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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1949
Page
5
A touring American comedian notes English crowds laugh first to be polite, then again at others and a third time at the tale’s punchline. A joke about a grocery partner ends in a breakup with one keeping money, the other experience. A widow’s epitaph mishap leads to a comma-less line: Thou art at rest ’til we meet again.
Goldberg joyfully reunites with his old roommate on the street exclaiming I haven t seen you for years Abie replies he s been in business and away from home. The brief encounter highlights a chance meeting between longtime friends.
An advertisement extols Hadacol as beneficial for all ages from three to eighty five, claiming it supplies B vitamins and minerals to relieve digestive issues and improve energy. It cites Mrs. Edmond Doucet of Church Point and Neville Dugas of Carencro detailing dramatic improvements after multiple bottles.
In a lively discussion linked to a 1940s era debate, Bernard Gimbel argues that 190 pound players can excel, contrasting with 240 to 255 pound linemen from Notre Dame and Minnesota. The piece highlights Leon Hart and Bob Toneff as standout linemen, praising Hart’s speed and versatility amid a fossil of heavy, powerful line play.
The article notes wide gaps in college football schedules with Cornell beating Yale by about 50 points and Army defeating Harvard by at least 70. It argues Notre Dame would score heavily against Tulane while Army and Navy could exchange schedules for stronger matchups.
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