Grafton Sentinel Readers See Gail and Brad's Dinner Plan
In a mid October chapter set on Thirtieth Street Brad and Gail share a tense ride home and a vow to meet again. Alexandria schemes over Gail's whereabouts while Gail receives Brad’s invitation for tea with his grandmother’s sting in the air. Pat returns with gossip and a letter, and Gail faces Sam's suggested trip while contemplating future romance and fortune.
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Americans Observe Annual Last Week
HAL BOYLE reflects on the week between Christmas and New Year as a universal letdown in the United States. He notes a slowed machine, human adjustments, and the quiet shift in business, with people seeking a heartful pause before facing the new year.
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America
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Papa Bear
Mama Bear
Baby Bear
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Turkey
United States
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Rep
J. Parnell
Thomas RJ
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Richard M. Nixon
California
Panam
Coast Guard
Washington
Coiners of Words and the Making of New Terms
A compact history of how words like gas folklore physicist and scientist emerged. It notes J B Van Helmont William Thoms and Whewell as key coiners, and discusses later terms such as beautician mortician and realtor. The piece argues language changes by popular usage.
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J.B. van Helmont
William J. Thoms
William Whewell
John R. Baker
Whewell
Whewel
Meanest Thief and the Christmas Mindset
A reflection on holiday theft, arguing that Christmas thieves are not inherently worse than others. The piece contends punishment fails to reform culprits and urges mental treatment, reeducation, and rehabilitation to address underlying warped thinking.
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Ana
Bible Thought for Today on Labor Dignity
Christ illustrated the dignity of labor and usefulness of all labor. He said my father worketh hither too and I work. He who boasts that he does not work is indeed good for nothing. Is not this the carpenter's son. Matt 13 55. Courtesy Press Radio Bible Service Inc Cincinnati Ohio.
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Matt
Press-Radio Bible Service, Inc
Cincinnati
Ohio
Try and Stop Me by Arthur Dragon in Boston Tale
A humorous reminiscence recalls Arthur Dragon from Boston's Old Corner Book Store as a cheerful, friendly figure amid rigid Victorian behavior. A stranger at a table and a beggar encounter highlight varying responses to kindness, including Miss Jacqueline Cochran in Palm Springs offering two quarters after a beggar asks for help.
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Aviatrix
Jacqueline Cochrane
Palm Springs
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Bennett Cert
King Featurea
Ian
Alaska defense bill aims at fortifying distant outpost
Special to Central Press reports Alaska faces strongest push yet to Boost defense spending. Reps. Kersten and Fisher promise a bill near one billion dollars to harden the northern outpost amid claims of Communist activity and espionage. The piece also notes TV Voice of America criticism and political fallout with civil rights on the Senate floor.
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Grafton
W. Va
Alaska
Congress
Teo Racine
Charles J. Kersten
Wisconsin
O. C. Fisher
Texas
House
Kersten
Fisher
Alaskan
United States
Timken Heir Contests Custody Over $9 Million Fortune
In Greenwich court, Eligio de Guercio Jr aged 16 fights for custody against his father Eligio de Guercio of Mamaroneck New York and stepfather Joseph A Hale of Greenwich Connecticut over the late Mrs Frederick Fry del Guercio Hale who died in October. Hale claims the boy’s guardian is unfit amid the Timken fortune dispute.
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Eligio de Guercio
Mamaroneck
Joseph A. Hale
Greenwich
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