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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1963
Page
5
An editorial quotes Acts 17:20 to warn that religion practiced only for convenience is false. It argues the real faith is not a mere surface display but requires true commitment, challenging readers to seek genuine devotion rather than convenient piety.
A humorous reminiscence recounts a near run in with city police over a No Parking zone on East Washington Street now a four lane street. The columnist recalls court summons, Chief Mike Lee, City Coordinator Bud DeLa, Assistant Chief Jack Cherry, and Mayor Cloud Willits in a lighthearted tale of parking misadventure and planned customer spaces at the fire department.
Charlie Denison recalls a circus visit when he was a boy and was kicked in the seat by his own father while watering animals. The memory ties to a later circus day when local Chevrolet dealer Gene Tucker hosted elephants wearing blankets in front of his garage, causing a long cleanup.
The writer recalls Vic Westphal who died suddenly in Vinton last week and shares lighter memories of their high school days. He notes Vic’s role in the Lions club and his cheerful habit of teasing friends during golf and country club events. The reminiscence also references Hugh Jones and a few local anecdotes about neighbors and friends.
Dr Lester L Coleman outlines a Progressive Patient Care program from the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare to reduce hospital expenses. The scheme uses five levels from Intensive to Home Care, matching care intensity to patient recovery stage and enabling earlier discharge.
A reflective column mixes weather gripes with domestic tasks and small observations. The writer muses on drizzle, an escaped hen, canning, drying fruit, a canned economy joke, and roosters and weather vanes. Interleaved are notes on long term care concepts and a medical columnist invitation for reader questions.
Souvenir edition of the Washington Gazette dated August 27 1897 lists local industries including Daniel Wilde and Son grain weighers and scoop boards Washington Pipe Works cob pipes T H McClean machine shop and planing mill two carriage factories Hervey Bell wagon Washington Buggy Frank Swift brick and tile sash and door plants plus extensive livestock counts counties turkey cattle horses mules hogs and sheep. The Washington county fair was upcoming near the old fair grounds south of Townsley park and Charley Brown remained a local figureheard as a once great horse market in the area.
The Gazette 1897 edition profiles Jake Hite as perhaps the era’s largest horse buyer, shipping 12 000 horses from Washington over eight years and 603 cars in eight years. It notes streets needing paving, a single small park, and plans for a fountain. It also sketches Captain Sam Russell, remarks on political figures, and previews stories about Crawfordsville and local publishers Wake Neal and Frank Wolf.
In Becker's analysis South should avoid a club finesse after West leads hearts. If East holds the queen the contract can still be made, while the finesse reduces chances. The right play is king over jack, with or without East-West cards, to maximize the contract.
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