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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1977
Page
3
A September 10 1977 editorial reflects on Matthew 19 13 urging faith like a child. It frames innocence and trust as the path to accepting God s grace and love.
Ray and Bertha Minick sought a practical gift for their newborn niece Sharon Ray Westermark by opening a savings account at a local bank. The teller asked for her social security number, which shocked the new uncle since she is two days old and has no number yet. After some red tape, Ray was allowed to deposit and open the account with a promise to obtain and record a number as soon as possible.
A new record album includes several Iowa songs including the Iowa Fight Song. The cover shows part of the home crowd at an Iowa football game with a head and shoulders photo of Bob Luther in the front row.
A pair of secretaries exchange complaints about their moods and a boss precision in a humorous coffee break scene. The exchange centers on whether to double space carbon copies and the tension of office life. The joke underscores office misreadings and petty irritations.
A government official orders an old farmer to brand all his stock. The farmer frets that bees will complicate the task. A patient complains to a doctor that he did not seek words about burning the candle but more wax.
The Odd Column reflects on late nights and worry as a reason to sleep early. It features wry lines about liking or disliking someone based on their spoon grip and how small habits can irritate or charm. The tone is light and observational.
A collage of lines about teen drivers, family moments, and social anecdotes. It blends a sentimental poem about a boy starting school with light quotes from Elizabeth Lathrop Powers Bonnie Snavely and Sports Illustrated. It ends with a pithy remark on medical progress and poverty.
The letter recalls a life changing near tragedy after a teen driver ignored safety and chose speed over caution. It urges repeating a prior safety column to save lives, sharing the bold plea of a 17 year old who wishes for another chance.
In this contract bridge problem from 1977, B Jay Becker analyzes a six spades bid where West leads hearts. Declarer mismanages trumps, allowing East to discard and preventing the slam. The remedy is to guard against 4-1 splits by playing a trump to the king then the A5 of clubs, enabling dummy ruffs and ensuring slam if East overruffs or discards.
The American Music Conference ranked 26 instruments by learning difficulty. Very easy include ukulele and portable organ. easy covers 12 bass accordion drums recorder xylophone marimba. fairly easy lists home organ guitar. average lists piano saxophone trumpet cornet trombone tuba. fairly difficult includes bassoon clarinet string bass flute piccolo harp. difficult covers cello violin viola. very difficult French horn oboe. The French Government has blocked coffee ads on TV to curb demand. Address L M Boyd P O Box 681 Weatherford TX 76086.
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