Democracy Means Free Choice in an Atomic Age
A 1951 essay argues national success rests on public choice. It compares ancient Israel to the United States and Canada, urging citizens to choose between the highway of the true God and the idols of success, money, opinion, and vice. It warns wrong choices threaten democracy and history.
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United States
Canada
Israel
Palestine
David
Solomon
Joshua
Moses
Mane
Teachia
Nell
Luck
West Point
Kefauver
Meditations on using one talent and treating others as self
An aphoristic meditation notes that a man learns by painful steps to act toward others as he would wish them to act toward him. It argues that many illusions of life involve not using the one talent we possess. The text mulls the unfairness of Providence not giving us neighbors' children, since those are the ones we know how to raise.
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Taft
Survivors Insurance Reach 4.4 Million In Social Security
A man visits a field office to learn his rights and obligations under old age and survivors insurance. The discussion notes his father was a plant foreman who became insured when the 1937 Social Security law took effect and was fully insured at his death in the forties.
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Social Security
Godfrey Promises La Rosa Job Sparks Radio Cinderella Tale
A Navy encounter helped Julius La Rosa land on CBS Arthur Godfrey Time before discharge, Heralding one of radio's Cinderella stories. The piece traces social security's growth, noting benefits for workers and families through 15 years, with figures on old age and survivors insurance reaching three of four families.
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AVY
Arthur Godfrey
Radio
Pensacola
Godfrey
Julius la Rosa
la Rosa
New York
CBS
Little Godfreys
The
Star
Lumber care tip for storing wood with linseed oil
Coat the open grained ends of stored lumber with boiled linseed oil to prevent moisture absorption. This treatment helps stabilize the wood during long storage and reduces end checking.
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Save
Crossword Puzzle Quick Reference
Across clues cover word lengths and definitions for a themed crossword. Down clues provide cross checks for letters fitting in grid positions. Solve by matching letters from intersecting clues to fill the full puzzle.
Last Week's List Clues Yugoslav River Heroic Tale
A compact item traces a Yugoslav river and a heroic motif with a male sheep reference. The note links 39 40 42 43 series words to a puzzle-like phrase.
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Yugoslavia
Heroic
Summer Storms and the Promise on the Lake
Ken, laid up with a broken leg, frets on a rainy week at a resort hotel by a lake where Gail, anxious but devoted, urges caution. A solo boat excursion ends in danger as a storm brews, but Gail returns with help, offering reassurance and a tender final kiss.
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Ken
Gail
Grassroots view of Truman Taft 1952 race and MacArthur role
The piece argues Truman likely to seek a third term against Taft with Eisenhower as a factor. It notes Taft’s Ohio win boosts his viability, MacArthur backing, and a strong anti socialism platform. It predicts a hard, vote counting campaign and hints at military and domestic concerns shaping the race.
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Truman
Harry S. Truman
Taft
Ohio
Thomas
MacArthur
Oldest Student in School Elected to Student Council
Portland report says Lt. Col. Alfred M. Wilson aged 76, the Northeastern School of Accounting’s oldest student, was elected to the student council. Wilson, who joked about returning to school to fight fat, attended Princeton before transferring to West Point and served in both world wars.
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Portland
Northeastern School of Accounting
Alfred M. Wilson
Princeton
West Point
Mushrooming of bullets captured in ultra high speed photos
Western Winchester researchers reveal ultra fast photos showing 270 caliber Silvertip bullets expanding after penetrating gelatin blocks. The series, first published in Sports Afield Hunting Annual, demonstrates expansion progress and timing after penetration of varying thicknesses, with penetration of vital areas occurring later.
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Pallisticians
Western
Winchester
Sporting Arms and Ammunition Firm
Penetration and energy transfer of bullet in block media
The text discusses bullet behavior after penetrating a two inch block and at three inches, noting energy retention and expansion to affect a vital area. Referenced as a controlled expansion concept with emphasis on energy transfer in ballistic context.
Ruffed Grouse Tops 1950 Upland Kill Figures in North
The 1950 upland game season saw the ruffed grouse lead all others with 936351 birds killed, ahead of pheasants at 890837. The text notes the slow start but improved hunting, and describes gear, bird size, color phases gray and red, and tail feather clues for sex.
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Minnesota
Transfer Instructions for Farrote Fallers No 390
Transfer and standing instructions issued to Joan Stuart at Box 424 Madison Square Station New York 10 NY. Recipient name D Dress Pattern Number and sender name to be recorded for the Three Color Farrote Fallers No 390 transfer.
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Joan Stuart
Madison Square Station
New York
N.Y
Waffles Stick: Whitman Advises More Fat and Cleaning
Readers ask how to stop batter from sticking to waffle grids. The expert suggests increasing shortening in the batter, cleaning with a stiff brush, or cleaning at an appliance shop. If needed at home, apply a baking soda paste to remove discoloration and reseason the iron with vegetable oil before use.
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Ginger Rogers
Fred Allen
Edmund Goulding
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Zsa
Zsa Gabor
George Sanders
Dick Powell
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Shem
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Igo
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Jim Rhody
Lou Boudreau
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