Try and Stop Me humor sketch excerpt
Bennett Cerf and Silvers recount a tale of borrowing a friend's car to showcase a $1500 phonograph system and the friend realizing the car was rented. Quickies feature satirical vignettes about fame pride and ordinary mishaps, including a punchline about a failed introduction and a restaurant gag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HL Silvers
Pal
Phil Silvers
Walter Lippmann
Mwan
Billy Rose
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
How to preserve painted designs while repainting furniture
The article advises brushing a thin layer of melted wax over the design or lettering you want to keep and removing the wax later to leave the design intact. It also suggests cleaning with kerosene and newspaper, and softening leather by placing two scrubbed potatoes in each shoe overnight. Pineapple production in Honolulu Hawaii is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longfellow
Christmas Spirit Inspires Boys to Repair Toys for Needy Children
The article notes how Christmas prompts acts of giving and service. The Bill Wilson boys' club repairs used toys to gift to six hundred children last year. Sisters of St John's Hospital provide a collection location while Irving Glazer supports a central drop site at Meridian.
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Christ
Bill Wilson Boys’ Club
Sisters of
St. John’s Hospital
Glazer
Meridian
Christmas Clearing House
Reader's Courtroom: false imprisonment suit at Grady's
In a courtroom vignette Bobby sues Merton and Grady for false imprisonment after being stopped at Grady's Department Store. Grady argues detention followed a suspected theft and ended once Bobby proved innocence. judge rules unlawful restraint improper and store workers must avoid detaining people against their will. Separate item notes grants: $94,305 to South Bend to train clerks and $65,669 to Bloomington to train practical nurses.
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Bobby
Grady’s Department
Merton
Grady
Grady Lialle
Washington
Labor and Health, Education and Welfare Departments
South Bend
Ind
Community School Corp
Bloomington
Practical
Points for Parents about affordable gifts for children
A parent advises limiting gift costs for Ellen and suggests choosing affordable presents Ann will enjoy to show affection. The exchange and token nature of gifts reflect parental attitudes toward expenditures and children's reception.
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Alother
Ellen
Ann
Daily Across and Cryptogram Puzzle Brief
A mixed puzzle page presents a Daily Across wordplay with clues for a crossword style fill and a Cryptogram quotation. The page includes puzzle instructions, example answers, and a sample coded quote using a simple substitution cipher.
Zodiac Forecast for Aries to Pisces with Birthday Note
Daily astrological readings advise tying up loose ends and honoring promises across signs. It highlights personal welfare, finances, diplomacy, and patience, with a birthday reminder that confidence can unlock great success and warnings to Cancer about legal disputes.
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ARIES
Taurus
Gemini
Leo
VIRGO
Mate
LIBRA
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Is This Your Problem by Dr Joyce Brothers
Dear reader asks how a bashful man can satisfy a wife when planning to have children. Dr Brothers says learning comes with time and experience, compares sex to bridge building and other skills, urges taking gradual steps, courtship, and accepting one’s body while focusing on partner and potential child.
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DI DR. Joyce Brothers
DR. Brothers
H. G
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Walt Disney
SCAMP
Ready
Wilbur
C. Lay
Lois
Custula
Sy Waed
Wak Dieved
Mort Walker
Dick Browne
Dif
Bilal
Kerry Drake
Sarge
Johnny
Pussycats
ARCHI
Vali
Miss Grundy
Uae
Joe Paloqora
Pete
Diu Twig
Rod
Anxio
Lil’ Abnee
Ham Fisher
Stev
Mary Worte
By AL Capp
BY Ben Allen
Duke Ford
Ming
Allen
Lori
BY Roy Crane
Buz Sawyer
Senorita Casey
Donald Duck
Alfred and
Riqla
By Bennett Cerf
Vincent Peale
Dr. Peale
Rnes
Randell Jordan Mnfild
Royal Palace
Achin
Peneapple
Honolulu
Hawaii
By Henry B. Rothblatt
Meridian ST
Eves
Yee
Helen
Troy
Attica
Vern
Beecher
Mig
Hing Features Syndicate
Jacy
Assem
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