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Newspaper
Burlington Herald
Location
Burlington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1950
Page
3
A man recalls receiving endless mail offers on self help, tobacco avoidance, alcohol issues, dating, and sex. He notes the relentless NY advertisers target his weaknesses, urging lifestyle cures and products. He resolves to change, fearing the consequences of inaction.
Ex president Herbert Hoover sits in the Hoover Library on Stanford campus examining wartime materials. The collection includes German propaganda and Nazi anti Comintern archives, accumulated to explain twentieth century conflicts. Hoover founded the library after World War I to gather decisive sources for future generations.
A mosaic of local thoughts covers Korea, politics, sports, and city planning. Notes on households, a cat bite incident, Cardinal fans, and push for a City Manager reflect restless community mood and hopes for change.
Ambitious chatter surrounds line play and potential fates of beefy linemen as summer delays loom, with speculation about opening kickoff outcomes and undercurrent of Sky-Word whispers.
A reader notes Van Dyke Garrison plans to move back to Fairfield Iowa avoiding Nebraska and the Great Plains. The letter expresses welcome and optimism for his return to the Little Six region and neighborhood.
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