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Newspaper
Burlington Herald
Location
Burlington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1950
Page
1
The article critiques men's fashion as stuck in a cycle of downs with little variation over twenty years. It argues males fear feminine laughter and cling to rigid styles, such as stiff collars, and dismisses vanity as a male trait despite wearing sweatshirts to avoid mockery.
Citizens urge formal city planning to guide Burlington’s expansion. Aimed at avoiding repeating past mistakes, the piece stresses evaluating the Main and Jefferson site, traffic, sewer capacity, and long term impact. It calls for a planning or zoning commission to map future growth with evidence and restrictions.
A jumble of local notices and noisy shop chatter. The text mentions a full page ad wanted with contact number 822, price cutting to 8.95 for sale merchandise, and assorted remarks about a columnist’s family, a New Year Eve party, coaching changes, a cartoon dig at an attorney general, and a restless school term ending with students returning to class.
The piece explains how Canasta uses two decks four jokers wild cards and 11 cards dealt Red threes and Black threes strategic play rules and scoring. It notes natural and unnatural Canastas worth 500 and 300 points and explains freezing the deck and melding terms.
A dated column discusses the Nationalist blockade, potential atomic threats, and calls to protect Formosa from Communists. It notes skepticism about war chances, a London editor’s atom bomb claim, and concern over careless handling altering the international landscape. The piece also mentions Bavarians and beer shortages, Grand Central Station advertising curbs, and adds a streetwise aside about the New Yorker.
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