Editorial Thought For Today In Washington IA
Washington Iowa readers are treated to a series of quotes on life and belief followed by a note on the US Postal Service economy drive. The piece lists post offices slated for closure including Boring Tennessee Fly Ohio Mud West Virginia Nameless Virginia and Tweet Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boring
Tenn
Fly
Ohio
Mud
West Virginia
Nameless
Virginia
Minnesota
Suds controversy in North Buena Vista stirs church fundraiser uproar
A North Buena Vista Iowa priest arrest over gambling and beer at a church picnic provokes local outrage while broader social contrasts are drawn to state enforcement. The piece juxtaposes civic shock with a broader reflection on liberty and immigration symbolized by the Statue of Liberty centennial debates and Emma Lazarus verses.
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North Buena Vista
Iowa
Auguste Bartholdi
Gustave Eiffel
Bartholdi
New York
Emma Lazarus
Dear Abby letters offer teen worries on piano duties and marriage tricks
A teen pleads to stop playing piano for dinner guests while parents insist. Another query asks about a friend proposing to have the wife bear a child by her husband’s friend, with Abby advising realism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Bill
Sue
Four Spades Doubled Up in 1958 U S Argentina Match
In the 1958 U S Argentina contract bridge match, Becker notes a key four spades contract doubled after a complex auction. Detailed play contrasts between the two tables show clever ruffing and defensive missteps shaping the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Argentina
Lerner
Blousson
East
West
Castro
Cabanne
Stone
Roth
Odd Yet Curious Tidbits From A Public Letter Box
A collection of quirky queries and trivia spans topics from economy size to milk tolerance and fashion history. It includes humorous observations about storage of wives on carousel horses, Yo-Yo origins, and 17th century hairstyle fashion. The piece invites reader letters to be shared in Pass It On.
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England
LM. Boyd
P.O
Fort Worth
Texas
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Brickman
Washington
Mark Twain
Wellington Enterprise
Caswell & Massey
United States Postal Service
Burlington
Wadena
North
Buena Vista
New York Harbor
New World
Dean Arbby
van Buren
P.S
EL Paso
Greece
Los Angeles
Cal
B. Jay Becker
Washington Evening Journal
Warrington
Town
Atarion Ave
Elder, Shannon & Co Ing
Excot
Pete Essitn
Arae
souTit
Mia
Bolic
Ine
Rex
Uys
Poy
Harbinger
San Diego
Java
Parker Amusement Co
Leavenworth, Kans
C.D. Middlebrooks
Patmos
Ark
Arkansas
Knute Rockne
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Rass
L.m.boyd
Momor
Nion At “Ed
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