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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1946
Page
6
Kathleen Norris argues psycho analysis can help some but often fails. She warns against costly, invasive sessions and urges couples to resolve money and jealousy issues themselves, noting sin and unresolved conflict drive marital distress more than therapy.
A wealthy man asks a friend about marriage chances by age. The friend quips that telling a potential partner he is 75 would improve his odds compared to saying he is 50.
A disjointed exchange features a terrified voice from the rear asking how many billions will end the world, followed by a relieved reply claiming seven million. The fragment hints at a dramatic confrontation or mythic deadline but lacks full context or names.
A brief line highlights women seeking an ideal husband as a standard of expectation. The note frames marriage as a social ideal reflected in popular thought. No additional context is provided.
Speeders along a highway near Atchison Kansas were abundant until a crude sign warning speeders that a traffic cop was hiding in the area was discovered. The sign altered driver behavior and drew attention from traffic officers to the sudden quiet stretch.
A stout lady weighed herself in a drug store on scales out of order. A newsboy nearby shouted humorously that she was hollow after she inserted a penny and the scales misread. The moment captured a lighthearted miscue in daily life.
Elmer Twitchell blasts restaurant operators for poor quality and shrinking portions in mid tier venues. He targets managers and chefs, calling many “glorified dog-wagon men” and laments lack of pride in trade. He cites cement mixers as chefs and questions handling of food supplies.
Miss Norris argues psycho-analysis has limited use for mental illness. She says most people need common sense and soul-searching, with cooperation from patients and skilled, sympathetic practitioners. Often frank talk by spouses solves problems better than expensive analysts.
A humorous letter sketches life in a Quonset hut with cramped ceilings and bumps on the head. It touches on President Truman's health, wartime hotel rate jumps, and oddball social commentary, ending with a quip about the United Nations site and spelling OPA.
Mrs Ida Klingenstein of New York City, at 73, completed her 337th Braille volume after starting at 60. Working under the New York Guild for the Jewish Blind, her ambitious project was 31 volumes of Gone With the Wind. She volunteers her time.
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