Trailers’ Housing Question at Plumbers’ Convention
At Atlantic City the Association of Master Plumbers debated classing trailing trailers as houses under sanitation rules. The issue drew mixed views and was deferred, with officials noting states like Wisconsin moving toward requiring trailer parks with approved facilities.
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Association of Master Plumbers
Atlantic City
A. R. McGonegal
District of Columbia
Wisconsin
Webster
Wanted The Rainbows End
A Nebraska high school boy told the State Vocational Education Department he wished to be a retired farmer. The piece notes questionnaires invite fun and any attitude may be masking real aims. It reflects adult views on youth goals and the varied dreams of adolescence.
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Nebraska
SEND ALIEN GUNMEN HOME
The Dies bill passed by the house would strengthen deportation for aliens convicted within five years of illegal firearms possession narcotics violations alien smuggling or crimes involving moral turpitude. Convictions for firearms possession are not current deportation grounds but the bill advocates immediate action. The senate should act quickly to follow the house.
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Senate
House
Exempt Public Payroll Criticized in Tax Equity Debate
A study shows a five billion dollar public payroll largely exempt from income tax. Representative Cochran notes over 3.5 million eligible workers pay nothing. Lawmakers argue public employees should share fiscal duties along with millionaire taxpayers.
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United States
Cochran
Congress
Tea breaks for office workers urged by Colgate professor
Professor Donald A. Laird of Colgate University urges midwork tea breaks for clerical staff to avoid stomach distress and boost productivity. He cites studies from Chicago and Philadelphia and argues a 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. break with a "bright idea hour" could unlock hidden genius among stenographers, comparing needs to tea balls over cannon balls in Spain.
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Donald A. Laird
Colgate University
Hamilton
New York
Chicago
National Office Management Association
Laird
Philadelphia
Johnnie
Dr. Laird
Reading to younger children boosts learning at home
A Flint Michigan mother group led by Mrs Norval Hollbrook runs a weekly Friday story hour for girls five to ten, with high school readers reading aloud to eager younger listeners. The program, part of the Chevrolet Park Child Study group, expands as homes host meetings and basements become reading rooms, aiming to spread the concept beyond Flint.
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Flint
Mich
Clyde L. Fanning
Chevrolet Park Child Study Group
Chevrolet Park
Norval Hollbrook
All Of Us By Marshall Maslin
Essay about a cat and life comparing personal independence to feline self rule. The cat behaves as boss, not owned, guiding human relations with blunt honesty. Life mirrors this: unpredictable, unflattering, with rules that demand self discipline and resilience.
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Marshall Maslin
Sun Sets and Strikes and Sayings Across the City
A string of quip style observations touches on a sit-down strike by city transit riders, a New York mail carrier burning mail, and a warned ten year penalty. Other notes warn that living beyond means invites failure, dentists draft resolu tions with teeth, and criminals steal gin from a senator's office in Washington.
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New York
United States
Washington
Riddles, Laughter and Family Folklore in a New Jersey Column
A humorous column explores quirks of marriage and family roles. It notes a New Jersey woman at 108 still working at a wash tub, belittles old age pensions, and mocks lodge women's emergence. It also parodies male vanity, fatherhood, funerals, and the easy memory of wedding anniversaries.
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New Jersey
Beacons and banter in a Boston street scene
A motorist is approached by a stranger who mocks a dead lamp and fading light with grand terms. A newsboy interjects about the lamp being out as the passerby wanders through the city. The piece reflects playful urban rambling and reflections on time and memory.
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Boston
Photographer and father son pose critique in candid city scene
A photographer suggests a natural shot with the father and son posture. The father proposes a pocket stance as more relaxed. The piece notes a surge of pan handlers in the city, some locals, some out of town, and comments on public perception of aristocracy.
If Younger Voters Led Politics a Ticket Mickey Mouse and Shirley Temple
A philosopher argues youth influence would shift politics and envisions a hypothetical presidential ticket headed by Mickey Mouse and Shirley Temple, illustrating skepticism about current leadership.
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Mickey Mouse
Shirley Temple
Unclear fragment evokes tax memories and river wading
Fragmentary reminiscence compares Uncle Abner Virginia taxes to fishing for money lost in a river. The speaker notes wonky fiscal habits and the idea of never losing the big sums.
Czards and Czardines and a Tax Tale
A collection of light anecdotes includes a classroom joke about czar and czarina children, a note on four million Americans not paying income tax, a Salt Lake tabernacle tour guide quip about roof construction, a pin drop in a Chicago judge’s divorce column, and a joke about curiosity about the Bible’s languages.
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Salt Lake City
Miss Markel Advice Column on Home Weddings and Table Etiquette
The reader asks if brides maids are needed at a home wedding and Miss Markel says they are optional ornamental guests in small weddings with one attendant, and ushers may be eliminated. She also explains butter knife placement on the table, diagonally on the butter plate or to the extreme right, with the first knife to be used.
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Miss Markel
Markel
Ann
Watkins Syndicate
Soliloquy On Life Editor's Note
In the absence of Leslie Eichel the column World at a Glance is suspended and William Ritt offers a daily substitution. The piece compares General Emilio Mola's death to Stonewall Jackson and discusses rebel strategy in Spain, noting military limits and potential political meaning.
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Leslie Eichel
William Ritt
Central Press
Bilbao
Emilio Mola
Mola
Jackson
America
Chancellorsville
Robert E. Lee
Lee
Franco
Spain
Hobo News 1937 Spring Edition Highlights Rail Travel
The piece reviews the 1937 spring edition of Hobo News, noting humor and box car philosophy. It includes hobos’ takes on freight travel versus passenger trains, dangers, and pride in rail travel over hitchhiking, with a joke about railroad versus automobile accidents.
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Knights of the Road
Hobo News
Ben (Hobo
Bible Thought For Today
A proverb excerpt from Proverbs 13 3 warns that those who guard their words protect life while those who speak freely invite ruin. It emphasizes restraint in speech as a safeguard against trouble. The line serves as a daily devotional reminder of caution in communication.
If Bill Trained Dogs He Might Train His Sons
A poem contrasts Bill’s patience with dogs with his failure to raise his sons. He could teach a puppy right away yet never taught his boys, who grew up feared and unloved. The piece laments wasted time and urges gentler guidance for children.
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Down
Bill
Edgar A. Guest
Etiquette Hints on Weekend Breakfast Plans
A note advises hosts to inform guests whether breakfast will be with the whole family or in private rooms during weekend gatherings, promoting smooth social conduct and clear expectations.
Notable Nativities and Yesterdays for June 18 1921
FRIDAY JUNE 18 Central Press lists notable births Jeanette MacDonald 1908 Philadelphia photoplay actress wife of Raymond Guion James Montgomery Flagg 1877 illustrator Lou Gehrig 1903 Yankees star Robert Rice Reynolds 1886 senator Carolyn Wells 1886 writer Otto Falk 1865 Allis-Chalmers chair. Yesterdays recalls America’s first duel 1631 Edward Dotey Edward Leister punished 24 hours without food. Taj Mahal built for Mumtaz Mahal 1631 17 years construction cost about 10 dollars a day not known designer.
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Jeanette MacDonald
Philadelphia
Raymond Guion
Gene Raymond
James Montgomery Flagg
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankee
Robert Rice Reynolds
North Carolina
Carolyn Wells
Nicholas Horthy de Nagybanya
Hungary
America
Edward Dotey
Edward Leister
Massachusetts
Ebay Colony
Noted Figures Critique War Imagery and Gas Mask Style
London reports Dorothy Haig condemns a statue of her husband the late General Haig as monstrous and Ridiculous She notes he always carried a map Shaw quips he will not shave his beard to fit a gas mask despite skepticism about the mask’s look and usefulness.
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London
George Bernard Shaw
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