Modern Dowry Changes Marriage Economics
Sylvia Porter argues 1950s tax law makes marriage a strong financial move. Joint filing lowers taxes, with savings rising from about 175 dollars at four thousand dollars income to nearly six thousand at higher earnings, plus benefits like a nurse in illness. The piece reframes dowry talk as a fiscal incentive, urging cautious minds to consider marriage as a substantial economic decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Porter
Darling
Porter
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Trivia Q and A from a historical newspaper page
A compilation of short questions and answers covering diverse topics. Highlights include Helen Keller’s Harvard honorary degree as the first woman honored in 300 years, Noah Webster’s Dictionary of the English Language, Corbett’s 21 round victory over Sullivan, and Molly Pitcher’s water- carrying aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Keller
Harvard University
Harvard
Noah Webster
Eisenhower May Take Bold Lead At Geneva Summit
President Eisenhower may assert personal leadership at Geneva, shifting from the administration’s negative, papered approach. The White House aims to discuss disarmament and the Far East, while Dulles and Stassen clash over a US plan. Soviet signals and Zhukov’s inclusion suggest a possible informal, direct talks path with potential for a substantial breakthrough.
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Joseph Assop
Washington
Geneva
Eisenhower
White House
Germany
Far East
John Foster Dulles
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Charles E. Wilson
Harold Stassen
State Department
Stassen
Paris
Turkey
Marshal Zhukov
Moscow
Charles E. Bohlen
Bohlen
The Doctor Says Lettered Medical Q&A
A doctor answers reader questions on tuberculosis sanatorium discharge risks dental plates under anesthesia child pregnancy nervousness baldness heredity glasses and stroke prevention. The guidance emphasizes staying in care when needed, anesthesia safety, consulting doctors, and managing blood pressure through a calm routine.
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Edwin P. Jordan
J.L. A
F.J. A
Hollywood Aboard the U S Lurline in Hawaii
On the Lurline en route to Honolulu the writer describes skipping the Hukilau to attend a hula class taught by Professor Morris in the ballroom. He jokes about hip movements, hot sun, and meals as he relaxes in deck chairs beneath the Pacific while recounting island slang and cultural notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Lurline
Honolulu
Howard Kekaiohuokalanikiekie Morris
Lurline
When a father's fiancée faces his daughters' doubt
Mrs. Lawrence argues Mr. W should not fear his daughters' initial resistance to a fiancé. The piece suggests the real issue is the father's own doubt about happiness and calls for steps to build trust, such as the partner visiting the children alone to ease fear of losing their father.
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Muriel Lawrence
Mr. W
Hobby Resignation Highlights Stable Eisenhower Cabinet
Washington dispatch notes Oveta Culp Hobby leaves as head of the Department of Health Education and Welfare, marking the second cabinet shakeup in two and a half years. Marion B. Folsom succeeds as labor and social welfare politics loom large, with Labor and welfare groups reacting to policy tensions and the Salk polio vaccine crisis.
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Thomas L. Stokes
Washington
Eisenhower
Oveta Culp Hobby
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Hobby
James P. Mitchell
Martin P. Durkin
Defense Department
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Robert B. Anderson
Republican Party
Martin Durkin
Labor Department
American Federation of Labor
Herbert Brownell
Venus
Wacs
Marion B. Folsom
the Treasury
Is there any way to win him back after divorce
Advice urges wives to keep their marriage as the trump card and not seek divorce to outmaneuver an affair. The piece argues a wife can regain her husband only by never letting him go, warning that divorce often ends prospects of reconciliation and strengthens the rival.
Affliction as a School of Virtue Cited Between Verses
A terse biblical reflection contrasts Habakkuk 3 7 with a saying from Atterbury on affliction guiding virtue. It frames hardship as correction for levity and interrupting the confidence of sinning.
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Atterbury
Actor Louis Calhern divorced in Juarez
In Culver City California the studio announced that Louis Calhern’s fourth wife Marianne Stewart Calhern obtained a divorce yesterday in Juarez Mexico MGM said she will resume her acting career and pursue other opportunities moving forward
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Culver City
Calif
Louis Calhern
Marianne Stewart Calhern
Juarez
Mexico
MGM
Baseball Crossword Clue Set
Across clues include Pitchers Lemon or Feller for instance batter s goal bees home actress Gardner Malt wartime clubs Ellipsoida unashamer distinctive.
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Lemon
Feller
Beverages to Answers and Puzzle Word List Mix
A compact list of beverage themed clues and puzzle terms covering drinks fruits sailors immortals and sports terms with many cross references across classic word games and mythological hints. It blends fruit based drinks with ancient gods and modern terms for a dense, interconnected crossword style set.
U S Hints Support for Trinidad Capital Plan
In Port of Spain the United States signaled indirect backing for Trinidad and Tobago as the potential capital of the British West Indies federation. American Consul General Maddocks said Washington would view sympathetically any Trinidad request to use areas of the Chaguaramas naval station, considered a top site for a provisional capital.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
United States
British West Indies
Genral William P. Maddocks
U.S
Chaguaramas
West Indies
Pupil enlarges in near darkness to 50 times light
The pupil of the eye enlarges in near darkness until it lets in 50 times the light compared with bright light. This describes the eye's adaptive response to reduced illumination and the resulting change in pupil size.
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Ove Feu
H. C. Ahlschlager
Lawton
Okla
Congress
Oklahoma Press Association
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Constitution Press
Constitution
Constitution-Press
Southwest
Oklahoma
THE
Associated Press
AP News
Corbett
Sullivan
James J. Corbett
John L. Sullivan
TVA
TVA Public Safety Service
Ino
Mary Ludwig
Molly Picher
Virginia
Western
Ike
F.L
Hollywood
Erskine Johnson
Inu Lamas
Pacific
MIDE
Galbraith
M. Reg
U.S. Pat OF
NEA Service, Tha
Hobbys
Durkin
Organized Labor
Ity
Folsom
Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester
N. Y
Georgia
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Ruth Millett
Cushan
Midian
Gardner
Furze
Mammal
Greece
Plateau
Pitcher Garver
Rim
Rome
Ireland
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