Doctoring at the Movies and Other Light Vibes from Then
A quirky column recounts 48 doctors in a Columbus Ohio theater identifying themselves with prescription pad leaves, while ushers scrambled to seat them. It notes a fashion show for teachers, a humor column on licensing and education costs, plus pithy quotes on work and wages.
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Columbus O
Louisville
U. S
Ernest
T L. Thayer
Examiner
Mudville
Casey
Minnesota
Gene Autrey
Og A
Harvard
Ietel
Bee Percy
Charles Townsend Capel
Albert Bushnell Hart
Hugo Munsterberg
Barrett Wendell
George Lyman Kettredge
George Herbert Palmer
Death hits North Carolina news ranks in 1954 losses
Clarence Griffin reports 20 newspaper workers in North Carolina died in 1954. The period saw two new weeklies enter the field, a suspension, and consolidations. The Newton Observer bought the Daily Catawba News Enterprise while Raleigh News and Observer took over the Raleigh Times. The association won repeal of the 1953 secrecy law and defeated measures on a 3 percent sales tax on advertising and a carrier boys workers compensation act.
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Forest City
N.C
North Carolina
Clarence Griffin
North Carolina Press An
Griffin
Association
Anson Record
Wadesboro
Fremont
Newton Observer
Daily
Catawba News - Enterprise
Raleigh News and Observer
Raleigh Times
City Wins National Jaycee Recognition
Washington to South Carolina towns win national sweepstakes awards for Junior Chamber of Commerce activities for 1954 55. Top honors announced at Lee convention in Kaysville Utah with categories including Americanism civic improvement and fire prevention.
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Atlanta
Washington
South Carolina
Chamber of Commerce
Lee National
Kaysville
Utah
Kerrsville
Texas
Lansdale
Laem
Bellingham
Wash
Greenville
Man Crashes Car Through Boat Service, Spares Boats
Hollywood Florida John Flato aged 57 lost control of his car yesterday and crashed through a plate glass window at Van's Marine Service. He bowled over four boats and suffered a possible back injury.
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Hollywood
Fla
John Flato
Van's Marine Service
Flato
Linda Starr’s big catch sparks a joking note
In Memphis Linda Starr, age 3, won a prize in a junior fishing rodeo for five small bream. The odor in her home lingered after she refused to part with the fish, revealing she still had two more hidden in her pocket.
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Memphis
Tenn
J. R. Starr
Linda
Frances Allman Delivers Own Baby At Home
Frances Allman 35 delivered her own baby at home in Charlotte North Carolina Sunday night. She held the infant for 15 minutes until ambulance attendants arrived to assist, cut the umbilical cord, and transport both mother and one pound 15 ounce daughter to a hospital. Mother and baby were reported weeping and doing fine.
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Charlotte
N.C
Frances Allman
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