Psalm 1 Theme Editorial On Godly Righteousness
A 1973 editorial quotes Psalm 1 questioning whether divine knowledge of each person brings comfort or shame, pondering how the Lord’s awareness affects faith and conduct for readers.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1973
Page
4
Meredith Death Sparks Soap Opera Rider Shake Up
A local lady mourned Meredith in a sad soap opera episode yet perked up when the character appeared in two commercials during the saddest scene. She felt a personal connection to the character, who she believes she nearly knows from the storyline. The sponsors likely did not appreciate the timing of the ad placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredith
Grandmothers Scissors Prompt a Thoughtful Wish
A six year old visiting his grandparents watched Grandma sew with buttonhole scissors and asked if he could have them when she dies. In a separate note, Verle Gallagher brings cantaloupe, cucumbers, and pumpkin blossoms, praising their flavor and imagining a marketable future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verle
Gallaghers
Names Run Wild in Quad Cities Memory Test
A lighthearted piece recalls a high school memory mix up in the Quad Cities. The author misnames several Wagners including Ernie and Floyd Indefense, then identifies Lucille Wagner visiting her mother Emma Barnett. Walt Farrell Sr receives a quirky Coffee Break Permit from the National Coffee Break Association of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd
Quad Cities
Clark
Ernie
Lucille
Wagner
Emma Barnett
Walt
National Coffee Break Association of America
Teach Him Gently as He Starts His School Day
A father asks a teacher to guide his son into life beyond the yard. He urges gentleness, resilience, and integrity, urging lessons on courage, truth, and critical thinking as the boy begins his first days at school. He emphasizes the need to balance kindness with strength and to resist mindless conformity.
Almanac notes and historical events for September 15, 1973
Summary of UPI Almanac items for September 15 1973 including historical events such as the 1942 Stalingrad siege start the 1963 Birmingham church bombings and riots the 1966 Gemini 2 splashdown and the 1972 Watergate indictments plus birthdays the Taft birth date and a thought for the day. It also reports on humorous and local items like a man stuck in a coal chute and the Ohio crash dummy project and provides newspaper masthead details for Washington Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Mars
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
William Howard Taft
United States
Nazi Germany
Stalingrad
Russia
Birmingham
Ala
Atlantic Ocean
White House
Democratic National Committee
Washington
Watergate
Bridge Contributory Negligence And The 197% King
North must navigate four losers in spades and clubs but correct defense by East can yield a make. East should signal by playing the Q K of clubs after the ace wins the spade. The abnormal order warns West of a doubleton club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
West
East
Happiness Is Grass and Other Oddities by L M Boyd
A column reflecting on happiness polls, human needs, and curious comparisons. It weighs myths about contentment versus specifics like grass and teeth, then wanders through animal analogies from elephants to mongooses and questions whether any creature is truly man’s natural enemy. Copyright 1973 J M Boyd.
Dear Abby column letters on love marriage and gifts
A compilation of Dear Abby exchanges from an Independent Life Insurance Company event in New Orleans includes a 25th wedding anniversary tribute to ABBy and advice on gift duplication from a Jacksonville reader. Other readers ask about advising teen pregnancy marriage and how to handle a mother in law gifting to daughters in law with Abby’s guidance and options from Planned Parenthood and clergy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Independent Life Insurance Company
New Orleans
Jeanne Gregory
Jacksonville, Fla
Jeanne
Morton Phillips
Mom
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Psalm
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Winnie Ragan Kurtz
Winnie
Clark Wagner
Bob McFarlane
Bob
Ernie Wagner
Walt Farrell Sr
M. Nurviss
Leika Java
Dink Sanka
Dick Nixon
Tom Carson
Iowa Plumbing, Heating, Cooling Contractor
the Almanac
John Ruskin
Nottingham
England
UPI
Alex’ Okroj
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Transportation Research Center
East Liberty
James Leckrone
The
Washington Evening Journal
North Marion Ave
Iowa
Elder. Shannon Co. Inc
United Press International
Inland Daily Press Assn
Towa Daily Press Assn
Iowa Press Assn
Audit Bureau of Crculations
David. Elder
Wiliam Shinnoe
Ice
Charles Morris
Robert Shaffer
Inal
Leonard Llewellyn
Becher
North
South West
Blondie
Dure
LM Boyd
L. M. Boyd
Fort Worth
J. M. Boyd
Deanr Arbby
Abigail van Buren
Planned Parenthood
Alf
Disney Studios
Res
Henry
Alice
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