The Silent Rooshan at the Welcome Party
A Northwest Missouri farming town welcomes a new family the Delinskys a one horse wagon family with a Russian connect and strange customs despite quiet neighbor curiosity Newt and Minnie press on with a welcome party but the Delinskys remain silent and awkward as observers fill in the gaps (TO BE CONTINUED).
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Homer Cray
Missouri
Kennedy Place
Kennedys
Newt
Mrs. Kennedy
Lucy
Ida
Harlan
Delinsky
Anton Delinsky
Leonard
Lizzie
Delinskys
iSuspense
Mrs. Delinsky
Grandpa
Grandma
Minnie
Race of the year for baseball in radio fueled majors
Elmer Twitchell predicts a fierce race in both leagues driven by advertising and faster play. He notes sponsors from beer to cigarettes shape the broadcast, praising improved hitting, pitching, and enunciation while noting key announcers sidelined by illness. He cites July pennant cues and questions the Athletics sponsorships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Twitchell
Grandma's Sayings Contest Entries From Ohio and Washington
A greetings style notice advertises a contest paying five dollars to each accepted saying or idea by readers Mrs H G Rakeetraw Winthrop Wash and Mrs F Chowning Springfield Teen. It promotes Table Grade Nu Maid margarine as improved tastier with a new package and urges readers to send in lines to Grandma at 109 East Pearl Street Cincinnati Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Pearl Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
British dollar crisis explained in kid talk
A father explains money basics to his son distinguishing dollars and pounds. He notes the dollar is American and the pound is British, describes sterling areas and currency value, and concludes the dollar is not easily usable for British purchases until September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mommer
England
Willis
Popper
Tiny DIY fix for fuel oil and water leak
A simple makeshift method lets amateurs slow leaks in tanks and boilers. Drive a small self threading screw partly through the hole, then seal the head with melted paraffin or wax.
How to Remove Oil Spots From Concrete
Guide on treating oil stains with household cleaning fluid and a drying paste made from cleaning fluid and Fuhler's earth. Apply paste to stains, let dry completely, then sweep away with a broom.
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Fuhler
Rusty water worries end with Micro Met controls
The pamphlet from Southern Heater Company describes Micro Met rust controls to keep household water sparkling and clean at low cost. Readers can request a free pamphlet by writing to 844 Baronne St New Orleans 12.
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Micro. Met
Southern Heater Company, Inc
Baronne St
New Orleans
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TE A
Wright A. Patterson
Europe
South Seas
America
Dad
Herbert Hoover
White House
The
Republic
State Department
Ote MaePhillip
Beroe
MR. Twitchell
National League
Dedzers
Yanks and Tobacco
H. G. Rakeetraw
Winthrop
China
Hungary
Germany
France
Skol Stamp CO
Canal St. Sta
New York
N, Y
Joe
M. M. Co
North American Dye Corp
Mount Vernon
N.Y
Peaio Beisi
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