Secretary Benson Seeks Relief for Small Wheat Growers
A Washington bureaucrat shows responsiveness to protest as Secretary Benson considers amending parts of the Agricultural Act. The letter from Lewis B. Rock Jr. notes Benson’s concern over penalties against farmers who plant slightly more wheat for personal use. The piece urges Congress to repeal or modify the act, while praising Benson’s effort to ease the burden on small farmers.
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Ezra T. Benson
Department of Agriculture
Lewis B. Rock, Jr
Benson
Congress
Dear Know-It-All Advice From The Lovelorn Column
A humorous collage presents callers with marital woes and the columnist’s curt, wry replies. The topics range from stubborn laziness and infidelity to jealousy and domestic trouble, poking fun at advice etiquette and suburban marital humor.
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Paris
Wit’s End
Second Sight Guide Dog aids Florence Lootsma
Florence Lootsma seeks a Second Sight Guide Dog after total blindness from an accident in 1914. She details her wish for a trained guide, notes Gretta the German shepherd as a beloved past guide, and shares letters from the school outlining eligibility, training, and care.
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Gretta
Dence
Long Island
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Pat
Florence
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Doctor Cranes Personal Cases Explains Kids and Loud Music
Dr. George W. Crane analyzes why Zeke B.s children prefer loud radio and TV while studying. He links noise tolerance to energy levels, body fat differences, and age, noting youths use fast music as a safety valve to release excess energy. He predicts older adults will favor softer tones.
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Jack Sprat
Zeke
Daily Mail Is Boon To Columnist's Education
Snippets from a Daily Mail column reflect on quirky history and modern life. Jokes about 15th century French court, Mayflower boasts, and absurd price shifts mix with pop culture and aging, highlighting American tax, mobility, weather, and social trivia.
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Daily Mail
Try and Stop Me Nonsense in a 1968 comic strip
A Las Vegas school pupil spells straight and defines it as without soda or ginger ale. An Englishman ponders the Empire State Building staying tall to imply height. Dick Powell reads a gravestone joke in western Texas about a man in perfect bliss.
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Las Vegas
Empire State Building
Dick Powell
Texas
Sugar Run and Central P T A commend levy supporters
The Messenger thanks Sugar Run and Central Parent-Teachers Associations and community sponsors for backing the 3.1 mill school levy on November 4. The 78 percent approval reflects strong support for the school program and the superintendent commends volunteers and business leaders for promoting the measure.
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Board of Education
Sugar Run
C. $. Gibbs
Pomeroy Public Schools
Mrs. Roosevelt On Church and State Debate
The article recalls Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt on Meet the Press addressing church state questions raised by Luke P. Carroll. It defends a Catholic presidential candidate and argues the Constitution forbids an established church while stressing natural law as the moral foundation of American life.
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Meet the Press
Luke P. Carroll
New York Herald Tribune
Roosevelt
Carroll
United States
Congress
England
Committee For Religious Affairs
Soviet Russia
Health for Today: Gout and Rheumatic Fever Overview
Health for Today discusses gout and acute rheumatic fever as major arthritis concerns. It explains uric acid buildup causing gout, common targets like the big toe, and dietary and drug strategies to prevent recurrences. It also covers rheumatic fever linked to streptococcal infections, heart involvement, rest needs, and long term antibiotic prevention.
The Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The page lists publication frequency daily and Sunday, single-copy prices, weekly and monthly mail rates, and special Ohio and West Virginia rates. It notes delivery by carrier and mail, with subscription terms for various durations and states the post office entry as second class.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Postoffice
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