Popular 'Needle' Star Beams Stars Through Time
HAL BOYLE profiles William Vaughan custodian of the Kansas City Star like a timeless columnist. Vaughan writes about the Starbeams parody paragraphs circulated to 95 papers under the Senator Soaper pseudonym while tracing the feature’s long lineage from Ben Franklin to Will Rogers.
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Hal Boyle
Kansas City Star
Modjeska
Garfield
Indiana
Colorado
William Rockhill Nelson
America
Starbeams
Charley Blood
Bill Vaughan
Vaughan
Cary Grant
Clad
Pip) Thompson
U. S
Senator Soaper
Ben Franklin
Josh Billings
Kin Hubbard
Bert Leston Taylor
Will Rogers
Franklin P. Adams
Harry Wade
The
Detroit News
Bill
St. Louis
Local Social Notes Highlight Graduations and Visits
Mrs. Harry Smith and Eunice celebrate Eunice’s high school graduation in Monroe. Visitors include William and Victor Marean from Monroe for John Marean’s funeral in Orangeville. Wayne Gempler hosts a birthday gathering for Mrs. Glen Wunschel. Several residents travel or visit relatives in Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin and Chicago area.
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Harry Smith
Eunice
Esther Larson
Monroe
Smiths
Messrs
Mmes
William Marean
Victor Marean
Orangeville
John
Wayne Gempler
Glen Wunschel
John Siedschlag
Naperville
Joyce Schmerse
Janesville
W. J. Starks
Stark
Emil Schmerse
Miss Schmerse
Spencer
Samuel Schmerse
Viola Hartwig
Madison
Arthur Anding
Green Lake
Andings
Arena
Anding
Irvin Matzke
Jake Jones
Kansas
Beverly Stark
Chicago
Roger Stark
Oak Park
Ill
W. J. Stark
Harry Thompso
Milwaukee
William F. Matzkes
Wayne Vanderbilt
Bennie
Minnesota
Floyd
Amazing bargains in The Times classified daily
Classified section highlights daily bargains and special offers. Readers can find discounts across goods and services with limited-time prices and featured items.
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Times
Weir Tours Bibleland Sees Israel as World News Center
James N. Weir Sr. of 2220 17th Street returns from a nine week trip abroad visiting Israel and Beirut Damascus Amman and Jerusalem. He notes Jerusalem as a future world news source and observes Arabs and Jews claiming Abraham as father while praising Lebanese people and Holstein cattle. He cites 70 languages Jews use and California to Rome travels ending with a Vatican audience and reflections inspiring more study.
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Jerusalem
James N. Weir
17Th Street
Israel
Weir
Bibleland
James R. Weir
Monroe
Chicago
St. Paul
Moody Bible Institute
New York
Leghorn
Genoa
Italy
Strait of Messina
Crete
Cyprus
Beirut
Lebanon
Damascus
Syria
Amman
Jordan
Old Jerusalem
Mandelbaum Gate
Abraham
Kibbitz
Dead Sea
Sea of Galilee
Mediterranean
Tel Aviv
Athens
Greece
Athen
Rome
Vatican
Amsterdam
Florence
Lucerne
Basel
Switzerland
Mrs. Sherda's Rites At Highland Tomorrow
Mrs. Joan Sherda 74 former Highland resident died Wednesday in St. Louis Missouri. Services set for 10 a.m. tomorrow at St Philip's Catholic Church Highland with Rosary at 8 tonight. Survived by husband two daughters four brothers and three sisters.
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Highland
Joan Sherda
St. Louis
St. Philip’s Catholic Church
heGuire Funeral
Japanese Pact Points Outlined
Washington reports outline of the security treaty between the United States and Japan. Key points include mutual defense if attacked in Japanese territory, long term basing rights for U S forces, joint development of defenses, peaceful dispute resolution, stronger free institutions and economic collaboration, and a 10 year term with automatic renewal unless one year’s notice of termination is given.
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Japan
U.S
Far East
Far Eastern
Vandamme to Join United Seamen Staff as Port Director
Jean-Jacques Vandamme, son of Mrs. Charles A Booth, will join the United Seamen's Service staff as port director at Casa Blanca Morocco. He leaves New York for Casa Blanca June 29 after a 15 day stay and is married to Mary Kathryn Byers of LaCrosse. He studied at the American Institute for Foreign Trade in Phoenix and holds a BA from the University of Wisconsin earned in 1958.
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Jean-Jacques Vandamme
Charles A. Booth
United Seamen’s Service
Casa Blanca
Morocco
Vandamme
New York City
LaCrosse
American Institute For Foreign Trade
Phoenix
Ariz
Belgium
Athenee Royale
Ghent
Monroe High School
University of Wisconsin
Mary Kathryn Byers
Britain’s WWI Losses Include 750000 Killed
The report notes that Great Britain suffered about 750000 fatalities in World War I, illustrating the war’s heavy human toll.
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Great Britain
Horton 50 year comic actor reflects on career
Hollywood interview with Edward Everett Horton as he marks fifty years in show business. He recalls beginnings in 1910s theater, early Broadway scarcity, a long screen run in the 1930s, and a later lull after a 1950s hit. Horton still acts about twenty weeks a year and lives in Encino with his centenarian mother.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Edward Everett Horton
Brooklyn
Columbia University
Staten Island
Henry
Horton
Encino
Columbia
Lucille Ball
Franchot Tone
Milk Price Supports Hiked by Senate Committee
The Senate agriculture committee approved a bill to raise minimum government price supports for manufacturing milk and butterfat above Secretary Benson levels. Manufactur ing milk would rise from 3.06 to 3.22 per hundredweight and butterfat from 56.6 to 59.6 cents per pound, applying to the current marketing year but not retroactive. Proponents say farmers would gain about 180 million dollars, including 40 million in Wisconsin, while opponents warn of higher government purchases.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committe
Benson
Sen. Proxmire
Wisconsin
Brandy Flavoring for Hard Sauce with Puddings
A kitchen tip suggests adding brandy flavoring to a bottle of brandy extract to flavor hard sauce served with steamed puddings. The note advises using the extract for a quick, aromatic finish to traditional desserts.
Suburbs Grow Fast as 27 Cities Lose Ground in Census
Preliminary census figures for 27 major urban centers show city populations rose 6.6 percent, while surrounding suburbs surged 41.4 percent over the decade. Several cities shrank, including Philadelphia and Detroit, though metropolitan areas overall gained, with annexation and defense facilities boosting growth in places like Atlanta Norfolk and Milwaukee.
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Washington
Associated Press
Baltimore
Detroit
Jacksonville
Fla
Jersey City
Newark
N. J
New York City
Philadelphia
Providence
R. I
Richmond
New York Area
Norfolk
Norfolks
Virginia
Milwaukee
Area Jumped From 1950 to This Year Figures Shown
The area rose from 637,392 in 1950 to 732,369 this year, reflecting a significant increase in the population or zone size under discussion.
Madison man named rules chairman for Democratic convention
Thomas Wells of Beaver Dam a Dodge County attorney and Democratic chairman is appointed rules committee chairman for the state convention to be held in Milwaukee from June 24 to 26.
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Madison
Thomas Wells
Beaver Dam
Dodge County
Milwaukee
Radar beats sonar for distant aerial targets, says source
Radar can detect aerial tar targets thousands of miles away while underwater sound travels only a few miles. Echoes off submarines have limited reach underwater.
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