Letters to Aunt Sadie Highlight Unsigned Submissions
The Muscatine Journal urges letters be signed with full name and address. It notes several unsigned letters from readers with common names and no address were withheld. The piece recounts Emil Polke, 65, longtime city parking meter maintainer, praised for honesty and frugality, and ends with a sign off from Gil Dietz.
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Sadie
Muscatine Journal
A & Wspaper
Gil Dietz
Mrs. C
Polze
Who Does the Fighting in Vietnam Debate
New York Herald Tribune reports 30 House Republicans press for a congressional probe into the draft and manpower recruitment. They urge prosecution of the war with broader international support for South Vietnam and reforms to U.S. manpower policy. An independent draft process survey is suggested.
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New York Herald Tribune
House
Vietnam
America
Congress
Selective Service System
Lewis B. Hershey
Army
Washington Watchdog profiles Staats as Comptroller General
Milwaukee Journal notes Elmer Staats as the new Comptroller General, head of the General Accounting Office. The post, 15 year term, reports to Congress, aims to curb waste. The office has global auditors and recovers funds, especially from Defense, while referring dishonesty cases to Justice.
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Washington Watchdog
Milwaukee Journal
Elmer Staats
Staats
General Accounting Office
Congress
Comptroller General
Federal Treasury
Defense Department
Department of Justice
Comptroller
Machines Have Helped
A 768 page Bureau of Labor Statistics report on Employment and Earnings Statistics for the United States 1909 65 notes mechanization rose while total non agricultural payrolls more than doubled in 50 years Manufacturing employment peaked in 1965 and jobs in trade finance service and government tripled in five decades Wages rose from 9 74 per day hour in 1909 to 106 45 for a 4 1 hour week last August
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
Meeting of the League at Musical Union room
Our Yesterdays notes a league meeting requested for today at 4 o clock in the Musical Union room. Full attendance is desired as questions of importance will be addressed this afternoon.
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League
Musical Union Room
Isaiah Latham
Agnes Schmidt
Dennis Connell
South Bend
Ind
Dauntless
Belle Meltzer
East Seventh Street
Burlington
SLL
Letts
Henry Shafer
Henry C. Schender
Hershey Hospital
Raymond Robertson
Wilton
Muscatine
Iowa Liquor Commission
Emil Vetter
C.C.C
Musserville Methodist Sunday School
Hoopes Hall
5. G. Stein Sr
West Second Street
Miami Beach
Florida
Miami Hospital
A Conspiracy Lunch Toasts Rhodesia in D C
A downtown Washington chapter met for lunch to mock the Great Rhodesian Conspiracy and toast the Queen independence and Soapy Williams. The mock council discussed a hostile letter from Thomas C. Mann and noted G Mennen Williams stepping down.
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Washington
Williams
Jesus the World’s Greatest Applied Psychologist in Glendale
Dr Crane invites congregants to Sunday services to hear a sermon claiming Jesus founded church picnics Easter breakfasts and first hospitals. The talk argues Jesus used advertising polls and socialized medicine, endorsing free enterprise and humor while portrayed as a pleasant, nonpacifist figure.
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Jesus
Bible Strategy in History Gets Cosmic Makeover
A preacher recounts using Bible stories as modern tools, citing Esther to Esther chapters, Judges, Kings, and Samuel to illustrate psychological insight and social situations. The piece ties Gideon, Vashti, David, Abigail, Jezebel, Elijah, Elisha, Amnon, Tamar, and Ruth to contemporary life lessons.
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Chicago Temple
Mordecai
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Esther
Gideon
Judges
Vashti
David
Samuel
Abigail
Dorothy Dis
Amnon
Tamar
Ammon
IL Samuel
Ruth
Abby Advice Tales of Faith and Weight and Widow's Dinner
A reader asks how to influence a sister’s secret nine-year affair in a barn and faces a pastor brother who says judge not. Abby counsels restraint and empathy, urging reflection on others’ feelings before condemning. Next, a 59-year-old woman seeks guidance about a fiancé who demands a strict weight loss and birth certificate before marriage. Abby suggests revealing her real age and considering the relationship’s true fit. Finally, a widow worries others neglect hosting. Abby notes widows could brighten lives by hosting friends, sharing meals, and using their talents rather than waiting to be entertained.
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Abby
Walt
True Measures of Age by Hal Boyle in New York AP
Essay questions what age means by heart and spirit. It argues true youth is a mindset, not a number, citing signs like openness to new people, humor, and planning for the future. The piece ends with a Biblical prayer asking for strength to curb besetting sins.
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Hal Boyle
New York
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