Massabielle Grotto Miracle Sparks Legal and Swindle Drama
In a staged tale from The Song of Bernadette, Bernadette reports a spring at the grotto after washing with moist earth poultices. A police commissioner threats legal action while an English millionaire envoy tries to buy Bernadette’s rosary, leaving a hidden gold coin and an uneasy finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernadette
Louis Bourielle
Massabielle
Bournette
Jacomet
Mulling
Jeff
Gardener's Advice and Local News Notes
Edgar A. Guest offers garden wisdom urging steady effort through September. The piece mentions George Yuill's death anniversary, the Bolton Realty firm’s thirtieth year in Cedar Rapids, Richards the magician at the Majestic, a horse need for the South End fire station, and a Sunday baseball talk by Rev. W W White. Psychologist H L Hollingworth notes people prefer a favorable self-image in trait tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceed George Yuill
Malcolm V. Bolton
South End
First Christian Church
W W. White
Cedar Rapids Marbles Team Beats Iowa City Rival
A Cedar Rapids marbles team defeated a team from Iowa City. Frank Williams of Marion named county treasurer. Sterling Soap in Cedar Rapids, an Iowa Milling subsidiary, produced the only soybean soap in the United States. The Treasury targets thirteen billion dollars for the Second War Loan drive, about one sixth of 1943 war costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Frank Williams
Marion
Treasury
Naval Avi ation Insigne Puzzle Clues
A mixed puzzle listing naval air unit insignia clues and vertical word hints. Entries reference V U S Naval Air Force terms and related nautical and astronomical terminology across both orientations.
Wiggam Explores Mind: Love Bankrupts and Name Bias
Albert E Wiggam discusses Adler's view that emotional budgeting fails in love leading to love bankruptcy. He cites a domineering father effect on women and a nurse’s help as a refuge from marriage. He notes names can handicap success, with examples like Little Lord Fauntleroy and Bill or Jack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Adler
Vivian Burnet
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Bill
Jack
Lord Fauntleroy
Algernon
Clarence
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Bernadettes
Jean Marie
Franz Werfel
Harold Foster
King Festures Syndicate
the Viking Press
Boots
Edgar Martin
Rosne
BY Roy Crane
Walters
Ella Cinders
Bil! Conselman
Charlie Plumb
AL Cap
America
Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
H. L. Hollingworth
Guy
Ella
Whoi
Donald Duck
Walt Disney
Walt Tosney
Thimble Theater
Popeye
Ajeok Mao
Isailor
Iver
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
Benny
Joe
Golaythank
You Benny
Naval Aviation Unit
Insigne
U. S. Naval Air 101
South Dakota
Ireland
U. Naval Air Force
Steamship
Quebec
God
Julie
Albert E. Wiggam
Superman
Jerry Siegel
Joe Shisteh
Elec
Mandrake the Magician
BY Lee Falk
Phil Davis
Tim Tyler
Milo Lenz
OcrpPus
Lyman Young
Ircus
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