Reader's Courtroom carries Smiths fight over rail crash damages
The Smiths pursue a damage claim against the railroad after their child died in a train crash. The column blends local notes and reflections, mentioning weather, community notices, and recollections of events, with brief references to court actions and personal anecdotes. The tone mirrors a small-town newspaper column.
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Smiths
Bewildered Beauty Chapter Seven: A Car Plot Revealed
Joyce confronts Enid over a planned car purchase linked to Dot Derringer and a shady man named Phil Roberty. Enid resists, Joyce vows a showdown, warning of trouble and urging Enid to behave, while Marty cautions about Dot and the criminal edge of the scheme. The scene ends with Joyce asserting control at home as tensions rise.
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Dot
Enid
Joyce
Dot Derringer
Phil Roberty
Phil
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE AND DAILY CRYPTOQUOTE FEATURE
A newspaper page presents a large cryptic crossword with clues across and down plus a DAILY CRYPTOQUOTE puzzle. The cryptogram decodes to a Lenin Longfellow quote style line and a Lincoln quote fragment. The page shows puzzle flavor typical of a midcentury paper.
Household Scrapbook Care Tips From an old newspaper
Satin Latin material can be renovated by rubbing the soiled parts with a cake of magnesia and prepared chalk, then following the grain and letting it sit for hours before soft cloth rubbing. To prevent color running in cottons, stir pepper or turpentine into the first suds. Parsley cuts easier when washed in hot water rather than cold.
Try and Stop Me RE BROOKS HAYS
A congressman recalls old friends and rivals from his home district in a dialog about potential challengers Tom S and Jim J while a father of five chooses a dachshund for his children in 1958. Bennet Cerf's quip reflects social tension and light humor.
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IU President Urges Respect for Intellectuals at Graduation
About 3,800 Indiana University graduates heard President Herman B Wells urge sincere respect for intellectuals based on abilities, not fear of Soviet science. He called for minds as the frontier, and for graduates to be men and women of ideas for society. Honorary degrees were awarded to Goethe Link, Sister M. Madeleva, J. Irwin Miller, and Dean William A Noyes Jr. Also, Lt. Gov. Parker spoke at Culver Military Academy, criticizing Communists as liberators in name only. Gov. Handley spoke at Evansville College, urging graduates to fulfill public duties. At Butler University, Dr. Walter C. Langsam stressed the need for freedom to contribute meaningfully.
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Evansville College
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