Roy Matson Remembered as Eminent Wisconsin Editor
Roy L. Matson, editor of the Wisconsin State Journal affiliate in the Lee Group, dies leaving a legacy of refined writing and human interest journalism. Tributes note his mastery of clear prose, readers across Madison and beyond, and his wartime column This World of Ours promoting civic duty and defense bonds. His colleagues recall humility, dedication, and a life focused on public service through editorial work.
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You Can Aid In Pearl Harbor Fund
A call to help complete the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor urges readers to donate toward a $500000 goal. It notes $300000 is on hand with a $50000 Hawaiian Legislature appropriation and $200000 still needed to finish the memorial, asking contributions be sent to the USS Arizona Memorial fund.
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Hawaii
What A Board Bill On The Taxpayers For Mayoral Chops
Inez Robb lampoons New York City mayoral perks in a 1960 column. She toys with running for mayor, mocks Wagner's $2,000 monthly food bill, and questions Gracie Mansion expenses and dining lavishness while urging readers to see the taxpayer cost behind political office.
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New York
Robert Wagner
Wagner
Gracie Mansion
U.S
Quiz Q and A on language religion and science facts
A reader quiz covers the Koran language Arabic origins of Islam and a 3 ton gold curtain at Radio City Music Hall. It explains veterinary study length and notes that ticks infest snakes and other animals, with about 450 tick species.
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Radio City Music Hall
New York City
Review of wars and politics from years past 1940
In 1940 reports crown Porto Edda and Argirocastro taken as Greeks seize key bases while Badoglio resigns. A German Q-boat clashes with the Carna von Castle off Uruguay. British ship damaged as raider flees. Local obituaries, school dances, and civic notices fill the page alongside pension payments and county bids.
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Lois Sheldon
Jean Watson
Joseph Miller
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Jimmy’s
Ralph Olson
Gordon Haddock
Roger Spratt
Charles B. Varco
Hale & Skemp
Severs Connection
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First Federal Loan
R. E. Nietsch
Baldwin & Bosshard
Hale-Skemp
Frank W. Sisson
Thomas O. Sletten
Hugh G. Corbett
E. B. Lamp
State Chamber of Commerce
Uptowns
Sheldons
Community Letter Questions City School Budget Process
A Tribune reader critiques the City Council budget vote and mayor Knutson urging broader input from voters. The letter defends teachers raises and argues education should value all roles, not only science or industry, calling for re evaluation of budget and ideals.
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Funnies and Flubs Highlight Washington Notebook
In a light week note, Tish Baldrige describes Women’s National Democratic Club receptions with humor, first calling them hordes then rephrasing as interesting ladies. Jaroslav Skacil, Czech Embassy third secretary, dodges fines amid speeding tickets and traffic violations, claiming diplomatic immunity while colleagues joke he is a born pedestrian.
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National Democratic Club
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Catholics Shifted Votes in Kennedy Victory
Post election Gallup interviews show Catholics moved heavily to Kennedy with 62 percent of 1960 Catholic Republicans voting Democratic. Catholics as a group shifted from 78 percent Democratic in 1960 to 56 in 1952. Protestant Democrats also shifted toward Republicans, but to a lesser extent.
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George Gallup
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Eisenhower
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Reapportionment Plan Faces Lawmakers Backlash
Five of Wisconsin's ten House members publicly oppose a hastily drafted reapportionment plan from the Legislative Council advisory committee. Critics warn it may harm incumbents and political careers, while supporters say adjustments will be necessary but politically delicate to enact in the next session.
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Portraits John C. Metcalfe Portraits
A poem recalling love in a moonlit walk along old King William Street. The speaker remembers a past love, the boarded moonlit door, and a home now shadowed by time, with iron fences and a swinging gate. The piece dates to 1960, Field Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Good And Bad From Changing Times
A humorous note on nearsightedness. It claims an advantage that more pretty girls appear on the street, but a drawback that they tend to be on the opposite side, creating a comic misperception about visibility.
Sure Thing Play in Bridge Plans The Five of Spades Lead
The article outlines a bridge strategy to handle a five of spades opening lead. With two sure spade tricks by playing low from dummy, the plan guards against a club finesse failure by ducking if East plays king. Then a heart to the king tests holds. if not, switch to clubs, relying on a heart trick and the ace to anchor the contract. East’s positional lead after the spade stop may threaten if misplayed, but the proposed line preserves defense against West.
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Frank Larkin
City Bowling Assn
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L. Larson
Will Ott
King
William Rubin
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He Wouldn't Dare Cy N. Peace in the Post
A satirical note from the Saturday Evening Post jokes about marriage and experience. It quips that a married man is one who speaks from silence, implying restraint and prudence in relationships.
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