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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1968
Page
6
A brief editorial cites Hebrews 12 28 to state the Christian, identified with the unchangeable kingdom of God, should reverently serve God with reverence and godly fear. The piece emphasizes stability and devotion as guiding principles for believers.
The attorney and Mrs Jim Lloyd became the first husband and wife to win both the men’s and women’s city golf titles at the Washington Golf and Country Club in the same year. Their daughter Lisa, a sharp student, joked that her father already knows how to do it.
Dwain Tschantz his wife Virginia and son Rusty each won the second flight titles in the men’s women’s and boys junior divisions. The article notes the family achieved a rare, possibly unrepeatable feat during the city golf tournament. It also mentions two boys catching a snake and placing it in a jar for show and tell, with the snake escaping and not yet found. A reward suggestion is joked about.
A Rockford man was elected president of the Washington Coffee Club and shared a funny anecdote about a fellow passenger who eats bananas in tunnels, claiming he goes stone blind each time. A separate note recalls Salvation Army charity prep with a cluttered garage and delayed pickup, causing anxiety over space.
On Friday September 13 1968 underground cables cut a two inch water main at the United Presbyterian Home Halcyon House. Water shut off for about two hours except Sherman Hall and one third of cottages. A leak in a 100 gallon water heater caused replacement. A 40 gallon heater substitutes with limited recovery. A nurse’s cocker spaniel was killed crossing the highway. The 13th won’t fall on a Friday again for many years.
Des Moines reports simplification of the 1968 Iowa income tax forms to save printing costs while the state revenue department absorbs the former tax commission. Forst says forms will be packet style and easier for taxpayers, with projected savings around thirty thousand dollars.
A long, room-by-room harvest of community notes from Washington recounts visits to Iowa towns Grinnell Center Waterloo Davenport and Vinton by local residents including Mr and Mrs Wayne Marston and others. It covers arrivals from Decatur Illinois New York City and Chicago along with local events at Mercy Hospital Grinnell College and Parsons College and highlights trips to see President Truman. The piece notes town officials town ship Farm Bureau changes and school enrollment plus a Red Cross hurricane relief quota increase.
In a Finland Egypt match the Finnish team proved stronger than expected, later finishing 14th as they beat France, Thailand, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Mexico, Sweden and Jamaica. Egypt placed 21st of 33 after a dramatic round robin, with North-South Sharif forcing a Vienna coup to reach three hearts squeeze and last-wall tricks.
A collection of gag items and reflections on pop culture from L. M. Boyd including censorship of kisses in cinema, a joke about a jennet, trivia on lobster eating, and quips about love, science, war, and a parrot yawning.
Mr and Mrs Will Dea of Ainsworth recount an alarming visit by a well dressed stranger who claimed to be a relative and sought money claiming a car crash and a hospitalized wife. He pressed for large sums, avoided showing ID, and left after being refused. A prior encounter with an antique dealer ended without loss. authorities and bank were alerted.
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