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Moulton Eagle

Location

Moulton, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1942

Page

3

Skipper Manners and a Blurred Vision Punchline

A vaudeville style quip about a man labeled a skipper who avoids debts, a patient blind enough to misread the board yet attends a cinema, and a doctor seated beside him on a bus asking for Chicago while the lights come up. The humor hinges on mistaken sight and social missteps.

Chicago

Price control measures and education themes in wartime speech

Washington speeches discuss OPA ceiling prices for groceries and services, wage stabilization, rationing, and inflation control. The address notes exemptions for some foods and services, highlights unemployment concerns among older workers, and praises Ruth Bryan Rohde and war production efforts on a West Virginia farm.

Washington OPA Congress Ruth Bryan Rohde Robert Armstrong Junior

Quilts Set Off by Bed Balance and Frills

Many quilts today are planned as bedspreads with a harmonizing color scheme. Repeating one color in each block creates unity, while a balance around the bed enhances beauty.

Picnic Speech and Parrot Jokes in Quite Casual Talk

The text shows a fragmented conversation with lines like a pretend picnic scene. John refuses to attend while Aunt introduces a grammar lesson about negative forms. A humorous exchange mentions a parrot that swears but does not drink or smoke. Beduff jokes about rationing naming his wife Honey.

Measuring a Building Height With a Protractor?

A student suggests lowering a protractor on a string to gauge height, while the professor asks for a proper method. Use angle of elevation and distance to compute height with trigonometry.

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