The Reader's Courtroom at Ches terfield Spirit Camp
An annual spirit camp meeting marks its seventy fifth year at Chesterfield with a reception. The site features two hotels a cafeteria carillon and busts of world religions. A travel memory piece notes the old interurban line and a park that drew visitors from around the world. Albert's widow wins a legal debate on workmen's compensation after a roadside accident. Ishmael Broshears is electrocuted at a Peters burg mine.
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Chesterfield
Anderson Area
Ers
White River
Mable
Mounds Park
Twounds Park
Points for Parents Mismatch in Nail Biting Advice
A mother admonishes Sandra and Ann about their nail biting, then offers support to quit. The dialogue shows parental concern and encouragement while noting challenges in breaking the habit.
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Sandra
Ann
Daily Aceos 2 Traffic Caution Sign and City Clues
A puzzling page features clues and cryptograms with references to Wille Brandt, North Atlantic hazards, Parrot from New Zealand, and various wordplay items. The cryptogram challenges include a Longfellow quotation and a previous day's solution, framed as a daily cryptic cryptolquote style puzzle.
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Wille Brandt
Brad
Homers Island
Captain Kidd
Why Grow Old by Josephine Lowman
Readers discuss luck and self effort in Josephine Lowman’s column as they reflect on talent, training, and circumstances shaping success. A reader suggests using God given talents to help oneself and offers contact for correspondence via the Register and Tribune Syndicate in Des Moines.
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Josephine Lowman
Josephine
Register 1
Tribune Syndicate
Haymaker Hurt In Car Crash Near Greenwood
Public Service Commissioner Ira Haymaker, 47, Franklin, was hospitalized with multiple rib fractures after his sports car collided with another vehicle north of Greenwood. Marshal James Markins, 48 Prince's Lake, reported Haymaker zigzagged at high speed before the crash. William Yarbrough, 23 Indianapolis, was uninjured.
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Indianapolis
Public Service
Ira Haymaker
Franklin
Greenwood
James Markins
Prince’s Lake
Haymaker
Marking
Methodist Hospital
William Yarbrough
Humorous Bevy of Beauties and a Pitcher’s Muttering Tale
A Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher in a tough interview jokes about arm breaks to avoid kissing advances from a dream sequence of beautiful women. A comedic tidbit notes a mother’s 297 batting last season as the retort.
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Los Angeles
Dodgers
Sacramento
Bennett Cerf
King Festures Syndicates
Household scraps and care tips from a 1940s page
The page covers care tips for pearl handles made of mother of pearl and methods to save ravelings for mending table linen. It also advises cleaning paint brushes with petroleum jelly to keep them soft. A brief obituary note reports station manager Paul R. Young, 28, of Indianapolis, killed when his car left the road and hit a culvert.
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Indianapolis
Pail R. Young
Dear Helen: Love and loyalty amid a troubled affair
Unhappy wife asks how to handle a long affair with her friend’s husband while renting their home to them. Helen advises telling her husband before it becomes public, accepting possible storm, and calling for a candid conference to address the unconventional situation. The piece notes the complexity of friendships, marriage, and potential divorce.
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Helen
B.P
B. P
Ln Alcoholics Anonymous
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Mischievous One
Sound
Asacow
Melody Langeasa
Terous
Bibe Island
Axyclbaaxr Longfellow
Procter 4
USL King Fonares Syndwate, Inc
Sie
Walt Disney
SCAMP
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Luis
Tim
Raag
Kerry Drake
WARD
Ney
Wort Walker
Dcr Browne
By Alfred and
Riola
Johnny
Kerry
Feigeless
Nooms
Archie
Bob Montana
Arch
Betty
Joe Palooka
Lil Abner
Ham Fisher
By AL Capp
Iit
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Mary Worth
Walt
Larry
Brother
Hilo
Mary
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Buz Sawyer
BI Roy Crane
PVE
Donald Duck
ROMA
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Metropol
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Z Teadar
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Sy Bennett Cerf
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Turkey
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Wally Falk
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Bell Syndicate, Inc
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