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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1967
Page
4
Editorial note reflects on restoring a man harmed by false accusation and the value of a clean record. It cites Luke 19 8 and warns that restoration after harm may come too late for past deeds. The piece weighs moral debt against reputational repair.
A reader praises Vern Moore at Apco station for helping after car trouble. He pushed the car, lent tools, assisted to a garage, damaged Moore’s headlight and tire in the process, but refused payment and accepted no money beyond a polite thank you.
A Des Moines gathering yielded light humor about small papers and advertisers. Jokes touched on stubborn ads, misprints, stuttering speech therapy, a tranquilizer cigarette, and a veteran truss wearer facing a camel ride in Egypt.
A local teacher staged a UN style class meeting sparking student roles as Russian delegates and a dramatic walkout. A mother, while chatting, witnessed a daughter reveal dreams of marriage and naming her future husband amid the scene. Separately, a bar jukebox favorite features typewriter sounds played when patrons work late, a quirky nightly staple.
Worried wife of Averell Harriman, wealthy New York politician, questioned his grueling schedule after he delivered 18 speeches in two days. He reassured critics saying he felt wonderful, while she asked what happened to the rest of his health.
Saturday edition of the Evening Journal from Washington Iowa dated September 6 1967. Contains local news briefs, notices and community items.
Mrs Dwane Shalla led four Rainbow Girls to Des Moines for a Grand School of Instruction. A Klein Clothing window display earned honorable mention in a Father’s Day contest by Pioneer Suspender and Belt. Local residents visited Crater Lake Mt Rainier and Yellowstone. John Sinclair and son visited from Corydon. Council meeting of the Iowa Camp Farthest Out drew 175 in Webster City. Wedding guests from Colorado Springs attended Rita Walser and Wayne Davis nuptials. Various concerts, birthdays and public duties fill a busy week in Washington and surrounding counties.
A 14 year old seeks parental approval for dating a band member Allen who shaves after pressure from her father. The columnist advises trust in parental judgment. Other letters discuss nervous breakdowns, seeking psychiatric help, and a father’s guidance on raising well adjusted children with warnings against harsh punishments.
A series of local weddings were held this past weekend across Kalona Ainsworth Vancouver and Burlington. Notable ceremonies included Martha Meyer and Fred Yoder in Kalona with about 200 guests. Carol Ann Donaldson and Larry Hoyle in Ainsworth. Ellen Thompson and Robert Gross in Washington. Janet Person and David Davis in Vancouver Washington. Cathryn Drew and Joseph Marley in Waukon. and Judith Pitschke and Jay Richardson in Burlington.
The column notes rising interest in Great Britain and Commonwealth stamps with a batch of new issues. Highlights include Gilbert and Ellice Islands 75th anniversary stamps, Jamaica Prime Ministers portraits, Tristan da Cunha values, St Helena four commemoratives for 1667 fire victims, and Jamaicas Sangster memorial issues.
Informational listing of the Washington Evening Journal staff and affiliations includes David Elder as Editor and Business Manager William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director Charles Morris as News Editor Bob Shaffer as Local Advertising and Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent The paper is published afternoons except Sundays Christmas and July 4th and entered as second class matter under act of March 38 1879 at Washington Iowa It lists affiliations with United Press Leasing Wire Inland Daily Press Association Iowa Daily Press Association Iowa Press Association and Audit Bureau of Circulations.
South dealer and North-South vulnerable. After West leads a heart, the article analyzes a superior endplay plan in six diamonds. The recommended sequence cashes the ace of spades, enters dummy, ruffs, and aims to endplay West by eliminating hearts and spades, with the queen of spades led from dummy. If East covers with the king, the slam remains unbeatable. if East holds the king, other threats remain.
Hong Kong papers report more than 1000 Chinese who fled Canton were arrested eight miles from the border and escorted by armed guards back to Canton. Ming Pao and Sing Tao quote travelers who say Communist soldiers rounded up the refugees and loaded them onto trains to return them to the southern city.
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