlington and surrounding areas.
In a contract bridge display by Tim Seres, South, East-West vulnerable, the Australian star converts a four heart bid into nine tricks. Despite West’s aggressive defense and a double by West, Seres ducks, signals, and ruffs to erase two of East-West’s five winners, leaving West unable to stop the contract.
A married man, employed by his father in law, asks how to handle a captain tenant who pressures him for more meetings and threatens exposure. Abby suggests keeping rent collection strictly, and if blackmailed, endure less than submission. Also a letter reveals a tired grandmother deciding not to babysit without being asked, urging honest communication and boundaries in family.
Washington economists Alvin Egbert and Stephen Hiemstra say giving poor people food buying power instead of direct farm payments would not raise overall demand enough to sustain farm income. They estimate a $3.3 billion jump in food spending would lift demand by about 2 percent, while idle cropland would remain costly to keep. If farm programs are cancelled, higher farm prices would require strict production controls, which are largely impractical today.
Leicester University researchers report that many birds in Britain show high mating activity. The study names the reed bunting as a constant trigamist and notes many species exhibit bigamous tendencies.
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