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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1947
Page
6
The welfare committee in town forms a band and interviews applicants. A blacksmith asks to join preferring the cornet and volunteers to learn, noting he could practice well. The official reveals forty names and that others want the big drum, but the blacksmith requests both a drum and a cornet.
A fragment previews Elmer Twitchell delivering morning market quotes on radio. It lists hamburgers at 60 to 76 cents, eggs, buttered toast, French fries, baked Idahos, cocktails and beer prices, with rents and transportation firm. Air is reportedly free in most regions.
Miss Margaret Truman begins a concert tour this month. The item review mix notes potential national anthem at the Republican convention and the era of grand entertainment, including mentions of theater premieres and industry chatter. Various ad and trivia snippets follow, reflecting midcentury culture.
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A classroom gag has a teacher erasing the decimal from 92.7 to show multiplying by ten while a student asks where the point is. Other snippets include a boss warning a secretary and a punny exchange about rheumatism and herring.
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