Life Begins at Forty Simple Pleasures and Truths
In a reflective piece by Robert Peterson readers learn that true happiness comes from simple pleasures, health, family, and daily work rather than wealth. The essay cites Ian Fleming’s wealth after fifty, a retired salesman Ben Sedgwick’s elder outreach, and a greeter who sought extra money while living comfortably, underscoring modest living over ostentatious gain. It closes with Kingsley’s urging to embrace daily duties, inviting readers to request a booklet on retirement income tips by sending a stamped self addressed envelope and ten cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian Fleming
James Bond
Jamaica
Robert Peterson
Garden City Telegram
Nine Inches of Rain in Texas
Torrential downpours caused brief flooding in southwest Texas routing a few families from homes in Kerrville. Unofficial gauges showed more than inches of rain at Kerrville and Fredericksburg. A 13 foot Pedernales rise blocked Texas 116 south of Fredericksburg. Officials said no trouble anticipated at the LBJ Ranch. property damage expected to be heavy in Kerrville with no deaths or injuries.
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Kerrville
Tex
Texas
Fredericksburg
President Johnson
LBJ
Pedernales
New Yorks Penn Station Modeled on Ancient Baths Room
The article notes that New Yorks Penn Station drew inspiration from a single room in the Baths of Caracalla in ancient Rome, shaping its architectural concept and design language for the modern transit hub.
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New York
Pensylvania Station
Rome
Young Hobby Club Puzzle Contest Promises Big Prizes
Cappy Dick's Midweek Contest offers a national prize of a box with 20 magic tricks. Five Hocus Pocus Magic Sets will be awarded to top entries from each city including Garden City, plus 10 local prizes per city for nearest original correct solutions. Entries require filling puzzle rows with letters to form a flower, a baking item, telegram action, and what a story does. submit with name age and address by deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cappy Dick
S.S. Adams Company
Garden City
Rights Teams Start Drives Across Six Southern States
ATLANTA AP More than 900 civil rights workers launched a 10 week Negro voter registration campaign in Alabama Georgia Florida North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia. Teams of white college students Negro youths and adults distributed into 50 counties with county units of six local Negro volunteers two adults and four youths. The project by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference began quietly in designated counties.
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Atlanta
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
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Ben Sedgwick
Senior Service Corps
Kansas City
Vrites
Charles Kingsley
Ed Fink
Kansas
Mar-Craft Industries, Inc
2Nd Ave
Denver
Colorado
Penney
Towncraft
Pima
Prince
Ushion
Orion
Penney's
P.M
Young Hobby Club
Farm Delivery Service
Great Plains Oil
Ol Ae
Pune
A. Tea
Cp el A
Pen Eae
Dy. Mott
Perlette
Arizona
U.S
Arizona Red Potatoes
Swift
Brookfield
Hills Bros
Dreher
Kasiusco
Ted
Thors., Fri, & Sar
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