West of Missouri Senator’s Grim Humor in St Charles Memoir
Junius Clark recalls Senator West of Missouri during a 1890s campaign stop in St Charles. West criticizes coffee at a breakfast, boasting a vivid exaggeration about drinking coffee and swimming a river to prove better coffee. The anecdote contrasts blunt wit with the era’s ready made opinions. A closing joke about a hat in a millinery shop ends with a punchline about the “horrible thing.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champ Clark
Senator West
Missouri
Mr. Clark
West
St. Charles
Alton
Ilinois
Fragmented humor and social quips from a printed page
A collection of comic snippets and remarks about marriage, bread making, customs, celebrity gossip, and interruptions in the Salk vaccine program. The tone is dated lighthearted commentary with playful exchanges and social observations.
Diabetic Mothers and Pregnancy Under Modern Care
Public health guidance from Dr. W W Bauer stresses that women with diabetes can marry and bear children if their condition is well controlled before and during pregnancy. Key factors are diet, exercise, and insulin. early planning with a doctor reduces maternal and fetal risk, and modern care has transformed diabetes from deadly to manageable for many mothers.
Area Men In Service Highlight Local Donors And Training
Navy Lieutenant (jg) Carol C. Smith Jr of Decatur is assigned to Saufley Field Pensacola for formation and night flying training with gunnery at Barin Field Foley Alabama. Sergeant First Class Billy Butler of Athens and PFC Rufus A. Biggs of Moulton are serving in the Far East and Korea respectively with duties named, including a Christmas party for Korean employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falkville
Shelba Wilson
Lloyd M. Wilson
20Th Ave
Decatur
Falkville High School
Huntington College
Future Homemakers of America
Miss Wilson
Pensacola, Fla
Navy
Carol C. Smith, Jr
Carol C. Smith
Jackson St
Saufley Field Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Barin Field
Foley
Ala
Camp Zama
Japan
Billy Butler
Estelle
Headquarters of
Army Forces
Far East
Eighth Army
Butler
Clayton I. Butler
N. Jefferson St
Athens
Rogersville High School
Seoul
PFC
Rufus A. Biggs
Annie P. Biggs
Moulton
8033Rd Army
Korea
Biggs
Do It Yourself Tax Returns Expanded Nationwide Policy
The IRS announced a nationwide policy to fill out income tax returns only for taxpayers who are illiterate incapacitated or unable to read English. Other taxpayers will be assisted but they must write their own returns. Dale Buford Alabama Decatur administrator rep said the new method was tried in several states in 1955 and Alabama from March 25 to April 16. He cited potential revenue gains and explained assist methods by telephone or in person with agents or auditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
Dale Buford
Decatur
Alabama
Buford
United States
Banana Plant Popular Philippine Yule Tree
Contrasting East and West traditions mix in Philippine Christmas celebrations. Bananas serve as the official village Christmas tree in many areas, with banana plants trimmed and decorated alongside pine trees. In Negros and Cavite, villagers stage processions and pageants as part of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine
Philippines
Asia
Negros Island
Cabangan
Kawit
Cavite
Mary
Nighttime procession seeks shelter before Midnight Mass
The text describes a house to house search for shelter ending at the church before Midnight Mass and notes the Chinese custom of punctuating celebrations with firecrackers. It also mentions U S vice presidents dying in office and Tahiti’s size and length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Also Mentioned on This Page
Junius
Coroner's Corner
Gipsy Rose Lee
G-string Fame
Princess Margaret
London
W. W. Bauer
M. D
American Medical Association
Chicago
Pho
Call “Hicks
Lee St
Decatur, Ale
Internal Revenue Office
By Don Huth
Island of
Tahiti
Easy ST
Gulf
Service
Hogan’s Gulf Service Station
6Th Ave
Moulton St
DuMont
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