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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1971
Page
4
Editorial recounts a minor street collision in Washington Iowa involving Otto Swicki and another driver. Both vehicles became stuck, officers arrived, and helpers lifted a truck to free the cars. No serious damage reported beyond minor scratches and a widened fender.
A humorous collection of anecdotes about people dodging questions for money, a letter with 25 cents, tax complaints citing endless licenses, a wolf's pups sold for pay, a man using a prescription as a train pass, and a minister’s polite pie gratitude note.
In Fort Madison a couple riding in a 1964 car nicknamed the garbage mobile get stuck on a car wash ramp as rollers stall on the front fender. After honking the horn for help an attendant frees them, the back remains dirty and the wash repeats free of charge. Opening lead queen of clubs.
A Brighton notes column reports the Buck family visiting relatives and fishing with little luck on Labor Day weekend. Several local residents are listed visiting, including the Stout and Frame families, with travels to Clear Lake and West Bend to view local events. The item closes with a “You'll Be Glad You Did” signoff.
Mrs. George Stout Sr learned her sister Mrs. Etta Belle Johnson of Iowa City had gall bladder surgery Tuesday at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids. Johnson is in room 528 and expected to stay about ten days.
September is ideal for planting daffodils while tulips wait till October. Start rooting cuttings from colous impatiens and other foliage plants in September using 3 to 4 inch tips in sand or vermiculite, then pot in 3 to 4 inch containers with a equal mix of soil peat and perlite. Indoors can carry petunias through winter with high light.
Letters from readers praise Nanette Fabray for wearing a hearing aid and urge others to speak directly to those who are hard of hearing. A 58 year old mother and a 15 year old share struggles with vanity fear and social isolation from deafness and request greater awareness.
A reader letter page includes Abig letters about hearing loss and urging use of hearing aids. A nurse recalls a near tragedy from misheard medication instructions. Other notes praise pet areas in Iowa Nebraska and Colorado rest rooms for invalids. Readers are invited to write to Abby with responses and purchase options.
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