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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1977

Page

5

Li'l Abner creator Capp ends 43 year run

Cambridge AP report notes Al Capp retires Li'l Abner and Dogpatch characters after 43 years due to emphysema at age 68. The piece reviews Capp's satire of politics, lawyers, and society, his rise to fame in the 1940s 50s, and his later withdrawal from the strip and life near Harvard.

Daniel Q. Haney Cambridge Mass Hick Dimwit Funny Papers Shmoos Daisy Mae Mammy Yokum Dogpatch al Capp Capp Li'l Abner Jack S David Manning White Virginia Commonwealth University John Steinbeck Li’l Abner Boston New York Associated Press Colonel Gilfeather Ham Fisher Joe Palooka Ca Enterprises New Y

Honolulu sewers division seeks change to waste water name

Honolulu public works chief Wallace Miyahira asked the City Council to rename the Division of Sewers to Division of Waste Water Management citing staff preference for a more attractive term. He said maintenance and operations workers favor the change.

Honolulu Public Works Wallace Miyahira

Third graders profit from pumpkin venture in Bellevue

Thirty five third graders at St Louise School borrowed 100 dollars for a pumpkin business and earned 25 percent on their investment by selling to fellow students. They repaid the loan plus 57 cents interest and debated using profits for field trips or church missions in Bolivia.

Bellevue Wash St. Louise School Bolivia Shari Andrews

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