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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1949
Page
2
A narrator recounts learning to drive with his wife Eleanor guiding him through the basics. The lesson ends in a chaotic crash near a traffic light with a police officer joking about the scene and the driver’s progress.
The narrator recalls a humorous sequence of car mishaps and near crashes after a crash involving a rear bumper. A police remark about painting the car in contrasting colors is noted. The speaker vows never to drive again and recounts riding in the back seat with Eleanor while reading Burma Shave signs and learning to fold a road map.
Imogene and Tony receive a boxed Thanksgiving turkey from Uncle Rufus but learn Aunt Sara secretly sent it. the gesture prompts reflection on the Santrells' poverty and a shared act of generosity. Tony and Imogene decide to forgo their planned meal, sharing the bird with the struggling family they imagine neediest in their town.
A partial cryptic style crossword puzzle lists numbered across and down clues. Entries include Bounders false melody quiescent stage in insect life a short crowbar incites metallic rock gold and other terms. Additional clues reference bandage lofty mountain sun god female pig plant amaryllis family and sea eagle, with several archaic or abbreviated entries.
A terse puzzle note lists last week’s solutions for a small word game. The entries include 36 Female sheep 38 Indigent 42 Source off light 43 Milk fish 44 Chatter, suggesting a round of cross letters and clues.
A round up of showbiz notes features Beth Lambert and Carol Brent on Road of Life, Jan’s unusual on air weddings in New Hampshire plans, Rosalind Russell potentially joining Broadway via George Kelly, Randolph Scott’s shift to Westerns, Joe DeBona joining Stroke Hunters, Richard Todd hailed as Warners’ star post The Hasty Heart, and Doris Day branching into serious drama in Storm Center under Jack Warner.
Alison Hoyt writes from Kansas City about living on four hundred dollars a month with two children and escalating costs. The piece juxtaposes her family’s struggle with a Polish refugee family that finds opportunity in a modest apartment, free schooling and services, and the resilience of newcomers adapting to American life while avoiding debt and reliance on expensive consumer goods.
Desk matches shelf units with patterns 270 271 272 and size guides. Includes Pattern Service Drawer 10 Hills New York. Smokers gifts note Camel cigarettes and Prince Albert tobacco with festive wrappings and built in greeting cards. Local dealers stocked now.
A concise reflection on gratitude, noting some owe everything to their mothers while others owe much to a generous uncle, hinting at family ties and support networks shaping lives.
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