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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1972
Page
4
A brief thought urges decency and order in daily conduct. It emphasizes that people should strive for elevated joys and avoid groveling or debased behavior. The message reflects a moral tone consistent with a church or community column.
Last weekend the family attended an exclusive party at the daughter and son-in-law's home to celebrate the youngest granddaughter's third birthday. Four grandparents attended as invited guests while her two older sisters hid the presents, and six kittens born the day before were a surprise gift. Pam has moved from the terrible twos to the trusting threes.
A True Story AA local businessman delivers a hog house to a farm home and celebrates with wine. He leaves for lunch, but his wife wonders why the hog house remains on the truck, revealing the delivery confusion.
Editorial notes Mrs. Claude Bain of Washington High School era moving to Halcyon House after a long solo life. She is selling belongings including 1920s high school annuals, centennial Evening Journal editions, and saved papers. Her sons Chub and Clarence were noted athletes. Clarence earned 12 letters and a 10 second 100 yard dash in 1929.
Two Washington couples fished in Minnesota with a week apart. The first arrival fooled campers by claiming he was stone deaf and embarrassed, asking voices be shouted at him on every visit. The latecomer faced loud talk and a prank built on the ruse. The author wonders how the other retaliated.
A reader reprints jokes from Fifth Down by Bert McGrane about the Iowa Hawkeyes after a 1972 game. Bits poke fun at coachs pregame orders and a press conference Q and A involving Jim Acuff and Vince Opalski.
Mr and Mrs Bill Yoder and Roxann traveled to attend a Notre Dame football game with friends and joined a Sunday Christening of Sean Patrick Williams. The report notes other weekend visits across Iowa, including stays with the Williams, Greiner, Chambers, and Peiper families, and mentions trips to Grinnell and Waterloo.
Almanac recaps key dates in history including William Wrigley Jr. born 1861 and physicians dentistry first anesthesia aided tooth extraction in 1846. Munich Conference 1938 and Chamberlains “peace in our time” claim lasting 337 days before World War II. 1953 Earl Warren named US Chief Justice. 1962 Ole Miss riots claim two deaths during integration.
Dear Abby tackles two tales of misread signals and parental overreach. A man who feigns hatred of cats fools a girlfriend, then a cat lingers on his lap, hinting he may fool a person too. In the diary trouble, a teen faces grounding after a snooping mother reads false entries and threatens arrest.
Italy tops the United States in the Olympiad final by 65 imps after a long 88-board match. The Blue Team, dominant at times, faced early slumps from the Aces who trailed by 60 imps before rallying briefly. Details include scoring plays and pro forma bidding examples.
A collection of curious vignettes from a 20th century column discusses 16 buttons on a men's suit, Roosevelt's used car once owned by Al Capone, normal development in young children, a Pittsburgh friend who rinsed money in a scam, a heroin price map across markets, a Gemini girl’s focus, Shirley Temple Black’s diet, lifetime telephone hours, and the cost of running a dishwasher amid rising home technology.
Mail should be directed to L. M Boyd at P O Box 17076 Fort Worth Texas 76102. Copyright 1972 LM Boyd.
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