France Grants Child Allowances and Work-Based Help
In France, families with two or more children receive a government allowance for each child of compulsory school age, extended one year beyond if not earning wages, up to age 17 if apprenticed, or up to 20 if continuing studies or ill. Additional aid goes to households dependent on a single wage earner. The piece also notes local chatter about Meridian Street and various residents, including Ralph Ferguson’s rhubarb source and Ed Kuntz’s return from school, with a reference to Lyle York departing for England duties as the sun sets at 8:11.
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Walt Disney Cipher Puzzle Echoes Longfellow Quote
A cryptogram reveals a daily substitution cipher puzzle from King Features Syndicate. The sample shows letter replacements and hints for decoding. Yesterday's cryptoquote reads They say that the first inclination an animal has is to protect itself Laertius.
Local notes sketch social rounds and birthdays
Carry on are of a trip back to Germany last year after an absence of close to half a century. Many happy returns to them all. C. Hilligoss confides he celebrated his 29th birthday the other day. Hillie is a red-hot candidate for vice president of the Exchange Clubs of Indiana when their convention comes up shortly. You'd never guess how Janice Johnson, up in the social security office, came by that broken thumb while playing softball. L. W. McBride was up and at ’em with his customary industry yesterday, as was J. Frank Phillips who teases with a rambling rose out home growing through a section of his garage. Charlie Dickmann would be attending PTA meetings by June 1957. Mrs. Ella Whitton Clendenin fights to keep her name as she negotiates with public sentiment. her accordion students keep calling her Mrs. Whitton. Young Jim Kirkman is home from school devoting attention to Kirkman's, meaning a large bump in his dad’s business. Don Miller stopped folks on the street urging them to go home with their raincoats and rubbers, while Jim McDonald mocked the pessimists. Herb Roby works hard for the Prudential family, packing applications as fishing bait, and Floyd Hancock manages to tear away from work often.
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J. Frank Phillips
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Whitton
Jim Kirkman
Kirkman
Don Miller
Jim McDonald
Herb Roby
Prudential
Floyd Hancock
Reader's Courtroom ends in dynamite explosion
Desperado fires lighter in a storehouse packed with dynamite after being cornered by police. The blast kills one officer and destroys Farmer Jenkins' barn a half mile away. Court sides with the dynamite keeper, saying responsibility is heavy but not unlimited, and that the company bore no blame. State laws vary.
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Kingdom Come
Jenkins
Dance With Diane Fragment Aboard Tomorrow Land
Diane worries over Larry quitting his job and the impact on launches. She learns from Andy that Larry left after a talk with the boss, and a final call hints at a personal rift. Diane plans to talk with Larry and Bill, then encounters Larry waiting at her apartment entrance.
Greener Thumbs Warns Gardeners About Tasting Plants
Flower gardens delight the senses with color scent and sound but warn against nibbling. Many plants are unsanitary and some contain medicines or poisons, so tasting is discouraged in public displays to protect visitors.
Household Tips From a Curious Reader
Practical advice addresses common kitchen and craft questions. A reader suggests baking soda and talcum powder for a cooling skin powder and saving talcum. A funnel method is proposed to separate yolk from white. Wax in tulip calyxes is said to extend vase life.
Try and Stop Me on an Unused Mississippi Spur
A green junior operator diverted cars onto an unused track by the river. A foreman questioned how many more cars the spur could hold. The operator boasted that if all continued as the first eight, the yard could keep pushing cars all night.
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Mississippi River
Greenie
Rules For Borrowing Made For Farm Earnings
A University of Illinois farm credit specialist urges farm families to borrow wisely. A T Anderson lists rules: limit borrowing to understood enterprises, keep debts low, use loans for the best return in shortest time, study price trends, secure adequate insurance, and use loans only for pure purchases that raise income. The guidance appears in a new circular from the College of Agriculture.
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Champaign
A. T. Anderson
University of Illinois Farm Credit
University of Ilinois College of Agriculture
Throw That Bowling Ball Away For Luck
In Buffalo Henry Oren bagged a wayward bowling ball after an anger fueled toss. A passerby returned the nicked ball bearing the owner’s initials to the lanes where Oren works and bowls. He then rolled a 575 three game set, boosting his confidence and keeping the ball.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Henry Oren
Oren
Burglar Breaks In At Eastern Automotive Co
In Hartford Connecticut a burglar pried open the front door of Eastern Automotive Co by cutting glass, disabled the alarm and forced the cash register, stealing four cents. The incident details a careful entry and minor theft, with authorities investigating the break in.
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Hartford, Conn
Eastern Automotive Co
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