22 Jun 1950
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Newspaper
Burlington Herald
Location
Burlington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1950
Page
1
The swimming pool raises adult admission to fifty cents and junior fee to thirty five while children pay seventeen. Readers describe a faulty pump keeping the kiddie pool unusable, cracked surrounding concrete, dilapidated approaches, and a decaying bathhouse. Despite irritations, pool attendance remains strong with about 800 visitors on weekdays and 1200 on weekends, prompting calls for improvements before further decline.
The writer recalls visiting a carnival on Roosevelt Avenue and laments losing money to overpriced games. He notes the lack of real risk, the minimal prizes, and the decline of carnival spirit, urging readers to recognize the scamming tone and the dull, costly experience.
A garbled column mixes political asides about Governor Dewey and President Eisenhower with spoof notes on the Colonel McCormick list and insubordination. It riffs on the Caroline Mars flight carrying Marines trainees, Iowa home ownership gains, and fanciful talk of China, Chiang Kai shek, and Churchill.
Palace schedule runs Wednesday to Saturday June 21 24 Claudette Colbert and Robert Young in Bride For Sale Sunday to Tuesday June 25 27 Gregory Peck in The Gunfighter Wednesday to Friday June 28 30 Ginger Rogers and Dennis Morgan in Perfect Strangers.
William C. Foster of the Economic Cooperation Administration told Seattle audiences that Europe and the United States can forge an era of unprecedented prosperity. He cited improvements under the Marshall Plan, European production gains, and the European Payments Union as key steps toward a broader, freer market and British participation in Western Europe’s coal and steel integration.
A fragmented reminiscence column notes playful observations about bikini fashion on the French Riviera, city life in Des Moines, local sports, and personal letters. It mentions a new Des Moines city manager on the way, community fielders, and a cryptic quote about thrift and prosperity.
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