Latin American Mass Merchandising Trial in Latin Nations
A U S firm shows mass merchandising works in Latin America starting in 1947 with one Mexico City store. It now invests 50 million dollars across 59 stores and 9 offices in 10 countries, earning 100 million annually. The firm sources from 6,200 manufacturers and employs about 9,000 locals while promoting profit driven growth over aid programs.
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U.S
Saturday Evening Post
Harold H. Martin
U. S
Mexico City
Central American
Tion
Martin
United States
Barricades Warning for Children Sledding This Season
Muscatine street department puts up barricades and lanterns to warn drivers to slow down as children sled on streets. The seasonal note urges motorists to be cautious where sledding occurs in vacant lots and parks nearby.
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Muscatine’s Street Department
Society's craving for publicity decried in witty column
A columnist rails at social snobbery across eras from Louis XIV to Ward McAllister and Cleveland Amory. He mocks public relations fueled publicity and celebrity fixation, notes how nouveau riche and titled Europeans shuffle into circles, and blames Sherman Billingsley for opening doors to social mingling.
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Louis XIV
Ward McAllister
Parvenu
Cleveland Amory
Peop-Hale
Amory
Muscatine Journal masthead and staff details
The Muscatine Journal lists staff including Harold Nelson publisher Walter Russell editor Gilbert Dietz news editor Edwin Walwer chreunian Manager Margaret Griffith, and Carl Walter advertising. It notes circulation by mail and carrier delivery, with subscription rates and office hours, plus Society and press association affiliations and contact lines.
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Harold Nelson
Publianer
Walter Russell
Gilbert, Dietz
Edwin Walwer
Chreunian
Mange Aeculation
Margaret Griffith
Carl Walter
Dann & Bely
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Atin
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Daily Journal
Ciy
Carrie
Furl Centam
Munthie
Muscatine
To & P.m
Lowa
Ar Actiof
Dee Lace
AP Nowa-Dtapatan
Prose
Assos Atilon
Ex Moines New Buboing
Sey
Bualna
New U S Attorney General Will Have Wide Field of Authority
Robert Kennedy brings energy to a job with broad power across the Justice Department. He will oversee the FBI Migration and Naturalization Service Board of Immigration Appeals and many other agencies, shaping federal prosecutions, antitrust enforcement, civil rights, and security operations. His role and potential political influence are already a focal point of discussion in the Kennedy era.
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U. S
James, Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington
Robert Kennedy
Justice Department
William Roogers
Kennedy
Robert
John F. Kennedy
Department
FBI
The
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Board of’ Immigration Appeals
Bureau of Prisons
Board of Parole
United States Marshal's Office
Dr Crane Worry Clinic Guides Child Reading Boost
A psychologist offers a method to raise Tommy Ti’s school performance using flash cards and at home practice. Parents are advised to create word and arithmetic cards, let the child read aloud, and gradually increase challenge while keeping sessions under 15 minutes. The piece promotes a booklet by Dr. Crane and includes mailing details.
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Tommy Ti
Tommy
Atstake
City hall site eyed for Champion Hose and Ladder building
The mayor and council survey vacant rear City Hall premises for a brick two story building to house Champion Hose and Ladder Company and a police office. WPA funds back remodeling of the old grade school into a community building with a library.
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Aew
Champion Hase and Hook and Ladder
Champions
Andrew Leitzinger
Nares Jackson
New Boston
Poxie
Third
Walnut
Cordar and
Seeand
Cohunhus Junction
WPA
Reformers Push East Time Zone Election Reform
A Chicago Daily News column suggests moving large electoral votes to states in the eastern time zone to allow voters to retire early, highlighting a proposal for adjusting election timing to fit regional realities. The idea targets pacing of statewide results and post vote routines.
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Chicago Daily: News
Boyle Says Sentiment of Holiday Gone But Returns
A column notes Christmas feeling fades after the holiday and questions if the spirit will return next year, contrasting festive loss with a reminder that hope endures. It cites World Bank profits and inflation definitions from Kansas City Times and Mason City Globe-Gazette.
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Santa
Mason City
Globe’ Gazette
Daily Meditation on Hearing and Doing God’s Word
The meditation reflects on hearing and understanding the call of Saint Mark. It contrasts past church scarcity with today’s widespread churches, ministers, and televised radio services, urging believers to move beyond hearing to doing as part of God’s plan.
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Saint Mark
Q God
Christ
Ammen
Dear Abby Readers Split by Pets and Promises
Dear Abby addresses a landlord who banned pets discovering twelve parakeets and a parrot in a tenant’s apartment, then advises legal and practical steps. It also covers a teenage son advising his single mother, and a niece’s questions about a boy who plays with dolls, plus guidance on coin collecting notes and a wedding pamphlet.
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Bear Abby
Abby
Aunt Dear
Wishful Thought on Labor and Politics in 1960s Press
A collage of quotes questions political speeches and labor force growth. It contrasts figures from 8.5 million to 24 billion over 40 years and mentions housewives, while a cryptogram puzzle and media notes echo public discourse and satire.
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Hannibal
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