Mayor of Many Hats Leads Wood River
In Wood River Illinois 35 year old Mayor Lavier D Humphrey balances five jobs and community interests. He works as a Shell oil refinery operator by day while guiding recreation projects junior G Man club and city improvements by night contributing to playgrounds a ball park and police cooperation. His days stretch beyond 23 hours as he coordinates his duties with enthusiasm and civic focus.
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Shel Oil Company
Roxana
Humphrey
Ltumphrey
Wood River
Frank 'Starkey
I Police
Shell
Country Doctor Turns Student in Groundbreaking Medical Program
In Pennsylvania a nation leading venture by the Pennsylvania Medical Society brings 840 rural doctors to an eight hour weekly class over ten weeks. Centers in Allentown Harrisburg Johnstown East City Wilkes-Barre Williamsport feature lectures from Pittsburgh and Philadelphia experts on diagnosis treatment and latest medical techniques.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Medical Society
Allentown
Johnstown
of City
Wilkes-Barre
Williamsport
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Charles W. Smith
Medical Society
Evening leisure in a family music circle with classical tunes
At play one of his honors relaxations is to listen to his wife play the piano not the fast new swing tunes but the old Viennese waltzes and works by Herbert and Romberg. Son Don thirteen and daughter Lamece eleven join the family for frequent evenings of music.
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Viennese Aaltzes
Victor Herbert
Sigmund Romberg
Don
Lamece
WISI
Desserts Using Canned Cherries and Peach Cobblers
Dessert lovers can use canned cherries or peaches to make deep dish fruit cobblers year round. Prepare a cherry cobbler with a biscuit crust and cheese edge, or peach cobbler with honey cinnamon crusts. Serve warm with cream or hard sauce.
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WNU
Ham and Noodle Casserole and Apple Pudding Desserts
A homey recipe roundup features Lynn Chambers with a ham and noodle casserole and an apple brown sugar bake. Also included are a steamed cranberry pudding and a suggested orange rind flavors, with serving tips and variations.
Human, All Too Human Pace Maker Faces City Hall Strain
In high school Humphrey set a mile record that stood until 1947. Since then he has been a quick moving figure of action. Despite wear he occasionally falters from the strain of public duties and city life, ending up in his living room at times.
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Humphrey
No Problem for Him at Vermont Lectures
Stricken with laryngitis, Prof. Robert S. Long of the University of Vermont chose to record his lecture and play it back in class. The plan allowed him to keep his class on schedule while he recovered.
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Burlington
Robert S. Long
University of Vermont
Farmers Strengthen Neighborly Tradition
In El Paso villagers and Woodford county farmers reinforced a 33 year old bond by 50 farmers cleaning streets and yards after a storm using tractors axes and saws. They hauled debris to a dump and enjoyed meals at two El Paso cafes. The origin dates to 1914 with 160 farmers filling parks with dirt.
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EL Paso
Woodford County
Debria
Cleverest pincushion pattern in pineapple crochet
A dainty butter fly pincushion crocheted in the pineapple motif is described. The four cushions use pink and blue cotton with a yellow center and white thimble pocket. To obtain full instructions send 20 cents plus name address and pattern number 5702.
Leftovers Glamour Ways for Poultry and Vegetables
Lynn outlines practical uses for leftover poultry and cooked vegetables. Suggestions include salads, pot pie with biscuit crust or mashed potato crust, creamed on toast, scallops with macaroni or rice, and using vegetables in salads or soups.
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Lynn
Leftover Stale Bread and Cake Used in Puddings and More
Leftover dried cake can become an Icai box pudding or baked pudding and served with jelly or custard. Rice and bread transform into rice puddings croquettes spoon bread or Spanish rice. Stale bread can be crumbs for toppings or used in French toast Melba toast or bread pudding.
Quiz Qs and Answers About History Geography and Science
Questions span rivers halos and gravity with answers: Ohio for Eliza crossing the ice, Nevada as driest state, no halo first used by many ancient deities, Niagara Falls height 167 feet, gravity 32.2 feet per second squared, milk rise about sixteen percent postwar.
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Christ
Niagara Falls
U. S
Ohio
Nevada
Fi. Socteen
Womanless Antarctica Mystery Still Untraveled
Antarctica remains the only continent not yet visited by a woman after 127 years since discovery. Despite thousands of explorers and a vast 5,000,000 square miles of land, no female foot has touched the icy expanse on polar expeditions.
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Antarctica
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