Birthday, town notes and vacation tales spread in Sun column
Morning bulletin shares birthday wishes for Sparks L Brooks and notes on local figures including Rev Phil Philbrook recovering from a back injury, Shirell Fox returning from Scout trip, Mrs. Roger Wilkinson's lens misperception, John Rehm’s downtown appearance, and many brief social vignettes.
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Sparks L. Brooks
Hillips
Anderson High School Indians
Phillips 66
Phil Philbrook
Phil
Shirell Fox
C. E. Wilson Library
Roger Wilkinson
John Rehm
Ed Curzon
Ed Alley
Sunshine Coffee Club
Tom Woolbert
John
Duke Snider
Ellsworth Rittenhouse
Wisconsin
Haskell Corn
Bert's Punch Becomes Fatal Insurance Case
In a readers courtroom vignette Bert loses temper after spilling coffee, punches a waiter, and dies from complications. The widow sues for accident insurance, the court finds Bert's death a direct, foreseeable result of the punch, comparing it to striking a brick wall.
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Bert
Indiana expands program for educating handicapped children
State School Supt. Wilbur Young announced 23 462 handicapped students in 1955 56 up from 3 400 in 1946 47. He praised the 1957 Legislature for funding two field supervisors to aid local schools in teaching children with mental and physical defects who face insurmountable hurdles.
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Indianapolis
Wilbur Young
Indiana
Young
Daily crossword across clues and solutions
A dense list of crossword clues is presented with Across and Down entries. clues include arcane lettered hints and common words such as Man and Steals slang. Several entries reference geographic abbreviations and linguistic terms. The page also notes yesterday's answer and mentions various clue formats and shorthand.
Daily Cryptoquote puzzle hints and examples
The sample shows letter substitution rules for a cryptoquote with words like AXYCLBAAXR and LONGFELLOW and explains that one letter maps to another. It notes that daily codes change and provides an example ciphertext CBT VP UPVQECPM FCP HQICFK JUBWE. End notes reference a past puzzle credited to THACKERAY and syndicated by King Features.
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Longfellow
Three Men For Mollie By Rob Eden
Mollie and Don Elson dine at Harlow's and discuss a marriage and Jane. After a luxury steak dinner and a quiet look at lights from the bluff, Don forces a kiss and Mollie expresses that the act was wrong though she is conflicted. The scene ends with an unsettled departure and a future continuation.
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Mollie
Rob Eden
Don Elson
O.K
Don
Jane
Harlow’s
Frey
Bern
Larry Cooper
Play Safe While You Drive
Safety message urges drivers to chew gum to reduce tension and stay alert. Recommends Wrigley's Spearmint Gum for a refreshing, lasting flavor while behind the wheel.
Autumn Curio Notes From Edwin Teale’s Field Essays
A brief reader note highlights Edwin Teale’s Autumn Across America and parallels with North With the Spring. The excerpt lists surprising facts such as pheasant slaughter in Dakota, harvester ants closing nests, salmon homing by scent, and a large annual fern frond shipment.
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Edwin Teale
America
Dodd Mead
North
South Dakota
Household Scrapbook and Quick Fixes for Home Worries
Household tips describe repairing a wall hole with steel wool or a match, separating eggs using a funnel, and keeping baby bottles sweet with a baking soda solution after washing. The items read like practical home advice from an era.
Linwood Folks Attend New Light Mission Rally and Local Notices
Linwood residents attended the missionary rally of the Miami Reserve Camp of the Christian New Light Church at the camp ground. The Linwood Church is a member of the group conducting the camp with Rev. C. W. Wolfgang of Shamokin Pennsylvania as the main speaker. Funeral services were held for Gordon Lutteral at Baker Brothers Funeral Home in Anderson. Other items note Mike Ricker recovering from surgery Cora Miller ill Thelma Stanley and daughter visited Saturday evening Cyril Gray and Douglas Bomar vacationing in Anderson and Battle Creek Michigan John Watkins family spent weekend with their daughter in Battle Creek Connie and Rhonda Tomas visited Becky and Christi Temple.
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Linwood
Miami Reserve
Christian New Light Church
Linwood Church
C. W. Wolfgang
Shamokin
Linwood Friends
Gordon Lutteral
Baker Brothers
Anderson
Lutteral
Mike Ricker
Cora Miller
Thelma Stanley
Cyril Gray
Douglas Bomar
Robert Carr
John Watkins
Battle Creek
Mich
Thomas Stanley
Fred Stanley
Connie
Rhonda Tomas
Becky
Christi Temple
Heart specialist notes patient uses cardio graph as weight loss reminder
A Des Moines heart specialist reports a patient requested a sample length of a cardio graph to frame as a reminder to lose weight. The zig zag record of heart action was intended as a motivational display.
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Des Moines
Varied Spellings of Shakespeare Teem in Record
A historical note points out there are over four thousand distinct spellings of the name Shakespeare, reflecting broad orthographic variation in early modern record keeping and correspondence.
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Shakespeare
Make a Compost Pail From an Old Metal Can
Instructions describe turning a beat-up garbage pail into a discreet composting container. Remove the bottom, bury the can in a shallow hole, add a coarse bottom layer, keep the can open, and cover with a lid if odor becomes an issue.
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Coca-Cola Bottling CO
Ind
Mike Reynolds
Bill
Sherm
Harlan
Patty Seward
Chesterfield
Morton Roth
Tupman
Bob McCord
Ira Davis
Madison County Cancer Society
Dave Zierer
Meridian Street
Ted Koontz
Monticello
State Security Life Insurance
Assesa
Juan
Gov. Smith
Passageway
Tion
Skillful
Sweater
Perish
Anxious
Lily
Freta
Asia
Neptune
Lis
FCP
Ion
Thackeray
King Features Syndicate
Walt Disney
SCAMP
HI and
Lois
BE Ward Greene
Sorehead
Mort Walker
Dick Browne
Briiger
Lifeguard
Kerry Drake
Alfred Andnivla
Kerry
Parroon
Archie
Bob Montana
Jughead
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
MR. Palooka
Boemee
Poppa
Edith
Lil Abner
BY AL Capp
Mary Worth
BY Ken Allen
Abe
MR. Rapp
BY Roy Crane
MR. Zorka
Sawyer
All
The
Blue Oasis
Ailee
Ali
Allah
Donald Duck
BY Walt Misney
Mister
Strickler’s
Strickler’s Hardware
Madison Avenue
By Bennett Cerf
Washington
Oregon
Bennett Cerf
Riaeps
Zhukov
ST. PIERRE de d’ Ori@ans
Quebec
Bob Barnes
Miles
Amanne Nottingham
George
Mom
Ffrigepator
New Light Missionary Camp
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