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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1969
Page
4
The Washington Evening Journal shares a series of editorial musings on daily life. It reflects on a delivery driver praising well dressed students, jokes about an insult dictionary, notes a penny and half dollar coin shortage, and muses on currency changes and tax impacts. The piece blends light social observations with commentary on monetary trends.
At the September NFC meeting in Washington County delegates were planned for the state convention in Ames on Sept 6. Reports covered farm concerns. Bell and Howell projector praised for education program. NFC, NRECA and NFC leaders discussed services for rural America and plans for agri business centers with 40 acre farms. Regular NFC meetings will continue first Wednesdays at the Fairgrounds.
In a humorous column from the Evening Journal of September 11, 1969, readers learn of a tailor’s apprenticeship task to craft a black suit with invisible white stitching. The piece riffs on fabric craft, a fictional Gypsy fortune teller, name meanings, a long Chicago street, a hospital romance, and queries to L. M. Boyd with Smoky Bear humor sprinkled through the questions page.
The Washington Community Schools library reports a busy summer starting with the Reading Program in June and a peak August circulation of 4 027. Blue School Cards remain valid for this year for rural and out of town students, with free access for those attending school in Washington but living outside the city. New non fiction and fiction titles from authors like Gay Talese, Theodore White, John Cheever, and Sterling North are highlighted alongside other notable works, reflecting strong community interest and memorial gifts already received.
Brown Memorials acknowledge Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers by Lehners and Nicknames of Cities and States by Kane and Alexander. Cowden Memorial honors Persia II translated from Russian by James Hogarth. The Log Cabin in America by Weslager is a memorial for Percy Whisler placed by Fleur de Lis Club. New assistant at the Library is Mrs James Reschly. Janet Ray, a former Page and Antioch College student, will work at Boston Public Library as part of her college program.
The Child Alert Board met at the chairmans home to review the Green Umbrella program and sponsor new projects for the coming year with BPW Club and all area Parent Teachers Associations backing the effort. The goal is a safe home on every block for children on their way to and from school with downtown stations marked by green umbrella posters and volunteer calls soon issued. Members include Mrs Keehler chairwoman and representatives from Lincoln, Stewart, St James and Junior High schools and local parents.
A trio of letters to Dear Abby cover concerns from a wife wary of her husband’s contact with a nephew’s wife in St Louis, to a clash over double standards, and to safety worries about children with plastic gift bags. Readers urge motel stays, goosefeather critiques, and safety council reporting as needed.
South demonstrates a sharp contrast in contract play by cashing Aces and drawing trumps then using a diamond ruff to force West into a damaging lead. By discarding a spade after finessing the heart sequence, South preserves the crucial spade and diamonds, ensuring the grand slam remains possible and ultimately showcases a decisive, extra-special technique in a six clubs contract.
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