Poor Man’s Pi Keeps Up With The Joneses
Hal Boyle recounts a comical tale of Smith Brown and Johnson pressuring a neighbor Jones to sell his house to keep up with local status. Jones moves out after a cash sale, only for the new occupants to emulate the lifestyle. the twist ends with a moral about joining the Joneses and changing names.
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Hal Boyle
Smith, Brown
John
Jones
Smith, Brown and Johnson
Joneses
Smith
Brown
Johnson
Ha Haskin Service Answers Ten Reader Questions
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau provides brief Q and A on topics from Sakhalin's status after World War II to aging wine and whisky in containers and guide dog instructions. Answers note no formal war declaration with North Korea and that guide dogs require directions from their blind handlers.
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Sakhalin
Russia
Japan
Karafuto
Soviet Union
North Korea
Red Letter New Testament Edition Ad Promotes Citizenship
An advertisement urges reading the red letter edition of the New Testament to gain spiritual advancement and guidance for good citizenship and government. It promotes the edition as essential reading with words of Jesus printed in red, available for 25 cents postpaid.
New Testament Copy Request via Local Information Bureau
A reader encloses 25 cents to the La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau in Washington DC for a copy of the New Testament. The notice shows a mail request from a reader seeking religious text through the paper’s information service.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
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Washington, D. C
N. W
Washington
D. C
Cooperation urged in federal fish and wildlife efforts
Outdoors writer notes a push by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to partner with sportsmen and other agencies. Examples include Wyoming Riverton dam and Angostura dam turning wasteland into productive habitats, attracting thousands of anglers and tens of tons of fish, signaling improved resource management through coordination.
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Dion. Henderson
Associated Press
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Fish and Wildlife
al Day
Day
Day Long
Bureau of Reclama
Reclamation Commission
Shane Metansa
Basic E Een
Wyoming Riverton Dam
Dry Lake
Ocean Lake
Strauss
South Dakota
Angostura
Mayor Who Misused Quarter Of A Million Dollars Sentenced
A former mayor and accountant were connected to a case about missing client funds. The article notes misappropriation of funds totaling around 250000 dollars and references concealment across accounts. Attorney Paul Hemmy is cited regarding knowledge of the missing money.
Minimum Price Law Declared Illegal
The New Jersey Supreme Court declared state minimum price laws on cigarettes unconstitutional. It ruled the acts arbitrary and discriminatory in part, noting the existing law sets no fixed dollar minimum but bans losses, yet effectively creates a 20 cent per pack and 1.92 per carton floor.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
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