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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1977
Page
4
A New Year thought echoes faith from II Timothy 4 7 urging steadfast Christian discipline while a lighthearted joke recalls a four year old finding humor in a Christmas dinner. The fragment blends spiritual musing with a comic line about bread stealing the show.
Terri Killam, at 19, became the first woman to hold the New England Sled Dog Racing Championship in the open event with 11 Siberian huskies. Over two days her team covered 14.4 miles in about two hours, averaging roughly 14.4 mph, while she rode the sled at speed.
The editorial recalls Alexander Graham Bell warning decades ago about exhausted coal and oil and proposes alcohol fuel as a modern substitute. It notes Bell cited alcohol from sawdust and crop waste as a clean, distributable fuel and argues current high energy costs justify revisiting his solution against big energy company control.
A compact column collects seasonal quips about Christmas legends, college students delaying term papers, holiday spending, and winter woes. Jokes touch on palm trees, thermostat battles, how illnesses peak, and the idea that Christmas cheer stretches through the year.
Archaeologists near San Jose Costa Rica uncovered a 2500 year old jade amulet linking Olmec Maya and a Costa Rican culture, suggesting trading among early American civilizations between 1 and 400 AD. The piece prompts reflections on why great cultures vanish and what that means for human learning and memory. The column ends with holiday musings on Christmas season, family, and a hopeful message about a continual Christmas conscience.
A lively day in town drew heavy traffic and crowds as shoppers traded gifts for better fits. One woman transformed a Christmas Gift Certificate into a present in record speed, among the bustling scene around the holiday season.
In a 1977 King Features Syndicate strip, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson discuss a bridge hand. They analyze lead choices, finesses, and the impact of the diamond queen on the defense. Holmes argues the correct third trick lead would have doomed the defense.
An Austin report notes a 76 year old man and a 60 year old woman felt compelled to marry due to convalescent home rules. The piece contrasts Loneliness and love with Lady Bird Johnson’s observation on White House pace and includes quips on pseudonyms, beaming at Baker Baum and Beethoven.
Abigail Van Buren shares letters on organ donation urging to donate organs after death and a travel wife weighs leaving three children for weekends with her husband, offering practical counsel and urging readers to write Abby with questions.
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