Washington News Perle Mesta Parties and Teas Up Tips
Perle Mesta, famed hostess and ex-ambassador, jokes about party planning after a sleepless night. Washington’s spring social season features the Buchanan debutante’s lavish setup, a Texas State Society barbecue with 900 pounds of beef, and a blue-dyed sheep tale. Congressmen push peanut butter promotions in Capitol Hill dining rooms. Sen. Symington defends women’s clubs as a political asset.
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Jerry Bennett
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Washington
NEA
Perle Mesta
Ace Capital
Luxembourg
Perle
Rotocol
Iley Buchanan
Buchanans
Jeger Davis
New York Society
Virgin Islands
Texas State Society
D. F. Woodward
Spur
Texas
Lone Star State
Texas Colony
Burce Alger
R-Tex
Dallas
Alger
George Andrews
Ala
Capitol Hill
National Democratic Club
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
The Long View on Eisenhower Far East Trip
The piece laments the collapse of Eisenhower's Far East tour amid Japan riots and Red Chinese hostility. It argues good will trips advance peace but may fail without policy, noting a diplomatic block to the United States and allies while signaling that Communist regimes undermine genuine international goodwill. It stresses how Asia, Africa, and Latin America view such gestures and warns that friendship with totalitarian blocs is a disallowed path.
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Far East
Herter
Senate
State Department
Japan
Quemoy
Mosene
Peiping
United States
Asia
Africa
Latin America
National Hot Dog Month Declared As 1960 Bite Totals Note
Red Mobley attributes a remark about learning and forgetting. The piece mentions July designated National Hot Dog Month and an estimate of 11 billion hot dogs to be eaten in 1960. It humorously notes the bun and hot dog wed in 1904 and considers any help available for readers interested.
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Red Mobley
Careful driving urged during vacation season by Maine police
The Maine State Police warn that a lazy summer day can quickly turn dangerous. They urge readers to keep alert behind the wheel, noting that inattention for an instant can cost lives and mar vacations, urging responsible driving during time off.
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Finis
Maine
Politicians tout spending as growth despite cautions
The piece critiques claims that higher government spending boosts growth, arguing growth stems from private savings and investment. It notes tax increases depress private saving, while government outlays divert resources from private consumption, urging skepticism toward politicians who conflate spending with growth. It ends with unrelated quips about aging and social norms.
Hollywood Woes Deepen as Strikes and TV Shift Hit Industry
AP columnist Bob Thomas outlines Hollywood’s decline as patronage falls, theaters shrink, and film companies rely more on TV. two major strikes raise costs, while studios push postwar releases to television, intensifying competition for audiences.
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Bob Thomas
Filmland
Hollywood
Words a aspirants hear from Boyle on campaign barbs
HAL BOYLE riffs on common zingers politicians face from voters and critics in a New York AP column. He catalogs jabs about age, heritage, money, and policy, plus crowd reactions and ways to spin tough questions during campaigns.
Snowflakes Tooth Power Cleansed Mass of Slush
A compact verse by Charles B. White from Thornton Academy national poetry win portrays snow as a fluffy mass descending in a downy blow. The speaker shovels slush and vents frustration with winter.
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Charles B. White
Thornton Academy
Wives Must Prepare For Husbands Retirement
Ruth Millett explains that an elderly husband retirement disrupts the wife’s sense of ownership over home and routine. She urges wives to anticipate retirement, curb possessiveness, and support their husbands as they adjust to daily companionship at home. All rights reserved NEA.
Turning a Hobby to Gold Before His Retirement
Harry Boyd turned hobby photography into a small business after retirement and now earns enough to cover expenses and qualify for Social Security. Beginning seven years ago with a camera, he built a darkroom and gained clients, photographing over 200 children and earning nearly 1100 dollars last year. The piece notes others, like a retired printer and librarian, who also monetize hobbies, and ends with an offer to obtain Ray Henry's Social Security handbook.
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Harry Boyd
Harry
Europe
Deartment
Ray Henry
Biddeford Saco Journel Publication Details and Rates
Biddeford Saco Journel lists address at 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine with publisher Paul Casavant editor T J Mahoney and phone numbers for departments. Subscription rates shown in advance: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 one year 21.00. Member of the Associated Press with rights to local news and AP dispatches. Entered as second class postage paid at Biddeford Maine.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
T. J. Mahoney
Associated Press
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A dense list of crossword clues covering Across and Down entries from 1 to 63 with various topics including world capitals, flora, fauna, historical figures, and abbreviations. The set combines common crossword fill patterns with several foreign terms and place names, suitable for puzzle enthusiasts.
Poem Wishes Joy To Mabel Emery On Quiet Street
A short poem wishes happiness for Mabel M. Emery. It speaks of a peaceful street, carefree mood, and hopes for gaiety and a bright life. The speaker extends blessings for dreams realized and a fulfilling future.
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Mabel M. Emery
Letters on Rockefeller and local politics after primaries
The Journal prints a reader letter questioning Gov. Rockefeller and his New Deal ties. It critiques party clubs for Democratic influence, notes defeats in county attorney and commissioner races, ruminates on Sheriff Nason’s narrow win, and hints Biddeford’s political machine may be fading as voters prefer new faces.
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New York
Harold Stassen
White House
Guar
Rockefeller
Franklin Roosevel
Harry Truman
Charls Parsons
Journal
Nason
Sanford
Biddeford
Saco
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