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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1947
Page
5
Public notice advertises a weight loss booklet titled Change Your Weight for Beauty's Sake No 46. It promises simple calorie guidance to lose about two pounds weekly and asks readers to send 5 cents for the booklet to Weekly Newspaper Service, West 17th Street, New York.
The piece contrasts fascism and communism, arguing both are evil and notes monopoly as fascist in action. It recalls wartime lessons, warns of labor and farmer divides as fascist tactics, cites congressional anti communism sentiment, and critiques national economic controls and military program shifts. It also mentions Senator Vandenberg and coast artillery obsolescence.
The article argues that pennant races across baseball and other major sports hinge on unpredictable factors, with stars like Musial and teams like the Cardinals and Red Sox illustrating how luck and injuries alter outcomes. It also ranks sports by rule infractions, noting football and golf as the worst offenders, while track and field remains nearly clean.
A spoof list names figures such as Thaddeus Z. Crowsy, Carol W., Chauncey K. Woollgrift, Fediik R. Mizzlewurt and Godfrey T. Potts receiving mock honorary degrees for strange conduct. The piece lampoons integrity, pranks, and public personas with biting humor and quirky titles.
The piece quotes Mr. Wallace stating he cannot vote for Truman as policy and notes other political and cultural bits. It mentions Marshall receiving an honorary Harvard degree, Harvard leadership talk, and various comments on sports telecast, film reviews, New York parking plans, and inflation jokes. The prose mixes political theater with pop culture and retail quips.
Due to high demand, crochet lovers are asked to mail 26 cents for Pattern No 5460 Pansies Crochet design and 20 cents for Pattern No 5495 Romantic Lady lace transfer. Include name and address with pattern numbers. Some patterns require extra tire for fulfillment amid popular demand.
A quiz list with ten questions and their concise answers. Highlights include kangaroo hopping up to forty feet, discovery of Mammoth Cave linked to early explorers in 1809, compass inventor credited to Flavio Gioja, US patent grants around two and a half million, Peter the Great enforcing pants, lungfish lasting years out of water, top US wind record 231 mph at Mt. Washington on April 12, 1934, surname Blythe for Barrymore, end to rabies in warm-blooded animals, and US scientific labor over 40,000 personnel in 80+ government labs.
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