Inside the Eckleys Home Aboard Detroit Bell Vision
Interim observer Jane Toner Scott recalls visiting the Eckleys in Birmingham Michigan. Fred is leaving Michigan Bell to become youngest president of Bell Telephone System. The piece notes new dialing ambitions and a house filled with telephones and gadgets. A fuse blackout tempers the electric marvels and a desire for vintage phones appears.
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Eckleys
Birmingham
Michigan
Fred
Michigan Bell
Bell Telephone System
John
Hell
Kelen
Cleveland
Suspect Held After Fights In Lafayette
William Cagle, 43, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after multiple fights ending in a stabbing. Cab driver Clarence Rock, 22, suffered a 12 inch stomach to side wound but remained not seriously hurt. Kenneth Picket, 25, assisted Rock and struck Cagle with a board. Cagle was hospitalized and later arrested after clashes with Charles Burr in transit.
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Lafayette
Ind
UPI
William Cagle
Cagle
Clarence Rock
Rock
Kenneth
Picket
Battleground
Kentland
Charles Burr
Otisco
Burr
The Reader's Courtroom a A married woman's kiss case
A doctor kissed Alice in a park. she charged assault and battery. The court weighed both sides and ruled one kiss by an unmarried woman not proof of consent after marriage, while offensive advances not authorized by the other party count as assault and battery. An old Bermuda home shaped like a cross reputedly warded off evil spirits.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Why Grow Old Beauty Plan Offers Calorie Guidance
Josephine Lowman promotes an 8 Week Beauty Improvement Plan focusing on calorie control. She explains calorie balance, dieting timelines, and daily targets of 1200 to 1400 calories for weight loss. Readers can request the BIP KIT by 25 cents and mailing address to the Register and Tribune Syndicate in Des Moines Iowa.
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Josephine Lowman
Register and Tribune Syndicate
Des Moines
Iowa
Haircut Decision Tips Highlight Parenting Conversation
A mother urges her son to get a haircut as he returns from school. The dialogue suggests using a hand mirror to show the back of the head and encourage teen independence, promoting better parent teen relations through autonomous choices.
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Ates
DAILY CROSSWORD AND CRYPTOQUOTE PUZZLE PAGE
This page presents a themed crossword with across and down clues covering general vocabulary. It includes a daily cryptogram quotation where each letter maps to another, plus a sample quote from a previous day for reference.
Heavy framed stairs built with beaded treads for 10 foot ceilings
Description notes a stair assembly using heavier materials and 1x5 inch beaded treads with a 1x5 inch frame and a 7 gauge spring arm and hand rail. Designed to fit a 25 percent by 54 inch rough opening suitable for 10 foot ceiling heights.
Hammering Tip Helps Avoid Mashed Thumbs
Household technique notes suggest resting the hammer on the nail head before a light tap to start driving. The tip aims for accuracy and notes burns as a kitchen hazard with a cold remedy using refrigerator coils. Shiny serge can be removed by rubbing with hot vinegar then sponging with ammonia.
Caring for Greener Thumbs During Holidays
Greener Thumbs should be kept cool during the holidays to extend bloom. Maintain moisture without soaking and provide light feeding every few weeks. In spring, move them outdoors to continue growth.
Try and Stop Me from 1963 jokes by Bennett Cerf
A collection of humor notes and punchlines. Myron advises on dealing with a landlord followed by a prison note from Joe Schwartz. Lowell Thomas on Hudson estate value rise. Jack Benny and a Florida restaurant half portion quip. Carol Channing defines Reno in playful terms.
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Lowell Thomas
Hudson
Jack Benny
Florida
Carol Channing
Reno
Otherly Jove
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
Is This Your Problem. ? A Helen Worden Erskine column
Dear Helen answers readers on mental hospital conditions and youth volunteerism. A former patient describes poor care and asks how to improve state facilities. Helen urges state action, inspections, and community organizing, plus guidance for teens seeking local volunteer work.
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Helen Worden Erskine
Ford
Rockefeller Foundations
National Association For Mental Health, Inc
Columbus Circle
New York City
Helen Erskine
Anderson Herald
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
W. 43Rd St
New York
N. Y
Problem A Day: Tom and Jerry Apples Puzzles
Tom and Jerry together collect 174 apples. Tom can form piles of 7 and Jerry piles of 9, with 22 total piles. The solution assigns Tom 84 apples and Jerry 90 apples. In Quebec, five planes dropped 1,700,000 gallons on forest fires last summer.
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Tom
Jerry
Quebec
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Archie
Bor
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Camera Club
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
Luc
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Nick
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Alaska
Emery F. Tosin
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Richard Furness
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England
Tokyo
Japan
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Columbia
Regal
Joyce Kilmer
Maine
King —— of Tyre
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Ser
Sym
Persia
Scotland
Brit Dial
Axyclbaaxre
Longfellow
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