Letters One Never Receives By HAL BOYLE
A collection of imagined missives spans marital woes inheritance disputes and odd grievances. The humor highlights absurd requests and satirical replies from fictional addressees and public figures in playful, era tone.
Humboldt Co op appoints new elevator manager Godsey
Humboldt picks Moundridge resident E R Godsey as manager replacing Gerald McCall. Godsey and his wife with four children will stay in Moundridge till school ends. The report also covers Knights of Columbus memorial service details, local church missions study, and community club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
E. R. Godsey
Moundridge
Humboldt Co-op
Gerald McCall
Godsey
U.S. Marines
Wichita Technical Institute
Wichita
Humboldt Knights of Columbus
Paul Magill
Leo Frederick
William P. Finney
Irvin Lampe
el Dorado
Knights of Columbus
Jim Redfield
Leroy Downs
Peter Finnegan
Chanute
Ignatius Rohr
Piqua
Knights
Fort Scott
Iola
St. Paul
Walnut
Altar Society
Jim Ohmes
P. FE. Weldon
Okinawa
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Korea
Bernard Tinkler
MYF
William Griffith
Iola Junior College
Be Your Own Redcap at Louisville Depot
At the Louisville and Nashville Railroad depot passengers push grocery style carts during a limited test as redcaps grow scarce in Louisville Evansville and Montgomery. The smaller carts can carry about six bags and use is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville, Ky
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Evansville
Montgomery
Ala
Chappy's
Kansas
Chanute
S. Santa Fe
First National Bank
Thin Woman Targets Weight Loss After Fast in California
Mary Ferguson a 226 pound former recluse from Long Beach and her husband Arthur 45 arrived in Palo Alto after a two week lock room fast. She has shed 18 pounds to 208 and plans to reach a size 20 by Easter under a 1000 calorie daily diet at the True Method Salon in Menlo Park with promises of dramatic results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto
Calif
Mary Ferguson
Long Beach
Ambulance Crashes Kill One Injure Another
An ambulance from Wilson and Son Mortuary in Paola Kansas hit a road grader on Interstate 35 near the 75th Street exit in Johnson County. George Norwood 70 was killed and Linville Brady 34 the driver was in critical condition at the University of Kansas Medical Center. The two were on a business trip to Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Wilson and Son Mortuary
Paola
George Norwood
Linville Brady
University of Kansas Medical Center
75Th Street
Johnson County
Opening of George Richard Clark house trailer plant in Erie
A party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. George Richard and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark celebrated the opening of a 40 by 80 foot house trailer plant on Broadway beside the Katy depot. About eighty friends toured the plant and trailers. Community members and local families visited, with multiple social mentions through the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
George Richard
Charles Clark
Katy
Richard and Clark
Henry Watkins
Watkins
Owen O’brien
St. Paul
The
Young Democrats
Sam Ricketts
George Mitchell
Walnut
Bonnie
Bill
Beverly Mitchell
Chanute
Ricketts
Glenn Dunlop
Dwaine Ashcraft
Russell Heady
Heady
Blaine Heady
Frank Richardson Jr
Girard
Berkeley Library Uses Messengers to Collect Overdue Books
Berkeley California AP reports the public library uses messenger boys to pick up overdue books and collect fines when possible. Library director Frank Dempsey says the plan has been enormously successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
Berkeley Public Library
Frank Dempsey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hal Boyle
New York
Echoing Heights
Maude
Fred
George
Mabel
Jiff Snakes, Inc
Norman
Crant
Congress
JFK
Boyle
Rim of East Asia
Methodist Youth Fellowship
J. E. Nessel
FE. L. Phillips
C. W. Carroll
Virgil Clough
W. A. Ronsick
Overland Park
Clough
St. Mary's Hospital
William Rensick
Jack Laver
Rodney Wolford
R. C. Wright
Elmer Thomas
Bible Iverse
William Feeney
Lola
Penny Wright
Penny
Farley Wright
Ray
Fun Club
Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints
Phoenix
Ariz
Comet
Mercury
Meteor
Mercury Products OF Girt
Motor Company
Lincoln-Mercury
Merle Kelly Ford
North Evergreen
Man
Paul Casady
Mickey
Pittsburg
Terry
Pittsburg State College
Charles Ratliff
Oklahoma City
Lee Mattox
Larry Morgan
Herman Morgan
M. L. Gervais
Arthur Beard
Parsons
Zoe McMullen
Verlin Richardson
Salina
Tom Scott
Richardson
Albert Beard
Charles Steinman
Everett Shrum
Bradley
Rodney
Dessie Redman
L. G. Shrum
Galesburg
J. W. Mahaffey
Ednarles
Labette County Medical Center
Miss Iles
Joe Iles
Edna Fulkerson
Charles Forsyth
Topeka
Thursay
Howard Murray
Linn
Everett Howard
Jean Greve
Senate
Forsyth
Clinton N. Babcock
Clarence B. Babcock
Earlton
U.S. Army
Fort Leonard Wood
U.S. Army Engineer School
Fort Belvoir
S. Central
Roy
Chappy
South Santa Fe
L. H
Caspean
Margaret Chapman
Neal McCoy
First ‘National Bank
Morton
Robel