Local Liberty Paper Declares Tax Jokes and Silver Talk
The Liberty Ib issue from April 26, 1933 mocks economic policy with lines about silver and the ghost of Billy Bryan. It notes no arrests for unpaid taxes locally and praises taxpayers as saints for paying outgoing taxes. A humorous jab at George Bernard Shaw closes the item.
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Silver
Billy J. Bryan
Public Affairs Briefs and Pithy Observations
A compact, opinion‑heavy slate notes political taxes in Horner’s sales tax dispute, interstate trade exemptions, and a wave of corporate relocations. It also cites bribes aimed at reducing farm acreage, highway inflation talk, and Kansas City beer sales as a gauge of novelty wearing off.
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Horner
Shiloh People Penalties Over Liberty Minstrels Buttons
The Shiloh community plans penalties against the Liberty minstrels due to a dispute described as a waste of buttons.
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Shiloh
Liberty Minstrels
Entertainers Earn Warm Reception Across Town
The performers win enthusiastic public feedback as crowds greet them on multiple appearances. Local officials say street safety measures, including STOP signs on Main Street, aim to protect lives amid growing crowds.
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Main Street
White Box study guides baseball world
A concise note on examining baseball trends and systems, referencing careful observation of the game’s hidden patterns and strategic shifts in play. It highlights analytical framing rather than game results, with emphasis on interpretation and methodology.
Two Classes of School Patrons Define Our Community
An editorial argues that school patrons split into loyal supporters and chronic critics. It cites three example families showing how parental influence shapes student outcomes and warns prejudice and self interest hinder education. The piece previews a forthcoming closing article on an ideal local school.
Juniors Study Evangeline and Favorite Poets
The Juniors read Evangeline in English and chose Tennyson as favorite with Shakespeare second. They had current events in English and History Friday. Vera Boyce read about ten most beautiful words, including dawn hush lullaby murmuring tranquil mist luminous chimes golden melody.
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Tennyson
Shakespeare
Vera Boyce
Funk
Sale and class notes in brief district column
Local notice lists bulk ice cream sale at Noftz Cafe. Advertisements for New Zealand White rabbits and other items by Robert Meaders and Wm. Arnold. School notes mention exam subject writers awaiting grades and eighth graders making Grammar posters. Absent students Melvin Oberling and Georgia Harliott. Geography test reported Friday afternoon.
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Melvin Oberling
Georgia Harliott
Minstrels Rehearse for Shiloh Community Club Programme
Half of the 1933 Mississippi Minstrels, with Mrs Maud Lucas as accompanist, presented this year's program at the Shiloh Community Club in Shiloh Chapel near Plainville last Thursday evening. The Shiloh folk praised the show and the minstrel cast felt well repaid for their efforts. refreshments of sandwiches and coffee followed.
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Mississippi Minstrels
Maud Lucas
Shiloh
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