Writers Should Do More Baby-Sitting Says Boyle
Hal Boyle remarks that children are natural writers and that writers could benefit by observing children. He contrasts fresh language used by kids with worn phrases in adult prose and cites a museum anecdote to illustrate vivid imagery and spontaneity.
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Boyle
Chaucer
Frank Farrell
New York World Telegram
American Museum of Natural History
Gertrude Stein
Soviet Russia
Joe Stalin
Kremlin
Stalin
Three Airmen Die In Cascade Mountain C47 Crash
A search party reports three crewmen aboard the C-47 en route from Maxwell Field to McChord AFB were killed when the plane crashed Thursday night on a forested ridge about 30 miles west of Mount Rainier in the Cascade mountains.
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Mcchord Air Force Base
Wash
Air Force
Cascade Mountains
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Ala
McChord
Mount Rainier
Mrs Ida B Quarles Dies in Selma at 82
Ida B Quarles 82 mother of State Senator George P Quarles died in Selma Alabama hospital yesterday An active civic social and religious leader she leaves survivors including Senator Quarles another son William Washington Quarles three nieces and two grandchildren.
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Quarles
Selma
Ala
Ida B.quarles
George P. Quarles
William Washington Quarles
Irish potatoes grown in every state
A general agricultural note states that Irish potatoes are cultivated in every state of the United States, indicating widespread cultivation and availability across the nation.
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United States
Mother Dies But Baby Survives By Caesarean
In Abingdon Virginia a dying mother is declared dead but her unborn baby persists with a faint heartbeat. Dr Hayter performs a Caesarean with a pocket knife delivering a four pound four ounce boy who is crying and thriving. hospital notes say the child is doing nicely and gaining weight.
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Abingdon
Hayter
Lee M. Cole Jr
Harry Hayter
Elmer Widner
Denton’s Valley
Presence of Fish in Tot's Jacket Casts Doubt on Her Story
Seven year old Diana Davidson told her mother she fell in a mud puddle after sled tipping on the ice of the St. Joseph river. A six inch fish in her jacket revealed she had disobeyed orders and ventured onto fragile ice, where eight year old Louis Franz pulled her to safety.
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Tot
Benton Harbor
Mich
Jari Ll
Diana Davidson
Wayne Davidson
Diana
St. Joseph
Louis Franz
Parking Meters Pay Off in Capital Even Before Plan
In Montgomery the new parking meters began collecting early and produced unexpected profit. Pedestrians and motorists already adapt as meters click, with small coins added daily and city savings rising ahead of the official start.
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Montgomery
Finance Firms Lose in Court
Tuskegee's new city ordinance regulating loan companies survived a court challenge as Circuit Judge Albert Hooton refused to issue an injunction. Four finance firms contesting the ordinance planned an appeal to the state Supreme Court. The law requires disclosure of interest rates, payment schedules, owner identities, inspections and monthly reports, plus a $250 license fee. noncompliance carries up to 90 days in jail.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Albert Hooton
Four Finances Companies
State Supreme Court
Macon County Finance Company
Tuskegee Finance Company
Two Friends Finance Company
Domestic Finance Company
W. C. Hare
Macon
Harry Ramon
Azalea Trail Struggles Continue With Plant Theft
In Mobile on January 11 thieves stole the newly planted bushes on the Azalea trail after a prior removal of large plants for traffic safety. City Parks Superintendent Joe Matthews says he replanted the missing shrubs yesterday and the trail faces ongoing maintenance challenges.
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Mobile
Ala
Joe Matthews
Matthews
Legal debate shields excess interest from crime
A speaker argued that the ordinance targets a misdemeanor with up to 90 days hard labor, but state law fixes interest at eight percent and bars criminal penalties for any excess. The discussion centers on differing legal standards and potential charges.
Train Derailment Near Pine Bluffs Injures Few
An Eastbound Union Pacific City of Los Angeles streamliner derailed after hitting a bulldozer in Pine Bluffs Wyoming. Ten cars stayed upright, with minor injuries to passengers from baggage falls. bulldozer operator injured. Passengers overnighted at first, then moved to Overland Limited and City of San Francisco.
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Pine Blufs
Wyo
Union Pacific City of
Los Angeles
Wyoming
Harry Drop
Drop
San Francisco
Liquor Sales Reveal Slump in Alabama December
Alabama liquor sales show a dip in December 1948 with $6,072,003 in total receipts down from $6,098,443 a year earlier. The average sale was $3.86, compared to $3.97 last December, though the number of transactions rose to 1,570,411. State Merchandising Director Ed Purvis notes more sales but slightly lower cash returns.
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Montgomery
Alab
Alabama
Ed Purvis
Purvis
State Liquor Control Board
Frank Nkley
Mobile
James E. Folsom
Jap Bryant
Bessemer
W. P. Screws
Bryant
Screws
North Alabama
Huntsville
Sheffield
Tuscumbia
Voice of Two Worlds man claims sleep powers and Tibet secrets
A Los Angeles figure nicknamed the Voice of Two Worlds touts a Tibet based system that supposedly unlocks vast mind power while asleep. He promises a free 9,000 word treatise from the Institute of Mentalphysics in Los Angeles and urges prompt letters as copies are limited.
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Los Angeles
Tibet
Institute of Mentalphysics
South Hobart Blvd
Dept
A J
Calif
Adv
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