Burnt toast sparks a day of misfortune for Wilbur Peebles
Hal Boyle tells of Wilbur Peebles whose burnt toast ignites a chain of petty feuds and gripes from co workers to a traffic cop, ending with a raise and a clash at home as ill temper spreads through a city day. The piece weaves in illiteracy debates and a Kilgore proposal to fund reading programs, reflecting postwar concerns.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Wilbur Peebles
Wilbur
Trellis Mae
Miss Alice Squelch
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Trellis Mac
Ten Million Adults Illiterates in United States
Senate aims to address widespread illiteracy among about ten million Americans one in seven adults. Kilgore cites census findings on inaccessible reading skills and calls for federal aid to teach reading and writing, noting many illiterates are native born or foreign born and live not far from educational resources.
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New York
Illinois
California
Louisiana
Kilgore
Iowa
U.S
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U. S. Census Bureau
Robert E. Geiger
Washington
Harley M. Kilgore
D-W. Va
Sticks
Rabbits lure caddies in Goondiwindi golf district
AP reports Goondiwindi Queensland, famed sheep country, faces a rabbit crisis. Rabbits distract caddies on courses, driving up carcass and skin prices. Ex-caddies turn to frabbiting while schoolboys earn wages up to 52 dollars weekly. Clever rabbiters reap higher incomes as demand soars. Wartime lighthouses shortage is noted in passing.
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Goondiwindi
Queensland
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