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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1968
Page
4
Editorial reflects Hebrews 12 28 on steady kingdom of God and the Christian’s duty to serve with reverence and godly fear. It emphasizes being identified with an unmoveable realm and living under its permanent authority.
Purely Personal notes that attorney Jim Lloyd and his wife Cathy became the first spouses to win both the men’s and women’s city golf titles at Washington Golf & Country Club in the same year. Their daughter Lisa jokes that her father already knows how to practice law.
Dwain Tschantz, his wife Virginia, and son Rusty all won the second-flight titles in the men's, women's, and boys junior tournaments. The Dwains achieved a rare family sweep as each claimed a flight championship. Meanwhile two small boys captured a snake and showed it at Stewart Grade School before it escaped and remains unfound, suggesting a reward may help recover it.
A Rockford Illinois man was elected president of the Washington Coffee Club last Thursday. In his acceptance he repeats a joke about a banana and tunnels making him go blind. The punch line features a traveler who loves bananas but goes stone blind each time he eats one.
On Friday September 13 1968 workers at the United Presbyterian Home and Halcyon House severed a two inch water main causing a two hour shutoff except Sherman Hall. A 100 gallon water heater failed and a 40 gallon unit was substituted while repair and order for a new heater were arranged. Later a nurse’s cocker spaniel was killed crossing a highway. The columnist notes Friday the 13th will not recur on that date for years.
In Des Moines the 1968 individual income tax forms will be simplified and issued in packet form after changes led by William H. Forst of the revenue department. The move aims to cut printing costs by about 30,000 dollars.
A digest of regional social visits and movements includes the Marston's weekend trip to Iowa places Grun dy Center Waterloo Davenport and a three day stay with the Hoppings in Vinton. Others attend Truman’s Iowa City stop and several local residents plan travels and nursing training updates amid church and school activities. Local civic leaders report Farm Bureau changes and band leadership, while Red Cross Hurricane relief quota rises to 400 dollars.
In the 1968 Olympiad round robin, Finland and Egypt faced pressure as bidding shaped final standings. A notable hand from Egypt’s North-South with Omar Sharif showcased a Vienna coup after a clever ruff and discard sequence, squeezing West on the last trump for a three-trick win.
A column mix of social quips on cinema censorship kiss lengths and film pacing, plus trivia bits and light anecdotes from entertainment and sports culture. It includes notes on Oscar Wilde, Clauseswitz, love at first sight, and a parrot yawning tip.
Mr and Mrs Will Dea of Ainsworth recount a scam at their door by a well dressed man posing as a relative. He sought money claiming an accident and a hospital wife, asked to see a license, and wanted large sums before leaving. A prior visitor claimed to be an antique dealer. Authorities were alerted but no one harmed.
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