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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1949
Page
4
A humorous column accuses local coeds of using knitting needles hatpins ear rings and other devious ploys to deter male advances on dates. The piece cites hatpins and driving lessons as examples and ends with a quip about there ought to be a law.
The author divides humorists into three groups: paid, out-of-reach radio and film comics who overdo satire, highly paid syndicated columnists who never make a point, and amateur State variety jokers who push sacred topics. He laments overblown jokes and notes the third group often goes unpaid.
Veterans training under the GI bill face reduced paperwork with a new earnings reporting system effective April 1. VA Columbus says monthly progress reports are replaced by a four month earnings report, with schools below college level also reporting. Prompt reporting remains required to avoid checks delay.
In Detroit the Gas House Gang's rough play on Ducky Medwick and Mickey Owen sparked a bench clearing melee. Medwick was sent off as fans hurled bottles scraps and vegetables while Judge Landis and umpires conferred, after which the game resumed.
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