Editorial on going broke at ten thousand a year
The piece examines a Harper's article by Jay Taylor about a so called ten thousand dollar a year class. It details how a $10,400 income becomes $5,978 after taxes and lists monthly expenses from rent to groceries, commuting, clothing, and children's needs, illustrating financial strain of middle income. It notes the broader point that even earners around $10k may feel squeezed in a high tax era.
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Harper's Magazine
Jay Taylor
Taylor
Verse Prophesy of the Son of Man Appearing
A Bible verse from Matthew 24 30 describes the sign of the Son of man appearing in heaven with power and great glory causing all tribes of the earth to mourn. The passage emphasizes cosmic signs and the return of Christ in glory.
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Heaven
Dormant bank accounts draw New York scrutiny and sums
New York writers note large dormant deposits in Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank and other banks, exploring cases like Anton Prijatel who left $8,617 decades ago. The state requires banks to publicize and turn over funds after 15 years, with totals from Bowery and East River banks running into hundreds of thousands. The piece reflects on forgotten cash and a quirky, human view of banking vigilance.
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New York
Sarah
Dane Ludington
Sangs
Manhattan
Anton Prijatel
Bleechker Street
Greenwich Village
Prijatel
Iwo-Jima
Pete
New York State
Europe
Dachau
Bowery
Warsaw
Festuns Europa
Emig & Industrial
East River Savings Bank
Arlington Park
Chase National
Quick Knowledge Grab Bag and Birthday Bits
Answers cover theater and history queries from The Emperor Jones to Bacilli. The Greco Trojan war arose from Helen's abduction. Letters of marque authorize private ships for warlike capture. Divorce is legal in all U S states. Bacilli are the plural form used for bacteria.
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Emperor Jones
Hairy Aue
Aji God
South Carolina
S. Barteria
Pris
Anastesio Somozas
Forrest Tucker
Knowledge Tiny Truths from a Bygone Era
The text notes military experiences with malaria in veterans returning from Korea with infections potentially surfacing up to 300 days after exposure. It also mentions platinum discovery in South America, the first voting machine used in Great Britain around 1870, and Asiatic elephants reaching about 12 feet in height.
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Korea
Great Britain
Baytown Sun Ad Rates and Publication Details
The Baytown Sun lists staff roles including Editor and Publisher Syd S Gould Advertising Manager Beuleh Mee Jackson Office Manager Warren Piwards and Managing Editor. Subscription rates are given by carrier 3101 month 21.00 3 months 2.90 6 months 5.75 year SILS0 with mail subscriptions payable in advance. National representative Texas Daily Press League and Armed Services section noted. Entered second-class matter at Baytown Post Office under Act of March 3 1870.
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Pelee Ashbel
Baytown
Texas
Fred Hartmen
Syd S. Gould
Beuleh Mee Jackson Sevessey
Warren Piwards
Armed Services
Texas Daily, Press League
Congress
Kerr Backers Spend Big On Delegates In 1952 Race
Washington reports that Senator Bob Kerr of Oklahoma, a wealthy oilman, funds large campaign push with mass mailings and paid trips to Salt Lake City. A Kefauver proxy bid attempted to buy California delegates through anonymous tickets and a Santa Fe train reservation, but efforts stalled as organizers refused payoffs and several delegates remained loyal.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Bob Kerr
Oklahoma
Salt Lake City
Kerr
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
George
Kansas
Ker George
Mefauver
Kefauver
Senator Kerr
Tennessee
Santa Fe
Chicago
J. G. Wilson
Wilson
Son
Santa Fe Railroad
Clark Hotel
Long Beach
L. A
Pipkin
Kefeuver Committee
California
Senator Kefauver
Wilbur le Gette
George Luckey
Luckey
Truman
le Gete
le Gette
le Gatte
Playgrounds For Washington Tot Lot Takes Kids Off Streets
Washington July 22. A new community effort unites residents to create free playgrounds for children. Alyce Guallattee leads the project through Southwest Settlement House by loaning lots, gathering 40 children to clear land, chop trees and build basic play features with volunteers. Organizers envision swings, sand boxes, benches and future courts. The model mirrors Louisville’s tot lot program which now expands to hundreds of sites nationwide.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington
Alyce Guallattee
Southwest Settlement House
Mic
James E. Lewis
Louisville
Texas Debates 3.3 Million Courthouse Bond Plan
County officials fought over including a 3.3 million supplemental courthouse bond in the construction program to be voted on August 23. The plan faced two days of debate as the county weighed the measure amid broader prospects.
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Texas
Tideland
Java
Robert E Lee
R. C. Stephenson Jr
Tri-Cities
Texas Retail Grocers Association
Pessimists and a Last Chance Saloon Joke
In Major Putnam's Indiana law office a group of doom prophets vied to out lament the era. He retorts with a tale from a night at the Last Chance saloon where a tramp, dozing by the stove, is rubbed with cheese by a bar patron and, upon waking, declares the world stinks.
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Putnam
Indiana Law Office
United States
Felter
Cage
Price Daniel for U S Senate Texas Democrat
Baytown in the Gulf Coast region rallies support for Price Daniel amid a recount of Texas politics. The author touts Daniel as a Texas-focused, honest candidate who will defend Gulf Coast interests, restore hurt by taxation, and push a defense and preparedness program for veterans and families.
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Price Daniel
Texas
Truman
Dresden
United States
Price Daniel Whe Te
Gulf Coast
Sf Gulf Coast
Washington
Sam
Senate
Liberty
Baytown
U.S. Senate
Harris County
Daniel
Liberty County
Tema
Prieg Davd
Mag
Bisk
Washingto Price
Josh
Japan
Remodeling Mishaps and Pranks Amid Moving Delays
A speaker shares house renovations with delays from carpenters and a sick plumber as they move in by March. Lively work humor follows with jokes from workmates Donald Strangly and Fred Collins, including a string of crude puns about Scotchmen and buried men.
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Donald Strangly
Fred Collins
Don
Lins
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